Major Downings nomination for the Presidency, with
an elegant picture of his residence.

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NOMINATION FOR THE PRESIDENCY.

From the National Intelligencer.

We do not know whether it be necessary, in copying
the subjoined effusion, to enter into a protest against
misinterpretation of our motives. We should be sorry
to be understood, whilst humouring a jest, as meaning
to burlesque so serious an action as the choice of President
of the United States. We copy the following for
the sake of its moral, as well as its wit, and we do not
like the moral the less for being taught with a smiling
countenance.

From the Mauch Chunk Courier.

Our next President

Many of the papers in the United States have already
manifested a disposition to agitate the subject of the
next Presidency, and several distinguished individuals
have been informally named for that office, among
whom are Mr. Van Buren, Mr. M`Lean, Mr. Cass,
Mr. Clay and Mr. Webster. As we are opposed to
a premature discussion of this ticklish question, we
have not hitherto committed ourself in favour of either
of these individuals. Indeed, we have considered it
very imprudent in these times, for any one who wishes
to be an orthodox politician, to “come out” for any
body until he can ascertain who will be most likely to
succeed. Accordingly we have stood upon our “reserved
rights” of neutrality, to watch the signs of the
times, and see who would probably be the most popular
candidate. Recent indications have satisfactorily convinced
us on that point, and as we wish to be considered
among the “originals”—the real Simon Pures, we
would lose no time in nominating

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For President,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING,
Of Downingville.

In recommending this distinguished personage to our
fellow citizens, it will be scarcely necessary to enumerate
his various claims to their suffrages. Suffice it
to say, his military renown, his valuable public services
in assisting President Jackson to put down the
Nullifiers, especially in shaking hands with the Yankees
“down east,” and last though not least, the fidelity
with which he and his uncle Joshua stuck to the
Old Hero after he found he was going to be President,
eminently qualify him for that exalted station.