The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1882-12-21

CN16nGO IA An6 1O0A OCEASO a
NECK, N. c., AS SECOND CLASS
NAIL MATTER.
In view of the fact that Senator
is to be elected by our next Legisla-
ture to succeed Gen. Ransom, some
of our exchanges and some of their
correspondents have made mention
of some of our States able sons who
would make worthy successors to
the distinguished gentlemen. 1t is
a gratifying thought to know that
North Carolina is so fruitful OF great
men end that she has so many sons
so we'll qualified to represent the Ma
tional Councils.
We are led to believe, however.
that most of these NOTICES are merely
complimentary. for we have no loea
that Gen. Ransom will have airy
serious opposition. His services at
this critical jun ,ture in the history
of the Democratic party cannot be
dispensed with. His loss would be
calamity to the party in the United
States, a disaster to the Sodth; an
irreparable injury to the whole Coun-
try. We know that there are many
men our State who, when they
have lad the same experience that
be has, could represent US as we'll as
1r. Ransom, but we hazard nothing
in saying that there is no man in our
State who could have, for years to
come, as much weight and influence
rs he has.
The noble, brave, true, generous
Ben Hill has gone to his rest. To
leave Ransom at no me would leave
the Senate without two of the ablest
Statesmen who have graced this age.
1t is all important that we should
have experienced men in the Senate
at this particular time. The people
have registered their decree and a
healthy reaction has begun. We
will carry the country in 1884 and
secure the Presidency if we can avoid
blunders. The eyes of the country
will be upon the next Congress beg
ging, beseeching and entreating it
to make no blunders. The willy pol
iticians and the able men of the
Radical party who love self better
than Country and Office and power
better than either, will use every
stratagem known to political science
to induce blunde.s on our part, W.
need good management and a high
order of Craftsmanship to avoid them.
The Democracy of the United States
needs Gen. Ransom in the Senate.
and we feel sure that he will be re.
turned.
It is needless to commend Gen.
Ransom to our Legislators elect; he
is known to them all. 1t is needless
to speak of his fitness for the higl
position the nation acknowledges
it. If you seek a cultivated scholar
profound thinker, an able lawyer
q skilled parliamentarian, a distin
guished orator, you will find all
these blended in happy unison in
the person Of Gen. Ransom. Where
ever patriotism is admired and free.
dom loved, wherever the English
language is spoken, one speech of his
delivered in the Senate, stands as a
lasting monument to his high charac-
ter. his lofty patriotism, his unswever-
ing devotion to the South. Long
after grass and flowers shall bloom
upon the grave of this distinguished
man, school.boy will declaim South
err Chivalry." and it's Spirit will
kindle ardor. en- thusiasm, lofty desires
and magnanimous purposes.
There is one thing in some O.
these notices that we very much
dislike. that displays bad taste and
worse judgment. After landing a
favorite to his hearts content, one
correspondent seems not to be salts
fed with the envious crown which he
has woven, hut, to give it the finish
ing touch, he must ueeds take gar.
land from the brow of Ransom. vi.
tuperation and abuse seldom accom-.
plish anything; they are the wea-
pons of those reduced to desperate
circumstances. Against such man
as Ransom they fall as harmless as
dew upon Gibralter. He needs no
defuse at any ones hands. We do
not pretend that he is infallible OF
that he has no faults, or that he ha~
never erred. No man is perfect.
This same correspondent has seen
tit to set forth all the virtues of his
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