The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-06-30
LOCAL mATTEiss.


Gail Fon A VI0ILAscE CoMMIrfEg.
The following correspondence betEeen the Gov.
ernor Of the State and the Mayor Of Richmond
will create no little surprise among our peaceabie
law abidiDg citizens. Wepublish both letters and
the handbiil TO which they REFER The piacsrd was
forwarded 20 the Governor, with the request to
suppress the meeting. Ii reads a. follows:
ITO THE CITIZENS OF RICHMoNDi
vIa,LAycs COMMITTEE.
Whereas recent developments in our midst call
fur the supprt ssion Of certain Secret movements
among the colored population aud also the growing
evils praeticed By marauders duriag The night time
on private property, meeting OF citizens IL called
purpose OF forming Vigilance Committee The
meeting viii take place on the south eide OF Wash
ington Monument. MANY CITIZENS"
s0n the receipt OF The above Gov. Wise wrote the
following letter TO the Mayor, enclosing the pla-
card:
RIcaMosD. VA. june 18th. ls5s.
To JOSEPH MAYO, ESQ.,.
Myos-qftFe City Of Richmond:
SIR call yocr attention to theAecompanying
handbill which espinins self rsa lswiu peace
full snd protective movement cf citz-ns. l have
nothing to do with 1t tut e4ve 1t to yeur Office and
.Sr .m.h ste, in aid o. municipal anthoiiy II iis
purpose be- unlawflio or revolutio this will put
you on your gusrd, and any such NEE ing. with
promptly suppressed by th state en- trd, III Beces-
sary fheld elsewhere, Il shall await thecail Of the
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, ~.
To which the Mayor responded a. f,llows:
kicaMohD D. Jnae %. 1858. '
SIR-f any log Mt this day cuuid have surprised
me, it was your note of ths morning with the hand
lawful purpose; and while am exceedingly itdebt-
ed TO your ExCeency TOR Jour pT0fered aid TO cup
preas all Illegal acts: and while shall neger hes-
ting The laws of this State, feel well assur that
in this instance at er investigating the from
which the hand bill comes. that there be ne-
cessity for the Intervention OF further authority
the part of the Commonwealth than is vested IL mn
as Mayor of this ity, with even the limited police
under my control. Gts
a., well convinced. sir. that the author of this
haud bill. himself is am the very feH rowdies in
lce and have the vanity TO think tha. am "Vigi-
lance Committee enough for hin, and his scomrades.
take great pleasure in saying to your ExcellenCy
that. with few such eptons there is not this
Continent any city hose inhabitants 10y al
10 the lawsof tue state and more orderly than the
people of this e y, and to be aole to your TX
celency thar, If unfortunately any tccasiou should
in which yen should find it necessary to call
upon any portion OF the people OF this CohimoH-
wralth to sustain your Executive authority, you
will find none prompt to obey all constitution
'law and rallv ~ your standard than the inhabi-
ue tIr. Luat recently have had occasion to
have brought before me, by warrant. some three or
disturbed, in some degree. tie good o der o. Ibis
ci AMI injured the private prop rty of some two
or three of our worthy citizens. For these offences
they have bsen dealt with according to law, by BE-
ing fined by my self, and recognized for their good
behavior Tor ~ menths. and to answer for their
ei al off before the next Grand Jury and while
it is true that thrre have been some few slay
brought before me for violating tue ordinances Of
the city against secret sociti =. yet there
hing in either instance he slgh test drgree calf
ing for thing more than the ygiant att ntion of
the police under my authority. or affecting in any
degree the general good order of the city.
Reciprncatng your determination TO make the
laws of this Commonwealth snprems over all its in
nabifants, have the honor to be, sir.
Very respectfully, your OBJ IT serv't,
JOSEPH MAYO Mayor