Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-05
REPLY TO R. h.

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your paper OF May l5, reply IRON CON
-, venarable friend, K. H., to an arti- Pac
Ie from my pen advocating the claims Ii
8 William 4. Morrison TO the presideh- ,
y in which he learnedly dlscourses as
hout the "confederation OF states dis
- - ,owers- and about the re- rea
naming links that connect the past Win vie
be present. and winds up by telling us the
hat. success will accomplish all things. N:
suralv nothing succeeds like success.
Tn reAecting about that connecting IL
link-no allusion I" Darwin OF MS 'n'
ory--it brough, 70 my mhnd, ana "o"''-
loco to the minds ot the ln,e!iI2encef
MANY readers, what We nave All he''"
many times from our much loved ances'
tors, that the preseut generation was to
worthless; that they were weak IN Oo"s d
and mind, degenerated in morals; 'ha' 81
the world, generally. was gong to inc l.
discriminating. pretty strongly 'ha. !, h
thev were the salt OF the earth, etc.-ai' 3
OF which has been, doubtless o'hhe" e
into the ears OF generation alter sehef
,tion from the days of Adam 10 inc
nresent time. But, after all, nave the
f..re of our ancestors been realized
There are, doubtless. as good ana rs
great men and women to-day, IN 'he
prime and vigor of manhood anu won"
anhood as any that have lived ana oleo'
and who will compare, most iavorasiy'
with any OF the connecting INKS Oh 'ne
mast. Who will say that the world does
NOT contain. to-day, Il Napoleon. wei
lI,npton, Marlborough, an Alexander
Tbemistocles or a Stonewall jackson
that q proper occasion would not devei-
OPP Was the world berelt OF al. '"e
| naval heroes when Nelson died at 1rai-
aloar. and when Paul Jones lett the
worldp Has craftsmanship been entlre.
lv obliterated from the council mans VI
y nations since Pitt. Fox and Chatn am
+ swayed the English parliament or since
,r Clay, Webster and Calhoun held speii-
ry hound listening senatesP Has dipio-
., macy lost its cunning since laiieSran'
III toyed with the diplomats OF otner Nd,
Is, ltious? The simple name, Bismarck VIII
it. dispel the illusion without references
NO to others.
q, The world never has been, nor never
10 will be compelled to invade the domains
III ot decrepitude and senllity to secure
, to men to transact its affairs, nor 40 pe
ce, lieve that the democratic party OF III
re limited States will centravene the Gu:
'a ~ tom to secure a standard bearer IN tn
,m- coming campaign for the presidency
es- can assure my estmable friend ths
n ns have neither the time nor lncilnatloh
900 write merely ito pay merited comp'
ment TO an able and distinguished state
La man, who has been true to principle
nee as he surmises in his article, Dut ITO
iA- the conviction that Mr.. Morrison
Ts some man possessing his elements
,rd character, is the most proper man
9 in the democratic party TO nominate
DR.. Cincinnati:
pro- But. writes r. H., ''weuld 1t be "
non to nominate candidate Mr.. Morrlse
n it who was only partially known, and "
ent, was not firmly seated in the Affect
will and confidence of the peopleE LII
lion, further on, without quoting his eS
trust language, he desires to kno" "hat Ni
Is OF rison has done as a statesman TO eh'
ratio him t. recognition, and then takes
,ubts at his military record. Now, II MI.
:, let RI will tell the readers OF the Int
nd IN gencer how u man can be ian apie
ice a distinguished statesman. who has
ected been true to principle" and at the 81
since have done nothing to entitle him to
doris recognized as an liable and dlstinsu
,rs or ed statesman he will perform !,
every that will enttle him TO be recognize
pur- a hrst class interpreter of conundrt
,ouest II is true that Col Morrison's mill
enun- record is not as great as that OF vi
and of some others mentioned. Gr;
military rcord, in the estimation OF
- critic, reaches to the sun and the S
lies. I will add that in the estimation OF
A How deponent that hls civil administers
wide reaches even higher - 1t smell
cate a heaven. II IS aiso 'iue ''''''
above Buena Vista Morrison is not record'
history as personally performing
sibili- great feat. To be sure. that
,e will brought the presidency to his com
letter. der-iu-chiei, Gen. Zachary Taylor,
equest only brought to private soldier
. con. Morrison" seven dollars month
NC and per annum-and a warrant tor 160
hers of Of wild land. And is 1t not str
conf coincidence that TINS same HAL
son. at Donelson, received an
"a lost death wound that contributed ITS
inn and in finally placing Gen. Grant
c her presidential chair. He has, at
tty wit been successful as president NAL
e little he never reaches the presidency
nee aud self.
%. hand had supposed that the lack OF :
thed to manshlp and the charge OF obs
her as a would not have been urged agalns
scenes. liam r. Morrison, by man hav
oft and much general Information as K.
ne DUTY known to have. has ne ioiso''
probate question SO sneeringly asked Ill
/ of ex- ..Whe is James X. Polk?" by suct
should nails as the New York Tribune, ST
H..
aua!yze tied respectively. at that tiine' oS
ace Greeley, A. b. Chambers an
that we Knapp and Geo. d. Prentice' !
ident to but boy at that time, well rem
B. Hord. that Prentice could ask the ques
mine for more ways, and more iusultingl
/ | look any of them. The people, in No
}, it calls OF that year, ,answered,fo Tor all tnos
nd noble ing light, the vexed question,
II name James X. Polk?n The same pre-
no know lack OF knowledge, only on M
tied scale. was urged against /
idow and Pierce. Aud least of all did
ice to all hat y lack OF craftsmanship w