The State guard., 1848-07-18
Florida.

The Wings have counted upon this gal lant little State, but to judge from the tone of tho Democratic press, and popular meetings, we cannot but entertain the most confident hopes that she will do her u,.:.v in November.
 We haze read with great pleasure, the able address ot i,s.e Democratic Central Corresponding Committee to the cores bonding Committees of the several coun- ties of Florida. "Cordially and heartily approving" the nominations of Cass and Butler, they call upon the people of each county for an expression of opinion. They say:
 "The non concurrence in the nomina- ton by our Delegates al Baltimore rcn- ders this call appropriate, and we believe it will be answered by a loud, clear and distinct voice of sanction and approval from the Democracy, bearing to our sister States the cheering intelligence, in tones not to be mistaken, that we are children of the same family, and understand, and will ever maintain the principles of our Demo- cratic fathers and bretheren."
 The Address proceeds at some length, and with great lucidness and power, to ex- anime the position of General Cass, and to demonstrate that Florida should be satis- fled with his sound, practical and states manlike views on Southern rights.
 In connection with this subject, there appears very long and able editorial in the Tallahassee Southern Journal, which has always been regarded among the strict est of the faith, where Southern rights are involved. The paper does
 "Not entertain a single doubt that Gen Cass. stands fully and fairly upon the Flor ida platform. But doubts to the contrary have been entertained, and we must con fess that they had much weight with our selves, until ire examined the subject. But we must now say that we are satisfied that he is with us. But these doubts, whether just or not, have had their influence in keeping back for awhile the hearty res- ponse to the nominations of the Baltimore Convention which they have met with in other Democratic States. This back wardness was but reasonable, and ought 10 have boen expected from a party who were governed alone by principle, and who overlooked all personal considerations. The support of the Democracy of Florida is not to be given to General Cass merely because he has been the nominee of a National Convention but it must be made to appear that his principles come up to the requirements prescribed by their own platform, and the instructions given to their own delegates"
 "The Richmond Enquirer has for ncar- ly half century been looked up to as one of the most orthodox Democratic papers oI the South, and the editor, one of the del. egates from old Virginia, to the Demo. cratic Convention which nominated Gen. Cass and this article may be considered somewhat in the light of an expose of the motives which actuated the Southern dele gation in supporting Gen. Cass. They be- lieved that Gen. Cass was a good South. ern Democrat, and well qualified to stand on any Southern platform. We recola- mend this article from old Virginia to the liberal consideration of the Democrats O Florida. The voice of old Virginia can. not fall of having it's influence. A wore from the land ol Washington, of Jefferson and Madison, and amid which still fingers a holy ycneration of their wisdom ano truth, and the common school to which the Democracy of the country have long been in the habit ot looking for correc and safe exposilions of the Constitution will not, on this occasion, we think, be spoken in vain.sg ass ssa ssfs gs sf
 "Gen. Cass we believe, maintains the true costitutional doctrine in regard to the occupancy of newly acquired territory, anc precisely the same doctrine as laid down in the Florida platform. "-R. Enquirer. I \ meeting was held in Salem, iIassa. chusetts, on Monday evening, of Whig; opposed to the nomination of Genera Taylor for the Presidency. IL was nu . merously attended. tss.s