The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-08


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49, Capsain Ernnf y.aWfnsfon.
10 she Roers dste 1htH Congressional
.Dfstricta
meeting tonetcet cardi aateto Jepreseut-
You in The next Congress OF the, United
sfafesI twill Ne TO yDdr interest to choose.
tts. hes. and most sz,isabie man among these.
whose names will be presented Tor your
.si,ffrsees at the convention to be held 10.
Richmond on the 9TH Of this month. There
are now seven aspifaiIts' In the .feldzG
eraI'J oseph T.. Johnston. Colonel WE. c..
Gregory, William p. Burwell,; or Rich
r,iond :fJudge William I. Cloptpn, OF Ches-
lter8e|d:l John B. Young, or .Henrico;; DR..
". d. oresenberry,H Of C5roline !; and Cap
tain Frank V.atWfnston, Of, Louisa.
Dnring. the past fifty years this district
has been represented in the Congress Of the
United States and OK the, Confederate States
Nv s,Tohn winston Jones, 81 Chesterfield;
Andrew Stevenson, John Robertson, John
M. Bolts. of Henrico; James A. Seldom,
John S. Caskie,. James Lyons W., 81. Mac
fariand,. Charles Porter, John J; Amber
Smith. AID Gilbert c.. Walker, Of Rich
mold Williams e. Wickham, OF Hanover,
and Daniel c., Deiafnette, OF caroline: 1t
Bears that out Of this number tue city of
Richmond has furnished nine Representa-
tiyes, and each Of the countless excepti
Louisa, one. Now, while we do. net mean
to say that. the location, or residence o:
sn., ,aspIrant should control your. Sc
lection, yet In all fairness we would
suggest. that, all, other things be-
ing equal, under, such circumstances the,
counties are ,entltlea;tp, the candidate: The
county Of Louisa now, FOR the, first time in
ali these. years, with perfect unanimityJ pre-
sents to; sou, the name, Of one, OF her NOBLE,
honored sons, Frank ". Winston, and we
Unite WITH her in requesting thai, you will
give to his claims and quail catIons an earn
est and favorable consideration. Without
Extending to. detract an ,iota from whatever
merits the other asl,irantS for the nomination,
:inay have, we propose briefly to give, YOU
some reasons why, you, should select. Cap
tain Winston. 10; be- your ndard7 bearer:
First. We think # should greatly i'm
.fuencc YOU In, his favor, because, Ee
comes with the; endorsation OF his en-
tire county that he is a. man Of untiripg
energy, stern ,:integrity. known capacity,
aud peculiar fitness forrr the position
Which they seek for, him. Under these
circumstances, Should not such an endorse,
tion OF. him from those among whom Captain
Winston has spent bis life have weight with
YOU, and incline your minds to bis support?
Perhaps YOU may think the people Of; Louisa;
have entertained too high an estimate Of
him, and are too iaEorabIN disposed towards,
him, because he's one OF themselves. We
answer that, although. the OLD, adage that
ga prophet is not without honp T: save in
his OWL country;D, may be GENERALLY true; i,
Yet it cannot be denied that il. "a man has,
gained the respect esteem, and, admira.,
ton OF thosg amongst, whom he i has
lived all HIS life, he must possess ,.ele-,
Iients Of character which should commend
him to the support and snffrages. Of all the
people. Captain Winston is, however a
comparative stranger to many people Of. the
district outside of his county. and therefore
a brief history of his life Will show thep1
that the high estimate in WHICH be is held
by. the people Of his own county is not up,
warranted or ovefrated. Hell 4 natiYe OF
the county Of Louisa, Is d graduate OF the
University Of Virginia, and he has prac-
ticed bis profession for many years in. the
surrounding counties and il. the Supreme.
Court OF Appeals. He is an acknowledged
sound and successful lawyer. lie is now in,
the primeof natured Tanhood, being about
fortg-six years OF age, and his, business as
at.Iassser, being ORA public character, has.
Consequently; 9;ill the time exposed him
to- the observation OF the people an1ongl
whom he has 'practiced. He has, q WeIl7l
trained mind. filled with sound princi-
pleS:of legal and political knowledge, and
while he iS;:not an orator or distinguished
sneaker In the ordinary acceptatione The, is az
cIearl fogicap debater, with distinct ideas
and with Language apt and forcible to inls
press them accurately upon his hearers =
with a.sound, discriminating judgment and
a cultivated mind, imbued with knowledge
of law and government, he has .afablc, po-
lite mann ers,S and "a. sort Of, magnetic pres
ence which tends, 10 attract tohiin lEwith
with whom he comes, in contact: These
qualities, we. think, are; highly necessary to
be. possessed by the gentleman who shall
US in the next Congress. The, ca
pacity to make friends among his fellow
members, in our representative will do: us
more good than il he,were the most; dis
speaker in the nation or had the
greatest reputation as a soldier, without
such capacity and inclination. .epjaIrio Il
>, While we do not coincide with thosei il
any there be, who think the splendor ,of a
mans military reputation is Sufficient jrea-
liAl w ASos3 ahu !" hi'Ss
on the contrary, we apprehend that a mill
calculated to make man to some extent un-
suited, for. civil service, in which civility
and genuine politeness are requisite, be-
cause they are apt to make him: austere,
naughty, unapproachable, dictatorial, and
unsympathetc with the masses, yet, as we
know, there are many people who will be
influenced by such renown and glory we
will state that Captain Winston'S record
in defence Of the Lost Cause ~ is MOI
mean or ignoblc one. lie entered the Army
Of Northern Virginia on the 18th of A pril,
1861, as lieutenant OF CompanyD (Louisa
Blues). which was attached to the famous
Old Thirteenth Virginia regiment, which
gave to the Confederacy Generals A. Hill,
James A. Walker, and J. e. B. Terrell. He
was made, captain Of his company in, the
spring OF 1862, and followed the fortunes OF
his regiment in Jackson's splendid; Valley
campaign, in. the seven days battles around
Richmond, at Slaughter's! Mouptain,. the
Second MANASSAS, the capture Of Har-
per's Ferry, and JSharpsburg. lHeyBas'
in command of tie :regiment,: which
was detached to support some bat
teries which. Jeb !, Stuart handled so
spleHdidly on the enemy's. flank, and he
acted with such conspicuous. skill and
gallantry as to win the admiration of his
men and the. emphatic approval OF Stuart.
At Fredericksburg, Charlottesville, and in
the Gettysburg campaign he displayed his
usual courage, patience (under hardship,
and ability to command men, which made
him recognized by all who knew him as a
good soldier in the true sense Of the term.
He remained IN the field, faithfully meeting
every. obligation and dischargins every