VIRGINIA SENATOR
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JAMES M. Mason was, on Thursday last, elected
by the Legislature of VIRGINIA Senator in Con-
gress from that State, TO fill the vacancy occasioned
by the death Of Mr.. PENNYDAcKER.
The voting continued through two days. The
first ballot on Wednesday was as follows: For
George w. Summers (Whig) 66; John W. Jones
Sc; James Mcdowell II; James M. Mason Is !;
George w. Hopkins s; Scattering 3.


The first ballot on Thursday resulted as follows
For Mason 5S, Mcdowell 43, Jones 81, Scatter
ing 49, And the ninth and last ballot was For
Mason 81, Mcdowell l9, Samuels 10, (all Demo.
crats,) Scattering "a.


The Richmond Wing states that Mr.. Mason, on
the last trial, received about sixty Wing votes,
which, with thirty-seven Democratic ones, elected
him by large majority.