The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-19
Which he introduced with appropriate re-


Whereas the perpetuation of free insti.
tutions and the preservation of civil liberty
require that the military shall always be SUBJ
ject to the civil authority; and that the ex-
ecutive, legislative, and judicial depart
ments Of Government shall be separate from
and Independent of each other; and that
every legislative body shall be the sole, su-
preme, and ultimate judge of the quali6ca.
tions and election of its own members, upon
which authority the independence Of the
Legislature rests; and whereas the Consti.
tuition of the United States allows the Fede.
raj authority to be eXerted within State to
protect it from domestic violence only and
solely upon the requisition of the Legisa-
ture Of s ate, or of the Executive thereof
when the Legislature cannot be convened !;
and whereas the President of the United
States did on the 4th day of January, 1875,
acting through his subordinates,-a portion
of the army of the United States-upon the
demand of person whom the power Of the
United States has illegally imposed upon
the people of the State of Louisiana as
de fdcto Governor thereof, cause the House
of Representatives of that State, then in ses-
STOP, duly organized, and transacting bus-
ness. to be dispersed by the said troops by
forcibly ejecting therefrom certain members
thereof designated by said de fdcto Govern
or; and whereas the said President has thus,
without excuse or warrant, at the demand
of a usurping Executive, interfered with and
destroyed the independence Of a Legislature !;
has subordinated the civil authority to the
army; has judged of the qualifications Of the
members OF Legislature; and has exerted
the Federal authority within State on the
pretence of protecting the same from domes-
tic violence when the Legislature thereof was
in session, without being required so to do
by such Legislature; therefore be it
ResOlred by the Council Of the City of
Richmond {tte Board Of aldermen con-
curing. 1. That the President of the
United States has by his said acts violated
the guarantees of the liberties of the peo.
pie, and has utterly disregarded and set
aside the Constitution OF the United States.
2. We solcmniy protest, in behalf of the
liberties Of ourselves ana our posterity, as
citizens Of the American Union, against
these violent and unprecedented Outrages on
the rights Of ourselves and Of all our fellow
citizens il every State, On Tie independence
OF legislatures, on the sclf.govcrnmcnt of
States, and on the liberty and perpetuity of
the Federal Union.
:. We invoke the serious consideration of
the American people to this precedent,
which, if fixed as to a State legislature, can
be followed as to an Electoral college, and
thus the control Of the Federal Government
by party be perpetuated by the army Of the
United States against the will Of the people.
4. We tender oui sympathy to the op-
pressed people of Louisiana, and express to
them our respect and admiration for the self
control which has enabled them to bear such
grievous wrongs, and which will support
them until relieved by the pcaceable but
prompt sympathy, judgment, and action OF
the American people.
3. That the Mayor be requested to trans
NIT copy of these resolutions to the Mayor
Of the city of New Orleans the Hon. John
McEncry, Governor Of Louisiana; and Hon.
l.. A. Wilt, Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes Of Louisiana.
Under suspension of the rules the reso.
lutionS were unanimously adopted.
scALE-HoUsE AT FIRST MARKET.
Mr.. Carter offered resolution looking to
the appropriation of $3.50 for the enlarge
ment and improvement of the scale.house at
the First Market. ~,
BRIDGE OVER GILLIE's CREEK.
Mr.. Curtis presented 4 petition signed by
large number Of tax payers praying the
Council "to have bridge constructed over
Gillie's creek where it crosses Williamsburg
ayeuue"; and saying: ~. -'-
"The private propertS.owners along Will
liamsburg avenue are about to enclose the
ground, so that persons living in Fulton will
be cut off from any avenue except Lester
street, which will be more than half of a
mile further than if they had bridge over
GilIe's creek on which they could cross.
cit is more than likely that road will be
opened from the Williamsburg turnpike to
Lewis street. In such an event it will be-
come necessity, to have bridge crossing
the creek at the above.described point.
"Louisiana street is now being graded !;
the dirt from it can be carried to the creek
without any additional cost from that in
CURED now in disposing of the same, which
will do to make the approach to the bridge.
"When death comes and snatcbes off a
member Of the family, to the grief and dis
tress OF the sad bereavement is frequently
added the impossibiity of carrying the
corpse of the beloved one to the burial
grounds of the city and atfording decent
and timely burial"
Referred to the Committee on Streets.