Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-09-28
lFrom tho New York Herald, Sept. %

lONll Iltp.N IN III lLtlIsS.
The agony vf suspcnsc is over. There Is M lon
ger any doubt a. 20 the particular members OF the
Common Council, indicted by The Grand jury
Three OF IL. Aldermen and three %. the Council
meii OF our city Were taken into custody yesterday.
nn bench warrants i--u.i by the recorder, founded
on these indictments, and wcresubscqu-liiy admitted
~ bail on -urrtics 10 the amount uf S2.50O. Alder.
luan Hcrrick' = instinct, which prompted him TO think
that he wa- alnuag the number indicted, was not al
fuu;. Yesterday n.urniug his suspense was tcmlna-
ted hy Es arrest. The following nrc The names Of
III" Aldermen and C~nunciim.u who hgvo been held
10 answer for il,ir oi.irlnl mlsi",-Gs:
Alderman Anon li"rrlck. Nineteenth ward.
Alderman Samuel III. Musur. Third ward.
Alderman VIM B. Drake, Tw"nty.seconI ward.
Councilman John G.. Wund' Ii, Fiity-ninth disfrict.
Councilman Bartholomew ticG!"y, SIKH district.
Councilman e.. ). Cooper, Twcn;y-tl.ird district.
Alderman Herrick and Councilman Wandcii are
the chairman of the finance committees Of their re-
~spective boards. The charges against the former are
lha, !c received b:iUcs Tor using h!s influence in re-
gard 80 the grade Of n street, and that he demanded u
bride IN the matter Of raising the ship JoH"Eh Walker.
The charge agniust The batter IL that no demanded n
consideration for vIting IA ;avuf o! The appropriation
in. the extension u; th.ai -ircc:. The charges
a.a;rs: Mrscr aua Drake ac TINT they asked hriucs
il respect /" IL. C,;l.rrc; Tor raising the Joseph
Walscr, tin, against ii"rlr. liza: !n demanded - ,OuO
from IN" farmers who applied fora stand at Washing
ton nurK"i. and ihu. against Cooper, thai he asked
$1nD f"r has Influence IN releasing Il Contractor from
his Obligations.
Til ~ can hc nothing more EuriiUl 10 the pride
which We fl 81 in oar .r.a; city than ~ tn!nk tina; IN
that body. which * Supposed 10 r,tcc: the integrity
Nn,t worth nf the cH...!mU'Iity, there Is absolutely nri-
Their virtue nor Integrity. No greater misfortune
could b,;a.i uS thlE the discovery thai corruption
rcigus supreme IL our city ~cclncl!s. Wa ought Ia
i.cI I. NOR cmttin. scYsc ut S!.a:nc from tina, Tact
than if cvrn a hostI!r arny were 5.itrtctl "n our ci'i-
acns. Ail i; : nn: even We alone tia; suffer in the
eyes Of tie world from ihis rcpr"aci, bu! as wo are
the CRED; c"'nnrrc,ai cay ri ,!'c republic, the sham"
brought np,n III by .ur corrupt municipality extends
it-ci; "vcc III" whole nt "itr i":op'r. We must hnw
he head IL humiliation ani Disgrace. But even N
our ;r;buiE'Inn W. mU-' not forget 10 punish those
Yi!n have hrrT- hi liz !".l H;shnupr Inuu us. In un
-pirit nf nii!a, rinG.ciivrnrsS or personal luminosity,
but in The sri:it ri sen. Tres sect and in the interest
Of public morally, outraged and abused b. our cor
rupi officials, w invoke The s:rnnS arm O; the law Ia
punish the guilty aud cleanse TIE community of the
foul stain PAT upon L. Oar last hope is in the purity
and Independence uf IL" Judiciary, and, il that fails
u, then farewell riyiWc-iar2wc.l Pablo order and
MORALITY