Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-15

RICHNOSD. TUESDAY. FEB. Is. Iais.

! RICHMOND. TUESDAh. TED. Id i"i-'
! vo, Eycr,;on Of n Gorernor-2ad .ict If The Drama
| Ann,ber effort was made Saturday last to elect
Governor; but after much speaking IN the two Houses
after seven fresh balots-and alter session Of hours
no candidate elected. The step would pronaoy
have been motion for the indefinite posponement OF
The whole subiect--but the Senate Adjourned without
consultation with The Ilouseihus the joint order was
broken and no further attempt can be made, unless u
! be renewed
/ Our Reporter will give sketch q these interesting
proceedings and of the debates which they ecited
We shall 70. the present seize only on e" points OF
| this evenlful drama.
On Saturday as the joint order was taken uP
MIR. Stevenson was withdrawn by Mr.. Byrd-to try
another ballot upon Mr. Taylor But IN VAN! The
iont vote was for W. T. Taylor - Gen. Watts ob,
Summers 20, scattering (oi these, one was OFT
| Grimes single shot vote for ilr. Stevenson
| Mr. Jackson re.nominated MIR. Summers, being thr
lowest and dropped By the rule os the House, with
drawing Mr. Watis) and Mr. Grimes broug ht MIR.
Stevenson into the field.
II was expected Of course that MIR. Daniel Of this
CITY would carry on, Ills threat and attack Mr.. Steven
son horse foot and Dragons Bnt not So tie had
taken council from the discretion o! his friends, who
had choked him off, and not one word spoke he. In
lieu of his efforts the attack was led on By hlessrS lf
wing and Dorman, who commented on The Enquirer ar
tice Of that morning. upon the Agent 10 receive OFT
| share OF the Distribution fund--anI the former Of
|
| declaring he had formed no ''tfiintve opinion on
the subject, he Lai skulked and lodged the quss-
ton General Bayly trinmphantly rcfn'cd this po.
ston-and showed that the question was very mn
portant constitutional problem that Il had been moot
ed but few days pasi-and that Mr.. s, Frustrated
he had been for fortnight oil the bed of sickness,
was utterly unable 10 form any opinion upon it--(we
now understand indeed, that Mr.. $. has never even
read the Act OF Consress.) MIR. Dabney expressed
his qualification at the nomination OF MIR Stevenson,
i OF
Mr. Taylor Mr.. llnlleman participated in The discus
sion IN OF The most mastery, argumeniative, e!o
quent, and whitening speeches We have heard tins WIN
ter; showing, among other positions that if there he any
dodgng the case It OIL the part otthe Wings 81 tie
Legislature who ought if any body should, to appoint
The Agent and not hy leithanded throw the
responsibility of appointing him the Governor, who,
he proved had authority 10 assume It. Mr. Dorman
attempted 10 reply but the cant saying is ' was no
70 IN fact, we have 4 more complete tri.
umph than obtained on the battle held by the Demo.
cratic orators over the Wings.
Tie mex, vote gave Mr.. Stevenson -, Summers o.,
scattering III The :rd vote, Stevenson ~, Summers
| II, scattering IL.
The 18th vote ran Stevenson mp TO 81; whilst Sum
ners fell 10 g., scattering Unnecessary choice s
so that A. Stevenson within ore OF beng elected.
(All the Legislature was present. except Wilson Of
/ Prince Edward, (Demccrat,) and Dyer Of Princess
Anne, (Whig) Ii Wilson had been present and he
came in from home only two hours afterwards or, II
CIcndenIn, the Delegate Of the Republican county
/ Logan, seeing that Summers when he had supported
i could not be elected, had rallied upon the other cand
date of the Republican Party, and given one shot IN
good time for Republican Logan, Stevenson would have
been elected, and the Commonwealth would have been
spared from this second nterregnuRI.
| After this vote, the alarmed Wings, discovering that
Stevenson womd have been elected on the next vote
adroty threw WIN. +. Preston, If Montgomery, and
Vincent ilcher Of Pittsylvania into The field, in
der take votes from the prominent candidate
1. IL.
Nominations But Mr. Grimes appealed TO the Repub
Leans o stand fast lie thought that he had brought
out The best lie thanked his friends for
ing him literally; he called npon them 10 stand by
him little longer; one or two more " tacks IN the
shoe, and the theirs. But the
cecdcd. The nest vote Stevenson had but ID, Preston
| Al, Wicker 81, some scattering.
Mr.. Clcndenin then moved 10 postpone the joint
order but after short time withdrew.
MIR Goodson then nominated James NJ Dowel, and
al his request the Clerk read extract from Mr.. Nc
Dowe celebrated Address at Princeton against Adolf
| tionism.
"Sirth late
! +" House Nc Dowcll i6, Preston 81, Stevenson 10,
scattering IL.
"Jont vo,e-Who!e number 80 necessary To n
choice s0-Preston G6, Mcdowell -, Stevenson -
scattering l6
.Mr Hunter moved an djournment--nrga,iyed, AZ
to 70
"Srrfmh (haifg Tote
/ "iouse--Ac Dowe -, Preston 53, scattering H.
"fThe House seemed 10 be in merry mood and
threw lis scattering shots literally
1.-THE JOINT Committee the par, Of the House was
oui and returned with the report that they
could not find the COMMITTEE from The Senate, and
that they ascer,aned thai The Ssame had adjournrd,
"Then, on motion, lie House adjourned, at about
half past O'Clock.
! So there is no Governor elected after Two days. a.
Stevenson the highest, and within Of an
election If no other attempt be made proceed again
,baa la (urh,c barp f,po
sessions when the Legislature has tnilcd To elect
Governor and thus the Executive functions will be
transferred to The Oldest councillor then the Lieut. Go.
werner, John N. Gregory, Esq.
Deeper gioom io,rcring on fhr hori:oa,
The Washington Correspondent in The yesterday )
| Richmond Wing vindcaes Mr. J. a. Adams against
the accommodations OF those who attempting ut is
sadly make him odous with the people" lie adds,
that ths has become iavoriie device with certain po
tcians 10 Acquire notorety brave defenders Of
Southern interests and il will be until the abo-
ton question is firmly md finally settled, beyond the
reach of demugogues 10 convert it into an instrument
for etitctlng their designing purposes
And how is il 10 be settled BY taking part With
Mr. Adams against the South, against those whom he
nsulngiy calls 'slave breeders" Are we, by tame
acquescence 10 open up The flood gates of discussion
in public councs-io animate Mr. Adams TO re-.
newed eiiuris--or him rouse up the Abclitioniss
and then for them to bark him 10 the contest Is
not this subject assuming deeper huesnd can
pect 10 poPtiate the Aboltionlss by any sacrifice or
n any humiliation
!! We call the attention of readers 10 two Of the
most disgusting Developments which these gloomy
Fanatics have exhibited. The first is, the Proceedings
in Faneull Hail. where the Aboltionsts with +. Quincy
al their head have muered threats against The Union
sel--aad the second is the Infamous Recomme nda-
ton Of the Slave Convention Of Petersboro, New
York. This last speaks sufficiently lis own nearious
purposes. Bat the first we lay in full, in all lis dis
ausing Geioriitirs, before readers. Recollect,
that Garrison tie President Of The meeting. Hence
the reasonable propositions it puts forth. What mo-
deraon. or what justice TO ourselves, what respec,
for the Constitution 10 expect from these na-
uated men, who publicly declare 'the American Union
is such only in form, but not in substance--a hollow
mockcry instead OF glorious reality and who then
calls upon the People of Massachusetts 10 flood both
houses of the State Legislature at rs nt5' ssssioa with
petitions calling them TO pass decaraioy law that