Our Candidates

This week we add to our hst the nommations made for Wayne county, and we take this occasion to cali attention to the character and qualifications cf the liberty candidates generally. They reside in many different counties, and most of them are of necessity personally tinknown to us, yetthey all possess certain qualifications for office, without which they would be unworthy of support. 1 . It may eafely be affirmed of them that they are well qvalified hy knoioledge and judgment for the sitnations they are selected for. In this respect we invite a comparison with those opposed to them. It has indeed ibeen alleged ttiat many of them are not general ly known. This may be true, and yet be no disparagement'to the candidates. Political men usually become extensively known by being selected as candidates, or by being ncumbents of office. The Liberty candidates will become known in the same way. Bo sides, itmay be truly said of some candidates of the olher porties, that they are too toell known . Their chcracters would stand higber if less were known respecting them . 2. It may be safeJy said of lhem--wliat cannot be said of all the candidates of the olher parties - that they are of fair moral character. Let no one think this an uniniportant item in the character of a public mn. lts hnportance can be appreciated by just supposingf every office-holder in the Union to be unexceptionable in his moráis ; sliould we not have less swartwoutjng - fewer defalcations, and fewer escapes to Texas ? Or suppose every office-holder morally corrupt ; would not our government be worsetered tlmn it now is ? The elevation of immoral men to situations of public trust and honor, is, then, a public calamity. Look to it, then, and see that you do not vote for such. 8. They are Jriends of the Ttmperance cause. This consideración should have weight with every good citizen. We need nol teil our readers hovv this noble enterprise is put jack by the example of honorable Governors, Senatois and Representatives who cali for their wines and brandies at public houses, who furnish them for their friends, or perhaps, are themselves rumeellers. Does not the example of such dignitaries uphold ihe entiregrogselling, sy&tem ? Will temperance men vote for such legislators and public officers. when they have a ticket offered for their support unexceptionable n this, as well as every other particular ? 4. They urp universally sound on tbe question of cqual i ights. This cannot be affirmed so far as we know, of any of the opposinjj candidatos. A practical test will be presented to our Legislature at the next session. They will be asked to take measures to extend the right of euffrage to all classes of citizens ir respective of color. The candidate3 of both parties, as far as we know, are opposed to any action on the subject. The seventy-six doctrine, that taxation and representation are coextensive, finds little favor with tkem. Our Democratie ! Legfislature demonstrated lastwinter that their democracy was but skin deep. We are inclined lo think a Whig Leghlature would be 6till more unanimous in oppotition to the measure. Why then should men who are in favor of oppressing a portion of the people. and are thus recreant to their own principies, and to justice, and politica! equality, receive the votes of thosewho desire to see the sacred rig-hts of all regarded ? 5. They are unanirnously in favor of effectual reforms in the State and Nationul affahs - for a reduction of expenditures - for an adequate revenue - for lowsalaries - for an equitable adjustment of our State pecuniary obligations. If elected, would they not be quite as efficiënt in carrying out all measure3 of reform as the other parties have proved themselves to be ? We should like to put the quesüon to each voter of the other parriza :- Whot measiires of public benefit will you gian b}" the e'ection of your favonte candidates to the Legislature, which you would not gain were both Houses composed exclusively of Liberty men ? But we &eem to hear some of our readers saying, " all you have Baid thus far is correct, and we would vote for your candidates were we sure of electing them." To this we reply, thatevery party must have a beginning - that no party ever commencfid with a majority- that if every one should delay voting for the Liberty party till it was in the ascendant, it would never receivo a single vote. Andlafitly, we invite the objcclor to look well to it and ascertain which party is the strongest, lest he also be found in the unlbrtunate condition of those friends of Liberty, who have now to endure the same misfortune that befáis continually one half the voters in the Union-being in a political minority.