The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-05-13
From Richmond.
Prominent titizcls Taking the Oath 90,
Hgutios to support the Rms scip - dor
Measures Count nerc,cr, Ktc.

Iigutios TO support the Rms cipstiss
Measures Count mercicr, Ktc-
kiehnond correspondent May It, slve- the
following int resting informstioni
Somr promnen, men in Richmond took the oath
beiorc tie order ~N issucd, and cf these those
n~cted With the Mind we're, Willism lvs sinith
Assls aut fditor; J ~ nsnna Local Editor; W
X. Svc, Foreman, end twenty -three others eou.
RHions ,So-s sho on saiSrisy aud today h.ys r..
snmcd s Ne their aleslsnse :, ,olemn oath are Je~Hs
si sS the cSfi Mayor M'FfSsa ron 'aass as ., %:
tie ilu,,inss Court; +. T. Dudley, CITY Scr.
RIVER CAnnl COMPANY W. y. Munfori. secrvtary
S 'eS 81 '@e % sS%pnn Ayls Ons pr'ss
Nireiuig; " ". Nscfariand, president Of Nh. Par
mtu BanA Z; H. WorthAin, W IL. Christian,
Uonycir =. A. clover. j. Mayo j. i.esls, j Lyon. y
II I.hoads. } H. Allen, !. Broocks .. Ruthsrford
ihc onl' ones r",nins IN and taking the oath. A.
toOuc AuFs Office twelve hundred and tvci y-
taken H. ami TO-DAY 49, aisnliLci by the Appearance
OF ut suiHcuu. a applicants tot the renewed citizen
riN 10 OF theri 90 HON the c.th va. .dmini'ter,
NI,r A. ! T.. Gsru,tt, .lsh naviss physician, Who
wcgt away m the fugitive tehcr. enue, but desert.
this dy ycstcrdav. lr. Gsriet v the individual
lgnih p-ri To- ansthcu.,iEc s the court ph! .elsn.
Tie oath administered 10 What IL known a. the snl-
ncs.' oath. and IL ~ follows
81, - -, d. ,olerny swear, in the yretence Of
Almighty tod, that will hencsforth faithfully sup
port protect aud defend the Constitution Of the
ncd stacS and thc unnioh Of the states there,
under, and that Will Ia Ike manner abide by and
faithfully support all acts of Congress passcd during
ihe "munf icb"lion With ie,eience 70 slaves so
tc.S or by Gee .on Of the kuprone Court and that
Hill IN ltc manner abido 10y and faithfully 'upport
~ lrochnstious oi tho lfoeident mais darins the
existing rebellion having uieenoc 10 alaycs % long
and ~ FAT ~ not Modified deelred void by decion
Of tho supreme I ourt-Sp . help ine tod
A rrniui@concc Of Mcrc,r and hi. visit 10 Rich
road fcll In way yosierdAy. The public viii TO
mcnhcr that the pilgrimage Of tho French Minister
to tie Tctcl cirt,l excited much public curiosity At
| the time, md thtt lac very rrtic.nt on the suh-
| Get alWhyu The object OF his visit here vas purely
cummctc a. but -iinc OF The "ndng felcls could no<
f,ri. ,he temptations Of sounding him on tho all
absorbing top,c &, intervention. hofcier conside nag
HE Position a. he should ovaied replae IN the hints
! ctt ~ him At ltHt, day, In conversation with
| wlD,hlL tho hcp hut hoorish Texan, After various
sutW' sor ~ ~ h England and France ought W do.
if' direct question A. W Why they did not Interfere
and pat ~ "nd N ~" war. acrrier vi. Ioassd at
a. aad Nrihll rot the satsc 'orv answer that Eng
/ land aud Franco acre ainud 10 interfere; that the
/ po-Cr rnd enclry and resources dspayed BY d.
/ "h "l," and having rHid N was silent.
tRchm0id Dpss 20 May 4thJ
/ General Meade, commanding the Army Of the Po.
/ ,ou.Gs, arrived n Richmond On wednesday. Iiis
| hesiIuHrt,rs are upon the tuitod States gunboa,
| aon.,auctt
IA, VINO states that Robert Oud, late rebel Com.
missioner NJ f,chanse, and WIN. A. batch, his US
| 4a'rrt and several other attaches Of tho Bureau.
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upon charse connected with thc administration Of
AFFAIRS dcyo, ing uron them.
Coz rerpont IL eifsoted In Richmond within tho
next ton dag. Several other GoyeTnors are OF pecled
10 accompany him.
! The eWHucipntod negroes II Il snid, each take .
horse " mus from their former InGrtct, carry them
Ia Richmond End ~ them.
The wuG thnts mach ~ tho property Of Rich.
muni citizens i'ht have been saved from the senes
oi rohbcry onar,od HGcr the cySus'ion II the able
bod d had fospondsd to the call OF the Mayor.
Who w1 authorized by las W enroll volunteer con-
,slular, o.c', to att when certain contingencies"
| IAHue thoiI serSins valuable. II thys;
IAo 'c,ntiurrnr,c-" iooa 81 IN, though not 80 et-
| pressed, wc'" the evacuation oi Richmond by tho
ouiedrratC Government, and the aIpiehendtd mob
promptly opoucd hooks ~ his office ior III. IeRistra-
ou 0 volunteers but ~ TO the tr.t day OF April not
hall dozen ,,tiSaus had come 70 ward Sith their
sand the movement suffered 10 tall throush
sunaeluent events aio vel tnn"n. The city sus
iederats Government, aud let to the mercy
of rolbor mob and dmntcn so.diey
sere up oru N thoir beds Va blssiul ir rnorancs
Of shat w-s going on. Ihr ord nAri iohce force ~
forty odd men ioucrle-t TO stay The ude Of Law
lesrnes fiJe followed rohier ina halt dozon dit.
frrcnt quarters a. Once and ,Lr gontasra,ion which
only kmdludby the burning Of tobsccO spread
hJ issgot. ia Iae hHnas Of siokod men, nlth uO.lus
a. stNkr thCWsrvn' aud on intent on pundrr, FOui
or kvr hundrrd re- lluis aimed citizens such a. Il J
could have checked - Wholesale Ioii ery and nr.ou
/ ot ,hpt tC1tml nuIu1ug Of Apnl Sd, aud saved nj
| hOua' NU4th Il p.upefh. lut la al owl Louf ili
I Richmond ani in ni.r,ct OF the maxim thar fof,
vHrued n iulrmmed' the pIeeaution di.olnaco,
AID the sui consequence. are Sppafont 10 ali,
one Of the best Government agents In Richuou =
II man named Conner, Who va imprlsoucd MS thn
Confedcratcs for eight months in CGstl" Thundef
This to have been huns spJ ou the -.
Of April, hut the evacuation .toppvd the execution
and released the prisoner vao has size. dehied III
status Of many dangerous parties no" confined "a
the Castle by order OF :hc frdorA authorities,
Although the war - ended, -eme inienfi Is "i I
excited by discu!ou' concerning tho ability Of d..
ferent military commander. Among the man th
arc noticed, the follow IL the most original. ~,
the Richmond wMY Of late date;
| Last week al y edcricksburR number Of citize7,
having tt.e rl.. ~ 10, NCIe giving their yl0Ns IA
| thinps GENERALLY and particularly ON the merits u
Cout..s rate Generals. eountrymAn, vhose Va, u
Lno. lryo u miiilsIy matters LAY he suIlued up
t.tlnr that he had heard all the guus At r. odsriCs
buIy chance llorayile and the WideruosA hayius
0btiuod hearing stlie~i In most oIgrulAr ma ueT
,,JsrI am the ttHnk inge-t General sveT be i
but Johnston va tho nsoat fAllbackiu iusestW The Ie
marx sncepted the sense Of the company, ShC
at once Dispersed,
The Richmond papers ere evidently desiIous o
creating healthy pubic sentiment " favor Of ID,
Northern people by publishing many articles siRia Al
W the following taksn from the VINE, Of Nay AL
W. sincerely bslieye that tbs welfare of yLallui
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