Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-12-10
ELECTION OF SPEAKER.

We give below, The vote on the third and The
las, ballot, and the remarks OF Mr.. Speaker
Winthrop. (Mr. Holmes, of S. c. (Oem.,) and
MIR. Tomfkins OF Miss, (Whis.) did moi voIe.l
The roll vas called third time, when
The eers reported ,hat The whole number OF
votes given were 2i9; necessary 10 choice llo,
II which number
AIR. " inrhrop received 10; Mr.. Boyd, Ga (;
Mr.. McClemard, S; Mr.. McClelAnd. IA MIR.
Howe Cobb, a; Mr.. Wilson, .; Mr.. Bur-, 1
Mr.. Rheit, 7; Nr. Woodward ! f; MIR. French,
|: Mr. Hunson, /; Mr.. Jacob Thompson, ;
MIR. |. E Holmes. L. Total, BIB.
The following is The vote in detail:
FoR Ma. WisIHnor.-MesHrs Abbott, j. o. Adams,
Green Adams, ashmun, Barringer, Barrow: Beicher'
Blanchard, Bots, Buyden. Brady Bnckner Butler Ca
bell CANDY Chapman. Cil"g nan, Colamer Cranston,
CongeI, Crsfeld Croweil, Crnzer, Dckey, Dixon,
Donnei Duor. DANIEL Duncan, Garrett duncan, Dunn,
Evans Fsrrely, Fisher. Flournoy, Freedley, Fulton,
GAYLE, Gently, Gogrin, Colt, Gregory, Grinnel, Hale,
Nathan X. Hall, James G. Hampton Moses Hampton,
Haskell. Henry, Hn;ard, Hoey, Elias B. Holmes,
Har"Seek' John W. Houston, Hubbard, Hudson Hunt,
Joseph Inee'solI, Irwin, John w. Jones, Kellogg,
Daniel P. King, VIM. Z. Lawrence, Levin, Lincoln,
Mes, NewaiI Outlaw, Pende'on, Pollock, Preston Put
nam, Rey nolds, Julius Rockwell, John A. Rockwell.
Roman Rose, Root, Ramsey, ST, John, Schenck, shep-
| herd sheriff Siinger!and, Caleb 3. smith. Truman
smith, stephens Andrew Stewart, s,rohm, Sylvester,
| Tallmadge, Thibndeaux, Taylor, Richard w Thomp-
son, John i. Thompson, Tooihbs, Van Dyke. Vinton,
| Warren, White wilson.
FoR Mn. BorD.-Mt.srs Atkinson, Beale, Brdsall,
| BLACK, Bocock, Bowiin, Brohh.ad, Charles Brown,
chase. Beverly l.. Clark, w. w. Cobb, Collins
Cummius. Daniel, Dickinson, paIan, Featherstnn
Pri.s French Green, Willard p. Hall, HammOns, Ha
r.."n. Henley, Hin, lnge, Jackson, Jameson, Kauf
man. Kenron, Lahm, La Sere, Sidney Lawrence
Lsn-,, Lnmpkin, Maclay' %cGelisnd, MsCie'nand
.is Murphy. Nco, Pe;re, Prlt; ph=lps, Rhett, Rich
ar,snn, ;iiehey, Eohn'on EoeShiil, Sawyer, Robert
/ Smith strong Thomas, James Thompson, Rater. a
! Thomr,on V-naniu Wick, Williams.
Fon aiR. Mct'LrLL,SD -Nes-rs. Bingham, Cath
cart Ella Jenkins, James II. johnson, Lord, Peas
!ce PECK, Smart, Slarkweaiher Charles L. Steuarl
! Thu,.ton, Wentworth. WiimOt
| Fou Mn BrRr.-Aessrs. bayly, Hitmanson, Harris
| lverscn.
Fos Ma RHg1r.-Messrs. Bedineer William @
Brown. R. W. Johnson, Simpson, Sims, Stanton, jacob
Fon Ma McClrsrAsp.-Msasrs. Royd, Howell Cobb
@. =. Houston e. w. Jones, Lieon, hieLane, William
Thompson, Turner.
FoK Mn Howell Cosp.-Messrs. Burt. F. CLARK
Wiley. aud Wood ward
FoR SIR. JACOB TIL 'MrsoS MIR EdsaIl.
Fon Mn. WiLsoN-Messrs. Tuck ana 0iddings.
FoR hiA. | E. HoLMrs.-Mr ]. lngcrso.
Fon Ma Wooow.Rp MIR Andrew Johnson.
F,R Ma Hrpsos MIR. Palftey.
Foe Mr.. FRENCH Peyton.
MIR. Winth on having received maj ,rity o
The Whole number of votes given, he was declared
duly ecled Speaker OF the House of Rerresen
aives of the United States for the Thiruelh Con
gress; and was iherenpon conducted 10 the Speak
| cr's chair BY Mr.. Mckay, Of North Carolina
and MIR. ViDlon, OF Ohio.
On lakas the char, MIR. Winthrop addressed
Inc House as follows:
G.si!cn,eu nj The HJusc Of Representatives Of a.
| Un,ied Stafss-I am deeply sensible OF the homo
! which you have conferred upon me by the vot,
! which has just been announced, and pray leav,
to express, ny most grateful Acknowledgements t
| those who have thought me worthy OF so dislin
| suishcd mark Of their confidence.
! When remember by whom this Chair has beer
! flied ia o,her years, and. still more, when re
! feet 90 The constitutional character Of the bndy
! before me- cannot b1l leel that yoo have assign
| ed ne a position worthy ri any mans ambition
! and tar abave The ri2h,iul reach Of nv own.
| Iapproach the discharge of lis duties with
! prcfonnt impression al once OF their dignity ant
OF their difficulty
Seven years Of service as member oil hi
| branch 81 the National Legislature have NOR
than suficed 10 leach me tha, this is no place o
mere formal routine or ceremonious repose. Sc
we're Iahors perp'e1iDg cares trying respon'ibi
| lities await any Who is called 10 II, even On
der Inc most auspiciops and favorable ciTcumsta n
| ces. How ten, can help trembling al the Ias
which you have imposed on me, in the cx's!inl
| condition OF ibis House and OF the Country2
| 10 time of war, Ia time OF high politlca
excitement, in a time of momentous nationa
controversy, see before me the Representative
Of The People, almost equally divided, not mere