Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-02-02
On motion of Mr.. Drummond,
The House adjourned.
From The Richmond Wig, Jan. 81


Election ola Senator of the United States.
Yesterday was the day appointed by joint re
solution Of the two Houses Of Assembly. Tor tho c
lection of a Senator f,he U. States and it PROVED
quite as memorable the highly excited state o.
public opnion and the deep interest felt IN the re-
suit. Ind induced the public to expect. We have
known no parallel TO the public excitation, ever
during the most critical periods OF The sl!ilnes Of
the late Convention. The public houses have been
blocked some days by concourse Of citizens from
near and remote Counties OF the Commonwealth
and the avenues OF the Capitol were thronged ar
hour before the time for the meeting OF the House
| On no former occasion have We observed SO dense
a crowd Every niche and corner were crowded.
| to excess.
| Throug hout the session, II has been well known
that Mr.. Leigh's election was ihev'lIbe The
Infamous system of bush" instructions, had thin
ned his ranks, by driving from them, gentlemen
who had been elected in an open and honorable
contest, EXPRESSLY to sustain his election; but e.
nouyh remained unns,ructcd, or rather instructed
to vote for him. to place his election beyond doubt
| AT the commencement Of the session, the Van Blu
rem intriguers, under the plea that the people
were moving" and TO We time TO hear from GER
| tain portions of the Commonwealth, had by their
numerical strength in the Senate postponed the cleo
ton by the consent OF the House. to The I'm Janua'
ry The time elapsed but with all the industry trick
fraud and MISREPRESENTATION of their brethren in the
country they found themselves unable to compass
a majority for their Van Buren, candidate. On the
contrary, the delay has rendered II most manifest,
that they had totally failed in many counties,
where, in December, they were confident of sue
cess, and every day, by bringing to light the un-
principled arts Of the partizans of Van Buren,
ism in obtaining signatures to instructions, added
to the detesrn,ion in which secret instructions
were held, and to the hopesssness Of defeating Mr..
Leigh.
The Party the republican party ,then had but. two
alter natyes-either TO go into an election, and meet
tho defeat which the people awarded TO taem in A
prl or bv hocus pocus, prevent an election alto
gether at this session of the Legislature, in order
to take one more chance al the Spring Elections
a chance which they propose 10 improve, by the
very measure resored to Of deforrng the election.
A caucus of the Van Eurcnites was held in due
form and soemni,y on Monday evening, a, which
this course resolved upon, and the mode Of ex-
ecu,ing it by the instrnmentalty Of the Van 9nren
majority in the Senate chalkcd out.
When yesterday at the opening of the Session
in the House Of Delegates, Mr.. Johnson moved to
execute the order of the day, Mr.. Yancey, in pur-
suance Of the caucus counses, submitted the fol.
lowing Preamble and Resolutions.
Whereas the good people of this Common
wealth are deeply concerned and divided in opin.
ion on the subject Of eecng Senator to represent
this State in the Senate Of the U. States after tie
81 March next. Whereas, also, many Of the
qualified voters Of several Counties and Corpora
ton, have signed and transmitted letters Of instruc-
ton to their Representatives in the General As.
sembly on the subject of the said election, (accor-
ding to the undoubted rights and usages Of the z.
lec,o,s of Vifginia) and doubts have been exprss-
sed, whether these letters are in all respects bona
fdc signed for the purpose therein intended but