Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-05-30
. THE WORK OF THE CONVENTION.

w Jim Ot SON
Though the nomination of Gen. Grant for
the Presidency by the party of Union, free
dom, and true democracy, has for several
months been conceded by all, and though
the fiery political ordeal through which the
country has lately passed has added to his
fame as the first captain of the age, the re-
putation OF possessing clear Judgment and
an unbiased fidelity to the will Of the peo,
enthusiastic, overwhelming choice Of the
true and tried Hero-by six hundred and
fifty delegates voting ON behalf of all the
States and Territories of the Union-is
triumph as gratifying to the nation at large
as it can be to the General and his immedi-
ate supporters. 1t is the universal tcStimO-
ny of the majority of the American people
that the principles of Union, Liberty, and
true Democracy, which inspire the Repub-
licar party, are largely indebted for their
victory over the Rebellion and Slavery to
the genius and fidelity of Gen. Grant. For
all in vain would have been devotion to
freedom, or eloquence in its vindication, or
sagacity in marshaling its hosts for poll
tical conflict, if, when these had culmina-
ted in the all.involving struggle of blood
and death, the tide had gone against us. In
that great agony of the Nation, when the
prayers and groans of millions assembled to
the Unseen Ruler of events that He would
bless the nation with leader of Judgment,
skill, patriotism, and courage equal to the
sublime task before him, Providence re-
sponded by raising up Gen. Grant. Under
his guiding hand, the decisive battles of
the war were fought, upon the issue of which
depended whether the Union should sur
vive, whether freedom should be extended
to all classes of men, and ultimately whether
universal suffrage and loyal supremacy, the
present policies of the Republican party,
should prevail throughout the land. With
no other man is the triumph of Republicans
IN principle SO closely identified as with
ULYSSES s. GRANT. With him as their
champion, they went into the struggle
which determined whether Liberty or Sla-
very should rule on this Continent for the
next century and with him they came out
triumphant. His life has been theirs, his
trumphs theirs and it is well that the Re-
publican party, with instructive gratitude,
have made him their champion for the ap-
preaching campaign and their choice for
President. That same calm judgment, ster-
ling sense, accurate estimate of the men
whom he selects for executive positions,
and, above all, that sensible habit of confin-
ing himself to his own duties, leaving to
others the performance of theirs, holding
all his subordinates fully to their RESPONSE
bility and leaving all his coordinates in
complete independence, even of his advice,
and still more of his control-all these
qualities, which have shone SO clearly in
the character of Gen. Grant, are among the
highest qualifications that could be conceiv-
ed for the Presidential office. The lamenta-
BILE failures and misehieyous crimes of An
drew johnson have at least taught US that
the first qualification of good President
must be a willingness.o leave legislative
aud political policies, to tbs representatives