Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-12-09
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
hUCSE or DELEG.4YES.


Saturday, Dee. 6.--This day Communication
vas received from the Senate. stating that the,
had agreed TO The resolution for proccedny by ioiu
ballot 10 the ele, ton OF Governor.
In conformity with the resolution adopted on
F.idoy, the Chair procec,,cd the appointing mt o.
Committee, TO take into consideration so much o.
the Governor Message as relates 10 the org aniza
,iog oil a CONVENTION TO revise The State Con.
sttunon-and the following gentlemen were nam
ell on the Committee: Niessrs. Nelson, Wallace
ftzhush OF Fairfax, Boyd. Edgington, McMahon
Ct Smith OF Greenbiicr, & trimmings Nj ur,iauyh
Goodwin, Mason OF Frederick, May ,toode q aines
" .lcher, Mennis, Bgaxton, Harvie, Davis, Upshaw
| oil ,sex, aud Newton.
sIhe joint order Of the day, relating TO H.. cleo
| iioS OF Governor, was then rcad.-Mr. Terrill
moved to postpone its execution until the 10th OF
january. He was not, he said, pr pared TO vote
| upon the subject, and even he We're, he thought
as tie House had on yesterday adopted re -oiu
tior, to have the Journal of the Executive laid be-
fore them II would be better to postpone the cleo
lion until members could have an opportunity OF
inspsctin the Journal, SC.
| Mr.. Goodc opposed the motion TO postpone The
Governor's term OF service, said he, expires on
The With OF this month, and ii the motion prevails
tile State will be without Governor, an entire
month"; Besies, this is the most convenie mt time
10 make the election; the House is now unoccu-
piedwith any important business, and the eScu-
tonoi the order now, will prevent the Interrupt
/ tonot the business Of the House hereafer-aii
why should it be postponed! Is il, that Gentlemen
candidates that may be brought forward? The
characters 81 the candidates must be known to ev-
cry politician in the State and are politicians
The character Of every prominent man in the state
! is known to US oil, SC.
SIR. Teriill denied, that the Governors term ex-
pire, 20 soon as the member from Mecklenburg
st5ed. The Governor, he said, was first elected
teb 10Th, 1876, but he did not take his seat until
I the 4lh Oh March, that there would be no va
cancy in The Office, least Until after the 10th of
jan 1t is true, that the House is unoccupied; but
tiatis no reason for precipitating the election
Alr. l. said, he himself was unprepared, and he
beIeved that many other members were in II sim
ihr situation. If there was TO be any opposition
he hoped the friends of the presen, Governor were
willing to meet It
Mr. Goode said, he thought the gentleman from
Aiieghany clearly Indicated, that he in fact
fully prepared to give his VOTE and wished for time
only 10 enable the contemplated opposition TO be
organize, Sc
Mr.. Mclaughlin said, that, in his opinion, the
| call Tor the Executive Journal, which had been
made by the House was a sufficient reason for the
postPonemeDt. bet us, said he first ascertain the
conduc, OF the Executive during the past year,
anu then we shall be able 10 vote unde andngy.
fie u>clained the intention of expressing any o
pinion as to the official conduct OF the presen, chief
magistrate, tho he believed him TO be a worthy
inan lie wished the osponem ent TO take place,
mo not Tor the purpose Of marshalling the forces
OIL the opposition, with which he had nothing to d.
Mr.. Terrill stated, that he was determined 10
/ vote against the present Governor.
Mr. Miller, OF p. thought, that Gov. Giles was
hrst elected TO supply the vacancy occasoncd by
tne res!snaton OF Gov Tyler and that, the relore,
Gov ,iiies's .'!rst term expired when Tyler
! would have expired, and he called for the reading
OF The journal, from which it appeared that Gov.
Giles 'oas elected 10 supply the vacancy, SC.
| MIR. Williams, OF Harison, was in favor of the
postponement. He adver;ed 10 the remarks, Which
had been made in the course of the debate, reia-
1--WE TO gaining time for organizing the Opposition 10
,he present Governor And suppose, said he, we
do avow the intention OF organizing an opposition,
is there any thing sinful in this' Have we not TIE
right to DO 1t! Is there any thing peculiar in the
situation oil the present incumbent On account oil
the part he has taken in the great crisis which has
| agonized the whole coumiry?-Mr. w then pro-
ceeded,Qn speech OF some length, and deliver ed
with great force and anrnaion,l o aImadvcrt will,
much severity, npon the official conduct Of the
| present Governor, &c.
| Mr. BraX;on said, he was against the proposed
postponement Tor this reason alone, that he believ.
ed every member OF .the House had already
| determined 10 vote either for or against VIM b
Giles, and had himself determined 10 vote for him
MIR. Megginson said, that he had offered the
resolution calling for the exhibition o.. the Eyecu-
tive Journal, but that his object was general one
ant had 10 reference TO the particular purpose for
which some gentlemen seemed 10 suppose the re
solution had been offered. He then ready,
/ notwithstanding that resolution, 10 vote for Chief
| Magi,t,ale
! MIR. Smith OF g., was against the postponeine Mt,
but said, II any gentleman upon that floor would
say that the Governor had been guilty of any de-
reelection Of public duty, he would agree TO the
postponement. He thought the Governor had
faithfully performed his duty, and that if the cleo
ton should be postponed, il would operate as an
| implied censure upon him, Sc.
The House refused 10 postpone the elections to
| the I0h January.
! Mr. Anderson Of Boteiourt, then moved to most
ponc the execution OF the joint order until W ed
nesday n xt--not because he had any specific
charges against the GovernCr-not because n,
knew that any thing was rotten in Denmark
because the breath OF suspicion had gone abroad,
and he wished TO give the i,iends Of the Governor
an opportunity to remove it, sc.
blr Mason Of King George remarked that h,
had voted with much pleasure for the postpou :
mcnt OF The joint order o. the day until the tc h
Of January. His object in doing So, was 10 gel
| Information from home. He had reasons TO be
iieve, that sorne OF his constituents were not SAIL
fed with the official conduct Of the present in
cumbent. He could not say that they constituted
majority OF those he had the honor in part to
represent--nor could he state the contrary a. a
iact-He further remarked, that the mo ion made
by The gentleman from Botetourt, should il pre-
vail, would allow to- short d time for hin TO got
the information required. lie should therefore
vote against i-and having alone his own iutirneu,
I to guide hin, should support the reelection of
Mr.. Giles.
The motion was oyerruled By vote of I2f to
The House then proceeded to the execution of
the joint order.
MIR Goodc nominated VIM. d. Giles. saving he
should consider it an Insult TO the House 10 tetan
them wi b any remarks in relation 10 man who.
Character was so well known snd so iighly appre.
cated.
Mr.. Terrl nominated John Floyd Of Mont.
goIncTy. liz made some remarks in coinIneuda.
ton OF the high character Of Gen Floyd, and
Commented with great severity upon the official
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