The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-09-18
The Louisville Nominees.

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20 The Louisville Nominees. -"l.i {
The Baltimore American has
the following to say OF the nomin.
ations made at Louisville 7''s'7
Mr.. O'Conor, is OF Irish descent,
bnt wac born in this country. He
is a gentleman OF large culture and
irreproachable character. For the
last twenty years he has stood at
the head of tho New Fork barr
In the course of a long and bril-.
liant career his name has never
been associated with a disreputa-
BILE professional act. 1t has been
his good fortune to have appeared
on the side Of justice and right
His great talents have kept him in
the upper stratum OF the profes-
sion, and, thns be has escaped. the
demoralizing temptations. which
beset lawyers of smaller capacity.
We are not aware that he ever
held a public Office, although in
ante.bellum times he occasionally
appeared in the New York Demo.
cratic Conventions and made a
speech. His political addresses
were always thoroughly prepared,
and were masterpieces in style
and argument. A Democrat oil
the old school, he was rather more
OF an admirer of tho institution OF
slavery, while it existed, than lre
would now care to confess. We
believe that neither during the wal
nor since the war did he ever wa
yer ID his attachment to the Dem
ocratic party. ,-aa,.
1t is as a lawyer, however, tha,
Mr.. O'Conor is best known. Chas
O'Conor, the Democratic states
man, is very obscure man beside
Charles O'Conor, the learned ano
eloquent advocate. His creates,
triumphs have been in the court
rooms, and that suitor is always
esteemed fortunate who has sue
ceeded in retaining him to plead
his cause. H. possessed all those
robust elements of character tha,
go to make up great man.
Mr.. O'Conor is about Sc years
Of age. He "a not above medium
height, and is rather stout in per
son. His presence is dignified
his manners are courtly and ele
giant. .r .... ..s.ra,r...r .r...v
!. Mr.. Adams Is a younger and less
distinguished man. He has an il.
lustrious ancestry; John Adams
the second President of the United
States, was his great grandfather
John Quincy Adams. sixth Presi
dent of the United States, was his
grandfather, and Charles Francis
Adams was his father. In 1S4S,
Charles Francis Adams was the
Free Soil candidate for Vice Pres,
ident. He and Mr.. Van Buren,
were supposed to be leading a for.
lorn hope, but the. convention
wlich nominated them had in il
gcrms of the greatest political rev
oiution this continent has ever wit
messed. there is no telling what
may spring from the movement
with which his son is now sotprom
inently associated. He was twice
the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor of Massachusetts, (if we re-
member correctly and on one oc
casion reduced the Republican ma
jority of $4,000 to 10000. He
is a young man Of great ability and
pluck, and should he he elected
Vice. President, and by the acci
dents Of fortune become President
he would not disgrace the position
Mr.. Adams can command 10, ,0OC
more votes in Massachusetts, than
any candidate the Democrats could
have nominated. -"" = -'ona 70. "a
The FIRE AT WALKER, EVANS
& CoGswELLs.-We regret To