Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-10-13
THE TELEGRAPH.
c. l.. SHOLES, EDITOR.
State superintendent OF Schools

Stale superintendent OF Schools
The Free Soil Convention, which was held a
Madison on the 9th ut., fixed unanimously upol
IcHABoD CoDDING as the man whom they are re
solved to support for the office OF Superintendent
In offering some reasons in favor OF his rcceivin!
the cordial and earnest support Of those who hay,
at heart the interests Of education, in the State o
Wisconsin, it is part of OF. business to nstitut,
comparison, regards either ability or merit, be
tween him and others who have been, or may be
put forth as candidates for that office. -Withou
undertaking to maintain that Mr.. c. is the yer,
best man that could be fonnd especially for the Of
flee of State Superintendent of Schools, we shall
content ourselves with saying-He is a very gooC
mau-a very good man for that cffice-and GOOD
enough for us.
1t is one of his least recommendations, that b,
was born and lived in a portion of the country
which, for its enlightened views, liberal policy, ant
wise and efficient system, for universal and thor
ough common education, is far in advance of any
other portion of the Union and hardly, if at al
behind any portion of the world.
A of New England, "a specimen of the pro-
ducts of the best of New England schools, when
they have choice material to operate upon; al
alunnus of renowned New England College
All this is fact in the case of Mr.. c. But if all this
were fact with no further and no higher evidence
of merit, We, at least. should not be forward in ia
OF his being elected to the office for which he
stands nominated That he is a man of most rare
and commanding talent, eminently fitted to shine
and to succeed, in any station which he undertakes
10 fills known to many thousands of the people
Of Wisconsin, and of some seven or eight other
states of the Union.
AS lecturer before popular assembly, we have
never met his equal. AS common and almost
every day matter of fact in his history a public
speaker, dunng the past fifteen years, his audience
es both in city and country, from Maine east to
Illinois and Wisconsin west, have conceded that he
possesses powers of oratory and persuasion unryal
led. His hearers, whether converts to the doc
trines and views winch he presents, or otherwise,
are unanimous in their testimony in favor Of his
surpass ng talent and power as "a spcake-. lie
knows how to deal with all varieties Of intellect,
but his peculiar characIe stic is that he finds
h, art in his auditors, and not only finds it, but
finds his own way directly into it.
Hce is, undeniabIy, most important qualiica-
ton for the office to which he stands nominated
4 pleasing, persuasive, powerful public speaker
other things being equal, ii is at obvious must
be high recommendation for the Office of Super
in.cndcnt Most appropriately will large potion
OF the time and labor OF the incumbent of tina: Of
flee b. given to the business OF addressing public
assemblies. 1t has been so in the New England
States, and in New York and Ohio And tie IN
terest of the community in the of education,
well as the efficiency and success of t e sys
tenn of instruction, have been, in a good degree,
proportionate to the ability Of the public agent to
recommend and urge it upon the people.
Another recommendation of Mr. G., we have in
the fact that he has been long in pubic life We
know not that he has ever been elected to fill any
civil office, but do know that he is pab &c man
in a larger sense, perhaps, than any other in the
state. The ordinary teacher, or lecturer, lawyer
editor, has his practice and sphere of labor with
in comparatively cree lbout home
Friend c., however, has long been accustomed tc
live abroad. Always making new ucquaintances.
and always finding numerous circle of friends
and admirers in every new scene Of his acCua!nt-
ance.
In short, what we have to offer on this point is
that long experience and uncommon skill have
rendered him an extraordinary for getting al
home, or more certainly wins confidence and es-
tcem, every where, than this same IcHABoD Con-
DING
One more quality, and we will defer for the pre-
sent, is the all comprehendng sympathy and
friendly feeling for which he is distinguished. The
labonng classes, the people of foreign birth, the
poor, the neglected, ,Ad the wronged, have always
had in him a Jealous and devoted advocate and de-
fender. Irrespective of place of birth, of caste, OF
party, of creed, of outward condition, he ALWAYS
finds brother i'll every individual of the species
No man is more cmincntly endowed with those eI-
emcnts of character which will secure him unalte-
rably in the interest and advocacy of the middljng
and lower classes. To be Il human being is in his
view 10 be entitled 10 consideration, to possess rights
and to be of consequence in the community. What
ever savors of aristocracy and monopoly he fcryen-
" abomnates We know that should he be cleo
ted, the people will find in him a most efficient pub
lie servant, and an enlightened and liberal friend
and devoted aIyocatc of every thing pertaining to
the interests Of education, and to the improvement
of society in al its departments.
VIVA WAC be i traitor knave
Wha wad TIL a towards grave,