Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-18

in selecting officers 10 fill important "hh'es' " .
,hs,n n far as possible different portions OF 'ne
,a "a N Al, all interests nigh, be fairly ana properly
cared Tor He asked the apo nnfnt "i 'unge aug"
40 n, act Of Justice nj their hands, LOT IhtF ptse INV
ra.ts we're concerned in the issue =" u',s h9po"","
Ne would ask Western gentlemen what were '''eii
e..,,nos in reference To this question: was sa'o
nv some Of them, that they were acted upon oy eA-
, .ons c,rcunsiancrs-He wnnld ask Them 10 go
N ,ber friends and 10 thrir constituents ano en-
onire whom they wished Il hr placed oyer '.e,'
lie would venture To snv, that there w"hiu MOI, ,"
~, Ior cabins Of the West, be any other voice than
10, ,a,sed for Judre Allen. In the log CABINS oil
no West he was knnwn, and wherever he was
Ln,wn be was appreciated. They l"nked To hii''
y,hout distinction of party, as The mao vest q'a,''
fed in every respect, tn fill the vacant stal' ="
would ask these gentlemen "hr'ner ns ""s Nv. ia
G., Iiny of their const,t,ients-and u 81, ne "'u'u
n,n1. !, o.k them To attend In the feelings ana
.;.bes or their constituents. This was not cues
lion inyoly ug their interests Tor aay' oo' ue',
riub,s perlups, for the next MY years were mum"
- .;,h !, With reference 10 Judge Allen cha-
,r h cou,d stat. that hr possessed all The qualities
,b,, could odorn the head heart OF any gentleman
all the oualties that could adorn The man III every
Wall of If. aud wherever lie was hest known 'heft
H., ,,. mos, appreciated He wished that he was
tnown IN ol the members Of that House rs ne was
.nm, "a INNS. IT, for then he convinced thai
here would not be dissentient VOICE WIN re-
,,rd Ia his legal a,innntns-ii profound drv"t'"h
IN his prorsson, IF deep l"arnng, ana NINA OF
tl,o bYo,i ,sStp
h. had them There another point when NJ
,LnL, ~ ,reat consrouence-Mr. Allen WAS IN iie
,.,;d nm of manhood-ls friends might reasonably
took forward Ia r Of thirty years Judge n'ay'
with all his talents aud legal requirements, couia ,''''
from phy sical inability, liz s" useu OH NE oe",'. az
man som, ten or fifteen years younger than nun
s.lr He vas in favor of appointing active, viking
men and MT To making the bench sprc"s III ihif-
mary: and Ii. n W brought tei"re thrni INA" WI"
poss.ssrd ,r cnpac and ah lily 10 labor As soon as
. ,trI.
Il was krown that Judge Parker was d. no. y was UNI
verxa,lv exurccd tina, Judge Alien nd he his enccts
or liza, was Tho wish of The pe"pr; hu' although H.
sou'd hive preferred that gentleman to have hiird an
other station V, the VIII o us constituents
mt r I'll .ud ado his present cour.e, h' rs was IN
.!uiv s or feed hrs own opini"n WIN reference !"
Undue Nav he was rs ready any man 10 ackhow'
doe that h greai learning, talents and unwearh as
sdu,ty W uld do honor any situation VIII CHI he meh
he called la fill and he ngrriird Tint under 'hr pecu'
liar cir. msances Of ihs case he could mol rcnr" MS
vote in favor al That gentleman For any o'hff aP
,oiut,,, nj than this, il v,u'd have gwen tin plea
an To- vote for Judge May; but hr now IL II II =" bf
.acrcd duty To record vote in favour Of Judge
Allen.
Mr. SMITH Of Isle or Wight, said that he was IN
tn Il House two years ago, when siInar t'ec'i"n "
th IRE ent 10 X place. and upon That occasion, having
bestowed upon the subject all The consideration winch
,ts pmut inheritance required, he The came 10 me con-
cusinn [, give hi. VOTE q John + May. Cncnnisan-
crs had n altered his up n IN since The character
aud ga of that grnil,n IN III the l"mi'itrf "'
Courts nf Justice as well his usefulness aud abIl't.
m ,l,, lImse had tended Ia strengthen the high
npin,on which lie then entertained A. business
man the md + man nsk for by the gentleman from
Tyler h. Ind superior. Tie ih"neht f'insri 'ha'
ther w.r. cnIs derations urged 10y 'he Gn'eHah
from Tyl,r TINT were without weight; and u
m. Const ,ulo and Laws Virgin ,cGniit rrfr
nce TO the urngraphcal ocatcn Of candidates, he
shnuld rive h,s " te for Mr. Allrn-but that principle
was not rrc".n 7; by tie laws. He did not know a
man in the Commonwt aih of so much business capa'
CITY, and a, the time strong an inclinntion TO
perform the duties Imposed upon him Ivy his country,
as john F May aud he should, therefore, give s vote
for that gentleman.
Mr. Cox rose To hear his testimony in favor of Judge
May. When that gentleman was Judge at the CIR
cult Court, hr presided the Court ri thu county which
he represented, and lie presided to the satisfaction
of the bar the sutors and ofn parties. he dispatched
the business readily, perhaps, than any other man,
and since he had left them, had been continually accu'
nuai,ng 1t was useless for him tn any thing of the
LEGAL ab ltes and habits OF that gentleman;
they were known to that House and throughout the
country There was one fact he would nlenton-Judge
MAY would only carry to the Court OF Appeals oil
the legal information necessary tn do honor I" the
Court and service the State, but lie would 90 with
physical strength and ability to discharge readily the
dnies of the station He could not help feeling
prised and mortified at hearing the gentleman from Ty
Ter en,lea vor,ng make this sectinnal question: a
question Of East and West. He voted to place Judge
Allen in the situation which he now filled; and when
,hr question for the Court of Appeals on, he voted
fnr Judge Nav His only object To elect the man
who would hest discharge his duties for the benefit OF
the whole State.
MIR. CRoPpER rose TO protest against making this a
sst, nal question at all He cared mt from what part
nf The country came, whether from Brooke or
Accomac the question and the only question with him,
WAS whether lie qualified &c discharge the duties
If the office lie trusted the prejudice Of this Sec
,ona feeling would have no effect. If there was a
man IN The State purified 10 discharge the dntlrs ably
and efficiently Of the Office now vacant, il MIR
Nav. They we're of the personal sacr.hres
which he had made, in having resigned the station
which he previously hrld-in having consented tn
hold lower station for the purpose of serving the
people Of Petersburg. Gentlemen VIII" had been in
The House az long as he knew that he always nj
his post, always ready The gentleman from Tyler had
alluded the number nf of Importance from the
Western country. Was that gentleman aware that
there were not more than ninety cases at Lewishnrg,
while there than four hundred at Rich
nnnd And. taking the ground of the gentleman
from Tyler had they not right To attend To the
claims nf tina, srcnn in which the great majority "f
arose , Ii they followed up this principle, he
should prefer 10 v"e (nr gentleman residing in his
own district hut he protested against any such con
.id-rat,ous. In all respects, John F. May was fully
equal 10 Judge Allen, 10 any other man. His pr'-
ynir character wit"ut brmIs, and III all respects
~ WINS admirably fitted 10 d schnrgr, with ability mud
honor. III. duties Of the station for which e had been
Nominated
Mr.. TUNsTaLL congratulated the House and the
Common alil upon The prospect that the day had al
eDgh dawurd np"n Them; that they had allrnglh come
70 make election. I" fill most distinguished
,ticr, without party politics hrng the governing rule
{ their action. lie proud that they had al length
To tina; c"nd,i"n of III ngs, that the prrtensi"ns
E candidate 10 fill The IaIrs, iudcIn functions wal
not bn,n,urd The drraiinn that he bel eyed
man I" he h,iler quail fed than another I" ill the
"i President "f ir u. 5. Was Ihrs not
nf rejoicing and congrauaimn To his worthy friend
from Accomac He ri"crd at the fact: for he w"uld
lose his arm, ns he would be willing 10 vote i"r
, 10 fill iudcil stat on from party ,liiics or Ia"
cal considerations. lie glad that they brought
to that point at lnSl; he proud That that election,
vt the mantle fall on whom IT might, would result in
heir having ube aud efficient Judge "f the Court
If Appras. He far from being particular in the
result "f this tlrcti"n for until ar night, at supper,
" was not aware that they should ha, day he called
upon I" make choice. Flr would himself have pre-
frrred that the election should stand over, more par
rcua,ly several grurmrn from The line of
try, VIII ch seemed 10 think them peculiarly inter
bat.