Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-22

much pain as being compelled 10 pass the merits
OF Judge Aieu-but the circumstances OF his being
thrown into the circuit, with another dstp gu;s
ed gentlemsn MIR. ALI Tsylorl had produced such
an UNPLEASANT alternative.
/ Mr.. Mccoy viGdcated the claims of Moses Chan
hce-and concluded with ssycg that he h very
m whom the Hou-e would select for .uch a 81 uuon
Mr.. Hart spoke ia very favourable terms Of Mr.. A.
| len
AZ err long d .cussion the roll wa. c.ilsa aud III.
result Tor F. -. Chspins 81, Allen IL DID.
dridse land Mr. wis on reported a- The Joint vote
Tor Fry 90, Cbap!ipe ~, Allen "a, scattering
The re,ut OF ,he second vote was tj,opping the
name oil Allen and-r the rule Of the House for Fry 3d.
Tor Chspine SO The joint vote was Tor Fry H. CHIP
line 40. So that Joseph l.. Fry was du'y elected
Judge OF the Goth eireu,.
Mr. C1hoon moved ~ take up the resolution which
he had submitted at earlier sage Of the day. This
gave rise to erea, a OF deba'e,h-r which he
solution was taken up, when Mr. Cohoon submitted the
following by way OF sub'iu,e:
whereas ia the election o a Judge of the ZEN raj
Court aud Circuit Superior Courts OF wv and Chan
cary, for the fret Ccui', mistake committed in
recording the vote OF the House OF Delegates by seti
down 10 Robert b. Taylor the vote OF member fron
tbs county oil Mougorper y who did not vote at all in
the eie 'iion; aud wh Rober, b. Tayior was De.
ciared to be eee al over RE ard f. Parker by in
gle VOTE and She subtraction from tue given for
the said Taylor of the vo put down sloresai by
mistake, leaves thu number Of votes given in bot
fou,es Tor the s'd Taylor aud Parker precisely .qua
BE 1t therefore resoired. That there has been no
election OF judge for he l Circuit aud th hi House
will proceed this day by joint vote with III. Ser a'e
10 The election OF a Judge OF the neral Court I'd Cir.
cut Superior Courts oil Law and Chncery Tor the said
6rsi Circuit"
This resolution adopted, wi'hou, oppos ton
While this resolution sent 60 the Senate, The
Spesksr vacated the Chair to sign enrolled b,lls.
Some time after this duty had been discharged, a
message was received from the Senate by Mr. Msson,
stating that they hal agreed 10 the resolution Of
House OF Del-p ates, which Declares that there had
been DO election for The FIRST Circuit-aDd that he
House should 40 again, this day, into the election.
The House then Determined 10 20 iato The election
When Mr.. Crvmp nominated Richard II. Baker, and
Mr. Tbompsoa nominated General Taylor. MIR. Thomp-
son remarked, tina, whatever we're Gen. Tsylor's poll
TICS whether a Federast or not, he an honorable
and able man.
NJ Crcmp hoped, 'ha. The gentleman from Norfolk
caunty did mol me TO say that hs had doubted Gen
Tayl4r's integrity ability Mr.. Thompson replied
he moant no such imputatiou.
| Mr. Brodnax stated that he did not think it neces
ssTy 10 repeat the OF hi feeii and respec
Tor G n. TsyOr But he would repeat, tba. a large
proportion of his die rie perhaps $4,000 hs ere op.
poied to him. Mr. b. then proceeded to max some
remarks about the health OF Mr.. Baker, whNsh no said
wa better now than il had been for he last 6isen
years
Mr.. L Ugh felt every deposition to pay respec, to
the feelings al the people OF ,hc districts he
ended, that the other parts OF tho Common 9Th were
interested in the alecoa ofable Juds e. ard believing
as he did that Gen. L. was man eminently qualified
or the oEice, he should give him tne ,ae he had
done On Saturday,; and h. pre- uuod that every gen
ilcmar 7ho thought he did, would also him
MIR. Atkinson spoke 10 very high terms OF Me. Ba.
ker, aud he put IL TO the gentleman from II .urico
her IL they could obtain man, who was properly
qualified for the office shOu bang obnoxioui To III.
us'ric', would De Mi consent 10 tske tina Mr..
A. stated, that not more than two Of ,ks Deeea,es
tom hs District wors in favor OF Gan T's. election
and at least nias-,enth of he people asainsi him
Mr.. RiveS OF Prince George estima ell highly he
qualification o. Mr.. Baker, bu, he ad aiu.d thai we
wero beaten-ihai the whole Western vote would
go for Gen Taylor for the reaons previously s's'sa ~
the gentlemen ,:Sr Sou,namp,on-!nat tue valley
'o'- "if very few exception, would 90 the sam.
way; and that the lower eouniry vo.e was evidently
much divided.
Mr.. Dawson pronounced very storg pane yrie
upon Gen Taylor, and assigned the Why the
West would support hin. Ii was not because b. had
advocated the White Bsis in the Convention; but be-
cause he had maguaumousy resigned his al In ,h,
ConVsn'ian rather than sarrhce hi, con.
WILSON'S viol ito the wishes Of his constituents III.
reminded the Hou;c Of the TINS when Con. T. tie
very buiwark oil Norfolk az ainst fcraiRn Invader.
Mr. Maxwell rose TO a'sign bis for lis sup.
porting x. III. Baker in preferences OF Cen Tsylor
lio bore strong Testimony TO The merits OF Er Baker
And hs cantended tba,t was necessary 10 he suc-
eessiul admais aton OF juscs thai it's ministers should
De popular among the p,opls-sud believing iha, Mr..
Baker 10 Tia choice at the citizens OF the district i'm
preference 10 Gen. Taylor, hs should 10! hesitate 10
vote Tor him.
Mr. Moore asked that any gentleman was pre-
pared TO say, whether Mr.. Bkor was wiag to accept
The office, Tor ne had understood that la wac to O.
phew OF Gen. rs wife. He ~ o.s highly OF Ms b.
though he wnud not hesitate to give Gen. T. decidedly
the preference.
Mr.. Brodoax replied that Mr.. b wss brous n, for
ward without his knowledge & a iLrmer .asion he
expressed wish not 10 be Iun-but at the ssae time
ne had no hestsoD in blieving that he would i
that the public had right TO his services az public
man.
Mr.. CruiDp asked whether gentlemen were prepared
tc say that General Taylor would accent?
MIR. Moore said he had no infoi ma ION upon The sub
jsct.
! Mr.. kinson gave an account Of a correspondence.
nc bad had with Mr. Baker upon the subec, OF putting
him INTO nomination Tor this ofhCe-when Mir b her
was uowiiliOg 10 be put Into nomination.
some conversation took place be,wsen Messrs Kel.
Ter and BrodsaS 10 Gem Ts being supports on sc
count of his poics.
MIR. Eppes dIsciaime9 the idea that he was &C mated
his opposition TO Gen. T. by any personal feeinys-
out he observed that be ohnoxtous TO the strict
! And ne asked whaber, when the Delegates from the
District present man fully qualified TO discharge The
duties, they should nu be INDUCED.
Mr. Claiborne rose to say, that next In Richard T.
Parker, there was 10! man 10 the Dotted States
whose eIecion would be more acceptable than K Ii
baker,-and moreover there not men in The
uaied Sta CO with ordinary share Of common sense
tbat was more obnoxious to Ihs people OF the District
than Gen Rober! g. TAYLOR
| Mi. Thompson declared that he bad great MANY
arqnainisnces in Nansemond, 10 Nor ok county in
Pfintes AHne, and in the Borough, snd he was salts
hattie election OF Gen. Taylor would not he di,a-
gfeoabis TO majority Of the rsOple IN those counes
Mr.. Shieid from Princess Aune said, as ais ecuaiy
bad been alluded to- he would say fos his constituents
mat The election OF Gen. T. would be obnoxious to
Mr.. Maxwell did not think nat his friend from
Norfolk county had any right 10 the ferry which
separates the beautiful village of Portsmouth, from The
borough OF Norfolk, and 10 speak the senhlens OF s
people. lie was satisfied that they would moi e gene.
| rally pleased with his election.
MT Crump was requested to carry the customary