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

,;ons nc the two gentlemen; each or both were e.eu
80 The confidence Of the House, but ne snouiu Oh '"'
accession certainly record has vote Tor WI nay ia.
Mr. DosuAx said the gentleman on tue OPPOSITE S"
L., .sl I'd rim here he was years ago wheh y -
Aliens name was before the House-He was Pfec'ssn
in the same position then as now-in opPos','o ~
nar,,eman-who then supported Judge Ailen' WINE
he supported Judge Stanard. de men p'eiem ,o.,
Judpe Slanard, because he was man VI '''e n.os.
,r,nscendant epal abites;-t was mere lnal'el
~ nreCrance lie did not then think SO highly OF
Judre Allen ns now because he did not tnen 80 we',
Lnow him He had since understood HIS 1ua'1'"i
character and read il better, ana lie was Pouu M,
the opportunity of giving ll'm hs support. ~ -
gentleman over the way was equally 'n's.ahs" % "
The time he had been upon the bench instead OF oe
ue there two or four years, he had been there hse
The gentleman had also undertaken 10 say, 'na. us
decisions had not yet come before the oouit y
Appeals, and therefore could not be reversed
The gentleman was lawyer; but ne c'uiu io'
have read his law books, or lie would NOT nave ''a ~,
such an assertion If lie would look 10 ana 9th
Leigh he would find the decision OF several cases lha
went up from Aliens judgment. With them la'
Lewisburg) If fellow got into the Court OF aPpeas
he was out again directly some OF them were mol :"
three months and there had been numerous cases oe'
c;drd since Jndge Allen had taken his seat. lie
would undertake say, that in the hrs TWO years OF
Judge Allen there not less than twenty cases Oh
applications made IN the Cnurt of Appeals to reverse
indpment. In seventeen cases, the Judges OF the
Court oil HDpealS relusSu tHe a"s -
three cases that heard the Judgment was, IN
every instance, as he informed, confirmed. lie
had read 9Th Leigh and had got pretty nearly TO tpe
end of the volume, hut had not found Judgment OF
Judge Allen reversed. Whilst he was up he would
not ce the singular argument of his friend from Jrhrr
SON. lie said That Judge Allen had scharged his dn
ties with such fidelity and unusual accuracy, that he
could not think If taking him from his happy district
and rlpvating him the bench of the Court OF Appeals
| If Judge Allen should lose this election by sin
sr vote, he should he tempted to regret that ne had
M, bren as unus, and unpopular Judge as possible
N order have obtained hr vote of hIs worthy trend
It was singular argument that gentleman would nn
elevate another the bench, because he was pre-em
nenrly qualified for H.
Mr. RADCLIFFE defended himself from the remarks
n,nde by the gentleman from Rockbridge. He was IN
duced support Mr.. Allen Oh the last occasion, be
cause he understood that The gentleman from the Yves
would support him, and that he consequently w"ult
be elrctrd-hut when The day Of trial came they de
serted their Western friend, and he consequently los
| his election
NIessrs. DaBSEy and WILEY both supported the no
mination of Judge May.
The vote vas then laken, published in our last.
Joint vote with the Senate Allen s5, May 65, scat
leringl.
Sn Judge ]. J. Allen declared duly elected
| The Hou.e then adjourned