The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-31
INTERESTING Poll lcM INTELLIGENCE.

R0sk, Of C<xss.
tFrou the Austin Gazette, August IL
The time II aQpr0ac lag whoa the do nocracy Will
be called upon = deslgssse their caudi iA for tae
Presidency OF The Unised States. According to the
just anc impartial principle sdoptei by our pAty Of
alternating tbeir candidates. esch successive Tour
years from tic North aud South our next csudldate
will come from the 6outhera States. We believe,
ALEC, that the people wilt insist that he shall be one
OF our most disne uished esmc0, aud iudt sated
in advance BY the popular voice There caanot DO
doubt that our eminent and patsi tic Senator.
Gen. Thomas j. Rask, VIII b tue choice Of the de-
mccrscy Of Ttxas and. IS we believe, OF the South
also. Gen. Rusks military services upon the BAIT O.
he!ds OF Iszas are 30 we'll known add universally sp-
precisted, as TO require no CO nment. Stuff 1t TO
say that throughout that coolest, wherever dagger
or duty called there Gen. Rusk was am ,ug tho tore
most. 1t 49, however, as statesman, that re wouii
now speak Of Gen. Rusk. Hts civil careri 10 Text,
YVES emiien aud distinguished. But Il Is Ia the
coalsels OF the nation that he las woa the brghtes
lauTels. For nine years be has occupied . seat 10
the Senate OF the United Statee aad by his nteg y
and ability commanded tue respect and commence
of all bis associates. His speeches have been rKed
by PIT at ability, 1mprehensve and patriotic vie W.
and PRACTICAL good anse. We know not single
measure he hos ever presented TO that body IA
which he has not succeeded; aud, Indeed. sacn
is the respect entertained for him Ia the Se
nate, that bis influence Is great and com nand-
ing. Among his latest acts, after the twenty
million treaty bad failed, and when any mea.
sure for acquiring the territory in Sonora aud
Chihuahua, Indispensable to tho success OF tue
Pacific Railroad seemed almost desperate, General
Kusk resuscitated the treaty and carried through
his own measure. 80 important 70 the whole couu-
try, and especially to Texas end the South. Inis
wss grckt and glorious achievement, CARED by
e courage, elergy, pc severance and abtity OF
one mar snd Of itself entities HIN to tue grdtitude
CT the nation. General Rusk is brave aud honest
man, OF eminent ability, great experience, aud re-
mark able admiaistra i've talents. He has ever been
tue and jealous democrat, AMI whilst icdulgng
In etio0al snim0sties, has always been faith.
ful and unflinching friend OF tle South. Il tho
democracy of the South are permitted to aclect
Southern citizen, whom they woald prefer. we firm
ly Lelieve that large majority would DO favorable
70 the nomination Of Gene oil R1sk II is quite truc
that the abclitioDists ard their organs would Z
pose bis nomination and election but this would
constitute great Recommendation with the dem)-
cracy OF the South; and we believe that the true
hearted democracy OF the North--that patriotic
portion which has been true to the South-would
prefer Southern democrat who had never affiliated
with abotioDfsts free soilers on the great qucs
tons which have been discussed and decided during
the last few years.
We have expressed our views at this early period
because are persuaded that obscure individual,
unkno IN to toe MACS of the people, and never
deFignsted as their choice, can ever 30 nominated
by any Democrat, convention, but that 1t must bo
some distinguished statesman whose merits and
character have been sufficiently discussed in I'D.
vance Of the nomination, and whose name shall
have been By tho great mass Of tho Aeri-
can democracy.
In the Ma iison (third) district Of Indiana Cyrus
l.. Durham, the present member, is the democratic
candidate for Congress; George G. Dunn is tho
wing candidate, and the aRti Ncbraskaites have
nominated John A. Hendrickf.