The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-14

VERNON AND THE NEw.-On last Sunday
morning the usual congregation of about
fifty whites and forty negroes assembled in
the only "loyal church u, in the city
that of the Northern Methodists, on Mayo
street. Rev. G. S. Stockwell occupied
the pulpit. After the regular services the
following preamble and resolution was
read and unanimously adopted-ex-Rev.
D. B. White acting as secretary:
"Whereas Governor Francis 81. Peir-
point has since the organization of this
Union Church ever identified himself with
it, thereby evincing courage and persever-
ance in maintaining loyal and Union SEN
timent in this State and whereas he has
now been removed from his position as
Governor of this district, and is thus
about to be separated from this society,
which has ever highly appreciated the
weight Of his influence among them in up
holding the great principles of Christianity,
and those kindred principles of loyalty on
which rests the prosperity of the Union
and the maintenance Of peace and order,
and the progress of the civilization of this
nation, and the happiness and prosperity
of its people; therefore
"Resolved, That we express our sympa-
thy with the Governor in his removal from
office, and our regret that he is about to
leave our congregation and be separated
from Us.
"Resozved, That the presiding elder be
committee to deliver copy of the above
preamble and resolution to the Governor"
Immediately after the vote on this
preamble and resolution had been taken,
Mr.. B. Wardwell, apparently as cool as
one of his huge Jumps of northern ice"
arose, and said that he held in his hand a
resolution which he wished to offer, but
that perhaps Sunday and the church were
not the proper time and. place for it but
when he remembered that it was from this
same church, on Sunday the I'd of May,
1862, he was arrested and taken to Nc
Daniels jail, all his scruples vanished.
Since that day he had felt more at home
here than in any church he had ever en-
tered. If, therefore, he said or did any
thing wrong, he hoped the "brethering !"
present would pardon him.
We now have new Governors man
sent here by men that did not die that we
might live, but who would have spent the
last drop of blood in their veins sooner than
we should have been deprived of the right
and privilege Of assembling together and
worshippiDg God according to the dictates
of our own consciences. When such men
send Us an officer we should endesyor to
hold up his hands and bid him welcome
and if he stands by the loyal and true, he,
for one, would stand by him. In conclu-
sion, Mr.. W. offered the following resolu-
tion, which was adopted, with p few dis
senting voices:
"Believing General Henry 81. Wells,
our present Governor, to be true patriot,
a brave soldier, and an honest man, there
fore
Resolved, That q committee of six be
appointed to wait on him and invite him TO
make this, our loyal church, his place OF
worship"
Aswe said, the resolution was adopted,
and Wardwell appointed chairman OF the
committee to be raised under it, with the
privilege of selecting his associates. 20
doubt Governor Wells will soon be called
upon to give audience to linked "
committee, the bearers of this the hrst
tidines of welcome which has been ten
dered him since his appointment. Ward-
we'll stock is evidently rising in the mar,
ket, In addition to the duty here assigned
him, he is president of "nigger tenn
perance society and an eager asplrant LOT
the paying Office of City Sergeant. II ne
were to take our advice, he would STICK TO
his legitimate business and let politics
alone. His great prototype, Hunnicutt,
is now finding his level, and WsrdWeil may
soon find that he, too, has fallen even below
the point which the "Friend and Hero -"
occupies.