The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-03-06

ia VI holston, thereby extin-
gushing the Indian title to a large
area OF land and establishing 3
peace which nabled the western
people to devote all their energies
To the defssat Of the British. With
out this try atty the victory Of Kug's
Mounta.n swould have been impss
sibie, as the mountaineers would
have beeI unwilling to leave their
homes EXPOSED to the attacks Of IN.
savageu.
During the British invasion of
North Carolina, Major Winston
was IN active service against them
and against the Tories. He fought
with the gallant but unfortunate
General William Davidson against
Cornwallis, and afterwards with
Col. Cleveland against the LOYAL
lists Of New River. His most illus
trious military service was on the
th OF October, 1880, in the battle
OF Kings Mountain, where he sig.
naliy distinguished himself by bis
cool judgment and fiery assaults.
10 him was entrusted the respon.
slble daty of being detached with
part OF the Wilkes and Surry
troops in order to make a detou-
and attack Ferguson on his right.
From this conflict he had the good
fortune 70 escape without a wound.
although he was ever in the thick
est Of the fray.
Early in 1871 Major Winston
led an expedition against the To-
ries, whom he defeated and put to
flight. Soon afterwards with one
hundred surry volunteers he joined
the brigade of that illustrious par
tlsan officer Pickens. With these
volunteers he participated in the
highly important battle Of Guilford
Court Hoese, being among the last
to leave Tie field. Thus ended his
active military service for his be-
loved country, Cornwallis march
ing to his fate in Virginia, and
Green transferring his army TO
South Carolina Active in war,
Major Winston was no less ener-
getic in peace. The esteem and
the confidence of his people was
shown by his being elected five
times as Senator from Surry county
and threeatimes from the county of
Stokes, after it's organization. OF
the latter he was also appointed
Lleutenant-Colonel. He was like
wise representative of bis district
in the Congress Cf the United States;
first in 1922, and twice after
wards, from 1903 to 1907. In
politics he was Jefersonian Re-
publican of the most ultra type, an
ardent advocate of the strictest con-
struction of the Federal conssi;u-
tion and Of the reserved rights of
the States.
This is we'll shown by his votes
in Congress. He was painfully
aware Of the extreme lack Of money
among his constituents, who lived
far from market; and was, there
fore, invariably opposed to public
not absolutely neces-
sary for carrying on the govern
ment.
Thus he voted against the build
ing of the Cumberland Turnpike and
the construction of vessels to be
used against the Barbary Pirates.
He voted for Jefferson as Presiden-
tial Electsr in 1900, and again for
Madison in 1912. From 1907 to
1918 he served as Trustee of the
University of North Carolina, thus
showing his interest in the work of
higher education, which was just
then struggling for recognition. In
mediately after the battle of Kin IS
Mountain, the General Assembly
of his State voted Col. Winston
sword, in recognition of his gallan-
try on that memorable day; but in
the harassing trials of the war, the
vote was not carried into effect. II
was not until the beginning of
the second War Of Indepen-
dence in 1912, that this duty
was performed. His reply when
this honor was copferrod nnon him