Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-18
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Monday Morning, .4prH Is.

RUSSIANS
~"h' 1t seems. doubtful success. The Poles. a hand
mi, compared with their ASSISTANTS, seem TO have
Fought with desperation, and have nobly disappointed
the general forebodng that they would be crushed
the FIRST onset Great national exgencies make great
men, and the crisis in Poland seems already to have
formed, or rather developed, the capacity Of aIeader
ht to head the nation the person of the young
eral now in command Of the Polish armies,
Ia England, the extent of Parliamentary Reform
proposed by the ministry, shows the concessions that
Aristocracy is compelled to make preserve life It
Is but the entering wedge. Change will follow change
until privilege and preroga,vc, laid up among 9TH
or feudal relics, in the Tower
In France, another partial change of ministry dis
Piaysthe instability of public affairs Austria having
fharched 10 put down the insurgents in her Italian
sates, there can be doubt that France will pro,ect
them according to her declared principle of non in
tervention and that VAT has commenced betw.ep
those powers.
The Revolutionary Spirit was dfusng in Spain and
Italy.
u 1t will be observed in the history of the DAVIS
proceedings, that Saturday, the General Assembly
entered upon the execution Of the last duty it has to
perform the election namely, of twenty Circuit and
Chancery Judges. A very animated and even violent
which eventuated in the election of Gen. Rober, b.
Taylor, by a majority of one vote. For a number of
years Richard f. Parker, esq has been the Judge of
the District but having within few years. virtually
changed his residence Frederick desiring to be as
signed to that circuit, and being desired by it, the
friends of Gen. Taylor determined to bring him for
ward as uniting superior qualifications, and as an inn
portant acquisition to the Judiciary, at time when
q md rial
and which demands from its friends and patriotic op-
ponents, the means of fair trial There is not man
in Virginia, who is ignorant of Gen Taylors eminence
as Jurst-there is candid man who will DENY his
superiority to Judge Parker those who opposed him
IN debate, confessed his ability his legal information
his patriotism, his magnanmity-(except one gentle
to the las)-all will acknowledge chat the cris-
is demands that Virginia should put forward her best
and abest ctizens-yet in the teeth of these facts
concessions confessions and admissions, Gen. Taylor
opposed with all the vehemence asd acrimony
compatible with personal respect; and totally incom
,patib,e with the ackno Developments themselves His
obnoxousness to the District. particularly insisted
upon. Obnoxious for what? For his talentsl For his
gallantry? For his patriotsml For his magnanimty,
Is this the way the gentlemen from Isle of Wight and
Sussex, compliment their constituents! THEY conce-
ded these qualities to General Tay lor-do they
to say their constituents have antipathy to a
union of talent, integrity, chvalry and patriotism
The truth is we presume, that Judge Parker &C
cepable to the district and these gentlemen from the
contentment of the District with have rather vi
olently, assumed that it will be disconnected with
Gen. Taylor. In inferrng the contrary-in express
ing the belief that paying jus.regard to all the cir
cumstances the district will be we'll satisfied with
Gen. Taylor, consider ourselves as paying a much
higher tribute to its intelligence and patriotism, than
they who have ascrbed to its citizens untpathy
knowledged private and professional worth and emf
uence. But whether this onjecture prove true or
false, Gen. Taylor has been chosen by those upon
whom the constitution devolved the power, and we
hope he will permit himself to be demonstrated
out of accepting the post assigned him by the repre-
sentatves Of the people of Virginia.
An incident of interest occurred after the voting,
TO which we have alluded in the regular proceed
ings In the House, the vote was for Taylor 66-for
Parker ST. It was Immediately known that in the Sem
ate the vote was II for Parker, and eight for Taylor.
This gave Parker majority Of Just the Chair
announced the result Of the vote in the House, Mr
Zinu who had been accidentally absent, in and
asked to have his vote recorded. Messrs Crump and
Atkinson warmly opposed it, as the Chair had announ-
ced the vote. Mr. Moore also opposed it, as lie had
always opposed such motions, although knowing that
Mr. linn would for Gen. Taylor, whom he had
ted for Mr. Lewis supported it., and urged the pre-
cedent on the Judiciary Bill, which had occurred a
few days before. Mr. Watkins, observing that neither
gentleman would wish to be elected except by fair
and full vote settled the dispute. Mr. Atkinson with
dew his opposition and the leave was given by
large majority. The absentces were then called over
and Mr. linn and Mr. Parriot voting for Gen. Taylor
gave him majority Of fall the absentees hac
voted his majority would have been increased.
Running high at all times in the nomination speech
cs made in the House Of Delegates euogy Satur
day, scared into the seventh Heaven. Never did W,
hear sucI Tremendous putting II deifed all it touch
ed. Mere mor,als there spoken of-sl
we're Gods Demi- Gods giants at the least. Fortu
nate Old Dominion! whose geese arc all swans, anC
whose crows imperial eagles. Judge Parker is uni