Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-05-29
GRANT, coLTAx AND VICTORY.
How the Nominations are Received.
COMMENTS or THE PRESS,

Nrant aud the Hon. Schuyler ColfaX on
Thursday by telegraph, as follows:
BosToN, MASS May %.
General Z. S. Grant, WasliagtoR, D. c,
Accept my congratulations upon the
unanimity and enthusiasm of your nomina-
ton Massachusetts, viii support you in vic
tories to come, as in victories past
ALEXANDER II. BULLOCK, Governor.
hon. Schuyler C0Jfdu, Washington, d. c.,
Il rejoice in your nomination. You have
no better or more cordial friends anywhere
than in Massachusetts. We will contribute
our full share in the harvest of November
Bext.
ALEXANDER FL. BULLOCK, Governor.
COMMENTS OF TUE PRESS
from the Cincinnati Gnzotte.l
With the best men for our candidates,
and with righteousness embodied in the
platform and emblazoned upon the people
may, with confidence be called upon to
work vigorously. The success of this ticket,
in November. will make certain the final sue
cess at the ballot box of the cause which
was made gloriously successful, in part, on
the battlefield by our soldiers.
[Fron the Boston Journal,l
We are persuaded also, that this ticket,
so responsive to the instincts of the people,
viii command much more than a mere party
support-that it will appeal to all who are
tired of dissension and long for peace; to all
who would hasten the return of the pros.
perity which can come only from a wise and
firm administration Of the Government at
this iuncture; to all, in short, who love their
country above personal or partisan ends, and
who, raliying in one grand array, extending
from the Lakes to the Gulf and from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, shall. carry General
Grant into the Presidency by an overwhel-
ming vote
[From the Wilmington (Del.) Commercial.l
We remember some popular and excellent
nominations in the past, but we say with
confidence and positiveness that none better
than these, none more claimed the support
Of the American people.
The New York Post, which has for some
time past been rather cool in its support Of
the Republican party, cordially approves
both of the candidates and the platform. Of
the former it Gays:
General Grants character has had fair
and full development through the varied ex-
perienccs of the last three or four years
Prosperity has not changed his simple
habits or his dislike OF Ostentation and show.
Elattery and political intrigue have not made
him arrogant, or led him to step outside the
proper limits of his duty. If he is elected
to the Presidency, the people may conf
IDENTIFY count upon an economical admins
tration; upon the strict maintenance of or
der, and the faithful and rigorous admins
tration Of the laws; and upon the selection
of the best men 10 the country to fill the va
rious offices Of the Government.
The nomination of Mr. Colfax for the
/ Vice Presidency will, we believe, be received
with more general consent and pleasure than
could have been got for any other. He is
man of integrity, Of experience in public
affairs, OF sound patriotism, and of so fair
and friendly disposition, so impartial a
judgment that though he has been Speaker
OF the House in a time of unexampled
political excitement and bitterness, be has
secured the respect and friendly regard of
his political opponents, as well as those of
the party of which he has so long been a
most earnest and jealous adherent.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.l
Grant and Colfax will 90 we'll together
and there is evidence in their lives that
each has peculiar fitness for the place for
which he is named. General Grant is an
e-s~@"tive man, reeoF"od iH ruArds. hut
prompt to acs; quiet in conduct but decided
L '
do without noise and confusion, and with
little wear and tear There is no fuss and
feathers" about him, and he bears the grea-
test responsibilities with the case Of con
scious master Of the situation. The popular
instinct that has turned to him at this ext
gent time, as the tit occupant of the Egecu-
tive Office Of the nation has not been wan
ting in intelligence, and has been instructed
and confirmed continually by the current
history Of the country.
From the Wheeling IntelIigencer.l
Ne place at the head of our columns this
morning the names of the men who will be
elected President aud Vice President Of the
United States next November-General
Ulysses 5. Grant and Hon Schuyler Colfax!
And we do it with the full conviction that
no happier, no more fitting and no stronger
combination could have been made with any
two men in America. The Convention could
not possibly have done better We do not
see how it could have done so we'll For
once, VIC may say, that absolutely the best
men have been selected thing that rarely
happens in political convention.
As to the platform, it will be seen that it
embraces the strong and distinctive planks,
upon which the great Union party of the
country, In and out of Congress, have stood
since the end of the rebellion. 1t is safe
and strong and broad, one that every honest
and loyal man can stand on.
From the Harrisburg telegraph
There is something truly grand in the
nominations. Both of the candidates are of
the people, made such by the people, and it
needs only honesty of purpose in them, of
which there is no doubt, to carry out the
will Of the people We heartily concur in
those nominations, and we uphold and de-
fend them now and henceforth.
But the final and most important act of
the great Convention was TO construct and
adopt platform guaranteeing a republican
form of government throughout the whole
realm.
From theS t. Louis Democrat.
The battle cry rises from myriad voices
mingling as one. The standards are full
high advanced, and borne by leaders tried
and trusted. Invincible hosts will rally
around them from every village and every
hamlet in the land Victory advances to
meet them, and the establishment of peace
Is sure, The great questions of the time
have been settled-the destiny and stability
OF the Government is surely established
From this time forth the Republican party
viii become consolidated, and all the glori
Gus fruits of years of conflict will be even
tually gathered in ripened perfection. All
honor to the Chicago Convention.
From the Chicago Tribune.l
Grant and Colfax' is ticket that will
sweep the country with the power and earn
estness that swelled the majority for Lincoln
and Hamlin when their names went forth
from the Chicago Wigwam eight years ago.
Illinois has not Dolled full vote since
1860. Since then she has added million
to her population Thousands of soldiers
who were not permitted by the Copperheads
to vote in 1864 will vote in 1865 for Grant
and Colfax. Thousands of young men who