Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-08-21
Mr.. Woodbury's Nomination.

The following, by a correspondent of the
Belfast Journal, we alluded to in our paper of
the Oath ult. We now have room to place it
before our readers entire, bespeaking for it an
attentive perusal.
" The unanimous nomination Of Mr.. Justice
Woodbury. for the presidency by the democrat
ic State Convention of New Hampshire, is an
era in this period of confusion and distraction
of political parties. Unanimity is so rare that
an instance of it, and that in State convention.
is not only encouraging and consoling to the
party in whose ranks it occurs, and good fact
in itself, but of good augury-worthy of imi-
tation for the present, and promising for the
future. 1t is the first instance of any man, of
any party, being so nominated in this can
yass, and comes with the more grace and
force because it comes without contrivance
or management-wiihout the lead of politi-
clans, stimulus from the newspapers, or move
meni from himself. Ii is the spontaneous act
of the whole democracy of his native state
and gives sign under which the whole de-
mocracy of the Union may march to victory.
This gentleman being thus so advantageous
ly brought forward for the presidency, natu-
rally becomes subject of public remark, and
justifies notice of the reasons which recon-
mend his nomination to the favorable consider
alton of his party,-the more SO as the whig
press has already sprung upon him, and COM
menced the assault with ferocity not abated
since they assailed him as member of Gen.
Jackson's cabinet. We proceed to state some
of these reasons.
l. As to his locality. He is New Eng
land man, native and inhabitant of that Oldest
section of the Union-a section always furn-
ishing a sterling democracy, and never vet
presenting democratic candidate for the pres
idency, much less giving democratic presi-
dent TO the Union Claims, on the part OF
any individual, is phrase which we do moi
recognize but claims may belong to the diff
ferent sections of the Unioa, not of right, but
of equality, and in the spirit of harmony and
concession, and worthy to 60 into the scale,
and turn the balance, when other Circumstance
es balance each other. In this point of view,
we consider the locality of Mr.. Woodbury. as
leading circumstance in his favor, and enti-
tied to the more weight now, it is destined
to have less hereafter. New England, though
great In what constitutes the worth Of man, is
small In territory and is destined TO become,
comparatively, still smaller, in the gigantic
western advantages of the republic. If her
Claims are not respected now, they will never
command respect hereafter; and the nominat-
ing convention in New Hampshire did right 10
Piace mis- claim of New England among the
mgh recommendations of Mr.. Woodbury.:
= Mr.. Woodbury. has the nersonoJ ra,,;
sitions for the chief mayis,racv. Temnera,o
IN his hablts,-moral in his denor,uan,
eqnable IN his temper,-laborious in HE 81;
cation TO business, cautious and ala
in hs Judgments profound thipL o. = !.
strict economist,-a good writer and sns,L-
era unitarian in bis objects, preferrinr the
solid and useful to the specious and show =
mild and conciliatOry in his manner.-nnd
OF anage and state of health 10 discharge All
the heavy duties Of president in hrs ow,
person, and to see that all his subordinate,
discharge theirs. Such are his persona
qualifications.
3. He has the political requisites which
the station of chief magistrate OF the repub
dc requires-long, aud varied experience
and IN all the departments both oil state and
federal government "a judge, a governor
and legislator in his own staie-a senator
cabinet officer, and justice of the Supreme
Court, under the federal government. and
all these covering a period of near forry
years, aud in times Of trying events; in ali
of which he acted leading part, and dem
ocratical upon every tiial. No combination
Of political requisites could be more complete
iban those which unite in his person and
we deem il particular Recommendation, a,
his period, that be should have been state,
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