Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-16

from its miserable Editor and a certain j.d,, R,nssn
who IS ensconced behind his eahcrn shield Into what
hands has Judge White fallen This selected month
p.eee OF the White Party speaks of "Jenny Polk of
THAT old Machavelian, Felix Grundy-Oh Felix rc-
TX and ns's such like decent graces Of composition,
as any gentleman of taste and deeency would
employ. The Sun.' presume. is wsbc the official
Parer, 'rhsa Judge White is elected President.
LEGIsL7TyYE CONTENTION
The Convention of The Republican Members of the
Legislature. and oi the Special Delegates from the
counties uairpesenied by Republicans in the Legis-
iatre, was held in the Hall of the House of Delegates
ON Monday Evening, the 1lth instant, Z y clock.
On MIR Opies motion, Mr. Banks. the Speaker of tho
House OF Delegates, called to the Chair-and Tho
mas hitoAc was appointed Secretary
MR. Banks, on taking the Chair, addressed the Con
venton, follows:
GESrLEMES We have assembled according To the
ancient usages of the Commonwealth, aud the wishes
ana expectations of our constituents nominate Pre-
sident and Vice President and to form Ticket
10 DC ratified or rejected they in their sovereign will
may decide. have not risen, gentlemen for the pur.
pose OF making speech but say To YOU that we have
no fixed set OF rules by which are To be governed in
our proceedings that rue which every gentle
man carries IN his own boson perfect respect his
sociaes, and sincere desire that ORDER decorum and
Propriey shall prevail in deliberations. This hope
trust will be responded To by every gentleman
that harmony and good feelings will prevail
On notion the Special Delegates of the People were
to present their credentials to the Secretary
On MIR. Watkinss motion, Samuel Cottre was per
united to take his scat the Delegate Of the county of
Henrico. =
On Mr.. Wilson's motion, the con,estng candidates
from the county Of Albcmare permitted to take
their seats.
On MIR. Harwoods motion, VIM b. Davis was permit
Yea 10 take ms seat Delegate from the county of
King and Queen.
The roll was then called and the following members
OF the Legislature answered to their Names viz:
he,aters Of The Senate-Mcssrs Stafford II Parker
(Speaker2 John w Nash, Samuel Carr, Charles Hun-
ton; William NJ Robertson, Francis Billngsy, Francis
+: klves William r baskerville, (by his proxy F. Z.
Rives) Joel w. Flood, Heroine l.. Ope, Andrew
Belr~, archibald A. Campbell, David Dyer, William
Basye, William Mcmahon, William Donaldson John
nued in nj d
The wishes OF his constituency Archibald r. Harwood
Edmund Foniaine, and John #. Anderson.-2O.
Banks H One sPeaker0 Of Douglass b. Layno
w Wilson Of BOtetOurt)-Jacob Decan,ps (cf Brooke
Charles Turnbull and James ID. Mallory (1f Bruins.
ieh)-George Booker and Archibald Austin 1of Buck
jr.. (of Campbet)-Archibald Samuel (ef CaroiineJ2
John D. Richardson (ef Charlotte Ambrose p Hill (of
CCwep,sper)-Widam II. Smith and Absalom Hickerson
(T ta"quier)-Gideon A. Strange (cf Eurannu) Tho
mas II Stegcr (by proxy Of Fioyd-John NJ Holland (of
trankiin( -James Bowen and John S Dawson (of Ere
deriek) -Reuben Waits (of Gaes)-Joseph S. Wat
hlns (cf GoOehiandT-Lews Hail of GraysOn) -Tan
lin lin Avent OF GrecnsDiue)-John Is. Darlington aud
Thomas G. Coleman (ef HaiDar) Thomas Sloan and
(J Hanoper)-William A Harrison and Daniel Kin
cheloe (?f Harrison Patrick H. Fontaine (of Henry)
Joel HOeman (gf Isle Of ght)-samuel Robinson
sepA Straon (ef Logan)-George Harris of LouisaJ
Joel M. kagsdaie l?f LnnenGarg)-John r. Taylor (ef
n.
Garland lof hechenLrgJ-W William j. Wiley and Ste
phen H. Morgan (ct -hOmongalia) Augustus A. Chap
Sherrard (gf Alexander Brown (ef Neison)-
John ID. Leland of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Fitzger-
aid jr (Gf AonOeay)-John Voolfolk (yf Orange)-
William n, r. Almond OFF Page)-lsnac Adams (cf Pa
caeEey ST roeaisnias L. Hopkins (sf Pa'"
(cf Prince Edcard)- Wiliian Stands (of Pr Georgej
John w. Williams (cf Prince Wiiiam) William Mar
sny Gef RtNd9,ph)-J Niekln (ef RogpahannOeh)
William lessee (cf Russell -Fayette NlcMuiIen (of
SeotD-Samuel Bare and A6saom Rinker (Of Shenan.
SGonoos car NJ Crpchlied Gf
lessee Hargrave (of SUSSEX Robert Gillespie (of fGse
'oetl-and John Gibson (ef Hashingtn)-76
special Deeg0tes-Messrs. Alexander Rives and Tho
mas Jefferson Randolph Cfrom 4Lemarie) Hudson M
Garland Grom .anherst) WIN Cook (from Bedford)-
John Shenard and Peter " Daniel 0or BrTeiey)
Randolph Harrison, Sen and Joseph Fuqua (fro Cum
Seriand)-Mann Page rom Gloucester Colt
reii from Hcnrco)-Georgc b. Beall (tron J terson)-
William b. Davis Lrom King &. QucenJ-Addison Hans
ford and Robert o. Grayson Ctrom King George)-Hie
rome H. OPie, Peter V. Daniel and Thos Richie Cfor
Loudoun)-John Cooke lrom .Nogtok County)-Jacob
Decamps and William J. Wiley (jor NarShaHJ-James
Garland and Nathaniel Wilson Orom Ptsyioonin) --Ro-
bert Ridley, Lemue r. Nicholson and jeremiah Cobbs
Qrom SoHthamPton)- Robt b. Starke and John McPhal
Qrom Norfolk Borough -and John Rutherford. Will
liam d. Wren and Peter V. Daniel (from the City Of
Mr. Rives said as it is now asceraincd what number
OF the Republican members of the General Assembly is
~ apeiudhce, tne number OF special Delepacs
from The people, he presumed ii would be well for the
meeting to proceed TO the recommendation of suitable
person Tor the Presidency the United States He did
not know that II was desirable, that the name of any
person should be presented TO the ting as each mem
Der would be enabled TO declare his preference when his
name was called He wished to adopt the that
would be most agreeable those he was associated with
IN the performance of this high and responsible duty
aud as he presumed that objection would be made TO
tins mode OF procedure, he moved that the roll be called
Mr. Voolfolk objected TO the motion Ii looked (De
said) too much like drilling. He suggested whether il
were not best at once to nominate Martin Van Buren,
as he believed, there would be found 10 difference of
opinion among the members this subject
Mr. Page then nominated Martin Van Duren--to SIM.
port whom by his vote, he had come from Gloucester
Mr. Rives enquired whether it was the intention of
gentlemen to make this nomination of sident by acca
nation? lie hoped not lie wished the names of those
who recommended man for the Presidency of tie u
states to be preserved; for il is due the people we are
representing and those shall address that hev shall
be furnished with names
MIR Anderson called for the ayes and noes
Mr. hiVes SAID, he regretted the ulterance Of remarks
Wooi'oik) They ceme forth in bad temper, and were
not warranted by facts prescriptions. No tricks
were G@cessary-no ashing' called for-no Hbpd.
ing AGAINST ones will intended That was The fourtb
meeting OF the kind he had attended since he had been
member of tha LEGISLATURE and he never before bc,rI
an objection raised to the old and uniform mode of pro-
ccdure lie agreed with gentlemen that ono Individual
wouid IN oil probability, get the Undrided vote of the
meetings and II that be SO, could any member object Ia
recording bis vote for that individual after voluntarily
eneTng the Convention for tho purpose of making no
MIR Chairman, concur most heartily in The sppoor,
OF the great Statesman who has been brought to the no.
uce OF this Convention by my old friend from Gloucester
(hr fage) do not take him the least of evils -
39 as my hrst choice over all other in this Unon