Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-04-15


~. ro,,o,ol al a obstructions to which, have
rsferred Y6nbeoplc are directly and greatly
;,,.or.stel in th:knproyement, and they should
lake every. posi- e means Of urging its consid-
Grafton upon Cdress.
Mr.. Done y Iowa, at an early day Of the
session, introdsad bill making an appropria--
tion Of sl0O Oofor this improvement, and had
;l.,nade The sneal order for day named; butt
has been ped from time to tine to give
nlaoe 10 humb,ning resolutions about interven.
ton, &c., until is hard to find out where ~ Is
hope il will Sn be hunted up. 80 y Y.
In the Ho,,seMr. CAMPBELL, of Galena, had /.
similar bill rerred TO the proper committee,
by which it hassenreported back for the action
Of the House. He will bring it up as Seon il
is possible to so.
The Demooric Convention Of California has,
Won will see. rlused to endorse Mr.. DouoSAs
| Tor tbe presidncy. This was not expected,
and disanpoius, Tho calculations Of "Young
America goa deal
| ~<ro--o~->~
a Voiec from n Countrywide Vice Presiden-
GIVE find this slowing excellent article in
the Louisiana Reed. We copy it because it
speaks of Mr.. Bat as he deserves:
! BowI'GREEN, March %, 1852.
! As the period oproaches for the meeting OF
orr State Converon, when delegates will be
chosen TO represe us in the National Conven-
tion;-I wish touggest TO the people OF the
State, ticket foTresident and Vice President
which think wimeet with general approba-
/ ton. 1t no long remains q matter of doubt
that our present istrious chief magistrate is the
choice of the wins Of Missouri for the office OF
President, he ne,s no eulogy at my hand.
To whom shslNssouri give her vote for the
second office int gift of the people? Ianswer
to one of her ow sons TO one who is fitted to
adorn not only tit station but even the highest
office which cans bestowed by this Union--to
Edwari Bates Missouri. He crossed the
Mississippi aIiChade st. Louis his home thirty
! five years ago, fore Missouri was admitted as
State into tie non; since that time he has
been repcatedlylled by his fellow citizens to
| fill important sces under the State govern
ment. UnderH administration of John GUM
cy Adams, he rs elected to Congress from this
State when she4as entitled to but one Repre-
sentative, butNt much of the period of his res
idence in .Msuri and especially of late years
he has been eDSged i'll the arduous duties Of his
profession. q say that he has discharged
faithfully heNrious public trusts which have
been confded thim is paying HIM but an indif-
ferent compliant. His talents, his political sa-
gacity and his 1alted private virtues have long
rendered him sOrthy of still higher stations, but
he has been inre disposed to decline proffered
honors than toeek for public office.
Had he ch9n TO pursue the devious paths Of
political intrigue, which often lead to prefer
ment, becauseAey are unobserved by an honest
and unsuspectng people he might long since
have filled the highest office which the State Of
Missouri could bestow; but he has on political
as on all other subjects pursued a PLAIN, bold,
honest course; conceaing no sentiments and pom
dering to no preiudces. He is statesman OF
the old school, thoroughly imbued with the spir-
it Of the fathers of the republic, and indoctrina-
ted in the lessons of political wisdom which
\ they have left for our guidance. He is a wes-
tern man, identified with the interest and fit
Representative Of the rising greatness Of the
West; the Chi&go convention thought SO when
he was elected President of that body in l847.
The wing consation of Missouri thought so
when the deleEes from this State were in
structed to vol for him for the Office Of Vice
President in 1875. Willard Fillmore thought
so when in 1881 he rendered him successfully
the offices of Sretary Of War and Secretary
= of the Interioh N the faithful conducting of
= the duties Of bolof which Offices the people Of
i the west are moe deeply interested than those
C OF any other porOn Of the Union; he is not on
" western MAJ but the man of the west. Let
the wings of Msouri then at the approaching
3 State conventionresent to the Nation our hon.
I L ored flag with thnames of Fillmore and Bates
j inscribed upon j such ticket any party might
: be proud of and lincerely believe it will be en-
: dorscd by the Acrican people in the coming
contest. b.