The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-12-06
THE WHIG TRIUMPH-WHAT DOES
THE SOUTH GAIN. ase,54

Now that the contest is over, and the Whig
party is in the ascendeut, the question arises
Cui bono? What is to be the result, and what
'hc fruits of this triumph? 1t is a questionable
Of interest, and full of grave Specification y
the whole country, and especially SO tofie
South. What advantage is to accrue teathe
South from it? We respectfully call npsn the
organs Of Southern Wing opinion to enlishten
the pnbic mind ON this point, andstaie to the
country what they expect, or at lrast what they
hope from The result. We call upon them tn
state what measures they will advocate and urge
upon The dominant party for the ''o"ef, of tho
Southern people wh~aa alrcy have toiled, aud
in some States successfully, to induce TO entrtst
to Wing hands the reins of government. The
triumph ofthe Wing party inthe late election,
will prove not victory to the South, hut over
the South. unless, now that the Democrats are
conquered at home. the Southern Wings can
achieve victory over their northern allies.
The Wings of the north have already declar.
ed in very distinct terms whatuhey expect to
reap from the election of Gen. Taylor and q
large majority of Wing members Of Congress.
They expect, -.',---; >
lst. The repeal of the Sub. Treasury law,
and total abrogaton ofthe present system of
collecting and dsbursing the revenues of the
government. ....a.., .- a..sy
3D. They expect in place Of the Independent
Treasury, the management Of the finances OF
the government by means of hanks. Tshisis
TO he done either by employing a league ofex.
s,ing institutions, or the chartering a great
National Bank which is 10 be made the govern
ment agent. ...... ..........- -. Is, .,....s
Sd. They expect the repeal ofthe revenue
tariff of ls46, and in its place high protective
tariff, enacted with direct view to protection
TO particular interests in the country. .ati
4th. They expect large appropriations of pub
lie money vr works Of internal Improvement,
the location of which will be determined and
arrangedlby system Of log. rolling combinations
among the Northern and North western states.
5h. They expect The application ofthe Or:
dinance of 1887 to all the territories acquired
by treaty with Mexico, and to have this declar-
ed us the settled policy Of the country in refer.
ence to all future territorial acquisitions. -,-
These are matters oil Legislation which the
Northern Wings expect. and which they win
strive with sleepless energy to carry out. They
will carry their points, or the most Of them, in
all human probability.
As means of accomplishing with greater
certainty their designs, they have taken the
precaution Of making war upon the veto power
of rendering it odious among the Wings, and
committing the President elect against it's ex.. =.
ercise. Having him under implied pledges OF
strong moral force against its exercise, one
great obstacle TO their success will be removed.
The question now arises, what do the South !,
ern Wings expect from the new order of thingsl
What measure Of Legislation do they advocate,
and will they aim to establish! Which ofttpse
will they aid the Northern wing Of their party
to establish, and which will they opposed
The Southern Whig journals have not taken
open ground in favor Of the repeal Of the pres
ent tariff, in favor Of National Bank, and i'm
favor of internal improvements. They have
not of course favored the adoption ofthe vii.
mot Provso in terms, but they have paved the
way for its adoption by endorsing the sentiments
of Mr.. A. Fl. Stephens, which concede the con-
stitu,ionalily OF the Proyiso, BY admitting the
right of Congress 10 legslate on the. subject.
They have also inclined very petceptiby to The
policy of protective tariff, a aNational Bank,
and to internal improvements. But it is time
now for them to take their stand boldly for or
against these measures. Let them now assume
their ground. We wait to hear from Them
what the South is to gain by this Wing triumph.
The voice of Southern Democrats, in the
next Congress, will be of small weight with
the dominant party, That Of Southern Wings
ought to be more potentialss, What do they in
tend to ask and to urge for the south for her
rights, her interests and her honor, from their
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