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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN RECON-
MENDAriOE.

To he CI.ifers Of hs Un.fed States
The undersigned. siti4cns of Ohio, assembled
from various parts Of the State At the seat OF
Goyrrnmcnt, avail Themselves OF the occasion
Co address their fcllBs citizens Of the Union
upon the subject OF . candidate Tor the Presi-
deney ia 1856.
The undersigned are OF that class Of citi-
zens who believe Il Of vital Importance 10
the preservation OF our Institutions in vigo-
rous usefulness, that no Executive admins
ualIon OF the Government OF the l.. States
should be permitted to transfer lis Official
power and Influence 10 those whom il may
prefer and select TO take possession Of them.
They are Of those who believe the events now
passing are directly tending to this result
and they are anxious TO Contribute oil ia
their power to prevent that which they deem
great misfortune TO their country.
THIS they believe can best be effected b.
On UNION OF all those who concur with
them ia opinion IN selecting a candidate 10
be supported for the Presidency Of II. United
States, at the election Of 1886. They feel
'ensi6iy that there are many difficulties iu
efectins this uRio1i; and that these Difficult
ties inspire those in power with the hope OF
rsisining aud f1GRssrTins Il. But the under
signed believe u Is not impracticabic, and
earnestly hope that the desire 10 preserve
The great principles OF civil liberty, Perilled
by the mournful progression Of Executive
power, will triumph over all personal and To-
cal considerations. II is in this hope they
have presumed TO address themselves 10 the ir
fellow citizens
The undersigned believe the selection
should DO made With careful reference To
PERSONAL ehsyae:sr, suitable qual6c aiions, IL
oeral, enlarged, and national feelings. One
who could aud would be President Of the
L.. r.
human infrmiiy permits, would be free from
sectional prejudices aud individual antipa-
thies; towards whom the great body Of the
people feel no unkindness, aud upon whom
reasonable concessions OF opinion might ia
duce politicians TO unite, sacrificing personal
PreJudiees TO the common good. One whO
might reasonably be expected 10 call TO the
public service the talents and worth of the
nation, looking for present appreciation and
future Tenown, TO honorable usefulness, and
disdaining all partial and temporary eKpe-
dents TO catch the applause and popularity
OF the moment.
The undersigned. di>claimips all compare
tive preferences over Others, respectfully
suggest, that these qualifications aud eharac-
teristics, in high degree. may be found 10
their fellow citizen. JOHN MCLEAN -
They only feel At liberty, al present, to pre-.
scot bis name for the consider alton Of their
feiiov-eitizens throughout the Union. Con-
tending Tor principles, and not for men, they
dePrecate the evils arising from the election
OF the President by the House of Repressn.
iatiyes. and while they present an individual
Of their own State, TO the consideration Of
their fellow citizens. should another be
brought forward on whom those With whom
they act can more cordially and effeetuaIiy
unite, they promise him their undivided sup
port. They only add their sneers eoHvic-
ton, that should JOHN MCLEAN be put in
nomination as the candidate Of those with
whom there u n community Of sentiment on
the one great purpose Of preventing an EI-
eeuiivo from actually appointing his success
soT, there is no reasonable doubt, but that
the electoral vote Of Ohio will sustain such
. domination.
tHTs Tsi,0ss TIE signatures. 80 in Hpm5cr.