The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-09-12
The Candidates for the Presidency
end Vice Presidency.

tt is fact, that there are "many men Of
many minds in this world. Indeed, there
are not two persons exactly alike in the
whole realm of humanity As we differ ia
/ height, weight, strength, and complexion, so
we differ IN temperament, talent, capabiity,
culture taste and character. To none more
than to the phrenologist and physiognomist
/ is the great diversity among mankind more
apparent, or the endless shades and phases
| OF human character so clearly seen Is 1t
surprising, then, that there should be more
than a thousand different religious creeds
/ among the millions Of mankind, or more
than three hundred creeds among Chris
tians? Do not differences of opinion on
various questions arise even among brothers
4 and among sisters, not to mention neighbors
and nations? Were they not educated to-
gether Then why do they not take the same
view of things? Simply because each looks
at subject through different eyes, or glasses
! Of different shades, or of different degrees
/ Of power. If one be hopeful and another
( despording; If one be generous and another
/ selfish, there must be a cause for it-and
/ that cause may be discovered 1t is organic,
and inclines to a material manifestation
I The action Of the mind produces effects on
/ the body. This accounts for the fact, that
! certain parts, such as the muscles of the
|
! smith; so Of the organs Of the brain; use
calls more blood to the part or parts most
used, and grOaCth is the result. This is as
true Of the mental faculties as Of the physi-
cal organs. The best men are but partially
developed-none are pcriect--nO, not one.
| HI are susceptible of Improvement MANY
by bad associations and bad habits, deterio-
rate, become perverted, and so become de-
graded. The candidates before US are
no exception to the RUE. They are as diff
ferent from each other as others are from
them.
a few words more, preliminary. ItshOuld
be remembered that 4 good-looking head
does not always insure a good character,
though a good character VIII, in time, pro-
datce a good head. Nor does a bad head
l. e., a head less tavorably organized, imply
bad character Men with fine heads some
times fall, and the worst may be reclaimed
! No phrenOlogist, who is not a pretender,
Will venture to affirm that one is good or
bad has done or will do certain acts, judged
| solely by ones phrenolOgy He may say the
! developments of one strongly incline him to
| this or that course of life, temptation, Or eX-
| cess, such as avarice, sensuality, cunning.
I crueley, Uimidity, irritability, superstition,
! appetite etc, but he can not say one is
/ ReccSSGTjy a thief TObber, or murderer. Nor
/ can it be said with certainty, that the char
acUer of one must be good or bad judged by
! the developments Of the brain alone. Nor
! that one would certainly make good pIesi-
! dent or a postmaster. But we may affirm
our Judgment being based on organization
that the natural tendency of ones mind
is in the direction OF truth, justice, and
mercy; and that the mind Of another
naturally tends directly the other way. Thus
it viii be seen that a naturally good man
may become perUerted from the truth, and
| that naturally bad man may be concerted
| to the truth--the one to a downward course
| and the other to upward course Of life
But what of the candidates We range
them in the order Of their nomination, and
remark:
ULYSSES S. GRANT, REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR
! PRESIDENT.
General Grant is a well built man o.
| average stature, with a snug and strong
frame, dense and compact muscle, and o.
fine quality There Is no surplus tissue
nothing out of place, and few, If any, ex
cesses in the general makeup Heart
stomach, lungs, with healthy, nervous sys
TEN, derived, IN the main, from a tough
hearty, and long glived ancestry, he may bt
pronounced very good specimen Of the
average American man. His brain Is Of gOOC
size, In proportion with the body, and it ];
large III the pereeptives, full In the re
f1ectives, large in Constructiveness Human
Nature, Cautiousness, Continuity, Secre
tiveGess, Hope, Spirituality, Conscientious
ness, Destructiveness, COmbativeness, anC
BenevOlence. The social affections are alst
fully developed. Language, AcquisitiYeness
Imitation, and Suavity are but moderately
indicated. Appropriateness and SelfEs teen
are subordinate; but Firmness is decidedly
prominent. What is the effect of this com
bination First, almost uniform good health
second, strong practical common sense witt
an intuitive perception Of character; know
ing at glance whom to trust He pOssesse
good mechanical ingenuity, with planning
} talent, watchfulness, application, policy
prudence, honesty, enterprise, kindness
friendship, and generosity, without mucI
French palaver or make believe. He is
man of few words and great courage, FORT
tude, resolution, perseverance, and eXecu
tiveness. These are some of the leadin
points In this character. We may add tina
he is no egotist, no vain boaster, nor will b
turn to the right or the left for the love O
praise or for the fear of blame. We sa
nothing of his generalship, and nothing @
7 spcctive-statesmans The 10
lowing brief biography must complete on
sketch.