The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-03-12

~ he vas hailed with dubious kind OF sppiauso
~hich was prolonged much oeyono P'easant oe-
49, ua HE MI. Goddin, stood his ground
s,as Nan The uuroar and suggested that If the
.assirg rvanted TO proceed. they had better keep
ordar Failing for some time 10 get nearing, ne
csed IN the Chsir that u had pcter Keep order or
Sa,a,S ,hs meeting He too heard some geese
S ~ cr;ea of "put him OUT" he dared any one
~. -, a,tempt it "Dd you not vote for Caskie T.
ID a voice. ayes" said Mr.. H., "and any honest
Wh;g would have done the same" This elected
ranawed outbreak The "Rappers" came down
With additional ''vm,' while Mr.. II. surveyed the
assemblsge with expressions of complscency and
contempt by turns-each effort to speak being
drowned in the tempest that sweled around him.
The scene was rich In high degree.
The CHAIR addressed the meeting. He had not
supposed that he was called on to preside over a
disorderly meeting He should feel honored by
the position assigned him if the meeting deported
itself properly; but he earnestly deprecated the
disorder that had prevailed, and hoped order
Mr.. GopDIN-Mr Hughes having yielded the
foor-did not consider the meeting composed of
disorderly persons, and considered the remarks of
the Chair TOO pointed. But he would suggest to
the Chair the propriety OF taking some measure to
expel the boys and blackguards who had come to
amase themselves and disturb the meeting. IRE.
newed noise)
The CHAIR disclaimed any intention of rejecting
upon the body assembled there-his remarks were
only intended for those who were disturbing their
deliberations.
Mr.. MINoR-Theya~ep persons who wish to break
up this meeting. (Cri of yesD
MIR. HUGHES again essayed to speak with better
success. He went on to say that the resolution &C.
companied with nomination for the Office of
Mayor would be hollow and insincere-and he said
it with all due respect He was pursuing this view
at some length, when Re yielded to Mr. Minor, who
Withdrew the resolu ton. Mr. Hughes expressed
his qualification that it had been skilled in its Incl
pent stage"
Mr. PRIcE moved that the nomination of Mayor
be postponed for one week.
Mr.. GoDpIN expressed his utter adherence of
this postponement for q week, and his reasons
therefor, amidst the disturbance with which he had
been greeted during the evening. He went on to
put In an appeal in behalf of passing by the nomi-
nation for Captain of the Night Watch. Captain
Jenkins he said was on bed of sickness, and he
too, he believed, was worn down by the duties of
his office, which he had faithfully discharged. He
did not believe they would get better officer. He
expressed himself in this vein with FIRE quent inter
rupu0ns.
The motion to postpone was afterwards altered
SO as to postpone the nomination for Mayor "for
the present, and adopted-l20 to 100.
Mr.. WooLDRIDGE offered the following reaolu-
ton:
Resolred That this meeting do now proceed to
make nominations for the several Offices to be
filed, with the exception of Mayor, and that no
nomination speech shall exceed five minutes.
The previous question was demanded, and the
resolution adopted without dissenting voice.
Mr.. HUGHES now moved a reconsideration of
the vote by which the resolution wsa adopted, and
claimed the privilege of addressing the meeting-
which privilege the meeting seemed not at all dis
posed TO accord to him. The uproar that ensued
surpassed the preceding storms of the night. Mr..
II. got word in edgewise now and then, which
was generally defiance of the noise makers and
a declaration of his determination to hold the floor
The speaker essayed to aUen the storm. Mr.
Hughes advanced to the platform and prepared
himself for speech. Cries of "put him outl'' Mr.
ID. dared any one to try it
At last Mr.. r. T. DANIEL, to whom Mr.. II. yield
ed the floor, made appeal which had its effect
He was sure Mr.. II did not mean to do anything
which he thought on his honor was a violation of
propriety or assumption OF right not his. At
the same time, Dir. Il. was evidently trying to do
what he Mr. D had long ago learned was useless,
to oppose settled determination Of public meet.
ing. The meeting was bent on particular obie:t
1t was entirely useless for even Apollo to sing
MIR. HUGHES said Mr. Daniel had apologised for
him; but he had not apologised for the meeting -
He would, however, forego his purpose, and no
longer trespass on the meeting. lie explained what
he meant by his remark that he had voted for
Caskie. and every honest Wing would have done
the same. He meant that every honest Wing cir.
cumstanced as he was would have done as he did
Mr.. HUGHES withdrawing his motion for re.
considering the resolution order Was restored.
On melton of Mr.. MINOR the meeting resolved
to support the nominees that should be chosen and
to lis best exertiens to secure the election of
the ticket
The meeting then proceeded to nominate gene
raj ticket, which was finally determined as report.
ed in our last. When the office of City Sergeant
was up-cries OF +" our Sergeant'-"n no opposi-
tom" ready for the vote" were heard; and the
old officer, whose regard for the constituency is
predominant, was put through mem. con.
The contested Offices were ballotted for with the
following results:
High ConstabIe-Whole number of votes 190;
necessary to choice 96. Beverly Blair sc; S b
VInsl x. p cd InlM No choio
And on motion the filing of the otice was post
poned until the nomination Of Mayor.
Supt. Of Gas Works Whole number $50; me-
cessary to a choice 95. Charles Campbell la; s
Maupin "a; J w Smith IL.
City GQuger.-Whoe number 1877. Necessary
to choice SO Sampson jones lao; H Strobia 81.
Captain Of the Night Watch Whole number
1856. Necessary TO a choice "a. G Trueheart
III; Archibald Wilkinson &c.
While the committee were counting the votes,
Mr. r T DANIEL was called out in few remarks,
in which he urged upon the Wings the necessity
OF organization OF the party in all its articulation
and all its members. The motive for this, he ar.
gued, was the acts of the Democrats, who, not.
wthstanding their profession of respect for popu.
lar rights had taken measures to silence the voice
of nearly half the people of Virginia By the same
principle on which they had proceeded, they
might proceed to suppress your opinion and punish
the expression OF opinion by the thumb screw and
the fortunes of the inquisitien itself But it was
not go clear that they could not dissppoint the ne.
| farious purpose of the deminanl party 1t might
be done by an efficient organization and proper
union and activity Of the Wing party. He was
proceeding TO calculate the chances of carrying
this District when the committee made its report
On motion of Mr.. LEIGH,
Res0lced, That this meeting recommend to the
Wings OF the city to hold meetings in their respec
i've Wards for the purpose of nominating Wing
Aldermen and Councimen for their Wards.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
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Eg We learn from the Times that St. Patrick's
Day was celebrated in this city by dinner at the
Pearl Street House. Mr.. VIM. F. Watson presided
and, according to the Times, the company had g
fine time Of il.
TREsPAssING Henry C. Hunter was errsigne ed
at the Mayors Court, Saturday, on the charge Of
stealing an umbrella valued at two dollars, iron,
MIR. A. S. Lyon. He was committed te jail to await
examination before the Grand Jury of the Hastings
Court in May next
TREsPAssING- Jennings, slave to James
II Grant was found in the dining room OF III
Hancock on Friday last. Upon being questioned
ne stated that he was there by invitation OF ser
want. Ordered ten lashes.
SrRALISG.-About o'clock on Friday evening
a Mr. White, living opposite to the store OF K +