Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-31


Robertson-far from h-he should now give him
his vote freely and cordially and he declared, thai
| iHr clear native sesse.ty and good schSe, foe des
paeh OF business for fairness OF mind for that anne
MY "t temper and manners, which no contention al
NE oar could ever tutne excite Tor the universe
satisfaction which his iudic, opinions had given I,
| ne bar and the country. Judge Rober sun. he I've
neNec, had not his superior IN Vagina. Less h
could not say on this oocNsion-mcre he did not DC
sire TO say.
MIR Holiday hoped gentlemen would vote will
an eve to the fitness OF the various nominees. II,
| urged, tina, those WHO. IN their heats believe,
Judge Robertson the best qualified Tor the Office
should vote Tor him. urin ncci by the appeals in
favor ofother candidates. lie dc ps, Gated the pledc
ing ana barg gaining going on among members anC
sa'd their oath Of Office was the only pledge which
ought In influence them.
| Mr. Scott said he had made no barssin with any;
"'t ne believed an attempt To- elect Mr. Marshal
WINE Nir Baldwin was before the House, would b,
u'cry itn'tless, else, he declared, he would moi
now nave withdrawn Mr.. Marshall.
Mr.. tayly remarked that he did not recognize
Mt baldSin ss the olive branch he had been d,
c''teu to he. He approved the spir,t ~ " hch the
nomination OF GEM Baldwin had been conceived
/ ny inc member from Preston. lie would vlte
however, under the circumstances for Judse Rob.
erSon, with double zeal, believing him most like
" to unite the votes at a majority OF the House
Tor no regarded HIM rs most able LAWYER and as
man, inferior To none IN the world. lie alluded
/ 10 the course ct the member from Richmond CITY
I Il down.
Mr Crutchheld rose end said. he had heArt i, sta.
te1 ny various gentlemen hat suiall proportion OF
oihces IN the gf, 9th LEGISLATURE had been con-
ierred ON gentlemen OF the Wet and he now called
on these TO elect their candidate or else forever AT.
ter hold their peace.
Mr Brown, of Preston, s'id il slve him serious
cfiei To reject that the Legislature Of Virsini, had
now been IN labor for ne'riy three days with 6v.
embryo JUDGES, and had been unabic as vet to lie
liver one. tie had thought he had presented an
owe branch TO the House. hut the gentleman rom
Aeeomsck seemed disposed TO eontcs, with him
inc eredi; OF making the prcss ntatinn Of the real
olive branch. He was unwilling, lie said TO maxi !,
rev vacancy m the act o. hiing the present ONE
for he wei remembered tina, the convection of NJ,
Robertson into judge had been 4 work of much
/ Time, PAIN and IbOCs. and he wished n posS,be IN
avoid anoher seems like the p.cssnt.
Mr. Holiday thought the objection Of the gentle
man rom Preston was strong argument why
Judge Robertson should be elected to the Cour, of
Appeals He thought some irtle iudiriaI e,nsri.
ence was necessary in q Judge OF tia, Court a.,
said Judge Robertson was even now, though but
Young man. superior TO any Of the nominees ir
'ou'urN ana " was far To presume that he would
su.l eolu'c legal know ledge as he grew Older
Mr. Blylv row MADE .iuscn 20 the remarks nj
Mr. Ctuiehh''d regard 20 the disposition Of off .
ces 10y the legislature and showed che Hons.
'hhi the oiiir's hal been fiiriy distributed H..
ea'ed On 'ic West 20 take notice thst no buge
L M
oerS 10 laiv for the gooi nj the West
Mr. Kinney sa'd he had only begged ns boon. If
me west preSented 4 man OF equal abilities with
those nominated from the Est, that the Iesisla,nrc
would confer the office on the Western man Az,
some further remarks. he referred, pavf,Ilv IN rho
souce tuken by Mr Hni'adiy Of the extreme vou,b
OF Mr. Robertson. and stated his b, licl tbnt ,bc
was not difference Of years between his asesnd
mat ol Gen. l. tdviu-and added that the one v,,s
man oi substance, corporal; while the other was
a mere shadow. In ;hc course ut his remarks bc
made another strong appeal
Nj itG"'e' called the previous question, which
The vote vas then taken. and resulted in the
election Ui Geo. Baldwin, a. follows,
SENATE.
FoR RoBERrsoS-Messrs. Nash. tSae,kerl
Camp"sN, Thornton, Jr.. Cooke, 4 tkin.oo. Ran
tst Bono urani, CuS'is, Wootl'k. B1.liin LYONS
C1-ier W"odh'use, Scott, Tod, Fon'a,nc--l6
roe nAlp"H-Mcss 5. Peyton, Carson, Will
ley, Conrac Piper, Preston, Moffeu, Faulkner.
Mel ih"ney, Anderson, Newman-II
F,R MeCoH,s -Messrs. Hur,ou, Shinn, Nc
Mullen, Thomrson-i.
For LEIGH -iir Tunsial,-I.
HoUss.
FIR BALp FIN-Ns.srs. Sou,hau. tSpe,ke,l
Kives' D''s cf A. Kinney, VI ys~, Hunter, Nv.
MRS, Cox of y L. Joacs ~ Brooke Moore
Io.e-' NowhU, Bro'dus Thomls, Scot OF s
Foster, Mclaughlin Payne. Wo1es, Wo-d Bv-r
French, CAROL E.skinc, Spencer V,nce. Puot'
.'i'''''f AflNsIi1 -, '1E-s, Kennedy. Sml n Of IA
CIender,n, Taylor Of l.. Rlmey, NlclHaucy, MIR.
"a Of NJ, Smih OF NJ < J, Mors,n. Hir11son Of
VI, Cipertoa, DAVIS Of VI & p. Orick. H,rreil
Taylor ot b, Watts, VERIFY. Sn,,6 Of X
r r 'e,os'on. Hns'' Grnes b own OF p, Dey,
=. iHu, Stro'her, Dorran. L-yourn. Snipman
Smth Of r, Gats~ooj, Crawford, Ta,-. Uroptsr,
= = .enne O.; Ford Bo"cu, M'rih OF r, Buck,
G.odson, Jackson. LcitW.cb-7I
F"K X .GERTsoN-Ntessrs. Bly.y. Ai.worth. H,r.
we "in.h-'d. M"ch,l. Robinson, Il ddick, Hir.
nso1 Of 3, Jones OF Buckingham, Haskil.. Ss-
mu CardEe., Cox OF c. Irving, Vaughan. De4-
k,"s' EAfy, Guer@ni, Clarke, Watkins, NrRae.
hoilemln, DAVIS Of X < q, WrIare Of X O.
r;dmonds, Woodward, Holiday. Marsh,u. ID gas
B1yd, Scott Of VI, Lyon, Fitzgerald. Hden'
M,'P"erson, Waillce OF p, Williams, Hopkins
Wilson, Hslh, Brawner, Daniel, McCauev'
Cowan, Walker. Mayo, Jr.-46
FoR q. w. SoUrALL-Mcssrs Apperson. Blown
o, L c W, Robins. Bowden, Cheatham,
EoR LgIem-MesSrs. Thompson Keen-2.
FoR McCohAs-Mr K'n oe-I
F"R NM. TATLaR-Mr UoIoway-I
81 Bnscoe g. Baldwin was Gee Iartd ou'v elected
Judge Of Tie Court OF Appeals; and then the
.ule aciOuHed.