Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-19
. Brief sketch of Yesterdays PROCEEDING,
Election Of Senator Of the United Suites

I ar n pass
scenes for six weeks past, w. {. Ryes has bcca
elected Senator of the u. S. The presen, II3rs.
Delegates was elected last Spring under crcnn.,ts
that were calculated TO produce a result, IN s.,,.
counties, that was at war with the sober SO
j; thoughts" of the People. Several counties :,
known TO be now represented BY Wings, vi
gave decided Democratic maiorstes in Novfa.
last But this is not all. Al this very mon.
: there are several contested elections be0re .
House, in which the Republicans are Claiming
seats with much confidence, and great appear,
of iustice-more than the Wings claim. Bus
inpham has = seats in this predicament; Caroline
Louisa j; Frederick 1.-The Delegate from Pocat,
tas is absent.--We have gone into this election Of .
| Senator, therefore, with much disadvantage. 7.
result, we have no hesitation in saying, IS aga,
the voice of the majority of the people, not COZ.
ing those Wings besides, who will never be recoac
10 Mr. Rives' election.
| But he is elected after a close contest Vested,
the election came on, according to the joint oieroi
dav-at IL o'clock. The Hall crowded
ladies, citizens and strangers
The ball was opened, after some delay, hr 7
Crrch.ield, who made very laconic nominat!ono.2
VIM. c. Rives
After another delay, when the Speaker was alog
send the usual message TO the Senate, Mr. Chipr.
rose to n,erroga,e the gentleman from Spoi'syIs:
respecting Mr.. Rives present position. lie (Nr {
had formerly thought with Mr.. r. but since that =.
teman had changed his party, he wished TO know l..
much of his political opinions he retained, # any
therefore called upon the gentleman from Spoti.y,.
MIA to saw whether he or was not IN favor If i
,onal Bank, Protective Tariff, the distribution i
proceeds of the Public Lands, the assumption o( 5.
| Debts-and he wished 10 know, also, whether Mr RI.
would consent TO accept Office, which would b tend
ed 10 him under such circumstances, against the Grc
wish Of majority of the people of Nrg'n'a-ff, y
Riyes had gone for Gen Harrison, who was rcoe;ct
majority Of the people of Virginia, and hc vi {
was perfectly assured, that many Wings besides VI
had voted for Gen. Harrison, were decidedly oppose
Mr.. Rives.
! Mr.. Crutchiield said he would give the a;sss
| IN The gen,eman which he had done the last y rt'
Would the gentleman Of Monroe, vote for llr Rne.
If he should answer his inierrogatories TO his sas'.:
tion'
Mr. Langhorne followed in mast desul'ory -iyr!'
favor of ilr Rives. twas romance and rh"dom,r 't
combined The Orator pleased 10 bring N tte Il
tor ofhs paper; and he confessed himself, h. &c
beiiish in high style If ar. Rives has better et
among the Wings, he is indie, in miserable iaa
Mr. h. plead gully 10 the having declared two wn,r
IN tic same Hall, that when he mentioned tie
Mr.. {. Rires as public man, he had 10 hold th%n b
head for very shame. We hope this splendid pi,ce
eloquencc viii moi be lost 10 tie critical world
| Mr. Bayly made another appeal 10 Mr.. Cru'ci6s.
| for Mr. Riyes's Credible propounded ynrIcu. o.
tons categoricay TO him, telling him, that he tNr Z
would assure him, If Mr.. Rives came up to The -.
Rights Standard he might be disposed to give his =
to him.
MIR. Crutchfeld replied, that after declining 70 :.
swer the gentleman from Monroe, he should ilrHA
discourteous the questions of the sent,!.
from Accomac.
| Gen Bayly's reply told with great effect. i =
very laconic; the substance was this that Mr.. Cu
field had declined answering the lntcrrogatories y 4
| Chapman because ii lie had answered sat!s;ac'ar
that gentleman had not pledged himself TO vote ~ !
| Rives. But now, when he (Nlr. By had come y
the test and declared himself willing in that event
vote for Mr.. Rives, the gentleman from Spousylr
replies i, would be act Of dscourtesy 10 The se'
man from Monroe Tor him (Alr c. TO answer HIM ~
b. But MIR. 81 said his object was attained. II q
appeared in the face Of the whole Legislature, an:
the face of the whole people Of the State that At =
crisis like ;his and at moment big with the fate Of
the great States Rights principles Of Virginia we
called upon by the Wing party TO elect To the hgh.
Office in their gift, whose principles are unkno
even To his most intimate friends.
MIR. Goode replied 10 Mr.. Langhorne, in n super
style Of eloquence lie too defed the Wings 10 e.
out with an exposition of Mr. Rives's sentiments
called them TO answer to the People Tor the mfs'
which they practsed, the Indifference which d
showed in elec,ing n man 10 the highest Office ~ !
Commonwealth with whose principles they were .
acquainted. lie dealt many hard stroke upon
orator Of Norfolk! county, we'll as to his party. 7
peroraton with which he closed in compliment 70
principles and glory Of Virginia, was short bu, IT.
ingly eloquent
This debate was kept up by several member
whose short hut striking speeches we have no;
{ room sufficient for the breiest sketch. Messrs. e
per and Gregory (wIo had been impractcabe WI.
rose TO define their position. Neither Of them exp
ed any regard for Mr. Rrves, but they stated The Z
| sons why they should feel themselves compete.
. vote, though reluctantly, for him.
Mr. Cropper stated, that if election coua
made Of State Rights Wing, lie would 70 Tor b.
: but he had asccrtained that such man could be
ed and that al most tie only could be obtained: :.
therefore, lie should feel himself obliged 10 yol5
Mr.. Rives Mr. Gregory, too, defined the groun-
: which he stood
Mr. Tnnstall moved the previous question, but =
, way TO Mr. Ridley, who nominated that strong -
Right politician, who had no concealments 10 prac
and whose principles were known to the whole Y"
Judge John Y. Mason.
MIR. Vaughan took part in the discussion, and ga'
one Of his happy hits.
Mr. Clayton put Col. Thomas S. Raymond Of y
nongalia in nomination, in compliance with the ms
tons of meeting in that county-but declared ilis
could not vote for him himself but if the Wings
. ed thorough Wing in all his principles, 81. Y
. mond was their man.
a Mr. Stephenson of TYLER denied that IIaymonG ~
. Western candt,ate-and MIR. Brown Of Preston a.
/, he had been nominated by Wing meeting III NJ
!, gala, and the proceedings had been published ~
;. per owned by Mr.. Raymond in Morganiown
!, After various short speeches, which will be n'''
g by our Reporter in our next, Mr.. Chapman rose u
happiest to congratulate the House on ii'
:. flying position in which they s,ood-on tie aTs'
d Of election which they had before them. They ".
n fore them candidate, who was ali uniilncho5t
g sentative of the great principles of - (Jndg' -
. another candidate orr Ilaymond) who va {
rough Wing in his nciples-and a third VIZ
>, c. Rives) who seemed by the tac!t admissions
!. most intimate friends to have no principles At +.
y would be hard iadred, every member If the !
~ could not be- satisfied - his hearts content.
. Mr. Ratclit,e rose TO move the previous GUEST
:: said # the deed were TO be done It we're vel. a. :
- it be done quickly.
:, The question was tnken-and the House deco
; terminating the debate, and taking the question -
- usual message then sen. 10 the Senate; and :.
Chapman's motion, the Char was vacated, IN
:, Senate was ready TO go INFO the Election.
a. a long debale ensued in the SENATE .. vl'
!, heard only snatches Several members tcok VIZ =
and entered into various views of the qnes.''.
= much spirit
Early after candle light, DR.. Cooke announce
ia House. tina, the Senate ready to 20 into u
ID ton, and had added Mr.. James Mcdowell nt Roc
=. to the nomination. (alr Med. vas nominated Z :
IN McMullen.) The roll then called in both ~"
y. with the following result:
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