Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-10-18
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|, is almost needless To add that such 4 deci-
sion las been received with feelings !lndigna-
ton. bv the taX.paying portion Of our c:;I2rus.
And charges of bribery and corruption aye
openly made hv many cl them. Di course.
measures have been taken to carry tie case ma
70 the Court Of Appeals.
On the grouni cI the decision that Ill lie
newly made pag; OF ihc city, beyond it, ancient
low water marks belongs TO the State, il oan
claim about 0nc-t:Iird OF the business part Ui
the city. !rcln,iimg about onc-h#I cf the batte-
~. al the east sid" Of ihc town, including. Wa
;n" and From. streets, and all the wharvcS aEd
piers in front of ibcin aad ali property west":
Hc,t street, on North k,yr.. .rom this M
Scruuuous spol;aton Of lhr city hya Black
Republican Executive and Legislative au.
ihorltiys Of this State, II NAY be i"a-
-nci what their policy would b. II place, in
possession of all branches OF the Federal COY
,rnment.
1t is said one of the oldest charters oi ,hc
"ir. the provisions ct which existed before the
revolutionary war, AID is still III force. pro.
ylc-, that the city shall have right, at Ri
.;!ucs 10 extend It's business and municipal
connol 10 the na:iga5ic waters around Ms
shores. and Of sufficient depth for vessels OF ali
CLASSES which would he lar beyond low waite"
mark. ana tia: no power existed III The :'inir
or elsewhere to intervene, hy distractions, a.:
otherwise between il and the said necessary
depth OF water for the transaction OF business
II the city had, b. buding tic New Market,
,ra.a.ssed upon any available and clearly cSlah-
li>Lcd recognized and Esc!Hl property OF tEe
State. ;icrc would have been sol"".co!"r oi JUS
ii:!cation 10 its proceeding; but to .:'yc away
,ie lease Of property erected hy II, az 80 muc!'
tabor ami expense % the city. to = '5"'c.' oi
ilcl; Republican iayoTito.. was monst!ou'
abuse oi power /, IS not enough that the
city pays AN undue AMI disappointment rate "'
school tax for the support Of country schools.
It is not enough that the city Is saddle! by
Police Commissioners, Quarantine a"d f"it
Warden burdens. with Central Park and City
Hall Commissioners, Of Albany Black E"Nu5i:-
can aupDilment:. hit they must 'tlAc upon
ciGy property. on the l"" water marx prc;tnct.
worth millions Of dollars. Onc wou.! think
that the people ii the city waHl! SooG receive Tie
Gpl m.ea>,nc Of such insi"I'ou> oppression.
Should tie Democrats obtain majority III
;he LEGISLATURE next winter, they should pass
a INV declaring that West Washington Market
belongs. with similarly created property, to the
city. Were il not .or the number o! 'So.t,
q, iycc,ai! u.euhc!> Of I&u.rnany Hall, We might
cypcct to hear . voice of Indignation 90 up
from that ancient wigwaln against the Black
Republican misru.e and spo!iaiioa OF tbs city
;hat would be Eel: throughout the State.
In tie present CQadit;cn Of apathy anu
the ;r:lc Of rowdvis;n. encouraged by tile NJ
banv Regency. their colleagues ci Tamma
ny haze brought ont 4 powerful conservative
clement from among car best citizens, VIII
the view oi checking or putting down the
rrc.l,., colruptiru 1T ScwarGisII on one haHd
and The g.gri"E rowdyism and misrG'e o
the Ecgcnrr and Of rammamy on the other
The list Of names given in the columns OF ti'
Herald ol Yesterday. includes nearly al o.
those .allqnt ard noble spirited Democrats WIZ"
with few exceptions. belong to our iaos; YES
pectahlc and influential men Of all professions,
including leading merchants. both rctI"c'' "no
in active service. who seek no Offices aNt WnH.'
probably accept Of none, except II 'h'Sh, Ut
from sense Of patriotic dltr. II was t.i">'
men who formed the celebrated New 10Y"
EIo;cl Committee during the Presidential con
lest in 1886. And. start not, those are tn'
men who secured the election OF James Bnch
an,n in 1S5f orcr John {. Fremont. They
ronrc,I ont their money like water. ihcy
r,iscJ w.ti,,nt difficulty, over $4,000 fo
peunsylyania alone. They published cam
,,;.,n ra;crs in German. and in Welsh, viii
GII,"r documents. and circulated them broad
ca; throughout the State Of PcnnSy lvania iH
clrd;ng the population in the coal and iroI
,rioc. The vote Of the W elsa miners will
other Welsh settlers in that State it vas csti
mated amounted to 10000. enough to has
t,Irned the State one way or the other. pe'A
ocratic Welsh orators were sent out To addre>
them in their own language. y campa's'
Democratic paper was distributed among 'i'riI
Nv thousands. The same course was pU''
sued with regard to Germans :na Ver'"a'