Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-05-12
Local lntelligeuee@City Affairs, &c


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The Wing party of Richmond have met Id
Convention and nominated gentlemen to repre-
sent the city in the next General Assembly,
| lhey have succeeded in presenting nominees
| every way worthy OF the confidence an ] support
OF the party; aud cannot allow myself to doubt
ior moment that they will not fail to command
| the support OF every true Wing Let us look
| closely at the gentlemen selected
| MIR. BALDWIN has been nominated for the Sc
nate. lie has already served one session. and is
| TOO well known and loo generally beloved and
respected, to need commentator at my hands
MIR. Jos. X, ASDERsos stands first On the list
| for the House of Delegates. He. too. has seen
service, and is so we'll known as 4 sterling Wing
and thorough business man, as to render il a
WORK OF supererosation to say anything 10 his
behalf.
Next comes Mr. HENRr X. ELLYsor. He
has never been in public life, and is therefore less
known than either of the gentlemen above named.
Such being the case, may be parcNned FOR allu-
ding very briefly to his life and career. He isa
Virsinian by birth; is in the prime of life pos
| sesses u fine, vigorous and we'll balanced mind
and will make useful and aborious member Of
the House. He is emphatcally ..self- made
man"-endowed by nature with liberal stock of
strong common sense. which has been polished by
study and contact with society--is keen obser-
yer and careful investigator-poss the abb
lily to speak we'll, and always speaks sensib,y and
to the point and what IS, perhaps, still better,
remains passive when he has nothing to say cal
calated to shed ray Of light upon the question
| 10 issue. Mr.. Ellyson is, most of the people
OF Richmond aiready know, Printer by profess
sion. He has managed his own affairs well-has
shown that he is fully competent to the task of
taking care of his own interest. and is, therefore
we'll qualified to guard the interests of his consti-
tuents should 1t be the pleasure of the people of
this city to intrust himin pat with their preser-
vation He is too, firm, unflinching ayorEino
Whig-one who has incur ed the mortal enrnitv
| OF the Locofoco party, because he has shown that
he possesses tho sagacity to fathom, aud the abb
lily to checkmate them in the attainment of their
willy ends. This of itself, constitutes strong re-
communication in his behalf. But he possesses
other claims to the support of his party. A Wing
from principle, he has never failed to honor any
draft which his country has made upa, his time,
his talents, or his purse. Such then, fellow
Wings, is HENRY X. ELLYsoN--a man who will
iaithfuy reflect your principles and seduIousIy
guard your Interests.
The fourth aud last gentleman selected, is Mr..
JAMES A. CowARDIS. II has long occupied a
prominent position before the people of Richmond
as public Journalist, and justly enjoys tue conf
dence and esteem OF the whole community. No
purer or kinder.h earted gentleman lives than he.
Modest and retiring in disposition, he has n,oid-
ed undue notoriety; yet, those who know him
well. will bear me Que in the assertion, that
tirmer or trner Wing cannot be- found in the ranks
of the party. Mr.. Cowardin is also gentleman
of decided ability. Thoroughly versed in State
policy-oi enlarged and liberal views--posses-
sing mental and social qualities of the finest order
he will exercise a wholesome influence upon any
body with which he may be connected.
Such, fellow Wings, is nm imperfect sketch,
by feeble Inner, ofthe nominees presented for
your support Mt the polls on the Goth inst. Dis
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porting these gentlemen all of VIII ON will faith
fully reflect your sentiments A.