Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-06-13
LYNCunuRG. JUNE I3. 1893.
THE NEXT PRESIDENCY.

,,t NJ. ca!holn vii not be candl late aud " i'll |
.,cnor Mr.. Clay against Mr. V. b. Whercup-
y II Green VINO seems 10 have tax n Mr. CaI- |
.,,,n IN his spec i keeping, declares that Col
WINE has no ou.huety lof saying ,hat Nj Cal
han, vill not be a candidate, nd tina, no one is
authorized 10 say that h. %lll hl IL not re n |
rpI,ttp." Pray how do you know all this, Daft
l. il not possible thai Mr.. Calhoun may have la
conversations wit, adisiduals, Of the nature of
w'..ca he his net made Yon the depository o.
o,,auta, pledges and he ~pes of iris untortuna
,.r.nt .nvar.aD2y 1onfisie ~ ne faithful bfeastof
n,, fa,nj D1d2 b this it may,5e Col.
yau,'s romark made by authority on without il
oo toag IS certain. and t3i IS hat il IS matter o.
=, ,,,oortan,c whether Mr.. Calhoun intends 10 he
ac,nd late u not. Ills political destiny is forev-
er,l,i.s IS, ong "a the Urton Of the States endures
usonIy aop q political hgsrandizcmem is IN
S,,h-,, Conf deracy; and we begin to think
t,,tb, anxiety which the organs of his Sell
aio.s,. EXHIBIT ID rnaiea;e themselves fom the
suspicion ola it5ign 10 erect a separate Empire,
south OF Nasons aal Dixon'5 line, that he Gas al
really seen thai MS as a forsrn hope, though he
w.u ercavor in vain 10 escape from the olium
OF 4 lon5 N ,iitatel .cheme io effect this purpose.
abandoned no, because he did not desire its execu-
gon bat because the people had " calculated the
value Of the Union All i cidcl it to bo beyond
price.
Dpfg3cs o. 10 intim Ate lh4tthe II .Tls Of Nj
Caloun cam1i support AIR. Ciry-Sc ii 50. For
oar own parts however anxious VIC may be ior The
success of Mr.. Clay, We should almost regret his
election. if it were effected by coo ,sraiion with
the Nohfyers, the doalliest enemies to fe govern
mint winch this Union has contained ia is boz
son
The Richmond WhiS, conaient.n, on tie article
in the Telegraph, 10 drp7ccatc the rro.;ftel
Of U division snon. teo,c 10 arc opposed to Mr.
Van Buren's election Is ,he successor OF Gall.
Jackson, rs the certain OF enauring his
ccss--ani csfressesn nope hat the friends Of Mes
SIS. CaihoIn, Clay, Mclean, Leigh, &c. e..
VII hold themselves ready TO consolidate then
srong Il on the strongest man, whoever he may be,
iaopPosiiion to the New York heir apparent. The
Wnis especially exhorts tho friends of Mr.. Clay
to adopt this As of The Fl EN- Is of Mr..
Clay, we say in reply TO this, that decided
ly opposed to Mr. Van Buren,, and should regret
the existence of state of things which might in
dlcc Us to wish for his electi"a. That state of
things may occur, however. Opposed we are to
hun, and more especially to has corrupt system Of
political management, We should yet prefer him TO
Mr.. CaIhoan, or to any other tainted with the
Southern, aiia5 the Hartford Convention heresy
We prefer four or e ght years of rank corruption 10
the elevation ola Dlsunionist whose love Of coun-
Try is dependent upon the price that is paid for it.
FAVORiTlSM AND CORRUPTION
BY an extract from the National Intcligcncer, in
another column i will be perceived that Charles
Fenon Mercer has ca removed from the Presi-
dency Of the OHIO and chesapeake Canal Compa-
ny, scheme which owes its origin to his unweasied
eN"rljoas, anl its successful prosecution to his
skill, % make room fpf John II Eaton, man who
HIS no eurthy ll,lli,ation f,r tho otiice-neither
n,,o character talent, nor scientific know
&dse. l. my, indeed, be sad that the stockhoders
ofths Comoany, whose interests involved in
The Successful prosecution of the work, arc alone
concerned IN thls matter, and that the decision of
n majority oftaem IN favor of Maj. Eaton is of it.
'uPJt~a f1ete evidence of his capacity 10 dis.
charge salts rlctory the duties Of hs appointment;
ort nc should tel 50 10 40 rs they Will be The pin
'c'Pa sufferers, that Complaints from other onarles
c'7le with BAD race, and SAVIOR somewhat Of
imoortinon,s. Ia would be true in most cases,
t'iu We should ain tie free Of the remark in the
present Instance an! be silent were it not as pal
q II ha titeti .in Of al