Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-06-08
The vice Presidency.

and snatch il from her at the last grasp.
In this way Philip P. Barbour and VIII
liam c. Rives have each had the bait
displayed before them, but only to be
snatched away again whenever the Sc
lection came actually TO be made. The
nanpuvrc is now being tried for the
third time. most important election
Is now pending in Virginia. and il is &C.
casionaily given out in certain quarters
md hinted through the State that Linn
banks may be the next Speaker. 70 be-
gin with. and Audrep SfereasoR, Or some
other prominent Eirginian, succeed TO
The Vice Presidency. Thi, latter IS all
mooEshnc Van Buren, and Wright
like Mr.. Stevenson well enough; but
the Vice Presidency is their most avail
able capital, and they will bestow where
it is needed and likely TO bring sub
stantal return; and not on the ''siuk or
swim subservents Of Virginia.
The Vice Presidency IS to De held in
abavance for the present. Il has been
decided in solemn concIave at the White
House. that Col Richard VI. johnson
must be superseded. The party has
IN itching for responsibility in its pre-
sent palmv state. aud the South is as
obstreperous against Johnston's notOri-
Gus offence against good taste and de-
cency. We believe It is one Of the con
ditions made by the Calhoun clique that
Col. Johnson shall be thrown overheard
This, though excellcntIv reiished by
Van Buren, and the upper crust Of the
party-the dress circle of the White
House-is not at all to the taste of the
gentlemen Of the neither Cabinet, one of
observation-disclosures holds a seat in
the upper. They regard the outsting
OF Johnson as a significant notice to
quit to themselves. and will resist it to
the death. The effort has been TO coax
the gallant Colonel TO rclinquish volun-
tarily the Vice Presidency, and run for
Governor Of Kentucky, under the as
surance that his appearance on the
stump and his great popularity with the
People would ensure his election. But
he and his conscience-keepers are too
old birds TO be caught with such chaff.
They will not bite at so naked a hook
as that, even though bated with latter
ing promises of future preferment. Ac-
cordingly, we learn that the wire-work
ers were distinctly informed by him be-
fore the breaking up Of Congress, that
as he was good enough to help Mr.. Van
Buren, into the Presidency, he could not
be intollerabIe as his associate while
there; and that he should on no consid-
GRAFTON wave his claims to a renomina-
ton. If thrust aside Notwithstanding.
he should certainly 90 home and take |
the stump; but it would not be as the |
advocate but the opponent Of Mr.. Van
Buren's reelection.
But few thousand more or less on
the Wing majority in Kentucky is of
no consequence, after the pending cleo
ton for Members to Congress is con-
cluded, and we look confidently to see
the Colonel crowded off the course.
He is no match for the experienced
Jockeys pitted against him, though his
friend Kendall is no SLOUGH. But he
will be thrown off, and then comes the
scuffe for the succession. Pennsylva-
MIA presents Mr.. Buchanan-a very re-
spectacle and able man, but he will not
be the candidate. He is an old federal
ist. and has reviled Jefferson and Madi-
son 10 a Public Grafton which is unluck-
lily on record. That would make no diff
ference in an appointment, or an cleo
ton of a Senator, Speaker, &c, but
when it comes to an election by the Peo-
pie, 1t would be apt to jar, if not dissi-
pate the profitable horror Of Federalists
and Federalism entertained by so MANY
If a bitter Federalist from
the start down to the very last effort
made by that party should be run for the
second office in the country. Besides
Mr.. Buchanan is too far North, and TO
take two "Northern men with Southern
principles" for the highest National Of
flee, is an extension of the Credit Sys-
tenn to which the South will never con-
sent. Buchanan has evidently no chance
Thomas II. Benton, of Missouri, has
been named, but he wont stand. He is
laying back for the Presidency-besides
he belongs 10 the Dick Johnson side of
the House. He is out of the question
John Forsyth, of Georgia--preseut
Secretary of State-stands prominent
at present. He has been presented by
the Union Convention of his State
wlich is about the same as saying he
II is HOllIhdtGu nlulSCIi his p6GSOIdl
d ,votees pretend that, if nominated, he
can win back Georgia to Van Buren,
We don't know about that. 1t is quite
as likely that the intense hatred subsis-
ting between him and Kendall would
lead to a serious split in the party
lillian X. King, of Alabama-im-
mortalized as Miss Nancy by Gener-
al Jackson--has in like manner been
presented by his party in his own State
Mr.. King has long held seat in Con-
gress-for the last fifteen or eighteen
years in the Senate-and seems very
well meaning. respectable, inoffensive
parsonage. He voted to charter the L.
s. Bank in l816.-Our present impress
sion is that he will ultimately be selec-
ted as the candidate.-N. Y. Wig
The lnn-keeper who figured as the