Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-07-07


II is an oninous fact in the political
world. that there are not. st the presen,
time, any prominent names beEors1he coun
Try in connection with the Presidency. i,
is the first time in the history OF our Union
that this state Of affairs has been known.
and il indicates uudenisbly, decrease in
the stock ofgreat men, aseareity Of eminent
public servants, and degradation Of the
nigh Office which has heretofore been re-
garded as the most elevated to which the
ambition of citizen could aspire.
Up to the present time there have always
been some half-a-dozen men who were
NATURALLY regardedby the people as probable
candidates for the PRESIDENCY, and en-
titled, or at least worthy of the place, from
their eminent public services and univers.
ally recognized talents. For more than
twenty-five years the names of CLAY. Cal
houn and Webster were constantly spoken
OF in connection with the Presidency, be-
sides good many men OF less eminence.
but OF sufficient political renown to enliile
them to honorable mention and popular
approval. At the time of the first election
OF jackson, there were Crawford, Calhoun,
Adams, Clay, Webster and Clinton then
came Hanison, Van Buren,, Cas-, Wood
bury, Mclean, Scott and others. But all
these have disappeared from the political
field. Van Buren'S sun has set Cass is
among the men that were, aud there is no
new race to occupy their places. The Old
stock has been exhausted, and the new
crop Of public men have yet to be deyel-
oped. The Presidency has lost its prestige,
and expediency candidates have demoral-
lied the pursuit of politics. Some great
occasion is needed to call out the political
talent OF the country. The political op-
Ponents OF Mr. Seward, insist that he is
to he candidate Tor the Pres dency, and
by SO doing pay an involuntary tribute
to his eminent talents and political in
Huence, which his friends have as yet heSi,
tated to bestow upon him. Gen. Houston
Is spoken OF as the possible candidate 0i
The Anow-Nothings, and some advcn-
tnrous gentlemen of the same party have
the name Of George Law As
available in the next campaign; and the
boston F0a has had the courage to pro-
pose the reelection of Franklin PIERCE
Bat, with the exception of Mr.. Seward.
there Is not now man in the nation, le-
any political party, of sufficient
prominence to be named as popular
for the Presidency. and we see
lobody's flag displayed at the head of
he editorial columns Of any of our ex-
:hanSe papers from Maine to Texas.-I
lhls Is a very remarkable state of affairs,
'nch as was never known before, since
W ashlngton was chosen as the head OF
he nation by the unanimous consent ofthc
'eople, and the inevitable consequence will
'e the selection of candidates from class
u new and untricd men, and the choice of.
he people will be at hap-hazard, as it
vas at the last election, and an expert
nent. The people can no longer vote
ora man whom they know, for there is
10 such man likely to be candidate for.
heir votes.
Three very worthy gentlemen in their.
'ay' but almost entirely unknown to the
eople, have been solicited by self-ccnstitut-
4 committees of Legislative bodies to ner-
ut their names to be used as Presidential
on the supposition that they
'ould bleed freely and were willing to
spend and be spent in the cause of their
onntry. And the fact that any men with
shadow ofrespectability could be engaged
snsh transactions, shows more forcibly
IAN any language that we could employ.
ow thoroughly demoralized the business
tpoiltlcs has become, and how little of the
lstre which the names of Washington.
eiterson. the Adamses, and Madison shed
pom the Presidential Chair, now surrounds
When the Presidency is rut up to the
'ghest bidder, it is about time for the
eople look about them for some body
} fill ii who can neither be bought nor
,ld.-N Y, Times.