Year: 1859

| What are the elements of character to which


the people ought TO look in the selection of can
dldates for President and Vice President? Is
there there be any difference of opinion


among sens bic, intelligent and patriotic citizens
on this polnt2 Do not all agree that our can
/ didates should be men of eminent executive


ability, enlarged and liberal views ACCOMPLISHED


education, experience in public affairs, of COM
pre.ensive craftsmanship, and last, but not
least, of pure and spotless personal character? +?
/ We would not forget the genius and spirit of
our free institutions. We must select men who
have a sympathy and regard for them We


must remember that popular virtue and intelli-
gence are the foundations of all free govern
ment- We must respect and encourage free la
Dor as the basis OF prosperity. We must
hold in remembrance, the maxins and princi-
pies of the great and COED men, who, in DAYS
PAST, have impressed their philosophy of human
rights and duties upon our Institutions.


Our candidates must be known to be sound
upon these subjects, or they can never command


the confidence and the votes of the free conserv-
atlve and rejecting people of the nation.


Have We not such master minds in this Mis-
sissIppi Valley? If we have are we not neglect
ing our duty, in not presenting their names, and
urging their nomination? We deprecate mere
sectional organizations and we do not desire to


build up merely local interest. But we cannot
forget, and We ought not To forget, that this
great section of the Union has pre- eminent
Claims upon our common country. We do not
express a sectional feeling when we declare
that to this great Central Valley. of right be-
longs the candidates of the next Presidency.-
We have cheerfully voted for from the
North and the South the East and the West
We expect to do th again, but we express the
opinions of hundreds of thousands of not mere
partizans, but of liberal and rejecting freemen


of all sections when we urge the peculiar claims
of the Center, to the candidacy of 1860. We


ask the freemen of Ohio. and indeed of every


Stale, to reflect upon these things aud to ask Of


themselves the question. not right in


these general views?


We do not believe that we shall find oppo-
nents to generalitIes. But the practical DIFF
hcuity will be to unite upon 8leu. We nave
reflected long and aHxiously upon the subject


We have scanned the claims of our distinguished
public men, not as partizan, for we have no


such bond upon our limbs, but n citizen, hay-


ing ut heart the best interests of our common


country. We know the difficulty, yea the i'm


possibility of satisfying all, but are k,oc the de-


sire of our our heart, 70 decide for the best in


terests of all Impelled by this feeling, we an


nounce our ticket, the ticket of the people for


lo6o:-For President. SALMON p. CHASE. of Ohio;


for ice President. EDWARD BATES, of Missouri
We propose To continue this discussion; We


shall briefly express our reasons; lst. negatively


why certain ether persons should not be selected
2ud. positively. why the above ticket should


be the choice Of the American People at the
coming Presidential election.