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

General Gran. was born in Ohio, in
1922, and is consequently in the ffticth
year OF his age. He graduated ut the
National Military Academy at West
Point, in 1913. He entered the Mexi
can war as second Lieutenant, and was
promoted to the rank of first lieutenant
Tor gallant and mer;torions services at
the battle of cknpultepec. Hc was also
quarte--naster He was made captain
III 1853. Rcsisnins his commission.
he retired to private life, till the break
ing out of the war.
He then raised regiment OF voun.
tecrs, and was commissioned as colonel
His history as soldier is familiar to
all. He steadily rose; till all the
Federal armies were pltccd under hi,
command, and he was universally rcc,r
nized as tho first military man of the
sge--the soldier, who of all others. CON.
bined the elements of Il great anl sue
ccssful General.
1t was but natural that the gratitude
of the nation, for his military prow,ss
in crushing the iusur.cnt hosts of the
rebellion, should mako them desire to
see him President of the Republic he
had saved. Nothing succeeds like sue.
cess. He had shown himself equal to
every thing he had undertaken. No
task seemed too great no obstacle too
dihcult Tor him to overcome. Despite
all the calumnics that his jealous and
ambitious cnemies have cast upon him.
the expectations of the people have been
more than realized. The soldier became
statesman as by intuition, and uncx
ampled success has attended his admin
istratiOn. The debt has been diminished
at the rate of nearly $l00,00O, ,0OO IA
year. Corruption, that old Inheritance
OF the Democratic party, and not co
plctely eradieated during the turbulent
scenes Of war,--has been ferrcted Out
aud punished e.I'hc difficulties of re-
construction, with all its trying and
delicate dctuil, have been successfully
carried forward; SO that prosperity has
followed general disaster; peace and
security now reign where violence and
murder abounded; tic worst passions of
men have been soothed and the peerlc
have conc to justly believe in their
hearts, that, despite the aspersions and
ca!umnics Of! political demas ogucs
Grant is the most kindly disposed to
wards the ScUth Of any nun in the ma
tion.i The country believes this the
best portion of the Southern people
believe 1T. His ability, his patriotism,
his success, are unquestioned aud the
country feels that as the man best fitted
Tor the Presidency of the Republic Tor
the next term, Grant stands pre-cmincn,
above all other citizens, and all of our
@iUnouSu we nave many
whose names will illumine the p,ycs Of
history for all coming time.
Hon. Henry Wilson, U. S. Senator
from Massachusetts, was nominated for
Vice President on the first ballot, re-
cei,ing 3s4! votes to 32l votes for Col
fax. 1t has bocn conceded for manv
months that the nomination for Vice.
President lay between Wilson aud Col.
fax. The contest was supposed to be
Il close one, cven up to yesterday, but
was voi,d :.as,;; :.as,;,; Il. =!:s -a~r l"s! snirit
The South Carolina delegation support
ed Wilson.
Henry Wilson was born at Far ming.
ton, N. H., February IL, 1912, and is
GO years old. His father dying when
he was child, his mother was left in
extreme poverty.
From the aye Of 10 to II he was
bound to u 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 maxim
and rose through all the grades of the
business till he became wholesale shoe
dealer.
in ISL nc entered Tie political arena
by being elected to the Legislature Of
his State. He was succcssycl, elected
in '42, "A, 45, '46, so, 81 and 80;
the last two years presiding over the
Senate. During part of this time lie
owned aud edited the Boston Republi
can.
In 1853 he was member of the
State Constitutional Convention. lie
was elected to the United States Senate
In 1850 as "A RCDublcan In fill tho MI,