New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-03-02
VOW No-,b Carolina, Georgia or Now Hamp

,vere North Carolina, Georgia or Now ramp
shire owing to peculiar circumstances ai'noosn
the people of those colonies were decioed IN 'hel,
onnos;tion TO the Stamp Act. In the Continental
CONGRESS, from liza to 1888, South Ca1sina
was represented by good men and true among
whom may be mentioned such names as henry
J.aurens. Arthur Middleton, Edward Rutledge'
Thomas Hayward, Thomas Lynch, Henry Aiio-
dleton, Charles Pinckney and DAVID Ramsay :
Two of these.were Pesdents of Congress- ana
four were signers of the Declaration OF lnoe
pendence.
In the formation and establishment OF the
Constitution of the United States, the statesmen
of South Carolina lent an able and vigorous hano.
Those who represented the State IN the National
Convention at Philadelphia, in l7o1, were John
Rutledge, General Charles Cotesworth Plnckney,
Governor Charles Pinckney and Pierce Butler,
all of whom promptly signed the Constitution,
and supported it at home. In the State Conven-
ton called to consider the Constitution, the vote
was l49 for adoption, against - in the negative
In 1859 the vote OF the State on the Presidency
was, for General Washington I, John Rutledge g,
and John Hancock /, there being then no DIS
tinction in the votes of the Electors for President
and Vice President.) In the first Congress under
the Constitution, the Senators from South Caro-
lima were Pierce Butler and Ralph Isard; the
Representatives, Edanus Burke, Daniel Ruger.
Thomas Sumpter, Thomas Tudor Tucker, and
William Smith The Senators and Representa-
tiyes all voted for the assumption OF State Debts,
las recommended by Hamilton, Secretary Of the
Treasury under instructions from the Leglsla-
ture of the State. this being the first instance of
the practical application Of this doctrine on
record, after the adoption of the Constitution.
On other questions Of great interest the delega-
ton was divided, particularly OF the National
Bank, which was opposed by both Senator's and
by two of the Representatives, Burke and Tuck
er,) Mr.. Smith was the only one who voted for
the Bill
The State continued generally Federal in its
political character, with some odd variations
through the twelve years of the Administrations
of Washington and John Adams voting as fol-
lows in 1892 for General Washington I, for
John Adams 6, and for Aaron Burr l. In 1896
the Federalists brought forward John Adams OF
Massachusetts, and Thomas Pinchney of South
Carolina, as their candidates for President and
Vice President; it being understood by General
Hamilton and other Federal leaders, that South
Carolina would vote Tor the Democratic candi-
date, MIR. Jefferson, and also for Mr.. Pinckney,
which, if all the Federalists in other States had
been true, would have elected Mr.. Pnckney
President, instead of Mr.. Adams. To defeat
this plan, Is of the friends of Mr.. Adams in the
Electoral Colleges of the Eastern States scatter
ed their votes upon other names, withholding
them from Mr.. Pinckney, by which means MIR.
Adams was elected President, and MIR. Jefferson
Vice President; Mr.. Pinckney being defeated,
much to the regret and modification of the
South Carolinians. This Mr.. Thomas Pinckney
was brother of General Charles Cotesworth
Pinckney, who was the Federal candidate for
Vice President in 1900, and for President in 1904,
Governor Charles Pinckney, who was attached
to the Democratic party, was Of another family
In 1898 the delegation from the State, both in
the Senate and the House Of Representatives
was equally divided as to parties. The Senators
were Charles Pinckney, (Dem.) and Jacob Read.
(Fed) Among the leading Federalists of the
State, besides the brothers Charles Cotesworth
Pinckney and Thomas Pinckney, were, the
Rutledges Robert Goodloe Harper, and William
Smith. Great interest was felt as to the course of
the State at the Presidential election in 1900, as
it was known that her Electoral votes must
decide the question between Adams and Jeffer
son. 1t was at any rate believed that the Elec-
tors would vote for General Pinckney, if not for
Mr. Adams, and they had the power of making
either Adams, Jefferson, Pinckney or Burr Pres
dent. The Democratic Electors, however, were
chosen by the Legislature, by majority Of about
Is, and the votes of the State were given to
Jefferson and Burr. After the election Of Mr..
Jefferson, South Carolina continued uniformly
Democratic in her Legislature, and sent Republi-
can Delegations to Congress.
The following have been the results Of the
Electoral votes of the State since 1900:
For President For Iice President
lsO.-Thomas Jefferson. ....lO George Clinton 10
1sOs-}smss M Madison Ss95s Clinton linton
lSS-James Monroe. Daniel D. Tompkins. Ill
ls2O-James Monroe ........il Daniel Tempkns. /!
l8s-Andlew Jackson. Ill John c. Calhoun.
lss.-J IS9: FLOYD Henry ELa lee Lee
lsis-Niarin Van Ba1en....u L. w. Taz.well Ill
The only Presidential election where the vote
of the State has affected the result was that of