Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-04-10
CITY AND STATE SHWa,
THE ELECTION N MONROE WARD.

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catnn which the Editors very Irop rig r:ipgsi -
publish tOr reasons comTlun,rr il wTi:tl. Z. -.I.a
who s:n; H. in the following words:
"Tk' 'ri:hH p'scs q n,s1aLs ant G"ty II,in-:.
gate r1Ht,mpt0usiy rejected. Tie .-y7icr C.; ae
coGl, in our presence and repeat ths tLhy uori:.
tSlsnedJ PRoPKIEroRs EsQcIEER."
Accompanying the communication. were !E.uc ce..
tiii"atrs. Inirnl to excupate thps" against uLcr:
III" charge Of pa!tiay and un;signr- was made, -
reference tO tho vote OF q man named Minor, T..
| "Wednesday last-and for ine purpose oi 6'tcpPrr.
IN show that my information 10 the Editors "u Ia
! subject was uuruc.
! The charge was, that Minor presented himself .:
| the polls with al An-know. Nothing t:csc'. e"4 ~.
no. permitted - vote. because his name We ut {" -
found on Mr.. james Mays register. IL i,-. ,hau IL.
minutes afterwards, MUpr gam appeared 81 ;.r pa..,
will; + "rc-N Nothing t-Et'. which he allowed -
vote. without Any satisfactory reliable :',u.n.
beyond thn: which at Irrt before The >Ep@..G....
! dents. tia; h. was qualified voter.
In the riinr' of those roarcrn" - escruo f,n tEt
oduni OF this chGr"c, the three ccrii'Htus s... ,
have been p:ocu!eG nei,hc. oi which, .. "a ..>.'
,hcr, touches the question IN madI-. .L..,.s
| the charge, i. | will show:
| FJSt-in reference 20 Mr.. Wellington :i;"i&.r'a
! certificate. The moment Nnor vote.i, a,ie,i h..'
who had "rndorsed" him as e qualified voter. 80
said Mr.. Wellington GOddin. Immediately l%rrt.
tu Mr.. GoddIn who was present. and asked 4 Ire .',,
done Mi. Goddin sad he lGd NOT. N."og l"a.'
10 aliUsion 20 any otler person haviay "eud"!:-J
him. but continued to adhere To- the G"ca.a 'oU n
hi- admitted solely tromgh the r"Gors,'ia.
Of Mr.. God,!n n!RoHgh .'f Samson jon'y r57", .
mhls / ras !aikilg aeiM .irssrs Goidsn aai .Ia>..
Mr.. G"ddn'a certificate j. in cxact accordance $50.
what here stat" il regard 10 Minor and liz y2:
Mr.. c.. therefore fully sus,ains III. truth o: the sa
inen,, which have appeared in the En4rn5r "n H.
subject.
.>"cosi-Mr. Sampsont Know. .So:hingl jon cone
forward, nj the eleventh hour. 10 do The b.- - "a
relieve hi- o1rh-bound brethren from III" p,cufa-
pcrplexing preJcnmeui in which ihey inI ;h@:Gsr:tz
And how hno he relieved ;!!cnl' WIZ, urects'.% .s
hG- Mr. G"tin-rot al all. M. j.. Ike NJ Ue.:...
and myself. knew Minor rs amau, but he GiJ M f1
fiak he ncG; YVih.4 tgtErmor doc Lc U"o':'-..r
to say in hi- certificate that b- ',ItoI.et a r.
snch. He says he inormai hi- brethren a iar T..a
that ne '5,l,tIc! THAT the word-hr "b"t,eG j..
nor was QuHici voter. Ia" i,d mol vcutugg ,n 90
he S".r AIr. Minor w"s goo voi.r Now, =. s-a%
end Ego,c,Dg inflow IL Inform yuu. ,ir J"acs -.s
things very d1a,nt. ! have no Doubt .o" ".,.;.
ed you wanted Minors vote, 10 Hid IA "e'p .. So;
in -uur oiliCcGni scECc your di.i s',' "''.."'
Mr.. GunGcr Jones, did moi" therefore, cs'.ji.'H -
fact. any more than did Sir. Godiin tha! Minor "nt
qualified voter. and, consequently, he was oi:."y.
to vote III" Know -No!hins ticket without aE% -
6cnCc Of his right 10 vote. His nan" had -; :---
regstcred-and where any evidence 10 f.i.w
SIessr- Barnes, Mamie, nnI May that II. tAi.o. &C.
sided in the corporation, boarded IN N"".oG "3.r.
hai rot lost hi. restirnco by r"sn!.na ..s.' ',@ ''
| ing the lat lively" months. ~" ,&"' ! "a"" go
| TO Ue convinced Of Minor rsit Ia "o;" uuAV.--
very mur! doubt, ~hct.cr he wGs '"Lt.'& 70 .n.-.-
Mr. Jones, Mt III" Close Of hi. certificate mr' ...
| claratnn which ShaIi ho'C", .y'rt"". ~ .I..
| lish"i
Taad -Samu" r. Bs,iy. E,4. cel:,.ir- Is' J.
went 20 H." pol- "i Monroe ward ~ Ia o'i.,s. ,'"
hour after the Minor v"r was admitted eHd ,ei =
witnessed n" uGfnrneSs while h" va i'rt. E""r o..
| i've hundred votes had b".n l"'lrG u'ibr" r. -:
| RIVED ;h"r-; and OF c0Ur-c he docs agt aow s''
many Minors were amongst !ha. lar. number. i '
il reasonable tn -nppo.c. after III" u,,rr b.Hu NJ
por- vote. md while the SGpcTI', EGcue were C.o.s-
IL watched By Mr. y. and othc.s there sufrea-
son "t uhiarl -, il any hdi previously rN.si'i.--
Pe"p" generally DO right when h"y have no cEa'.'
10 10 wrong.
maintain, Therefore. that III. batch Saft,cc.!.
obtained "a prove NY statement, ial-c V'o"o nrh.l;
except the irnIh of what the Enquirer has s'"at ga
my authority. shall regret Tho day when .r a'-'e
mcns require The aid %! certificates % ..'r i.--..
! III" Superintenlcnis .ny that th"y did NOT :C5"
or which party Minor im;nude,! :" yG:e Ihi' l.'is"-
alton will surely create tVprls" with al WI" ,'ti
the polls Of Mnmoc Ward on We,.Icslav. The -.
step towards voting, il handing {" the Conduct. -,
ticket and this act Wednesday lact, not only G--
closed IL him ri once. but, from IL" color ir N"."
dtarcn. appearance Of nc two tickets, dis'."ri %
all the crowd around tho P"Ns, FOR When part, So
intended 10 vote.
In conclusiom-Wn It no, liberal on ,Lc 7a.; " 90
City Council TO appoint ell oi The SrperEIr:G'.s &
the election i'll Monroe Ward from an" ?er:?' -"
10 " beautiful div;-ion-t"r III" pnrycs.s :
Know EoIiUgism. JOHN j. PALMER.
! City CorYcIL-rlc newly elected CuUGc., met -
the Jhnnbcrian3 Oi!icn NJ IL clock, iIGt' '."..
| the following members We're sworn ~ hy A.,'rr.d
Farrar Mc-sra. Cha:Gs s. Mill, Tho. ". !!ctary-,
| Hugh W. Fry, Henry W. QunIcs, Sa:nu.i hF!y'.
Charles j. Snon, Patrick II. tuer. Ansom Richard.
Franklin StCarns, james VI. Talbot, James SeD..
DR.. Albert Sncad, Il. II. Dibbre and q. x. C!t'-".
! field.
! DR.. Snnad called the Board to order md ::omiaatc'
DR.. Charles ). Mills rs the most suitable menurr -
preside over ,s deliberations. DR. :. then pad a.'
compliment to the ability with which Nr G.. a. Il !eGr
had heretofore presided over the Board.
| Their being no other domination, DR.. Snori pnt'"
! oupsiO and DR.. Mills Tas Unanimously I.,tIi
| Prpri,nt Of the Council.
| DR.. Mills then returned fhsnk5 for :he high ha"-.
conferred on him. and promised 20 dischHE' -"
duties impariially and 10 tho best "f his sA:,! A.
ability.
The President, on taking the chair. nic~:u'!
Council that he was ready rn:er;Gn r: 7l""r. g.
new business, and that tie first thing I" te done s."
10 eject Chamberlain and Clerk OF the 'r"H'...
Mr. McChnce offered the following resolution. =" d.
was adopted:
Resolved That the Finance Committee wh'n -
pointed, be and they are hereby Instructed 20 i,!'
b. ordinance or otherwise such changes ~ The n'"c
OF receiving and dsbur.ing the revenue 0i nc Gag
as they may deem eypedieni, and TINT Hny sVrci-I
mcn,s made by the Council, shall be s"h)"r' 10 a..
under the control of the Council in carrying O".t
system. ~ may be ad"p:cd.
The Council proceeded To the election o! ChGmas'
lnin and Ccr!; when, Mr. Thomas Lawson wa. v.-...
muusly elected.
Mr.. McCa presented the following r"4an:.5as.
|
| Resolved. hat the Council Of the CITY Q: / e..
lnoud tender Ia E.om n E,rt. Esq. hc.: IEGots 80
his faithful and cicieu; services ~ thamh'.!s o o..
! Clerk the Council pr3 tmpor', and their ~" e.
prccinrion q; the noble and ddsincr"stcd Tov'. 'aat
induced him t. accept the appointment.
Resolved, IhHl the foregoing rczV!u;l1H' t- fIp-
| liShcd in the daily newspapers.
The President rrni letter from i.,ltiu =. N.-..
Esq, asking the appointment OF n C0rnni''"'n ch.:.
inc is accounts md Transactions as Chamberlain f..
,,m. "t the city of Richmond, aai r-:urn.ag a s b..
the late Council (or :i"ir kimda",s aui c"unsEr o"
especially To tho a;. Pr'siont and lie n'.' nl.H..-
i.cien. Chairman at the Committee Ot fInHIr', 1T
mas. W. McCanccl for the important I'D .y"'-. -.
hlm in hr performance OF the d"ii-s P"r'a!No g. -
! said Office
! Mr. McCauce offered the following r".olar.o1, "a.h
Resolved. That n selact committee. rorsir.iu: ~
three he appointed 10 cxgm.m" The accounts s"i
transactions Gt Lottin y. Eleit, E-q, ,haiHb"iH'4
aad Clerk Of the Council pro. H'n' ~ Ic'"f-"-a''
| with Iii. communication ot the C;h of @g'!..
The President appointed the following pl"Inbe:3 81
q committee under the above resolution MRszEs. Nj.
! Canoe. Dibi-li and SIni"n.
Til" letter OF resignation "i Nr. " Z Sh"nt"tl. ~
! A.si.;nnt Chamberlain WIS taken up and reel.
On motion OF Mr. McC"nce, the res;gns,;o" rr-a : :
coptcd
| men ro ri" iiu,ngs Court
! ON motion. tho Council then adjourned.
! IlrsrTos CorRT.-The newly electc! Ais:rn2@
| inrt IN the Nie'e Iourt House r TidY tit'E'"- =
n'rock. md proceeded to organize ty calm C=H'
/ JcsEfH I. WIHGFIELD t. the Chair, wb he'd iGs',-a
/ ". Burton administered tho usuai oa.a Oi o:::ls >
! the other mcinbcrs.
Mr.. Farrhr then administered tha os,h o o:i;ce >
! Jlr. Burton.
| The following Aldermen then noted - r:.-
sent: M"isrS. Joseph {. WiDg6eld James u.Hy, -
| ter W. Gubhs, y. G. Lipscomb, Robert II. !,ls. o.,
William Gouldin John J. BDinrt. Frederic: b. w.
| Richard b. Sauxay, Edwin FarrGr Wi!a!" i'.:.yr.
| George W. Toler and \. /. Hoys..r.
The frs, business in order be!n: the election q =.
corder, tir. X. d. Sanxsy nominated Mr. VIZ. I@T'
,oR, and tho roll being called, M Tey:or VICE ce2.1'
| ed elected.