Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-01-24
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
FnipAy, Jan. Ia. 1899.
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William Broekonh,ough
Mr.. Stephenson moved TO postpone the election
until this day week. Mr.. $. confessed he was not
exactly able 10 tell where he stood, aud he anx.
ious for concert and harmony
MIR. Bolts opposed tho pos,ponement, but sugRes
ted whether tue question ought not fist to be taken
upon executing the Joint order.
Mr.. Servant thought the rulo ought TO be sus-
pended,
The Chair declared this unnecessary. aud refer
red to HE rule winch requires JOINT order 10 be
executed At IL o'clock, IN preference to all other bu-
siness,
Mr.. Bolts proceeded He said il tho term in.
trigue might be used, IN the in which the gen
ueman from Aceomac had used 1t the other day. not
Extensively. he thought there had been enough OF 1t.
no longer the election N put oil, the greater dit
hcnlty there would be in uniting members-What
good, he asked, would result from such acourso =
why are not gentlemen prepared II kumor
spoke tue, there were ten or twelve candidates.
Were gentlemen not acquainted with tho peculiar
qualifications OF any Que Of those Do they ask
time To inquol Piocraslindtiun would but increase
the difficulty When the eleetionwM first proposed,
II WAS stated That the Count was ia session, and
was important 10 I'LL the vacancy immediately. Had
any thing uanspired to change tho condition OF al
tatsl
The question was then taken on the motion to post
pone, and decided in the negative.
MI. Bots SAID. that when he offered the rosolu
ton Tor an election, some ten days since, aud barely
minated that when the time arrived he should pre-
sent the name OF gentleman whose claims would
bear the strctcs scruiiny--ano who possessed pro-
cmlnen, qual,iie atoms and yet made special
Terence 10 any individual. IL WAS the general under
standing, here aud throughout the county, that he
alluded 10 Robert Stanarj. What hghe, tribute,
he asked, could be paid To ills gentleman, Than this
universal acknowledgment ofhis pro eminent qualif
cations Ii Mr.. S. wero sirang er to the mem
beers OF tins House, tho Sate his ptete nlions
were doubtful, Mr.. b. would feel it his duty to pre-
sent them IN detail But his merits need no com
mcnt, no praise. 1t would be in bad taste To say
more, than that the place is vacant, aud that Mr.,
Sianard is presented for the seat. This is infinitely
more important than the election Of Senator. Ono
is Tor six years, the other for lie. This is one up
on whose decisions tho title of the whole properly of
tho Commonwealth may be involved. The gentle
man presented. is one Of untxceptionable private
ehafactei--abore suspicion and without reproach.-
He possesses an intellect expansive and gigantic
capable OF ysIng and giasping any and every
subject In short, he has the character Of being
among the best, II not lheycry best lawyer IN yr-
gina. MIR. b. rested upon these claims, and fell con
fdent the decision of the House would be IN favor OF
Mr.. Slanavd
There being pause the Speaker, requested Nj.
Bolts TO announce To the Senate the readiness Of the
House TO proceed
When Mr. Smith Of |. of w. arose, and said, tina,
before the message was delivered to the Senate, lac
fell II his duty to present the name Of another gen
ileman. lie was free TO say that lie himself,
like the gentleman from Tyler. rather upprelared
to-day. and would prefer the postponemenr. He
had been in his seat but few days. and would have
preferred iue longer time. When lac first heard
Of the vacancy, his attention was AT fixed upon
gentleman, whose industry and laborious habits
and character rs n working member Of This lious-,
we're known TO all the members. MI S. alluded to
Judge John +. May Of Petersburg. Possessing no
talent for eulogy, Mr.. $. would attempt none on
this occasion. twas not necessary TO do so. More
than seventy members Of this House could bear
timony 10 Judge Mays business talents, and he
just such man As We now wanted for The Office
From document twenty four of the last session, II
would appear there were 257 suits on the docket of
the Count Of Appeals. Since that time, there have
been72 decided, and GO commenced, SO that the
docket has been reduced only suns. This fact
would show that there was anccessily Tor adding
that bench gentleman OF first rate business talents
ono IN the prime of llie and vigor of manhood, aud
such man was Judge May. AT the rate the Court
docket win the usual increase, OF years for those
already on 1t. Mr.. 5. admitted that Mr.. Stanard
was entitled to all the praise bestowed upon him.
lie had high qualifications. But he employed
in large number Of suits IN that Court, and could
not SIT halt the terms for five years from tins time
Judge May was employed IN many Cases, but they
were nothing IN comparison TO Mr.. Sianafd's SO
that the Office would in fact be sneouie TO Mr.. 5,
for several Yeas 10 come. Mr.. Smith might BIZ
charged As being actuated by narrow considerations,
but he thought there was something due even to To-
calty. Most Of the present judges had been select
ed from the North aud West Judge NJ. from
the South side. Mr.. Smith referred a decision
some years ago in consequence of a OF ac-
quain,ance on the part OF these gentlemen IN refer
ence to the duties Of Administrators de bouis non,
reversing the practice which had hitherto governed,
III portion Of the State, and which decision had
produced IN jury and difficulty, that would not have
resulted, had the judges been familiar with the
practice of that region. MI $. thought the House
would promote the real interests Of the State by the
elevation OF Judge May to tie Bench oil the Count of
Appeals.
Mr.. Robertson supported the nomination of Mr.,
Stanard, remarking that il might have been expect
ed OF him, from his relation immediate representa-
tive, that he would have presented the name OF Mr..
5. But this had been done more satisfactorily than
he could have done II, though none fell move strong
than himself a high admiration for the abilities and
great legal atiainmen,s of that gentleman. knowl-
edge of Mr.. SIS merits, abilities and distinction, Was
not confined to this Sale-they were known to the
whole Union. 1t useless, on his part, to attempt
illustrate what apparent to ALL aud scarce
" necessary for him to add word. He would only
refer to the argument, Of the gentleman from Isle Of
Wight, which would have the effect give the Office
to the least capable candidate wo might be piesrn-
ted. II that were to operate, you would turn youI
eyes away from the man whuse talents had won the
general confidence TO one not so high in distinction
and business, and whose practice was but small in
the Coutt. Surely this would not be Il proper CON
siderauon. Mr.. X. accorded to Judge NJ entire
adequacy 10 the station, and he was happy to be en-
abled TO say that that gentleman had his entire
fidence, but he could not be influenced BY the
row consideration presented by The gentleman from
Isle of Wight