Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-03-25
Fer Vice President,
HON. EDWARD BATES,

As the time for the meeting Of our State Con-
venlion appro aches, interest increases in the
question Who are tie choice Of the Wings of
Missouri for President and Vice President
For the former, it may be regarded as entirely
seitled that they will unanimously support Mil
LARD FiILMoRE. With respect 10 the Yics
Presidency, there has not been so free a d.
rect expression Of public cpinion; hut enough il
known or the WING sentiment OF Missouri, tc
amply justify The assertion that il favors before
All others the nomination Of f EDWARD BATES
for Fsee Presidsa. If nominated by our State
Convention, and we can perceive no reason
why he should not be, it is most likely that he
win obtain the nomination Of the National Con-
yention, in which event his position and charac-
ter viii confer upon the Wing party Of Mis-
soiri, an Importance they have never yet held.
He viii add strength to any ticket, in whose
!. sosyer company he may be placed BY the Ma
tonal Convention, and, should he be elected,
our party would stand on yet higher ground.
No man saofe deserves this honor than En-
~AED BARS; no man, on account Of his charac-
ahletothe Vest Althoughhe has been seldom
and for bnt short periods in office, bis great tai
ents have made HIM one Of the most cons picll-
GUS men. in the United States. His moral char
sctsr, uprightnessas a statesman, and his pa
triotism, are fully equal 10 his splendid abil-
Ties. His long continued, unwavering, un-
shrinking and powerful advocacy Of Wing prin-
ciples, when clouds hung over, and darkness
surrounded their rospects--through all ad-
versity, as well as IN The hour of victory and
prosperity, place him in the front rank OF the
great men who deserve the gratitude Of our par
~ andthe country, and command for him the
esteem, and will insure TO him the cordial sup
port. Of The Wing party throughout Che Union.
The State Convention, then, owe it 10 Mis-
souri, TO the West, which has found him on
eli occasions, and for a long period OF time, a.
sncng The foremost champions Of its rights and
interests, he having, by his labors, while pri-
vsts citizen, contributed in An important de-
gree, to elevate the principle Of internal I'm
provementa in the good opinion of the public,
until great change has been wrought, and now,
iutls MONDAY splendOr Of lis popularity, no pO-
litical Aspirant, by whatever name he may be
called, ventures TO oppose ii openly: the Con-
yentiOn also owes it 10 the Wing party of the
whole Union, 10 bring him before The National
Convention, as tbs frst choice OF the Wligl Of
Missouri fOr-ths Vice Presidency. We believe
and hops this win BE- done. VA N
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WnEHL AsocT, Tons AsorT, J1nr JIM
csow I'VE understand that some of our pro-
pinenl Anti-Bsuton men have st mad. The dis
oosery that sympathy for Benton is not obisc-
,tiopsble in Democratic candidate, provided he
Is strsiettppt Democrat in other respect. -
This is something new in the Anii-B.nton
world. Whipped in by Jlrsros and Bar, We
ghess er perhaps they are following lie lead
( cf the Tfmss, which, as charged by the Jeffer.
son City .ltiropoiaan - lie most consistent An
si.Bentpn paper in tbs Siate-is eo-opsrating
viii tli' 81. Louis Union, in supporting Ben,
ten iiekst, for ile 81, LQuis cbs1ter election.
there bejAg loar Bsntss All two Ani-D eutaa
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