Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-11-21
SCHUYLER COLFAX.

ldea OF Mr.. ColiaX being inc hepup-
lican nominee for President next
year We regard him as the purest
of statesmen-a fact which is estab-
lished when we call to mind that
throughout his long career, though
pitted against some of the most un-
scrupulous men in the Democratic
ranks, not one of them has dared to
impeach his integrity. His great
public services have rendered his
name familiar in every household in
the land; his civil experience. added
to his great abilities, eminently quail
ify him for the Chief Magistracy
Colfax, to the Republicans is what
Clay was to the Wings. Like the
great kentuckian, his early history
is tinged with the romance Of power
ty. He is truly an example of the
best effects of our institutions. His
natural gifts. too, are of the same
character with those of his proto-
type, and swaps his audiences with
equal power. He is regarded by Re-
publicans as personal embodiment
of their principles, as well in theory
as practice, and they love him as it
falls to the lot of few public men to
be beloved With his name insert
bed on our banners in 1868, we cod
carry Indiana 10y 10000 majority,
and every northern State would dou-
BILE and treble its usual Republican
majority in his behalf.
There is but one man in the nation
who would be as strong before the
people IS Mr.. Colfax, and although
we think he cannot carry a single
State that Mr.. Colfax would lose, we
admit that majority of the party
calls for the nomination of General
Grant. He IS already practically the
nominee of the Republican party,
and it affords us pleasure to say that
III his support we have no intention
to falter. AT the close of a great war
it is but natural that the General of
the victorious army of the Republic
should be called to the highest office
of the nation, and we will not object
to the practice, especially in this in
stance where there is so much lea
son to believe that the great captain
who commanded the armies which
overthrow the rebellion, can perhaps
more readily than any other individ
ual, bring into peace and harmony
again the elements which warred
against each other.
Since it has become certain that
Grant is with us heart and soul, and
that he will accept the nomination if
rendered him, an effort has been
made, entirely against the wishes Of
the gentleman most concerned, to in
duce Mr. COlfax to accept the Gu
bernatorial nomination in the cam
paign about to open. 1t is an idle
waste of paper and ink to use his
name in this connection, nor will the
people of this District, who were his
earliest friends, surrender him, I'M
less at his own request, to any thing
less than the Presidency. or, atleast,
position in CRAFTS Cabinet. Gov
ernor Baker will doubtless receive
the vote of the delegates from this
section Of the State. The only op-
position to him in this quarter pro-
cpeds from those whose views were
tbwarted by him in regard to pet
railroad scheme, giving corpora
tons, townships and counties the
power to assess taxes to construct
railroads. His administration. than
which the State has never had one
more pure and economical, ought at
least to silence all opposition to his
claims.
The position which Mr. Colfax has
achieved and held through two sue
cessive terms as third officer of the
Government, and his election to the
same position for third time, de-
monstrates the wisdom of the Re-
publicans of this District i'm refusing
to consider rival claims. Indeed, he
has had no rival in the successive
conventions which have nominated
him seven consecutive times by ac-
clamation. He has not, therefore
been harrassed by the thought of an
early return to private life, but has
been made TO feel secure in his seat,
and thus had the opportunity to con-
centrate his energies and devote his
whole mind to the affairs of the
nation. We presume candidates
would be plenty enough should be
decline to serve US longer, but we
trust he can be prevailed upon to
permit the use of his name for the
office he now holds for many years
to come.
TINDICTIyE LEGISLATION.