Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-07

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1nE NEXT PREsiDENcY.--Aw writer in the Charles
Ton Mercury, from whose communication an extract
Is published below comes ont DlanIv an fully n,nins
inc nomination, by Pennsylvania of General Jack.
son for reelection. The Mercury is and has been
Jackson paper; but II is still more Carolina paper
on the sensitive point of the Tarf;-,o the prncinlo
o which, 1t is clear that Gen Jackson is not adverse
nay that he must adhere TO it. If he expects either
fcnnsyiva1ia or N. York TO adhere 10 him.
rms rs but the commencement Of d!ficulties-tle
iofcihadowng the chickering's y discussions which
upon the breaking up of Congress ii not before will
nurst out among the present supporters of the Admin
lstraon
The Vice President has his own game to play. 1t
has not escaped his sagacity, nor the Jealous vigil
lance OF his friends, that neither at urrsbur nor M
Aioany--at both which places the proceedings were
got up under the same general nlmencc-were anv
auS'ohs made TO- the Vice Presidency, for the next
term IL IS not intended that Mr.. Calhoun shall fill
mat post nay, Is already publicly sod that he has
hold the Office for two terms, and as usage has as il
were consecratcd that the on9cs, period for which
.e urst Once may be held 1t is argued that the same
usage would Forbid longer continuance in tho second
On all these points, however there will DO moro
light very soon.
FROM THE CHAELEsTos MEncuRY.
~, ~, For the Mercury.
proposed nomination Of Gen Jackson fpr the next
PRESIDENTIAL term, has given great satisia ctiop to the
friends OF State gifts i'll South Carolina. We have
oSICu VIII generous Ec0l--lt
time Tor us to act with sober discretion. The
Southern States have siSty-sX votes. act lis sus
pcnd our decision until tho last moment, and with
I'rm deVotedness to principle refuse TO give these
Notes 10 any IariH candldlic. who doubts the re
suit Our weight must be frlt--our influences will ho
acknowledged We owe it to ourselves thus 10 net
During the last canvass, the Representatives at Co
iumola declared that the Constitution was in Ieopar
ny, and when 1t was proposed to throw the Stn,c
upon its sovereignty, the Legislature refused mill
another National Administration should be afforded
an opportunity of rcdressing our grievances The
rcdrcss has not yet come; and we have given our
commence IN advance, so let us wait with natencc
rather than commit ourselves By hasty rc-nomina
ton Scarcely is the PresIen' warm in HE chair Of
state, when forth steps Tariff Pennsylvania and nro
poses hln Tor the next Presidential term Shall we
VINO prefer principles to mon, thus readily give IN our
adhesion; or shall not rather with the constancy
OF determined patriots, stand aloof from siriCrs and
contests about men, and battle only for principlc
south carolina has deep-dcvotcd affection for
the Hero OF \ ewO rlcans; but she cannot-sho will
not consent to be cntangcd by any learues or COW,
nants with Jackson States She will not consent
TO be chained down by any pledge to re-clcct him
or elect any other candidate She will move on
wards with hrm step, an erect COunlcnance and I'm
eye kindled up by the fires of Liberty. On tho Con.
stluton ol787 her gaze is fixed and she will not turn
10 look at any man however elevated. This carly
denomination OF Gen. Jackson by Pennsylvania is a
inase- stroke of policy. She evidently sees that
South Carolina is rousing hersefIike a strong man
after sleep, and shaking cher Invinciblc locks -
looking with calm and holy awe at the dark adj
vance OF Federal powers-but yet, with intrepid con-
fidence in her own determined energies Mr. Editor
you have spoken out 1t is time, Sir that all who
value independence should do so likewise The State
IS nearly unanimous upon The course to be pursued
The question ought be answered by every indyid-
ual-Are you for unqualified submission, or deter
mined resistance; in other words, will you submit to
see the Constitution you have sworn to preserve pal
pably violated: or will you redeem the pledge YOU
God" '