The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-07-21

go ACARD.--IH the VIII; Of yqly Is,
81 an accused Win an improP9et Ma SI !l'te.,
h. admitting To h7il Robert Heath and M gal,
-her; md my conduct 1T relation thgTet" IL heid
f ilr to maj die scurn and rcprohaton. The hur<lf-
YES recently committed, are Supposed by the wr-
tsrof that article 10 BE- the result Of tho liberation
a.! these two bows. and II is soii hi to make me ar-
crIrtlh}c for these consequences.
lin he true that Heath aud Gallagher are i'm
oi the a-t're III quest on mas odorlally ericred
win the tEHft!ohS vi the grand jury To- decide
that such Is The caSe) then lei them he arrested,
convicted and punished Tor hat offence, and 40 one
vii more heartily rejoice than my SELF Bat, con
rcdn heir .tiit. The attempt to hold me response
bic tor their condGct-thoush. doubtless, malicious
IN is ogie his simply ridiculous III its nature.
Seyora! OF tue statements m relation 20 this mat
ter are wholly incorrect; IL = alleged that alier
nor jur2!o5Jgs,' and that Immediately after their
rei"l Use these depredatynna upon private property
were recommends This Is wholly Incorrect
There have heen no less than screen hurElaries com
uitted since the arrest OF these boys, and previous
10 their release, appears from the files of the
Wh- ITSELF al these within ten days after their
arrest, and one within week pJect0ES To their
lease Since the ist ui January up 10 the time OF
the release 81 Heath and GainEShef the Wiiis re-
their arrest. and ssren of them since.
'tha Manor entertained !httr application for hail
cheney OF the security offered. Galhghar never
made any such aIpliGaIon 50 far as have been in
(tsfd-neitheT for the reason stated, any other
reason. But that surety refused to act, when the
MaSor announced that he WCHtd arcspt til t0ii
hut that he should Immediately recognize Heath to
appear before The Grand Jury To answer the charge
tail Heath, ON condition that he would leave the
state torthWilh but if required to appear before
sretJ reiGs,d to act: and he was observation-disclosures
stran g 10 say not in default oil bail to appear
before the tirand Jury To answer charSc of break
ms Iail hat eur soOdlg Mayor. assuming % him
self the 'tunrtt0aS" of Jury OF inquest, or board
@ tic Tnd Ty e, }%e N6 h@ %een
and decidn- THAT Heath was ,'ruiity," Proceeded
usurpation OF the functions Of JUDGE and Jury
probably never mas been heard OF since the DAYS of
4 frjof additional statement will 10 al-suIieicn;
tn VInljCala I!iy IN the estimation OF all
men OF intelligence and honesty.
Isl. Before enferin1 uyon the discharge of my
duties as Alderman, had not only taken an oath
Constitution thereof. bat also that would = faith
fully perform the duties 81 my Office TO the best OF
my SKILL and nd 5ment: dd not pTo4se to he con
skill want of skill, the jud Ien OF want OF juds
s nfaqy S;heT RfrI9n TnleyeT Were in IN, merely
in default of bail for their good behavior, had an
undouhted lie al n ut 70 demnnd their release, up
3D. They came before ne oiferinE bal bail that
knew to be lood-77ood for four times the amount
required. How could | refuse to release them,
without viOlatln5 my oath OF office: Was it any
part OF my duty to inquire whether any other ma (
re ardin5 or tritlins with his official cath? What
had to do wlth any apprehended = consequences
Of the r release: Was It not enough for me to know
that the Constitution which had sworn TO support
and the law which II was my duty to administer,
conferred upon these boys the RtUHra RI. it which
dare not take from them-to procure their liberia
tjop by giving adequate bail and that they offered
bail that eptonabie: With these facts
before me, wouid It have been anything short of
PERJURY for me 10 have refused their application?
But thus 10 discharge the duties OF my Office is
stkmat,zed as a "lnaglStorlal interference with
the functions of the Mayor" Aldermen who shall
hereafter have the teNerty to have lud ments and
conscitucas of their own, which they will not Ia,
down at the beck OF any man, high or low-such
dare maintain them ''as know their duties and
shrink not to perform tbem-al such will be dealt
with " less giNEefty' hereafter than heretoiore,-
Very well let my Official conduct DO judged of in
accordance with the laws Of the land, and will
not complain; and all Such splenetic illusions as
that he fore nio-whethef written by the MAYOR in
person, or By another at his instance--wiIi be un-
productive of harm to me.
jy Y-lt' WM. TAYLOR.