Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-03-03
Presidential Nominees.


Wepublish below on announcement made by t,e
Savannah Republican, together with the1opinion
Of the Augusta Cons'itutionalia dissenting there
from, proposing the Hon. James II. Hammond
for the Presidency of the United States in 1860,
and the Hon. Rufus Chcatc, of Massachusetts,
for Vice President OF course, we merely pub
lish The announcement rs an item of news, with
ous endorsing the omination-ColrmJia Bulle-
Hn
A TICKET FOR 1860 The Savaushh Republican
of Saturday morning. promising that it is not
ambitious of making the first move in Presitlen-
tial election, but that the people very anxious
y awaiting for'an announcement Of the men who
are to rule over them after the close of Mr.. Buch
anaris term of Office. suggests James II. Ham
mond, Of South Carolina. for PRESIDENT and Ru-
fus Choatc, of Massachusetts, for Vice President
of the United States. Of these gentlemen, whose
names, it states, it throws out, mot for The ma
nipulation Of that conclave of political dictators,
known rs n National Convention but for the
consideration and action Of the people," il says ::
"Thcy have much 10 recommend them. Pro-
perly speaking they belong to no party; and this,
of itself creates strong presumption. where they
nre personally nuknown Of their honesty and fit
ness. In the second place, though competent to
any station, we dolbt if thought of the high po-
siions we have assigned them has ever crossed the
minds of other. They are solid, dependable men,
true patriots, whose ambition is the countrys good
and not its Offices"
OF our neighbor of Redcliff. it speaks in the
following complimentary terms:
''In the first named, we have man fresh from
the people, of strong and original intellect thor
oughly accomplished in the philosophy of man
and the principles Of free government, with char
acter free from demagoguism, and unwarped by the
temptations that beset the path of the politician
and hunter after place. lie has watched closely
every step in our history, and weighed its influence
upon our destiny in the scale Of political truth |;
yet he has never sought to enter the turbd waters
and float upon its bosom. He has quietly pursued
the avocations of planter on the banks Of the
Savannah, leaving to others the struggle for place
and popular applause; but when his country call
cd him, be promp!y donned his armor and went to
her service. Such man 10 the first Office of the
government would right up the country anew and
give itn fresh start in its career of glory. Honest
and fearless, uncommitted to the schemes and pro-
jects of corrupt political parties, he would admin
lister the government upon the principles of truth
and the Constitution. We believe he calls himself
n Democrat, and perhaps he is allied in principle
to the party which that name was once understood
to represent He may be better or worse for this,
according to the political optics through which he
is viewed. He may entertain sentiments we do
not wholly approve, yet we have confidence in the
man and feel willing to support him. 0fthis we
are sure: upon his ascension 10 power the reign
of demagogues will come to an end"
We approve all that the Republican says in this
extract of Gov Hammond, but We suggest to our
contemporary that there are gentlemen in this
State who are equally deserving, and that in his
search for Presidential candidate, he might pos
sibIy be able to find the proper man upon his own
side of the Savannah river.