Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-04-15
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The Black Republican Legislature are going
forward with locomotive speed to subjugate
this city to their Infamous Tyranny. Mozart
Hall and Tammany Hall have both held meet
incs and protested against their outrageous leg
~islation, and have agreed to call n grand mass
meeting of the people Of this city to express
their Indignation at the gross and Tanton de-
struction Of their municipal rights. 1t will
all, probably, fail to no any good. The -Abo-
lition bill regarding the benevolent societies
has passed the lower house; and so has the
Black Republican city charter, and they will
probably both be rushed through the Senate.
What do they care: have they not carried Con-
ncc,icut? What is three thousand Democratic
majority in Brooklyn against their triumph in
Connecticut: The end is not yet.
The decision of the Court Of Appeals has
sustained the Hon. Fernando Wood, in the
stand he took against the Black Republican po-
lice commissioners. The court has decided that
the old police force, superseded by the Metro
politan or Albany police commissioners. was
ILLEGALLY dismissed. and that its member are
entitled to their back pay, amounting to about
SS7s.000. The court is composed OF seven
Judges, four of whom decided in favor OF, and
three against the municipal policemen. On the
rendition of the verdict, the old or municipal
policcmcli, 10 the number of over GOO. appear
cd before the Metropolitan Police Commissions
erS. recorded their names, and claimed To bc
rcinstatcd and To receive their back pay; but
the commissioners postponed lotion on the sub
iect. being taken all aback by this decision
Thus. by the laundering legislation ofthc Black
Republicans at Albany. in their zeal to deprive
the city.of its municipal rights. has been add
ed nearly Il million Of dollars TO the overhur-
dcncl citizens of this city. The tax levy had
already reached the extraordinary sum Of
about $4,000, 100. This addition to pay the
old police will swell the amount to about
$40 900. 900. Estimating the expenditures Of
the Federal Government ut sI0,OU0,oO this
city has to raise n sun about equal to me-
ar,hh Of that amount, although its popula-
ton is less than one twenty-siXth part Of the
whole Union.
The iniquity of the Black Republican LcgiS-
laturc stops at nothing. There is a bill before
it creating an inspector Of all coastins vessels
of all sizes. and authorizing TO charge So each.
Thus, If Il sloop or schooner arrives with pine
wood or oysters from the rivers or bays of Nir-
ginia. it must, on reaching here, pay 4 Black
Republican inspector s.. Such an office will
probably Yield 4 salary of near half n million
of dollars 1t is intended to make an office
for a Seward man who, on taking it, would be
expected. of course, to contribute Il large por-
ton of his receipts to the Seward .fnnd for the
autumn elections, and to operate in his favor
for the campaign of 1850. We are inclined to
doubt whether New York has the right, under
the Constitution of the United States, to levy
n ~coastinc tax of So 4 piece on the coaStin=
vessels of other States: The impositions oil
the Quarantine are to he continued under new
" appointed Black Republican officials. Al.
though designed to protect the health of the
local inhabitants, the Quarantine have the
services of a DR.. Jerome from the interior ol
tho State. to assist 4 DR.. Gum, the new health
officer. from this city. Although the ship
ping of this port has to pay about all the fees.
three new Republican port wardcns have been
appointed by Gov. Morgan-not one of whom
belongs to the city. One halls from West
chester, another from Brooklyn, and another
Burlcigh, who, it is said, is imported from the
interior. The aggregate receipts of the five
wardens, whose offices are. mcaSurably, sine
cures. reaches from 100000 to 100000 per
annurn, gathered by an oppressive tax on the
commerce Of the city.
TONI I'LL Null E~Ii ih'a' '''' 'll'N'
sion. the merchants and citizens Of New York.
NAV well cxclaim, Good Lord deliver US" The
public meeting soon to take place, is Likely to
be one Of the largest and most excited ever
before held in New York.
Thctriumph Of the municipal police, contend
cd for so StrcnuouSly by the Hon. Fernando
Wood, is 4 gratifying yindication of his off,
cial conduct. and of his sacrifices in behalf OF
orr citv's municipal right, though, continual
" docccd in the Courts by Black Republican
tools. and opposed by the free soil members Of
Tammany Hall, and fought by false Democrats
within and without its walls. The eyes OF the
people are opened to the value of his pa,
triotic efforts, in defence Of their municipal
rights.
The recent rather singular articles from the
charleston Murcury,' have excited the attcn-
ton of the Northern press.
There is clique in New York, who have
derived benefits from the official patronage OF
the Hon. james Guthrie while Secretary OF
the Treasury, who are cndcavoring to bring
his name forward as n candidate for the PreSi-
dcncy.
Mr.. Guthrie is conceded TO be n man of con-
siderable ability, but he committed a serious
blundcr while u member of Picrccs Cabinet,
by having Judge Bronson removed from the
New York Custom House. which produced 4
split in the Democratic Party in this city,
which no efforts have ever been able to fully
heal. a few stragslcrs, have, also, spoken OF
Breckenridge, who is an amiablc and worthy
man. But the truth had as well be told ut once.
and that is, 50 far rs candidates for the PrcSI-
dcncy are concerned. Governor Wise and Judge
Douglas, are by NIL odds. the strongest men
with the great mass of the Democratic Party in
this city and vicinity. The party 90 in for
live men, bold and fearless in the frank en-
preston Of truth and principles. OF the two,
however, if submitted TO the direct vote OF the
people of the Democratic ranks, We think to
vernon Wise would get a much larger vote than
any other man.
The Ladies' Mount Vernon Association of
this city, through their Secretary, acknow.
ledge the receipt, since their last report, oil
$2,671.
The coasting inspectors bill. to which we
have alluded, met with a rebuff in the Lower
House of the State Legislature last night, but
the "Personol Librrty BH," passed by a vote
of 81 to %. .
ut provides that no person shall hc deprived
of his liberty without due process of law; gives
the right to trial by jury, and twenty addl-
tional challenges to an alleged slave; any per
son dcprivins another Of liberty contrary to
the provisions of this law, is subjected to a fine
cf five thousand dollars and Imprisonment from
five to twenty years; no color is to disqnalify
any person from being 4 citizen Of this State
Such a law is clearly unconstitutional.
TUDOR.
For tic Eaq"irer.
To the Voters Of the Senatorial District Composed of
the Counties Of Powhatan, Cumberland and Ches-
terfeld.