The Evansville journal., 1867-02-01
FROM THE CAPITAL.
The Presidency = Senator Morton
and Gen. Grant.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 81.

/ lNOIANAfOIlO, = dd' OA.
Editors Journal: tt3 q
The indianapolis correspondent of
/ the Madison Courier entertains the
readers of that somewhat sensational
sheet with the details of a Presiden-
tial programme said to have been ar
ranged among the Republican mem
/ bers of the General Assembly.
1t seems that at meeting of the
Republican Legislative causes. some
gentleman whose zeal outran his dis
cretion, introduced a resolution de-
claring General U. S. GRANT the
choice Of the Union members of the
Legislature as a candidate for the
Presidency, in the next Presidential
campaign. This action was regarded
as decidedly premature, and met with
so little favor that the resolution was
withdrawn.
At the same meeting. in the course
Of some remarks upon the nomination
of Gov. MORTON for Senator, gen.
tleman alluded to this step from the
gubernatorial chair to the Senate of
the United States, as preliminary to
that higher position to which the peo-
pie would call him.
This remark, which, in substance,
has been repeated a thousand times
by public men and the press in all
the loyal States, was seized by the
Comier's correspondent, and, con-
meeting it With the refusal of the eau
Gus to formally nominate General
GRANT for the Presidency, the con-
clusion was arrived at that there was
a settled determination, to put Gov
MORTON forward, at this early day,
as candidate for the Presidential
race. u5s
That Oliver P. MORTON will be
the next President is far from i'm
possible.ta Indeed, there are indi-
cations in many quarters, outside this
city and State, that his unequalled
popularity and great executive ca
pacity have impressed the public
mind with sense of his eminent aft-
ness for the highest position in the
gift of the people; but the members
of the Legislative caucus have had no
purpose, thus far, further than to
pronounce officially the decision
which their constituents virtually
made in October between OLIVER p
MORTON and DANIEL w. VOORHEES,
If, however, the Courier is inn
pressed with the Importance of the
grand discovery it's correspondent has
made, it should lose no timein hunt
ing up g constitutional reason"
for opposing the supposed candidate.
The fattering success which attended
its recent appearance in similar role,
should encourage it to renewed eff
forts aa6od 5ssa saas io
A word upon General GRANT. The
gentleman who brought his name be-
fore the Union members, expecting an
| Endorsement, made a. serious error in
his calculations All that is really
known of that 6 distinguished officer
/ is that he is General of the Armies Of
the United States. Republicans whose
connection with the party ante dates
the Rebellion can not. forget his ante
-cedents, while all feel that evidence is
wanting to prove his af6liatioh with
the party, or his cordial sympathy
with its vital principles. It is thought,
too, that his official position is not a
sufficient explanation of his vaunted
reticence on the great questions of the
day; that even a General might place
himself right on the record without
an objectionable breach Of military
etiquet; that, if he really had in his
heart any sympathy with the Union
party. some tangible evidence of it
must ere this have. escaped his
Sphynx like lips.
All admit that he won victories
with grand opportunities, splendid
Generals, magnificent armies of brave
men, and exhaustless reinforcements;
and that he did win these victories.
and smokes cigars necessarily, is the
extent of the popular knowledge of
his mind and habits. All remember,
too, that he swung around the circle
with A. JOHNSON on that memorable
tour which is destined to immortal
renown in the annals of blackguard-
ism; and few are weak enough to be-
liava tbat his dutv as an officer re-