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VIRGINIA LRGlsLATURE.

lpn WEDNESDAY, tue ffOUSka aCCoIuhS y tue
joint order of the day, proceeded by joint ypte !
with the Senate, 70 the elect lou Of Judge or
the 9Th Judicial Circuit
Mr. MAssEY, o. Z and W., Nominated hich d.
Parker, Esq, for The office.
MIR. WALL nominated RobertY Conrad, Esq Il
and trusted it would be Ihe pleasure of the LIE.
gislaturesto bestow the office upon that gentle.
man. He deprecated the introduction OF party
politics into this election
Mr. SYpSoR nominated Richard L. Byrd, Esq,
Of Frederick.
Mr. Willis rose, not for the purpose ofsccond.
ing either Of the nominations made, but briefly to
su his reasons for The course he had pursued
a e3t or two since, in relation TO this election, ]
and which he should pursue how. He denied
that the friends Of Mr.. Tucker had voted Tor that
gerlleIns for the purpose OF defeating an eiec'
ton. and went on to -define his position at
length.
Ater some further discussion, which was par
ticipated in by Messrs. Sydnor, Ferguson, Witch.
er, Duke and Campbell.
air SYpSoR withdrew the termination OF MIR
Byrd.
MIR. Massey, of Z. and w, was dcputed by
the Speaker to inform the Senate that the ilonse
was ready to proceed TO the election, and that
Messrs Parker and Conrad were in nomination
After considerable delay, during which an ami.
mated debate took place in the Senate, which
was linafly brought TO a close BIZ the withdrawal
in that body Of The Hame Of Mr., Conrad,
Mr.. WALL rose and stated that as he had rea
son to believe the election would be decided sole,
" on party grounds, he should therefore ask leave
TO Withdraw the name Of Mr. Conrad. Leave
granted.
A message was received from the Senate, by
Mr. STANARD, informing The House Of the read,
ness OF that body sto PROCEED with the election,
and that the name of Robert Y. Conrad had been
wihdrawIr rumsnominaiion in the Senate.
The Clerk then called the roll, with the follow
ing result:
FoR BJcuARD PARKER--Messrs Hopkins,
(Speaker) Allen, Bowcdck, Billiard of Amdefst,
McDearman, McClntic. Burwell, Tompkns,
Hammond, Gtantham, Hays, Wells, Power,
Lewis Of Brunswick, Wellman, Clarke, Caring,
ton of Charlotte, Jones, Barbour, Muse, Deskns,
Edwards, Brooks, Pearls, GueTrant, Carroll, Will
SON, StoVall, Stump, Monroe, White, Weltpn,
Buykin, Duke, Jewett, Arnold, llowser, Tomlin,
Slemp, Ferguson, Pendleton, Niblett, Newman,
Boydston, Jenny, Harvey, Williams, Berne, Ed
mundson, Vanorsdale, Stubbs, Butt, Wheeler,
Henderson, Campbell Of No,toway, Boswell, Ro-
bertson Kee, Cox, Cackaey Fairfax, Flonruoy,
Rives, Harrison, Sturm, Strothef, Craig, Mattz,
Yancey, Speers, Pitman, Calvert. Campbell Of
Smyth, Grutchfeld, Suite, Wheadon, billiard Of
Sussex, Johnson, Witten, Horner, Massey of
Warren and Clarke, Jackson and Boyd-S3.
For ROBERT Y CONRAD Messrs Finuey,
Carter. Massey ofAlexandria, Imboden, McCue,
Wilcox, Boiling, Goodwin, Segar ,Stovall, Hume,
Scott Of Fauquier, Dunlap, Wall, Collision, Nor.
ris, Southall, Patrick, Gresham, Edwards, Wright,
Darlington Of Londoun, Dawson, VERIFY Russell,
Neal, Witcher, August, Dorman, Patterson, Her
nan, Newsom and Ditty-34
FoR JOHN r. TUc2ER -Messrs. Damon,
/ Darlington o. Botetourt. Forbes, Speed, 7Buckner,
Cooke, Fleming, Hall, Montague, Baskerville
and Scott, Of Powha,an-ll.
FoR X. T. BYRD-Mr Sydnor-l
For H. BEDNGER-Mr Willis-l
II When the name of MI. Taliferro, Of Glouees-
ter was called, that gentleman rose and as ked to
be excused from voting. He declared himself a
thorough party man--oDe who always made Tiar :
II eally the tombstone in all elections, without
exteption-but he said he could not vote for Dir
Parker, because thai gentleman had supported
The measures passed at The last session Of Chm
gress, known as the Compromise The Ilonse
divided upon the question, when large majority
appeared in favor Of excusing the gentleman
yNVhen the name Of Mr. Horner, the delegate
from Tyler, Doddridge and Wetza! was e. Id
that gentleman voted fnF a.:r Parker, he said be.
cause re had voted svr me Compromise. "a
joint Vote Whole number 59-necessary TO
a choice sO-For Richard Parker, LOG, scatter
ing SO.
So Richard Parker having received majority
Of the whole vote cast, was declared 10 be duly
elected Judge OF the 18th Circuit.