Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-08-20
THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1890.
SOUTH. CAROLINA.
The Columbia Telescope Of the 18Th saw


ton not. We equally pleased to see, that the
candidates generally prompt in replying to the
CALI and it affords us still more pleasure to say that
the current of opinion is decidedly in favor of COO
vention.
This we believe is but too true: nevertheless
when National opinion, SO overwhelmingly against
the Nulfyers, has had time to produce its moral eff
feet, we SILL hope that they will pause short of the
last step. 1t seasy to be valiant in the newspapers
and at dinner tables; requires very dlf, ent sort
of nerve to incur the responsibility aud to face the
dangers of Revouton-to sustain the excavations of
the civilized world and of posterity to late genera
tions as will be the fate ofthe wretch who fires the
temple of American Union and Liberty 4 fair pre-
monition of the fate which awaits them is furnished
to the nuyers by the mighty tide of Misrepresentation
Whch from every State aud every political division
flows in upon them
The multiplying press has pounced upon our ICON
temporary With accord, for the unlucky annun-
ciation so oracularly given cut, that ''thc danger
was over" Phe Telescope on this subject says:
| If Mr.. Richie, of the Enquirer will put himself
to the trouble to read what has already appeared and
is daily appearing in every part of the state from the
candidates tor the egislatuIe-he will begin con-
GUIDE that he spoke very idly and unadvlsably'' in
deed, wien be told his readers that South Carolina
Would continue to protest against the tariff, sc.
conjunction with Virginia and the other anti tariff
states, Mr. Ritche has frequently taken upon him
SELF to prophecy very confidently about the course
which tins state would pursue and In bis represen-
tation ofthe public feeling here, TO set defiance
the testimony of our own papers of both Sides NJ.
N proposes ''long pull strong pull, and pull al
together To this we have to say, that while he
has been pulling so long and SO strong the mere
parzan warfare OF eleciing president and surren-
derng his paper to tho defence of his administration
the politicians of South Carolina have been pull
ing 10 the great cause of principleand more, against
SION Mr. Richie, it Is true has been constant in
his attachment to state rights and Inc has been bold
IN aVowing 1t. lie is also an able editor, and has
often welded an able pen in support OF the good
sut what has been his uccess? does he propose to
himself to revolutionize public opinion to PROSTATE
triumphant tyrany, to loose the grasp of avarice, by
his editorial eXertions? If he Does as seems probable
we must be pardoned for the impoteness of differ
ing with hum IN opinion.
! The Telescope seems to have learned something
oil the character OF the editor of the Enquirer Should
he ever know him zee know him, he will discover
that OF all objects and things connected With politics.
his paper holds the first place in his vanity and afc-
Uons belonging to a victorious party party which
holds the keys OF power the second, and that State
Rights are valued only as the means of advancing
both lie has formerly advocated every thing, Ia
Tf and Internal Improvements, now held in abhor
renee by the peculiar friends Of State Rights-open
~, zeaiousy, advocated thcn--and he IS ready TO DO
1t again whenever the bread is best butere ed on that
side.
Fho Wlnyaw lntellgencer also disputes the accu-
racy of Mr.. Eitche's information from S. Carolina
1t says:
But where did the Enquirer get this 'sinforma.
ton, on which it can most confidently rely?" Did
come from Boston, or from albany? It certain
| iy did not come from South Carolina. IF certain
movements OF certain men, are the of this
coatdeuce, the Enquirer will be undeceived In
dVdual men, repeat, are now OF little eonse-
quence IN this State. and that The aciH p,oce
individual men, may accelerate Revolution, or
iighthe torch of civil dscord, but once put in mo-
tion the ball of Revolution dcfeS their feeble efforts
to arrest it or controul it's direction. phis is an old
truth, still confirmed by every example of bloody
change. But there is another truth equally we'll es
tabished, in which consolation is to be found
that the authors of Revoution-such Revolution as
is thFeatened-are to be its earliest Victims
We do not believe that the crisis has passed when
it possible for those who created the excitement
IN S. c. to arrest it--when popular phrenlv mas
ters reason, and individual men" become of little
eonsequcnce--if so Rcvoluonhas commenced We
will persist in entertaining more respect for the pat
riotisIn and intelligence of s. Carolina
The same paper thus replies toan observation of
ours, that mucF of the excess in s. Carolina oriei-
mated from the mst1he made there, that Mr. Giles
was the organ of Virginia opinion and consequently
that Virginia ready to back s. Carolina:
eve beg those concerned to permit MS TO inform
them tha very few persons in South Carolina read
the Richmond Enquirer, and that it is believed Mr.
Giles essays not published in this State. With
out any dsrespect to that gentlemen, we had full as
good al home
We do not hesitate TO assert hat so far from Dir.
Giles essays having had any influence here the Mum
Der of those Who know any thing about them is ex:
trenely small.
@Ifthere has been any mistake about Virginia here
it has arisen from the resolutions Of her Legislatures
and the Idea that she had degenerated from the
days CT 1888. And neither the Clay nor pan Buren,
popers--ln short, nothing but her own acls, viii con
vince the penple ofSouth Cayolne that the Old Do.
rGlnion is prepared with State Rights inber month
sic semper on her national standard and the memory
Of Patrick Horny and Jefiinrson stiII fresh in the