Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-19

". Tor The purpose of arranging tneii PIN Ill,
tairsl Should the gentleman ana MS palS ,a,s
of caucuses, when VIM. 8. AIcnei-'nea 49, ~ =
date on this occasion-was Inc ve,J nd ~, ,he
caucus? Who was VIM. 5. AlcnI1, W. ~.
creature of this same much apuseu ihns ,n.s :.
Gus? He was nominated oecause ~ n
States Rights man. he col ine no ann.n inn.
practicable Wings. But when ne col 10 Inc DC,
ate he deserted The principles when hau ea,i ~.
him there. Such is the man who IS aavocassa ~, ~
rhe gentleman from Campbell, VINO lectures .ne
House on the horrors OF The caucus! ne
mir Lr.xy) was willing 10 listen 10 The aomo,
niliuns OF gentlemen, whose position gave mora
,ue;oht 10 The sentiments they ul'ered; out nc
coud never regard what was said by those whose
nos;,;on was NOT such. He hoped mat MS De-
mocratic friends would long hesitate before .ney
listened TO The admonilioDs Of The gentleman ifoul
Campbell For himself, he had no preference lot
men. He merely desired 10 upnou 'ne pIincip,es
and The honor of the Old Dominion Ilineip,iiII
must ever be kept in the ascendant wen snou -
yield before them, and should noa " piaS:a -
high official positions for PERSONA aions
So lono then. as gentlemen belonged 10 The par
", he thought they should adhere 10 It's usages.
But The gentleman from Campbell had said that
The Governors uf Virginia have degeneIaIeaI,
tina, her officers have degenefa'ea-ana referred
10 The Democratic party as presenting instances
Of the fact. The gentleman, ne thought, might
have confined himself 10 his own party Tor exam
nlfs of deoeneracy Aslo the Senators OF that
marry he IbonobI that this same VIM. 5. Archer
miobi he referred TO. unless his famous report on
The Texan question might be construed into an
evidence OF his superior abilities. II seemed 10
him that unless the gentleman meant 10 claim
exclusive merit for the Wing party, ne mishl
have pointed to VIM. S. Archer, sltlins 10 me
chair once occupied by Randolph OF Roanoke; =
Tie gentleman had drawn coinPaf 'son oe-
tween Washington and Polk in The Presidency.
Now tor his own part, he had always entertain
"a ,oo great reverence for The Father oil his
country 10 compare him with any man. he be-
Loved COMPARISONS with such man 10 be wholly
unnecessary and u,called for. He should nave
much better preterreilhat Mr.. Polk should De COM
ared with VIM. Fl Harrison, who had commit
lee 10 keen his conscience and perhaps his lneIecl.
MrI. deprecated tie consequences oil a minority
n ,he Democratic larty holding OF from nom-
nation made by In. majority. He had no iauli
~ fnd with his political friends; but ne 'rnssed
,hev would hesitate long before they gave 10 me
Wbies the power q selecting the Senator. he
believed it 10 be hi duty 10 support mat man
whom the majority preferred. VIVA. was Inc
consequence OF anopposte course no,1en ias'-
ened ON the State man not acceptaoie 10 ellher
nauy. MIR. L concluded by assuring ms friends
Who favored The election OF Eiuner, mat so lar
from wishing to d. anything 10 inIure him' y ne
believed him TO b. The choice OF majority OF inc
nson,e he wouIddo all in his power 10 elevate
him 10 the Senar. ,,.
M MOSBY aid he deemed il wholly unnc-
esssary 10 replyal any length TO The remarks Of
IN gentleman rom Goochland Mr.. LEAKE)-
a discussion with him, on The question raised,
could Give no interest TO the House or The public.
That eentlemin, among other subjects, mad
,houohi proper To refer 10 The character and lie
of General Harison-a and 10 parade his remains
before This House for political effect. de won
dered that thegentleman had not shown more re-
snec, for the .anclily OF the gravel 1t suited The
,as,e Of The gentleman thus 10 invade and disturb
The silenc OF that sanctuary, il was certainly mol
in Keepirg with his (Mr. MS asle, nor as he be-
leved' Yilh that Of the House. The gentleman
had spRen as il he supposed that ne (Mr. NJ
had inended 10 address 10 him words oil ADVICE
and a,monilon. In this ne was mistaken re
ASSURED The gentleman, that IN notnlng mat ne
had aid, had he referred 10 thought OF him.
If h. had. with NO unkind feeling, he should have
re- s;rded him, politically speaking, as Ephraim
ioipd 10 his idols, and let him alone.
Mr. DAVIS rose TO perform the most pleasant
duy he had discharged the present session 70
hsar testimony in behalf of the nominee Of the
osnreman from Prince William. He would
9ol sneak al length of the merits of that nominee
n comparison with other gentlemen. But he
would make a plain unvarnished statement; ior
in truth he was incapable OF any other. he
had known MIR. Smith long, and appreciated MS
merits. He was known 10 this body; and WINE
he served in the Stale Senate, acquitted himself
with ability. Whilst in The Congress oil the UNI
led States. he made one OF the best efforts on Inc
Tariff. ever delivered in that body. In The Iate
nolilical Gamma lens, MIR. Smith had lraveTsed Inc
State defending Democratic principles, ana ne
met few, if any, equal 10 him IN aoiii'y, ana hoie
superioI. He had presided over The aestinles o,
The Stale for Twelve months, TO the satisfaction o.
people OF the Commonwealth. II Inc people
were on The Square to-day. nine-lenlhs ol .ne"
woud be in favor Of Mr.. Smith. de helieved
him honest. capable, faithful TO The Constitution.
II he were elected 10 the United States SENATE
Mr.. Davis believed they would have 10 nm
representative who was capable and aole 10 de,
fend and sustain the principles OF Virginia ana
the Democratic party.
Mr.. FLOYD rose to second The nomination
or The gentleman from Buckingham, and eulo-
oised the character and qualifications Oh MT
Hunter.
TThe first portion OF his remarks were not aEo-
eeiher audible where the reporter sal;
MIR. F. said he would not take laurei IRON,
The brow Of any Democrat; but he did lhink 'na'
ono who had never swerved from principle de-
served some lille al The hands of the party. he
had mn ,par TO make upon any one His consli-
fnen,s did no, care a straw who was made Sena-
tor provided The man had talents, was slales-
man and was fit to be con6ded IN. Such man
was Robert M. T. Hunter.
We (said M. F) came into The party al Inc
darkest hour. We fought with you, gentlemen,
when YOU were in The deepest degree oil adversely;
and we fought with you when your Plumes were
waving over The victorious battlefield. is II lnen
asking loo much when we request that one oil US
NAV be elec,edl | demand it of you TO make
some sacrifice II is generous, il Is masnanimous
10 do so. The gentleman from Campbell may
congratulate himself upon the present STATE Of
things; but am in body where majority
alone can make an election, and ask tne mao
rly Of The Democratic party here TO yield some,
thing 10 one who has been true through sooo anu
through evil report. =.
Senate of The readiness OF the House TO proceed
with The execution Of the joint order-and sim'-
lar message being received from thai BODY oy
Mr.. Bap,ist The vote was taken, and resulted a.
follows: p..,.,
of Abemarle, Hart, Shelley Johnson. scrngssi nuI
sIs"sh p Irving ROane, Love, Scott, sman, Wall
Darraeo Lee Lancaster Howard han.er' arsan Of
ouds ss0.sy Mea sass od psmsw
Watts. Happer, VERIFY, Oliver, Edgngton, syme, La
ne s1,oner HsyOd aa psd
son-57. nu nn.,
For WV sn,rH-Messrs. Layne, Powell, meB Dear
mon. Byrd, Thompson OF Botetonrt Bennett, bam
BRICK brick Morris Jones Of Chesterfield, smith, HiI OF
Fayelie and Nicholas, Evans Street Carpet 1is,
white Leake Carroll. Walker, Major, stoyail, NET
Thompson q s%peIs Da G. GosSn and
Pulaski. Nelms, Davis, Mcpherson, Tatnm, Newman
caekey Fairfax Daniel Tyler s,al% Soos hn,s
stickley, Tate, Hargrave Fireman. Ca'''emnn ana
Goodson-5u. nj, D.,
Dickinson chsman Jones Of Gnn,s' R,o CsIwe
Mathews and MiddleseI, Goode, WILLIAMS, Beirne,
Holiday Fah,sh cs Mps and afIison o.
Brunswick, Thompson Of Dinwddie, Edmondson OF
Lune nburg-4 r, ~ CO.,