Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-01-28
Stanmtnu SpFrtatnr s. mrmRral mnnFrftsrr.
ELECTION OF SENATOR.

"Ihe long agony is over" sure enough /;
and WM. {. Rives, Esq. is elected Senator
from Virginia in the Congress of the United
States, for six years from the 18th of March.
1889. His majority SIX over all others. The
election took place at about half past five o.
clock yesterday evening, (Ian. lsth,) after a
good deal OF diScussion, rather Of Il discursive
character, showing that there was no prcpara-
ton Tor debate; indeed the election came
near taking place without any debate at all
we were entirely and most agrccably disap-
pointed with the spirit in which the discus
sion was conducted. There was nothing to
excite unpleasant feeling. The Adminis,ra-
ton party bore their defeat mantully, and
there was no unbecoming manifestations of
triumph on the part of the Whirs. This
consummation--this election of Il Senator af
ter so long struggled is really cause for con-
graduation; and we offer our congratulations
to the country, with a hope that such a cor
diuon OF affairs may never occur again i'm Vir-
ginla.-hiehmond Compiler, Jan. 10.
The vote was as follows:
FOR Uiitiam {. Rires.-Mcssrs. Soutl,o,l.
(Speaker) Chopper, Coles, Cabell, M't'ue.
Stuart, BurwelI, b. Mitchell, Vandoren, FRY.
att, Kyle, Flood, Toler, Irvine, Corbin, Cole
man, Cardwell, Broadus, Irwin, Cotton, Ro-
ane' Scott, Marshall OF FauGuier, M'Laug-
lin, Payne, Woods, Hale, Gather, Erskine.
vance odeii, Thompson, Mullen, M'Rae,
itamiett' Gregory, Stephenson of jefferson,
Worthington, Donnell, TayIoe of kinu
George, Tayloe of l.. and r., Beard. Ramev'
Harrison, Caldwell, Orrick, Harrell, Brow.
OF Nelson, Taylor n. Borough, Lannhorne.
Ethridge, VERIFY, Mcconnell, Cheatham,
May, Tunstal, Keen, Porter, Burke, Day,
Elliott, Strother, Robertson, Dorman, Ley
burn, Crntchfeld, Stephenson of Tyler, Wal
ker and Stephenson of Wood--G9.
For John Y. -Muson.-Mcssrs. Wiley, Bur
well Of Clarke and Warren, Vaughan, Sanps-
ter, Guerant, Butts, Taylor of Halifax, Clarke.
Smith of !. of W., Davis, Dabney, Marshall
OF Lunenburg, Bootcn. Diggs, Goodc, Boyd,
Smith OF Northumberland, Fitzgerald, Hiden,
i5rownot Preston, Heath, Radcliffe, Smith of
Rockingham. Conn, Williams, Ridley, Fitz-
hugh, Warren, Prince, Naskins, Meredith,
Cox and Fulton-33.
fir' James lcDopeN-AIessrs. Carpenter,
BYRD. hannah, jackson, Jones, Burlington,
! Deskins, Wood, Johnston, Wilkinson. Lee.
Armstrong, !Iabern, Ballard, Bryan, CLAYTON.
Fancy, Chapman, Wade, M'Pherson, Hi.
ner, Snlder, Shipman, Cowan, Bcvins, Tail,
Spots and Goodson-29.
For John Roberison-Mr. Bayly-I.
For James c. Bruce, Of ualifax.--Mr.
Smith of Glouceste.-I.
When the name Of Mr.. Smith of Glouces-
ter was called, he stated that he could not vote
for Mr.. Rives until lie was satisfied that he
could not be elected without his vote-he
would then, in obedience to his pledge to
constituents in that event, vote for NIr. Riyes.
VOTE OF THE SENATE.
For ". G. RIvEs.-Messrs. Campbell.
! thornton, Cooke, Peyton, Bondurant, Gus.
lis, Conrad, Preston, Lyons, Carter, Faux.
ner, Woodhouse, Fontaine, McIlhaney, An
deIson and Good-i6.
For }. Y. MAsoN.-Mcssrs. Nash. (spcaI,.
eer) Hmton, Carson. Wiley, Atkinson, Bap.
Iist, Sinit h; R6uldin. dyer. Mafio.., Hand
F0R J. MeDowEIL.-Mcssrs. Piper and
McMullon-2.
For J. RoBaRTsoN.-Mr. Thompson-1.
Joint vote with Senate-Rives IS Mason
Dc; Mcdowell 30; scattering 3. Whole
n number OF votes 1854. Necessary to choice