Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-11-23

General Grants Qualifications.
The Galena Qll.) Gazette, the leading
Radical Republican newspaper of its section
places at the head of its editorial columns
"For President in 1865, Ulysses S. Grant OF
Illinois, subject 10 the decision of the Re
publican National Convention" In long,
doubled loaded editorial upon the subject it
discaims any wish, on the part of those
whom it represents, to insist upon the Gen
erals nomination if it shall not be found
that be is the real choice of majority of the
party. The Gazette then gives what it con.
ccivcs to be the reasons why General Grant
should be the mex, President Its arguments
on this point are deserving of general con
sideration, as the estimate placed upon his
character by those who have known him the
longest. 1t says:
4 soldier of unsurpassed rcnown, and
tried in the government of men in the field,
no one denies to him power of the most
extraordinary character. In that character
is combined no less the civilian than the
soldier. He governs easily, because lie gov
erns reasonably, and the secret lies in this.
that men subject to his control are, more
than under common men, Inclined to gorerH
Memselres. This is the perfection of admin
istratve ability, especially in set.govcrn.
ment like ours. This power is never nc
quired by education, but has its fountain in
the temperament TO say that General
Grant is civil soldier is saying that he is
not arrogant, nor overbearing, nor tyranncal
in his manner or spirit towards other men.
His geographical knowledge OF the country
is unsurpassed. There is scarcely road or
river. q mountain or valley of any note that
he has not studied. The people of every
part Of the country he knows, for he has
either led representatives of all to victory,
or held them ut his mercy in defeat. This
knowledge of the country and of its people
is qualification Of no small moment in the
Chief Magistrate of nation like this, at a
time when the finest sensibiites Of the heart
are to he reached in the process ot barmo-
nZng the conflicting elements of feeling
that have been so diverse, and which have
brought to the nation such an amount of
accumulated woe. In general practical in
telligepce in nll things touching the inter
ests of the country and the well being Of the
people, no man is his superior. He practices
economy the most rigid in puhlic eXpendi-
lures, on the principle that it is wrong to do
otherwise. His administration, in this re-
gard, would tighten tie public burdens a
number of millions, in our opinion. that it
would he hazardous for us to name. His
mind is as quick as a fash to detect a wrong,
and equally quick in Gevising remedy,
where one is possible within the bounds OF
Just propriety. With foreign nations his
policy would be that Of peace, in every case
consistent with public honor. In every law
passed by the representatives, Of the people
and of the States, Intended to promote or
protect the pub ic welfare, he will consider
it his sacred duty to acqucsce. In courage
to do right be is only equalled by his de-
termincd disposition and will that right
shall be done, and in whatever position be is
placed. to the full extent of his power, it
will bc done.