The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-04

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'"> governor Approve a.
l,,,rMn~r. March ). 1874.
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= l4' ''n 49, the honor TO publish iii your
\'2 CA .,,rl., an abstract OF my arSi-
i>>Hr IL ,,', ,'a.>pi,tt,onCi features OF the
';',.. u rr.:g-huE@. van you permit .ie
'',,' nr1:c tAc p"h''c, thEoHsh your
i IL" .:r. ;Y> o,jrct5on> 10 Inc 'har.er rom
...' .',.' .o,:At Of pu5'rc rohCy II Is .ct;
.Iin. f,ra lawyer >N'i!c0 III 'ec!'u',.a'
t ,..i hair-<pl;t,lnE. - .''rS I" 'o''s'i'"-
IL, ~ i.,ai question. It Is no, 30 easy 70
"'.'' o., ..rc,.urutS wi.ich are 2dore>sea ~
Ar ca. a.. 10. ..,rorasrd charter will necessarily
/. ''.> .,,Gtc. between ihc Mayor ana
l.,......'..,. Council on the one Nahd' ana inc
'..;,,,l commissioners on tne o'aci. +.
%'. .,,ron il lnav rot result IN not ana
F..' - .. when Mayor WuoG. OF The city
'>', lork. resisted The police co!nstIs-
" e,,ointCd by The Governor ol Ne"
,r- where there are pTacii@'h. wv"
n'''N,,' ,fa,n-cs and two rival executives Ill
..,.l,, territory conflict mus! cn>U", anu
!" ,,-,, .,,f,arrasS The officers and c!tl-
" VOL r,,,r.,rrr 10 tell which authority
'' !; mist produce endless litigation to
..t. .,,~,>,ic.ion and powers OF the new
"A: .r,a;rA-a state Of affairs That the
', '.,, -, of,.,.. not to complain of, perhaps,
:, 49,. r.., a, ,nc people are anxious to foot
'' rr.. conf,ct this litigation and this
n..i,. u ucw officers created VIII be
~, .,.,,. 7<iyg 70 ne city. as well aS lpJu-
ri,',> :. individual cItlZen>. -,
Tl.i< system Of special legislation Will
,. y.-y .,rpen$,r' 10 The StufF. be same
s.,.,.,.D,s which are used 10 distranchiSe
w., voter. Of Petersburg will be used to put
-. cher cites and counties Of the State un-
i,r NJ. sutocratlc rule Of judicial "CZars.'
r.,h wear will develop some impertcctlon IN
,ha ,rono>cG charter Of Petersburg, and the
,;,.' # ,Lc legislature will be taken up
ryi,h g,iartiug the laws to this new monar-
oLirsI .o;ernment. OF course the people OF
thr stale must .ay the expense, and agricul-
,vrc manufactures. commerce. hnance, IN.
p,;.ia,iop. and public education must stand
aside while this work goes on.
1
!, the hands Of The Conservative party for
the next iour years. They came into power
us,n The distinct pledge TO carry our the
urincjpIe oi "univcrsal suffrage" Ihelr
nIs,o!m> have again and again asserted their
desire 10 DO eQual justice TO all, and the GOV
erpor. in his last annual message, galianlly
RESPONDED 10 the antecedcnt promises OF ms
rarty. Can the Conservative party GDord
the inevitable conclusion which must follow
;f,h"y carry out this iil-timcd and suicidal
policy:
t.. 7his y0tlcy, if carried out, ,riN pat an
snirc stop 70 the nmch-desircd inlTaur Of am-
pti2ratl9n and capital. The Governor OF
the commonwealth, in his last message,
mItIr statement 10 the effect that there
were some matters concerning Virginia that
the natives OF her soil understood better
than outsiders: which certainly was very
reasonable remark. The correlative remark
i also doubtless true: that those who have
been born IN other States and have settled in
Virginia, and for the past few years have been
irving 10 induce others 10 follow their en-
ample. know more Of the real sentiment OF
III" people Of their native state than any
one else. al such persons know from
lu.t experience what the effect Of this lcgis-
a,iun viii be, and that they might as we'll
trv 10 whistle against the whirlTnd rs TO
II, to induce people to settle in State
Which selects out for this special and iniGui-
toss lrgi.laion the only Republican city ol
NirgiNi1 and 4 city whose bonds, her Con-
stryativc press ackno Wedge are the 8 best
iu thc market" The defeat of this bill by
III" veto Of the Governor. or the decision oil
the Court of Appeals. would he worth more
10 tn" state than the spending OF million
Of dollars 10 establish q bureau Of lmmigra.
tiou and in circulating Information abroad
concerning the resources of the State.
The question Of republican form Of gov.
trnulcn; in ctiIeS, which are usually centres
ol .aOraucc and vice rs well aS Of political,
social and moral power, is not unattended
with difficulties. These difficulties have been
very apparent in the city OF New York,
which from its position as the chief port OF
olIr foreign commerce has been cursed with
the ignorance and crime Of the Old World.
Certainly no case can be found in Vir-
-inia or elsewhere in which the arguments
lor legislative interference could be as strong
a. The case Of the city Of New York. And
yel, after long experience of police, fire,
and health commissions, it is doubted By
many oi her best citizens whether they have
not been an evil rather than blessing. The
result has been large increase Of city taxa
nUn. endless litigation. and conflict Of au-
lA"Fit!, a state Of tumult such that no honest
M>n would take a part in the city govern
litnt: ana. finally. the development OF such
. ,talc>men,, as William NJ. Tweed and
Harry Genet, and revolution of the city
"o'srninent Under the committee Of Sc
H"rty."
il the Object Of the Republican party Of
New York State was 10 obtain political con-
u! u The city, tue result shows that they
!"!!2d most egregiouSly. The police COM
ln>>i"L WIS established in 1851. In 1876
II" Democratic majority was 4,0OG; il! 1SjS,
i4,0po: II lsoo, 10000; in lSG2, $4,000; in
!-''i. 200; in 1856, 1900; and in 1868,
ht"lo. VIVA. more eloquent argument
coi1 DC adduccd to prove tie ineNped!en-
: o! extreme measures 20 further party
enl,
l said, N the beginning OF My remarks
'''':Jrc 'hr House, that spoke only for my
;, ! that l coald not wholly agree with
t.;her Mr.. Lyon Or Mr. Gregory in the posi-
,!pls assumed by them; tha. considered it
ne duty OF the State 20 protect its citizens
n their rights OF person and property: and
t1i! any Commonwealth which did not pro-
fy, l's own citizens was not n: TO exist. I
furthermore said that if any considerable
rumh@r Of the citizens of Peters burg did
it's consider the Present police force as
Aulhc'rnt 10 preserve peace and order ]
Wa, willing 10 vote Tor p0itce COM
mission i'll Petersburg similar 10 those
established IL other cities in England and
America. ny amendments were offered
II good faith, III order that the char
'er might be free from the objections
nrged against il. believe that had those