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feel too, that the question:" Who shall ap-
point the officers Of Government throughout tie
land" is one of :ital interest. Neither Mr.. Clay
nor Mr. Polk, whichever is elected, has the power
to do this ut his own option. They must be gov
erned BY the party to which they belong. "Snall
the appointments in Connecticut, for instance,
be made under tie counsel and advice of such
men as Chief Justice Williams, or Of Mr.. Gideon
Welles7" This is the practical question through
out the country. This question becomes one OF
prominent Importance, when We look at our
Courts Of Justice, and especially the Supreme
Court of the United States. This tribunal is the
grea, bu,wark of the Constitution. For nearly
fifty years, This Court has bsen establishing
great system of principles and precedents, which
are the 8 ability of uur political fabric The quts
tion s-" Shall the decisions Of that Court be sus-
tanned or set asdel" Itis well known that there
ia class ct lawyers, especially in the Middle and
,ulhern States, whr stand forth IN utter opposl-
Ii IN tn the principles OF Ellsworth, and Marshal,
and Thompson, which have hitherto prevalleS IN
that Court. Quite number OF such men have
been placed cu the Bench within the LIST ten
years and it requires tho addition OF only two
or three more OF the principles, to give them
the ascendency, and to upset at once the great
principles OF American Law, as laid down and
eSLaoisned curing toe progress OF Hell CeLlc-J
J bring NO accusation against these men, bur
state this fact, which they glory in proclaminf,
that if they gain the aecendeDcy. the system et
American Lato must be, iR q eGt measure, built
up ane,o There are now two important vacan-
ces in that Court to be filed and, the ordinary
course ofnature, one or two more vacancies may
bs expected IN The coming four years. Who shall
fill them7 This question is far more important,
than what particular man shall be President OF
the United States. Which set of principles shall
prevail in that Court? If Mr.. Clay is elected,
the principles of Marshall will be perpetuated.
If Mr.. Polk succeeds,-and he cannot do it, ex-
cept through tie supineness or the unfounded
scruples of those who differ from him on these
very poi'Its,-then the appointment will con-
fessedly be made from among those who are
bent on breaking down the great principles Of
Jurisprudence Can any cOnscien-
tious man, who maintains those principles, be
concerned in producing such result by with
holding his vote7


These are come Of the views which have led
me to the conclusion that cannot in conscience
deny my vote to MIR. Clay


A PRoFFssED CHRISTIAN.