The Opelousas courier., 1871-07-29
tFr ON the N. Y. Herald.l
The emoematac pa-.w
EresAdeAcys-A Ticket with GA
CaDAnet which will he Hard tn
Beat

Chief Justice Chase and General uapcoch
from their admirable qualifications aud personal
RoPu..afas$, .o. f ~Gald be powerful Presidential
about over the whole field of probabilities and
araalebilities WI can pick out no tickst for the
democrats which, in our estimation, in prestige
and strength would '''hold candlen to TIE
ticket Of Chase and Hancock. 1t IL a ticket
racy as q band Of brothers, war democratic and
copperheads, Union men and Southern Confed,
eraey men, high tariff men aud free traders,
;,s asa ont On sss new departure it would draw hesv
and upon all the diaaHected eleu,ents Of IT,.
sspahlican camp, Nartb, 6auth, East ard West.
, We nave atresdy, in several articles upon the
superior morits of this splendid ticket, defined
fss attractions In the personal strength
of Caase and Hancock a. representative men,
and We need mot here enlarge upon this branch
! OF the subject. In the present condition of our
political parties these two men would make the
best and the strongest Presidential ticket that
can be named for the democrats, and that is
| enoagh in regard to Chase and Hancock,
In this convention it has occurred to 10 that
, the nomination Of their Cabinet for the success
sion With their Presidential ticket would be an
excellent thing for the democrats. OF course
. President but who or what is the President
!,G: tue servant of the people, and If YOU Dlease
of the marty electiBg him Let us suppose,
then. that the semocr:sss are in national con-
|, vention assembled (sa,' in Cincinnati, for We
think those Western men OF the "Pen1.cctt"n
Escort have had enough of Tammany Hall; ::
let lis suppose that Chase and Hancock have
been agreed upon as the democratic Presidential
ticket, and tnat the convention has passed q
condition precedent designating the Cabinet
appointed by MI. Chase in the event of Ills elee-
ton, what then We have only, then to get
the consent Of Dir. Chase to this Cabinet, in
order to proclaim it as the Cabinet which will
int,
Inauguration Of Mr.. Chase. And would not Mr.
Chase or any other man pledge himself to q
Cabinet named by bis party In national con-
venfiun In consideration Of l,eing himself noni-
mated for the White House He would SO
pledge himself and gladly, too, and under the
sa!nc high obligations 80 would any other man.
With this sol smh compact entered into be-
tween the democra party aud their Presiden-
tiai candidate, they would proclaim their Presi-
what after this fashion -
NArIoNAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For President-Ssimou p Chase, of Ohio.
For Vice Prcsident-General W. s. Hancock, Of
Pennsylvania.
For the Cabinet, ia the event Of the election and
inauguration of Chief Justice Chase as Presi-
dent Of tho United States
John Quincy Adams, Of Massachusetts,, Secre-
tary of State.
John T. Hoffman, of New York, Secretary of
Thomas A. Hepdricks, of Indiana, Secretary
of the Interior.
General Frank P. Blair, of Missouri, Secretary
of War.
Gilbert g. Walker, of Nirgini Secretary of
the Navy.
Horace Grcely, Of New York, Postmaster Gen
efal.
George III. Pend dleton of Ohio, Attorney Gen.
cral.
Wou1 not tho official proclamation of this
Cabinet, with their Presidential ticket, rally
the democratic of all sections, in the grcatcst
cbsAusiasn, to the support of the common
cause, And would it nor bring over ali the
sorc-heaaled republicans in the country to its
support, aud . great many sound-headed ones,
tooi And why should not the party, through
it's National Convention, dictate 10 it's Presi-
DENTAL candidate his initial Cabinets Unques-
tionnbiy, the rule sppliei to General Grant in
1868 would have saved him world of trouble
in, 1850 in the matter of his Cabinet, and hc
would have been exceedingly thankful for ii,