Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-08-04

been cleared OF lis only blot, the ororcd do0tt.
tionias Of The Norfh rho then acted nth ns?'
When, therefore, there is scarcely trace OF
Whggery in South Carolina and nearly her
whole population is Democratic, why should
the detection of small portion Of the party in
one city cause any apprehension that the great
body of the State, the bone and sinew Of the
land should follow suit-especilly when these
same purists in Charleston exhibit in their con.
duct such strange inconsistency? They de-
nounce the constitutionality, and repudiate the
system of nominating conyenions-they speak
Of the proceedings Of the Baltimore ConIen.
ticn as falling 'likc the startling tones OF an
alarm bell on the ears Of the South and yet
Sley cordially take up and supper, General But.
Ter, one Of its nominees, in the following re.o.
luton:
"2esolved, That the name Of William 0.
Butler is recommended to US. by his honest dis
charge Of his duty when in the Congress Of the
United States, and we rejoice in the opportunity
which he has recently enjoyed, and SO well i'm
proved, Of illustrating the excellence Of our in
sttulions so readily converting The citizen, who
is prompt in the halls of peace, into the soldier,
distinguished in the fields of war That his in
teg.ily, consistency and drmness, qualify him
for The high position Of Vice President of these
United States, and TO him We pledge our cordial
support
And NE here call attention TO the fact, that
they repudiate Fillmore. II he were as "sound"
as the Virginia Wing organs represent him,
would he not have been adopted with General
TAYLOR bv his disafec,ei factionl |; was no
doubt respectable meeting but the Mercury
intimates that The leaders "may be mos, griev.
ously disappointed in The result" rs for the
character of the meeting, and the effort Of the
movement, Charleston correspondent Of tho
Augusta Constitutonalst writes
CHARLESTON, July 81 1913.
The papers will b!iig you an account ot tie
Taylor meeting here. last nigh. II correct
any erroneous Impressions, lei me give you
fbfick or two
TO mi Ike showing, he Taylor Democrats
caale seed with three Glasses OF persons The Ma
live Americans, the Wings, and the Anti Native
Americans Each ofhese iour kinds Of people
were represented by Vice Presidents. The Wings
especially turned out in great force, and alone
exhniet enthusiasm We'll ney might seeing
that Ly sudden and unexpected sumerset, 80 ma
nv 6. The d. maciats had Gesered 10 tnen; sill
the meeting was failure, for mauitrs! reasons.
Wlel the orators praised he Democracy, he
Wings coult not icspont-9hea They appiaud,d
The Whig nomaee. The Democrats grew restless.
Fancy indeed a party, Wnich no orator could
speakto on any serious question, wihcnI offending
a portion. Hence The meeting was without en-
lhusiasm. Ali The exeriions oi their speakers
could not elicit one hearty shcu.. One al them,
de voted himself 10 The abuse OF Mr.. Van Buren,,
anu O! course had loom and verge enough, bnl
as The people di not meet 10 discuss the merits
If Mr.. Van Buren,, but u Taylor, they scarcely
gave decent attention.
Here The Cas- mcG are in high spirits. So
lar as ne can now see, Charleston will 20 Tor
Cas-. As for the STATE, even The Taylor men
give ,hat up. II wil no. abandon its party, The
only parry with which j, can serve and win
when win victory, 10 support man, who even
Mr.. Yancey admits has bllnked the slave ques-
ion"
This movement 0: The Taylor men in Charles
ION mus, am! will have tie effect Of arousiDg The
true Democracy OF The STATE, The friends Of Cas-
and Butler, 10 come on! and take their stand
Several large and animated meetings have been
already held. III meeting III Georgetown,
which returned thanks 10 Gen. Commander "ior
the able and satisfactory manner in which he re-
presented us in Baltimore" he following resou-
lions were unanimously adopted:
|. Resolved, That The principles set forth BY
he Democratic party in Convention assembled
al Baltimore, III Way i"s'' a'I ,'ue u.ePuoiiedn
doctrines, and NEE. our CORDIAL nearly ana una
nitnouS approval;
hesoVeu' lhd' VIC Neatly aaa so'G,d'y
approve OF ue no','I".ions ,,aue W rne c""'-
llo:e NJ S1 ~ BIZ - a. w. p1ss;.n, Ne"''
2 pcsr.yet That lanes K POI; pr4si.,an, ~
,ie United States, aud George VI Dallas, Vice
President, having faithfully carried cut every
tfaclpe OF me neh'oc "a, psLy, a.s rn,".n -
ne ias''ha s'a''u"e y VIC feope " ''o"'" oai"'
lima.
4. Resolved, mat We az opposed 10 Tue can
dItaic ol The wing paily, zen. iayior, because
he says he - "a wing ana ~ou'd nave Yostd
Tor Henry Clay al ihe last election The effect Of
whose success would nave Desh 70 e1eltde It1as
tom The Union. he iiSe"ise says, inc pefso.
ma opinio.s Of !hs person VINO may occupy NE
Executive Char. ought mol 10 c"n'ro' The aclion
Of Congress on questions OF domestic p'f.ev" tie
also SAID thai he VIII OF mr. peepfs as expressed
~ tuch NP' 'os"."'''s' W lux - ''sh :" "
respected aud cafried Out by Inc Executive. tie
IS he advocate OF Inc ordinance Of 1907, me r1ect
me VA ;,iI.ess in .slin. he ,sr,i,o
(which we have ACQUIRED in on. recent treaty
wl5 Mexico.
;. Resolved, That We are opposed TO Miilafd
l,h s';,; ueGa"se Nc . ""'s' anu We 'e'e''
Resolved further Toat 10 Withhold our .un.
pori a his time from he nominee o: he Demo.
cfauc patty, YOU'D o. an abandonment Of me
w. r;,;zans of chs.,er n;s,r;c, nh;ah,v an.
IN '' !. O.,
proven VIC hoi''n''io" VI oa'S anu Du''0' a.
soldiers statesmen, and patriots, and among
others adopted the following resolutions:
g., Resolved Tina, we apnroye Of he princi-
n,es laid down rs the platform Of Democrats
nriucinIes, BIZ The Baltimore Convention.
7.h' Resolved, Thai as the s.aie Of Sou.h Ca
rolins has heretofore strongly corlcnte.. lar Stsr