Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-10-28


THE WING TICKET.
We uufurl to-day the banner Of SUM-
MERS, WATTS and BAXTER, the nom
inees Of the Wing State Convention, for the
respective offices Of Governor Lieutenant
Governor and Attorney General. Such a
ticket needs no commentator to recommend
il to the cordial support Of the Wing party
Of Virginia The name and reputation Of
George w Summers is known and revered
throughout the bread limits of our State
He stards acknowledged, by both political
friends and opponents. one Of the most brill
ant orators, accomplished statesman ard es-
Unable gentleman of whom Virginia can
boast His public career in our national
councils as member Of Congress, and in our
State councils as member Of her Legisla.
ture, and of her recent State Convention, he
has won for hin fame that would do honor
and credit to any Office within the gift Of his
State. Such is the high aud exalted position
occupied by Mr. Summers that without
single dissenting voice inthc Wing party he
is selected as their candidate for the first
Governor of Virginia, elected by the people.
And in the Wing State Convention, at
Charlottesville, the mere suggestion of the
name Of George w Summers for Governor
at once called forth a spontaneous burst of
reclamation, and lie is unanimously proclaim
ed their first choice for that office. Thoug.
but recently from the Geld Of the sectional
strife in the late State Convention in which
he stood forth MS the champion Of the West,
yet he is first nominated and zcalously advo-
Gated by the East for the Office Of Governor
Of the State. His public career hitherto and
in that memorable contest il such as to COM
mand the admiration of all, to place him
above sectional feelings, and animated by a
feeling of State pride, our Eastern brethren
are proud to claim as virginian and zeal.
Gus to promote the honor of their State in the
appointment Of so distinguished man to the
office o. the Chef Magistrate Of Virginia
For Office of Lieutenant Governor, SAM
UEL WATTS, of Norfolk. was the unani-
nous choice Of the Convention. Mr. Watts
is an Eastern man and true Virginian-
As Geo. W. Summers is above all sectional
feeling with the East, so stands Samuel
Watts towards the West lie is e,nphati-
cally seif-made man, and has Iisen from
humble origin to position in public and
private lie, commanding tho highest respect
and confidence Of the citizens Of his own sec
ton and such as now TO recommend him to
the citizens Of Virginia. as fully worthy to
fill the second office within their gift. As a
member of the late State Convention, lis SUI
perior talents and most estimable private
character acquired for him. among his broth
er members Of the Convention, most cxten
sive and enviable reputation lleis acknowl-
edged to be one Of tie first parliamentarians
and admirably qualified for the presiding Of
fcer of the Senate of Virginia, the most i'm
portant post to be filed under the duties Of
his Office as 1t Governor. With such supe-
rior qualifications more suitable nomination
could certainly have not been made.
The name Of SIDNEY s. BAXTER for
Attorney General, we need hardly commend
to the citizens of this section. He was born
and lived amongst us, and Rockbridge may
well be proud to claim him as her soma son
whom her delegates were proud to support in
the Convention for the nomination for Attor-
ney General, and one whom tie citizens Of bis
native county, as well as the whole State, will
cordially sustain at the polls in December
next His professional career ard services
in the capacity of Attorney General of the
State of Virginia, heretofore, have proved him
fully capacitated for the discharge of the i'm
portant duties Of that Office, and now when
tried by the test, rs be capable is he
faithfai?" cannot fail to receive at their
hands the paudit ..Wcll done good and
faithful servant,
Such is the ticket around which the Wings
Of Virginia are called upon to rally. on the
eighth day of December next, and I'M
der the banner Of Which, if united and hearth
ly co operating together, the wing party
must and will succeed. When did the Wings
of Virginia ever fail, when they rallied forth
in their full strength and made the proper ef-
fort I? How much more encouraging are
their prospects now Under the extension
Of the right of suffrage, the Wing vote is to
be greatly increased The mass of the now
voters is to come from the cities ard towns
of Virginia, and they are with but scarcely a
single exception, all Wing A large proper
ton of the increased vote in the counties will
also be Wing But the Wing party of yir-
ginia have now most favorable opportunity
for SUCCESS an opportunity never enjoyed
before. Hitherto the politics of the State
have been under Locofoco rule BY system
of gcrrymandcring and wire working BY po-
litical intriguers. A new order of things
will now be introduced, and the people will
decide for themselves Before tribunal of
the people, the Republican principles of the
Wing party will ever succeed. To ensure
that success it row requires united effort
on the part of the Wings Of every county and
section of our good old commonwealth The
result of that effort will truly be proud one
for Virginia-no less than her REDEMPTION
from the blind, misguided rule of Locofocoism,
by which the energies and prosperity Of the
State have long been blighted. Let that ef-
fort be only made-let the Wing strength
only be rallied by union, concert and harmo-
ny. and the success of the Wing ticket for
SUMMERS, WATTS, and BAXTER. is
at once secured. and to all intent and purpose
GEO. W SUMMERS of Kanawha is the
Governor elect Of Virginia, on and after the
eighth day of December next Lexington