The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-19
VOL. .XXXIX.

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this respect and to rcappoint the com
mittccS with regard to the true interests OF
the city.
AS to the appointment Of himself upon
| the Committed on Gas Works, he would
say that nc considered 1t almost IN insult to
hnvc appointed man over him who knew
scarcely anything about it. He would ask
the Chairman if q large book-blndcry were
connected with any department of the city
government, and he had been passed over
in the appointment of n chairman to the
committee, if he would not have felt it. He
| had nothingto say against Brannan, because
he knew him to be q good mechanic and q
hard-working man, but he certainly was
not competcntt to bc in the position to which
he had been assigned. He felt this slight
kcenly. His friends had solicited of him
an explanation why he, who had been
Superintendent Of the Gas Works, and
while he was there had received the appro-
baton of the citizens, had been passed over.
! He had heard and expected that it was a
part and parcel of the plan of this General
Jack Cade revolution to turn MIR. Davis out
of the Water Works and put Brannan in his
place, in consideration Of his services for
The Chairman; but this could not he accom-.
rliShcd, and he now satisfied him with the
| hope that with year experience az n COlIn-
] ..
position.
He hoped and prayed that tho Council
would look at this matter rs the citizens
| looked ut it. and with view to that popll-
| lar opinion which they were all bound to
respect III i certain measure. lie knew he
| had presented his views with more Of zeal
and carncStness than grace and elegance.
He wished to show the manner in which
| The Chairman had acted, who had gone
i f1,n u
will but sustain me I'll lay the crown at
your feet" and who had said to those who
had failed to do so, ''Scc what you have
| lost"
| Mr.. English vacated the chair and called
upon Mr. Grcaner To take his place..
| He said he would confess he was very
much staggered by what had been said,
and he was not prepared with premature
speech; but he was here lis iii honorable
man to reply to the gentleman. He WAS
attacked from the source he least cN-
pcclcd it. He thanked Heaven the only
knowledge ne enjoyed was mother :
Wit and Il mothers cloquencc.. lie had
inot, like the gentleman. while he worked
dclipq over tnllsty tones. His fcllow-citi-
Gems had twice chosen him to represent
them in the Legislature, and now he had
been called to the chair, It's dignity he i'll.
tended TO maintain, its honor to vindicatc
He was not here to handy words with Il die
tator. Though humble by birth, a> h. was
he was able to banter with him. His deci
sion in regard to the committees had been
made accordin" to his Judgment. IT, Was as
unlltcrablc rs the laws OF the Medrs and
PcrSsn>. He drtied any man to prove that
he had asked him TO vote for him.
McSsrs. Todd and Higgins here arose and
| Snil tlut hn,, N uiIarntt thot In hn1 l.nI
them to vote for him.
Mr., English stated that Mr.. Todd had
promised on condition that he would dctC:t,
two men anil apply the knisc he would
vote for him. and yet he voted against him
Because nc had beat two combined Mr.
Todd was sore and deeply cut III the flesh
Heaven knew he never aspircd, i'll his vain
ambition, Us the gentleman had chose tC
style it, to the position. Three weeks age
Mr.. Higgins took him by the arm and told
him that there was no one who would bt
proItlcr than he to see him exalted to thu
position otChairman. Mr.. Wynnc WASH gen
tlcman whom he had always respected, ant
! he would pledge hisWord that he had grcl
no memberany pledge, nor had any member
given any more cndorSlti0n than Mr.. lIig
gins had on the occasion above referred to
What course was he to pursue? Who was
| the former Of the standing committees Du
the President! Was he not delegated tho
Samc power as his predecessors? Away will
such friendship us that of Mr.. Wynne. liz
could meet him on the roslrum before the
people, and if he forced him TO the issue ht
would force him to all exposition that would
make him blush.
| Mr.. Wynnc defy you TO do it, sir, and
throw down the gauntlet right here.
Mr. English referred to tho friendly rcla-
! lions that had existed between Mr.. Wvrnt
when he was elected to thc Legislature
when Mr.. Wynnc had been elected for hui
one term and he for two. So far rs Cla,
Ward is concerned, he loved them us he die
Marshall Ward. There was proof in The
Council that two weeks before its orsansa
tion Colonel Ordway had stated that ht
would be compelled TO withdraw frdn
the james river Improvement on accoun
Of his business, Yet he had been $,
vain rs to try to beat Mr.: Wynne and him
self, and had sacrificed his idol in so doing
| lie appealed to the members who had bcei
assailcd, and il they did not answer the i'm
putation that had been laid III their fec
they were not the mcu he took them to be
Ii they passed that resolution he wolilt
stand by his decision. or tho Chair would
fall with it. No one should dictate to him
If the gentlemen did not like his appoint
ments, they could follow the course oil
Colonel Ordway. He knew that his friends
would not forsake him i'll his dcath-hom'
So far us throwing his crown at their fee
was concerned, he was not the author 0
that phrase. In his appointments he haC
followed the example Of his illustrious pre-
dccessors. He here referred to the filling o
the vacancies of the old Council. Talk abou
clqllcs When the lanlcntcd Dunham diet
Mr.. BosseuX stood next on the Committee
on Finance, and yet Mr.. Montague rode il
over his head. lie did not know about vail
ambition. He was elected twice to the LIE
eislaturc. Mr.. Wynne was not. Who Gle
waited him to that chair? Dir. Wynnc wa
I'm a>pirant; so was he. He had no regret
to make whatever; he had gotten ahead o
Mr.. Wynne.
against the resolution, rs he did not know
the parties concerned in this matter.
| MIR. Todd denied that he had promised
| Mr.. English to vote for him, and he could
proye his statement to he untrue. lie coul(
| prove by Mr.. JinkinS that he said he would
| not vote for him, and they knew he would
| not vote for him. Having proved the frs
statement false, in the face Of challenge
he called on Mr.. Jinkins to prove the secont
| false. ...
| MIR. Jinkins stated that Mr.. Todd ha(
asked if Mr.. English was opposed to two
sertain things, xnd when he had replied ir
the affirmative MI. Todd rejoined, "Wcn
that clinrheS the NALL
| Mr. Todd explained this. He sent :
friend TO Mr.. Wynnc to ascertain two
things. The first was, whether he would
vote for John Poe rs Chief of Police. MIR
| English had said on this point that he had
never voted so reluctantly ,.s nc did for JOIN
Poe, and that he only voted for him be
| cause there WAS no ODOnSitiOn tO him. still