The Presidency.
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We owe our explanation to our friend " Vir-
ginia who sent US the following communication,
for omi,ting the conclusion of it, which specifies
and recommends his favorite candidate for the
presidency. AS similar articles have been, and
others NAV BE- sent 10 US; ard as we wish our
course TO be distinctly understood by our political
friends on this subject, we must frankly state -


lst We decline publishing his nomination,
because we have already declined other commu-
nications, nominating other candidates. ..'
ed. If we were now to publish it, we should not
only Justly offend our previous correspondents.
but we could not decline similar communications
from the friends of other candidates.


Sd. If the press be thrown open to this subject,
the current of discussion would be turned away
from more important general discussions, in which
the whole country is now concerned, and in which
our whole party may unite, 10 the claims and
qualifications of candidates, which would unneces-
sariIy excite the country, and throw the irebrand
OF discord into the republican camp. 1t would in
flame and distract us, when require all our
strength to meet the opposition, and to carry
against them the great measures which are essen
tial to the prosperity and glory of our country.


4,h. 1t would not even promote the success Of
the candidate himself who was thus nominated
and pressed upon the party. The steed IS not
likely TO win the race, who is first put upon the
turf The other horses would run against him,
and most probably run him down. No man can
be elected OV the people, VINO OOeS uOL carry tne
whole force OF the party with him; and prema-
ture nomination is apt to create rivalry and oppo-
sition on the part Of other aspirans, which nre
calculated to defeat him. The surest way for any
man to succeed who aspiresto the honors and cares
of the presidential Office, is to do his duty fearless
ly, and thus prove himself worthy of the conf
dence of the people; TO request his friends not TO
push him forward, much less to push his preten.
sions; but calmly and quietly bide his time, and
wait for the spontaneous, unpromPted develop
meuts of the public sentiment That time must
come, but it has not yet come; and we shall not
be first to participate in any nomination nor the ev,
olulion of public opinion Uncommitted as we are
to any man, we shall Quietly wait the proper and
seasonable time, when all the circumstances OF the
case--whcn The qualifications, and principles, and
services, and availability of each individual, and
the spirit of the people, shall have been. duly con-
suited Until then we must request our friend,
the author Of "Virginia," (far' whose nominee I'VE
have a sincere respect and the kindest wishes
and all other writers who are disposed to nominate
their favorites, to excuse US from publishing such
communications in the columns Of the g 'sUnton."
We do not. of course, pretend to advise. much
less dictate to our republican bsethfet OF the press


We can only assign the reasons " hich are perfect


" satisfactory 70 ourselves for the course that We
intend to pursue They must Of course Judge for
themselves. WGS8aRSsoh Ceson.