Year: 1859

should nominate as their candidate for the
Presidency. We want man who will dc
something more than beat the Democracy:
We want no barren victory, which, if pos
sible, is worse than defeat. We want q
wise, rejecting, judiciOus statesman. We
want man who will discharge hi; duty
freely and fearlessly in healing all sectional
animosities; who will put down all South
ern leagues; who will see that the laws are
faithfully executed; that mob laws and law
less violence is restrained; that this grow
ing spirit Of filibustering, or, 10 call it by
its right name, this piraiical cruising and
seizing of other peoples property, either
on the high seas, or on the friendly terrific
ry Of our neiehbors, is not only arrested, but
punished. We want man who, as the
Representative Of the whole nation, will act
in that enlarged, enlightened, national, and
catholic spirit, that will recognize the just
rights Of all, and not exert his influence nor
the influence Of his office for any section of
the country against another section upon any
sectional or other issue. To speak it plaini
", we want man who will turn his and
the attention of the Government TO the in
terests of the rhite race, and let slavery
take care of itself, as il surely can aad surely
will, where il exists under the Constitution
and the local law that protects, and where
no one must and no one can be permitted
and no party as far as know, Is dispos-
ed) TO interrupt it, but those who have the
legal control of it. As for the further ex-
tention of Slave Territory, that question has
been finally settled by the Southern De-
mocracy for themselves, when they repeal
ed the Missouri Compromise; and they must
abide the result of their own action. And
there is but one possible means by which
Slave territory can ever be enlarged under
this Government, as :old them IN 1854;
and that is, BY the further acquisitions Of
Slave territory, as by the attainment of Gu
ba, for example; and that can never be done
by the Slave States without the aid Of the
Free. We want a man whose antecedents
will secure the confidence of the country,
and who viii look TO The Constitution as hi.
platform, and the only one upon which the
Government can be safely, wisely, or prop
erly administered, and the only one that con-
tains the elements of strength within itself
for enforcing all IFS provisions. We want a
man, who, instead of encouraging Inischiev-
Gus Legislation, stirring up sectional strife
for party and political purposes; shrinking
from, rather than meeting the responsible
ties Of his position, when distinichists threat
en- the lohger existence Of the Republic, and
Iawless wicked men bid defiance tc the
laws, will initiate the example of the other
great powers Of the earth, by advancing
with steady and rapid strides TO the devel-
oprnent of all those natural and industrial
resources that constitute the material pro-.
gress Of Nation, and lead to the wealth
and power and greatness of State. We
want man who, without being parsimon-
ious, or liberal, will reduce the expendiI
lures of the Government to fairly econom-
ical point, and urge policy that will keep
our money at home, 10 encourage American
industry, rather than to send il abroad 10
be laid otit in the workshops of Europe
We want man who will elevate the stand;
ard OF virtue and morality among our pub
lie men at home, and raise the intellectual
standard OF those who represent us abroad.
We wan, man who will give an impetus
rather to the Improvement Of what we have,
than 10 the further expansion of the country.
We want man who will not permit the
energies and interests of this great nation
any longer TO yield 10 that eternal, everiast-
ing and exhaustless question of Slavery.


Can no such man be found either North
or South, East, or West? Ii he can, let
him be brought forward, and !, for one, will
swear him in my heart of hearts," and
bless G"d. in His hind ProvIdence, for hav-
ing spared the man that can save His coun:,
try!





SNEERINe 1T PoIfrIcs.-We heartily