The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-04-02
For Tie Wing Standard
THE VICE PRESIDENCY.

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With unanimity scarcely parallclsd in the
placing one greatest name at their head. The
question then arises, scarcely secondary in i'm.
portance, on whom shall be conferred the honor
Of standing next to our iliusirous chief in the as
sured hour Of Wing victory and national regen-
erafion
The Vice Presidency las events have shown)
is not to be lightly considered in our organiza-
tlon, either for the previous struggle. or for eec-
tually securing the advantages Of eventual sue.
cess. The candidate for this station should be
one alike fitted 10 breast the conflict OF opposing
parties, and. with 6rmness and singleness Of
purpose, to develope the principles which have
animated his-fellow laborcrs in that conflict
He should be no laggard in the hour of danger,
no selEwilled and vain temporiser in that of tri-
umph. In q word, he should possess in an EN-.
inent degree, not only the essential qualities Of
a statesman, but, most Of all, that superiority to
selfish considerations which has ever distinguished
our great leader, and made him the chosen man
Of the people for the highest Office in their gift.
Amongst the eminent names which have been
placed before the public eye, with reference to
the distinction now in question, (and to every
patriotic heart it cannot but be gratifying To see
how bright and imposing list they form, none
has struck the writer OF this an humble member
Of the Wig party, with more cordial approval
than that of JOHN MINOR BORIS, Of Virginia
Without disparagement Of any, in him may be
said to meet, in pre- eminent degree, all the
qualities which the emergency demands. The
high sense of honor, the unbending integrity, the
courage TO meet every question with -directness
and prompttude, the clearness of Judgment
and readiness in debate, the sound consistency
aud fairness Of his whole public career, leaving
no question or ground Of doubt with respect to his
opinions on any subject Of national importance !;
all these mark him as one peculiarly qualified to
I'LL, with honor and success. the high Office for
which he has been proposed. But few, if any,
have evinced more enterprise in the cause Of the
Wings, or perhaps contributed more by his UNI
firing energy in achieving the ever memorable
victory OF eighteen hundred and forty. Such
signal services should not be forgotten. Besides,
Of whom else can it be said, that he has, so
equally shared the measure of bitt erness and
obloquy heaped, by prostituted partsans on the
great Statesman Of the West Who has been
so deeply reviled, so ungenerously and unjustly
treated And, as in the case Of Henry Clay,
this ceaseless and malignant persecution has but
rendered its object more dear to the hearts, and
more exalted in the eyes Of the people. Why
should il not work the same effects in the case Of
J. M. Bolts, and be considered as devolving, on
his party the duty of redressing, to the utmost
Of their power, the unfairness and obloquy OF
faction! Vrtus crescit SUD ponkerc.
While, therefore, the writer, like every true
Wing, sincerely hopes that as much unanmiiy
Of the higher office, he cannot withhold an ex-
preston Of his earnest conviction that, in the
deliberations of Incorporating convention, the
claims Of ihsshighmipded Virginian ought not To-
be, and will moi be, forgotten. SENEX. 4
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. asfe