Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-16
THE PRESIDENCY.
Ths Claims Of the Prsnlasst coBdIdaisa
for the Suoeesslon CaRvasssa
A BsmsoFstlc EsEFsspaHdeat Of the St.
LoHls Repab!lcan Suggests TFsmbuiis
q llilnols. for President, and AZ.
corr, sf MlssIsslBpi, for Vios
President.

From the st. Louis Republican Of sssur-
dsy1
While it is stiu too early to speak
with any degree Of assurance Of the
probable choice of the Democracy IL
their forthcoming selection of a stand
gri-bearer for the Presidential cam
naigu Of 1872, vet the hitherto uBpsr-
alIeled importance Of the emergency
warrants the assertion that the most
thorough and rigid sCrutiny Of the
claims Of each and every Individual
proposed viii ne instituted; since al
most as much depends upon the mettle
of the maD-WhO shall be esteemed
equal 10 the grave responsibility, and
worthy of the high hOnOr OF the DEM
OcratiC nomination as upon the sol
emn declaration Of principles by
which he is TO be triumpbantly
elected.
As usual, there Is no lack Of eligible
candidates already in the field, and,
what Is more to the purpose, men Of
uuc0mmOn executive ability purity
Of personal character and Intellectual
C8Ibre.
Among the more prominent we may
ALLEalalLEl E4AE alAAlN AAa4H AN---a
pressed by large numbers Of warm ad-
mirerss
GOvERE0R HAIGHT, OF CALIFORNIA,
an s0ld-iashfoned' Democrat, whose
claim is based principally upon the
supposed necessity Of recognizing
upon the ticket the fast-daWning star
Of empire of the Pacific slope. His
nomination. beyond a doubt, would
render the States OF Oregon, CalltOT-
MIA and Nevada, sure 10 the De-
mOcracy; but the fact that the three
States named cast altogether but
eleven electoral votes, and that they
are likely 10 give g good majority for
the straight Democrats ticket In any
contingency, wiz tel against him.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, OF MAssA-
CHUsETTs.
His name alone would be q tower Of
strength 10 the cause, and he possesses
hosts OF friends in every State Of the
Union. Unfortunately, however, he
Is a citizen Of a hOpelessly Radical
Stale, and this fact may serve to pre-
vent his nomination; were IL other
wise, be would be next to certain Of
either the first or second place on the
ticket.
PENDLETOS, OF OHIO,
although q most accomplished scholar
and refined gentleman, has been grad
uallv losing ground in the public e.
TEEN since his defeat In the guberna-
toriaI contest Of '69; and
SENATOR THURMAN
has been coming to the front in his
stead, Either of these two would un-
cues G0nably do honor to the position,
and present q most striking contrast
to the present incumbent I'VE had al
most written iuCubus); but it ap-
pears to be the belief that neither pos
sess the essential prestige and personal
magnetism, t0 arouse the popular en-
thusiasm to the pitch desired.
GEN. GEO. B. MCCLELLAN
has q large and ardent following, but
il is only necessary to mention his
name in the hearing Of any Radical
Republican 60 set them rabid and the
same might be said of our much
abused eX-President,
ANDREW JOHNSON;
each Of these two last might be eligi-
bic il they were not certain to provoke
such bitter and energetic opposition
on purely personal grounds.
GENERAL SHERMAN
has his enthusiastic supporters, but it
Is scarcely to be credited that he
would resign his present llte-ofiCe, at
the head of the army OF the United
States, 10 accept the UneuvI8ble posi-
tiJn soon to be vacated by his former
commanding officer; while il may
well be presumed that his ODserva-
tign OF Grants experience in civil life
has eff5ctualiy queUched all the pOlitI
cal aspirations General Sherman may
have cherished heretofore; nor Is ID
likely that any mere military record
viii be acceptable to the people at
large. Grants career mas quite done
away with the glamour OF brass but
tons; and the ration signs for 90
liviOn of everything mar rial which
undeniable TACT would appear TO put
GENERALS HANCOCK AND R0sECRANs
aside also.
There are some who affect to be-
lieve that our famous ex-Secretary Of
State,
W. b. SEWARD,
viii pu5 Ia q last appearance on the
political stage and make a retiring
the people; but iU is quite safe to pre-
dict his failure in advance. His war
record weighs him down as much, or
even more, than his years; while
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE
is altogether out Of the question.
Since the reversal OF the legal tender
decision, there are none 50 poor as to
do him reverence.
Few persons indeed can show so en-
viable a record, on the general sum-
ming up, Is our own Governor,
3. GRATZ BROWN,
of this State, but his mOdesty gives
reason TO believe he would be satisfied
with the seconQ position on the ticket,
and his CeleBrity-great as it is-can
hardly be termed national as Yet,
The consistent political record, sterl-
ing character and influential position
Of the Tammany lavOrite,"
GOVERNOR HOFFMAN,
would be all but irresistible in his
ease; but it 1aunOt be forgotten that
the last Presidential nominee of the
Democracy,
EX-GOVERNOR SEYMOUR,
was from the State Of New York,
while the Democratic candidate in
1854. George B. Mcclellan, was as
much Of a New Yorker as anything.
AS it has not been the custom Of late
years to select all our Presidents from
one State, we are inclined 10 believe
that Hoffman, like our own Governor
Brown, viii have TO bide his time.
Both are comparatively young men,
fortunately, and can afford t0 wait the
development Of the bright future be-
fore them in quiet confidence as to the
ultimate result
But for his foreign birth
CARL sCHURZ
would have undoubtedly been the
man; but the Constitution, whose
prerOgative be has 50 glOri0usly de
Tended, precludes his entering the list,
as it does also
SENATOR CAssERLY,
of California.
SENATOR SUMNER
has been nominated by Dana, Of the
TT,,,- Work San. and had ne risen tf