New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-23
! T,ress,lential can.llantes.

The Memphis Appeal thus passes in review the
different asprants;
VIM. n. Seward--A trickster and q traitor, cum.
ming as Satan and more dangerous than Burr.
John Bella politician of the philosophic meta
physical school. timid hare, with face ever set
toward the North, and mind never made up.
Sam Houston-The Sir John Falstaff of American
politics. ajolly old adyenturer of the mock heroic
breed; a wonderful compound of the savage and
the civilized mantle Comanche and the Christian
an irregular magnet to all that large class Of our
people who love whisky, think politics q good
joke and admire sudacity audacity audacity as
the three best titles to success in life
James Buchanan-True to the Constitution but
committed to % one term.f
Daniel S. Dekinson-alf oak; once clown
constable : there are many who would like to see
him 's Grand High Constable Of the Union.''
Andrew Johnson--A lion of the tribe Of Jack
son; a favorite with all bnt the upper crust OF
people; man of earnest nature and iron force.
His day is certainly coming; it may be sooner
than we think.
Alex H. Stephens-The Little Giant y of the
South-a clear, pure, bright, warm intelligence
prophet statesman, whose lips have been
touched with live Goals from off the high affairs of
patriotism. Let him up!
Edward Everett-The American Cicero; the ac-
compshed but aerUeless statesman; wanting in
q backbone - conservative but unequal to the
task of graphing with great crisis, or Of taking
any kind Of bull by the horns. He is the man
who prepared and even dressed " for the part OF
Webster in the Kansas and Nebraska drama OF
1854. but iinched at the last moment, and hid him
self behind the Greek 9 chorus - of freedom
| shriekers.
John j. Crittenden-A Kentucky razee,' once
a fair sailer, bat now unseaworthy. Fast fossil
izing, he has again become an unsophisticated
sophomore Of the spread-eagle tribe. He is
played out; let him rest in peace.
General 10. Lane--A revised, improved and pop
ularised edition of Old Zachary Taylor, of wonder
full but somewhat unhappy memory. The editor oil
the st. Louis Republican--the bfackguard-says
he can't read! This, with his fairly glory as
the Marion of the Mexican war; is probably
| what makes him SO formidable. He bids high for
the Charleston Conventions and, even if the story
about his illiteracy were true-there are many
men who cannot read and who sign their name
| thus: X-who possess world Of common sense
and whose capacity for qfuires is unsurpassed
/ Henry A. Wise-Don Quixote Amerieanized, with
| d good deal Of method in his madness inpetuons
however, whenever he should be calm, and calm
| when he should be impetuous; very l0quacous
/ and somewhat bombastic hero. but hero still.
Willard Fillmore-Rather too much an adnlirei
i of Old John Brown. Floored, forever, I'm afraid
by his own hand, when he wrote his letters to the
1 New York Union meeting.
Jefferson Davis-A fine combination of the sol
/ der and statesman. Just right when making
/ speeches at the North, but little too much of Q
fre-eater when at home in Mississippi. His pros
| poets for the nomination are considerably under 8
cloud; but If war comes, as come it may, he will
| be the leader of the % constitutional army
R.M I. Hunter-A still, strong man, in blatant
land, who can do and dare not lie With the head
| of a Calhoun, the heart of a Clay, and the hanG
Of a Jacksonville people look forward to his
| comngu with confidence.
| Gen. Winfield Scotia great captain who never
/ said actse thing and never did foolish one.
/ John G. Breckinridge-A splendid young fell
low II, already distinguished an orator and states
man in a nation of orators and statesmen, of in
| finite tact, dauntess courage and boundless popu
larity. His good fortune is proverb whoever he
| wants, he is sure to get-whatever he touches
turns to the golden frution of promise. His uncle
| the celebrated Presbyterian Clergyman, said O
him: (" The Mexicans fought pretty well until9hey
heard that cousin John had volunteered and wa:
coming on to help General Scott; then they sue
| cumbed at once!n But John don't want to BIZ
President as yet, fortunately