The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1845-08-12

has, therefore, no perSonui dtnoltiou 10 Stat-
H; and his whole aim. we are sure, is to
serve his country faithfully, and leave his
principles, when he retires to private life, in
the ascendant. To enable him 10 do this, it
is manifest that nothing is necessary but the
union and harmony of the Democratic party.
He was elected by the united Democracy.
Without such union, his party could not have
succeeded; and without its continuance,
there may be danger of its overthrow. The
success of his Administration must mainly,
if not solely, depend on the union and har-
mony of action of the Democracy who elect
ed him. Upon the known principles and
avowed public policy of the President, as
presented in his inaugural address, and in
his public acts before and since the election,
there can be little danger of any serious di-
vision among the Democracy. "Measures,
not men," is the Democratic maxim, ,and ,act-
ing upon it, they are not only strong, but
invincible. tits by reversing this maxim,
and indulging in sectional jealousies in re-
ference to men, and the desire to elevate
sectional or personal favorities as the sue
cessor of Mr.. Polk in the Presidential Office,
that our real danger of divisions consists
We say now, as we have heretofore said,
that it is premature and unwise TO consider
or agitate the question of the Presidential
succession. Mr.. Polk has ayowed and act
ed, and will continue to act, upon the set
tied determination not TO permit the course
of his administration 10 interfere with, or in
fuence the selection of candidate of the
Democratic party to succeed him. That
important duty he will leave to be performed
by the people, unbiased and uninhuenced
by his official action. Can any portion of
the Democracy object to this course? 1t is
just and fair for all. and Mr.. Polk will stern
ly adhere to it; and he may safely entrust
his own reputation to the guardianship, and
the success of his administration into the
hands, of the great mass constituting large
majority of the people--the disinterested
Democracy of the Union. The Republi.
can party, as body, look to the good of the
country, to result from the success of the eX-
isting administration, and, being disinterest-
ed, will not permit that success to be embar-
rassed or defeated by sectional Or personal
jealousies, growing out of unwise and pre-
mature considerations of selfish character,
concerning the succession. We know, and
we con6de in, the people. The President
may safely throw himself-and, judging from
what he has done thus far in his administra-
ton, he will throw himself-upon the disin.
terested masses of this great people for sup
port; and we have no doubt they will give
him their support, in carrying out the grea,
Democratic policy which they approve.
In the dispensaton of patronage-a mos
delicate and responsible duty, devolved upon
the President by the Constitution and the
laws, and which he must perforua-he has
reCognizvd aud knUwu no divisions of the
Democratic party, either sectional or person
al. His appointments to Office prove that he
has made the selections upon the best lights
before him, with view to the public service
to be performed, and that he has favored nc
cliques, and prescribed no portion of his po
ltical friends. If there be those north
and south, east and west-who may feel dis
posed to complain of his course in this res
pect, we are quite sure that they will receive
no countenance from the great body of the
people. 1t is not to be disguised that
there are those in both parties in this coun.
try, who have their own personal ambition to
crafty, or that of their favorites who seem to
regard the bestowment of office as the Chief
if not the sole end of Government. To
such, the course of the President may not
be agreeable; but we are very sure it will
receive the appreciation of the country.
On the whole, when we look back to the
events of the last twelve months, we see the
importance Of harmony and of union in oul
party; and we are taught more than ever, to
confde in the people. If now we look
around us, we see their executive agents
actively engaged in dscharging their duties
and preparing to carry out the pledges under
which they were elected-the great princip.
les to which the Republican party are devo-
ted-winning their way to just proportion
of the confidence of the people, and sur
rounding the administration with strength
which may defy any serious opposition. II
we look to the future, we are not blind 10
some of the temporary difficulties which may
present themselves; but we confidently anti.
cipate, from what we see of their acts, and
from what we know ofthe men, that we shall
find them steering the ship of State with a
GOODNESS, crcumspection, a wisdom and a
frmness, which are calculated TO bring her
safe into her destined port.
LEGAL ADVERTISING have taken oc-
casion, for our own satisfaction, to make a
few enquiries of Judge Wood, of the Su-
preme Court, and Judge Bowen, of this Cir
cult, upon the subject of legal advertising.
Chancery notices are required by law to
be published forty days, & to cover this time