The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-05-26
The Supreme Bench.

nounced Col. Peter Turney as candi.
date for the Supreme Bench. We have
known tor sometime that Col Turney
was the decided choice of the people
of this portion of the State Tor the Su-
preme Bench, and we were aware that
n strong effort was being made to in.
duce him to allow his name to 60 be.
fore the people rs candidate for that
position, and we are gratified to know
that he has yielded his preference, and
consented to serve the people in that
capacity. We have put ourselves to
much pains to ascertain The feeling
with reference to his acceptability for
the position in other portions Of
the State, and it is gratifying 20 us to
be able to state that his candidacy is
urged by leading men in every portion
OF the State, and we have not the shad
ow of doubt but that he will poll
more votes than any other candidate
before the people for the Supreme
Bench.
We see that the Knoxville Wing,
one NJ the leading conservative organs
of East Tennessee, and edited by Gen.
Mabry, has hoisted the name of Col.
Turney to its masthead as its first
choice for the Supreme Bench for Mid,
die Tennessee, and the support Of that
paper, in connection with the many
private assurances Of the strength OF,
Col. Turney in East Tennessee, indi,
cate Enthusiastically the choice Of the
conservative vote Of that portion of
the State. In West Tennessee every
leading conservative organ has favora-
bly, noticed him in t.iat connection. and {
it is absolutely certa n that West Ten {
ncssee will not hesitate to cast her /
vote for him when the issue is made. a
In Middle Tennessee where Col. Tur +
uey is well known as man, soldier. /
and lawyer, there is no doubt but that {
the vote for him will be heavy and de. e
cisive. a
Col Turncy is possessed ofcvcry ell Il
cmcnt Of strength which can commend +
him to the support of generous peo- $
pie. lie came TO the Winchester Bar, o
(which had before been distinguished
by Judge Green, Judge Isaacs, Hon. p
Hopkins l.. Turncy, and Col. Tall, t'
in lS4S, after enjoying the benefit Of a Il
liberal literary education, and tho, II
rough course Of legal training under [
the supervision of his father, the late 81
Hopkins l.. Turney. Unlike most il
young lawyers, he passed no novitiate
q, the Bar, but stepped at once into a
large and lucrative practice, and at
once he TOOK u high position as a u
learned and accurate lawyer. Possess h
cd of mind Of the largest capacity, q
coupled with uncommon power as an n
advocate, le rapidly rose to the front r,
rank in his profession. When the war q
began in 1861, he was but thirty three O.
years old, aud had been at the Bar but o.
twelve years, and although he had ia ~
ken no pains to connect his nauc with u
causes celeJris, still his fame as Il law ri
yer was familiar to the leading Hncm- =,
bcrs of the Bar throughout the State. w
Col, Turney has never asked for po- 10
|itical office, nor has he ever held civ h,
i Office of any kind, and consequently n
IS not obnoxious to the l4th Amend. TO
nent In 1861 he WAS elected by the tn
people of Franklin county delegate to NJ
he proposed Convention Of that year. "
W hen the war began he led the first "
regiment from Tennessee into the Con- b.
Iederate service, and although opposi- m
ion which ne was too proud to concil- Il
ate prevented his meaited promotion, il
still he stood by his post and oontribu- n
ed by his devotion and gallantry to m
he acquisitions Of that glory which c,
has made the army of Northern Virgin W
a immortal. AT the memorable battle n,
# Fredericksburg he received a gun ri
'hot wound through his face and neck, n,
rom the effects of which he will never III
recover, and as the shot carried away a n,
part of his tongue aud ri
eeih, be has never been able since the y,
injury to deliver an argument without p
,ain and annoyance. Since the war Il
iol. Turney, notwithstanding the en- in
,arrassment consequent upon partial el
oss OF speech, and an eresypalis pro- RI
luccd by his wound, and recurring III
whenever forced to make a labored ar ra
,ument, has worked hard in his pro- Oh
ession to support his family and re- u,
,air his broken fortune, but such has W
proved to be the severity of his mis-. NJ
ortune that many of his most import. te
mt cases be has been unable to argue 10
Il oil. s. a'pis "a rssl boa tisiss or
As man Col. Turney has no supe. IN
ior. Afable in his manners, kind In ri
is disposition, and generous in his II,