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Show HORATIO SEYMOUR, that staunch democrat, would in all probability make a very good President of these United States; and his name is frequently spoken of in that connection. But it is stated in the dispatches that he had in no way modified his position. He says now, as he has said all the time, that he is not and cannot be a candidate and that he could not accept a nomination, even if one were tendered him. He deems it immoral for any one to enter upon any public office when his health is unequal to the performance of its labors. He alone can judge of this, and cannot yield his decision to the opinions of others. He has never anticipated the possibility of his nomination and has only regarded the mention of his name as one of the coincidents which always mark political speculations before the meeting of a convention. In reply to any complimentary allusions to himself, he has always distinctly and clearly stated his purpose to withdraw from an active part in public affairs, although he felt deep interest in the success of the party to which he was attached. |