The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-23
STANDING COMMITTEES.

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A. NJ. to-day.
MEETING OF DISCHARGED POLICEMEN
The discharged members of the police force
held meeting at Monticello Hall last
night.
MIR. R. T. Daniel, Jr., was called to the
chair, and Mr.. S. H. Cornick appointed
secretary.
The object OF the meeting was stated to
be to devise some measure by which those
discharged might obtain employment. A
committee was appointed to prepare reso-
lutions and the following preamble and
| resolutions were adopted:
"The undersigned, late employees in the
police force of this city, and now discharged
from their places, are compelled by the
conditions to which they are reduced by on
arbitrary and corrupt tyranny to expose
the conduct of their oppressors, and to ap-
peal to the public sympathy for the means
of an honest living. They are all men in
humble but honest life, accused of no
crime, complained of for no neglect of duty
and for no incompetency to discharge the
duties Of the places from which they
have been discharged without cause.
1nCy are HultCtS VI pulD SOuA1O1
and of this people, and stand in good re-
pute as honest citizens. Their homes, their
families, and their affairs, are here, and
here they are known as men lahorlng to
live and let live, in the fear Of God, in obe-
dience to the laws, and interested to pre-
serve order and social safety. They were
too humble in position to be responsible
for the late national events which have dis
tracted the public peace, and have simply
taken the parts in national drama which
were assigned to them than elected by
them. They we're too uninfuential to be
more than mere counters in the conflict OF
States and leading statesmen. In the war
they were necessarily made to take various
parts, according to the circumstances in
which they found their destiny, beyond
their control. They are, and aoere, citizens
of Virginia, and most, if not all, Of them
obeyed the mandates of their native State.
Some Of them did not resist her orders
aud many did, under orders, take her arms
in their hands and welded them in de-
fence of her laws and liberty. They
claim this proudly, to their honor and
not their shame. If not "loyal," they
were Hege, and devoted themselves to what
they deemed self-defence; and when over
come by the force Of superior numbers and
wealth, after many hardships, sutterings,
and sacrifices, they laid down the arms OF
Virginia as they had taken them up when
she commanded. They laid them down
under articles of apitulation-on condi-
ton to return to their homes, there
to remain unmOleSted as long as they
observed the laws of the land and they
kept their paroles. And the public order
was so well restored and public peace so
| well kept that in the spirit of liberation, OF
Justice, Of humanity, and national frater-
nifty, an amnesty was proclaimed by the
National Executive, and the undersigned
were, under the oath of amnesty, exempt
from liability or disability for reasons of
anything done in the past, when, after
peace was proclaimed and order was
restored, in part by their acts and ex-
| ample, they were from time to time
appointed in the police Of this city to
preserve both and protect persons and
property. And they now with confidence,
refer TO Mayor Mayo and his successor, to
the Superintendent and Chief of Police, Ma
jor Poe, to the citizens Of the wards in their
respective beats, and to the general peace,
Qules, dHu edlctJ VI tulc elt w oelNo. VIZ
faithfulness with which they have day and
night, under all circumstances, constantly
done their duty and performed their trust.
They have labored in love as well as in
good faith to guard these depressed and OPP
pressed people, and some of the under
signed have incurred great risk at times,
| and suffered severe wounds, in defence Of
the safety of the city and at no time have
they been arraigned for any one act Of re-
missness or neglect, or reproached by any
accusation of corruption, or cowardice, or
immoral conduct. Portheir very moderate,
indeed meagre pay, they have fairly worked
for their wages without fear and without
reproach. Yet, without crime, or fault,
or complaint of either, they have been
deprived of the means Of living, after the
proclamation by the President has announced
universal amnesty forall exceptthose indict-
ell for past political offences. Under partial
amnesty, purged by the, test oath, they
were employed; and now, after proved and
tested service, under universal amnesty
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