Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-12-08
General a6stnrbIp.
house OF DEkEGATEs.

The Chair announced tho Slowing gen,lemen tc
compose tho committed Oh the Convention. ono from
, each Congressional District, viz.
Messrs Nelson, Wallace, Pitzhurh of Fnir Bovd
Edgingion, All Mahon, Craig. Smith of Grecnb Cum
mings, Murdaugh Goodwin, Mason of Fred. NAV
Goodo Gaines, Witchcr, Mcnnis, Braxton, Usrvic
! JAWS, Upsinw o! Essex and Newton.
ELECTION OF GOVERNOR.
Mr.. Ic'''U moved TO po>tpouc the order of the d,,
for tho election Of Governor, to SATURDAY. tho 10
day NJ January next.
The motion was supported by Mcssrs. Ye,viV
III [1WSh'n oil Grcr,ib. and UHbrias of IInr on IN,
grounds that there was no necessity for urc,ni,n,iu.
the election before members had opportunity of b,
! coming acquainted and mtrrchanginy sentiments
taI the Uoverors term did not expire until the IOtl
Oh fcbruary-that To- drive the House into an election
at so early period Indicated the icars of his f nj,
ani their alarm al invcstgaton-that on Yesterday
resolution had passed the House. calling for the Jour
mai Oh Executive proceedings, which il would at lea
ne proper for the General Assembly 20 examine bcinr
1t proceeded TO tho clccon-thut suspicious had ron
abroad that there something "rotcn IN the =, n,
! OF Denmark" which would b. disclosed by Tho Jour
nal oil the Executive -and that there was IN short
many and powerful n>,drrations In favor of dcl,
| but not sing 10 that required prrcipitntion
To this 1t was replied - Mcssrs. Gooel, lIiIc, q
fowbatan, ErGTtCn and SAqih Of GrcCnb tiiat fla.
present was the proper time Tor making the election
Us the House had nothing 60 du--tLut The minds ,
members were fully made up as they would be
month hence, for every had come 10 Richmond il
state OF dccsion-that the Governor character m,
conduct had been severely scru;nizcd II the nuhG,
prlntSthut thcrr specific charrC nor npy c,;
dcncc exhibited. which made II prouCr Ia postnorc
and that posponcncn of the election under the cir
cunstances, would carry M implication o. the exist
encc OF something rotten III he opinion of the IIous,
| OF Delegates.
! Mr.. Goode sand, 1.-The could believe il necessary G.,
gentlemen to have time 10 make up their minds. he
should not object 20 the delay; bu, the course of c
remarks proved that their minds were already mad,
up against Gov Giles, ard that the dav wps il t;,ct
m To fr,ar nj ,k.,,.
! This was played back with grca, force and ar;r,,
tion by Messrs. TSri1H and UHtnmy. who inquired i
gentlemen were well convinced of the absencc ~
oil proof Of misconduct against the Governor and g
h!dierent Us to investigation, Why they urged on Tie
election with 80 much precipitation. and before thr
Journals OF the Executive had even been mid bef
the House: Ii Gov. Giles friends did not fear ,e
tigation as they pretended, why We're they not viii
ng to allow time for 1t: Why were they unwilling "a
allow their udveiSlrc time ''Inarsha their f,rrcs,
granting this to be TIE object Of the latter IN asino
delay but that they feared to allow members an on
Portuny OF becoming acquainted, and of nstitu,inn
ments' .
Mr.. JFiHiaDrs of Harrison particularly. ,nado q
powerful appeal to the House. lie declared hmscl;
member OF the Jackson party, which had lust at
caleVen 30 Signai n Tctory.-Wes 1t ncccs airy for
their triumph, TO rc-elcct man obnoxious to the
whole Commonwealth? mnn OF whom, the Ic-st
that con!d be said was that he had disgraced himself
and the State? Would the Jackson n,Cubers of the
CH'Cl man ulEGgrC"Gble to MANY n
themselves and obpOXiuus to the Commonwealth
merely 10 display their powcrs2 Would they force
tins election ON, when Eslnuatons against the Off
cinl character tho Governor had gone abroad and
before they could be investigated Ii had been said
that the object of poStpCncnlent was TO ret ,i,op
marshal the forces Of the opposition; and it this WINS
so, lie threw himself upon the gaiantry OF gentlemen
If would not be honourhblc in them TO hermit
this opportunity, than to win victory over al unor
! gained party.
60, III ' .
upon the resolution he mad offered, calling for the
Journals OF the Executive It proper 10 state that
that call was not conncc ed with h question now
under consideration. lie had made it pretty much a.
matter ofcoursc>
| Mr.. Miller ofPowhatnn in reply 20 the suggestion
that the present term of the Governor you'd not ey
pired until the 10th Of r. bruary stated that aEouCl
Governor Giles was elected ON the 9th Feb 1895
TO come into Office on the 9TH succeeding March vel
1t wGs TO supply vacancy THAT of Gov TYLER clIlc
ted to the Senate ofthc u s. and that his first vca
expired with that vacancy that is TO say ON the 1Il
Dec. following. The present therefore expires
on Thursday next and if the motion prerai,g there
Will be no Governor from 18th December 20 9th Jan
uHry.
After very warm discussion The motion Of M
ferrlil was lost by large majority.
NT. .17deTSon Of Bot. then moved to nostnone tbr
election 10 wednesday nest. 1t had been asked bv
the gentleman from GrcCnbrcr Mr. Smith where
was the specific change, the evidence nunnst Gov
61ee; lie asked for this delay, from no intention Ia
IiioH lIilS C!iorRe or evidence. But he wished the
runours OF which We had heard to be investigated
lie "as not prepared to-voto satisfactorily u= they
were. The Treasurer Of the Commonwealth since
the last session ofthe General Assembly, hod commit
ted dcprcdations upon the Public Treasury, and he
wished TO examine 1t the Executive had exercised 81
proper vigilance over tic Public Treasure.
Mr.. MHs0n of K G.. explained ,yhy no y.bo had w.
ted for tho first motion, should vote against this and
also vote in favor OF Mr.. Giles notwithstanding be
, expected Instructions FROM home. we SO under
stood Mr.. NJ. who spoke in a lew yo;cc-JVe arc
ncldedo The belief that we may possibly have mis-
understood him. III which case we will gladly explain
G2t.
Tho House then resolved % proceed forthwith 10
me I!o, election, when Mr.. Goofc nominated VIM L.
Giles Esq.
Mr. Te'rW Of Allegheny, nominated Con. John
Floyd ut ptesch IN Congress, but withdrew ms namc
npon Mr. Gcrlons stating, that Cen. Floyd who rass
cd through Richmond day or two since had bcppcd
him for Code snle not ID permit his name to he used
here being then no opposition to Gov. Giles, the
ballots we're counted without further debate and stood
thuS--tiile5 li7--scattcrng G5--blaukg o.