Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-04-07

dred of our brother democrats during the last
week; question, too. which we are just as
unable to answer as we would be to tell what
colored hair the man in the moon generally
wears upon his capital extremity. Who, from
amongst the array of distinguished Democrat
ic statesmen, whose names have been presen-
ted TO the consideration of the party by their
friends, will be selected as our standard bearer
by the National Convention, we cannot even
form respectable guess. Of one thing, how
ever, We feel confident; he will be a good
man and true. Nevertheless, we know of no
particular reason why we should not give
our notions as to what manner of man we
would like to see nominated by that Conven'
ton. In the first place, then, there IS no man
in the whole length and breadth OF the union
whose name we would sooner see em0lazon-
ed upon our banner during the next campaign,
than that of JAMES KNOX Polk, late of Ten
nessee. now of the White House, Washington
Civ. could it be possible for the party consis-
tentIy with the repeated declarations of Mr..
Polk that he would not again be candidate
for the Presidency, 10 place his name there
If, in the summer of 1874, when the Conven-
pie as a candidate for the Presidency, we
thought highly of his principles and his abili-
ty and integrity TO carry those principles into
practice, all that he has done and said since
then in the many trying, and sometimes en-
barrassing situations in which he has been
placed, has raised our opinion of him as a
statesman and firm democrat, to a point as
high, if not higher, than that which we enter
tain for any other man in the country. He
came out like man when nominated for the
Presidency, and openly and aboveboard de-
clared his full and unqualified adhesion 10
all the great principles of the Democratic creed;
and since he has been elected to Office he has,
as friends and foes must admit, carried out all
those principles with singleness of purpose
and a fdelity-we had almost said unparal-
leled in the annals of the great men of any
age or any nation. With indomitable perse-
verance, and we think extraordinary ability.
he has redeemed every pledge which he gave
to the country; and, as we said before, were
the thing expedient, there is no man in the
Union, for whom we would sooner again vote
than James K Polk. 1t would not, however
as we now think, be either expedient or advi.
sable again to put him in nomination. Indeed
we learn from a source entitled to our full
credit, that he will not again consent, under
any circumstance, to rum Who, then, will be
the man?
For our own part, we would, next TO Mr.
Polk, prefer LEVI WOODBURY., of New Hamp.
shire, TO any man yet spoken of. We think
that it is but right and proper that our North
ern friends should have the next President
Mr. Woodbury., if we are not indeed much
mistaken, holds such views of National policy
as could not fail 10 make him eminently pop.
ular with the Southern democracy, whilst, a
the same time, he would, in our opinion, come
nearer concentrating upon himself the whole
strength of the Northern democracy than any
other man whose name has been mentioned
in connection with the Presidency. He has
ever been true to the South. He has eve
been sound on all the great questions which
have divided the two parties. He is man O.
eminent abilities-mature judgment and grea
experience in the conduct of public AFFAIRS
We have before said that our true policy will
be to select our candidate from some one o
the free States, provided he is with us upol
all the doctrines of our party, but PARTICULAR,
provided he is entirely sound upon the slave
ry question. With such candidate we Cal
and must succeed. With him we can carr,
the Southern States, and we feel also ASSURE
that with him we can rally the true-hearte
democracy of the free States. The wings o
the Northern States will not, if we are no
much mistaken, support any man who viii
not pledge himself TO the Wilmot Proviso-
t They are out and out Proviso men; willis
our party is comparatively sound on this, t.
us, all-important question. Let the Baltimor
Convention, then, give us the name of som
good and true man from amongst our North
ern brethren, and we feel perfectly certain tina
: we can beat Genl Taylor, Henry Clay or an
; other wing which our opponents may choos
10 select. In what we have said above w
would not be understood as saying that W
would not, under any circumstances, supper
/ Mr.. Polk. By no means. Circumstance
may arise which will make it the absolute du
} ty of that distinguished man to yield 10 tn
, wishes of his countrymen, so far as again
; occupy the Presidential Chair.
, H-The Washington letter-writers say tina
DR.. Martin, now Secretary of Legation /
France, has been nominated by the Presider
for the Office of Charge to Rome DR. Marti
is, we believe, native Of North Carolina.
P. S.-Since writing the above, we hav
!, received the Union containing the oficia
announcement of his appointment.
How THE INDEPENDENT Treasury WORKS.
In recent number of The New York Evenin
Post we find the following statement of fact:
which must be read with pleasure by thos
d who have been, and are, the advocates of thi
t salutary measure. The Post says "that sine
r an independent treasury scheme went into ej
feet in this city, there has not, as we are al