New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-15
DUB FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
NOMINEE.

The Republicans of the first congress
sional district have honored themselve
and added lustre to the party in Offering
the nomination to Judge William NJ. Bur
we'll. He has no superior in the State q
q statistician, nor in the ability to appl,
his almost exhaustless fund of inforna
ton to practical works. He is vel
known to the outer world as genial, vel
informed gentleman of the old Virgins
fashion; as one who is the perfect equa
Of any man, and who does not as
pire to be anything else than teacher Of
those truths which his long experience
and all grasping mind have rendered
familiar to him as household words; as q
man who. without the least tinge of the
demagogue, is yet the true and steadfast
friend Of the people, without the hope OF
expectation of any reward beyond the sat-
isfaction of knowing that he has put to
good use the splendid talents which God
has given him.
In politics, MIR. Burwell has always
been an old line Wing of the best vir-
ginia school. His State rights education
naturally led him to make the cause of
Virginia his own in the late struggle; but
finding it impossible to succeed by an ap-
peal to arms, he has wisely and patriot
ically decided to do the best he can for
the development of the resources of his
country and the advancement and educa-
ton of his countrymen by employing the
means left at his command. During the
past four years he has been the principal
writer upon the editorial staff of the Re-
PUBLICAN, where he has had free scope to
develop and illustrate his splendid sys-
tenn of political economy, of which we
regard him the chief philosopher and
high priest in this State, and in the
South.
Although political writer of great
sagacity, understanding men and their
motives, Judge Burwell is in no sense of
the word politician, and has never
sought for place or power by political
succession. His nomination must be re-
garded as directly in line with progress
i've Republican principles as exhibited in
the presidential and lesser nominations in
this centennial year. Wise men and not
political tricksters are wanted in our State
and national councils. For several years
an active member and secretary of the
New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, Judge
Burwell is man of the times, alive to the
best interests of our State and city, and
fitted in all ways to represent our mer-
chants, planters and laborers in the halls
of Congress. There is nothing to be said
against him. Even those who train in
the party of opposition, doing violence to
their better convictions for the sake of
party discipline, must concede the pro-
priety, the happy fitness of Judge Bur-
wells nomination, and they will do a
wise thing to vote as they think, not as
they are told, and secure his election.
He will no doubt define his views in
more specific terms in letter to the Re-
p ican committee, though there is
liSe1e that he can say for the good of the
State which he has not well said, time
md again, through these columns. He
will probably accept the nomination, and
f the people of the First District are true
% their own interests, they will elect him
~ very large majority. There can not
70 so much doubt that he viii honor the
position as that it will honor him. As
! rule, the ablest man that can
" sent to Congress is little bet
er than an exile during his first
erm. It requires prodigious exhaus-
ion Of mental power, supplemented with
Ugh personal character, great ability and
easeless energy to advance during the
lrst year in the House from the rear
anks Of membership. But We trust that
r.. Burwell's experience in the Virginia
added to his intimate &C.