Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-05-19

from the City OF 0lcnmOud.
Resolved, That said COMMITTEES further
enquire into and report to the General
Assembly, more central and convenient
location for the same, where the Execu'
i tive of the Commonwealth can discharge
his constitutional functions without sub
jecting the dignity of the Office to insult,
and his mansion to threatened and over
acts of violence.
Mr.. Robinson of Richmond city, moved
to strike out all the rest of the last resolu-
ton from the words "where;' that part
of the resolution was based upon the
ground that the chief Executive of the
Commonwealth could not discharge his
duties her on account of the citizenship
thought it unnecessary to insert such Ian
guage as that at this time. A large ma
jority of the citizens of Richmond regret
ted the conduct of last evening.
Mr.. Goode of Bedford, hoped the House
would pardon him for making few re-
marks on this occasion. If the people OF
this Commonwealth could have seen the
outrageous conduct of last evening per-
petrated-their Governor insulted-there
would have been a simultaneous burst
of indignation from centre to circumter-
ence. 1t was not so much on account oil
the Governor-but the insult, through
him. was offered to the sovereignty of the
State, and the representatives of the peo-
pie here assembled should take the proper
steps to uphold the dignity of the Office.
If there was anything on earth that he
delighted 10 dwell on, it was the high,
chivalrous, and manly bearing and law
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State but he had witnessed scenes last
evening that made him hang his head.
Has it come to this. Mr., Speaker. that be-
cause some people differ with the Cover
nor in the discharge of his Executive du-
ties, that they should collect around his
house, and insult him with every opprobi-
Gus cpithet in the English language
He denied the right of the people of
Richmond to curse the chief Executive of
this Commonwealth-to throw stones at
his residence-and to threaten to break
down his doors. He agreed with the gen
tleman from Richmond city { Mr.. Rob
inson) that large majority of her citi-
zens were disguised at this conduct but
if this city was to become the arena of
such scenes-the Governor and his pri-
vate residence insulted thas, the capital
could be moved somewhere else.
Mr.. Echols of Monroe, had witnessed
last night these most disgraceful scenes,
but he also thought that the citizens of
Richmond were disguised at them. He
would venture to say that when the peo-
pie OF his section of the State should hear
of the transactions, they would be as much
disguised also. But he was compelled to
vote for the resolutions.
Mr.. VERIFY of Northampton felt indig-
nant at the proceedings of last evening
He did not wish to palliate the conduct Of
that disgraceful mob, but he did not think
the resolutions were in a proper form.
He did think though, that more proper
resolutions might be introduced to vindi-
cate the honor of the Chief Magistrate of
this Commonwealth.
Mr.. Anderson of Richmond city, had
seen calls in the daily papers for meet
ing, but he did not anticipate that such
scenes would characterize their proceed
ings, nor was he aware of them until this
morning. He took this opportunity to
express his entire confidence in the Gov
ernor, and arose here to denounce this
disgraceful conduct as representative of
the people. Ii the citizens of the city
wished peaceably to express their views
on the subject as he thought there could
be no objection. This outrage was COM
mitted after the meeting adjourned by a
very small collection comparatively with
the meeting, and the citizens of Richmond
would denounce it. He asked gentlemen
to think we'll before they acted.
Mr.. Taliaferro of Gloucester was oppo-
sed to the motion of the gentleman from
Richmond city (Mr. Robinson.) If the
moral sentiment of Richmond would per-
NIT such transactions against any man.
much less the Governor of the State, he
would have to support the original resolu-
tons. He had conducted strangers So
journing here about this city, and pointed
to this, the capitol of the State, with
pleasure. He was an admirer of the in
stitution Of slavery-thoughti it blessing,
but he did not think the General Assem-
bly, should suffer such scenes as charac-
terized last evening. 1t was tho meeting
that assembled in the City Hall, which
spurred on those that went to the Cover
nOr's house and perpetrated those dis
graceful acts, not at all in accordance with
the old Anglo-SaxOn and English sense
of justice, which always admitted that a
man should be heard in his defence before
any action was taken relative thereto.
He did not wish to move the Capitalize
wanted it still to stand here in the city OF
the Seven HilIs-near the monument to
the Father of his Country-but he
thought it should be located in a place
where a moral sense Of Justice would
prevent such conduct as this.
Mr.. Lewis, of Harrison, thought if the
Chief Magistrate Of the Commonwealth
could not discharge his constitutional
functions in this city, the seat of govern,
ment should be located elsewhere. The