The southern press., 1850-11-01
Political Portraits.
A NATIONAL DEMOCRAT.

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We subjoin two pictures of national Dem
ocrat and II Wing ditto.
They are very life-like.
The Detroit Free Press thus draws portrait
of the newly elected Democratic Governor of
Ohio.
OHIo.-Tho returns from this State indicate
a glorious victory to the democracy in the elec-
ton of Judge Wood by an unprecedented ma
jority. Mr.. Wood is a national Democrat
To which New York paper adds the follow
ing finishing touches: - .......... .....
The Democratic Governor elect of Ohio is a
national Democrat, and among his strong claims
to that honorable delegation he advocates, rs
did Thomas Jeiierson--an early and somewhat
distinguished national Democrat-the exclusion
of slavery from all national territories by the
laws of Congress.
A National whig.
We take this full length picture from the
Albany Atlas.
"Thus we have Mr.. Hunt at work in all direc-
tons.
He appears by his next friend, Weed, in the
Seward Convention, and gets its nomination,
some twenty odd delegates only refusing to vote.
He appears in the Fillmore Convention, by
his next friend, Duer, explains that he is fully
with them, and is endorsed in full
He appears in the Anti-rent convention by his
next friend, the editor of the Freehoder, and re-
ceives its nomination after brisk canvass.
He is now before the cotton party i'll New
York city, demanding its nomination, with every
probability of success.
The Evening Journal begs all friends of free
dom to stand by Mr.. Hunt.
Mr.. Duer declares:
- The only candidate who has answered
Washington Hunt has answered in manner
perfectly satisfactory to me, and which places
him on the platform of the national Wings of
New York, where, believe, will soon be found
nine-tenths, if not ninety-nine hundreths, of the
Wings of the State of New York. He says that
he approves of the resolutions Of the minority.
He is in part the author of our platform, and it
is not very likely that we shall bolt Washington
Hunt in this election, vhen he stands on our re-
solutions"
Big Thunder and the emissaries to the anti
rent district call on their friends to stand by MIR.
Hunt, because he was their friend and adviser
and had "bled" for them. While the Utica Ga
zette, n champion of law and order, says:
"We trust that not Wing in this county,
or this State, will fail, under the pressure Of
w W
ton Hunt. 1t is rare that the people are called
upon to cast their sufliagcs for better man."
sSg" We published a telegraphic despatch
the other day announcing the rejection by WASH
INGToN HUNT of the Anti-rent nomination. Next
we published from New York paper denial
Of it. We now insert his letter which has al
engh appeared, neither accepting nor declining
WASHINGTON Hunt AND THE ANTERENTERs
In reply to letter communicating his nomi-
nation by the Anti-Rent Convention, Washing
ton Hunt, the Wing candidate for Governor,
has sent the following reply, which appears in
the Albany Freeholder:
ALBANY, October %, 1850.
GENTLEMEN.-I have received your letter of
this date, informing me that was nominated by
the Anti-rent State Convention as a candidate
for Governor. have received also some similar
communications from other associations, organ
lied with reference to certain reforms affecting
industrial interests, irrespective of political divi-
sions. You are aware that had been previously
nominated the candidate of the Wing party, in
connection with four valued associates for other
important public trusts. While feel profoundly
grateful to all my felow-citizens who may honor
me by their confidence sense of political duty,
and of honorable obligation toward the other
candidates ofmy party, restraints me from recog-
nizng the action of other parties whose preference
might seem to improve my prospects at the eX-
pense of my friends, whose names are united
with me on the Wing ticket.
1t is proper for me to add that, if it should be
the pleasure of the people to elevate me to the
Executive chair Of this State, my constitutional
duties should not be changed, nor my conduct
in the discharge ofthem influenced, by the course
taken in the election by any particular class Of
our citizens, or any organization other than the
party to which | belong. Under all crcum-
Stances it would be my highest aim to execute
my official trust with firmness and impartiality.
| should be actuated by an honest desire to pro-
mote justice; to uphold the supremacy of the
law; to facilitate all useful reforms to second
legistimate endeavors for the redress of public
grievances and to protect the rights and advance
the welfare of the whole people.
am very respectfully, your obedient serv't.
WASHINGTON HUNT.
To Neil Benson, Robert F. Johnstone
and John S. Anabe, esqrs., Committee.
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