Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-10-24
From the Richmond Wing.
CHARLESTON, S. c.. Oct. 9Th

CHARLESTON, S. c., Oct. 9Th, 1874
Conference.-The position here of the extreme
Southern wing, and may not add the fag-end Of
the great English Locofoco Tory Party, is truly
curious IL Is now openly proclaimed, that i!
Polk is elected tie President, Calhoun will re-
main in Office and do the work of the execution.
er; and they seem here 10 chuckle much over the
advantage 1t is TO confer on them. They now
boast openly that they will make Free Trade and
Annexation act of compusion on the part of
the Congress under Polk; or they will force the
alternative upon the country, of Dissolution of
the States. never have known a more nfa-
nous game than is playing now by the Polk
party here, and cannot help thinking ! have un-
derra,ed the Democrats OF the Old Dominion, if
they VIII vote for Polk. The cause of the Dis.
union party here supporting Polk is, that it will
favor their scheme of Disunion-lhat his cleo
ton VIII throw the army and navy into their
hands, and they thus can be able to force the peo-
pie to take Texas and British Free Trade, or the
alternative OF dissolution Of the Union. Now
gentlemen, ltichle may talk 10 you as he pleases:
he may ridicuie the idea that part Of the Polk
party, who are supporting him, are laboring to
dissolve these States; but the people here know
better. Let him come to South Carolina if he
doubts ii, and he will be told so himself. Why.
sir, questions are now put to all Democratic can
d'dates for the Legislature to say whether they
are opposed to, or in favor Of, Southern, Con.
ventlon with a view 10 the formation of a South
ern Confederacy. Men make this no secret here:
MI. McDuie said the other dav, that he knew
the Tariff would be the fixed policy of the conta
try, and he saw TO other way of getting rid of il,
than dissolution Of the Union; and he was
therefore openly in favor of Secession, and his
object In supporting Polk was, that Texas should
be annexed that they might the more readily ac-
compsh their purpose. Mr.. Gilmore, the other.
night said in the heare that Ihe election Of
Mr.. Clay must be resisted on the sro!nd that he
was opposed TO Annexation and Free Trade and
ofher Southern measures. This same Mr. Eimore
governs the party here, and he is known to be
the right hand man of the Great Nuifer; and he
has succeeded In putting on the ticket men for
The Legislature who openly avow they are in fa-
vor OF Notification and Disunion, to the exclu-
sion OF every man who opposes it. The Same
game Is played all over the State: So YOU car
tell what those other Southern measures mean.
In the meeting they held the other night in the
Theatre, the party passed resolutions approving
OF Cheves letter and his plan to get up rebel
hon in the Soplh---endorsinQ all Of his Infamous
disunion doctrines and measures. Let Polk be
elected and You will see what the party here
mean MARK my words-f, by accident, Jim
Poik Is elected, see if they do not at once grow
open-rnouhed for Texas and Free Trade, or Dis
union III Virginia votes for Clay, YOU have
Killed them and there will be no hope for their
schemes. Do not let Virginia hatch such a
cursed plot in her bosou,-God forgive her. she
has sins efough to ansrer fort-but This would
be sin that would damn her forever. Tell the
descendants Of Washington, Madison, Marshall
and Jefferson TO arouse. As God is my Judge,
we are on the eve Of IA dreadful precipice--beleye
it OF not UNION.