Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-06

Mr. PETRIKIN demanded the yeas and nays; but
they were not ordered.
The question was then taken, and decided in the af-
irmatiye: and
The House adjourned till Monday next
ELECTION Of PRINTER.
We annex the vote on the choice OF Printers 70 the
House of Representatives.. There were thirty NOM
hers who did not vote not ali ABSENT for several who
were present paired off with others who too
well to remain during sitting after night. Of the
thirty not voting, thirteen were in favor of the Admin
istration-scvcnteen in the Opposition
We deeply and gratefully sensible Of the kindness
of our old personal friends who have stood by Ms in this
proiraced political struggle, and not less deeply i'm
pressed by the magnanmty of those who have not only
elinquishcd personal attachment, bit have cast away
private prcudces, to support public principle and int.
rests, which they believed to be connected with our
success. If afectionatc remembrance of the favor
we have rcccvcd-f an unyeldng and honest devotion
to the cause which il their purpose to advance,
shall be considered in any degree requita by those
to whom we were indebted for this support, they will
moi be disappointed.
II will not escape observation, that Messrs Black
and Cooper of Georgia. separated in their votes from
several OF their colleagues in the choice of Printer
Messrs Afford, Dawson, Nisbc, Habcrsham, Warren,
voting FOR Gales & Seaton-two others, Messrs.
King and Colquitt not voting The Georgia dclcga-
ton, will be remembered when candidates before the
people, although nominated by the party opposed to the
Administration, were distinguished by different polti-
cal sentiments Those who voted for the Editor of
the Globe and at least, of those who would not
vote for Gales and Scaton, avowed themselves in
favor Of the Independent Treasury-aganst National
Bank-and in many other respects concurred with the
Administration which their colleagues opposed in every
thing This accounts for their separation the Printer )
elcction and we trust VIC may in part, ascribe the
support given by Messrs. Cooper and Black to the
willing efforts have always made in the cause Of
Georgia, whenever her particular interests TO be
affected BY discussions here, elsewhere. To say
nothing of the of the Globe in regard TO gene
raj questions (such the Bank the Tariff, etc on which
it sided with Georgia. in all the Indian difficulties
which about the time the Globe established,
and continued down to the last year, the Editor ccntrl
butcd his feeble aid TO conncruct the prejudice which
the National Inelligencer, and all its Northern allies,
inculcatcd for the purpose of embarrassing If not de-
fealing, the rights Of Georg In the present crisis,
too when Federalism has allied itself with Abolition
ism, to bring and still more dangerous elements
into the STRIFE overthrow not only the political prn-
cplcs but the domestic institutions Of Georgia. and the
/ whole South, the Globe has been found conendng
against The rival press for which the maj ory OF the
Georgia delegation yoted-a press which has not man.
tanned the Of any party in the South at any time
within the last ten years In the course which the mi
nority Of the delegation have thought fit to take IN
choosing between tic Globe and the nelligcncer We
should think they could hardly TAIL 10 meet the appro.
| baton of all parties in Georgia.
The c0un.ry At large indebted to Mr. Black for the
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close The Federal and Abolition parties would will
:nqly have consumed the s@a.:c-, ""d Wasted more
public money debate than all lis printing would cost
tlic Government, rather than the Globe should have
received the sanction and counienance of the popular
branch Of Congress Mr.. Black resolution, while il
executed existing law, provided the means of bring
ing their cavils and objections against the election c
public Printer to the test: and in this way left the IN
without pretencc for continuing the struggle prevent
it. And yet they did continue ii, until put down by
/ tba vfio 1ucts rat
| Opposition must have been actuated by desire 10
subscrYc partisan policy BY their delays, which would
sacrifice the business Of the country, to throw the re-
sponsib:ty on the Administration and its friends III
Congress-
| The vote as taken was as follows
For Blair l. Rices-Mcssrs J. Allen, II. j. Andcr
son, Atheron, Banks, Beatty, Beirnc, Black, Black
WELL Boyd, Brewster, \. V. Brown a. G. Brown
Burke, S. II. Butler, W. O. Butler, Bynum, Carr, Car
roll, Casey, Chapman, Clifford, Coles, Conner, NJ
J. W. Davis, Doan, Doig, Dromgoce, Duncan, Earl
Eastman, Ely, Fine Fisher, Fletcher, Floyd Torrance
Gerry, Griffin, Hammond, Hand, John Hastings, Haw
kins Hill of North Carolina ioeman, Holmes, Hook
Howard, Jackson Jameson, Jos Johnson, y. Jones,
w. Jones, kem, kcmbc, Leadbetter, Leet, Leonard
Lewis, Lowell, Lucas, :lcCellan McCuoh, Mar
chand, Medll, Miller, Montanyn, Montgomery, s. w
Morris, Newhard, Parrish Parnlenter Paris, Payntcr
Petrkn, Pckens Prentss, Ramsey, Reynolds, isilct'
Rlves Robinson, f. Rogers, Samucls Shaw, y. Smith
mo- Smitil, Stecnrod SuonS, SuHlpler, S"eeIly, 10y
or, F. Thomas, P. +. Thomas, Jac Thompson, Tur
ney, vanderpoel, D. ID. Wagner, Wattcrson, Weller
Wick J. W. Williams, Hen. Williams, Worthngton
and Mallory-1l0.
i Fer Cats y. Scaton.-Mcssrs Adams, Afford S. II
Anderson Andrews, Baker, Barnard Bell Bond, Bolts
Briggs, Brockway, Calhoun, w. B. Campbell, Carter
Chittenden, Jas. Cooper, Corwin, Crabh, Cranston
Crockett, Curtis Cushing L. Davies, Garrett Davis
Dawson, Deberry, Dillet Edwards Evans, Fillmore, II
Garland, Gentry, Giddings, Goggin, Goodc, Graham
Granger Graves, Green, Grinncll, liabcrsham, Hall
w. S. Hastings, Henry, Hill Of Va, Hoffman, Hunt
James, Jenifer, Chas Johnson, w. c. Johnson, Kemp
shall, Lawrence Lincoln, Marvin, Monroe, Morgan
Nayor, Nsbct Ogle Osborne, Palen, Peck Pope, Prof
fit, Randall Randolph, Rariden, Rayner, Reed, Ridg
way, Russell, Sergeant, Simonton, Shade, T. Smith
Stanly, Stnrrs, Stuart, W. Thompson, Tlnghast, To
land Triplctt, Trumbull, Underwood, p. J. Wagner
Warren, John White, I'll. w. Williams, Lewis vii
ams, Jos. l.. Williams, and Sherrod Williams-92.
\ Speaker
! For .Jacob Gjdcon-Mr. JAS Garland-1.
For S. Snmbaueh.-Mr. Hopkins-1.
For Duff Grccn-Mr. MITCHELL.
i REcArITrLATIoS.
For Blair & Rires III
Gales & Seaton 8.
j. Gideon
/ s. Stambaugh
D. Green
/ rhos. w White
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