The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-23

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Pieaeants
"Bat, Mr.. Psesideni, how did this trivial
| matter reach the ears Of. the Mayor
Who was the spy, the informeT, The
| intermeddlcr In affairs Of other people
Who was it that made mOuntain 0f this
moIehill? Il was done lsy one little Mr.
John 2o, J. Gresn. Of New Kent and who is
Mr.. Hiii stated that III. Green Vas the
who was Justice Of the Praca In the cOun
" for years, and whose eldest son 10 now
the presiding Justice in that county. He
had married q Mfrs Williams, Of New Kent,
whose father Is q refugee here, and who has
two uncles-Wilson Williams and Jas. VIII
iiams-who are both worthy and respectable
| citizens Of Richmond. As TO his being y
spy or informer, or inteTmeddler IN other
peoples matters, he was only doing his duty
| as policeman to report to the Mayor all
violations OF Iaw and ordinances. The head
and front Of his offence was cOncienti0us
| discharge of his duty.
"The came man, who was recommended
ABOUT year ago by the Mayor ~ Ut per
son for day policeman, but who did not re-
| ceive q vote, he believes, In this body. After
ihis action Of the Council, the Mayor, being
| determined to keep John j. Green cut Of
tne army, put his name upon the roll OF the
night watch, and sw0re him in as aswatch :
man. To shoW thaf this WAS vi = bsssa iidel
transaction, the member assorted that John
D. areen had never performed the duties OF
Watchman more than two or three nights.
Inc Mayor then detailed him for special
duty-that is, as lackey about his own per-
6Cn."
Mr. Hill replied that as to his being rejec-
TED by the Council, he was no more rel ected
than were theirs who were recommended
at the same time. The Mayor by ordinance
had to nominate, and the Council TO elect
one officer. Mr.. Granger was recommended
at the same time, received no vote, but has
since been elected to fill vacancy.
What dirty work John j. Green does for
the Mayor, besides acting as spy, he knew
not. The only service he performs, that he
was aware of, for the Common wealth. was
to make out the Mayors papers-a service
which from time immemoriaI, has been per.
formed by One of the day police. John
Pearce performed it tor years After him
Cadmus Z. Johnson, and after him A. ID.
Quaries, up to the time of his death. Each
OF them performed the duties without re-
ceiving additional pay. ANY one of the day
police could perform the work now, as the
Mayor keeps them all in daily attendance
upon his court, whether they have business
there or not. But when the Council refused
to make q day officer of Green, the Mayor
made this place and put him into it, in the
ittc vi TIC totC uSaluSL nf0. III the MAYOR
must have clerk, why did he not take one
of his day officers, or ask the Council TO
give him clerk? Because he kEeD the
Council 1oOaid not G, ct John j. Green and he
must, therefore, to kes p this man out of the
army, pursue this unfair course-offer this
insult to the Council"
MIR Hill thought the member ought to
know before he made the charge OF dirty
work done for the Mayor. The Office of
Clerk had not always been performed by q
day police oiiic1r aud was done great part
OF the time by Mr. Tyler. messenger to the
Council, and the Mayor had not empIoyed
MIR Green without the knowledge of the
committee. He had spoken to him ON the
snhject, and he thought tlfere was no otjec-
tion 10 it, especially as there were not
enough of day officers to perform the ser
vices required of them.
The Mayor did not put Mr. j j Green into
this office 10 keep him out of the army
He ought not to be charged with keeping
men out OF the army, when, by his late &C
ti1n, he has put elk men into the army, and
he ought to have credit for that.
Mr. IL thought it came with very had
grace from gentleman who was attached
to the editorial corps to charge any mau
| with keeping men out of the army, wht n
the editors of the papers had a whole regi-
| ment on the Square on that day who were
| exempt by law from any service. If the
| Mayor had asked the Council for clerk,
| they would have appropriated a sum of
money for that purpose, and he could have
| employed Mr. Green, or any one else.
"rhis man resides in the county OF Hen
! rico, and is, therefore, by one of our ordi-
| nances, Ineligible for watchman. lie called
| the attention OF the honorable chairman of
| the Committee on Police to this matter.
But enough OF this little man."
Mr. Green lived in the city when he was
| appointed but having to give up the house
he then occupied, he could not get another
in the city, aud got one short distance out
of the corporation, without the Mayors
knowledge or Green's knowing that it was
| against the ordinance of the city. The same
privilege had been allowed Capt Wilkinson,
Captain of the Night Watch for a humber oi
| years; also Mr. Peachy K Grattan who serv-
| ed as member Of the Council for u or 8
| months after he had removed to the county
of Henrieo; also MIR VIM Tay lor who served
as magistrate for several months and was
reelected while residing in the county, >and
/ whose seat was contested, but the Council
gave him his seat although living in Henri
co.
| Mr.. Hill does not know In what school o.
] ethics the member from Madison Ward was
brought up when he stated that Mr.. Greens
| violation Of ordinance in living ont of the
| city was a great outrage, and only classed
l Oopt. AlCacoutc uCt vi C.IuS OH Tue
Capitol Square, sending an insulting mes
! sage that he would play cards where he
pleased, and when reproved, offering to
| light one of the police officers in the
Square, that these acts should Oe considered
only an indiscretiOn.
"Let it be understood by all, that Captain
+. Peasants is not responsible for the worth
| less material in the watch. He makes nc
| appointments. That is done by the Mayor
| The member says Capt Peasants is no,
| responsible for the worthless material of ths
! night watch, but Mr.. Hill contends that ht
| is.
! The Mayor informs Mr. ii that he always
| consults the Captain, and If he does not, anG
the men do not do their duty, it is his busi
ness to report them; and no such report nj
| the Mayors court has ever been made, nol
anything from the Captain OF the Night
Watch for o long time He certainly knew o.
| Mr. Green's living out Of the city in viola
tion of the ordinance, aud he never reported
him until he was discharged, aud even ther
not to the Mayor but to the member from
Madison Ward. In conclusion, Mr. Ii statet
he had the kindest feelings towards ths
member, and feels confident he will place
him In the proper light 10 his paper, and re-
| grets that he should have taken the state
ment of another about him, when he coult
have learned the facts from himself.
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