M. Wise, (sotto voce.)--No, sir. I've heard the devil quote Scripture before.
Mr. Carlile proceeded, without noticing the compliment, (which was not intended for him,) and finished his argument.
The vote was then taken on the motion to strike out, and resulted as follows:
Yeas.--Messrs. Baldwin, Baylor, Berlin, Boggess, Burdett, Burley, Campbell. Carlile, Early, Ephraim B. Hall, Hubbard, Hughes, Jackson, Lewis, McGrew. Masters, Moore, Porter, Wm. C. Scott, Sharp, Alexander H. H. Stuart, and Tarr.--22.
Nays,--Messrs. Ambler, Armstrong, Aston, Alfred M. Barbour, James Barbour, Blakey, Blow, Boissean, Borst, Bouldin, Boyd, Brent, Brown, Bruce, Byrne, Caperton, Cecil, Chambliss, Chapman, Cofiman. Coun, C. B. Cenrad, Robert Y. Conrad, Couch, Richard H. Cox, Critcher, Custis, Deskins, Dorman, Echols, Fisher, Flournoy, French, Fugate, Garland, Gillespie, Graham, Gravely, Gray, Gregory, Goggin, John Goode, Jr., Hale, Addison Hall, Cyrus Hall, L. S. Hall, Hammond, Harvie, H