Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-06-05
THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.

From the New York Times.
General Grant has the confidence Of til,
people Of the country-of all sections and o
all parties. They have faith in the integri
ty of his motives, the clearness Of his juGg
ment, the practical working Of his mind and
in his disposition and ability to cooperate
with those who may share with him the pow,
er and responsibility Of administration
Never seeking, he never shuns, ei,her; and
the modesty which is by many mistaken foi
weakness, implies, as his history shows, no
lack Of whatever self,reiance is required for
the duties of any position iu which he may
be placed.
The selection Of Mr.. Colfix for the sec.
ond place on the ticket is eminently Judi.
cious. 1t might not be hard to nane other
candidates .ho would bring TO the party, on
grounds Of locality as s.well as from personal
ability, more ofreal strength. But bis name
will carry with it an assurance Of personal
fidelity, aud of uniform acquiescence in
whatever policy the party may adopt under
any emergency, which will be Of special val
ue AT this particular crisis Of our political
affairs. He is known to Republicans every
where as eminently "reliable this is
the quality which, far more than any special
ability, is just now deemed essential in o
public man. Mr.. Colfax has great persons
al strength in his own State, and a very val
liable political reputation throughout the
country. His name will not weaken the
ticke: in any State or in any quarter Of the
Union while in many it will give it posi>
tive and decided strength.
The New York Erening Nail, an inde-
pendent literary journal, says:
The names Of Grant and Colfax have
had sn electrical effect upon the country.
Not Republican voter in the United States
declines to cheer with will for his chosen
leaders. Men Of all parties recognize the
propriety Of the combination. No ticket Of
such undoubted strength was ever offered by
any party to the people of the United States.
Republicans are rejoicing in il; Democrats
fear it.
So far IS We can judge Of the future by
the past, It is very evident that the Noyem>
Der election will result in favor of the Re-
publican Nominees by very large majority.
We cannot for our part see what policy Of
warfare the Democratic party can adopt by
which they can meet their opponents on any.
thing like equal terms. 1t is utterly impos-
sible for them TO present two men as leads
ers who will carry such power in their own
persons. Their hands, furthermore, are
partially tied. SO far ~ An aggressive cam.
paign is concerned, against the leaders of
their opponents. Every word spoken against
the Ccmmnnder>in>Chief win lose them two
votes where it gains them one. And Colfax,
of all the political leaders in the United
States, is the least obnoxious to the partisan
abuse Of his enemies. He has been strong
adversary without embittering bis foes Re.
pubicans and Democrats alike have COM
plimented him for his impartiality and cour.
tesy as Speaker Of the House."
[From the New York Hcrald--Ishmaciitc.l
The Republican party, through its grand
Sanhedrim or council of war at Chicago,
having chosen its standard bearers and
agreed upon its plan of operations, is now
fairly in the field for the Pesidentinl cam.
paign. With general enthusiasm and con.
tidence in his popular strength never sur>
passed in any party convention over any 9th.
CIR name, General Grant stands proclaimed
the unanimous nomination of the Repubh.
cans for President. Compared with the roll
Of his grand military achievements, from
Fort Donelson 10 Appomatox Court House,
Old Hickory's battle Of New Orleans, Har>
rison's Indian fights at Tppecauoe and on
the Canadian river Thames, where fell the
great Tecumsch, and Taylor's Mexican vic.
tories, from Palo Alto to Baena Vista, and
SCOTS from Vera Cruz to Molino del Rev
ard Chapultepec. and Frcmont's successes
as the pathfinder" from the Rocky Nouns
tains to the Sierra Nevada, to the San Joa>
quin and the Sacramcnto--all dwindle into
bagatclles. ii, therefore, the military glory
Of these mon, each in his day, rendered them
more available for the Presidency than our
most distinguished contemporary statesmen,
what shall We say Of Grant, whose crowning
campaign against the late rebellion ccyered