Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-17
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FRIDAY, DEc. II.
Mr.. Minor moved 10 take up TIE resolution
for the election of Governor.
Mr.. Anderson of Boiefourt, moved 10 amend
the resolution by sinking ont the words " from
and after the An oi Marc, next" He contend.
ed, that the Governors iefm Of service expired
at The end Of The year, from which he was las
elected This Interpretation had beer given
by former Legislatures, IN support Of wifi h. he
appealed TO The election of Governor Barbour.
WIN was appointed 10 suppl, thu vacancy oc.
easioned nv the death nj CIV Smith
Mr.. Minor thought his was the safes, nlan.
because II had hitherto been adopted The e.
lrc'ion Of Governor for an uneSpred Term
seemed rnHS OmisS,s in the Constitution. lie
appealed 10 the precedent Of The election of
Gov. Barbour who wa elected and qualified
for one year frem he depth Of CIV, Smith
snd. At the nesi session. LIZ was again piecled
from the expiration of the pre-, rding, This
construction, he SAID. had been invariably ar.
qnie.oed IN sinoe-GoY. Giles Lad a'ready ar
qgiesced in the same construction He said he
had examined Tie record III the Executive
aud found that Gov. Giles had qualified in the
! fir,t iistance. on the 9Th of Ma,rh, aud in The
next year from SOM TINE IL December AND
| Mr. Mino' SAID he was unwilling 10 d part from
| this course.
! Mr. Goode hoped the question would be de.
rlded con ,iinioually and not by the fee il ps n,
gentl' men-he was afraid eenieme. sua red
! their fef in 10 s"as heir iodpmenfs He
conie nded The question ! al nrvpr BON deridea
4 II fnuld mol be proved 10 have hpep de cided Nv
! tn Journals. He could beiipy. Gox Gle.
"as disposed To hold the Office for so shor,
! period, Al the esPerse Of hr 60, stitntion ar d
| II The Legislature decided To ell CT auothrr Go
vernon tr"m M pres nj tine. h. wonld aconi
esre. Tho Legislature had no authority 10
erc GtVernor. to' a less time III n one wear
! he Constitution did not authDtiz. III. I.ois.
lhtnre u EJECT hoyrrnor 10 serve for nun
expired tenn he Constitution intended The
governor 10 be indepenfent Of he Legislature.
The frs Governor wa, Ell cied i. Ma. aud If
the construction cuntrnded for he mn all o..
vernors shonid be inducied IN Nav. When
Governor heretofore died or resigned IN. t.
g,satnre had decided thai Their, e,;s,ad 40
| carey which they Il led from thnt ner;oa e.,
or year OW they nrve, undertook To fiji Tho
nneNrired term. He topped the leoi .la,ura
would moi interfere IN any Way The Cavern
or's term. in his opinion, did not exnire ,,,;
the 9TH II March next.
NJ Miller said hr would show tina, tho ,,o.
s"nt Governor had acted upon The construct ion
NM ne was e'ee'ed 10 supply vacancy for an
nne' pro- 'efm.-ife re- ferred 10 the unito, m
p'arlce OF me government, as supporting this
'""s'nc',"n' W men 10v. Tyler the elder was
elected Judge. NJ Monroe was elec,sa g.. 49,
unexpired trim. He held the of6c. on,, g co., -.
mouths and was elected toia Federall eics aoa
the Lieutenant Governor acted be,.msa d.
| Legislature was not in srssi IN Gov c:,,
was then elected, but he was sbo,,ly .r,a.
burnt IN the Theatre, and Coy. Rarbonr No.
elected 10 supply the vacancy for The time tbat
roV om'h was elected He asked If Tho L.
eisaure could elect Govprno, f., ,a.a -
one year and said that If the oppos,e constr
lion was adopted his power wouId hs o;,'.,
them But Gov. Gle, had acted upon this ron
sIrnciion, for he WAS elected on the ll,b n.1
and took the oath on ,ha, day, as Gnv.rno, IL,
one year ara he had qualified in the same vay
the year before 10y
lie thought the Legislature Ought to cleo, tho
WI one wear, and Ief the Two Govern
ors' the one elect d NON, and Gov. Giles !, h.,
chose 10 hold on 20 tho oh ~ 49, '' nf
the matter between them. ard he IA ',"e
hev. "os. "Iles would hold on.
Mr 'oode eplied thai the aroumo,,.,.
"'e ge"''tman, dispas ionately cons;,Ia,aj
had ad ,pted '''e'Pre'a ION he
~, miner asked If The gentleman man,
maj ne mad considered the subi4c, ,ass;a,.,a
~. S"'Jfe' passionate
MI Goode seid. If the gentleman c.,,sd m
~" pere"ptorIly, he should give no answer
on' DE would say he though, the s,a.c;,n.
MN" o. me gentleman from Powhaiao unon
ooo'e, 'enechon ~ home. would think a;t,s,
r"''y IRON, MS present opinion. He did mn, hs.
~ ' '1'' "os' Giles ever thought be cou,d no
. . 70. less terr, than one y4ar and II be
had qualified IN December when he hsd n h.o "n
ele' ted IN March, it would be shorter ns "ie'
than ayear. '"o''e' pe'iod
W. a"oefson was astonshed AT the oo,,l.
n man rom Mg for saying that gpn,Iemee vera
operated upon by feelings. H. denied ,ba "' r.
beI;evsd h;p ',",pd upon, and he religously
oe''e'e" ms construction of the constitute,
was correct. By diileren, c,,,.,s eo"s'''u''on
Z legislature would have no power,o eIsc ,"e
',f, to supply vacancy, but the OFF,.
W." "esoiVf upon the Lieutena,, Geo..
'"p u ms construction were cor,ec, ,ha
G;, haa no right to elect. and C;ovs,na.
'es VA" no right IN the first instance ~, ,'i.
Of the I, eU",'""''on by ususpng the powers
van UNI" lie expiration Of The time ,or