The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-03-09


through egg.shells. "The will" as Fue-.
son says that is the man" II il man
with win, that We mean to hunt Tor neat
July, and to vote for next November.
Also, let us take man Of clean hands
whose palms are unvexed with an itch for
gain, uncorruptcd by bargain and sale, un-
greedy OF a paid price. 1t is perhaps i'm
possible to make any government thorough
/ ~ honest. As the great Frenchhfah says,
Government will be as rascally az the
people will permit" But suppose we re-
solve, for onco. aud for experiment, to per-
init lao rascality. Bailie Peytou used to
say that the city OF Washington was so
corrupt that the man in the moon had ID
| hold his nose in passing over it! The pres.
cnt administration, though not perfect In
all ils virtues, is in this respect 80 great an
| improvement Oh tho preceding as to create
Il desire that the forthcoming may be an
equal Improvement on this. A man OF in.
corruptiblo integrity is in himself a treas
ury to a nation. Tho kings name is q
| tower of strength.
! We will not specify other requisite quail
! itios for ii VIC shall find candidate with
! all these wo promise to be satisfied
We hope our many readers and tho
brethren of the press will give heed to these
suggestions. If the tid,o is ever to como
in this country when, in choosing n Preei;
dent, we ought to take the wi5Cst, strong
est, bravcst, best man, and no other, we
believe that the time now draws nigh.
! And what shall hinder us from such
cliocoY Such is the comparatively unpar-
tisan state of the old parties, such the
general unanimty OF purpose among all
| loyal and patriotic citizens, that the ma
tion is likely to be freer i'll making its NOM
nations for the next canvas than TOR any
previous Presidential strtggle for many
years. With no old political favorites to
| hc necessarily rcwarded--no old debts to
be settled with former placemon and con
| tiguous Office sockors--no unavoidable bar
gains to be made With bSlance--holling
| tractions-no noedful consultations with
the ancient and dry-rottod lobbymen of Al:
bany and Washington enemy, domestic
or foreign, respectable enough to be COM
promised with-no other object TO he pro.
noted than the interests OF the cohntry-
why should there be committal to any
other candidate than to tho best man for
the highest place Nor, this time, can the
usual plea of "availablity" be used as the
apology for putting aside the tittcst man for
some moro accidentally usable because
more politically influential. We believe
not over sanguincly. as we hopc-that
the loyal party will be strong enough at
the next election to carry its candidate, who
ever he may be. The true presidential
campaign, therefore, will be waged during
and before the convention, rather than alter
the nomination. 1t will not be so hard to
elect the best candidate as to nominate him
This is a reason which not only ustihes but
urges an early survey Of the entire field
! Let every loyal mun untc. speedily and
heartily, upon The one and cnly object OF
: choosing THE BEST MAN.
Who then, is he? Let s6her-mnded
citizens ponder the question. We repeat
; it is not time for anybody to be rashly
nominating but it is time for everybody
to bc prudcntly considering. The nation
Just now is busy with something besides
candidating having q toisom task upon
: its hands, having bloody sweat upon its
brow. But while the blacksmith is ham
=, mcrinS, he may be thinking 1t is idle to
say that because the rebellion is ON our
hands, therefore we arc to Danish all
thoughts Of an approaching change Of ad-
mnistration-a change that may either be
the safety or ruin of the country. Besides, if
, the country is expected to bo able, next
summer, to carry on presidential and 4
military campaign, both at once, we see no
: reason why it is not Just rs able, this win
, ter and spring, to be not only conquering
= the rebellion, but at the same time taking 4
wise forethought of the future--frst Of prin-
ciplcs and aftcrward of men.
The ship of state tosses on d rough sea !;
the bells will soon RUG a change of watch :;
! who shall take The next turn at the helm
Let it be the safest man to steer in a storm
, the surcst man to find the way into port
! and safe anchorage. Give us the wisest
head, the Etoutest arm, the bravest soul
| and NAV God keen the shin