The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-19
AFFAIRS IN VIRGINIA.

This petition was presented to-day Qsth)
to General Candy:
"PETERsBURG, VA, May II, 1869.
To Major General z. Il. s. Candy, COM
naandin9 District No. 1, Headquarters
Rtchmond, Va:
"The undersigned, who has been a citi-
zen of Petersburg, in the State of Virginia,
since and including the year 1924, respect
fully represents that on Saturday the 18th
Of May, 1869, the Common Council Of the
said city appointed on the police force of
the said city, consisting of a captain and
two lieutenants and eighteen privates, four
negro men as privates.
I" Your petitioner, in support Of the
prayer hercunto annexed, as the burden OF
this his petition, represents that he is not
advised that there is any law, Federal or
state, which is q warrant to the said Coun-
Gil to have made the said appointment, as it
was made to take effect on the first Of next
month.
"Your petitioner states that, rs he ap-
prchends the laws as existing, citizenship
does not confer the right of suffrage nor the
right to hold office, and that neither can be
conferred otherwise than by positive law to
that effect. Asyour petitioner understands
the laws as existing, the reconstruction acts
only confer on the negroes the rightto vote.
In part evidence of all that, an alteration
of the constitution snow pending, proposed
by the Congress for the ratification by the
Legislatures of three-fourths Of the States,
to the effect that no State shall discriminate
against the negro in comforting the fran
chise on its citizens. The ratification or re-
lection of that alteration of the Federal sys-
TEN will decide the policy in this respect,
in its future administration. And now just
IL, ~, ,l, al nfi iS IN
be held to decide the policy of this State.
"Your petitioner submits that the action
aforesaid of the said Council, in anticipation
of the decision of the question by the Le-
gislatures of the States in the one case, and
Of the popular vote in the coming election
in this State in the other case, is illegal, and
that it is in your province to interfere, if
you shall think so, to correct that action by
which negroes are appointed on the police
force of the said city.
"The prayer of this petition, therefore,
is that, by virtue of the authority you eX-
crcise. YOU will direct an order to the Mayor
and Council of said city to annul the said
appointment of negroes and substitute as
many white mon in their stead. And your
petitioner will, &c.
Respectfully,
OR. r. COLLIER"
Andrew Il. Barbee, of Rappahannock
county, died on the 10th instant.
r. N. Manly Is the Frecdmen's Bureaus
superintendent Of education in Richmond.
Rev. DIR. Mitchell, of Lynchburr. has re-
ceivcd call to Chesapeake Prcsbytery rs
an evangelist.
ROUTE AGESTs.-E. R. Taylor, of Gull
pepper Courthouse, is appointed route agent
on the line between Washington, d. c., and
Lynchburg, Va, at S1,0SO per annum.
james Mullins is appointed route agent on
the line from Lynchburg, Va, to Bristol,
Tenn.
BRIDGE DtMAGED.--We understand that
Buffalo Bridge. on the Southside railroad
beyond Farmville, was partially burned
night before last-the fire being the work of
an incendiary. Passengers, mails, baggage,
&C., had to be transferred from train to
trailI yesterday. We understand, however,
that force was at once put to work, and
the bridge will be so far completed this
morning as to allow the passage of trains
across.-Petersburg IndeI, 18th.
LOOKING FOR HoMEs.-There are quite a
number Of gentlemen now in Lynchburg
from various portions of the North, who
are visiting Virginia with view Of select
ing localities for their future homes. Two
English gentlemen are also here with the
same object. No country under the sun
offers superior advantages to Virginia, and
we extend Il hearty welcome to all who
sha II make their homes among us and lend
Il helping hand to our material prosperity.
LynchJug Republican.
DAsTARDLY AssAssISATIoS.-We learn
that on Saturday last Mr.. George Morris,
residing near Oronoco, in Amherst county,
Il, .,t1 Nv, 1n1 in
near his residence. Mr.. Morris, in company
with Il colorcd man, was telling tree at
the time the shot was fired, and fell dead ut
the report of the gun, being shot through
the heart. The negro man Immediately
gave the alarm. and the neighborS hurried
to the scene Of the murder, but were una
ble to make any discovery by which the as
SaS-in could be positively identified, though
suspicion strongly points to white man,
LynChbu1y NcorS.
FROM HANOVER C0UNTY.-A Hanover let
ter in the Alexandria Gazette says:
1.-THE colored people gave about four hun
dred majority at the last election. There
were more than three hundred whites who
did not vote, and there are two hundred
unregistered whites in the county. My i'm.
preston is that there are not more than
thirty whites who will vote for WcllS-that
there are rs many blacks who will not-and
hence if there be full white vote, of which
! have no doubt, this county can be carried
for the Walker ticket by from fifty to one
hundred majority. | have not met with &
single Conservative in Hanover, Caroline
or Louisa. who will not vote for Walker"
THE MURDER OF DR.. AyER.-The grand
iury of jefferson county found true bill