Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-24
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Saturday, FL. ls-[Seeond dayJ

When the Senate announced their readiness 10 60
into the election Mr. BYRD withdrew the name of Mr.
Stevenson order afford Mr. Tuylors frends ano-
,her opportunity try their strength
MIR. JACKSON addressed few remarks to the House
in support OF the nomination of Judge Summers lie
said were useless for him TO pay the compliment 10
Judga Summers y hch his abilities deserved. Nothing
he could say, he well aware, could change SIN.
gle vote in the House. There Wing ma orIty
IN the Legislature and upon them devolved the re-
sponsibty of elec.ing Governor. IL gentlemen
would sacrifice their personal predictions and give
him the full strength of the party, an election could
easily be made. Judge Summers was Wing, good
and in his principles, though he had not made II
his practice TO interfere much IN the political contests
Of the day.
.Mr GRlMEs Of Pocahontas in his place and
said Mr. Speaker, now rise TO call the attention OF
The House, while shall offer few remarks by way of
an 2oogy for the that have taken in this cleo
ton SIR, IL we'll known to this House, that since
tie election commenced have been going single hand
led The reuson SIR, that assign for thus Is, that nei-
ther Of the gentlemen that in nomination suited
me or these that have the honor Of representing Sir,
have always considered ii obligatory me 10 carry
out their views. Sir the commission power that en-
titles me 10 seat on this floor, not mine, but the peo.
pie delegated Ii should go contrary to that,
II would not only be stretch but abuse OF power
Sir this is the apology that offer TO the House for my
course MIR. Speaker, before take my seat, will re-
ma rk to the House, that in my youth kind OF
sportsman; ,ha. is, Sir, took much delight in horse
racing Nothing pleased better than to get into the
field and the performance Of the horse. Sir, kept
two SETS set called the ponies, they good for
short dstances-such called quarter races But,
Sir when went into the long heats, brought out those
of more muscular power, higher blood, md better wind
Sir, az have said before that have been going sin
gle .h,nded, which call the poney race; will now lei
the poney rest for a while, and about to 90
into the long heats will now say, that will change
my position, and bring out of my best racers. When
hava OFFS In nd o.
renson Sir gentleman that is well known, and long
tried for his genuine Democratic pes-the know
ledge Of which is not confined to Virginia No, Sir,
the IT, States; yea, Sir it has carried him across
the brny ocean, 10 foreign courts i'll distant lands
Then Sir from the high, digned stations that he has
so promptly filled through life, have not his friends,
then, high claims on tins House, 10 offer him
candidate and n iii person for their suffrage, and
that he should be elected as the Governor Of
this Commonwealth. Mr.. Speaker, | am not in the
habit of euicgisng much when gentleman is well
known TO The people. But, Sir, you and this House
know Andrew Stevenson. The whole country knows
him. Europe knows him. will then lei i. suffice TO
say, tia, have brought this gentleman before the
House, yes, Sir, he s now IN the held The friends OF
Of his competitors begin TO rally their forces
now call the East the West the North, and the South
to come up to this mighty race. | ask my friends and
the friends OF MIR. Stevenson, to stick close TO their
posts, and, Sir, think will make an election and
have Governor before return TO rooms. Sir,
am done f1i tie present.
"The remarks of MIR. Grimes created some hvmor in
the House, but in friendly way. From the the vote
his candidate got, it will be that he had many
friends in the House Of Delegates"
Mr.. lRvISG said he had during the whole progress
of this election abstaned from taking part tho dis.
cusson of The merits Of the different candidates whose
claims had been presented to the House He would
nov beg leave to presen his objections TO the renomi
nation that had just been made, which he would DO IN
as concise manner possible. was known 10 every
member ofihc House, that yesterday when the claims
OF The gentleman then presented by the Democratic party
rs a candidate for this Office under discussion va
rous efforts made to obtain his opinions as to the
duty Of The Chief Magistrate to appoint an agent To re-
ceive the portion due TO Virginia under the act OF Con-
gress providing for the distribution of the proceeds oil
the public lands. IL also known that two Senators
had declared that they would not under any circIm.
stances vote for any candidate who woulG refuse to
appoint an agent the part of the State to receive
the portion due this State under said law. Notwitl.
standing this state of opinion in the House upon this
subject. no could be obtained from the friends
of that gentleman with regard to his opinion OIL this
question. He had thought it little remarkable at
that time that information could be given the House
upon this subject. What was the position Of things
now before the House He had before stated that two
OK the members of the Senate had declared that they
would not vote for any for the office we are about
to fill who would refuse to appoint the agent; on the
other there at least gentleman III hi5 ego
who would not under circumstances vote for any
man who would appoint an agent on the part of the
State. This was nov the state OF opinion III tins
House. And yet the Legislature, entertaining these
decided and adverse opinions, called upon to sane
ton the claims of gentleman who refuses TO give his
opinion upon this important and practical question
lie would now beg leave 10 call the attention of The
House to article in the Enquirer of this morning.
which may be considered authoritative exposition
Of the position of Mr.. Stevenson upon this question
"As Mr. Stevenson will probably be brought out this morning
another nomnee seize time by the orelok to say at once
that We never convcrsed all upon that ponthat
did know the time Of writing that article what were his
onons-ard understood tina, he has formed
dehnire opinion this chGt,s, he tor considers an
Important and be well condcrcdand that
In his view, man Is IL 10 be the Governor OF virginia VINO Is
able to meet and decide It."
The House will see that Mr. Stevenson considers
this an important question, and that no man ought to
be elected Governor Of Virginia who would not 30 CO.