Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-20

lowing feaoluuouai .---- ....
Whereas the act Of lI9s Of the Assembly Of
known as the "Vestry act,n was
adapted 70 the then condition q the churches
and territorial districts, rather
than as religious communities and corpora
si Sp Sr,alston 81 ne pi.tpiot to the Gene.
raj Government the churches within Its limits /
have been deprived OF the benefits Of the va
ti%s p sI for he Soyernmen, o. The Other
oh urohes ,of the diocese OF Marylandy and |
whereas some OF the provisions Of the said act
arg obsolete and wholly insRPiieaSIs tN our
herewith would leave this church without
any legal votera or duly authorized represen.
re otor 9hereofi and whereas in this condition, |
ife,tly wise and proper that while complying |
with the proysS0 sienna q , ,ne 1 ~ Sssnsnsv 81
those which are absolute by conforming to
the rules and practice OF religious oo.opeLa-
uS S6 sSd ne laws .sd customs 81 the do
cesb Of Maryland, to which ~ belongs, and TO
the eceleaiAatieaI government which IL re.
main, 70 ~ ,1Ss ,Ne yS,
meeting and the election TO be held shall be
governed by the ptovlsiona Of the law OF 1908,
sSSy 'ePI ID stT 20 "
is hereby provided as follows, to wits That
every white male owner or oeoupler OF pew,
or {sS dt1S
declared entitled to vote at this election.
Seopnd, that 70 prevent any question or dim.
Guilty 70 the future, the ysstry now TO be
take such measures as may be necessary to
give this church and the churches OF this Dis
s ss O. ,se
MIR, y. A. Dick, one OF the vestry, eombated
tho resolution At some length, arguing that y
in ifSs' When deans the pc persons s entitled to
vote as the holders Of pews. He claimed that
but one vote could be cast BY single pew.
The yesiry, he said, 70 aeeordsnee VIII ne ne
legal voters, and he proceeded to argue fur.
thief that they alone would be entitled to vote.
,,stsmSS op % he yeStpynep that Il was e1s,o
mary to prepare list He had not seen IL
done for ten years.
been peglected for ten years y was just as
much the law As though II had been regularly
Udi. Phillip answered the Arguments OF Mt.
Dick The Yestry were but the Judges Of the
election. The parish were better qualified to
decide who should be the votere than the yes
r.nt H ne eSnfeeS mould have
| vote, The yestTy had not yet reached the
point when their word was positive. The
parish members would decide for themselves.
MI. WIN. s. Huntington, one OF the yeHtry.
men, moved to lay Dol. Phillips resolution on
| the table, and proceed with the election &C.
| COTuIng TO law. anu IN hCCOEhhuNt WIN NnN
custom which had prevailed from the founda-
''YH sivs soes vote was taken without any sat.
This was eVidentiy q fesi Of the two pSrtisS,
| and a. the voting progressed the friends were
| to be seen urging every available vote up 70
Pyne) who finally announced II as yeal
| 38, nays 40, 80 the resolution was not tabled
And the question was on IT, adoption. Prior
| 70 a vote being taken Mr.. Dick made speech
/ debating that II the resolution was adopted,
/ and q vote proceeded with tho yestry would
declare the election illegal, and refuse to &C
The rector answered Mr.. Dick BY Tetortlns
that IL the resolution was passed, and yes;
try was elected, he would recognise them, and
aes vote % was then taken On Il: resolution
the same tellers acting, when forty.hve get
tiemen voted In favor Of u, the negative OF
friends Of the vestry regarding the action al
illegal, declining to vote.
| THE SITUATION.
while the vote was being taken our reporter
| endeAyored to inform himself as to the "slt
uaIion," with the following resulti It appear
| that the vestry had prepared themselves tol
the "frayn In the following manner; In thu
members, four OF whom hold over, IL ia th'
rule 10 prepare the names OF four Of them e
be VOTED out" thus making avAeAney. Till
had PREPARED the names OF The following o
their humber TO be "voted outin Oommodor'
Thornton A. Jenkins, General N, Mlehler
I
As these gentlemen were known to be the
strongest four OF the Veatry, II was proposed
as soon as the vacancy was made TO vote thea
Sams AZ last year. "IIut the best laid scheme
| OF mice and men, 6o.j and 40 II was In Thu
case. As soon as the rector had heard Of n.
aReIsSd" Tor their the vSItTy) a0liver,
and this 10 the way II was done; ticket wa
prepared containing the names Of the four e
,bS, tss fyeGto feads for dfssSutoa
THH voTINu.
When all things were in readiness the reoto
Uoopel PSiIlE , rose and said that the vsstr
had circulated Atieket with the names OF fou
gentlemen upon II, whom majority Of tn
parilhioners did not care 70 nave lesye W.
| to be voted outs meBarB, OAmpbell, Nile
Dick and the respected regiSterof the churSl
The voting proceeded quietly until the nan
Of Montgomery Blair was called. The "a
| form OF the ex.Postmast ter General had reAohe
the lPPs5 poFs, 10 9 shs ndIS and ,atd.
ehallenge the vote OF Hon. Montgomer
M: Blair drsy himself up to the extreme
l Mr.. lewis. Because you are member
another parish, and q delegate to the eonve
tion from that parish.
pew-holder and regular attendant at u
church, there could be no legal objection to h
vote, and u was received. ,., -,
Mr., Wetmore, the register, proceeded WI
the call OF the Hat, and as their names We
, called, cabinet Minlatefs, Generals, AumltAl
: Judges and Senator'S. and TIE many pub I
: men who - W MAKE up mi oon kssha'nho ~
/ marched up the Aielea and depositsd ihe
votes. When the list YES hnisheu, MT ~
n more said "Thm completes me Noles 81
a the legal voters o. THIS parish" =, a.
The rector advanced Anu asked Wy
u were Any present Who claimed note Isa
Col, PhllllpN Iesoinuonl WhetS ~ "a \
\ NUMBER pIesenIea themseNes' nu s,J y, W
IA one who oHered MS vole Was ooIsoIeH 70
Il the yestry loF we Ieas lhHt VIZ pekat Ispl
70 sentative OF the pew " when the gehuem
" had seat hAa Alfeeuy voteu' a., .,,
3 AFTER q pAtieIi the pea1iy Many reiuAeu
q, receive the vote. 80
Dol. Philip. move the vote De reeeiyea;
, A vote being taken, resulted In the adopu
DR.. Reyburn arose and asked II II was p'
= 6ible that the voting was TO be done In abb
cation Of law.
No attention was paid to him, dlseuhsio
- being held with regard to six other Vo
being received which the rector decided nj
be taken, the Vestry challenging each one.
~ An effort was made BY the veltry to ma