Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-07-12
CHERAW GAZETTE
WEDNESDAY. JULY. IL, 1887.

CHERAW GAZETTE
WEDNESDAY. JULY. 12, 1887.
The anniversary OF independence was ccle-
brated in our town with the usual demonstra-
tions of patriotic joy. The declaration of In
pendence was read by E. A. Powe, Esq, and
an able and very appropriate Grafton was. de-
livercd by Major Thomas c. Evans. There
was no public dinner; which we were far
from regrettmg ourselves. Such dinners are
often mere carousals, rather than rational
exhibition of intelligent love of country. A
people whose patriotism leeds to be forced in
70 activity and life by the stimulants of alco
holic liquors and rich dinners may make good
subjects, but not good citizens.
The Presidency-tMr Webster.-A meet
ing of Wings in New York has nominated
Mr.. Webster for the Presidency. But they
at the same time adopted the following reso-
luton:
Resolred, That while we thus express our
preference in the existing state OF things Tor
Mr.. Webster, we mean not to separate our
selves from our political friends here or else.
where, but hereby announce our determlna.
ton to abide the result of National Con-
vention on that question, or to adopt any
other course which majority of the Wings
in Congress may recommend their political
friends to pursue, in order to produce tdlr
expression of the sentiments of the Wing party
on this subject.
There is no man in the Union whose exalted
talents and pre-. eminent qualifications for the
Presidency command for him more respect
than do those of Mr.. Webster. But he has
already frankly and honestly committed him.
self against the peculiar principles OF the
Southern States. In his New York speech
he declared himself opposed to the ADMISSION
of Texas into the Union, because the tend
encv of the measure would be to tasten Slatery
aponthe nation. NJ. Webster has rightto his
private opinions; and no one has right to IN
terfere with HIM in the enjoyment OF them
or to quarrel with him on account OF them.
But an American Statesman has no right
TO take ground adverse to the Fundamental
policy of any part of the Union, recognized
and guaranteed by the constitution; unless 1t
IS with view to change the constitution.
And Mr.. Webster does not profess this to be
his object
Suppose it had been objected in our nation
al councils, or BY any distinguished Southern
Statesman, to the admission Of Ohio, or Hill
nois or Michigan into the Union,-or to the
sale of land BY the Government, for the ORR
ginal settlement ofthe territory now embraced
within these States, that to do so, would be
an extension of the New England character
within our borders, what wonld our New
ENGLAND fellow citizens have said! They
would have said, and said truly, that such pro-
ceedinp would be violation of the constitu-
tional compact. Could they have given their
votes to Mr.. Monroe, or even to Gen. " ash
inrton, if these eminent Statesmen had
taken such ground The Yankee character,
whether good or bad (and we are not among
those who hold it in the lowest estlmatloD Is
part of our national character, and any at
tempt of government to restrict it within its
ORIGINAL limits, or to any limits at all, would
be gross and palpable infraction OF the Con-
stitution; and equally so is any attempt to
restrict the Southern character or institution >
of which the support OF slavery forms part
to its original, or any other limits. But New
Enclanlers may be, and often arc, modest
and courteous enough to say, that their char
,cter and institutions are better than ours,
and ought not, therefore, TO be restricted or
abolished, whilst ours ought. Men OF sense
will smile at such self complacency; but the
question whether either Southern or North
ern character and institutions are to be re-
stricted or abolished by the action OF Govern,
ment, was settled by the parties to the Federal
compact, in the terms of the compact itself.
Mr.. Webster holds principles hostile to the
South. We regret this for otherwise, there
IS no man in the nation whom, as a mere
statesman, we should consider more worthy
of the high office ior which he has been no.
minated. But, as it is. no Southern State can
vote for him. 1t is there torc certain, he can
not be elected, as an opposition candidate
His friends seeing this, must according to
their pledges, abandon him.
Mr.. Mangum, (of North Carol:na,) declines
tho nomination as Candidate for Congress.