Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-04
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The Louisville Journal Of the 81 inst
reprints the resolution Of the Democratic
State Convention of Kentucky on the
22d Of February, presenting, lin obe-
dienee 10 the voice Of the people OF that
State, the Hon. George II. PendletOn as
their choice for President of the United
States, and says that no one doubts that
this resolution expresses the choice OF
the Kentucky Democracy; but there are
some, including few that personally
concur in this choice, who doubt that it
is in one particular the best that could
be made and that particular is availa"
bility. The Journal then adds:
aThis is certainly a very important par
tieular. and the donbt concerning 1T is en-
titled TO a respectful consideration, which
we are sure that it will receive from the
New York Convention; but the doubt, in
our opinion, il not well founded. At the
frat blush, il may appear to be, we con
fess. but this appearance, we are persuaded,
will vanish before closer scrutiny. .
aWith respect to candidate for the
Presidency. what is availability? What
does IL meant IL means, rs we conceive,
the ability TO carry the States that are
doubtful without being hopeless, az well as
the States that are certain, this being the
mod that human ability csn accomplish.
The definition can hardly be questioned
Now. which are the deciding States
which of them are doubtful without being
homeless, and which Of them are certain
As to the deciding States, we will take, ior
the sake of the argument, the statement OF
the New York Tribune, which, in the course
Of an elaborate article on the prospect, con-
cedes, that, if the Democrats carry Con-
necticut, New York, New } ersey, Pennsyi-
vania, Ohio and Indiana, the Radicals are
beaten. The case, we think, Is more favor
able TO the Democracy than the Iia6Hns
represents it to be; but we will take the
Trib,tae's representation. OF the six States
in question, four, Connecticut, New York,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, are already
Democratic, with the reaction which won
them steadily acquiring new force. These
four States are now Democratic, and are
every day becoming more Democratic !
they are certain. The remaining two,
Ohio and Indiana, are now or were at the
last elections almost but not quite Demo-
cratic, with the reaction, in them as IN the
other States, still advancing; they are
doubtful without being in the least hopeT
less. Here the vexed question OF aValiaT
bility emerges.
Z" who, whilst carrying Connecticut,
New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania,
is most likely to carry or can most easily
carry Ohio and Indiana? Whoever he
may be, he Enthusiastically is the most
available man and Ohio and Indians
themselves declare that the man is George
III. PendIeton. On this point whose judg-
ment il better than that of Ohio and In
diana? Whose Judgment is as good as theirs?
Assuredly nobody's. ItapPears to us, that,
under ali the circumstances, the Judgment
| of these States concludes the question.
| But these States do not stand alone. llll-
nois. Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota ana
all the other States that are doubtful with
ont being hopeless, together with several
| States that are certain, have eXPresSeu tue
| like Judgment respecting themselves, Whlie
| the Democrats both of New York ana OF
| PENNSYLVANIA have Endorsed The hnaIlelai
policy which forms the most salient feature
| of Mr.. Pendleton's position, and are even
| now prepared, through majority oil their
Delegates. to indorse Mr.. Pendleton him
| self What other man can present snch
evidence of availability az this! Whs'
| other man can approximate az In our
oninion. no other man. And we do not
| doubt that the New York Convention will
he of the same opinion. 1t il hard to con,
ceive how it can be of any other OPINION
There is a great deal of force in the
Journals argument III favor OF Mr.
Pendletons availability. Indeed, we dc
not see how it can be gainsayed Tins
being conceded, as it must be by every
candid man, it follows that he is the man
TO nit against Grant, whose sole quahhea'
ton for civil Office is his supposed mill
tary popularity. While, therefore Mr.
Pendleton possesses the element of avail
ability in an eminent degree, he is pes
culiarly qualified for the high and re-
snonsibIe position to which his friends
and the friends Of good government seek
to elevate him His civil training and
experience have been such as to qualify
him for discharging the duties OF the
highest executive Office in the nation
with credit to himself and advantage to
the country. In Mr.. Pendleton the PEG
pIe Of the United States would have
President, and not an automatOn, as III
the case of Grant, should he be elected
upon whom the worst political gamester'
may play for their own personal or po'
!itical ACKNOWLEDGMENT tbs Of the hrs
and highest Importance, in the present
condition Of the country, that a states
man of acknowledged ability and en-
larged and liberal views, should be
| placed at the head Of the government
In George H. Pehdleton the people have
such a mau, in addition to his being un'
auestionabiy the most available candidate
that has yet been brought forward
What then is the duty Of the people, un-
der whatever political opinions they may
have heretofore been classed, who feel Il
an obligation they owe to themselves and
to their country that they should COM
bine to resist the steady aud fragrant
usurpations Of that party known as
Radical It's mahifesty % rally to the
support of the man who, to availability
unites craftsmanship, that through him
they may rescue the government of our
fathers from the hands Of the spoilsmen.
TnF Indianapolis Senhaei says: $50
fatal was the failure Of impeachment
considered by the leading minds Of the
Radical party shat, we have the best au'
thority for stating, Mr., Colfax himself
declared in Washington that if impeach.
ment failed Gen. Grant weuld NOT be a
candidate for the Presidency" The