Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-06-09


Taylor OF Caroline, and James NJ. Garnett Of
Essex.
i2. Spotfsulvama, &c.-Jlmes Madison Gate
Presiden, u. s. aud p. P. Barbour Of Orange,
Major David Wa,soo Of Louisa, aud Rooert
! S,anaid Of Richmond
1 IS. Stafford, &c Judge William A. G. Dade
Of Prince William. Ellyson, Currie OF Lancas
ter. John Taiaferro Of King tieorgr, and Fiem-
/ ing Bates Of Nor,humbe rlsnd.
- Ia. CuPeper, 8'c-John S Barbour OF Gull
pepper, John Scou and John Macrar OF fau-
quier, and Judge John w Green OF Richmond.
Is LoudOun, &c James Monroe (la'e Pre-
siden, S. Charles Fenton Mercer and Rich
ard H Henderson Of Loudoun, and William
Fi,zhug h Of Fairfax.
| is Frederick, &c John r. Cooke and Al
fred H. Powell Of Frederick; Heroine l.. Opie
and Thomas Griggs, jr Of Jefferson
". Hardy, $c-Philip e Pendle'on and
General Elisha Boyd Of Berkley; William Nay
lor Of Hampshire; and William Donaldson OF
Morgan
| ls Shenandoah, &c.-Samurl Coffmau, Dr.
Peachy Harrison. and Dr. Jacob ID William
son Of Rockingham; aud William Anderson OF
| Shenandoah.
10. AUGUSTA, &c CT neral Br;scoe G. Bald
! win OF Augusta; General William Mccoy NJ
! c. Of Pendle,on; Samuel Mcdowell Moore OF
| Rockbridge; ard Chapman Johnson OF Rich
! mond. ~
30 Montgomery, 8e.-Captain John P. Mat,
| ,hews of Wy,he; Henly Chapman OF Giles;
General Gordon GIoyd OF Montgomery; and
William OgIesby Of Grayson.
| 81. Ohio, &c-Tbe county Of Brooke Is not
heard from; bu, there is lille or NO doubt Of
The success of Philip Doddrdge and Alexander
| 4, Of Of
Monongalia; and Samuel Sprigg Of Ohio.
| %. .Accomac. &c Tie county Of Middlesex
voted on Monday, and is not heard from. II
votes only 100 or 1870. Mr. Bihu2s, the hind
mos, on The Convention ticket, went to Middle
sex abcu, 80 ahead Of Judge Upsher, the fore
most on the anti Convention ticket. We do
mot believe that Middlesex can bring up, and
we therefore, think Mr.. Billups is elected, the
only name on the Convention tickle, whose
election was doubtful. IF So, the delegation
| from that District will be Thomas K. Jones
and Colonel Thomas Nj Bayly Of Accomac;
! and DR.. Calvin II. Read Of Northampton The
| Accomac elerlion was the most important one
in the State, as upon ii depended whether the
convrntionisls or the an,i-conventionists should
have an ascendency in the Convention. The
result has been such as o shed unfading honor
on ;he noble coun Of Accomac. In March
last, portion of The citizens of that county
mrt a, Beilhav. n. and nominated Richard Coke
IT, for Congress; Colonel Jno. e. Joyn.s for the
State Senate; and Thomas r Joynes, Thomas
VI. Bayly, Dr. Z. H. Read, and Humphrey Bill
lups for the Convention; and every nomination
has succeeded, provided Mr.. Billups is no
beaten in Middlesex. This shows the effect oil
unanimi,y and xer,on
The remaining Districts Of Abingdon and
Kenawha are no, heard from finally.
| GENERAL REMARKS.
We will not suffs gasconading spirit 10
carry US so FAR as 10 assert, that tn Convention
elect is the abIest body Of men who have ever
convened in'lhe United States; yet were we to
predicate, that no other body OF men ever as
sembled in our country contained a grea'er
number Of individual, who had profounder
political experience, larger share Of long re
posed popular confidence, as Of legal and sta.
us,ical ability, we b.lieve we should be wi'hin
the bounds Virginia has no. put forth all her
taien s. she might possibly, in some instances,
have made better sc elections, and we should BIZ
sorry 10 think that 96 men, OF $50 either, mo
nopolized the talent of this great and (Ss Gen.
Gordon is wont TO say uniTr,fed Comm"n-
weallh--but she has put foriH such an array of
il, is, while it proves her solemn estimate Of
he monentousness Of the occasion, and when
we reflect VIVA, it is that the Convention is re-
quired t. do. will, in our opinion, make it, after
the old Congress and The Convention Of '9s, the
mos, interesting assemblage tina, ever dellbe-
rs,ed in this country. En- passant-We hope
we shall have no three days long, cut and dried
speeches in thr Convention. The American
taste in the matter Of The length and breadth
Of speeches, is horribly barharous; and it is in
the power of the Virginia Convention, more
than Of Sny other body that has ever met, to
reform the national propensity in that respect,
and set a better fashion In the House OF Com
mons, one evenings debate Is sufi lent for the
dis usson Of the mos: grave subject that an
possibly BIZ brought under delibera'ion; as, for
tx mp,e, the Catholic bill sustained but one
evening and nights debate. Had such ques
ton as tina, come before our House Of r pre-
senla,ives at Washington, six weeks would
hardly have sufficed for iis disposition; and
fortnight a: least would have been required by
our House of Delegates, TO have enabled all the
lawyers in he body 10 distinguish themselves,
aud bore their friends. Elaborate exhaustion
Of all the component parts Of a subjec', no mat