Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-11

Hendricks in 1879. It is believed in
some well>informed quarters that this
was one OF the principal reasons for
holding the recent Columbus Confer
ence, with the attempted restoration Of
the old red sandstone epoch of Demo.
cratic doctrines, in which Hendricks
has ceased to put his trust.
Gen. Frank Blair's speech, wherein
he received the obnoxious sentiments
of the Broadhoad letter, may perhaps
have been intended TO operate ia the
same direction, though we rather think
not. Blair may be quite willing TO have
Hendricks ruled off the course NO uoe
orthodox on old issues, but he is not
likely to prefer pendleton to himself
as the trne exponent of the Democratic
faith; and he may well think that if
the candidate for the Vice>Presidency
in 1864 had the right to demand the
first place on the ticket in 1858, 90 the
nominee for the Vice. Presidency in
1868 may insist upon carrying the
standard of the party 10 1872.
However, we are Of opinion that ere
the next Democratic Convention meets,
the rank and file of the Democracy will
teach oil aspirants to the nomination
that the red sandstone epoch, and fos.
silized politicians generally. are quite
out of date in this progressive age.
They have bad their day, and in the
estimation of the living men of the
time, they are laid away forever"
So far as we are concerned, it would
make little difference which of the three
gentlemen whose name heads the above
article was elected, provided either
must be, but we should think it unmis>
taxable evidence of declining strength
10 this Government, If such men could
receive the majority of the votes of .
free and intelligent people, in . Re-
public like ours. Pendleton is selfish
partizan, who cares for no man or party
except for the purpose of self aggran.
dizement; cold, thankless in disposition,
he would sacrifice friends, principle
and patriotism in order to place himself
in power, He was the greatest and most
able advocate Of the traitor, and the
principle of peaceable secession in Con-
gress during the war. He is man Of
great powers of mind, of great erud~
ton, and, consequently, he stands to-
day among the most dangerous Of
American Statesmen that could possibly
be chosen to fill the Presidential chair
Hendricks is man of large statue,
but without brains, and iflelected, would
be compelled, like his last two illustri>
GUS predecessors, TO be used as an in.
strument to carry out the designs of
wicked and unscrupulous den,agogpes;
and we think, for this reason alone, he
stands The best chance 10 receive the
nomination of either Of the trio. Blair
belongs 10 snake kingdom, and ia all
things to all men, while his eye spar
kles and his face wears o sunny smile.
his fangs are loaded with poison he
has always believed, together with the
balance of the Blair family, that TO his
Satanic Majesty, that old serpent, was
delegated originally the power to make
or uBmake men. He has traversed the
whole political line, from the meanest
abolitionist, to the dirtiest red mouth
secessionist, and today he stands .
wreck and wretch in the minds Of good
men, completely stripped of all that is
good or comely. will soon disappear
from the political arena, unhoaored and
unsung, and will finally 60 down to hold
sweet converse with him, whose faithful
servant he is.