The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-25
SPkCIAL NOTICES.

m The Common Council W. The First
REGIMENT OF VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS Ine Gay
upon which the voters of Richmond will have to
select persons to represent their Interests In the
Common Council of the city, 10 approaching. The
writer wishes to call the attention. not only OF tho
ocers and men OF tbs egiment but of the cit zens
generally to tn uniform aud persistent efforts OF
majority of the present Council, to do all in their
power to break down II. only voiunte n I..i%sns
of the cities of sister States have always patronfzed
and ENCOURAGED their citizen sodiery former
Council in Richmond, seeing the necessity for such
action, voted certain sum per annum to this Iegi.
ment, and to each company OF It, Ihs present
Council in tn cir WELDON, and in execution Of their
| enlarged views upon the subject ef etrenehment
and REFORM have repealed the ordinance making
those appropri ations, and allow nothing to sup
port tn reaimentsl organizations allow fifty dollars
men, and nothing to them. For the purpose of get.
ting the members of the Council upon the recor I
fsi-y that it might be seen who was for and who
assi this crusade against tn. volunteers
of regiment presented to tn I'm petition setting
out various instances in which he conceived they
had shown want of consideration for this most vi
| tai interest of their constituents.
This petition asked, that II the application then
before the Council to take lafayette Hall from the
allowed III. use of the FiIs. MARKET Hall til !. the
Council would repeal its late ordinance, and reenact
| the former ordinance making the appropriations,
and that the companies should not be required to
paw for gas consumed a. drills AK to know of al
ns ht thinking en-, net the prayer of this petit.
ton able and should 1t not hsve been granted
Hal to some other did not prevail. The C0un-
| oil had not the power; a. the State and ihs Ar
tllery Company are joint owners of the ku loing-
The volunteers would wilin CIV give mp Lafayette
HI all, provided they allowed ihs use OF the Old
Market Hail. which before the rebuilding of the Ma.
ket, from time imme 81, aim st has been granted
to them. The Council, in their wonderful gseity
and far sighted laundering ability expended about
fifteen hundred dollars in fitting up this Hall, mot
wiih,tandEg its iocation) . concert Hall. This
expenditure vas made more than year ago The
city has not Only been reimbursed for it. but has
yer received dollar of profit from his Hail in any
way wha, The petition above r,ferred to was
presented not because 1t supposed II its pray.
er would be ganted, but before stated III .e the
gentlemen of the Council should be pa :ed upon the
record The vote upon the motion to table this peti.
ton presents naked clear, distinct issue an issue
only to be determined by the people at the ensuing
election ] have stated the fa:ts, and on behalf
of the volunteers, ask thaG the people of Richmond
will elect III sir sentatives In tho Council
whose views not prejudiced and narrow ss the
views OF the gentlemen of the present Common
Council men who can see the importance of having
in southern city an efficient military force, ready
for any emei sency.
The names of the gentlemen of the Council voting
upon tho above mentioned petition and their votes
will be published in due time to advise .hs people
who of them voted for and who ADAMS. the military
at the p.ide the ornament, and the protection
If our city.
fe 25-lt CITIZEN SOLDIER