Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-27
RICH MOND.
THURSDAY monNINo. J.Np.,y.,

.ftsmPi 70 ese'a JHdgs u ihs Court Of .8tpeal,
The Legislature was engaged six hour, ye.,.,.
day in the unavailirs effort to elee, judge Of m.
Court OF Appeals. Five distinguished gentlemen
were put in nomnalion-and all being worthy or
the post. IL became dth:ut. onI as it proved. i'm
possible. to mike a selection ia one day
MIR Leit~'eh nominated Mr. David MeComs, Of
| Wythe-who was supported by Mr Cowan.
Mr Daniel nominated Bsui. Watkins Leigh. and
vas seconded by Mr McRae and MIR TAYLOR Of
NIB.
| MIR Kennedy put IN nomination James N Mar.
Nn"" OF h's'er-whieh nomination was advo.
eased 10y Nessrs. Vance. Thoma, and scot,
MIR Kinney nominated General Briseoe G. B,lJ
win Of SWuoton sustained by Gen Dorman.
] Mr. Wallace nominated Judge John f. Nav oe
Pe'ersburg-supPored by MIR Cox Of Chesterfield.
Each Of tho gentlemen nominated vas warnIv
and ably urged 10y his respective friends
In the Senate Mr.. Pey,on advocated the election
OF Gen. Baldwin--Mr Conrad that of MIR Marshall
Me Piper. that of Mr MeComas, aud Mr. I.von,
tina, of MIR Leigh.
On the first vote Mr MeComas rece;veI a. Al,
Leigh 81, Judge May 90, Mr. Marshall es 0od
Gen Baldwin 2l-no clcction-snd the los, ,,.s
dropped.
The mex, vote was but little variant. and M.
May was drOPped-M'C. ST, l.. ~, Marshall ~
May -.
On the third vote Nl'C. 6s. Leigh -. Msr.bou
10 The last dropped.
Mr. Dorman re.nominatod Gen. B,IJ,s;, and
Mr.. Wallace, Judge May-bu, the las, was with.
drawn.
The 9Th vni, stood M'C1nns n. L.eirh 3,
Baldwin 80 -Nr Baldwin droepel-snJ N, .,..
ton 20 being necessary TO choice.
On the 5ih vote MComa. received -. I.;,h :,
scattering i3-no choice.
Mr. Cox tat 5. o'clock) moved to postpop, min,
order until to.day-opposed by Messrs Byrd anil
Scott, and Withdrawn.
on 6h vote, McComus received 70. I.eirb "a
scattering 6no election 90 20 being nee.ss,ry--u.
Ne"ki'k voted through mistake for MIR MeCom,,
and had his vote corrected-el,e MIR MIC h,a
been elected.
Il being past six o'clock, MIR Crutch6eld s,i5 il
seemed manifest that neither of the two sen,emsn
VINO hhd Just had two far trials wa, IN, ebor, ortb
hpoty Ito had voted six times for Mir Ieisb and
would vote for him again, IL there was prob,b;Itv
81 his eleei'on-but that no, being the case. onJ
being determined To make an election. he should 70,
nominate Judge May.
MIR Kinney, At tho solicitation of many yen,,-
men around him, who h,d heretofore voted c,,io.t
Gen' Badwio, again put that gentleman in nomi.
nation.
MIR Le'twiih appealed to the friends of Mr. Nc
Comas to stand firmly to him.
MIR Ioler observed that he saw no chance or -,
speedy election. since the re northumberland ~
many gentlemen were indisposcd, and pretty p,,,r,,
exhausted he would move the postponement Of
the join; order.
MIR Goodson and several other gentlemen sun.
ported the motion-whch was agreed TO.
throughout tho protrl e,ed session. no disorder
occurred and tho best spirit prevailed.
he SuoJ'"t vii be resumed - day-aad from
Inc signs last night we are as Tar from an election
now as when we began. Signs however. are de-
eepuve; and It Is not improbable that an election
will oe made at the LIST or second vote; and III.
fortunate man may not bc either OF those. WIN
have received the arses, votes,
We annex the first and the las. rot,s.
First Join, Vote.l
SENATE.
OF MeCoNAS-MessrS Hunton, Carson, VIII
ieY' voolfolk, Piper, Preston Bouidin. NIofr.,,
Shl"n; hcMu.len, Newman and Thompson-IS
=, F"f LE Gn-MeS'rs Campbell. Thornton Cocke
7, apiist Boniurant, Tuus,all, Lyons, Car,ersni
For MAV-Mcssrs Nash. CneakerN A,Li,,on
Gusts, Woodhouss and To6-5.
/, t 70, MAR'nALL-M,ssrs Conrad, Fon,aine and
ie,S's Feyton, Andersoa-2.
, For MeCohAs-Messrs Holloway, CoxofB&I
Iohes . Brooke, RIddck, Harrison OF Bruns
T!cki Moore, Samuel, Desk.ns, French Carroll.
SHALL Martin Of NJ, Boyd, Morgan. Harrison I'M
DAVIS OF NJ p, llden. Cheathnm. Hiner. Heath
brawner, MeCauley, Smith of Rockingham. Cewcn
JluIilcn, Gatewood, Criwfort T,tc Nc ~, r.
'oodson Jackson and Leitwich-36
For LEIGu--Mcssrs Ilarvic DAVIS of A,nL,rs,
" W lneheld' Apperson, Carlwell, Irving, Brown OF
+ Wv, Ei[,yS Robins Guerran,, Clark, Watkins,
Edmonds, lllrrei, Taylc ofN B. Etheridse wo,t:
w iIilms, Keen, Strothsr, Daniel. Uroubsri
and waker-2s.
, For MsRNHALL-Nessrs. Hunter, Newkirk.
Broadus, Thomns, Scott of F, Foster. Woods
Wool Byrd. Vance, Pugh. Mullen. Kennel
Taylor Of l.. Ramey, MILLINERY, smith of N& /
SCOT OF VI, Otick, Edgington, Ford, Buck-22.
no, Fo' HnI-Messrs Bayy. Alworth, Mitchell,
PIE, Payne Spencer HoIeman, Davis OIL ga,
Digs, erby, Fnzserid, Mcpherson, Wallace Of
T. Hopkins Wilson, Dey-2I.
y For = B.tpwiS-Mes.rs. sou,hall, (Speaker)
HVes, Kinney, Mayst, Toler, Nowln. M'Lnuehl,n.
;rshhe' Armstrong, Griges. Smith Of Kanayha
y np'uon, smith Of n, Grimes, Brown of T.
Elliott, Lcyburn, Dorman AMI Shipman-I9.
The 9th JOINT Vote.l
senate.
-. foR Mr. LEIeH-Mcssrs. Nash. (Speaker) JB
i thornton, j., Cocke, Peyten, Biptst. B1ndu,snt.
W.; COn''9, lun'iaIb Lyons Carter, Faulkner,
For Mr. McCoMAs-Nessrs Huntoo. C,rs,,
wiley, Atkinson, Woolfolk, Piper, Preston. Bon;
DIN, Moiieu Shlnu, McMuIlen, Scott, Newman.
and rhumpson-lI
FoR Mr. MARsHALL-Mr Anderson-I.
House..
For Mr. LEiGH-Messrs. SouthaU (Sps,kc,,
Itives, Hnrv.e, Davis Of a, Kinney. Winr6eJ
Mi chel Hunter, Toler, Nowlin, Appsrsoo
CALDWELL Broadus, Irving. Bsown of ECEW'
Sempo: Thomas, Scott Of f., Foster, Payne. Wood
Early Robins, Guerrnnt, Er.kuc, CLARK. W,tkins
Iush, Thompson, Mullen, M'Rno. Grirs.. Row
den Kennedy, Smith Of H. Wallace OF X @ VA.
m'nds, Taylor OF l.. Rimcy, MIlhanev. O,,ict
iiauell' Tey'or OF q, T. heridsc. Wau.' Ycrbv
Eieinion Williams, Keen. Wilson, Dcv. Srrotb.r
tD13neL Lcyburn, Urquhnr, Crutchfe'd, Ford,
FOR Mr. McCoMAs-Messrs. BayIy Ailwortb
J Holloway, Cox Of u X l., Jones OF Brooke Rddick
Harrison Of b, Jones of Buckingham. Ha,kins
Moore, Samuel, Cox orc, Vaughan Mel auebl,n'
De Hns, Wood, Byrd, French, Carroll. Snencsr
Nineholoc, Armstrong, HoiI,man Davisof SO
Wcodard, Cendenin, Holiday, Marshall. Martin
Of NJ, Dogs, Smith of vi 4 !, Boyd Scott of "A
Morgan, Harrison Of NJ, Capetton, Davis Of Ma
~ Lyon, smith Of ", Fitzgerald Hidden. M,pher.
son, Chatham, tIiner, Wallace Of T., Crimes Hon
kn' Blown Of p, Heath, Bruwner, M'Cnulev
D,otmnn' Shipman, smith Of Il, Gown, Cullen,