Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-02-06

delivered one OF tho ablest & mos, eoou.,, .,...h
es tia, have ever had the pleasure of listening 10
|. produced thrilling effect
RICHMOND, February. 1910.
The long agony is over. The Senatorial election
is Indefinitely postponed--n the Senate BY large
majority in the House vote Of 65 10 67. The
vote WAS taken last light about o. clock after an ex
hausing session often hours. The people ar. ain
appealed TO- to settle This truly vexed question and
into their hands willingly comm, it. | refer YOU
to the papers for details. The order oil the baule
was Unexpectedly changed yeste,day-whioh fact
en- PEASANT, furnishes striking commentary upon
the nehectveness III Wing caucuses. We held
meeting The nj hl before. which did not break up
until after - o'clock at night and at Which, il was
not determined to bring forward the name Of Judge
Allen at ALL Yet one oflhe members of that meet
ing, lMr. Gregory) without consultation, aud a
eanst the wishes of majority ofhis friends, deter
m'nrd, on his own responsibility, TO nominate Judss
Allen, and as as the House assembled, he did
so, and throughout The day, that gentleman Was sss-
tanned by the Wings, who well as Mr.. Rives's
Conservatives friends had dcspafed Of Mr.. RS cleo
ton. After five ballongs it seeu,ed to lie generally
thought, that Mr.. Allen could NOT be elected. and
the subject was thea indefinitely postponed. Ny
own opinion, however, was, that an election could
be effected, il the House would adjourn over the
question until 10 day, and therefore voted az anst
the posiponeme deemed it at least letter to max e
one more ehor, than TO agitate the state again by
this exciting struggle.
Some Of the scenes before the House yesterday
were ofan intensely exciting character. The coils
ION between the delegates from Aecomac, Mcssrs.
Bayly aud Chopper, l~ho are nerr relations ms well
as colleagues both of HON were impratcaGtes last
winter. but the latter OF whom has this session voted
for Mr.. Rives. possessed painful interest. But il
was happily adjusted, through the intelposition of
Nh Souhall. Subsequently, an angry controversy
occurred between Gen BayIy and Mr. Scott of Fau-
qnier which, however, was also adjusted by mutual
explanations They arose from The disclosure by
Gen. Bayly, ofthe occurrences at the Wing meeting
the night bslote, which was private meeting and
the proceedings Of which understood to be con
fidential. Gen Bayly defended hls course by de-
carpg, thai he believed that the seal of confidence
existed no longer than it was necessary TO mature
the proceedings of that meeting. But, while | ac-
gait the General OF an intentional violation Of the
confidence reposed in him. and cannot doubt that lie
| considered himself released from its obligarious |
subscribe TO the reasoning by which he insli-
fed his course. True, there was nothing done or
said IN the meeting referred to, the publicity Of Which
could have given pain to any who participated in It's
proceeding nothing, for the proclamation of Which
from The house-tops any member OF the meeting
would have cared fg. And have no doubt that
tie Generals narrative had the effect Of checking
the circulation of sundry surmises and reports in.
fnitely worse than the ttuh which would otherwise
have been spread before the public by hundred
tongued Ramon, and distorted by her ready Minis
ters and that in this aspect of the asc il benefited
instead Of injuring us. But in estimating the qauli
" oil an act, We do not OF course Judge by lis eGtcs
50 much as by its motiUe: and Gen. b. did not hes
late to arow that his object was to injure the Whs
cause by disclosing, before they were executed,
the determinations oil the receding evening. | was
somewhat astonlshdd that Gen b. should have en-
deavo,ed to sustain the propretv his course on this
occasion. by referring, as precedent, to mine on
certain occasion, last winter, when the Il. Enqui-
fer, having made some disingenIous comments in
reference TO meeting Of the Wing members ofite
Leg stature, | took occasion, in one Of my letters
home, to state some Of the circumstances connec-
ted with that meeting (such as the name of its Chair
man, It's Secretary. &c) 1t is certain, however.
that did not disclose any thing Nth design 10 IN
Jure The Hhg party nor was hat DIS closure made
until the lapse of time had rendered il unimpoftanl
by whom the proceedings oftle meeting were known
mention this sub ect here because from the excl
tedstate Of the House on yesterday, and my own in
disposition TO mingIe IN the STRIFE declined parlici.
paDg in the discussion. There is all the difference
IN the would between the two cases though | re-
peat, do not intend to say that Gen Bayly was not
himself satisfied that he violated no confidence the
matter referred to. On this subject gentlemen must
determine for themselves TO what extent they ought
to be restrained difference to The opinions feelings
and rights of otheIs.-In the course of the debate
Gen. Bayly took occasion more pre- csey to define his
position than he has yet done. He is not only on,o
sed TO Rives, but also 10 the Harrisburg nomination
he said, however, that he should not vote for Mr. Van
Buren,.
TO DAY, the House of DELEGATES took nm the
resolution, 10 which it sometime ago agreed desic
nsting "wednesday the 5th Of February" as the day
Tor the election Of Governor ofthis Commonwealth.
and which bad been returned from the Senate with
an amendment, fxirg Saturday, the LIST Of Feb,ua
D,' ITO. day) for that purpose and amended il by
inserting Tuesday the ] ltll Of February. This A.
mendmcnt was agreed 10 by the Senate. James
Mcdowell, Esq. OF Rockbrdge, as you are aware is
the Loco Foco candidate the Wings have not vet
named their candidate. This will be done, pre-