Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-11
RICH MON ID:
FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUAny
"Pseping Tom Of Coventry"


The Wings OF the General Assembly held a
private consultation, Tuesday night. to compare
opinions and ascertain what member Of their party
was the preference Of the whole as the candidate for
Governor. The meeting was private. But fire.
quenty during the evening, very suspicious look.
ing parsonage was seen, at intervals to thrust his
head in, at one of the doors Of tho gallery. When
observed, and the finger OF seorn was pointed ut
him from below, he would NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
away under the cover of night. BY and bye, when
he thought he might return unob,erved, he was
again seen furtivey pushing the door aiar TO bring
his audltories into play. who this honorable person
was, was not ascertnined during the evening. But
The annexed paragraph, which we copy from YES
terdays Enquirer, would indicate that il was either
tho "Curious .fntiqus" himself, or some deputy of
his.
we are not privileged to speak Of the proceedings
OF the meeting-although nothing occurred. which
any Wing would care to have published. Bu. We
may say, that the statement Of the Enquirer is es-
'entally misrepresentation of the proceedings. Ii
has, however, just enough Of truth about it, to show
that the Jerry Sneak only caught snatches of wba,
was passing, and lost the most important and con-
Meeting links, when forced from the gallery TO hi,
hiding place.
From the Enquirer OF yesterday.
Whts WIxuGr- Glorious Conf1sior
The Wings held their Caucus on TUESDAY, n;,b,,
in the Hall OF the House Of Delegates, for the pur
pose oil nominating their Candidate for Governor
Enough has leaked out TO satisfy us that thew were
IN most delightful snarl. All discussion wns
waived; and they proceeded at once to voting Tbev
had at lens, seven candidates in Northumberland
on the lrst round, or OF them had about votes
each-Mr Vincent Witcher next-next Mr.. w n
Preston oil the Senate, still higher-and Judge sum
mers highest Of all, but not exceeding 25
On the next vote, oil the four vote candidates
were dropped, and the result gave Messrs Whether
Preston and Summers, increased votes in the order
IN which we have placed them.
MIR Wicher was then withdrawn: and son,e
amusing interlLdes are said 20 have been acted One
oil the leading and abest Wings of the House pro-
posed, that he should put two votes in the h,t and
whosoever came out first should be run for Govern
or. This bright idea of leaving the selection q, 4,
Governor OF the Commonw ealth TO a sort of Y;ye;-
Llama Sortes, to species OF lottery, i, nm improved
edition Of the election Of Darius by the neisbing
oil his horse. The same gentleman declared, that
several Wings would not vote for Mr. p. and the
proposition being denied by another whig, I'D rose
four Wings, who declared their opposition 10 Mr. p.
(as the rumor runs) We in possession OF their
names. Another call Of the Caucus was then taken.
which resulted IN MIR Summers receiving seven ma,
lority over MIR Preston, (3s to BIZ The whole
scene shows us that the Universal Whig PARTY are
not without their troubles, and reminds us Of The
Pennsylvania maxim, "That there is no knowing
who Is TO be Governor, until after the slseiionp