Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-06-18
VOLUME XIX.
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. JUNE l6. 1867
RICHMOND IN A FURY

RICHMOND IN A FURY.
The Thermometer yesterday ragged very high ou'
or tube would have been required 10 measure ''
Indignation Of the Wings of the Gibraltar al -.
,hc Enquirer had exhibited, in asking "". 80
,,nis,s were when Lieut.. Governor pa''ie' 'o''"N "
punishment, Of Benjamin jnrVis, sfa0e, o' ''npa"s
kil tco 1etite men, b2.h orersesrs N 001''' os
this c.ty7 ~,
he Jarvis case:
n,,r 1,hn Dore sworn deoosed that he was called t
- ,be wounds on the heads OF Samuel S. Lottier unt
Iwrere Lasr Jr The wounds on the head OF Lawrence
- very sercrebreakng the scalp but there was no oe
;sion of the skull evidence OF fracture Witness re
,t. the wounds very dangerous for several days. ou
The bacnt gotten over the sanger and the "ouncS are
aeslag"
d IN - essed Inc wounds the heads Of Samuel s. Lot
m at Lawrence Lo,,ier Jr" But IN the JORDAN aachei
.,.e Dr. Cunningham ,es,,fes:
r,. he was called on Wednesday, the 2sth February
M aoou! o'clock in the morning, TO see Mr. "n JACK
M who ne found with slight wound or cut on ms lore
se md wn,ch he had baen hing with cold water witness
evidence Of any serious injury and hr Jackson no
riuipg Of any pain sickness OF stomach witness told
him he Supposed that what he mac oseh uoioe was al re
Gy when he again sent tor and Ut glance no saw
u, Jackson suffering from very severe injury u
M h,,n Muess having particular reason for not having
Wv Wv soy Il, do with the case, and knowing that what ne
& rhink necessary, directly at vatisncs with the
:,ns of lhs ater OF Mr. Jackson On the subject, told
s uh., Mt. Jackson what the injury was ana slated
, n cold rot any thing TO co with the case, unless
comc:ry win another physician. Sometime afterwards
w,ss received another urssa message 10 come ana see
Mr. Jackson company with ano;her physician witness
;.t.y wen, and D.. Doone there, and they exam.
;. he wnua. and thinking that al operation was ne
urged another physician should instantly oc
sn M AMI Or. Bolton was sent for and when nc eame an
Inrs,ipe lion was made and It was iound 1ha1
M rl mad been brokcn and portions OF II forced In ucon
rho hn An operation was performed upon Mr. oacKson
ni ,o,ns Of inc broken skulbone were removed WIZ
.al a,n saw Nr jackson about ten O'Clock night,
vhs, The symptoms OF his case were eil worse ana more
,,njns and IN next day witness saw MN again ABOUT
.ta clock when he was evidently dying. witness ~ per
ly ,,scd that the death OF Mr. Jackson was attouteo
I,sc,Iy 70 the blow inflicted on his forehead.
Now we do moi pretend be versed in the science OF
,sdicine VIC do not mean say that tho life OF young
Jackson might been saved had Dr. Cunningham Done
sha, he though, but Is evident ne did not 90
& for says havng particular reason tor NOT having
ANYTHING 10 do with the case, and knowing that what he
woad think necessary, directly at variance WIN Tue
ornoas of the father of Mr. Jackson on the SUBJECT ne
D C) told the mother Of Mr. Jackson what the injury
vas and stated that he could not anything 10 do with
the case unless in company with another physician"
From the evidence given in The Jarvis ease, II will De
seen that Dr.. Dove says he found "the wounds on Inc
head Of Lawrence Loer csre rsry serers-6reaktng the
,ap" 6.e Dr. Cunningham in the Hatcher case says he
suod Young Jackson "wi,h sligh, wound his
forehead"
VIVA, arc we 10 Infer from the evidence OF these two ply
for beth of whom we entertain the highest
pcr-escept that il young Jacsson's wound had been
,,,ry and properly attended TO- he would in all human
poosty have heen here laugh at the game the Rich-
Wiz is a,,c.np.in /, play and had not Losr been
ponoy and properly teatsd he might now have been re-
oosn, IN the cnid embrace Of mother earth.
Wc have no, ouchsd The arsuien! IN ei'Her Oh 'Aese
e;:. ,el We wait FOR The Richmond "hg ami It's coad'
ucrs give vent their indignation of Lieut. Governor
n,acs conduct Will they doit7 vii! they call upon the
s,,so;.-s 10 a.serr ,hei. rights now viii they form
snte. csmponologian burd TO annoy the ka2ht of inc
1Y,lier kivcr7" Will they call out You Id old Aaoli.
,st ,vst come out and will give ycn eoss or similar
npsassion. full OF beauty and redolent OF the wing 's
lance Corm;iee room? We reckon not Ihe Vaoi 'hei'
wrath are all expended; the tempest has suosoeo inc o'e
oubsd sta has become smooth and tranquil our injuries
found nothing like as gre" as We
md one Of the Editors of the Whig finds himself by the
4e OF the renowned knight who is always the CLASS eaoef
= the Whig rcvvals
rtm,v and will doubtless be said, that Lieut.. Governor
cie, in committing the sentence of death Of the negro
nnio jarvis was controlled by the Executive Counch
w every man. at all ve.scd In the Constitution OF lne
ne wi; fu that 1.-THE Governor shall before he exercises
NV d,,ce,orary power conferred on him by the Consu'
Ion md laws REQUIRE the advice Of the Counci OF Sa'e
which advice shall be registered In books kept lot d'
nse signed BY The members present aod consen'hs 'e'eo
ind laid before tie Gene.l Assembly when calico !oI y
Them"
twill 10 SOC, At once from ,he above extract from te
e. ce and 5h :ec,irn Of The Constitution 0! the State
uyyinj. of lS29.SO that The Governor has 10 require
ne yice Of the Council of State" but nothing In that or
r other ARTICLE saws he shall take it, the whole amount OF
Id, action is advisory compulsory ard IL Inc OPINION
.s,eI; member OF the Council were the reverse OF ho' u
Il. .Govs.nr would affect his tight 10 SET asoe 'e'
asoo should he think proper 80 10 DO ana 10 ac' M ae
dnce with his own judgment. ihe only coois7 ''e
ounc. coul pursue, in such an event, "ou'a DC " '
,ro;es; on the records against his decision.
II the s1iia,cd press should suy that Lieut. 0oV. Dahe
was COG rosc By the Council il will be seen that he "as
ye; s,v led ,h,, his v:t:ue was Of The purest
Wsnow ,sye Hatcher and Jarvis, and 60 back to loaz
xha Li,u, Guycrno, Gregory regret, was found IN
wys sai COMPANY The following letter will speak Tor II
nL We DO 70: know whether 1t was intended io'
putira.n but we tale tho liberty OF giving II 10 ou
readers. Let the Wing digest these two cases. "he'
hsy acknowledge that their flint has missed nfe, ina
@ caught their dirty game ana ae as!i'e'
a We shall be ptsascd enter into argument ana discuss
! i:s4 principles with them.
Ia ccrc.usion we have only this remark 10 make j.
Hor and hare The evidence TO prore, that some OF u''
NOS "-Gnankerous members Of the present Legislature
have signed petitions containing as bad doctrines US IN,
4 Governor Johnson ever expressed.
ualy say that the evidence in ihe following e''e
htsari n. same as that fled in the State archiVes
1 Louisa c. H., JrSE s. 1852.
81 Dea S!.-Your le;e, Of tho 4h refers presume 10 l
case u nesrc man named George prosecuted oy me u
Attorney i,r the Commonwealth and concemned oy IN
County Court Of Louisa to be hanged IN july loiI LOT DO
nung his overseer with inent kill have often sposel
The involving far more utfocity lnan te ac
Ii Jotan Hatcher did yet Georges sentence OF osh'h wa
lnmmued by tho Governor OF that dny-Lieut. 1ofefno
Iiesory, beieve-io transpotiation ana ne WAS ohl
2 Transported.
To avoid error in my recital Of the facts have examinet
ae written memoranda of the cYdence, taken down unde
direction OF court and OF the defending counsel ant
Iavse memoranda are before me-Mr. John Il. Hoa
lays evidence his handwriting and that Of the ohe
illnesses n mine. Doubtless full copies Of them flet
ID he Executive Chamber Richmond, where all who de
I lure can Inspect them, get copies.
The negro tall and strong OF s. or 40, belonged
Hiu virginia W. Minor. aud hired by her brotherin
law the amented John q. Holladay to labor on his far
IN. overseer was Mr. Edmund Pendleton-tau, not ver
/ H,cnglv made, and about 80 or 35 years old.
Mr. PrspLEros tesified-that one Monday morning IL
Nay 1872 about an hour and half after SUNRISE he wa
, a Mr Holaday's cornheld when George came, wakin