The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-11-01
The vote of the State.

Before our next issue the choice Of the Two Prcsidcn
lal candidates will be made and far State
is concerned, the Legislature will have determined
which shall receive her votes II cannot be doubted
but Cass and Butler will receive these v.tcs, the
cent elections have only exposed the utter weakness of
the Wing party in this State, for aided and abetlcd as
il was by rccreant democrats in Charleston, and By all
the arts and deception which have been used to invest
Taylor with popularity in few Of the election Dis.
trcts his motley list Of supporters will moi amount to
q corporals guard. We have few words however to
say to our Rcpresentativcs;-it is possible ha,
chic ,nery SINE political trickcry may be used by this
cliUuc through which, They may seek TO have the vote
of tic State thrown away. if il cannot by fair or foul
means he obtained Tor General Taylor. 1t would seem
supcrnuous 10 say Legislators, that the people
of the State strictly democratic in feeling and prn
cipc, that tic ugglery of politicians arc held in utter
contempt Ivy the masses, and That they expect their
agents TO carry their wishes to the letter Espe
cially do they expect at this crisis that crcumstan
ccs wlalcvcr.-lilat develop ucnts which may he
brought 10 light on the cvc of the clcctnn-tlat no
names Of influence, he they who they may, paradd as
hostile 10 Cass, or favorable 10 Taylor, should cause
their representatives so far 10 forget the sacred cb!iga
tions which they owe TO their constituency, MS TO mani
fest BY wanton exercise Of their power, utter dis
regard all principle TO throw away tie vote othc State
now would be than TO give ii to Tay and TO give
it TO him, unsound hc is very reasonably supposed 10
be- on the 'paramount ISSUE" would bc an outrage
that would deserve and would inevitably receive the
unmiligatcd rcp-obalion OF the honest democracy OF
South Carolina That man, who being elected as ia
vorablc to ancient Democratic Crcrd, b" pledges
either expressed implied, and who n0p for any cause
whatever, should abuse his trust, could meyer have
the assurancc seek renewal Of that irIisi his polIti-
cal doum would be sealed. To the honest representa-
tivcs fhc middle s. upper distrcts,wc confidently look
for the administration of of the scvercsl rcbukcs,
tina, the Wing faction in this State have ever received.
As an instance Of Wing trickery in Charleston, we
may mention, that on the day preceding the election
in the city, Wing Committee, questioned the demo
cratic candidates with regard 10 giving the election OF
Electors 10 the people, their own candidates OF course
having their answers in favor Of the measure prepared
and because the others did moi promptly answer in the
papers on the morning Of the election their silence was
construed into an opposition 10 the measure and WIS
us, ag inst them by the unscrupnous Tayori,cs.-
Such chicancry as this may succeed in tho city, but
would find little favor amongst honest yeonlanry
anywhere else The giving Of lhe election 10 the pco.
pic, is democratic measure and il was such bare
faced cheat the part Of the Taylor party in Charles.
lon our only wonder is that could gull even the most
un,I,nking and unwary. We have only to say 10 our
representatives to he prepared for any and every species
of political umbu.grry; go up 10 tho Capitol detcmIn
cd that norg shall cause you to swcrvc from the
line of Duty and should startling developments" or
even Taylor pledges be spread to cnrp you, your
py must be that which some months since, rang
through tho French Chamber with thrilling efltct:-
"lT Is TOO LATE'