Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-11

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| fFry-EIGHTH CouNcIL.-June IL, 1850 Board
81 Aldermen. 70 equirement of the CITY
Charter, the Boa I'd Of ldermen met for reorgani.
zation, at 10 O'Clock a m. a
| The board was called to order by the secretary.
Messrs Dove, Fisher, Brown, Dunnington,
Doarer, and Semmes, new members, appeared
On motion by Mr.. Huntington, (who nomina-
| ted VIM. Dove, Esq, for that ofice,) the board
| went into the election Of a President; and VIM
| i. Dove, Esq, was unanimously reelected Presi-
| dent Of the board for the ensuing year
In taking the chair, Mr.. Dove thanked the
| board for their renewal Of confidence
On motion, the election of Vice President was
postponed temporarily, and the board proceeded
to the election Of Secretary; and Richard n
Laskey was duly reelected to that Office
| w m w Moore, new member from the Fourth
| Ward, here entered the chamber, and w,s duly
| sworn in. -
| On motion, the board went into the election Of
| Vice President for the ensuing year; and w w
| reelected. :
Jacob Kleiber was nominated and unanimously
| reelected Messenger to the Board
On molten by Mr.. cNerhany, the rules and
| regulations which governed the board during the
last year Were adopted for government for the
ensuing year.
On motion, Messrs McNerhany and semmes
were appointed to inform the other board that
this board having organized they are now ready
10 go into joint meeting for the purpose of ex-
ami ming the returns of the commissioners of the
late election
Mr.. Semmes introduced a communication
which be desired might be read
Mr. ward desired to know by whom IL was
The Chair.-Richard wallacb.
table. ~ ~ VIC
Mr.. Bayly desired to have the paper read, as he
dld not know what 1t was about He should
vote against laying 1t the table for the reason
that he did not know Its contents
Mr. Magruder called the ayes and noes which
resulted as follows -
Ayes-Messrs Bohrer. Clarke Donobo o,,,-
Dove-1O ''''' " a'"'
Nays-klessrs. Brown, Bayly, Magruder. and
Semmes-i. ~
The paper above referred to is as follows;
To the Board Of Aldermen and Common Council
OF the euy Of Washington
oehuemeI:-l have received satisfactory infor-
nation that the Commissioners of Election, or a
hdJorlty OF them In each precinct in the several
wards Of the city, have certified to Won tbs returns
OF the votes received in their respective precincts
Tor Mayor, at the election held on Monday l,st,
ana oy the aggregate returns it appears that Mr.
James u Berret has received plurality or ma
Jority OF the votes then cast at the said several
precincts.
respectfully give notice to you that contest
the legality and suficiency of said certificates
and claim that at the said election a clear ma
lorlty OF the legal votes then received were cast
Tor myself, and thereby was duly elected to the
ono once OF Mayor OF the city OF Washington, for the
shall endeavor to show, to the satisfaction of
every unprejudiced mind
LIST That numerous votes were received by the
commissioners for MIR. Berret from persons born
In foreign countries, who are still aliens
ISL That numerous votes We're received by them
LOT MI Berret from persons who do not reside in
THIS clty-some Of whom never did reside here
80 1hat votes were received by them for Mr.
berfet from negroes born of a woman who was
once slave.
4th. That votes were received by them for Mr.
Berret from persons who were not of ace on the
3lst day of December last
otn. Ihat many votes were received by them
Ior mi; berret rom persons who were naturalized
since the 3lst day Of December last
9th That votes which, upon their face nur.
ported 70 be, and were plainly to be cast for me
Were rejected by the said Commissi oners in their
count, after they had been duly and lawfully de.
posted oy The Commissioners in the ballot box
9Th. That persons intending to vote for me and
fully and lawfully entitled to vote were. hinder
dlnerent pretexts, arrested before the election nv
ene ponce OF tnis city, and kept in unlawful con-
hnement until after the election, and then dis
charged without having an examination
Sth That persons intending TO vote for me and
lawfully entitled to vote were entlced into place
OF confinement before the election and kept In
confinement until the day of election dIriny
winch Time they We're stimulated wi lIouor
ana on tue day OF the election were made drunk
Sken 70 the polls, and attempted to be voted for
MI Berret, and this with the connivance and as.
slstance or some Of the police of the CITY
Slh Ihat various persons not citizens of Wash
lhgIon, were, through the instrumentaity of the
ponce omcers, and one or more persons assisting
Drought at lherent times to this city, preparatory
70 SAID election, Were here during that day armed
ana turbulent, and protected by the police and
DY tnls means citizens entitled TO vote Were in
undated and kept away from the polls. who, IL
'hev mad gone, would have voted for me
iOta nat men were brought here from abroad
prior 70 said election, and here several da vs.
before, up to-, and on the day of the election.
flotous, and disturbing the peace of the city
riding through the city, and shouting and hnrra.
inS Iot me, and using my name, when they were
III !acI employed oy my opponents, and all this
with the knowledge and conniv vance of the police
VINO did not, nor attempt to arrest them, and
thereby good citizens who would otherwise have
voted Tor me were induced either to STAY ,tp.y
from the polls, or to vote for Mr.. Berret
nth. That at the second precinct of the Fourtb
Whro flot, disorder, violence, and bloodshed
rom about one O'Clock prevailed, in which
large body of Irish, supported and ENCOURAGED bv
some few native citizens took the lead: thai that
drove my friends from the polls and assajIrd nv
mousse and during the whole time there was a
conslderaols body Of police present, and but one
arrest made Of the rioters and he released on the
ground The police refused to arrest an Irisbman
who committed gross and violent assault ON a
most estlmable citizen, while they did arrest and
Sa,y W 'he ponce once the persons assaulted and
beaten by the Irish, but who were In every in
shhce my friends; that some Of my friends were
forclbly elected from the line of voters and
threatened with death if they attempted to vote
openly displayed their weapons, while many of
them were known to the police to have weapons
concealed, and my friends were unarmed
I2tn That the same disorders of the same
character, TO greater or less degree occurred at
various other precincts; to each and eyery of
which items of charge have evidence of respect
able citizens taken while the incidents are fresh
In thelr minds, and showing that votes were
either cast for Inc and rejected by the Judges. or
by the means enumerated prevented from being
cast, ana illegal votes were given for Mr. Berre3
and received, counted, and returned by the iudoes
In number exceeding by more than two-fold the
majority Tor Mr.. Berret certified by the said Com
missioners and that the election itself was carried
on by fraud and violence, directly or indirectlv
perpetrafed or connived at by the police force Of
the city, which force was under tue control of INV
competitor, Mr.. Berret, and actively and onenIy
operating as partiZans Of his In soliciting of votes
stribution Of tickets, and otherwise
do therefore hereby solemnly protest against
the election Of the said James e Berret 10 the
once OF Mayor Of this city, and claim that was
myself duly and lawfully elected Mayor thereof
at the election held on the 4th of June, inst. and
most respectfully request that this my protest
may be entered on your journals.
RICHARD WALLACE
WASHINGTON, June IL, 1850
Messrs. Orme and Wilson, Of the lower board
here announced that that board was In readiness
to go into joint meeting.
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