Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-23
Pitt'yiUania .ssr-.,. .at District.

n wing convention Of the District comnoso5 IF
the counties of Pusylvania, Patrick and H.,
recently held at Marlinsville. nominated =,
- IunStaH as the Wing Candidate N ,.oro.... 81, '
District IN the Senate. 1t is meet and nrooo,
tue District should be represented by ecn,Ion,a.
OF Mr. IunstalPs eminent qualifications ,f,er ,L.
''ouus aIu darkness which have hung over !, Cor
years Fof eight years, Capt Dyer of Missour;
mas oeeh the mIsrepresentatiVe-and who. dur;rc
d" that time, never did but one thing which ,vo
'ou'u commend; and as it is the only one we ,y;rl
mention IT, As soon as Governor Gilmer,s resi-
nation was sent in Saturday, couri.rs were H.
patched TO bring back all the L.ocos who had -,
co lot nome The Captain, in company with three
u 'ou' o'hers' was Journeying homeward, some 10
or IL miles from town when overtaken bv the mes.
senser. His companions forth with wbcsr.d ,L,,.,
out the Captain stuck himself deeper in hi, 81.
rups' and with more emphasis than he w,s .,,..
known to manifest, declared that his face was -,
towards Missouri, and he would no, turn bock e.
al Ihe Governors in the universe. He ncco,dD,r,,
'e'u OF MS way; whilst his compeers-tbrov;n,
away the gingerbread and candies, with which ,bo,
nad supplied themselves for the Ritis 'uns At home
returned with EXTREMIST speed TO mako n Covo.'
7.
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iJ7 Mr. Seldom having been placed in n no,;.
ton to be misunderstood by the report or IN. mo-
.''u"'9S on the election Of Judge, i. is proper in
JuSuce 10 HIM, to rePublish the following statemsn,
from the Compiler.
FrOmhs Compiler.
'MtSTs EdttorS: In your report Of IN. No..
ceedings OF the Legislatu re on Wedno.J.,' P'o-
the election Of Judge you say 4: UA, tho ,usl, W
OF some friends OF Mr.. Seldom Who snid t5S, ic az
were Kept IN nomination they would he ,nJs - nc
painful necessity Of voting against him. Mr. r.,
vN"e mIhote" ms name" This certainly admins ~
w inIetenCe lhat me nomination of Mr. Seldom
was WilhnraWn solely at the instance Of ann. ~ -
trends IN the Legislature, from nm nnn,oL.,i ~,
uat ne could not be elected, and that M SoIJ
himself, as well as some Ofhis fiends opt NJ a.
gisature were willing and anxious that he sbo,,GJ
2 nc retained ~ nomination IN opposition TO Mr.
Robertson. Such was not the case. Xvbo,a,lII.
might have been Mr.. Seddon's claims or 1870.
before the Legislature, neither his friends on, ~
the House, nor himself, for one moment con,s.s
plated placing them in competition with those os M.
hoOe'son' Inc nomination was Withdrawn ne
we'll at tho express solicitation of bis rnog, 49,
mate professional friends, acting in r,rs,,, =" r
ms expressed wishes, as az the desire OF sorn. ~
the members Of the House who bonored b;,, ''; ~
Their regard. Under no circumstances would NJ
ooduon nave consented to DO put, or his prores.
n n IL
u'ude OF opposition to Mr.. Robertson, whose nyc-
eminent claims were cheerfully acknowledged by
both himself and his frionds.-Ths almost mani.
nous wish entertained by the Richmond bor. ,b,,
Mr.. Robertson should be elected, preclpdeJ m H.
part OF Mr.. Seldom and HE friends ali desire ~,
his (Mr S.'s) election 'o'
The design TO nominate Mr. Seldom. wa, M,
Known 70 his mos, PARTICULAR friends out of lie ~
ssialuie unil he was actually put in nomioo,ior
particularly his professional friends. and ~
most interested knew nothing oft or IL wouid no,
have been done while Mr. Robertson wss 800
mo Legislnture-for they, Mr. Seddon's (,i.n,i.
members Of the Bar, soon as Il was sue0estsd -
Iuosday evening, ina meeting ofthe Bar. ibot ~
Soly Mr. Robertson might be prevailed on 10 ss,vo
feaoHy and cordially unitod in soliciting him 10 al
ioW himself 70 be put IN nomination; and the men.
1ers OF tho Bar Who we're called together Al . 5ci
wednesday morning, 10 learn Mr. Robsuson,s d,,s,,
mInauon, we're engaged until halfpist n o,eIock
and until alter the nominations were made ~ a.
Legislature, m endoaVOrng to remove the ob,,.eI.s
70 his consenting 70 serve The final action m ~
meeting was 70 adop, by more than two Thrill ~
solution saying that John Rotterdam ,yss ,bs 49,.
o. the Richmond Bar for the new Judgssb,n IA
Seddons trends present having voted unanimou.
" Tor thw resolution, Gould not have eonsentsd 10
nave him put IN domination, even had n besn e..
lainly ascerained that no could have bssn elsc,sd
mr seldom would not have consented TO servo un.
oer s9eh circumstances. The friends Of Mr. Seldom
VINO threw away their votes upon him after M, name
was Withdrawn, snd whose regard and cob6d6nee
nc no ooub' gratefully appreciates, were, il IS pre-