Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-01-21

AN me above candidates except Mr.. Crittendap
7are friendly to The present administration.
The Lexington Gazette. of January 9th. has the
following observations: That pink of propriety the
Telegraph, anticipating the closeness of tho vote
had proclaimed MIR Critendens readiness TO vote for
himself Every one who has the pleasure to know that
accomplished gentleman, recoied from the base ca
lumny; yet in this wide country no man ran bo
personally known to thousandth part of his fellow
citizens, the scandal doubtless credited h., noanv
The Gazette has tie fairness to excupate Mr.. Crit
tenden.
Kentucky Senatorial Election From Pronkfort
we learn, that the Legislature on Tuesday last went
into the election of Emitted States Senator to s,,c
coed Mr.. Rowan, whose term of service will expire
on the 9TH of March next.
-John.J. Crttenden was nominated bv Mr. Crhor,
oers, of Mason Col. r M Johnson by MI HARDY
OF OF Barren John Rowan. by Mr. Grigsby of Bull
S.'; ana Cha1les A. Wickliffe, by Mr. Sprigg, Of
nheoy. Mr. CrlttendeD is the friend of Mr. CLAW
and Messrs Johnson, Rowan, and WickIiffe. the
friends of the National Administration
Ii IS impossible to predict the final result We
believe that neither party will succeed in the ofec-
tion of Senator -
The whole number Senators and in the
the frs, ballot every voted including Mr. crenden
who was himself candidate He voted we presume for Mr.
Wickiife On this ballot required 10 elect and Mr. Crit
,eIden having bur g. and there being scattering second
ballot was had Here Mr. CTit'enden did
IN sore perpexity Whilst his given required 20
20 eject (Which ne ud hope obain) by withdraw
He had al nh
tanned g. and waited with eea, anxie,v in
on mat some one OF the pledged members would length give
way But we are eioEed this was most egro
ngs at So ~ '''''
AS we stated before the whole number Senator'S and Re
Iesentaves is 1873, of which number majority should
MI Crttende' throw in his for the hnomost candidate m
be elected On ballot MIR Crittenden has received ca
ana counting ms own vote scattering will make g. and
leave out 69 for the jackson candidate.
u The House of Delegates yesterday, passed the
DILL, 'hmtng real actions and right of entry''-a
measure Of great Importance to Allegheny Vir
ginia and for which it is much indebted to the eXer
lions of Mr. Leigh: The bill organizing the Exec
utive under the amended Constitution, was reported
and read the second time. The resolutions of the
COMMITTEE of Courts of Jgstice relative to the Su
perlor Courts of Chancery and Law, were made The,
order OF the day for Tuesday next.
Gov. NELsoN.-Wc publish this morning, both as
Small tribute OF respect part to his memory
from desire to call The attention of the country TO
The merits Of the application, and tho intrinsic inter
est OF the production the memorial of the heirs and
representatives Of Gen Tho: Nelson former Govern
or OF virginia Gen. Nelson's heroic services, and
patriotic sacrifices, fully set forth in this memoir
that 1t would be very superduous for us to add word
OF commentary-exccpt to express the hope that the
J"eCiCe anu gratitude or virginia VIII at last be
ccssuly appealed to, in behalf Of this claim in its
surprising justice and worth, towering above all con
temporary applications. Our highest iudicinJ ribn
nol has decided that men who never saw davis scr
vice. have just claims upon The justice of the State
to an amount exceeding her yearly revenue - Eot
forty-fve years, Congress aud the General AssembI,
OF Virginia have been paying with lavish hand
every man who Knocked their doors in the gart NJ
Revolutionary soldiers it possible that the servi
ce5 of Gen Nelson cannot pass muster among these
shall the man who did nothing be paid I'll, and lh,
man who throw a splendid fortune into the public
bXchequer' and bis person into the front RAM: o
danger--sball he be paid nothing:
u5it VIII be seen in another place, that Mr.. Pcscud
Editor OF the Petersburg Old Dominion has hoe,
graiIfied with an Office! Knowing The orost desert
OF Mr. Pescud, We were in hopes that Czr,,. his frs
I0ve, would have had tho satisfaction and credi. n -
wardiUg them. We arc glad however. that tb, EIo-
has anticipated him; and if we live. will remind ~
Clay, when he comes into the Presidency two ve,r
hence, what warm friend he once had in Mr.. Pcscu
"a cousidcratoI which viii doubtless SWAY him >
stain him il cfico.