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Hon. J. M. Howard

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Parent Issue
Day
9
Month
October
Year
1843
Copyright
Public Domain
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T!)is gentleman has been nominated by his friends ior rc-clcction to Congrcfs. There are several rensons why he should nol be elected to that situation, which we enn only enumérate this week. 1. He belongs to a pro-slavery party. He is aClay ma, and ehould tle election come into the House of Representatives, he would support for President a man who adopts as his motto, (L "I wou ld continue to oppose EVERY scheme of Emancipation, whether gradual or inimeiJiale."c=Lj) Should Mr. Claybe elected, the support of Sluvery vould be a prominent object of the adrninistration. Mr. Howard is pledged to Mr. CJay. 2. He lacks that iudependence of character which that situation requirep. Ile is a mere party man. He does not know how to act excopt through and with his party. He vvill go do further tiian his party goes. 3. He is in favor of eternal slavery in the Federal District, and the national Territory. He has acted for their continuance, so far as he has acted at all. 4. He is for perpetuaíing a Suvb Market at .Washington. This is an entirely different thing frorn the abolición oí Slavery there. 5. He has notfaithfully defended the rights of his constituents. He has permitted their petilions to be thrown uuder the table i;i the most disgraceful manner, or retused a reception, without uttering one tnanly won] in der fence of their rights. Such a candidcie is unworthy to represent freemen. 6. He is for contiauing his own high sala ry and exhorbitant mileage fees; and it is un derstood he opposed the retreiichrnen' bill which was before the late Congress, in all its stages. 7. Mr. Howard is not propcrly identified with the people of his District. He belongs to a clique of Detroit iawyers, who are far removed in feeling from the great mass of the people of his district. The peoplo ought to elect one of' their own nurnber, who eau enter into llieir views and interests. 8. We are not a ware that while in Congress he has accomplished any thing material - or that he has done any thing1 worthy of a election.

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