Edgefield Advertiser

The Presidency. The people of Mississippi are getting in earnest about the Presidency. Public meetings have been held of late and Mr. Calhoun nominated. He appears to be rapidly concentrating upon himself the hopes and wishes of the Democratic party there. At the same time we rejoice to see that they are not disposed to make the choice of a candidate a cause of contention and ill blood. The Mobile Ledger, a neutral paper, speaking of a recent publication urging Mr. Calhoun as the candidate of the Democratic party considers his chances not so good as Mr. Van Buren's.

'And the very reason why they are so, is his best recommendation to the honor, which his friends desire for him. Mr. Calhoun is too marked a man; he has too little of the humbug of the practiced politician, and his devotion to the south, has been so consistent and influential, as to render it difficult to bring the great body of the north to his support. Neither ability nor devotion to the public good is sufficient in these days to make a President.'

Nevertheless we may hope that his many virtues and his great talents will not be so insuperable an objection to him as the Ledger anticipates. But let time decide. Charleston Mercury.