The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-06-08
OUR CANDIDATES.

National Military Academy at West
Point, in 1S43. He entered the Mexi
can war as a Second Lieutenant, and was
promoted to the rank of first lieutenant
Tor gallant anu mer:torions services at
the battle of cEapuitepec. Hc was also
quartc--master. He was made captain
in 1853. Rcsisning his comn,issi, n,
he retired to private life, till the brea!,
ing out of the war '1
He then raised a regiment of volun.
tecrs, and was commissioned ms colonel
His history as a soldier is familiar to
all He steadily rose till all the
Federal armies were pllccd under hi,
command. and he was universally rccor
nized as tho first military man of the
| ege--tlIe soldier, who of ali others, com
bined the elements of y grea. ana sue
cessful General.
1t was but natural that the gratitude
of the nation, for his military Prov ,ss
in crushing the insurscnt hosts of the
rebellion, should mako them desire to
see him President of the Republic he
had saved. Nothing succeeds like sue.
cess. lie had shown himself equal to
every thing he had undertaken. No
task seemed too great no obstacle too
dilficult for him to overcome. DESPITE
all the cnlumnies that his jealous an ID
ambitious cnenies have cast upon him,
the expectations of the people have been
more than realized. The soldier became
statesman as by intuition, and rncx-
ampled success has attended his admin
istration. The debt has been diminished
at the rate of nearly 100000, ,0OO IA
year. Corruption, that old Inheritance
OF the Democratic party, aud not co II
plctely eradieated during the turbulent
scenes of war,--has been f.rrcted out
aud punished. The difficulties OF re.
construction, with all its trying and
delicate detail, have been successfully
carried forward; SO that prosperity has
followed general disaster peace and
security now reign where violence and
murder abounded; Tie worst passions of
men have been soothed. and the people
have como to Justly believe in their
hearts, that, despite the aspersions and
ca!umnies Of Political demas osucs.
Grant is tie most kindly disposed to
wards the tSou,h Of any nun in the na
ton. The country believes this the
best portion of the Southern people
believe it. His ability, his patriotism,
his success, ase unquestioned aud the
country feels that as the man best fitted
for the Presidency of the Republic lor
the next term, Grant stands pre-emincn,
above all other citizens, and all of our
statesmen, although We have many
whose names will illumine the pages OF
history for all coming time.
Hon. Henry Wilson, u. S. Senator
from :sachussets, was nominated for
Vice President OH the first ballot, re-
cei,ing SS4! votes to 32l votes for Col
fax. 1t has been conceded 70, manv
months that the nomination for Vice.
President lay between Wilson aud Col.
fax. The contest was supposed to be
close one, eTcn up TO yesterday, but
was conducted in the very best snirit
i he south Uuroilua delegation support
ed Wilson.
Henry Wilson was born at Far ming.
ton, N. H., February 16, 1912, and is
GO years Old His father dying when
he was child, his mother was left in
extreme poverty.
From the age of 10 to 81 he was
bound to farmer and received at the
end OF that eleven years labor yoke of
oxen and six sheep. He sold his stock
Tor S84, and afterwards went to Natick.
IN Massachusetts,, learned shoe making
and rose through all the grades of the
business till he Became a wholesale shoe
dealer.
ln 1911 he entered the political arena
by being elected to the Legislature OF
his State. He was successiycl, elected
in '42, A, 45, '46, 80, 81 and -;
tho last two years presiding over the
Senate. Daring part of this time he
owned aud edited the Boston Republi
can.
In 1853 he was : member of the
State Constitutional Convention. lie
was elected to the United States Scuate
IN 1855 as Republican, to fill tho un-
expired term Of Edward Everett, who
had resigned. He was reelected in
81, '65, aud II
In 1850 he became an active officer