Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-29
exception of New York and Ohio declared
GRANT AND COIEAN.

1t had been long a foregone conclusion, tina
General ULYSSES S. GRANT would be nomin
ated for President by the National Republi
: can Convention at Chicago. His abilities a:
a general have brought him prominently to
the notice of the people and experience has
repeatedly shown that great military men are
usually equally able in administration of civil
affairs. But quite as much has General
GRANTS conduct since the close of the war
and especially during the last year commend
ed him to the favor of all liberty-lovers To
him almost without exception have the loyal
men Of the country, not only Of the Repub-
lican party but of all parties, looked a= the
one man Dest fitted to carry out for another
Presidential term the true principles of re-
construction and of the Republican party.
Under GRANT, they said, shall be accomplished
what Lincoln desired and what the treachcry
Of Andrew johnson has striyen to prevent
and this government shall be " of the people,
by the people and for the people"
But one thing could have prevented Gen.
GRANTS nomiEation-so universally has his
name been first in mems thoughts own
unwillingness to accept. 1t would not have
been strange if, having already the highest
military Office in the gift of the nation, second
only in rank and influence to that Of the Pre-
sident, and better in that it is not for term
Of years, he should have preferred to keep
that position But he has seen the manifest
signs Of the popular wish, and will 60 where
duty and the people call him He will .
again leni the Union armies, this time at the
ballot-box-and once more =. fight it out on
this line
The Republican party desired an honest,
high principlcd, energetic able man. for their
candidate for President, and they have just
such one, in ULYSSES ). GRAM.
The choice for the second place on the Pre-
sidential ticket has come to be considered of
almost as much importance as for the first.
Not again, if it is possible to avoid it, viii
the Republican party make the mistake Of
putting where he mag have the chief execu-
tive power, man whose character and ante
cedcnts do not guarantee his thorough fideli-
ty to liberty and the principles of the party
that nominated him. The experience in taat
way already had is bitter enough We have
often intimated our own opinion that Speaker
Iolfax would be a most excellent man for the
Vice Presidency with Gen Grant Many
years in Congress, though vet in his prime,
Speaker of the House now for the third Con-
5r'sss and filling that difficult place with UNI ]
,xampled ability, true patriot, thorough :
and with private character above
suspicion, he is in our view better fitted for .
he place than many others whose learning
md talents may much surmss his and We
Ire heartily glad the Convention has nomm-
tied him. Unless We greatly mistake, future
vents will fully show the wisdom of the
hoice even to those who have preferred that
ONE other man be nominated
d" Grant. Coliax, and victory 3" is our
vatchword then. Under the banner with
heir names the Republican party will array
Is force and come up to fight once more with
is old foe, and once more will prove that the
rue liberty loving patriots Of the country are
he majority, and will rule the Government
nd the nation