Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-02-05
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE T..
From lac Richmond H'Aig Of Jan. %.
ELECTION OF A SENATOR.


Afe, the House had yesterday agreed 10 proceed
again to the execution Of the order OF the day, Mr.,
Mcdowell arose and made formal defence OF the
right Of instruction. which nobody IN tbs Gay DIS.
pues and Of The right Of the people 10 select The
mode Of secret instruction, which Is equnliy uneon
ltroyered- for the arguments and the tidcuie
which nc COMPLAINED rad bren launched against
that mode wefe directed against ts htheSsi not
ngans, the right ofthe People 10 adopt H. lie
himself, answered his learned but most wsnon and
tedious haranguc, by the simple admission, that
public meetings and not pnpefs Ptlsoteiy CIR.
cula,cd was the tea mode, aud he was completely
unhorsed---hrsl 10y Mr. Colstou, Who retnorkcd that
he had taken the trouble Of announcing series OF
truisms < posllions-soeondlyib 10y MI
Shell, who said he agreed with the gentleman, his
friend from Bockbtidge and had comprehonded The
hole substance OF his speech IN three lines OF let
ter laley udllesscd 10 the obstruction COMMITTEE OF
Brunswick.
Next Mr.. Garland Of M~cklenburg came for
SnrJ, rs he promised some time Fgo,io settle Gttat
principles Of Government II Mi Mcdowell whb
learned ~ laying down the Law as - Instructions,
the gentleman from Mcekenberg was equally pro
found in treating those points Of our history, go
sernmen and party politics, familiory known 10
e'eiy reading man IN the con munity.
Mr.. shInp, on Tuesday, IN "A very singular dis.
play announced that he sloke not for the house,
but he people Of Harrison, and The two reconcile
gentlemen mentioned, could probably have SAID
wh equal lfulh that ihey spoke not fer the House
or their own counties particularly, bu' for the gen
erpl bra, fl and Illumination Of the good people OF
he Commonwealth.
Mir. suminoa addressed tho House after Mr..
Garland. I'D revived It's animation. HIS speech
vii be published md We need no speak OF H. Van
Bufen,sm qurk under his tl1quenec, not mensuf-
4 a t.tttn
on tho pressure of,he occasion from the heart
Cheers were oxtoried from The feel MS of the gal.
icry, which " 10 rather ungcnoronsly used, not by
Mr. Wooliok ~ nm argument for clearing the gn.
lery, by Nh. Randolph TO produce the impress
sion ia the country, that the galleries were filled
with n city audience, who sustained the friends al
MI Leigh by Their cae,rs, and attempted 10 de-
press his opponents 10y Kisses We understand
how such an inlimmion as this may work in the
country, and how II falls IN with the schemes OF
pre- JUDGING the cause of I've opposition by identify
ing II with country prejudice against the town But
affirm that II was not city audience, and that
much the larger portion Of II was composed OF CIT.
izens from the country Let iacts be Known, and
then lei Inn, impression these facts warrant, be ON
y mnde.
MIR. Craig, of Augusta, followed MIR Summers
in his dcbut--rnd debut which has ranked him
high among tho talent OF The General Assembly.
lie chleAy confined himsolf 10 II defence of Mr..
Leigh ngalns, the absurd and malicious charge of
having ranked the whiie man Of Western Virginia,
a. on footing with the slave Of the East, and read
from the Debates of,he Convention, with powerful
effect, thu, splendid episode of Mr. Leigh on oNee
hunting. The applicability Of lint masterpiece Of
snlire To The times and the application Of Thy Mr.,
Crag, produced strong SCI soton, and mover did
Mr.. Leish's powers rink 80 high, III tho opinion
of the crowded Assembly, "a nj that moment.
Mr. Brooke ossalled the molo of scciet nstrue-
tons with unnnswerablc justice and severity, taxi
ing the ground which It Is matter of surprise had
rot been lnkon before Mr.. Jones of Shenandoah,
! MIR Shell, Mr., Shnn, Mr.. n and MIR. colston
joined IN the debate, but we have no room for a
sketch even Of what ihey said.
The message then went to the Senate that the
/ House was ready 10 execute the order Wa have
procured nero skeleton OF what occurred there
/ Hereafter, the Dcbtie in that body, as well as in
/ the House, will appear.