Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-09-14
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HAIL CHARLESTON!


tie at Charleston On Monday week last, the city
elections occurred. The line was drawn by mutual
consent between the DIsuu onsts and the friends of
the Union. Each party had its candidate for every
office For two months the papers of that city
have teoncd with elcctioneering appeals Of the war.
NEST. frequently of the most furious and vehement
character The result is cheering to every friend of
the Union, afF riding earnest that the Nulifyers
will DO put down at homo, by peaceful resort TO the
bailo, box-that their monstrous doctrines are To-
sing ground, and will finally become, like the Hart
ford Convention. another alarum 10 patriotism.
! The struggle turned chiefly OH the office OF Inten
dant of The city, Of which The incumbent was Henry
L. Pinkney. Editor of the Charleston Mercury, the
loading notification print. Opposed Ia Mr. Pmkney
vas Mr.. Pr'nsie, gentleman highly spoken Of for
good sense and modera a the close of the poll,
Mr.. Prlngle had majority of 81, out of about 1900
votes poled Every candidate for city Offices supper
ed by til" Unonists, elected. The Wanting aud
bullying Of the nuyers had led us To fear different
result, and ha this with much the more plea
sure, that we did not expect it.
Defeated at the polls, the nulfyers vented their
spite IN an unmany outrage upon the person OF the
Editor Of the Charleston City Gaze Ito Journal of
spirit, talent and mode which is thus De- allied
by the Editor himself
''Phr Senior and acting Editor of this Journal
was asSaIed on Yesterday morning between the hours
OF two and three, whIlc standing upon the threshold
of his Office, by mob OF from two To three hundred
persons armed generally With clubs; three of whom
assaulted and csllared HIM, without uny provocation
whaieve' on his part and but for the Of weapon
osnmr little potency, and the timely interference of
few friends, who prvaIed upon them In take their
departure. he would IN all probability have lost his
life, at lenst, been subjected TO a species of i'll.
treatment not falling short very greatly, OF The vio-
lencc necessary towards ciTsctmg that end. They
spared, however, neither threats nor abuse, and
by their conduct, seemed de e-mned, To prove two
things at l"ast--numely, that the courage which
allowed OF the attach single man. by two or
three hundred, was at the 'rue hind; and also-tbnt
the Freedom of the People meant neither more nor
less, than the right of the People to destroy the
People for daring 10 entertain opinion for them
selves. Upnn IS fat. we offer no Comment of our
own. We leave ii to the honorabl and high mind
cd TO judge from this, of the nature of that perse
cuton which for the last two months, has ms de
use OIL and exercised its various means Of malienty
aud INJURY against US. They will judge how far
the Liberties OF the Citizen are secure with those
who, by ntlmida ing, and suppressng the exercise
or public opinion and discussion, strike at the very
roots OF every species of Frcedom Civil RELIGIOUS
and Popular"
Modification is undoubtedly reccding in South Car
DINA Various circumstances prove tho fact. A.
mong them we notice the following I'M diligence from
oupcr dlstrct, claimed as almost Dusfor the
doctrines "f Cooper, Hamilton and uaync. Give the
people but to understand. and their decision IS never
wrong.
From The Charleston City GdSeHe, Of Sept. 9.
EDITORIAL CoRRpsPoSpEScp
a VOICE FROM SUMTER
The following Is an extract nf letter received bv
me Editor. from an intelligent and respectable gen
reman Of Stunt District. The caanccs of n Con-
Venton seem as few there l. with us.
UPPRR SALEM, Sept. 9.
''Otd Strmter IS SAFE" The FaIconists and Tnsur-
gents will be. and indeed are defeated The prop,e
indignant at tho misrepresentation in the Sumter
Gazette. and repeated in the .HercRyy and the gross
Sarburs and e vicinity. those Of the whole District
oil sumter determined a. tie earliest period to rlye
the staten. ut he contradiction fiat"
On the Sd INST votes were taken nj several Mus
Ter .orouuds and The question Of Crnven,io or no
convention vas proposed 10 the people present IEaye
heafd "I three At Capt. Bescrs the number pres
eoi was a., and 1870 only voted for Convention
'nc OF tho latter was Northern man, and said he
only voted so Ioas some violent neghbor The resides
near Sta'eburs should say he would not fight
Az Capt. Rhame's, the number of persons there
was I3I; ofihese one solitary vote was found for
Convention.
AT Capt Gcno's the number was from 80 TO 100
L mere were IN this case two dissentent votes
Modification is as dead julius Ccasar-and |
nave no fear that before the Elections we shall bc
able tn say the same of Convention Indeed of all
inc anominnbe, gross misrepresentation Of a people
thcre never was greater than tat published in
the Sumter Gn=ete. trust il will be contradict cd
and IN such manner as to prevent for tho future
euch EhioraI INVESTIGATIONS, or in plain English fa!-
sI6catons.