The New York herald., 1876-02-28
Centennial Nominations.
A correspondent favors us with this COM


A correspondent favors us with this COM
munication:-
To EDITOR or THE HERALD.-
As an American, glorying IN this centennial time,
am happy TO see your suggestion in favor OF canvass
LOT the Presidency IN keeping wi tn the period Let US
have Hall Columbia" canvass that viii remind
US oil the times that tried mems souls. We have
had so much OF the whiskey and other frauds, so
much OF Cnsarisrn and other enormiiies, that the
mind turns with hope to the times that tried
mons souls and 10 who have in their
veins some Of the precious blood which was shed in
favor OF American liberty Do not let II be question
OF party but question OF country. Let have
tennial canvass Let us have Valley Forge and Cow
pens clubs Let us this year at least think only
OF the heroes 76 and sink every thought OF party adj
vanccment in tho one thought OF country. heartily
approve of what you say about the centennial canvass
and am sure that II the idea only properly pre-
sentcd u will take the country like wildhre. Give
little OF '76. AN AMERICAN
AS our readers will remember, the sug-
gestion which exctes the enthusiasm of our
patriotic correspondent was that wo should
nominate Charles Francis Adams for Presi-
dent and John Jay for Vice President, on the
republican ticket, and John Quincy Adams
(or Johnny O." as he is called by admiring
friends), for President and Wade Hampton
or Fitzhugh Lee for Vice President on the
democratic ticket Our reasons were that in
taking these candidates the American people
would show their appreciation of the CEN
tennial year by electing men to the chief
offices of the nation who represent in their
names and lineage the great men of the Rev
olution. Charles Francis Adams is the
grandson of the illustrious Adams, and
John Jay the grandson of the venerated
Jay, the first Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court and the cherished friend of Washing
ton. Johnny G." is the great grandson
of Adams, and Lee and Hampton come
from the best blood of the Revolution,
blood that was shed at Yorktown, Moultrie
and Cowpens 1t happens most fortunately
that these gentlemen are of pronounced
political opinions, as parties now go. Charles
Francis Adams is mild republican of an
amber type, with gentle opinions on all
questions, free soiler nearly thirty years
ago, and candidate for the Presidency on
the first free soil ticket. Although he
did not receive any electoral votes he had
nearly three hundred thousand popular
votes; which shows that he had strength
even then. He is, therefore, an experienced
candidate. Mr.. Jay, we believe, has never
been a candidate for Office before the
people, but he has held high place under
the administration to the satisfaction of
every one but few knaves and some fools
out in Vienna, who did not think his views
on American barrooms were of the character
that should become an American Minister.
He is republican of the finest ebony hue.
Adams and Jay-amber set in ebony
would make a good combination. 'Johnny
Q. has been running for something or other
in Massachusetts, ever since he came to years
of discretion. and is a pronounced dyed-in-
the-wool, redhot, brick-red democrat. He
would have fine colleague in either General
Lee or General Hampton, who fought in the
rebellion, and who would rally to his sup
port all that remains of the old chivalry of
the South. Furthermore, the candidates
would insure peaceful canvass, as Charles
Francis would allow no one to abuse his son,
and Johnny O." would stand by his father
like an Adams.
We are willing to extend our list if the
people favor our suggestion. We are not
welded to any especial candidate so that he
represents good Revolutionary blood. And
it might be we'll now to see what we have left
in the way of available centennial stock
Unfortunately, we do not have Washington.
1t is sad to think we have no Franklin or
jefferson to contend for centennial honors
We have several Hamiltons, all of whom
would make available candidates Then,
in Maryland, we have the present Gov
ernor, who is the descendant of the venerated
Charles Carroll, of Carrollton and who would
come in finely with Johnny Q"-for in
stance if in this anniversary of the greatest re-
bellion in history we we're not prepared to
vote for the rebel Lee or Hampton. Governor
Fish is of Revolutionary blood, and he goes
even back to the honest cabbage eating
Dutchmen who founded this city. He
would thus have double claim upon the
affections of the people. John Cochrane is
also of Revolutionary blood; but John ran
for the Vice Presidency under Fremont, and
is not an aspirant now. He lives but for the
glory of his country, and is busily employed
in writing biographical dictionary of the
extinct liberal republican party. Pennsyl-
vania has several strains of the best blood,
and it would go hard if we could not find
among the Baches or Cadwaladers some one
worthy to carry the centennial flag Ell
bridge Gerry is still with us, if we cared to
gerryIhander little; and Roger Sherman
has left descendants enough, including our
own Evarts, to stock an administration with
first class men. There are the Bedfords of
Delaware, the Henrys of Virginia, the de-
scendants of the accomplished Colonel
Bland; the Huntingtons of Connecticut, the
Stocktons of New Jersey, the Middletons
and Draytons of South Carolina, the Haber-
shams of C,eorpin-all names that may be