New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-04
Another Ticket and Platform.

Mr.. ELIPHALET KIMBALL, of Oxford,
n. H.. offers himself as a candidate for the office
of President of the United States; his claims to
that dignity he rests upon his military abilities,
the manifestation of which in the eyes Of all men
nothing but confederation of extraordinary
circumstances has prevented. Rut for this I'M
fortunate hindrance Mr.. lit should have been
Field MarshaD Kimba, would, if We may
credit his own judgment, have riyacd alone
the martial and civic genius of Hannibal.
'Epaminondas, Scipio, Aristides the Just,
'Timoeon, Cincinnatus, julius Cesar, Al
8 fred, Charlemagne, GOnsalyo dc COrdoya, Al
'buaueroue, Capt. John Smith, of Virginia, Crom-
well. Peter the Great, Gustayus Adolphus
Frederick the Great, Greene if he had lived,
Washington, Napoleon, DurOc, Dessaix, Touis-
saint, q negro slave without education, Lannes,
'kosciusko, jackson, Tecumseh, Santa Anna,
Moolrai and William 0. Butler" Few among
characters not military have equalled the worth
and glory of these distinguish individuals; among
such. aside from himself the new candidate names
oulv Columbus, Howard Ledyard, DIR. Nathan
Smith, DR.. John p. kinsall and DR.. Lewis Linn.
These men, he tells Us, possessed heroic virtue and
true greatness, and probably could any one of them
now be induced to run our unlucky embryonic
Field Marshal would not deem it his duty to
come forward into the desperate contest.
Having thus nominated his candidate Mr.. Kim
ball proceeds, in the good old orthodox order OF
business, to lay down his platform of principles.
I hese must be rather startling to those who are
not used to pretty free sweep Of thought. The
first maxim of his administration, if he IS elected
will be that poverty is the essence of virtue, and
therefore, he will endeavor, as far as he can, to
keep folks within the boundaries Of virtue and des
titution. Commerce is the chief cause of pauper-
ism, and money is its agent therefore money
cannot be too scarce for the public good. The
prof ssional ana mercantile classes corrupt soci-
ety. particularly by their habits Of drinking. HUI
man government is the first cause of social di
ease, inasmuch as it is the parent of commerce
and money. Trial by jury is worthless, and in
fact what Mr. Kimba especially believes in is the
pure and simple reign Of nature, without LAWYERS.
doctors parsons, dry goods retailers, or apothe "a
ries. And by way of inaugurating this complete
state things, he promises if elected to 90 for the
following among other preparatory measures:
"Wages Of members Of Congress reduced to 81
day salary Of the President to $4,000 year and
corresponding reduction throughout the Government
Congress 70 meet not oitener than once In ten years
the laws reduced to few general ones discontnuauce
Especial legislation the Capitol aud Presidents house
demolshed-their snowy and unnatural style proves ma
tional degeneracy, their example increases it, other
buildings erected for the uses In style of plan
ness that becomes a sensible people radical re6rgani
cation of the Army democratic principles all officers
elected by the private gibe until after he has
served Ia the ranks soldiers wages should be increased
prohibition Of all foreign commerce. no more Minister'S
sent to foreign nations; adjustment of the Navy
money expelled as much possible from the nation"
We bear MIR. kimball no i'll will. and hone It
may not endanger his chances at the South for lis
to say that there are points about him and his
platform which we sather like. For the rest we
cordially recommend him to any party in want of
candidate on the same general plan as Epa-
nlinondas, John Smith, of Va, Green. if he had
lived, Moolrj, Tecumseh, Howard and WiIliamO.
Butler. They will never have such another