The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-04-28
President Making.

This is the season for President-maklng,
and it has become quite business within
the last eighth of century in our glorious
country. Some people are foolish enough
to think that it has become mean, low,
dirty business. "Time was" say they,
"when some degree of responsibility was
attached to it; but in these degenerate
days the scavengers occupation is elevated
when compared to it." 1t is not to be I'M
darstood by this, we conclude, that every
iy who in some sort deals in the poll.
tics of the day is necessarily defled by
them; but there is SO much of scum and
filth found at this time in the political caul-
dron that the above general conclusion has
been adopted. "Politics," say they, is a
dirty business, but like other necessary
evils must in some measure be looked af-
ter"
Adopting this general theory, right or
wrong, our whole attention, just now, is
turned towards the especial point in our
political arena of Prestdentmaking. This
occurs every fourth year, and the nuisance,
say our above mentioned philosophical
reasoners, becomes almost intolerable. The
country, according to them, is literally
turned upside-down. Lying, SANDER, and
Vituperation are the order of the day.
These make up the entire line of policy of
each of the opposing parties in the present
day. The old issues, such as bank or no
bank, tariff or no tariff, protection or no
protection, are all thrown aside, and the
seeming dignity which they lent to poll
tics is gone with them, and new and
more gigantic issue is made to take their
places, which bids fair this time to engulf
the old ship Of state. That issue-that
single issue, grim, portentious, gigantic,
and unmanagable-is the black man
AT the very moment we write there is
assembled at Charleston, S. c., branch
of the Southern oligarchy and hordes of
white slaves-the former engaged in max
ing selection for the next President, and
the latter huddled snugly in their slave
pens patiently waiting to respond to the
choice Of their masters. Soon another and
similar body will assemble at Chicago, and
similar (but we trust better selection
will be made, and then the work of vitu-
peration and defamation will commence
What we have witnessed in the past will
be found to have been child's play when
compared to what may be expected in the
future of this great coming contest.
The black man, who is the issue, will
be handled in every conceivable manner
that it is possible for a people devoid of
magnanimity, of principle, of even COM
mon humanity, (for towards him they seem
to evince none of these, to handle an op-
pressed people. About the black man
they will abuse each other; over him they
will quarrel with each other; with him
they will fight each other; and in this way
they will make their next President.
We hope for the best. The nearest ap-
proach to the right we sincerely hope will
prevail, even in this coming contest. Right
must at last overcome wrong. Who the
present assembled party will select as the
bearer of their black standard, we know
not, nor to us does it matter much; but in
the selection of the other party we have
perhaps a greater interest, and we tell
them that backbone will be more necessa-
ry on that occasion than temporizing and
accommodating spirit-honesty and direct
ness rather than vacillation and cowardice
An election which they may family hope
to carry will be lost to them by course
so singularly foreshadowed by many Of
their leaders, both in and out of Congress
Not only SO, but the entire power and
strength they have gathered will be wrest-
ed from them beyond their ability of re-
gaining it, if they this time prove recre.
ant to the true principles upon which the
government is based. These principles
are those of liberty to all men. No false
Interpretation of the Constitution can alter
these; no perversion of law can affect
them.
The Democratic party is bold in its ad-
herence to wrong, the Republican party
timid in its assertion of right Herein is
its weakness. Let it come boldly forth at
its great gathering at Chicago, and put in
nomination the right mana man with