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

saturday Morning, January I6, is41.
erN,Top,AI. ELECTION.
RICHMOND, VA.


SENATORIAL ELECTION.
Yesterday the Hall of the House oil De'esa'es
,ressn,ed from 70 o'clock until near !, mos
s,;ma,,d and exciting scene. Every NOOK ano
800, w.. FLIED We observed among The spec
,.,ars ,a,,. number Of strangers from different
par,s Of The State, who were ATTRACTED '.,"e' =,
n. interest they fe, in the election oil oeoa'"'
10 supply the place OF The Hon VIM >. A,'" -.
,s1r ,ta creme 100, was enivened ard sracea oy
IN nnmbsr OF the ladies' oil our cry anu
Stale. - ,;. :,
Th,es gentlemen were put in nomination al
6rs,-Messrs. R. Nj. T. Hunter, VIM ohl'" d'u
W S. Archer, and during The baliotirgs Messrs'
James Mcdowell and John w. jones were al
50 brought forward.
Gov Smith was the nominee Of The Democrat
ic capcu,. He had there received majority OF
The whole Democratic party in The LEGISLATURE
although some twenty or thirty OF our f'iends a.
clined going into caucus. d. was warmly
sustained and advocated, in the House, oy many
devoted friends, who admired him Tor his firm
ness as politician, his abilities as a statesman,
and his eminen, services 10 The Democratic par.
~. MIR. Archer was presented as "ior'oIh
hope" Mr.. Hunter was nominated and ably sns'
,a:aed in d,bae His claims were based, by his
friends, upon ihe talents he is known 10 possess
aud upon the fact that he had once before receiv-
ed The nomination of Democratic caucus Mr.
Mcdowell was nominated and voted for upon Sc
veral ballots. Ibis strength however, was not
lrnly displayed in The election, inasmuch as ma
nv who would have voted Tor him regarded The
present as an occasion when the Senator should
be chosen from The East. MIR. Jones was only
pu, before lhe House al the eleventh hour, (on The
last ballot when some who would have voted Tor
him had otherwise committed themselves. The
vote he received, under The circumstances, was
most fauerns
The debate was characterised by remarkable
exemption from party asperiry. Although the
feelings of all seemed deeply excited still no
ebulliion Of passion or want Of good humor was
observed.
Upon the 9Th ballot 1--WE shall publish detail
ed account OF the proceedings hereafier) The
choice fell upon MIR. Hunter. The joint vote
with the Senate was as follows: Hunter 50,
Jones s., Archer 8, Rives !, Mcdowell l, Bayly
|, R. E. Scott l. Eighty-wo votes were neces-
sary 10 an election. (See the vote in another
coiumn)
Mr.. II. received the votes OF % Democrats,
and the entire Wing vote, except 8, who voted for
MIR. Archer, for w. C. Rves and one for R. E.
Scott.
r. T. Hunter need, no commentator from
our pen. His character is known 10 the State and
10 the country. We have no doubt but that he
will worhily wear The new honor with which ne
has been clothed, and that he will prove himself
an able defender of the principles OF the Demo-
cratic party, as we'll as distinguished Senator Of
the Old Dominion. We do not, however, chIoni-
Gle his election unmixed with feelings OF regret.
Strong faith as we have in the course which ne
will pursue in the Senate, we confess we should
have greatly preferred that the contamination had
not been SO largely brought about by The Wings.