Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-19
THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST ls, 1880.
FYFs SOUTH CARROLlNA 80

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We are glad to perceivethat the people throughout
the State calling upon the candidates Tor the Le-
gslaure to say whether they will for convcn-
ton or not We are equally pleased to see, that the
candidates arc generally prompt in replying to the
CALI and it affords still pleasure to soy that
the current of opinion is decidedly in favor Of conf
vention.
| This We believe is but too true: Nevertheless
whom National opinion. So overwhelmingly agains,
the Nulyers, has had time reproduce its moral eff.
feet, we sail hope that they will pause short of the
last step. 1t easy to be valiant in tho newspapers
and at dinner tables il requires very different sort
Of nerve to incur the responsibility, and to face tho
dangers of Revolution-to sustain the eSecrations Of
the civilized world, and of pos,crity to late genera
tioes. as will be the fate ofthe wretch who fires the
temple of American Union and Liberty. A fair pre-
uonition of the fate which awaits them is furnished
to the nulyers by the mighty tide of dsapprobation
which from every State and every political division
lows in upon them.
The multiplying press has pounced upon our icon
temporary" with one accord, for the unlucky annun-
citation, so oraculary given cut, that ''the danger
vas ovor." The Telescope on this subject says.
If Mr.. Richie, of the Enquirer, will put himse If
to the trouble to read what has already appea red and
is daily appearing in every part of the state from the
candidates for the egislature-he will begin to
olude that he spoke very idly and unadvisably in
deed, whom he told his readers that South Carolina
would continue to protest against the tariff, &c in
conjunction with Virginia ana the other anti tariff
states, Mr. Richie has frequently taken tupon him
self to prophecy very confidently about the course
which this state would pursue and IN his represen-
taiion ofthe public feeling here, to set at defiance
the testimony OF our own papers of both sides Nj.
H. proposes aNlong pull strong pull, and pull al
together To this we have to say, that while he
has been pulling so long and strong in the meie
partizan warfare of electng presIden, and surren-
dcring his paper To the defence Of his administration
the politicians of South Carolina have been pull
ling In the great cause of prncple-and more, against
most ruinous, unjust and unconstitutional oppres
son. MIR. Richie, 1t ls true has been constant in
his attachment to state rights and he has been bold
IN avowng it.. He is also able editor, aud has
often welded an able pen in support of the good cause
But what has been his ess? does he propose to
himself to revoutonize public opinion, to PROSTATE
triumphant Tyranny, to Loose the grasp of avarice, by
his editorial exsrtions if he does probable
we must be pardoned for the impoliteness of differ
ing with hun IN opinion.
The Telescope seems to have learned something
Of the character of the editor Enquirer Shoulc
be ever know him as zoe know him. he will dscove,
that OF all objects and things connected with politics.
bis paper holds the frs place in his vanity and AFT
tons, belonging to victorious party, party which
holds the keys OF power the second and that State
Rights" arc valued only as the means of advancing
both He has formerly advocated every thing, Ia
ritz and Internal Improvements, held in abho
rcnce By the peculiar frieods of State Rights-open
y, zeaously, advocated them-and he is ready to dc
again, whenever the bread is best butter ed On tina,
side. :.
The Winyaw lntollgencer aso disputes the accu-
racy of MIR. Ritchie's information from s. Carolina.
1t says:
But where did the Enquirer get this "informa
ton, on which it can most confidently rely2" Did
1t come from Boston, or from albany? 1t certain
jly did not como from South Carolina. If certain
movements OF certain men, are the source of this
confidence the Enquirer will soon be undeceived In
dyidua men, we repeat now OF little conse-
quence in this State, and that The cpent ,cW PROVE
individual men, may accelerate Revolution, or
light the torch of civil discord, but once put in mo-
ton, the ball of Revolution dcies their feeble Efforts
to arrest it controul its direction. Phs Is an old
truth, still confirmed by every example of bloody
change. But there another truth equally we'll ca
tablished in which consolation Is 10 be found
that the authors of Revoluton-such Revolution as
lis thrcatcncd-are 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 phrenhy mas
tiers reason, and individual men" become of little
consequently so Revolution has commenced. We
will persist in entertaining more respect for the pat
rioti,m and intelligence of S. Carolina.
The same paper thus replies TO observation of
ours that "much of the excess in s. Carolina orip-
Dntcd from the mistake made there that-M Mr.. Giles
was The organ of Virginia opinion and consequently
that Virginia was ready to back S. Carolina:
ave beg those concerned to permit us 10 inform
them thai very few persons in South Carolina read
the Richmond Enquirer, and that it is believed Mr..
Giles essays we're not pubiished in this State With.
out any disrespec to that gentlemen we had full as
good NJ home
4 Giles essays having had any influence here the num-
Der Of those who know any thing about them is exs
tremely small.
\ "Ifhers has been any mistake about Virginia here,
il has arisen from the resolutions Of her Legislature
and the Idea that she had not degenerated from the
days Of 1882 And neither the CLAW nor Tan Buren,
papsrs-in short, nothing but her own acts, viii con-
vince the people Of South Caroline that the Old Do