Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-07-05
From The South Garoliaaind.
TIA YL o THEN ON
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Whatever may sbare been edilfgr-
ent and conflicting opinions entertained
respecting the political falkland doc.
lii lriiines Of Gen. Zachary Taylor, ii il is now
made clear as sunbeamA that he is a
Wing, of ,helmost excepties.sble acl,ar.
ac,er. Ever since the publication Of
Fhis"Allison Letter, the people 81 The
South, particularly, have bes1 made to
doubl his. acceplabiIiiy and qualifica-
lions for the elevated post Of Chief Ma.
gistrate Of the Union.
Gen. Taylor in occcpiiasAhe nomi-
nation of the Wing Con:ssgiion at Phila-
deIphia, has furnished 70 the country
and the world, the strongesteyidence Of
his attachment and devo,ionsfor Wig
lule and Wing doctrines and therefore,
since he has been forced 10 assume the
position Of a party leader, lotwilhs,and-
ing all his repeated declarations TO run
as, an '''independent candidate and the
peoples. candidate" Tho :ques,ion
very naturally presents ilself, .can any
good Democrats consistently with his
avowed principles, sustain him in bis
election, and cast his vote for a party,
to all intents and purposes Opposed to
the best interest Of the country,
We profess no more than an ordinary
share of knowled ge in suchimatters, yet
we shall be much deceived ifsthe people
suffer themselves to be dazzled by The
spIendor ofhis military achieve
men,s, so'far as55to lose Sight Of the true
merits Of the question. They were
taught a lesson in 1874, which:theytvill
not soon forget. The memorable May
session of Congress, calledtoga,hefby the
executive authority Of President sHarri-
son, still lives in their memory. The
utter recklessness Of the Wings when in
power, taught them, who we're the true
friends of the country, and now thai the
same elements are at work again-tha,
a General who has stamped upon his
character The impress of his great mill.
:ary genius--lurnished the proof of,his
signal success, as one Of the greatest
Captains of the age, should again sweep
them in'o power, and place them in high
places, is ii ffattering unc,ionwhich they
will never experience in their hearts.
This good sense and intelligence Of the
people willprevaiI. Having been once
gulled, they have learned 10 disllust their
smiling friends. Tho Language Of Lao
coon, may be will appliedrTimeo
Danaos c, dona faren!es,< The question
has been asked: will the State Of! South
Carolina, sustain the election Of Gen.
Taylor TO ,he Presidency? The answer
is easily given. Whatever night; have;
been The policy ofthe State, in refer
once TO Gen. Taylor's position as an,
independent candidate, it is easy TO sec
that: South Carolinu can n2Er sustain
him as tie afoniaee Of the 1ig= CO Goa. =
rn,iiy,s.--Flrsu -sSste would.
be giving up those cherished principles
for which she has been battling for the
last quarter ola century She would be
"a traitor to herself, the county, and the
world. The b,and Of Cain would be
written upon her brow, and fIchabod"
inscribed upon her door post. She never
can-she never will be guilty Of such po-
li,ical lrcachery. Let the vbice Of per-
seculon-of ridicule, and df violence,
murmur on--let the waves of opposi-
ton dash against hcr-lhere she stands,
and there she will stand, seizure in ihe
confidence of her own integrity aud
purity. The Wings in selecting Gen.
Taylor as their standard be- 3rer, have
til, own their flag to the win&, with its
broad fold bearing the ius Eription--a
liberal and latitudinarian Construction
of the Constilution-~the assumption BY
the General Government OF the pay
ment OF State debts, and all The other
hidcous WIig measures of he day
such as Bank, High Tariff Internal
Improvement, the distribution Pf,he pro-
ceeds of the sales of Public Lands
among the several States, sc, &C.
How then can any naive bdrn Caro-,
Iinian, inhains the air of the Proud Pal.
met,o Stale, imbibing the Ame spirit
which neryed his fathers inEithe dark
hours of the Revolution, find it. in his
heart to said and comfort" a foe, who
would glory in his downfull, and exLlt
in the death struggle of those lights be-
queathed him by a gush of ancestral
blood. "Oh! publish it notji Gath.
Tell it not in the streets of Askelon." !"
The day Of trickery and fool kh mum
meries, has passed away. Fight and
knowledge shine forth from every quar-
ter, and the hard yeomanlg Of the
country have only to rise ,upgin their
might, and the monster Whigery, will
be sent back bowling to his den, un-
shorn of his strength and depriied of his
honors. 1t is said, that GeS Taylor
is the only man who can be trSted upon
the all absorbing question Of Slavery.