Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-06

the gentleman ir)m hI""""',
acted upon on Wednesday am Wult -, nov
by the vote rccUnsiderlns recarF'n lot tn"
scc,inn of the house rs il stood be ore sueh
ac;ion was taken. ~.
wilson fixing the time vt two O'CLOCK
ar,"nded his Mr.. RuffHer by striking ont
80 t;rra 7et-nnd further amended by Mr.
w,.ss 6xing the time on Tuesday The
yot,. adopting the resolution with the last
.r,en5ment having heen RECONSTRUCTED the
,,nastion required on The resolution as
amen6ed by The gentleman from ifanawhS'
leaving the time blank ..u
Mr.. Moss--l desire 10 otter the following
10 pssolped, That this Hausc, With the con.
sent of the Senate, do at o'clock proceed
~ eject Senator 10 represent the stnte OF
| Viryinin in The Congress of tho United
t.,,S's in nlnce Of the Hon. Il. ". 7. Hunter.
Mr. ZtSS-i move TO strike out two
| o'clock". and insert threS.
Mr.. Moss accept the amendment.
Mr. LocSS-I regret very much tint this
subiert has been reconsiderch, mud thls
/ enIsti,nte offered. 1 cannot see amy good
/ reason yet-certninly none has been as
signed this m0rning--fnT proceeding 10 ttiia
.ler,ion. moro than existed day before yes
/ terdav. wien this subject was postpone"
! till nest Tuesday, hy u large majority II
was then represented that tbia body was
not full: notns full as it would be; there
were members who had not yet been aole
to reach here, but who would be picsenK
! by Tuesday, md who bad right to Eots,o's
| this subject and desire to do so. Ihis
| ar0ument was presented with no little
force. by some of the very gem ieuss gh9s
voted this morning in favor of stis reeo'---
siderntion of the vote PastpnntnE the cree
ION. WHY il is that they have so snuuen-
llv become Obvious of the rights ana
privileges of those absent members, nm
I al 81 loss 10 understand.
/ II We do proceed With the election of
! Sruntors, let US elect both of them this at
teruoon. do not like this one-man
| movement, and do hope the members oil
I this body will refrain from any action
| which nlay seem even to look towards
rretrrmcnt of "nynnc man 10 any postum
/ hone. sir TO act IN this matter with ref
ereure to the good OF tina whole section
represented Jy this body. | am not Will
ling To come here nua lend myself to any
| movement that mnY even seem to have
I reference to the good of an individunirath-
I er than the good of the whole.
I We nre lust US mnch prepared TO elect
! Two Senators us one. But have another
ma,ive in this matter. desire ioapproueh
the election of United States Senators un-
/ ,rammrIled by any othce Influences, ami
! wish to first get rid of the election OF our
! Stale officers. Thu, election has its iuiiu-
{! encr upon the election Of Senators: and
/ want 10 get it out of the way. Then ws
| can approach the election of United States
1 Senators gu its own merits. Ii we go To-
I 10 this clecIion To-day, we go into it sur
( rounGcd by all the personal Influences
! ard prejudiceS with which iSe are surround
1 Ell now. OF this do not complain. be-
cnuse IL il naturally rmnsed lay the claims
! of competing candidates. ! submit to the
I rood seuse and discretion of this body is
| it were not better to dispose Of State mar
tiers FIRST so rs TO approach the election OF
! United States Senators with calu,ncss, i'm
! pnrtiality, and disintercstedness. want
/ that we shall scud men TO the Senate nt
! the United States Of whom we will not hr'
ashamed nm free TO say that my views
are not confined TO one man or two men
] Thcr. nrc Just rs good men whose names
| have not heen mentioned IN aug of the
1 public prints MS those who have been. As
Inn act OF Justice to those absent which was
stained for them BIZ their firipHds Two days
i ago. sriil clSin1rthat We shall giSs them
| time to come here and vote With us on this
subject
Mr.. P.ARsoxs, of Tucker-I have learned
/
| ing with the understanding and expecta-
! ton that this election was not to come off
! until Tuesday. think uuiey. such Cit
/ cumstancesit would he unfair 10 them nov
to push forward the election.
/ Mr.. BorEMAN-I voted for the post
plnemcnt on Wednesday,, AMI for the re
! consideration of that vote to day. Ny rea-
| son for giving the first vote WIS thut sew
/ eral mrtuheri were not yet present, who
desire 10 participate in the election. vo-
I tel TO reconsider because l understood
| nearly Or quite MI those gentlemen are now
here. There are three Senators know Of,
elected on Saturday who have come in
! since Wednesday, unl several members of
the House of Delegates. ! voted for the
reconsideration thS gentlemen who
/ think there ought 10 be one United StlteS
Senator elected to take hi. seat in the SEN
ate, could have an opportunity 10 be fully
/ heard on this subject. IL there are any
members who were hero on "Wednesday,
now absent, relying on the pOstpnnementto
Tuesday, 1 still adhere to my position then
taken. Ifthey are All here with the addi-
lions we have had. | will not hesitate TO
| go into the election.
Mr. RrFPSgR-l cannot hut raise my
voice to oppose this proposition. fear
WE are hooking at this great question Of
the election of AN United States senator to
represent the State Of Virginia. tnot the
/ Sorthwest,l in too contracted Il light. We
| Hrc ina State of renovation. We scarcely
know who are to he our friends in this
movement to establish new government
| for the State. desire to look, sir. oyer
the whole Commonwealth for men to rep
resent the State of Virginia. fear that
some gentlemen may consider Tint the
election, Mt least, of one Senator, is a fore Z
gone conclusion, and am opposed TO pre-
/ cipitHting this thing, because We may DO
liable to the imputatioR of .preeipitancy.