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Buren,, or any candidate Of his party - +.
Bot that is not the position OF affairs. .
Mr.. Clay, unless no should himself de- |,
cline, viii be The Wing candidate Oh !
lections are made 10 him, however. by
some persons, who are willing TO be
thought Whlgs. But TO what candidate
would there be no objections? They
who make the objections are bound 10
present o candidate, better able to serve
the country, or moro likely to concen
trate support. The field IS as open to
them as 10 The friends Of Mr. Van Buren
or Mr.. Clay. 1t would be well for all
persons (in both parIles) who hold views
Of their own, TO hold public meetings,
and present to the people candidats, who
they think will serve the country better
than those yet named But what are
the objections to Mr.. ClayH The slron
gest one urged in Ohio is, mot against
his ftness.) the prevalence Of the Anti
StaDery feeling This objection may be
broue hi 10 decisive issue at once. II
f it has any force, it amounts to this prop.
os,lon, that one sOh0 holds SIdU6S must
be ercluded from the Presidency. What
Is the RESULT II George Washington
were now alive, with all his fame, his
glory, and his services, he would be ex
cluded from the Presidency, by this rule
What party or what sect is prepared 10
advance such principe2 We are not
less hostile to the slave system than
those who make that subject the only
standard of their morals and their poll
tics. But we have not learned that all
of politics is comprehended in slavery
or all OF morals, in opposition TO single
vice. We would not make knave OF
= fool President of the United States
= because no happened tobe nons slave
holder, any more than we would apollo
gize for thief, on the ground that ht
' never got drunk. Who would be quail
fled for President OF the U. States. oil
- qualified even for avote, who neVe
!" thought Of but one out ofa thousand ele
y ments OF National prosperity or adversl
" ty2 Suppose our Congress, like tn
= French National Assembly, should abo
ish the observance OF the Sabbath
:; Would this be less evil than the exis
= tence of slaveryt Why not make tn
!, Presidency turn on that pointY SuPpcs
~ Congress. in momen. Of popular ca
- " price, should abolish the present syster
;" OF Tariff Duties, or levy the revenu
y y by direct taxationP Would the rui
~ y. Of ten thousand families; the beggar
- of three hundred thousand laborers; III
!. prostraton Of national industry; an
- " the uncountsd sorrows, griefs and disa'
- - poin,ments ofprivate llfc, be all con
~ pensated for, by the solitary satsiactic
~, that we had non slave holding Pres
", -. dent2 Some Martin Van Buren, or Lee
~ 10 odbury! Some William Jay, or G'
~ ~, rit Smith! Others may think and Vo
~ a as they please; but we plead guilty
~ the sin of Preferriug a James Madlso
-, - or Henry Clay to either OF the abo'
;" ~ patriotic and enlightened gentlemen
n ;as But what Wing do these objectors pr
~ y. fer to Mr.. Clay2 What Wing do tht
20 desire TO see President2 Who can
'oO 'oO selected to please lhemG The Canva
~" w." is open. Ii is their business to speak
%' ds The part we have in this business
-, ~ small indeed. But we shall continue tt
~ " discussion, till our views on the re
If tons of msu and parties are fully g
rad pressed.