The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-08-05

HFApoUARtERs DISTRICT oF IIESRicol
RfcugoSt, tRGt SIA, July IS lsv5.
SrTctAf ORpTPA No. 13.-lt NrRACrl-N. Whei O.
a. -aiainctory evidence hN teen fuinisloi a. these
heanguafter that at the election he'd IN the CITY OF
70 e.sweie 1cluued on the GROUND OF having iost
their re'idencc b. reason Of their ahsence n sodisr
In the nied states army dui ng the reiei on, hen
no 'uSh ground was tak .. hraint so,die ahsent
IN the rebel army and whereas with hut few ei.
ceptons, Ill Of The officers &C oil at SAID minioph
gu4ututinr aud ,usts niug the rebellion. And where
a., he issue distinctly msde and openly avowct
81 said election, a between those men VINO had aided
and .betted ia tie WAr AGAINST the United sia es
suthouty, and those tho had with their lives de-
t,n4ei the hag OF our country,
Therefore, ju tee to tho thousand, who have fallen
on the Ia leheld or b. dlte.e in heir efforts 10 put
down this rebellion. and " those who return
Ina TO their homes In this DIST let alter four yea OF
,uiiering tod, priyations aud dangor. incurred In
vero 40 Lately contrib utlng all their eo u 10 SUSAN
treason aud oyer'hrow this Government shou not
in.,siiod into offce ana IN ruslSd win rover 49,
military authorities OF this city wall regard the shii
municipal elections held IN this city OH the 2Sih iu,
null aud void, excepting only the election OF the
Clerk OF the Husiings Court and each aud ever
p.,son elected to said Ger. o. the
hustings CouTt--is prohibi ed from exercising the
du'ie, sprcrnining thereto.
by command oi Bfevct Major General Turner.
Assistant AdiutAnt General.
There does no, .eom 10 have been any excitement
manifested openly In Richmond regarding the order
The new .papep make scarcely any comment on IL.
The REruBLIo, whose loyalty Is less questionable
than that Of the other Richmond papers, reminds lie
readers In its Saturdays issue, that II had uarned
them Of their risk before the election occurred" ID
sought strongly 10 prevent, before the election the
very result which took place" The elected candi-
dates assembled on saturday, In response to preyi-
cali, for qualifying snd organization ; tnt ths
shove order being read the only action taken was
10 formally notify the Governor Of the reasons Thy
they do not ganlZe.
The 4. i. Marrhsl on the day OF the above order,
confiIcAted the slaves belonging 10 fifteen dsloysl
citizens Of the Petersburg X. X Co. The slaves are
1913 in number.
writes TO the Richmond KRPUBLIC, that virgins
loyalty stands very low not only there but genera .
The President Informed me tnat he had had 20 many
made 70 him against us, that he did
not know shet to believe. II any number
OF di- shall be elected to the Leslsistiie
or TO Congress fate ts txed We shall be turned
over TO the territorial condition and niltary rule
(Bv 7tleVroph)
Washington, July Sl.-Tho kichmond mail came
through to Washington direct this evening, the tut
time for more than four years. IL sppears nom the
Richmond TINS OF to-day, that Governor Pierpont
has promled TO do all 10 his power TO represent the
municipal election case 10 the authorities at WASH
inston and request Of them removal Of the order
prohibiting the exercise Of the functions required by
the Offices to which the obnoxious gentlemen bad
been elected II IL further stated that meeting Of
prominent citizens held on Saturday, to concert
measures for proposing ticket for the municipal
offices Of Richmond.