Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-02-13
house or DELEGATES.

os part of tire stock Of the Asby Turnpike Com
any; concerning the Overseer of Poor, of the unncr
parish OF Nansenond auorisirg the sale of p:r Of
street in Charlottesville; concerning Peters. Phillips
MT t'"rtnn moved 10 take up The bill for appoint
Ft o Board oJuris's TINT the of the House
be taken upon i:as it contemplated To move To p.
oonsder The vote rejecting the Circuit Court bill This
morton after some conversations, faiiudi, 20 10 70.
Mr. Ni,siou gave notice that ON Monday br sbo,,d
nore e r"-ren.i'rr the rejecting Ccui, Cour,
'', win an understanding with the friends bill tia,
certain anenfn,erts were 10 he agrerd tn ly them
Sundry hiileand resolutions were acted on in their nc;
Ipien, stages. ~
BIS reectet-roncanrg Howell Nicholson; au,i,ori.
sing lottery IN the towG Of Hampton crltain tur-
Irnses.
SATURDAY, Feb TO-
! COMMUNICATION fro, The Senate stated that ,,cr
hau passed the bill concerning William Lynch, and the
a'ii TOR the relief of certain surces or John Preston
late Treasurer OF the Cc,nmonw ealt,
E''SFosset biits--Antlursing Tie Auditor 10 Lon;
uate certain cconnts'o establish new Rer;,nrui in
the county of Loudoun-o incorporate the -iYnches
terl-ihrary 1'y--anca':u@ and ,ev!,iaa an act
'hI"fFotat"g conpa':! 10 improve Tuci.aio,. Creek
Tie hi!i granting lottery TO b:iiil a tu bsiI,c
across Cheat River, rejected
mir. h!oncure moved 10 execute the or,lcr or 10
! day far The election oi Governor
Mr. Irvine by reason OF letters received last night
from Washington, fc;n Gen. Floyd that lie did not
wish to he pat IN nomination for Governors moved 10
POSTPONE tie oder Gf hc day. Gen riy,i', friends
''i:aSl 10 have tine 70 make another selection.
! Nr. S'nyth q; " lttc, ogere, letters f:oia Gen
/ !',yd "hi':ii !ie desired 10 be- read
! Hir. Gii!and objected 10 reading letters on tiS
motion. No. Wilson hoped the etteis on II he read
~ hi"fo thought tie letters ought 10 be read.
f!: Davis OF ifanaYer hoped the letters sguuld be ea
as matter q cpGftc'y to the rsnsnun WHO offered,
them The House called for The reading OF the let
ters.
Mr. smyh Of y,l;l,c, said il,c,e letters contained
the first ami last sentiments Ce r!oyt: i. r.ad
another letter hovcyer, by which, Tie General places
mnse! at the discretion of Lis fie,i5. Mr. SIN, IA
read extracts from several letters or members of Cor,
tisp fif 81 ,F(r
iloar OF to6grcss. AIR. S. h:Ir. under !i-s. ircu,-
stances that Gen. Floyd would no. be pat in nomrnn
ton. He was wanted in Congress.
Mir Ru!fner need far q pas, tenement, AZ.
ter the display Just made lie presumed every man who
had inclined to vote for Gen Fin bcfse, would yot.
; again him new.
Mr. aiayo said it the ;iiac lie hal ,r:,,
letters read from Washington. and movements
"i tins House attempted 10 i.e influenced hv ;lai:l
Snci letters were continually pcurF"s IN ny on
hers from Washington. lie ,ioubtsJ 'n:' neither
Ten Floyd could have been Vtfc:cd iiIng:: G!a c;yc
lad been argued rs if that ,natii.r certain
Mr. Christian ofC. g SAID icc had heard ,o ressan
why the order u! the dag si.o'l he rpeipaneI lIs
mind had been turned 10 Cen fay ard I've I,ooe1 st:li
he wom!d be rnt in nomination II Tho sta.iun was 81,
cone;Hpiba as tie gentleman from ~ Ste supposed
II, an 4, Il, {, man would DO well IS another re
PAID compliment to Cen F!oye's taru;s, ulici, &c
iiionsht were required by the saJ.,,
Gen. lay Tor made point Of o. Ter. IT,. wished to
noT if the letters read by the gentleman from ", the
became tha property OF The Ho,..r,
u.
MIR. Epps hoped the motion TO postpone vouId be va
:ica TO Friday lie had intended 10 vote for Gen.
fio; but he should pursue no man W iii. an Office no;
acceptable TO bi.n
MIR. h!ason OF Fairfax, moved 10 postpone 10 We'd
ncslay Ncgativcj
mr. Winston hoped TIE House would postpone 90
Norisy
.Ir. Lewis said TINT Ii, foped Tie motion 70 nost
ponc would not prevail 1t did seem TO hun Ia be
very extraordinary course of proceeding-aher con.
sm'aing lie 'i'e OF the House with reading General
ii@yds letters the thongh) the election ought to he
:nae into. The se7son was very ;sr advanced and
but comparatively itiIo had been done---sruc. business
aH' accumulated and ii member Mid intend To do! t,e
biHhesS tor which they sent here (lie ,I.crrnN
Ii hgh time to be seriously work. and avoid ali
unnecessary dcals II this election s,nu III be rost
poned G'cat part al this day wi! be osl and ano-
/ tHer day will be unnecessarily consumed Gentle
men had ccrtaiay had i;ne enough to have made ~,
their minds since the election of Senator and L.,
nave selected some Of tic number of gentlemen
who haze been spoken Of fer the office of oyernor
There had been maay very highly rcspccta;Iis nnr.Ie
men spoken obut from tbe course auysgcd iY some
gentlemen. II might be inferred that Gen F!oyd was
the Only man ~ the State, who thought qualified
'or The oGice-irom s'ch opinion he would AXE,
te hunfty OF dissep:Bg. lie had happened to have
seen General Floyd few times in lbs lie
and know some little of his c!nrncter and 81.
ihongh lac considered Dr Floyd very respectable
yethe would he very sorry 10 n tal there were no,
very lnany-uay very erea, m3ny in Virginia,
ut isHSt w"!i qualified Tor This important oG;,,c rs
pf floyd From tie number of candidates s2oi,op Of
ne !houShi hat he ilou-e cond beat loss 10 make
good seicct0o.and that the time Of .le session
would not BE- coi.uned by an unnecessary postpone-
fheb' out that tie tIouse would proceed Immediately
to The execution OF ;,e order Of tI,e lav.
! h. notion va, nsgaGved-avcs ~, noes III!
Tive House ncn resolved 10 execute The order Of
he d#y.
MIR. Na>b nominated WIN. .. Giles DELEGATE from
INC c"HH'y Of Amelia NJ y. brought ,hc Iai,a and
brilliant poiiucalcarthr Of MIR. Giles TO the ro,Ice nf
!"c ii"uSe. Ijis capaciiy needed at as time boii,
W tFIu"n 10 Tie sfFas Of the Federal Governments
ana Use domestic affairs Of the state. Ills opinions on
t"e sniJect Of ednca'an corrcst-ani the din
cniies - which tho State had placed herself itr the
prosecution Of her internal inprovcucnts needed his
capacity ~ cyricaie her. lie believed he woull rcn
crT esscnH! service IN arrcstng lie prodiga expet-
. dttnTe Of public money ia internal improvements
/ MIR Anderson nominated Gen Floyd. He was no.;
disposed to submit TO tic dic,a,ion from Wasi;,-
ton.
VI iNYes Of Nelson, nominated Hugh Nelson, ESQ
Of Albemarc. Tie slsetched ms ,,,;,;,c eor.,.a. al