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Election Of Judges.

cd by the General Assembly. the Leg
islaturc met in joint session promptly
ut l o'clock yesterday, for the pur
pose of clecting an Associate Justice oi
the Supreme Court, and eight Circuit
Judges, for the several Judicial Dis
tricts.
There was q larger number of spec
tators present than there has been for
4 long time past, even including the
impeachment proceedings, and in some
instances the anxious faces of friends
of some Of the candidates told pretty
faithfully the degree of interest they
felt in the election. Everything at
the commencement, however, was con
ducted in as quietly and rs orderly &
manner as could be expected from the
presence OF so-large an aSscmblacc
both inside and outside the bar Of the
House. Immediately. the Senate was
seated in the front tier of seats, vaca'
ted for the purpose by the members
of the House who occupy them on
other occasions, and the Joint Assem-
by was called to order by Lieutenant
Governor a. J. Ransier, President OF
the Senate. Nominations being in
order, the President SO announced
and us each candidate was nominated,
remarks concerning his past course,
what was expected of him in tho tu-
lure, and. us to his peculiar fitness for
the position, were made hy the NOM
hcrs making and sccondiny the noni-
nations. s-.g.. .--
Mr.. johnson, Of the Senate: nomina-
ted A. J. Willard, Esq; tho present i'll
cnmbent. for Associate Judge OF the
uprcme Court.
Mr.. Jamison, Of the House, noml-
mated S. l.. Hoge, Esq The whole
number of votos east was l30, and OF
this number. Mr.. Willard received l23,
aud was declared to be duly elected.
Circuit Jndges-Frst Circ"it.-Mr.
Jamison nominated Robert +. Graham
ESQ, of Charleston. the present in
eumbent. There was no other noml:
nation made. The whole number OF
yotcs cast was l27, Of which number
the nominee received l34, there being
1h.ce scattering votes.
Second Circuit For this circuit there
were three candidates., and quite u
iivcly debate followed tho nomlna.
tionS limited however, TO five minutes.
under tho rne, TO the members max
in- the nominations and seccnding H..
G.. ID. Haync. of the House, nominated
J. II. Mahcr, OF Barnwcll. Mr.
Holmes, Of the House nominated {.
B. Farmer, Of Colietoa, the present
incumbent by appointment. Mr..
Smalls. Of the Senate, nominated Will
liam +. Colcock. Of Beaufort. The
Who'll. number or votes cast was l3G,
at which number Mr. Maher received
lO7, Mr.Fnrmcr IL, aud Nj. Colcock
lG.
Third C;rui.-Mr. SwallS, of th:
Senate, nominated Judge John 1.
Green, the present incumbent. and
there waS no other nomination. The
vote was cast unanimous! y for Judge
G.re'.
.FJurih = CtrcaiI For this circuit
there were three nominations. Mr.
II"ilh, oi the House, nominated Is. W..
Edwards, Esq OF Darlington, and Mr.
Erit'emtca, ct, the House. nominated
A. Mclver, of Chesterfield, and Mr..
Maxwell, of the Senate, nominated
Charles Z. Townsend, Esq. of -.
The whole vote aSt Was l3l, ot which
number Mr. Townsend received %.
Mr McIvrr 90, end Mr.. Edwards Il
F.fihr = f';rrnh JUDI &c Samuel ".
Melton, of Richland. the present ILL
cumbcnt. Was rrnominatetl hy Mr..
Nash, of the Senate, was unanimously
elected; the whole vote being l23.
Applause was attempted, but duly
suppressed, as was the ,stancc in one
or two other. cases.
S;rih Gtrcnn -rhcrc were two can
,lidatcs for this. Mr.. Clinton, Of the
Senate, nominated r. J. Mackey, Esq,
of Charleston, and Mr. White. of the
House, nominated Isaac ID. Withcr-
spoon, Esq, of York. The whole
number ofvotcs cast was l2O, OF which
number Z. j. Mackcy, Esq, received
~.
SepeniA Cireui. Two candidates
were aho nominated for this circnit,
viz: Judge Montgomery Moses, the
present incumbent. who was nomina-
,rl by Mr.. Hurley, Of the House, and
William E. Earle, Esq, of Grecnvillc,
who was nominated by Mr.. Joseph
Grows. Of the House. The whole
number of votes cast was l24, Of which
humber Judge Moses received 9S
EIGhih Ctrcuit--Thcre WIS but one
choice in this circuit, and that a II nan
imous Que. being on the nomination OF
judge james l.. Orr. of Anderson. the
present incumbent, made by Mr. Ever
edge Cain of the House. Tie vote
cast WAS l07, Judge Orr receiving the
entire vote.
rhe President then announced the
election and the Senate retired to its
chamber.
Mr.. Speaker Moses, then called the
House TO ordor, when 4 motion to ad-
ionrn was carried, and the House adj
iourncd until twelve O'Clock Friday.
The Senate retired, was called to order
likewise, and adjourned to the same
= hour. -......
The election throughout was char
actsrizea by7much more qietncss thar
had been anticipated by many who
had been Informed Of tho different
choices of members, and their strong
preferences. Now and then there ap
pcarcd upon the surface in debate
while members were speaking upon
their several nominations, arsd qnallfl
cations Of tie nom nces. 4 spirit par