Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-27
RICHM OND, VA.
saturday Morning, June "a. ls4s.
THE PALMETTO STATE.

THE PALMETTO STATE.
Every sign goes TO convince US that this
thoroughly Democratic State will throw of the
"armed neutrality which was at one time
threatened, and take her stand on the side oil
Cass and Butler, the only recognized cham
pions and opponents OF those great cons'itu'
tional principles, for which South Carolina has
so nobly fought. We cannot conceive what pos.
sble ground line Wings have for looking TO the
support of South Carolina for General Tayl r.
Every Democratic press in the State Qhe Wing
papers are not worth counting, 50 few in mum
Der are they,l trowns upon the policy oil sus
tanning General Taylor, who certainly occupies
an equivocal question upon the Wilmot Proviso
question-especially as ne is backed BY Fill
more, whose opinions are abhorrent to South
ern ears.
The doubts which we may have at one time
entertained as to the vote Of South Carolina, are
now dissipated by the emphatic tone OF the
leading Democratic press of that State. AS
| the Wings in their arrogance AMI infaluaton
| continue to ask ",he swee, voices of the De-
mocracy of South Carolina for their mischevous
doctrines, the old Republican spirit will be
aroused, gun will be returned for gun, and
Whiggery, however disguised, will be ovrr-
whe med in the Palmetto Site. That we speak
not without strong justification, we ask alien
ton to the following eloquent powerful and pa
1 Co.
nian, leading Democratic organ in the State:
THe IssuE-CAss AND BorLER. The people If
! Soulh Carolina will be called on TO Vote eher
| Tor The Democratic ticket with all the principles
which are dear 10 the South, inscribed upon The
| banner OF the party, or, for the Wing nomination
with General Taylor, MILLARD FILLMORE, and
| the outrageous aboHions promulgated by parry
| OF mere exprdiency. What will be the result I
We have no hesitation in saying, that with III $
issue South Carolina will be found in The Ri b,
| place There need be no tears for her. She ne
| per can p0ts for Whlg. The name oil WhIgse
| ry-lhe principles OF Inc Wing party and their
usaees have never had an abiding place in the
State By the glorious rast-by Inc doctrines
which she has inculcaed in years gone by into
| Inc hearts of her youh,-hy The political lessons
which have been taught by her great aud pure
! hearted Observation-Disclosures Whuse very names
| have hem The warchwords OF political consisen
cy- is he State, now cunjufed, To stand last 10
The ctesd which il has been her pride hereto ore
| 10 sustain -lo present The same unbfoken front
which she did in 1874, todobate for The same prrn-
ciples, which with remarkable and commendabie
unanmity she then declared, were in the keeping
| of the Democratic party just and homo able. We
| have gained the acknuweds m:nl Of rights by the
prevailing irdlen-e OF The united Drm ,cTalr
pary-r7gh,s Dtich under Hhig rule tcnid stiH
haze been smota.Yed and crusted-the unity has
oeen relieved from an oErfous system o! taxa.
| lion, the Cons'ittt.0n has been mkn wldged Ia IS
full ltr. b0ih in me ac,i0a of Congress and by The
k1eeuttue-and what m0iyc coud The voers 81
South Carolina now have Tor mol sustaining Tor
the Presidency and Vice Presidency Cass and
Butler, who have been presented 10 them upon
the same broad principles Of equal rights. and
under pledges which on al qnesti0ns in aotih tic
S,uta is intsread sEouid fr0re satistatry eren
10 the most skepticai The strict consliuciIonisl
school, OF which s. Carolina has so Tong had just
reasons al being proud-rhe rigid and answering
doctrine oil STATE Rights, which found lis home
first in the land OF he Pdlmelio-lhe settled oppo
silion 10 runous tariffs and systems OF internal
Improvements which has always obtained
amongst cur people-ihe unrestricted freedom OF
trade, in consistency with the principles OF reye-
nue. duties alone The declaration nf TOTAL nm
interference in the domestic institutions Of The
Staes-in fact, The pfomulgation OF every prin.
eiple, demanded By IN" prevailing political creed
Of The State is clearly and distinctly acknowleds
d iu the party declarations which we are call
ed upon 10 support. We ask for no bind ad
herence upon or own woYds-hui We have
presented Ice facts, and il The evidence is not
conclusive, we ply those who viii not Sec
The qucs:itn has narrowed Gown 10 srricj rar-
u lines The nomination # General ray-
lor and his association with Mr.. Fiilulofe han
whom, there lives not a moro uncompromsing
Wing and abolltionst,) leaves not ~ inch Of
ground for tho no party hopes of Southern
Statesmen. TIE de usivc fabric, which once
assumed ~ their plstc hands shape Of con
trolling power, sunk into ruin, when the battle
cry of the Wings announced that GENERAL TAy.
LoR, ',1l.o nercr surrenders,' had yielded his IL.
dependent pos ton, and become their party no.
minee, not because Of his tilents, but because of
his availability alons. The Wings deserted the
great Embodiment Of The principles of their
party and eft rim desolate and (orsaken in his
old age. We cannot object TO this; we cannot
blame them for appropriating the present popu.
larity of successful General fresh from the
fields of his glory, TO their own party purposes
for body, soul, heart and mind, he belonged
to the " hig--he was their own property and
never could have been smugglcd Tito the Presi
dency, under the delusions which, up 10 that no
cast film over the eyes Of many of
our wis 81 Democratic statesmen. The analy
sing of his creed of political denominations and
heretical inconsistencies, we shall leave for a
later day. The simple action of South Carolina
will be to go against TAYLOR In doing this the
natural result will be TO cast our votes where
they will tend to elevate and sustain our princ
ples-and as the game now stands, we can only
do this y voting for LEWIS Cas- and WILLIAM
o. Butler"