Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-08-22
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The Preaidency.
,licssrs Editors:-As the time is RAPIDLY an 4
preaching for the meeting of the State and Ma
tional Repub lican Convention, it behoovess the
people to consider theslmportant question
Whom shall8we select us our standard bearers
in the Presidential contest of 1S6OPn During
the coming fall and winter the party must act
definitely and practically upon this subject, /
through its primary meetings and county con. i
ventions. 1t is high time therefore thatthe
attention of the people should be directed i'm I'M
medlately to the consideration of this grave
Question, which will SO soon press upon them
| for final decision, for certainly the most fit +
and available candidates will be the men who
shall be found after full canvass and discus. /
sion to command the most votes, and to enlist
the greatest enthusiasm, among the na&ses-the
TGnE and Jfte ofthe party.
| Permit me, therefore, to present to your
readers the name OF a tnan, who, MS believe !
will make the best and strongest candidate for |
the Presidency, and the man who has already
been honored with more popular demonstrations
| in his favor, than all the other distinguished
Statesmen in the party, who have been spoken
Iofin connection with that Office. In my opin-
ion there is no other man in the country, of
either party, who can command as many
votes and carry as many States as Simon
cameron, of Pennsylvania For the last quar-
ter of century his name has been honorably
and prominently identified with the political
history of tue country, aud no other statesman
can present political record that will be found
upon examination to be more satisfactory as it
regards the great and vital issues upon which
the battle of 1860 will be fought. While he is
known to be in his political views, rather con-
servative, as distinguished from ultra, or rndi.
cal, yet he has proved himself on all occasions,
rs well by his public official acts as by his pro-
feSsiOnS, to be sound firm and reliable on all the
distinguished measures and principles of the
Republican party. And this regard as very
strong argument in his favor, for it is proof that
he will be in all circumstances prudent as well
as firm, cautious rs well as decided; in a word,
a Statesman; and not an absractionist or the
orlst-atnan whom the people can depend upon,
as not only right in principles, but wise and
safe in action. And all political experience
proves, that while such man will attract TO
him all the clements Of great party, and
command II cordial support from men of va
rious shades of opinion similar to, but not
identical with his own, an extremist will re-
pei rather than attract all but the few of
his own peculiar views whether they be
extreme radical or extreme conservative. The
most abundant and striking evidence in support
OF this position is to be found in the history of
Mr.. Cameron'S political career. At the period
of his first election to the Senate OF the United
States the tariff question was the great and alb
sorbing issue. On that question, Mr. Cameron
was known to be as he is now, an ardent friend
of a tariff for the protection Of American in
dustry although differing from the mass of his
supporters upon other and minor issues. Not
withstanding these differences, however, he re-
celVed the united support of the Wings, and
was elected with the aid Of a few Democrats
whom not even the strong ties of party could
keep from voting for Mr.. Cameron. And again
at the time of his reelection to the Senate, in
1887, the so called Democratic party in the LIE
gislature, outnumbercd the Republicans and
Americans combined, yet SO great was Mr.
Camerons popularity, that he received the en-.
1r1- nFlEN OCIf1
Democratic votes to secure his election.
These, and numerous other facts Of a similar
character, which might be adduced, prove con
cluSiyely, that Mr.. Cameron is much the strong
esl man in Pennsylvania. In my judgement he
IS the only man that has yet been named for the
Presidency, who conld secure the undivided
opposition vote in this State. And this is {
most important fact For let it be borne il
mind, that in a Presidential contest Pennsv1p.s
mas FTTHr,-t'Gcrr ''t10 0dttte ground of tht
inc electoral votes OF Pennsylvania have deci
ded the contest. CAS- goes Pennsylvania 81
goes the Union" has become a f;vorite politic,I
proyerb with all parties. How very importan,
IS IL then, nay, how indispensable is it that the
national convention should nominate man. who
can carry pennsylvania. Mr. Cameron can do
That beyond doubt, and in my opinion, it is. ia
say the least, extremely doubtful whether there
Is anothcr Inan5in out of the State who cnn
carry 1t over strong Democratic candidate
Inc whole argument, therefore is narrowed
down to this: Mr. Cameron is mnoucstiona bi,.
Statesman Of distinguished ability, of enlarged
experience, of tried integrity, :and Of unexceo-
uonaoie antccedents, aud he is the only man
who can certainly carry Pennsylvania, the State
that that will 6cyono doubt decide the contest of
19oV; therefore 1t seems to me to be clear, and
past question: that all good Republicans and . es.
Pecially good Republicans of Pennsylvania
should unite their voices and votes for the
nomination of SIMON CAMEKoX FOR PNEsrDESr.
THE UPS AND Dowxs OF C.1Ipouv,. 1,r.
a young man named John Henry Kimble was
arrested last evening, and brought to the station