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DeA'""s 'oS"e our readers glimpse OF ever
great wave that spreads across the .ca Of politics,
&c copy the subjoined articles The frs, nomi-
mates Judge WHIrE. Of Tennessee, Tor the Pre,i.
deney the other. address BY Convention
held at Columbus, Ohio, dominates, Judge Me
LIAM, Tor the same Office.
la copying tAese articles, We OF course cannot
be un1er,tood as endorsing either Of them. We
are not convinced that any necessity exist. FOR the
Anti-Vsn Bern party to select a candidate from
the ranks Of the rjeeted Jaeksonites
Among the signatures 10 the Ohio Nomination,
are the names Of hity-eis member, Of the Lexis-
ia,urc. constituting = majority Of that body the
Speakers Of the two Houses and the Clerk Of
the H. Of Representatives. The Address is sign
ed, also. by Judge Burnett. formerly L. S. Sena-
tor and by the Hon. BelIamy Storer, Rrprcssn-
Unveiled from the Cincinnati District.
Prospectus Of THE sun: q b,l,ieai Jsuraal &,
Dc PaclsAsd i's he city ef HnshnyiSn.
The undersigned proposes to publish, 10 the
City Of Washington, Newspaper entitled
THn SuH.-It will DO devoted 10 the great
principles upon which the present admins
tration came into power, principles which
peoplo-sn amendment Of tho Constitution
giving the eiectioa to the people-the Presi-
dent TO serve but single tsrm-economy-
retrenchmeni 10 the public expenditure
strict accountability on the part Of those who
arc elevated TO ofiice-that the public Offices
are public trusts, to be discharged for tie
bsoehi OF the people-that whenever the in
eumbents neglect 10 perform the duties ap-
pertaining TO their respective Offices, or abuse
their otheial station by exerting an undue in
hueBce on popular elections, IL is the duty
OF those charged with the power OF appoint.
ment, to substitute honest, faithful, and COM
Petent persons in their stead.
The undersigned has been consistent sup
porter Of the present Executive. lie IL OPP
posed 10 rechartering the Bank Of the United
states to system Of internal improvements,
by the Federal Government. and TO unjust or
oppressive taxation Well aware that he il
about 10 enter upon m Arduous and highly
responsible duty-that he cannot escape the
eensurs Of interested partizans, he has care
fully surveyed the political elements, and
sincerely believes that the times are auspi-
eious- The country is torn by ecntending
fsciions-sectiou u arrayed against section,
and neighbor against neighbor. Party has
usurPed the dominica Of patriotism, and
threatens the overthrow Of orr Institutions
BY undermining the basis on which they rest
u cannot Be concealed that although the late
elections have fully sustained rls measures
Of the Naturalization end must have con-
Viooed the opposition thst no candidate put
io nomination By that party esn BE- success
fol, there 10, on the part Of large msjority
Of the people. an unviiIisgDsss 10 surrender
the elective franchise into the hands Of any
eabal OF caucus whether Of Coogreas or Of
onee-holders; saA We should despair OF the
Republic " the people themselves Wsre
ubsbio 70 put es0diSsts In aominatioH with
out the IaterVsntlon " such Unauthorized
asss nbisges.
President thus dominated sod elected a.
The candidate Of such party. we'll of ascss-
say. BE- The President Of party and control
led By its leaders. We viii give our support
10 the candidate Sho = nominsted By the
peoples man whose public life has been
eonsislenuy pairiotio--Who has az I'll times
been the sdVoeste % economy IN the public
expenditure private life IL without
Fepeoaeh-a sd Who, n elected, will admins
Ter the Government for the people - who Will
20 INTO Office under no restraints add subject
70 no eoniroi but the cOnside ratio0s growing
out Of the high responsibilities u his Official
station. Tvs Sus will support the election
Of HUGH LAWSON WHITE. Of Tennessee
We are aware that the lsadsrs Of the party
have fixed their eyes on another candidate -
that the machinery % national convention
u prepared IN put liza, 10 nomination.. under
the pretenes that such q convention u neces.
saFy 70 keep The party united Our csndi-
date has been pot in nomination by the poo
pie snd BY the most decided friruds &C The
Administration. They have a right So pot
whom they please IN domination, and being
q the party, 20 one can justly charge them
with dvding a. ~ the advocates of another
candidate are unWiiiiag 10 divide The party
shy do they pot their candidate NJ nomins-
ton " union, concert and harmony are -
important. vhy DO they disturb lbcm' By
chat right DO they insist that Es should yield
our preference 10 theirsi
We foresse u Will be sad. that Judge
White will receive the votes Of the opposi-
ton. u this valid objection' With W n
is reeommendstion. The opposition ere
citizens q the same Gorernmsnt. and the
rlstartfv asa solemn duty should elect fyr