Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-06
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
Another Sketch OF Frilay's Proceedings.
ffriaepaly copied from the Richmond Etis.J
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Fridnu Jan. 81, 1910


Senator came up.
Mr. GREGORY rose to nominate IN individual for
whom h. could with pleasure vote-a gentleman whom
he had seem bot with whom he concurr2d poiitI
c2ily. 1t was time effort made to make sclcc
ton from other individuals than those heretofore
in nomination. lie came to the determination, which
ne had with pain and regret, it adopted contrary
TO the wishes and the views of the Wings, with whom
had been his pride and pleasure TO act But he could
not continue to play the child play which we had been
engaged in. He was no partisan. He had great per-
soal respect for many of the individuals Of both par
ties. And he hoped, in taking the course he had, re
would not draw down the diSpieasure Of his friends
He wonld offer an honorable compromise lie would
submit the of true State Rights politician who
was no partisan-who devoted TO the substantial?
welfare Of Virginia He appealed to the good sense Of
the House 70 drop the two nominees heretofore voted
for, and make an election He believed that either
VIM. c. Rives or John Y, Mason, if here, would in
stantly have their withdrawn. Neither be
elected bY fair inrans-ths, evident from the
gwen. And he wished to know, if either Of the par.
in the Honse would elect its man by s:taaTem and
article, He believed not He nominated John J. Al
len He did this at his own prompting, and HI intend
ci n vote for him -oHl frs, - last. Mr. Allen
represented 10 h.n honorable, high minded man.
and worthy in ali respects 20 rcpscn; the State ." Viz
ginia. He offered Judge Allen as an honorable CON
promise. He had honestly and fairly endsavored 10
elect slr. Hives Il was unavailng; and he should
give his Jealous support to Judge 4.
Mr. MAY had heard nothing of this nomination OF
Judge Alien before u was announced. lie asa not
know that he should have recommended It. Sut 1t 10
made, and it is made by whose views entitled
10 the difference and respect of his Wing brethrcn-
lie (Mr. May) had, Ike the gentleman from Williams
burg, voted in good faith for Mr.. Rives Mr.. Rives
cannot be elected We have co-operate6 with the Can
seryatves in the effort 20 elect him. until evident
t.ct the cf,r portion of the Wing party
whocoui not support MIR. Rives, wiling to vote
for Judge Allen, and believed he could be elected He
would cooperate with these honestly and zea!ously
nnEI,, 10. I,lr NJ maid hiuhtr TN
H. jadge A. lie had known him long and intimately,
and knew han to be worthy OF any which the Lee
sislature could confde in him. Mr. NJ appealed to the
whole Opposition party TO give their support to Judge
Allen.
Mr.. BAYLy claimed the attention of the House for
few moments. He and two other gentlemen occupied
responsible position, They must defend themselves
here and not elsewhere. They had no press and they
mus: defend themselves in their places the floor
Mr. B. contended that the objections existed now
TO the support of Mr. Rvcs, which existed last winter
They were even stronger now than then. He inquired
whether Mr. Rves had come cut III favor Of the Har-
r.sburg nominations He did not whether he had
or not Ifhe had, he (A]r b. could show tha, he had
done the teeth of the most solemn pledges to the
contrary. He read extract from Mr.. Rives' speech
in Louisa, to prove that Mr.. R. pledged to give no
pledge The Presidential election. II he had not
given pledges, there were stronger objections TO his
sappor! BY The Wings now sthan there were last win.
ter, because the Presidential election nearer at
hand than then
Mr.. B. would speak freely of the bad treatment
which he and his small band had received at the hands
Of the Wings. His friend from King George took him
ID task last winter fer saying majority Of the Wings
,gerc then in favor of Mr. R;ves. No doubt exists
on the subject now. For upon nc first ballot, and
every succeeding one, every Wing except three, had
voted for him. File (Mr. b. had declared tina, he would
vote for any Wing, TO whom there did not exist strong
personal objections. The Wings had made an attempt
last night to seec; Wing. He had been invited to
cooperate, but he declined telling those who invited
hat a
The united support ofthe Wings and CONSERVATIVES
lie present spectator, and he took part in
the proceedings.
Mr.. B was proceeding to detail the proceeding. of
the Whi. meeting last night when he interrupted
BY Mr.. CRoFPER, who asked s it possible that his
colleague would dvulsc the proceedings Of that meet
ing, which was understood to be confidential?
Mr. B,YLr continued that he would, at the prompt
ing from behind him. divuge the whole. But he would
as! his colleague why he assumed specially to keep
lin right
Mr. CroPrEr asked leave to respond, but Mr. B
declined giving way.
MIR. BarLr continued. He had reasons to believe
from what ne had heard from sources, that his
colleague TO be pu, NJ 10 put him down-hy those,
too, (he said,) who bad more respect for his col
league than they had for him. He did not wish to
quarrel with s colleague, and he spoke 10 admonish
him. for he Mr. By knew more Of the world and the
secret motives Of men than he did
Mr. B. proceeded to detail the proceedings Of the
Wing meeting He stated, among other things, that
ii ascertained that three Conservatives would no,
vote for Wing, and therefore the Wings determined
10 adhere to Mr. Rives He expected TO be psv.y
to an alliance ofthis character, in which the Wigs
were TO surrender every thing, and the Conservatives
receive all. He commented upon what he termed the
"alliance" between the Wings and Conservatives,
which he characterized as very like the alliance be-
tween the Mediterranean pirate and his victim. The
Wings yielded all, and received nothing.
MIR B. referred to an article in the Wing, and pro.
ceeded at length to comment upon that paper and
the injustice it had done him. He denied that he mis-.
represen his constituents Referring to the state
mcat in The Wing, that "he (alr B afraid to vote
for John Y. Mason-he said that that remark true,
and almost the only thing in that paper about him. that
was true. He was afraid to vote for VIM. 9, Rives-
that vote would not be acceptable to his constituents
He said he carried the right of instruction farther than
most men, and recognized to the les. extent the right
Of the people to instruct and the duty of the Repre-
sentative to obey. He repelled the imputaton in the
yYhig that he inauenced sought to influence the
member Of Warwick and Elizabeth City. He concluded
y asserting that in the disclosures he had made he had
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