Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-20

previous communication, retoftcd that these rcsccab,
individuals, Hed-his was the phrase, toidca rts6s-
and moreover informed them that ifthoy REQUIRED H. h
would give them any satisfaction they ght choose e
ask. WELL sir what is the meaning of sue n s,scncn,
Is not the received phraseoloey i'm which w;llnync
to settle matter by mortal combat would bc cxpr,ss
ed' no one can be, for moment in doubt that sucl
was ITS meaning MIR. Colston repeated that hi,
transaction Showed indulgence Of violent feein0s
vlrnlcnce of temper which hc could not overlook an,
ana winch e could not so far sanction any individual
as TO give his vote for his election TO high and
Dic public Office. IL also due himself TO saw AZ
the declaration has been frequently made that we arc q,
posing MIR. Danis party groinds-that he Mir {,
didnot oppose him such grounds and he had r
ed TO show that lac had other reasons for his oppcso,
ar d. Mr. G. had not attempted 10 inarc MIR
,anel out OF the House; aud he should have concnc,
himself with giving silent vote in this election had 4
notbccncharged upon those who Mr. ID
thaiuicr was purely bipartisan opposition. When suc
was not ms own case and when he had ether and suif
cent reasons for his course he could sit still whou
putting ms conduct IN The right point of before the
Housc.-As to the correctness of his statements n,
should bc able to satisfy the gentleman from Morgan in
aiew moments MS the file of the nc spapcr to which n.
alluded, had been sent for
MIR Janncy said he had committed no crr,,r
The friends of the incumbent asserted thnt hc had
strong claims to our regard because he had refused Office
when rendered TO him by the President he had on
chdeavourtd TO show. that pursuing that line of con
duct Mr. d. WAS not actuated solely by his devotion 10
the interests Of Virginia. Without pretending TO be nc
quancd with the history of that tran saction he
a ainrned ana he now repeated it, that it
publicly by the editors of the Richmond ENQUIRER gen
uemen deservcdly high in the confidence of Mr. Daniel
ing the perqnstes which belonged To the Office This
deny"
Mr. johnson Of II. said hc had lorcd aflcr four hal
lois That they should have been ale to fix upon some
Individual Tor the Office of Councillor of State who
would not be very objectionable 10 any one Iic had
supposed that the votes of yesterday had proved one
thng to an entire ccrainiy-tllat the gentleman for
whom he had given his suffrage could not be elected
re had gwen That suffrage the principle according TO
which, while he possessed the control of his own oc
TONS, he would always give it in the elections of public
oiiicerson the ground of who would be the better Off
Ger. anu who would perform the duties of the station
best comparing the gentleman for whom he had vot
ed, win those who had been brought into connection
with him, his mind did altcr nor would il eyer So
ohg rs te parties IN the House placed in competition
before him Peter " Daniel, and others of interior
Gudhcat,ons SO long would he give his for Peter
v Daniel: That is TO say, he would pursue this course
so so iar as the public interest not injured by it
ne would not continue vain struggle between men:
Dut he would so far pursue this line of conduct as he
couiu, without sacrificing paramount considerations
Entertaining these views, lie had hoped that this
morning they should have been able to proceed will
more acceptable candidate lie Thought the votes &c -
terday conclusive that Mr. Daniel could moi no elected
he thought they had shown another thing with equal
ciearnesshat neither of the two prominent candidates
were the choice OF the house. Was this dilemma from
which they could not cxrcatc themselves, Were tbev
obliged to choose between two individuals who were
etcr OF them the choice the House? He hoped better
Ihngs-hc hoped they should, for their own sakes and
Tor the sake OF the country adopt course which would
iead to satisfactory termination of this contcst He
knew he could say nothing that on this occasion would
have much influence with the advocates of he
now before the house. He knew that the course Inc had
taken was not calculated to give his counscs weight but
rather 20 produce contrary effect But he referred the
aer 10 the good sense of the Houset endcavor TO close
TINS election without further balloting-to come 10 some
compromise not out OF any regard TO him. Mr J9 but
{" regard 10 The public interests. In giving his vote
he mad not been doing duty Peter Daniel for he
owed him none. lie had been performing his dnty to
the State. He respected Mr.. d. as oenteman anil nc
talented and skilul public officer II was truc tb,
there were many disQualiyng in the character of
DIT ~, buttey were overbalanccd by others and weigh
a in IN mi i.. L,I.
who had been named. Under the present circum
stances, he begged gentlemen consider whether this
matter could not be satisfactorily accommodated
r broadus said that in general he felt great resncct
LOT iiie opinions OF the gentleman from Richmond He
could not however, the force Of the remarks which
he had Just made Mr. Broadus did OF know how many
gentleman would agree with him. but he (Mr b could
not but disagree with him in the opinion that choice
could not be made from the candidates now before the
Rouse III appeared from the given Yesterday tha
,he whole number within eight of the General Assembly
had voted for the two candidates before them II
appeared also that large number of the me bcrs had
Tea Tor each OF the candidates, thereby evincng their con-
hdcnce IN the qualifications of both The gentleman from
itchnond had voted on each ballot for MIR Daniel and
ne had just expressed his belief in his qualifications for
inc station MIR. Is. presumed such was the opinon of
all those who had supported Mr. d. and il was enuol
iair to suppose that those who had voted for Mr. Pcnde-
ton, entertained the opinion in regard to him
Otherwise he presumed they would have voted for
INN. Would the House then at this time be induced
to believe, that neither ofthese gentlemen possessed the
necessary quahcation for the staon And should they
now to crafty one individual aside these candi
dates, and take up person yet named TO them
TIC look II ior granted that the gentleman from Rich
mond looked TO the nomination of some candidate who
had not as yet been voted or-as Mr. b. had heard the
gentleman declare yesterday that he would continue TO
vote Tor Mr. Daniel in preference any of those who
had been thus far before the House, and he wished the
friends OF the different candidates that fact He
trusted that the election could be decided by proceedng
to vote as the candidates stood and he boped thai
each gentlemen would give his vote between them on his
responsibility
Mr. Gregory said that the first ballot on Yesterday
nc mad thrown away his votebut he had finally voted
Tor hir Pendeton. He now convinced that neither
DANIEL nor Pendldton could be elected. He did moi bc
eve they could, either Of them succeed were they TO
commune bailoimg as long as the Constitution allowed
the Legislature To remain in session. He should there.
lore, hereafter vote scattering and remain TO do So until
instructed TO vote for the other of these
Mr. Johnson OF X. observed that his remarks had not
1eGh understood by the gentleman from Culpepcr. He
ad not said that neither of the individuals now before
INC House could be elected That was not his opinon
lie presumed, 1t they tied down TO choice of one
or the other OF these candidates. that one of them would
De elected but in that case lac had said and he now
repeated IT, that they should be forced 10 clcct an
Individual who not the choice of tic Ie1islatnre
MI j. did not know that he was bound to say Whom be
would vote Tor. lie did not know that lac yas ne.
cessitated TO declare his favorite in advance Al
Trough to him such a practice was not unoccenfaie
How it with other members he did not kuoy1. bnt
Tor hlnsc be spoke, even by his fresitc of his
course IN public election that which he wished to con
ceai Ills conversation in private was the same az he
should address upon such subjects to public audiences
Mr. mad sad out Of the House. that he should vote for
j. V Daniel for the same reasons that induced him to
vote Tor HIN bctoc and lac had repeated the same hero
The gentleman from Culpepcr was under another error
lie seemed to suppose that Mr. did think Mr. Daniel
qualified Tor the Office On the contrary Mr. did think
lnm fully qualified lie had long possessed the means
OF khowing Mr.. ID. qualifications Mr. j. served somo
years since in the other branch ofe Legislature and had
oeeh SoiieG 10 vote IN elections in which Mr. d.