Year: 1860

Fellow Ctzens: 1 have presumed to offer my name before you as candidate to represent you in the lower branch of the next Congress of the Unit ed States, and in thus doing, 1 only exercise the privilege of an independent American citizen.

 When candidate comes before the people for their support for political office, the voters have a right to expect, and claim an exposition of the principles and measures which the candidate en- tertains, and in obedience to that right, will pro- ceed ill as brief manner as possible to give the views which l entertain upon national policy.

 First. l am in favor of a specific tariff revenue in strict accordance with the plan suggested by President Buchanan, in his first annual message to Congress, in 1857.

 2d. l am in favor of fostering, by the, general government, all projects of internal improv cement of general and national utility.

 3d. 1 am in favor of affording ample protection to the person and property of citizens of the United States at home and abroad.

 4th. am in favor of non-interventon upon the subject of slavery, either in Congress or terriori al legislature upon the principle that Congress not, constitutionaly, abridge the right ot citizen to the protection of his person and property, hence Congress has no power to prohibit slavery in the territories under the decision of the supreme court in the Dred Scott case. Consequently, 1t cannot confer that power upon the territorial legislature. Such would be indirect intervention, and that, too, of a worse character than direct legislation by Con- gress, from the fact, that it would be transferring it from responsible political body, to an irrespons- ble mob, where designing men can make capital by appealing to the worst passions of mankind as has been demonstrated in the application of that prin- cpe to the territory of Kansas.

 Having thus presented some of the leading prin- cpes which 1 entertain, it may be necessary for me to give some of the motives which induced me to become candidate for your support.

 It is very clear to the mind of every man, that the whole political element is now in cOmmotion, and designing men and demagogucs are exerting every power they can bring to bear to inaugurate dangerous and fanatical principles and instill them into the minds of the masses, by appealing to their preudices, and incensing them against our most conservative and patriotic statesmen. Thinking men can but see the object and tendency of such a course. Dissolution of the Union is the design and the inevitable consequence, unless honest men will step forward, and arrest from the traitors, the offices which they are using to advance their corrupt and traitorous purpose.

 An! say some, it is impossible to dissolve this Union. To such 1 say, arouse from your lethargy all is not safe The men that can set at naught the long and established usages of their party and work its dismemberment, can, if promoted as the guardians of our liberty dissolve the union of these States.

 Who has been exerting the greatest influence in creating dissensons in the democratic party? Who has hurled at its leading men the most vindctive vltuOeratlOn! W no 1nUueuCeu ulstliCt CoHt eu- tion to repudiate the State convention and its ac- tionl Who procured disorganizer to run for Governor against the nominee of the State conven- ton? Can one who has done all this claim your support upon the merit of hisn omination9

 Conventions, it seems, are not fair, when they. fail to carry out the wishes of my competitor Therefore presume his supporters will find fault of me because am old line whig, and conse- quently, never give my adherence to demoeatc convention. Let them fault mel consult my