GERRIT SMITH.
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Gerrit Smith declines peremptorily call on him to be candidate for next President. He says he has all his life been weighed down by the charge of great landed property left by his father. which has deprived him of chance to fit himself for the Chief Magistracy ; and though there would be TO prospect of his election, if nominated, he does not consider it right to run for an office wth> out the qualifications for worthily filling it. If he were Pres idcnt, however, he would first stop the Mexican War, and ask pardon of God and Mexico for our wholesale murders of the Mexican people, returning the territory we have taken by force. 2d. Utterly abolish the army and navy. 3d. Abolish all Customs or Com mercial Restrictions whatever. 4th Els tablish a system of direct taxation alone, 5ih. Urge liberal expenditures for Light houses, Harbors, improving Rivers, but none at all for Notifications, ships of wal &c. 7th Interpret and apply the cons ttulion as at deadly war with Slavery sth. Stop selling the Public Lands, al low every man who needs, to take DOT ton of them without pay. and render the homestead inalienable. 9th. Discounten

 ance distinction between Natives and appoint no man to office who bases his right of suffrage on property or coIor.-

 ll,h. Give no office to a Slave>holder any more than to any other pirate. l2 Nor to any man in favor of traffic of In ,ox icating Drinks. 18th, Nor to any member of Secret Society. When th' people want President on these princi pies, we think MT. Smith may be induced to waive his objections 10 taking the office