The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-02-15
Candidates for the Presidency.

Candidates for the Presidency.
The following readable article We find
in the Memphis (Tennessee) appeal:
GRovELAND, MISSISSIPPI, Jan. 10.
ED1ToRs ApPEAL-Appended, send you
. little gallery Of Presidential daguerreo-
types for which I deprecats in advance
yoas aad the Avalanshs's criticisms-par.
ticularly since I am quite conscious that
and "smateur artist like myself. 10 quite
liable to ''lsy it on too thick" in some
osses, and teo thin in others. when he 1T.
tsmpts 'slsp. dash" pictures like the follow.
ing:
W. 81. Seward-A trickster and q
traitor; cunning % Satan and more dan.
gsrous than Burr.
John Bella politician Of the phil
osophic.metsphysical school. timid as .
hare, with face set ever to the North, and
mind never made mp.
Sam. Houston-The Sir John Fallstaff
Of American politics; ajolly old adventurer
Of the mock heroic breed; q wonderful
compound of the savage and the civilized
man--the Camarche and the Christian;
an irregular magnet to all that large class
q our people who love whisky, think pol
tiles ''good joke, and admire audacityl
sudacityl sudacity! - the three best titles
to success in life.
james Buchauan-True to the Cousti-
tuition, but committed to zone term"
Daniel s. Dickinson-All oak: once o
''town constable;" there are many who
would like to see him "Grand High Con.
stable Of the Union"
Andrew Johnson-A lion of the tribe
Of jackson; favorite with all but the
supper crust" of people, man Of earnest
nature and iroa force. His day is cer-
tainly coming; it may be sooner than we
thinkl
Alex H. Stephens-The Little Giant
Of the South clea., pure, bright, warm
intelligsnce; prophet statesman. whose
lips have been touched with the Goals of
the high affairs Of patriotism. Let him
uPl
Edward Everett-Ths American Cice.
70; the accomplished. but nerveless states.
man; wanting In 'backbone;' conservative,
bat unequal to the task of graphing with
a,great crisis or of taking any kind of O
bull by the horns. He is tho man who
prepared and even dressed for the part
Of Webster in the Kansas and Nebraska
drama Of 1854, but finched at the last
moment, and hid himself behind the Gresk
chorus Of freedom -shriekers
John j. Crittenden-A Kentucky era.
gee, once fair sailor, but now unsea.
worthy. Fast fossi.izing, he has again
become an unsop phisticated sophomore oi
the spread-eagle tribe. He is played on,
ltt him rest in peace.
General 10. Lane-A revised, improv.
Cd and popularized edition of Old Zachary
Taylor, of wonderful. but somewhat I'M,
happy memory. The editor of the St
Louis Rspubsean-the blackguardl-ssyl
hsHcanY read. This, with his fairly VOL
glory % tho Marion OF the Mexican War
il probably what makes him 80 formidable
He bids high for the Charleston Conven
tion; and, even il the story about his I'LL
tefacy were true-which, Of course, it Il
uotAthere are many men who can no
read who sign their name thus: k, VII,
uossess world of common sense, snt
whose capacity for efasrss is unsurpass
ed.
Henry A. Wise-Don Quixote Amer
ieauiEed. with good deal of method il
his madness; impetuous, however, when
ever he should be calm, and calm when b
should be impetuous: very loquaciou
and somewhat bombastic hero, but her
still so
% Millard Tillmore-Rather too much &
IN sdmirer Of Old John Brown. Floor
Cd forever. I'm afraid, BY his own hanc
whom he wrote his letter to the Ne,
York Union meeting.
Jefferson Dsvis-A fine combinstio
of.ths soldier and statesman. Just righ
when making speeches at the North, bu
little too much Of fre,ester when q
home in Mississippi. His prospects 70
the nomination are considerably under
cIond; but If war comes, as come it MAJ
he will be tho leader Of the 'Constitutio1
siAarmy.'
R.M.T Hunter-A still. strong man,
q ablstantl and, who can do and dare not lii
With tho head of Calhoun, the heart
s'Cisy, odnd the hand Of . Jackson-tf
pecpls look forward to his coming wit
SS66dspcs.
~ Gan. Winfield Scott-A great captain
Who never said wise thing and never d'
. foolish one.
John g. Breckenridge-A splsndi
young fellow already distinguished as q
orator and statesman, in nation of or,
tors and statesmen; of infinite tact, daun
less courage. boundless popularity. 81
good fortune is provsrbial; whatever
wants he 10 sure to get-wbstsvsr hs toucl
% turua to the golden fruitien Of pronis