The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-29

A"' "ec~s 800 Sps~ ~ 1'eS" p,
wspublish se-hs. sAs p~ocssdlaes Of The M
tional Republicsa Ccavcntica In full. TAs NOM
ination Of Gen. GRAxr has been expected for
months, and the unanimity with which II was
made by the delegates Is but the echo Of tho
minds Of the people. The whole Republican
party look upda dsnyurans = he mn for the
offce-the man for the country and many Of
the conservative Democrats viii give him their
vote.
The nomination Of ScHurLR CoLrAx, though
unexpected, win BE- welcomed and though each
State had It's preference for the Vice Presidency,
all will agree that q good, tried and trusty man
has bcen selected. Mr.. coifGx has been true to
his country and his party, md tho people will
feel that the best interests Of both arc safe in his
hands. Though still in the vigor Of manhood,
Mr.. Colfax has had . largo political experience.
lie was born in New York city, March %, 1898.
He learned the trade Of printer, and settled in
Indiana. lie was for many yeau editor Of the
South Bend Register, and In 1850 wns men,
Der of the Indiana Constitutional Convention.
He was delegate and Secretary Of the Wing
National Conventions Of l848 and 1852 He
was elected Representative from Indiana to the
Thirty fourth Congress, and has been member
by reelection, Of each succeeding Congress
He was elected speaker Of tho Thirty-eishth
Congress, and was reelected to tho same Office
in the Thirty-ninth and Porticth Congress, and
next November the people will elect him to the
Vice Presidency. |..ur1
Putnams Magazine for June, in an article
referring 10 Mr.. Colfsx, says,- i.. ....
He Is pure In his personal and moral habits.
has broad and outspoken sympathy with every
good work Of reform, whether political, moral,
intellectual or religious, and has the warm ana
enthusiastic confidence Of Christians and temper.
ance reformcrs throughout the country. he AZ,
tends and We believe Is member Of the Reformed
Dutch Church, and Is thorough tetotalist-
Without being educated as scholar, industrious
reading has given him much Of what Is valuable
in scholarship unalloyed by It's pedantry, It's
clannishncss or Its egotism. Without being bred
lawyer, practical familiarity with legislation
has taught him oil that Is most valuable IN law,
freed from the conservatism and inaptitude Tor
change and reform which rest like an incubus
on 30 many of those minds which are bred py
the habits Of the legal profession to look for pre-
celents which show whit the law has beer, rather
than to broad principles which settle what the
law ought to be. Yet Mr.. Colfax has frequently
shown the happiest familiarity with presidents,
especially in questions Of parliamentary pra0-
tice. 80
As presiding officer no Is the most popular
the House has had since Henry Clay. His mar
vellous quickness Of thought, and talent iCr the
rapid administration Of details, enables him TO
hold the reins of the House Of Representatives,
even in its most bostcrous and turbulent mocds'
As an orator, Mr.. Colfax Is not argumentatiVe,
except "a clear statement and sound Judgment
are convincing. He rides no cratic hoooies.-
Hs demands few policies which the average sense
Of intelligent men cannot he made 70 assent 70
ON clear statement Of his position. lie is em'-
ncntly representative.
He knows men well, estimates them CORRECTLY,
treats them oil fairly and candidly. No man
will ret through his business with you in fewer
minutes, and yet none Is more free from the hor-
rid brusqueness of busy men. There are heart
and kindness In Mr.. Colfax's politeness. Men
leave his presence with the impression that Inc is
at once an able, honest and kind man. Politi-
cal opponents like him personally, rs well as his
political friends. We have never heard that he
has any enemies. The breath Of SANDER has
been silent toward his fair, spotless fame. The
wife II his youth, after being for long time an
invalid, sank to her final rest several years ago,
leaving him childlcs. His mother and sister
preside at his receptions, which for many years
have been, not tho most brilliant, but the most
popular Of any given at the Capital"