Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-08-26
Second Conversational District.

There has been, on the part Of some of the
Opposition journals in this District, a wise and
j%udiclous course pursued in bringing out Con-
gressional candidates. This course has had
the effect to create harmony and peace, rather
than i'll feeling and discord among the friends
of the gentlemen named. Such has been the
course of the Estate Gazette and Republi-
can" We have kept out of the discussion al
together, fearing that SO premature action
might produce disaffection, and weaken the
opposition forces-besides, we believed it wiser
to wait and see who the candidates were,
before expressing an opinion in favor of either.
1t is not now our purpose to ~criticise each
naluate, but will merely state that we be-
lieVe them all competent, honorable, and wor.
thy men. All would represent the district
with credit to themselves, and faithfulness to
their constituents. But, in making a selec-
ton, it is highly necessary. inasmuch as all the
candidates are competent and good men, that
we take the most available man, so that there
may be no doubt in regard to his election; for.
in the approaching election, it is highly neces-
Sary the Opposition should succeed, giving
them a majority in the next Congress, and by
that means defeat the Administration in acts
of injustice, dishonesty and tyranny--such
acts as have marked their course in regard to
Kansas. t a44. sIaH
1t hehoves US then to be judicious, and Sc
=. 49,
lect the man who would poll the most votes,
and be likely to make the greatest breach in
the ranks of the Buchanan Democracy. Of
all the gentlemen spoken of as candidates,
none would, in our opinion, receive as many
Democratic votes in Monmouth, as JOHN W.
HERBERT. In his owl township he would re.
ceiye a heavy Democratic vote, and in several
other townships he would run far ahead of his
Ticket. His sociable and agreeable qualities,
added to his weh-known reputation for assis-
ting the needy and distressed, has made Mr..
HERBERT deservedly popular in his section of
the county. We were told. a few days since,
by a leading Democrat of Marlboro town
ship, that Mr.. Fl. had assisted more people
in that township, than any other five men in
it, and that they would rejoice in the opportu-
nifty of extending to him q hearty support
In addition to all this, Mr.. Herbert is one of
our most intelligent farmers. No man in
Monmouth takes more pains to- inform him
self of what is going on both in our State and
in the Union; and being a gentleman of sound
judgment and good natural abilities, no one
can question his fitness for such a responsible
position.
1t can not be doubted but that the nomina-
ton belongs either to Ocean or Monmouth
and for Burlington and Mercer to deprive us
Of our just rights, would be fragrant act Of
injustice that could not be overlooked. Be-
lieying then, that the nomination will come
from one of the former counties, we must be
pardoned for insisting that Monmouth has su-
perior claims to that Of Ocean. Allowing
that in all other respects they are equal,
Ocean is divided between two candidates,
while Monmouth will present but one-JoHNI
w. HERBERr--and if nominated, he will be
t~riumphantly elected.