Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-01-30
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
EDsIspAf, Jan. -, lSi5.
ELECTION OF SENATOR.

message was received from the Senate stating thai
hey had arred the 3iat re-uullon uf the election
81 United States Senator This day, The resolution
VAS forthwith taken 10.
Mr.. Broaddus. If Gull, rose 10 move IN pstrone the
execution Of The jant ufder until Saturday the s OF
February. Mr. b., in making the motion. had no dis
guses lie wished The House and The country 10 IN
dersand his motives Neither he the party which
he acted had any design oIhowng obstacles in the way
oi The performance Of a constitutional duty. They
were honestly IN favour of an election Of Senator ihs
session. and far dcecnded upon EN-, there should
be an election. Bat they wished Tor full and fair tx
preston Of HE wishes Of The General Assembly.
The object Of joint resolution was 10 apprlse mem
beers o the day and give them Time Tor prparaon--to
enable the abson, 10 return 10 their posts, and those IN
their seats Ia select e person agreeable 10 them.
The House had acted IN this sptit, aud with this uten
ton, when they appointed distant day but The Sen
ate had not responded IN this spirit They had declined
acting on the iulut resolution until This morning.
deiet ing OF The main Objects in designating day
Mr. b. repeated thai his only ulleci full aud lair
expression oi the voice II the Legislature This caud
not be obtained oday, as three Wings were detained
from their by sickness. But, on the day hc now
pnpo ed all moi present, he should nevcrhel SIS
deem his duty, under the Constitution, 20 ut8 an
i, cliOn.
MI Gvrdon was not surprised al the hacia1 aat rs
he Wings now, anof having vaIlanHy challenged
The Democ'allc party to this election. Nj 1. wished
II 10 be known on whom the responsibility ar derJape
'.
put the Wings were not. We heard nothing the other
lay OF absent members. when the day fixed by this
House: Then was said that the election be made
MI &. said that he and his party maintained that the
Democracy, who had carried The State by OOO0, were
Justly entitled 10 the Se ator aud he had been willing
postpone the election until The popular voice could be
truly represented IN thls House. But the Whiss had
determined Otherwise and the Democrats had determn
ed to meet them. Aud now they met by a back
out. He hoped the House would refuse To postpone.
aud that the country, would bear IN mind those who at
empl.s Ia defeat an ell con.
Mr.. bowden called the ayes aud on the motion
Ia sipone, which ordered, and were--Ayes 60
Noes o. follows;
Ayes--N.ssts Soulhall. (Speaker,) Pitts. Brown,
Fulton of Augusta, Frazer. Cameron, Campbell
Scfuggs. Pendeton, Myers, floud Mo>eley, Beuhrlng
Fox, Ter, Bnaddus oi Caroline, Lacy, Broaddus u
Culpeper ilubson, Wood, Garnet. Grgsby, Marshall
Fanqnl' Ednnnds OF fauqulr Tyree, Payne Brooks,
French. McPherson Of Greenbtle, Winston, Lee, Me
Rae OF llenrico, Wooton, Turner Of jefferson, Town
er. Smith. Wallace, Mayo. Farley. Ramsey Grub
lay lor Of lunduun Parflo Hall, Preston, 0Ferall
I.iny. Cabell. Taylor Of n. Borough Watts, llappef
VERIFY, Oliver, Edgingtnn. Turner. Boiling, Whether
lan,rr, Cooke, Dey, S,rother Daniel u X. City, Moore
/ White. Minor, Stephenson. Rice, Jackson, Fulton o
w. & P.-69.
Noes Messrs. Poulsoo. Layne. Harvie, Powell
Thompson Of Boteioun, HAYS, Miller. Bllek Harrison
Marshall OF Char,ue, Wmirec. Thompson of Dnwid
i did, Carson, Loveit. leake. Parks. Bate, Edmunds
ithillsN, SluNhii, bNe, w afu, DasSei pouWih, DOW
den, Davis of X. 4 @, HAYES. Flauary, Gordor
Blackwell, Banks, kldwell, Blups, Pool, Baskervll,
4 " AIDE, Hanillun ut Monroe. Mi deiun. Davis OF q.
Il. Mcpherson III Page, llner, Gay Hamilton OF Pres
Ion, A derson Daniel OF 2. George, Maerae Of p. WI
hsm, Stunn. Franz, Coates, Marz, Cuwan, Kan
Denlson, Sticky, Tate, Sebrtll, ledgman Dar,
Freeman, Newton, P.ery, Funston, Goadson-O2
i 50 the motion 10 postpone the Jnt order was agree
to, and MIR. Boaddus depuIed 10 inform The Sena
thereof.
The Speaker then vacated The Chair until o'cocl
8 when Message was received iron the Senate, ST;
tng that they had disagreed the propusi,iun Of II
House or ptslfH,ag The jan, order 10 the Isl oi feor
L AIRY.
/ Mr. Stoval forthwith nominated II. VI. T. Hunte
I Esq +. Ia the sllice OF Senator
r MI Nchet utlered 10 amend the Join, order by pos
ponng the order 10 3O,h instant. Mr.. w review,
the novel and extraordinary THE Senate. II
House had proposed, in all fairness, day. which
reasonable 10 suppose both parties would be pfepa
9 I'd. The Senate. Instead o acting forthwith the
olu,lon, had postponed aeon until this mOrning-w h,
=, they found that more Nhias absent, through sic
ness, than Deaocfs,s. MIR W commented ON the u
fairness Of such conduct. u the Senate had agreed
resuuli, soOn after IT'S adoption by the House, and III
taken the chaace Tor ahsentees. hc ia would
bern willing to 90 into the election Bul he
no,, By his Vote, give aid and eounienanee such
a fairness Mr.. W referred The gallant remarks Of
ga1oi genileinan from lnuisa, who last week
ne murh afraid OF colni Ia sht. when The Wings
10 WELL but nnw WAS very valiant ahd rager for II Il
M "hen he knew his adversary disabled by sckne
Mr.. w. also advered Ia the assertion that the Den
Gratis were entitled the Senator, because they had
w maj ,riiy al the November election. Mr. w utterly
puda,ed any such prnciple--i, was abhoueni to
IL Whole genius OF our institutions and subvesiye of
y. fundamental psiaeiples Of Government. BY
Constitution, a maarhy " The Generat assembly, a