Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-11
MEETING AT THE CITY HALL.

MEETING AT THE CITY HALL.
At meeting of the citizens of Richmond at
the City Hail. Monday evening, May 10, Gen.
Bernard Peyton was called to the Chair. and Jas.
Lewellen appointed Score tary.
Mr. Robert G. Scott presented the proceedings
of the City Council in reference to the scenes be-
fore the Governors house Saturday night
These being too long for publication this MORN
ing, we are compelled to insert only the resolution.
with which they conclude, as follows:
LIST. Thatthe Council are unwilling to believe
that any citizen would offer or desire personal vio-
lence to the Chief Magistrate of the Common
wealth, and deeply regret that there should have
been any assemblage at or near the Governors
house, which had the appearance of being intend
ed to offer indignity to him, or was calculated to
annoy him OF his family.
Cd. That the Mayor be requested to furnish in
writing to the Committee of Police a detailed
statement of what done by him. or by 9TH
ers, the night of the 9TH instant at or near the
Governors house-and that said Committee, after
receiving such statement and obtaining any fur
Their information in their power, recommend to the
Council such measures as in their opinion may
be deemed necessary and proper to adopt.
3. That order must be preserved in the city, and
to that end the Council will exert its powers and
require the officers subject to its control, to per-
form their duties.
The question was then put upon the adoption of
these resolutions and they were carried in the.
affirmative, by large majority.
Mr.. Scott said that as we had adopted the sem
timents expressed by the Council, he thought it
was proper that we should now pass resolutions
of our own, and he therefore proposed the follow
ing for the consideration Of the meeting:
Whereas, this meeting have learned that
number of persons did on the night of the 9TH in
slant proceed in tumultuous manner into the
yard grounds about the residence of the Chief
Magistrate of the State, and did there behave in
dsorderly and improper manner:
Resolved, That this meeting for itself and on
behalf OF vast majority OF the good people of this
city, doth declare its decided and unmitigated con-
domination of the proceedings of all concerned in
the disorderly and riotous conduct above alluded
to, and they entertain the confident hope and
expectation that the civil authorities of our city,
heretofore remarkable for its good order and
respect for the laws ofour country, will adopt eff
Gent measures for preventing the recurrence Of
such scenes.
Mr. Mayo offered the following amendment:
But this meeting does not mean to declare that
the meeting assembled here on Friday last was
mob, or that that meeting assembled for any
purpose of creating row or an uproar, but to OK
ercise their undoubted right of expressing their
opinions freely upon the public acts of public
functionary.
Messrs. Wood Bouldin and Powhatan Roberts
offered severally, series of resolutions as a sub
stitute for those offered by Mr. Scott. Their
length, however, and the lateness of the hour,
precludes the possibility Of publishing them in
this mornings paper; we shall. however, publish
them tomorrow, together with sketch of the
animated remarks made upon tho occasion by
Messrt. Scott Mcfarland, Lyons, Mayo, and
Bouldin.
DIR. Gooch then moved to lay all the resolutions
on the table, with view of offering substitute.
His motion prevailed and he offered the follow
ing
Be itresolved by the people Of Richmond in
meeting assembled,
lst That the citizens of Richmond, deproeate
and denounce all riots and disorderly assemblies
and they feel confident that no act will be or has
been committed, which ca stamp upon the city
the stigma of mob.
3D. That the people, or any portion of them,
have the right at all times, to and to express
their opinions any subjectbut that the citizens,
or those participating in such meeting ought not
to be held responsible for any riotous proceedings,
which may be committed by separate and dis
tinct crowd.
These resolutions passed by an overwhelming
majority whereupon,
On motion of DIR. Gooch, the meeting adjourn
ed.