The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-08-16
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her vital interests as the approaching Presid"n:
tiaf election. II becomes the duty of all VIII"
have any influence. to speak out, aud t" speak
10 the noint for there il some danger OF cur
State committing a deed, er which she may re-
penf in sarkclo,h ard ashes, when il IL t'n 'af"
10 retrace her steps. I, for one, humble M
NAV he my sphere and weak as may he The effort
am ready 10 throw in my mite :" AID v"''rS'i'es'
and some few Others, in holding up the mirror
that will show to Carolinians their true position.
freely confess, tha, dislike, very much dis
like. that parfy organization that makes It nee.
esssrv to no d those great fnretell-rs Of public
oniniop. known as National Conventions. Wing
and Democratic. have seen their inl"ri"ns
tendency in forcing men, schonIrd in the trick
ery of legislation" upon the people, instead ot
their ewn deliberate. unbonght, and q"ar'felt
CHOICE. fnr that most important office. the PresI-
dency IF the United States; and when the qnes.
ton was first monted Of running General Taylor
for that office, "a a man of the people. one en-
tirely free from party predictions. who neither
,hy:word nor deed had identified himself with
neither of, the great political pa'tirs Of the
uuion. did hope the time had come. when the
honest peomanrv nf the country cohkl step i"r-
ward and cast their votes, for man worthy "f
their choice, unhitlden hv those. who pull the
wires If the President making machine. En-.
tertaining thee views, and believing hat Gen.
eraf Taylor possessed the firmness tii adhere to
his first expressad resolve, moi 10 hp tn" candi.
date of any party, anxi"u.ly awaited III" re-
suit. But alas! the fraity of any Mat. when:
he launches his harque on he troubled .ea Of
political aspiration. by degrees he gave way.
and dne by one, h. cancelled the pledges he
had so nfhesi,atingly put iorth.s He first faint
~ hinis that he is whis.-,ha' he would have
voted for Henry Clay, if he had voted at all. al
the last election; then his Allison letter. and
finally. plunging soul and body inlo the arms "f
the Wings by submitting hi< pretrnti"ns {" the
decision of their convention. and placed on the
same ticket with MiLlard fillmore. Of New
York, a,r abulirioniSf, '.dypd in the wool: the
bearer Of abnliiinn flags in The last Presidential
canvass rahd supporter of high tariff. AMI
the arch enrmv of every Southern AMI Demo.
cratic primiple.
Such being the result. nv visionary sch"m"
of elecing AN inrieprn,lrn, President Is blown
to the winds. and am thrown hack I" the point
'whe.e started. and ask does not every man
amongst nS' partakr Of the same feeling, and
find himself in similar position! But can we
now hesitate or doni, for moment what course
we mnsi pursue! Can any man whose intrrrsts
are identified with the South. aud principles
known a. democratic. i've so blinded hy the
sple n,Ior Of his miiar, farae to cast his vote
for Genera Taylor, when that v,ae may br the
means of everurning ali the barriers that have
heru erected against the us"rpa'i"n< "f the
Nortb--of destroying the security ofth Tenure.
bY which we hold our rnnst valuable property,
and ihrnwng .is into the doubtful and anarrhi-
cal position of depending on a Congressional
majority fnr the maintenance ot orr rights!
sincerely tris, not. Bnf what must we d.? Shall
we lie neuirall WHY Should we do 40! There
Is now hefnr~ tie n tickr,, selected with an Eye
careful of our wishes and orr interests, consist.
ing Of men whose whole lives have heen spent
in nihe front rank Of Democracy, whose acts and
whose professions entite them to our fa"st cor
A;~L--'Trrurr tH TlT- pTrSrm canvaSs,0n the sub.
jsct nf the Bank. Internal I,nprnvein"n Mt, Sub
treasury. Free and unrestricted commerce: the
Veto power. and such like, which have been
considered the test oi Democracy. Are they
moi sound to the core--champi"ns doing hattie
for alll And ON the vital -ul,isci ri Slavery
where we would find one sfrnnger than Grue
raj Cass, we would find one hundred weaker.
Has he has not proclaimed his entire appro',a.
tion al its extensions! IL not. nv readin. Of his
Nicholson letter has been incorrect. Has he
ms, utterly denied the right "f C"nyr to .le.
gislaie in any manner on the subject. at anv
fine or in any place! Certainly he has. But
the Bugbear is, he will leave I" the people If
the Territories to settle the matter within their
Limits. ladrnit this is unfortunate. and had
rather Il were otherwise. But ask the ques
tion, and | put il seriously. where have we
pledge from General Taylor. Souihern man as
be is, on Ibis vital subject, that is half 81 avo
rahie as those of General Case. Nav has h"
not said, or his friends for him, an remains
unconIradicted, that he is "ppoS-d to the rxen
sion Of slavery. Can we mol plainly see that
the aln,liiionixt< of the North vote fnr him On
this pledge alone, and for the purpose "t catch
Ing v"iss for thu notorious Fillmore. Here we
have the strange anomaly presented to ~, "f
the gallant State Of S.n1h Carolina ref;lsing to
vnie for man f,r President. who has acted
with her, hand and and haul. f'r years, in G,r
therance Of Democratic principles. wh" has de.
clared, that Congress has no mose right to in.
terfere with the relation of rnaster and slave.
either in Stale or Tsrritory than il has to inter.
fere with the relation of man an / uife, and on.
~ diffirs ia one small pnini, and that mere
abstraction certainly at this time of no prac
tical import. while she is seriously urging tn.
prnprieiy Of sustaining man who has not on
ly declared himself always tn hav. been
whig. but has thrown himself into the arm ri
that party. and drrlarcd in advance tn It he will
sanction any MEASURE passed by majority Of
Congress. let It he ever 40 much at variance.
with Hir intereds or political creed. ,.ni wors"
than NIL, who i. pandering to that fana,ical spirit
that would n,b rs "f our property by .uff.rin.
bis name to be placed upon ihe same ricke,