Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-12-22
Richmond, Va. Thursday, Dec. 39.
MIR. SPEAKER STEyENSON-

The mcrcenary scribblers at Washington who furnish
sD Tor distant presses at SO much The yard the
lumn, have freely expatiacd Mr. Stevensons election
qualifications Committees, &c Set is amusing to see
what various accounts they give of the same circumstan
ces Fiction is yariable but Truth is always consistent
The Correspondent of the n. Y. Commercial saws that
Mr. 5. was accidentally elected The ntermnable
Correspondent OF the Philadelphia u. s. Gazette says lin
ms 2llth letter Although 200 members present
when the roll was Called moment before the ballot there
were only 1913 votes taken of which Mr. Stevenson had
majority of Some of his opponents did not vote at
all, while others (new membcr had just stepped ont TO
the poscice OF the House for their letters and did not
return in time TO VOTE Every OF Mr.. Stevensons
friends on the contrary, at his post and if he had fail
ed oil his election in the first ballot il confidently be-
hevcd that he would have failed altogether The "bob
" respectable Correspondent of that ilber print the
N Ev journal, says, that according TO the clerk
book, there 200 members who answered TO their
names and Mr. Stevenson received only 9S the whole
lacking three votes of the legal number He is there
fore, no entitled TO his than if only twenty
members had voted, III for Stevenson, for Sutherland
Tor "ickic, for Taylor, aud one scattering Could any
one argue so absurdy, as to contend for the legality Mr.
Stevensons election by III votes But if five members
can stand by, and withhold their without invada-
ting the election, $50 have evidently the right 10 do the
If $50 had fofed their arms leaving 81 to elect
Speaker with what sort of could Mr. Steven
son with his eleven votes walk up TO the chair, support
ed "by the oldest member, and address the House ex
presyc OF the high honor done him. by this 'lurtber evil
dence of their contidcncci His friends at WASHINGTON
,nk that he should have promptly refused to accept the
cnar uhti majority oil the members present had called
him to it,
This is comic cnough-Thc Philadelphia Correspondent
'NcS sone Oh l1c members step the Post
Mme me ~ Correspondent represents them stand
ing by and not voting all These accounts are very
consistent ndeed-but the wiscacrc of the N V Journal
gravey puts the of Mr.. SIS taking the Chair by the
ald oil III vocs-cOntrary TO every rule and calculation
we undertake TO say that Mr. S. has such fools for his
friends this writer descrbesand that not a single
TREND (much less CHS friends WashngonO is so sly
as TO think that he shoud have promptly refused TO accent
the Char-Certan ii is that have not vet seen sim
gle dryeler who would have recommended such course
MIR. y. was fairly elected by majority of the voters
and he would have shown himself utterly disqualified for
inc Chair II Inc had been weak enough feel any scrlp
upon the subject.
IL pleascs the N. Correspondent to saw that io min,
oil parliamentary knowledge, Dr. Sutherland il infinitely
nus superior mat he has frequently upset the decision
o Mr.; Stevenson Sc sc. If such "comparisonsp are
not "odorous, they supremey ridiculous We know
mrScvenson to be OF the estdiscpned Speakers that
ever presided in the Virginia Legislaire-And we have
no doubt FALSE that Mr. Sutherland has frequently up
set his decisions. But two known to US of his
cjsons being reversed in the H. of rand ono of these
was at his own suggestion.
Had second ballot taken place. understand from the
best authority, that Mr. Stevenson would have been elect
cd by strong majority--Somc Of the members from
pennsylvania would have voted for hm.--A Correspon-
dent OF the Albany Argus says, that on second ballot
the votes for Mr. WickHc would doubtless have been
the election of Mr. S. the first ballot over all his
mems must be equally gratifying to him and satisfactory
to the people,"
Some friend of Mr. Sutherland has written = Iona, 1
disngcnuous Communication for the Philadelphia Sentinel
upon The subject Of this electionW2 advise his friends
10 et alone Facts might be stated which it would no,
'O Sutherland 10 nave investigated.
me correspondent Of the Albany Argus says that he
cane 70 be the Jackson, the Tariff the National and the
i Masonic candidate, and that he industrious in
ho'ung himself out under and 10 all these hags."-But
most amusing stroke OF the pencil is from Core sponent
~ uS ~ oennnel " Mr. Sutherland is pcrambuating
~ Io no 70 much pcrturba'ionanx depicted
~ hneament OF his countenance IS extremely amusing
no aobt nc IS coming his speech The ballot is lust
closed ana Andrew Stevenson is elected bv majority OF
one vote 1t would have been an amusnc tl,ng for
sonc writer ike Dean Swift to have skeched upon per
ns imaginary speech; which concerted in perturba-
ilon' pui never had the honor Of a dclircry
hnough, however, Of this The N, " Daily Advert.
ser mas uhueraken to dcac from the qualifications of
gentleman with whom II evident tho Editor has no sort
o acquaintance. lie speaks Of Mr. S. being unqualified
F 'lc duties Of the Office, when many Of le ineli-