Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1885-01-29

DIR. BUxToN's SPEECH
Nominating Hon. Zebulon b. Vance
for the u. S. Senate.

Nominating Hon. ZebulOn B. Vance
for the u. S. Senate.
Fronp The Raleigh Chronicle. Il !
AT the hour of - m, the Senate
proceeded to ballot for. United States
Senator. he President appointed
Messrs. Hill and Thomas telerss to
conduct the election, "a
Mr.. Buxton nominated the Hon.
Z. b.. Vance and said:@ - .
Mr.. PREsIDENTsAND SEyAToRs:- -
The pleasant task of placing in ,nomi-
nation beforeeyeu, the name of Hon.
Zebulon B. Vance, for United States
Senator, having been assigned to me-
by the Democratic caucus Of the Gem
eral Assembly, I can assure you that
it is a privilege which [ duly appre
ciate, and pleasure which is rem
dered the more enjoyable, from the
fact that the nominee was the unani-
nous choice of every Senator upon
this floor, belonging to the party in
the majority. This honor conferred
upon me, might have fallen to the lot
of many more eloquent gentlemen
in this Senate than Idare claim to be,
but to none more thoroughly in ac-
cord with the spirit which the occa-
sion requires and demands. / think
we should congratulate ourselves as
North Carolinians upon our harmony
of action, uniformity. of sentiment,
and unity of feeling, as there is virtu
ally no contest over the Senatorship,
we having united upon one who pos
sesses all the qualities that should char
acterize man for this high position,
and whose election will necessarily re-
fleet credit upon us, as members of
this General Assembly, and as citizens
of this great State.
His reelection is one of the de-
mands of the people upon Us, and the
fact that his successor was to be cleo
ted contributed no little to the tremen-
dous Democratic majority i'll this
body. 1t is unnecessary for me to
heap my praise upon his, [ knew him
as man loyal to his conviction, true
to the best interest of the people Of
North Carolina and to this more than
anything else can be attributed the
great love of the people Of this State
| for him; a wise, prudent, discreet and
sound legislator; a man of decided
! views upon every great question, and
who having first decided that he was
right does not hesitate to give utter
ance to his views, and in such for
ward manner as to convince even his
adversarics Of his honesty Of purpose,
a straightforward man, positive, de-
teralined, energetic man on the floor
of Congress. The distinguished part
he took in the discussion of the tariff
in the Senate places him in the very
front of political economists, and his
fame in this regard is not confined to
the limits of his own county, and be
it said to his everlasting credit that
whenever or wherever the honor OF
integrity of North Carolina is attacked
no man is sooner to resent the insult
and defend the character Of her peo
pie from the assaults other political ad.
herents. His candidacy is, and his cleo
tion will beth pride of his friends. This
honor, though not ght by him
is none the less deserved. To him, in
the dark days of political contests, all
eyes have turned with expectati IN and
with hope, and in every instance those
hopes have been justiiel, and those
expectations realized. We are now
called upon in the name of his past
distinguished services to respond. tt
the claim which his fidelity dessrvss
His devotion to the true principles ol
Democracy, his eminent services IL
the cause, and his distinguished abil
ity in its advocacy are well known
and highly appreciated throughout
the length and breadth of the State
His sturdy eloquence, his quickuc
and incisiveness in debate, his pain
taking attention to his duties, his
watchful custodianship of the public
interests, render his selection an emf
nently fit one, and each Senator ir
casting his vote for him will only NEE
the demands of their entire constitu
ency, and will receive their entire ap
plause for having discharged their du
ty so well-and whether the Lcgisla
ton which We shall present to the peo
pie of North Carolina meets their ap
probation or not, the fact that ere ele
ted Zebulon B. Vance to his seat ii
the United States Senate will go ia
toward compensation for any short
comings of which we may be guilty il
other respects, and in endearing thi
General Assembly to the hearts of tn
people of Nor th Carolina.