Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-26

c iunllcS iRnt IN possession oil Inc puDNC enc
N.Y. where such citizens slJOurncd for the time
being and at such elections To cast their YO'c;
for members oi the Convention as though Trey
were voting in their respective counties Tn
der this proclamation, al election vas had 10
Gil yaca,ccs il the Convention, UccaSioacd hy
rhe expulsion 6! Campbell Tsr-, Chester i.
Hubbard, James Dutlcy, Marshall II. Deu',
Villas: G. Brown, James {. McG:.",
Ephrai,n 5. Hall, JOIN 5. Bard II, Join =
CArll. af!i John J. JlcEs5n. The cl.c;I"G
was icl chiefly in the different camps cccy-
pes: y: Virginia soldiers; although s"me &!
tie citizens, thus Gr:cn i'Uru their hcrues,
"O:cd RI nc cour: house !" :!c city OF Eic,-
Uo;.l. at winch ;,lace s;xrCt.s only were cas-
and ;:.ag yer: nj f,o::. me county Of M'-'"?
aH; nu.ic .; ibcm were cGS; H.. the cind:-G:;
wi:n resolved tic lar.xs: hE.i,bar OF votes.
The Committee regard 1t as inpor,a:; ;isc
the iuyai citizens OF The various Counties % i"e
State, in which these vacancies existed b.: tic
ezsuin:ons aloIcssii. ..Ioa'' IT, represented
AID heard in the Cpns"n,iQn rs il'e ac'Ion o.
the Convention will ~ inatrr:".': ;'h,ci t-G
rights and interests Of the psoir Il thr co'r-
Ties aforesaid in coplnon vi;h a!. ";hrr ro:,io.
of,ha State, propoSicg as it does, 20 csaTGc":G
iEDGiiy the organic iaS e III" S';.'c- ";.'i -"
lrarsac, other important business .n#:r;i4:y
affecting their welfare ami i:.isics.S ii i..';.-
Iurc il seems 10 the CulGln:ti,c lhat l;....
cmircntly proper that the iu:at cltZ,nS :. ~.
; affected portions os the Stale H'c~'': 'I0.
ri.tr fullest rights AS citizens aTd nut - ~
r::.,J thereof either by the dISioyslty .: .,.,
cr h2 the presence and power .! tie :'%",.-
eaclnr, ard the Convention seems /" '!@""' -
rryuc,,y recognized this principle z ~ i'4.
vi>u:s for voting in such ca>"s ;9T L.cci'rs
! f.r President and Vice. .Prcs;drE: o. -" ,nr-
! fc;icrstc States and for menOcis .! Lua-js
| !; seems 10 the Committee iEat tie i"l...',..-
the part CT the Convention 10 ti.ah" : is..-.
provision i0r voting for mtmhCrs oi tie t, :.-
v.rt0r aTuse from inaGv,ricH,', ,>:cG&'.- p.
! ihc X.ul,:onS tcOk place arc; hc l.:,! 49,
| s.2'l ya!cs had been thus rtco.H 10, .,'.t- 80,
! tCGumi;iee can see no reason wy iles" ri;'r
Z"nS and soldiers thus recognised aS coi1:"'ri
! and qualified TO vote for electors arc tI'i',"cr'
CT Congress should not ha equally faai'l.. -
Nctc or ;',:mbcrs .! the CvnEcr;!oH. lia,i Tie
! r"... hts coa; il caCp b. i'ic i"Eai ciiI,r =
on. :,rca cast IN lh:;r rc.l.c'ivc cor"iic~.
ere. .nnsn the clsaAtrisa re'u.e, - vote. nh
nugn.;.;! cy;Ild be raised - - ihr legality II
! r:,r ,irr;;an, and they were i,r:vc:,;,i from
, ~. :; y.,,::.. only by their beng IN the s.r.
yicc # ,h.iT country ard Gy li.'.csIat.,.i q.
| lli.iE Iiu-H ~ liE t'u'i'' S'S''''
The ci..;:orS were held Is cr:r.r::7iaari.
a,5ui,.. .ci in ire Sa,Ie n'sa9cr a. ha 'r:..Inlr
s!0!ers 10 conduct lhc elections u Gee. "J ...,'i
; iucrnbryS oi Cru..:".s '"rTc appointed.
Wi.ii. tic sCmni''": I",:n,,. i!.t:c c'tcj.c.a,
,us hc!. ,i:,usr he 5.inci:.!Ha,!ori "' rc Gov
ernor g i,",s,l'or il. the >lnlir tact only ia,
the yaa,a =" ,v..rg were ;hrrchy ircG'a-e.! &
co5'or:n ~: ieccsS:.irs c. lie rG!sIS, vi
cum.tnrc.s, Eat nc ,lec:irIlS shcu,! rr y,cu:.
, ..,z.i az! conGfn,erl hy .hv Irnret,iira. -
contetn; ;,i2!c 81 L::c r@.s 4 he i:o"i7;a,u.:
Of the Governcr.
The Committee furtc" rcpcr:, ii'at :,t o..
elections held as aforesaid. Joseph II. fcrd'"
ton, Of the county Of OHIO, received ina ~,
" uf the votes cast 10 supply the racaacy -
| cls;cncd ry the expulsion .! Inrstc: ID. Hub
hard, :errner delegate ir":n SAID c"4n!y as
Ohio.
Ihat joseph D. Picket, g. s"o '"n:.:.: {;
Brooke rcccvei msjority ri ,ro vo'ss cas-
| 10 iii the vacancy occusioncd h. tEc cXpu'sior
Of Campurli Tarr, formerly delegate from sag
county OF Brooke.
That j. .fT.rson T. Mar;: .: he county c:
Marshall, received 4 najors'.r % lie 'oi:sS ca:
to fiji the vacancy occss!caca b.: tee cH1g;ijor
vf james Burley, formerly d"lIgH:c ::,:.. sud
comfy Of Marshall.
That Stephen 4. Morgan, Of ;e co,Ir.:J' :.
Marion, received M ority ri ,nn votes c!:.
to fiji tho vacancy occasicncd by ihrearui>io"
| 81 { &. Hail. formerly dcissa;: zen s.i'! c.os:
u Of Marion.
TnaI Jonathan 81. Heck, of the caua,:
MononcaI,a, received majority .: iie Mis-.
cast to il the vacancy Occasionc,i b. : :. -.
pu'sion of Marshall " Dent, icrm,,iy :: -:
gate from said county Of MyGunrs'is.
That Robert Z. Lowan SD g. J. P:'.G ....
| Crcsap, OF the county Vi prc>tGn, c"ci: J..
cci"cu & majority Of the vo,cs cast % f. u:
vacancies occasiOncd Dy cx'u:s'1E Il "L!..'.E
! G. Brown and James {. Gcttre", iof.ncf -.
cgstcs from said county oi PRISON.
That John \. Robinson, o tbs coGn o.
| Taylor. received mfjori;y ci th" "'.'r c..
to I'LL the vacancy occasioned by tic tXpuis..;.,
ul John s. Burdett, formerly dcicgG;c !r"..:
said county OF TAYLOR
Thai william p Cooper, ol Ire cognty g.
Harrison, received majority Of the votes c5,.
to iii the vacancy occasloncd by tic expuisa.t
Of John S. Carllle, formerly delegate irc:n / :,
county Of Harrison.
That Edward D. Mcclure, Of Tie county II
Wood, received q majority of the votes Cas-: -
| fli the vacancy occis.oard by the eXpusior n{
county Of Wood.
Inc Committee further repo.i ina. Since ~
adjournment Of the Convention. john y.
Hughes, a delegate from the COUNTS: ol Rar
| doph and Tucker has.be2aried THIS ic. tuHg
ing been killed at Rich Mountan.J AID a.
election was held under procaEaior q: 49,.
Governor in the same manner as IN the i:.s =.
ing instances, the counties Of Randolph a.t
Tucker being in like manner in the posses
Of the pubic enemy oa TIC t;sy o. tac g..
ton.
Jacob Marshall receivcu Il Iueinri.y o -
votes cast 10 supply the vacancy tccas!cara -,
the death OF said John y. Hi:l!es Late !..r'a5
bcr OF this body.
The Committee haTo 10 rcturaS of y1tL> .-
Ken to supply tho vacancies c&rstrg ~
counties Of Tyler and Uoddrid;e and lis
cock, occasioncd b. the cxpGsion Of the u.t'..
bers fro:H these counties, and tnry pre- not -
yet Informed that an srcH elections "c:,
held.
In consideration Of The matters stated e.
The pre:uisis, the Committee nave come to :'.a
following conclusion, which tGer respectfully
submit !nr the consideration ui Tie COnru:
ton, viz:
Resolved, That Joseph Il. pendicton, Jose:.n
D. Pickett, JefIsrson I. Marlin, Jonathan j..
Heck. Robert E. Cowen, Z. z. p,hda,l CIc,!r.
Stephen 4. Morgan, John A. Robinson, y -
liam 2. Cooper, Ldward D. M,Ciu:rc KID J.
cob Marshall lie ehd a:c hereby en,i.!.,. =.
seats n the Convection as ElcHbcrs thc:co
The Committee ask to b" discharged !c21,
the further consideration OF the case Vi Va
man T. Wiley, as the Convcntion,ion has !.
ready acted thereon.
4. !. HAyMoyD, CbairlaaE.
Mr. ;oru4Er--I think il is better we sh"uI't
proceed TO consider this report section bT.ae eo.
ton. There are soInc gentlemen on the rs;
ia respect 10 whose &, there Is 10 G"u",-