Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-01-23
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE


Hunter for reelection tn the L. s. Senate. )
Mr. Ward briefly explained the reasons why he st::l
vote for Mr. Wise.
The roll was called, with the following result:
For Il. VI. r. HrSTER-Deneale president pro Z
Snita Boy Kin Stands, Daniel, Thompson, ls5e!l C.
SELL Carington Sovall, Stuart, McDcarmon Catlei,,
ION Douglass Moncure, Mason. Thomas. Brent, Sns.
ford Amber, GrantIianl Funsttn Pi'man, Paxton, LH
Barnett Tate Cowcn, bi>sri!--3O
For Henry 4. Wlsc- Parker, Ward Hall, Martin, r.
Wade-6.
For c. " SrMMERs- MEREDITH. Sweeney,
For Ro. Y. CONRAD ni:c--l.
For WM. SEyaorR-SherrlrG-
For r Il. WAT>oS-Cfsigh-l.
IJint F0te--k VI. +. Hnrtsr l25. K. T.. Scott Il, II.
Vase Il, G. W. Summers y john jannsy w m: sey
= Lucas p Thompson |, Holden Rhodes |, v N!ch=
ti,, Saunders |. 4. T. Caper'n l. A. Mcredltn -
LYONS l. G. T. Ycr5y Saml Price !, H. I'hrae J. 4
/; Watson !.
motion OF Mr.. Layne TO eiec; another page ~a' fs
.Jas also a nl3tt5n 20 slec second D1or-aeepar.
r. rnnnI ri the Committee Rules was taken w. 5
discussed bu the Senate adjourned Without concluding
suo'Ss' HOUSE OF DELEGATES. !
PRAYER b, the Rev. P. DE FouHEsr
+! Election OF SESa~oR.
TIN. u,rs, 100. 90 t,. ,nt ort.r, %nch had 70, s
| ect the election Of United States Senator
Mr. STAPLES % G.n!ni ne senate thal the II
vas ready proceed with It's rA"cuil'n.
Mr. Pielsl's !lI titci'e sad VIZ. S7t
ris, for The purpose OF nun:natiag for the OIL e nnw
der considerations tils Hon. Robert NJ. HUNTER.
eminent services in III: Senate u! 'ho ChrI Safes :
l;ulness with which II. has represented he Interests
will of Virginia enia hG 10 the conpncH: vi IT,. =,
lion At the last session .! the Henefal Assembly, b9
nluv lattrrng ro;c the csls. pnTsusa ny rs c"I!el
VI. II As s. was ratified by the people u! virginia, tho
ih.r representatives l. is likewise doe Ia NJ. He's
TIA, his course equally sJun:. pttI!ot!c ana consvSa
! sh juId in like manner hc approved
IIs well kno~n NJ: S.,clke:, that wn have recently "a
cd through Icn,d q! great aG!tg:ioa ana eSciten3S
urowinr ur, as conceived, az n!tacons ~ the a
upon the constitutional rights OF i!:a South. whcn u;
! tn,s trs aened I" deS':"3 ne glorious Union ~ u
States The General Assembly vi virginia was not an
attentive observer The then passing events ana al Us:
esrn, sessions passc: Series u! resolutions sshniIs
30 sitiun ui Virginia upon The Questions tHeh h24ilns
country, and nsructln4 sieT representatives. III Tue Sen
the United States.
NJ HuSTEa upon I'll: settlement "a those questions L.
ak his w,ru!cs opponent II le d MOI N MS "'e cou!s
fleet the will of NrgnIaas expressed Dy her ac''sies
should aow iisrat: ithu! p1oc servant because s
that which lie instructed 10 do by MS constituents =
lie erred il was VITA q .net Assembly. ana by M
dent advocacy pf IN: nDiJnai rights 0! he SJhtA
examination vi :hs whole pursued b. Nf irS
leads rIes-:l5ly u lie con:iHspn th'', "ne ne u.
disregard ie instructions .: has LsG'S!tI YET III MS
resistance No.th"5u aggression, aIi h!- piHiolc !i
ri me FIGHTS ANA honor Srana he CID MI 20 Il. IL
those instructions souid have Warranted A"d lie ei''s
him and his Colleague procured liz enactment ol te
measure nno"a a. the COMPROMISE ~ A..
uent bs all favorable 10 the Sbhhi ani IL mat Ia
! uiitfully eXrcui"d-l mean tIi= Fngi'" Slvs Lt"-t
the position vi Mr HUSrER win hat =" FHS'nt, Is JHt
quesernce the s,H: OF the uaon; anu "e ~ eppos
interference with those easacs, untl the Ins!h len
| fully tested
that the position u VI. Huncr Is the same that OF Z:
Mason in his speech ieccni: delivered in tho Senate
United States upon t. compromise resolutions !htrot
" Mr. Fuue .r thai n approves ri every sentImsn;
tered by his cole igr tat occ son; and tina whl
warmly and ubly opposed 1t the comp
snres get nothing ~ their passage l. Jn:it SEQ
sion o5 isuniun. Sir Il may well o. sad y! Mr.. Hum
npon Il candid review Of his course uned states 81
or that ne been true 10 the South. the C,ns.
lion and the UaIn lir. i!nTcr, bcsiirs Occupying
viab!e position in the SENATE .! the United Statca mas
,n4I reputation sDGnd aad Iolc Statesman, aud "a
he desire of the dominant party he.c that lie should be
eced d. hope that III consideration ot his eminent y
vices no opposition will be III ,de to his election
A message received from the Senate, mat hr H.
| r. Hunter was alone IN nomination. 49,
Mr.. JACKSON OF Wood came iIoin Western virginia, WI
mad always been /" the South. and Tree TO FirSin1
snunli prefer Mr. SUMMERS 5ut Us the mal"Iy OF me
,,Siic parry large he would vote l1r n a VIE
nan wu had sacrificed himself Tor g'eat pi!ncip!:
aal no authority nominate Mr. WISE unt Ills ad'i'
ii his caused him 10 vote Tor or. ". aT. ". /
nys been afenI Union lie hii o"en TIE hrst N
III Congress 10 meet The hDrs Of Abolition petitions,
encountered he sIlwait ot john Quincy Jams.
III .usi lie agreed wh MI HuSrrn On most OF The Co
Or ,ni.e measures, vel he was authorized t. say taa,
W was equally He thought that MS ~ho,r >.
lion OF cDin.ty pritEred MI W isE.
Mr. LEWIS was sorry tnat the name Of NJ. WISE y
been brought IL here The people tin, lie ha! the
g. I, rrUrr.an, thankful To Nj W. for hs co@,t
but il j.. Known that Mr. W desired this oiec
thought that Mr. WISE was ~siron that we should erdo
IN. ,urse 81 Senators tint ion"Ut i' question.
| Mr. GARRETT was aud raised Ia hf WISE 5 s"ch
Of III. State aad had tie hihea; ainlriun Tor The nin
l;ut coming ir'rnt'H co,n'y "i ,a'nA M""sn pope
y,, i,,r HIM In giving h- i've wished II unters'
that Ms admiration !or M "lsE was not in the sIighIs,
gree diminished
The roll was t.an called and resulted follows
FoR r. u. r. HrSrsa-M .s.rs Crn:ch6sA, lSp"asc
Massey Of Alexandria Carpenter, kichcson, Chean'm
bot, Guoie OF Bedford DAVIS, Cray Newhi!k 3l!er Ok d
trtomrt and Cr4ig, Wiley, Smith Of Brooke ana tluco
Power Burkncr Carroll jones "i Chesterfield. L sr. BIZ
bour, Old, ,mn, Jackson OF D. and T., Muse, ilnt,7
Edwards Brooks, Miller o Frederick Baker, $rann:
Jackson ni and W.. Tnlirrro Lcake Parks, Wn'c Oh
and o, Billiard iowcrtnn, Garrett Alen White o! Has
ser Lewis Moore ii Harrison, Hairsoa, Hevensr, Jri'
ing, SIenp PsndIevn, Hardy, Newman, Ki!wel, Anr"
Nic"lspn Guode of Meckenburg Mcdonald, l.emg, "
chae. Wheeler, Polnck k"yssr ksr, Wai,ce, Wo'tln:
rOwnes, Jackson o p ani r., Nottingham, Znn Scott
Preston Wilson, Rivss of p. q. and Snrry, james Sal
d.rs Cldda!i Murrisnn Craig Mirz B rr, Stevens SIN
81 Russell, G!lmer, Mckinney, G,tew1oi Mean, tt"s
Burdct Wi.ten Dawson, King, Damn, WeIInln West q.
! FoR Il. T.. ScoTT AIGssrs. RiveS Of Alhenarle En-.
Walker, Tate, lmhoIen, Dunlap, Irving. Stuart, ptaa
payne Price OF Grcrnbcr, Griffin, Carring.yn Oliai-
Butler Robinson Of Richmond city. and Leyburn-lT.
! FoR G. w. SUMMERS --M.s-rs. Pierce HcIdrn Vase
Echpls Dawson, Robertson ol Norfolk city Staples, r.
Gilmore und PinnelI-lU
/ F"R Fl. 4. Wi-E-ilrssrs. Mlpp, Man2ln Frv Benz:
/ Mccullough, Bowrcr. Taylor, md Jackson Of WOai-S.
! FoR JomS JASSEy -Me'srs. Sc,u Of Faullic Pltria
/ Bail and Jones OF Nj
i For V. WITcHER -Cl1rk-l
| Foa l.. p. Thompson Speed--l
! FnR HOLDEN RHODES -Hnncack-l.
/ For ltD SArSDEus-$rgar-l.
/ FoR Nm. SEyMouR-pdrc OF lIlriy--l
! For \. L. CAPIRTpS-PrcsIon--l
I Fon JoH* 4 hEuEDtTH kilny-I
! Fun JAMES l.voSs -Yrrby-l.
I Fna G.. L. fsRBY- Ru.seil-l.
= FuR SaML. Pace -lluIbita-l
Jo!nt vote Win tie Fer X NJ 4 ;irS-yE ,
scattering G3
81 K ~ ]. HuSTEa WA dee!Irai Senltor .; tbs Cair
States 'r ycir- !r,.r The IA Of aiurch 1883
MIR HAiRsr0S ~ Heny asked leave .. the House 10 N,
personal "SpiaI'pn (Which b. ing .runtetiD n. pocrrt
to state that Ststr!dlY he voted in the affirmative On
motion 10 ppstp ne The cIctio d Pubic PGnter Un!
nisa2pFehens"n o' the question. He believed himself
lns -! ?aun5 Tie Gf."Gus Question aud wouia ~ 81
In the negative IN the Question Of post enea of
ton oi Public Printer! But sitting IN a remote corner
the tih' lie cO"Id hear fisiiaGy question pu. %
SPEAKER, except WHEN the utmost silence prevailed
PETITIONS DC.
( ny Mr.. MiLLER-3sport OF ,nc c.iler, and Dies:
81 the James River una klna C1Eui COMPANY and
mG,rnra. ni the >amc.
b. Mr.. LEvBrRSFor pIcc'aci &C ton q. Collr G!I
In Rock bridge
By Mr.. DuxLAp-O! citizens Of Nicholas for mid IN
construction Of turnpike road from Gtnhs:y fuc,r
Wits; also "l citizens o BGiNon Randolph and NlchJ
Jr the Incorporation "f pint stock Company from Mic
las Coart FoThl.rk AMI Point M0uniain, to !nl
sect the auntersv. and fiuitonsvi road.
! BY Mr.. TArLpR-A similar petition 10 ihn above.