Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-06-29

or the Sneakers seat were hllea WIN "o''
- f The Senate, Ex-Governors oil States
,,,;l;,ary and naval officers, Chose only. now
a.,or ., bo had received votes OF thanks ny
Congress- n meritorious ser'ce) foreign mn
;st.,s and their attaches, Judges oil the ou-
nreme Court-in a word, with all whose en-
v;ed Distinction it was Ia pass the vigilant scrn
inv Of The door. keepers. now doubly 'igliaht'
and all mon the qui rire. A restless move
,,ent If I he members within the baran gen
oral ,nnrmnr like the alarmed hum oil bees hen
,l.ei, hives are disturbed gave token OF The
stsfe of feverish anxiety which prevailed
throughout the body. Could any revealing
spirit have opened to human view The hopes
the fears. the boiling passions. which tumuitn,
aied within those fierce bosoms, how wouio
the painful interests Of the scene lave been
vet further heightened in Intensity
At length the Speakers hammer fell. a
dead silence instantly prevailed, aud the res
pective delegations assembled and TOOK the'r
seats around the table prepared for Them
Il was my privilege. from an elevated pos,
ton on the right of the chair, to ENJOY iul'
view of all the groups;and have preserved
rude and hasty sketch which caught OF their
positions while the first ballot was proceeding
Each delegation appointed one other NUMBER
to act as Chairmp n, collect their votes, and re-
port the result. The delegations voted by piu'
ralilies Whoever in each, received the most
votes, was reported as the choice OF that dele
CATION. There were twenty four OF the groups
and when the votes had been gaherei togeth'
er in each they were called upon TO report
which they did in succession, viva yoce, com
mencng with Maine. The silence was like
that Of sepulchre. Mems breath was sus
pended as State after State uttered Its voice;
and oh, can ever forget the moment when
the Speaker, standing up in his place. declared
in clear sonorous voice, that seemed to pierce
through bone and marrow, that John Quincy
Adams, having received majority Of the votes
cast. was duly elected President Of the Uni
ted States for four years from the 18th OF March
next ensuing
Then arose such shout from the galleries
as seemed To lift the very dome Of the hail.
Mr. McDuffie, (whose candidate had been de-
feated, whose eager hopes were blasted, and
whose personal pledge for The good order oil
the assembly was remembered by all.) sprang
in much excitement from the ground, and IN a
voice that rang hove all the tumultuous plau
dis of the spectators, cried, MIR. Speaker!
move that the gallery be cleared!' The ques-
ton was put and carried. Eyes" said a for
eign minister to another who stood by his side,
but how arc you going to do it?' natural
question enough for European, ignorant oil
the country and the people. Here were nc
guards no gems d'armes; not even constabie
how was the order to be executed?
He soon saw, and while he gaZed. seemed
penetrated with speeches. wonder. No sooner
had the Speaker given the order, The Ser
geantat Arms i'll clear the galleries. than an
active, slender young man, Of graceful form
and with brilliant black eye, darted from
his placeand mounting, Il did not see how lhe
broad stone cornice which runs all round the
hall in front of, and below the breastwolk oil
the galleries. motioned with his arm to the
dark, dense, and almost suffocate,l mass Of hu
man beings before nm, cxclaiming, Gentle
men, lie Speaker orders the galleries TO be
cleared; you must retire clear the galleries.
And at his word like a flock of quiet, passive
sheep, when the gate oftheir pen is thrown o
pen,out went the entire crowd ,witho ut wore
of complaint or remonstrahce, and In an incred
IDLY short time, not soul was left behind
The foreign minister lifted up his hands in a
mazement, and exclaimed, What "a govern
meat! What people!'