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4 .rsl 5osspH 81. JOHNSTON as the hero anu
,,.,rios Is whom they owe gratitude and APP
Misuse more than 10 any other living man.
he Is their pride and their love. He ss Tue ,t,.
star Of southern yafor and southern lo tfl' D
towards which all eyes delight TO direct
their lingering chances. 4, 8, =
The people Of the North with heartse !1'
sincerity pay respect aud admiration TO
General JOHNSTON because he Is q DoD'e
American hero who has proved his proWess
and his love OF country iu the hour OF dam
ger aud with his blood. and because he has
shed honor and glory upon American tane
In successive wars for public defence and
public honor. With generous impulses the
highest Of northern heroes promptly accord
10 General JOHNSTON the honors due to
brave man and an accomplished soldier,
who never in the deld Of battle forgot tue
claims OF humanity OF Of honor aud chivalrf.
ALWAYS man-always just and honor
able soldier. No man has yet WnisPcleu
aupht against the fairness and hohof OIL
Josspu =. :JoHssTos. Itwould be matter
M honorable pride to this district to pay
fhis noble hero the small compliment OF
eiecs,ng him as representative in Congress.
It would he a matter that would afford UNI
allowed qualification to the two great ai''-
sions OF the Union to see the metropo''tai
district OF his native State crown him WIN
the laureIs OF its appreciation and respect
by, electing him to the highest position
which it is in the power OF his selioW. cltl7
zens Of the district to bestow upon BIN.
General JOHNSTON is man OF education
and OF vast experience in policy, military
and civil. He has displayed high discretion
and decided diplomacy in bis public career.
He bas been intimate with the most proini-
nent statesmen and the leading public men
NJ the land. He IL intimate with the POI
sitical history OF the nation, and eminentiy
qualified to guard the public interests.
Above all, he is thevery soul OF honor. bis
motto is: ssDeath before dishonor." he
would never betray his trust; he would
never sell bis country.
And who is 1t in the name OF justice and
honor that would say nay TO compliment
compliment to this noble American and VIZ
gilman? I'D
People Of. Richmond, and Chesterfield,
and Caroline, and Hanover, and Louisa,
,,ok ut them. WHO are they? Answer
Yourselves. First comes NEWMAN. VINO rs
he? Let his neiShbors answer. we Would
take their reply. But we know that. is
he philosopher? Is he statesman! Is
h, humanitarian? Let facts answer.
NEwuAS's supporters bring but one idea to
sustain him: his folly OF irredeemable
creenbacks"-the most impracticabie anu
most Impossible Of all human 1allacles.
That Is all. A project that proposes by
dishonesty to relieve a few and involve the
country in inextricable ruin. II we were
TO indulge further the disposition OF in.
inquiry, we would ask the neighbors OF Mr.
NEWMAN to think what it is in his history
known to themselves, that constitutes the
most decisive act OF his life? Think, gen
tlemen, neighbors of the Independent cam
didate-the nominee OF the fiimsiest nomi-
mating body that ever put candidate IN
the field-tbe nominee who has the flmsiest
claims upon the people whose appreciation
he seeks that ever were presented by any
man who was candidate for any Office,
think. gentlemen, of what this remarkable.
act was, OF its benefit to himself, OF its ben
eft to the public, and il that single act en-"
titles him to your support as men, as clti-
zens-as honest men and true citi.
zens-why, give that support to him.
But il that one act is not such rs to elicit
your admiration and to command your faith
in him, rather die than give that vote to
him. Were you to vote for him without
your heartfelt and honest approval, you
would vote to disgrace your district, to dis
honor your State, to humiliate public virtue
and imperil social peace. Gentlemen OF the
metropolitan district, you have one OF the
noblest OF cities in your midst. 1t is OF the
last Importance that you should maintain
it's credit and its honor. You should do
nothing that could impair its standing and
moral responsibility in the civilized and
financial world. The prosperity OF Richmond
is your prosperity. The streams OF thrift
that flow out from its boundaries will irri.
gate your lands and replenish your pockets.
Do you desire to render Richmond con-
temptible In the eyes Of the civilized world?
Vote for NEWMAN and against General
JOHNSTON. Do You desire to: impair the
credit OF Richmond with the great world OF
commerce, and curtail your OWN prosperity
and happiness? Vote for NEWMAN, the
irredeemable Greenbacker. In voting for
him you seal your own fortunes and vote to
repress the prosperity Of your own. city and
your own thrift and peace. ~
We have a country to live for, and, thank
God, to die for, What sort OF country
would we hayen we encourage the idea
that we have no love OF country, as We
would encourage it by electing such man
as Mr.. NEWMAN? Fathers who desire to
keep alive in the hearts Of your sons the no.
biest OF all sentiments and impulses, vote
for General JOHNSTON, the great hero and
the great patriot Of the age. and feel that
you have given your voice in support Of all
that Is worth living for. You thus prove
your devotion to Your country.
What an Alexandfian Thinks.
Mr.. ALEXANDER HUNTER, of Alexandria
fssGhasseurD), writes from Richmond to
the Gazette as follows: 1871.
ct do think, and honestly believe, that
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