Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-01-29
Our Approaching Elections.

Gentlemen-You will hope, pardon ts
for obtruding our homely remarks. on your
attention. Although we reside in the coun-
try, and are rather remote from any of the
fourishing towns in our great Shenandoah
Valley, in the Tenth Legion District, yet
we feel an abiding interest in the elections
which are very soon to come of. i. An cleo.
ton for Judge of the Supreme Court Of
Appeals is to take place, we believe, about
the middle Of April next; some rs counties
are interested in this election several learn
ed gentlemen are spoken Of as being CONS
petent to discharge the duties Of the Office.
It seems to US, Messrs. Editors, that to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the death of Hon.
G.. B.. Samuels Effectively, property is no
small matter. All of us know that the de-
cisious Of our Supreme Court are Of the first
Importance to every citizen within the linn
its of the State; hence, theofioe ought to
be filled by gentleman Of sound, thorough;
profound legal requirements. It has ,oc-
cured to us that there is one legal gentle
man in our county; who since the death Of
the lamented Patton, is eiphatically at the
head, Of the Virginia bar. He has beenfors
the space Of at least 25 0f, 80 years, a ,suc-,
cessful and able member Of the bar, as our
Va. Reports lleshew, from 5th or 9th
Leigh down to 18th Grattan. We do hope
Gentlemen, without pretending to be invid.
ious, that the numerous friends of this legal
gentleman will persuade HIM to- let 20 his
very lucrative practice, and consentto serve
his State in the important duties deyolving
on a Supreme Court Judge. From the de-
scription Of the gentleman to whom we al
Jude, as given above, it is hardly necessary
for us to say that his name is THOMAS
J. NICHE. ia .s, IA ada sfsl s4nid
But Gentlemen, there Is anotherimpor-
tant election to take place in May next
we allude to- the election Of member to
Congress, to fill the place of Hon. John
Letcher. We have been informed there are
three candidates announced Col. Hartman,
Mr.. Skinner, and Mr. John T. Harriss OF.
| Harrisonburg. It is agreed, we believe on
all hands, that Mr.. Letcher is most excel
lent representative-his excellence consists
for the most part, in his irdomitable ienersi
gy and business habits. We the people
would like to have the Office filed with about
just such man as Mr. Letcher is sober.
industrious, intelligent and true to his con-
stituents. After mature reflection we have
come to the conclusion that Col, Hartman is
| the very man for the office We call par.
ticulaf attention to the antecedents Of Col.
4 III: At about Fl years of age he commenc-
ed the practice of law not long after his
appearance at the bar he volunteered his
services in his countfy's cause, and under
the command Of Capt X. Harper went to
Mexico he served his country OH that oc-
casion faithfully and efficiently; he came
back home and resumed the practice of his
profession his course of conduct ever since
has been highly creditable and gentlemanly.
From his infancy he has been an unAinch-
ing and consistent democrat ever ready to
serve his party, and most faithfully has he
battled in support Of the doctrines main
tanned BY his party. AS a Lawyer he is
surpassed BY but few, if any of his age, in
the State Of Virginia For some 6 or 7
years he has discharged the duties of Attor-
ney for the Commonwealth in the Circuit
and County Of Augusta, with signal ability.
He has met the profound legal and logical
abilities Of some Of the ablest Of the profess
sion in CTR State, and has almost in every
case convicted every person charged with
high crime and misdemeanor in the Courts
of our County. In no single instance has
Col. HIS. services been withheld, whenever
they were required by the Courts or the
Country. We simply allude to these facts
for the purpose Of placing COL H. fairly be-
fore the people Of the District But in a
few weeks he will visit every County in the
District, and the people can judge of the
truth of what we say. e.1 80 ~fo'..'-3.
SoafE OF THE People.