The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-16
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
From the Columbia IS. C) Carolinian, Nov 10,
The Vote or South Carolina.

The Vote or south Carolina.
The legislature of our State convened by executive proc
and organized Monday last; and on Tuesday at IL m
discharged that duty In accordance win lhe OF
the act OF Congress- and that extraordinary expedehc
which still forces South Carolina TO cast her SURFACES IN
this singular manner A punctuai attendance OF
the representatives of the people we have never seen
and this proves that II is matter IN when our ctzens
are intensely interested 1t is, sincerely believe,
mistak en- idea that the voters OF South Carolina do not
care to exercise the prerogave OF voting directly for
President and Vice President of the United States From
the concert of action the drecness OF purpose and the
general and decided stand universally assumed by the
and esentatves confidently believe that
they came fully instructed by the expression of their
constituents home their as they did We
think the public sentiment of South Carolina has been
most fairly and correctly expressed in this instance
The immense majority OF the supporters OF the democratic
will be highly fatterng the friends of re-
pubicanism throughout the Union; for it still points
South Carolina, as State, as OF the rmest support
OF principle IN the galaxy OF the confedeacy. She
has had motive other than TO sustain the cherished
doctrines which she has long battled for and for
these alone has she called together the wisdom of the
words OF her people. There is little of party in this
preston OF sentiment Our representatives believe that
deceived by those with whom they have acted they
stand as ready and willing to show their opposition as
they have been TO give their support We accord the
same privileges TO those who have taken position upon
the record Taylor democrats If Gen Taylor is elect
ed and plays false to the South they should be
titled to all the credit which independent alienation
the path to which his party principles would lead HIM
there should be excuse for the "aid and comfort
which they have thus given to the natural political foes
of the South The vote of this State presents almos
in The shape of esgh blank ballots, emanated from the
PedIefon delegation in the House of Representatives
Mr. P Reed, as the organ Of that movement, offered a
resolution effect advising the State throw away the
vote; and particularly stated if that delegation
they would be divided about equally between Cass ant
Taylor but they believed, in casting blanks they repre-
sented their constituents of Pendeton district This
Although the proceedings appear at length in our pa
per, think it proper to introduce here the dieren
tickets voted for, with the relative strength of the respect
For Cass and Butler votes cast for the following
electors:
For the State at large.
Colonel B. F. Perry
Colonel Thomas Lehre.
For Congressional DISTRICTS
L. Hon. N. r. Eaves.
O. Hon. Alexander Evins.
g. Hon. John L, Manning
A. Hon. w. j. Hanna
s. Hon. Patrick Calhoun Caldwell
g. James Campbell, esq.
T. Hon. Benjamin q. Allson.
For Taylor and Butler 81 votes
For BLANK votes; cast for the principle of neutral
Our State has fred the first gun for the opponents Of
her principles The issue is doubtful one. The con.
test has been fought fairly and fearessy by the democ
racy OF the nation The democratic party have laid open
ihelr principles LOT the inspection OF the people They
have had mystcsms of party action hoodyvnk the
unsuspectng but relying upon the correctness of those
principles, they have rallied for the conflict The wings
with all conceament. and not even party platform to
their claims upons have acted in manner so entire
ly different that at this stage of the canvass when we
are only awaiting the decision of the contest, quite
unnecessary TO recapituate the schemng ckery upon
which they hoped to hang their success
Our task in this national struggle for the representa-
tves of the principles OF the respective parties for the
present. has ended. Our pen, with whatever zeal and
ability it may possess will ever be ready to stand BY
those principles which we believe will be carried Out
faithfully should democratic administration be contin
ued and with this promise, turn from the tunultu
ranks OF party strife, to the pleasant task q
rejecting upon home topics and domestic improvements
to which our journal shall be mainly devoted, until it,
columns again called into requsiton for the adyoca
of the republican doctrines OF our native State