Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-23
ELECTION OF coUYcu1o,


MT COLEMAN of New Kent. rosc 70 r,,,,;..,
O.I' W. HIeSoTy, Esq name familiar to evsr,,
tHemDer upon that floor, as a candidate for ~ y
- y, NouncIor lie said II Mr. Gregory was no
I,Tioos f"'IateIy known in all the various re-
l1tIVnS oi lie TO every member of the GeneraI A.
SIemoy as 10 HIMSELF there could no, eris, thr IL
10" oI doubt as 10 his success Inde.J 3 'N
Ot.u 'lieh content myself with the srnple onn,,,
L Iition Oi Tue name OF John NJ. Gregory. His ia
DOrous and industrious habits of ICe rs "a
aptitude and capacity for business, ne 1920 psJuIar
nNS many years service in this House a. and -
nH'' III an eminent degree for the efFcisni a.
IIaI sS Ol an the duties Of member of IN. r.,
~ OHuhci BIZ DIR q. has been most sonbot;
o. - '.s al s'hcet OF MS own fortune. Thrown IN.
On the world, at an early age, without Auv "a X
appliances OF wealth, or the advantage nj an 80
IuIIa',Oh' III despite Of the impediments of noysS
w ne has risen from condition ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
eu''-y 70 hish and elevated rank in the .eg;sI,.
'uit VI hls native State. In electing Nj r. =.
Oihce, we shall but bestow ins, 80 " " lnis
Eiduai merit. We shall hold ont Tho s,,i'a., -,
uOe'eI's ani Incentives 10 the rising eener5tio, -,
Pl"UtICe MS virtues by emulaiing his ezannIo w
L " present 70 me world practcal Illustration n
a ,'-I, v va, ih representative Republican Go
seIhneht ike ours, the road to political r,cfo,,,
10 equally open and accessible 10 ali IL S,
a"u H'BNnuous manners, his bold and indenenJcr,
OSarng, nave always been such as IN crr,I -
IN, respect and esteem Of all WHO know
eba.., pIpeFe' meet with an individual Of this
- n d.
elimination on my part to cheer him in he o,s-,
course oy extending TO him a helping hand 10 ,sl
Cehu'hg me ladder Of political distinr,ion -.
a"uIe, Mr. Speaker, that Whenevera gentIer,sn -
presented as candidate for any office In tho &c 80
W, General Assembly, in the inyaTa6le pT,etics
o. the members on the opposite side of the ton-e y,
Propound certain heterogeneous with tbo 80, ~
a-eefIalnIng ms opinions upon 1.-The vorio,s go
IONS involved IN Federal poIilcs-and a. C..I ~
u'sPOsNOh whatever TO conceal the poIitirai se,,i
inchIs Of my nOmin O, and forthe purposo oC ,,I;s
ms 'nem from any embarrissnisnt Ebicb ,bs,,
nlghI experience IN voting IN this election. I III
DSlo'e resume my seat, endeavor 10 give tb.r, liz
ussiea Information. He is Anti Bank mi. J,r;g
.'Hh Internal JTnprOUfmsnt BY the General Cs,,,,g'
men, and last, though not least in their sq,rn,,o,
ns Is an advocate Of the Indspsndent Sub T,,ss,,y
nc 0oeS not believe Congress possesses the comet
Luloh1l power 70 charter a National Bank. or g,sn,
any 0'hef act Of incorporation whatever. Sir Eel
a conscious PRIDE upon having Il al length in mo
power 70 tender them gentleman who conc,rs iii
tny lu.y 10 all the great sies0ypsd cardinal min.
cIples OF Their political faith. We have nov 81, 49,,
Poruni1y Testing the sincerity Of their pyeviop.
professions, which will not at this time cali IN
question otter them, IN the person of M n -
SUD treasury, State Rights Wig; and sh,ii
most confidently rely upon tho cooperation and
support Of my worthy friends fom Amelia. Soutb.
amp.on and King William.