New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-03-02

South Carolina Politics.

South Carolina Politics.
The course of the State of South Carolina has
been so wayward and sel-nul!Jying, since the
Presidential Election of 1923, when she assisted
to elevate General Jackson to the Executive
Chair of the Union, that the people Of other States
have long since ceased to regard with much IN
terest the movements of those politicians who
control the State, (Mr. Calhoun perhaps ex
cepted.) In all calculations on Presidential Elec-
tons it has been customary to put South Caro-
lima down as doubtful, or that her Electoral votes
would be thrown away.
Now, however, that MIR. Calhoun has with
drawn his name from the consideration OF the
Baltimore Loco.Foco Convention, the fog of
political darkness begins to disappear, and there
seem to be some symptoms of reason and COM
mon sense among the People of the State; they
begin to examine the subject of Protective
Tariff and its operations, (Which we doubt not
they will find benefciaD, upon the interests OF
the Cotton and Rice Planters: There are not
wanting advocates for the American System In
the State, and Clay Clubs are rapidly being
formed in the various Districts, (or counties as
they would be called in other States.) There has
always been in South Carolina numerous and
respectable body of Wings scattered throughout
the State, even forming majority in some Sec
tons, but the overpowering influence of MIR.
Calhoun and his friends has hitherto discouraged
any regular organization of the Wings as party
The powers of the State Government being al.
most exclusively vested in the Legislature, con-
sisting of Senate of As members, and a House
of Representatives of 1874, who appoint the Gov
ernor, Lieutenant Governor and other State Off
GERS, as we'll as Presidential Electors, minority
has no favorable opportunity of showing its
strength on the popular vote Of the State. In the
choice of members of Congress always there
elected in single DISTRICTS the opposition to can
didates of the prevailing party in the State is
generally irregular and Intellectual. In the last
Congress, however, the Wings elected one mem.
Der, out Of the nine chosen by the State, while
they have none of the seven present members.
We know not what the prospects of our Wing
friends are in South Carolina, at the ensuing
election, but we trust they viii carry into effect
in every district in the State. Their ranks are
we learn, continually recruited from those who
have been Calhoun men, and are determined tc
oppose Van Buren,, in the only etfectual way, this
time, by voting with the friends of Mr.. Clay. A
serious effort, it is understood, will be made t.
carry majority of the Legislature, which il
elected In October, and chooses the Electors O
President and vice President in November. By
the way, South Carolina is the only State in tn,
Union which adher to the bad plan of choosing
her Presidential Electors by the Legislature L
is curious that State protesting so much De
mocracy, should have always refused to allow
her people to vote, like other States, for the Chic
Magistrate of the Union.
We are glad to see that the Wings have severa
able papers devoted to their cause at Charleston
Columbia and Hamburger. Mr.. Preston, tn
late Senator, and other Jealous Wings doin,
good service, we hear, in enlghtening the peopl
as to Wing measures and principles.
The following incidents in the Political Histor.
of South Carolina may not be undressing:
The Colony took an early stand against tn
aggsessions Of Great Britain, and sent Messrs
John Rutledge, Christopher GadsdeH, and Thorn
as Lynch, as Delegates to the First Colonia
Congress, which met at New-York in October
I765, to protest against the Stamp Act Virginia
was not represented In that Congress, neither