The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-23
STATE ELEDTasbNS.
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tf0Ca the EHQnifef.
Hr EHSSRS EDITcR3:-The Zen JANIS
~ LYONS nRs beeu f:om the beginning OF sEe
war, cue OF the most waks!ui guardians Of t q
rights sd interests of the soldiers ard has left no
Stone unsarned TO render them essenttol service.
in support Of this statement ovsry vote Of biz
that has trarspjsed may be voachsa: 1t IL trul
Hr L ha3 70. rosoised to the tricks OF tho dema
GoG0s 20 win popuer favor. Efs hekrt has besI
right with ths reorle AMI ths ci'zs1 eoldiery n
the time, ana ID casting Bis vo.es he nas ali TIL
wniis esen guided bS what co bslievsd TO be th,i
trus interests.
Bl: apAr. from these general ocnslderations re-
comm sndscsy OF tlis gentleman. thers srs cthcs
psou.isr eiams he has q right to urge. His cD;Y
xeto in rferercs tt the Gefsnces Of iLis cty, and
ais wezeful atssuii0n TO tie wants OF hi cons u
ents. sre worthy OF all praise: Ls. mo call yen.
attention 20 Two resolations rs offered In seers,
session ina 24sh sebcuary, 1882 In references .o
tho foriifGs!ions Of E:chDoLd. Had tns course
msrksd ca. in these rssoluons besn adopted, il
would have s.ved the c. ms OF Richmond nc
iitie anxiety IN tho spiirg OF 1852 besides render
Ing essential ssrvics ia otaer regards.
f.era hrs the resolutions:
Eeo,ued, That tee President be requested &c
csuss zn immediate survey OF the for.inesttons cr
ths Jsmss river 10 be mais by HE bei. military
enai esr 1t his comnoard "; lat :'nsnt 10 tha
pu b.io setvine elsewhere, sided by expeTier
naval ofi3er, ior tbe paspoas Of ascertalns1f
Whether they sre adsqrate TO the dssno, OF tht
river s2d that Ia be xGo rtG1ssssd to report *
this R0u3s, ~ eec;es s.3sio3, the result OF s1cE
snr ysy, with is own cpiI lon la :as premiseG ant
in too meant tina: lie oormunicasa 70 this House
ALI the tou sa his p0g.ssSion in relation Il
tie lard ana naval Gefcnoes Of TIE city.
ZesolDsd Thas ihs Ffesdsns b. req1sstei e
ctuss a.. imncediSte Eurssy Of ths ea,thwcrks
whi:h have bean srecsed n:oS1d Eietmond, to he
Eaads by q competent sfiioer, for the purpose o
ssoeria!a;ng vSsher shsy hsvs tern properly 10
Gated or net, and viii be Of sny ,.ariai value II
asfsnee OF tie city; that tha sal. ofitosr sorne
other he sa1ices sligo 10 survey tie line from ths
xsw B.idses, on the chick kshoE!ny, to the conla
sles of that s!Team Tth She brook, sEd thence n,
each q tccso s.reaIa until ba re =ches tbs Rich
ncud Ffe5eslckssueg snd Pose mac Railroad So
lbs purpose II {. rsinias vhs.hsr foriifi sstinn
may CD. b. j1dioi'nsiy eEe,tsd UPON sdsa line 10
the defe1cs OF siehnsoaa. sn1 il 3d. at wha
points; SID that ths rss:jex. La also quessd Il
I'm lal.e@t6 80 t&r < scuac IL s-csss es2sol, II
result az sIeh saIvsy with Lis oWa oginon In III
a,IeIl:ssa
Sy resolution o' tbs Ecuss cf Eepres; ats.yes
at she following sesfior. tbs ir!uDc.,on os k.cres,
removed itt II the fo1c Scus feso,usicns sni
ths proceedings IN relation tErrss0
Tlus is iar l4y0Ls 6is, i ,guishsd Ia council Il
forsGse:r3 tba necesS.i.sB OF the ocua.rv III
tsuer nobleT heart beats IN tbs breast Of say recre
sentative In :hs ls..d; aid we sa.nestiy hcps tn
soldiers N ae Il I'D and ina oiiiEsns ct homo vsil
resarn h.m hS s:c:sra..ion 10 Congss.s. Z. Y.
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