Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-22
For the Fnqui,e.

FOR Inc FR9n1'eT.
Massrs. Editors, The Hon. James Lyons
has sn from the beginning o. sbe war, one
If tho most wakefa guardians RI ,he rights
and int rss,s cf tho soldiers, and hxs +. no
,toas un.urned TO render them essential ser
vice. II support cf this statement every
vo,s OF Dis Iuas has ten pied may 10
V ,u:nuG. I: Is tree NJ. =. n.s act escorted
=. thu tricks 6. &c dcmss, 81, 70 VIII popu-
ar fsy~!r, ii ) hesrt has osrn right With the
pso dc and the cit 5sn s,ldiery all tho lime,
d IA c.strg bis votes he has oil the While
! h-en guicoi by what he belieysd to be their
! trnn IN O,csia.
Ba:, pa. ii"in these general considerations
rscommenda,ory of ibis gentleman, there arc
| o' Der psculisg Claims Ae aas right to urge.
HIS o:,!r action Ia reference to the dsicnces CT
| mis- city, and h,s waksfui sl;enti N to tho
| Ne wants of his constituents. arc worthy of
| xlt praise. Lot ne call your attention TO Two
; .soiations no eff.rod i. secret session Oh the
- Esbrosry 1862. In r~fsrenoe 70 the
J f.efsa,ioas Of Richmond. Had tue coutco
marked o1t in these resolu,ions been adopted,
is would hare saved the citizens of Ricbmnnd
no little anxiety In ths-Spriog Of 1869, by
sides r. ndsriag essential service in other re-
ssds
| Hrsa-e tho :1sclutiors.
tt-:o We'd, = at tho P es,dent be request
d ',c,u>e IN mmeti.'o survey of tho forti-
tic Il Il, on he james Riyof 10 30 msds by
b" lest military engineer "s his oouusnd
~'thH"' du,=ih,-n. to the public service e,sv
ws"Ee, Aland by an experienced naval
q. ,er, 10. IN, purpose offs; GER aiming WI sther
soey are adequate to he defence Of tho
yer; ard rhs. % be LIso requestsi to report
TO In's House, IN tscret sossi IN, ne result Of
such survey, with HE Own tp;u!cn in the
p'emises; and in the meantime that he com
intricate to this. II use al the information in
n,s possession, in relation 30 the laud and
osv'l defeDcea Of the CITY
Resolved, That the Posi- len: bs ESQ ass ted
TIC use an immediate survey If to L.
wo'sa, wbirh have ooeu erected orcur q
X en- 'o', t" bs Inado BY coups:ent ii o.
T. tue pa 20 Of as"ertain,pg wGetnsf ih'y
hrvr ben Or p"'2 located mr., and viii
=" as m,"i.l vaus 10 def inca the
CT st>t tho sail fhcer or spme other, q
reg ii ID aIsu, to survey the limo from the
N.~ BfIdsss on Tho ChickaaCmt"y. to the
co.. & Ispco OF ,h,t stream with tho brook
aud thence up each Of those streams until
no reaches the -Ricbmond. Fredericksburg
snd Potomac railroad" for the purpose Of
:.eerta'ning whether Notifications may not
es judic' 'uSiy ersotsd upon such line fos the
osieooe Of Richmond, and II 30 at what
points; and that tho President be nlso 70
auested 70 communicate to tho House, in
secret session, the esult Of such survey With
bis own opiolon in tbs promises.
By resolution of the House of Represents
tivess at tho following session, the ipupo-
ton Of secresy WAS removed from the fore
going resolu ions aud the proceedings in TO
Ia i'm thereto.
Thus is Mr.. Lyons distinguished In coun-
Gil in forss. eipg tbs necessities of tho country.
No t-usr, nobler heart boats in the breast OF
any representative in tho land and we ear
ues;ly hope ths soldiers in the asld and the
citizens st homo viii return htm by scols.
pssios to 0opSrsss, GY.