The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-08-02
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er party, opposed 10 US on every great qnes.
tion Of public policy, and whose measures may
lead 10 consequences disastrous 10 our best in.
terests, and the permanency Of the Union ITSELF
The Democratic party Of The United States
has selected its candidates, defined is; pripci.
Piles, erected IFS platforms; and proclaimed tbe
issues il ia willing TO make before the people in
the approaching election. The Wings also
have met in Convention, put forth theiricandi.
dates, cousseled in secret, and as To their prin.
ciples and doctrines, they are dumb and silent.
Can we hesitate 10 which OF these. parties
we should give our support We onght moi,
unless in our opinion the doctrines laid down in
their political creed by the Democratic paryin
the Baltimore Convention, are impolitic and
wrong. We will not undertake. to SET forth, at
length, the resolutions adopted at thai Conyen.
ton. In substance, they declare that The De.
mocra,ic party is in favor Of strict construe.
ton Of the Conslitu,ion--an economical admi.
niStralion Of the government TIA tariff for reye-
nue. purposes only-a separation of the monies
OF the government from banking Institutions
equal rights and privileges to all ibe citizens Of
our country. whether native or adopted iihe
application of the proceeds Of the public lands
to national objects, as specified in The Constitu.
tion. and the exercise by the President Of the
veto power; and that they ure opposed to tho
distribution OF the proceeds Of The public lands
among the different S;ates--to a corrypting sys.
tenn of general Internal improvements, and TO
any interference. on the part Of Congress with
the domestic institutions Of The States, and with
the question Of slavery. We can only deter.
mine what The principles Of the Whig party ars
by looking to the measures advocated by their
leading men, and the doctrines contended for BY
.hem in Congress and elsewhere. Prom these
it is eviden, that, on nearly all the great qpes.
tions mentioned in The Democratic creed, their
principles are antagonistic to ours. They are
in favor of Protective Tariff distribution
Of the proceeds Of the public lands among the
different Sates-a general system oi Internal
improvements by the Government, whereby
one section of the Union would he benefited at
the expense of another, and to the, ,non.exercise
by The President of the Veto power conferred
on him by the Constitution. Ii is believedtoo,
,ha, the great body of that party Is of opinion
Congress has the right 10 interfere with, tho
question of slavery. and should by law prohibit
its existence in the Territories belonging 70 the
Union. or this Wing party, General Zachary
Taylor is the Candidate for President, and nom.
mated on the same ticket with him for Vice
President, is Millard Fillmore, author Of ,ths
Tariff Bill OF ls42-an ultra protectionis, and
friend of The Wilmot Proyiso. ..,.,..4sss,.-.,
II has been gravely asserted that South Car.
olina would give her vote 10 General Taylor.
She never can, without an abandonment of all
her cherished principles as heretofore con,ended
for; and VIC cannot believe, that her people will
| .l~l IL. ..n1k
bound hard foot, to the keeping of the Whig
par,y-who sanctions the odious, and dangerous,
and unconstitutional doctrine, that the will Of ,
majority of Congress is to I've the Government
and that the President has no right, BY his
Veto, 10 check inpxpedient or improper iegisla.
lion on the part of Congress. For President
to reduce this doctrine TO practice, would he. IN
efftc, and by the operation Of his single will, TO
change The Constitution. Ours is n government
of checks and a!alances-each department con.
trolIed and kept within proper limits by the
other Remove these checks--destroy the We.
TO power, then may an irresponsible majority
in Congress rule without restraint, and no Sc.
curily will be left for the rights Of an oppressed
minority.
Should General Taylor he elected. and Con.
gress pass law pr hibi,ing slavery in the Ter.
ritorirs, according to the doctrine SET fnrih in
his Allison letter, he would not Veto bot APP
prove of it. Can the people of South Carolina
yield their support TO man entertaining such
principles and associated with such q party? It
is SANDER upon the intelligence and honesty
of her democratic sons. TO suppose they will do
so. For The Military qualifications Of General
Taylor. we have every respect; and we give
10 him our warnest thanks for his heroic
achievements in the Mexican war; but he is not
the man of our choice tor the Presidency. '''
Why should not we support for President apd
Vice President the nominees Of the Democra.
tic par,yl They are pledged to the support of
The principles embodied in resolutions adopted
at the Baltimore OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. which
we believe to be right, and for which we. have
heretofore conended. They arc tho same TO
which we gave our support in 1874. Mr.. Polk
then stood on the same platform that General
Cass now does. With these principles inscri.
bed on his hammer, Mr.. Polk was triumphantly
elected, and has faithfully and honestly redeem.
ed the pledges he made. The measures of bis
administration have been uniformly sustained
by the democracy of the Union, and have re.
fected glory, benefit and honor on the country.
we leei PROUD lnat we aiueu tn hts eFCuoh,dho
tina, South Carolina gave him her vote. To
General Cass we should and will give like
cordial and hearty support. From bis youth.
he has been firm, consistent and unwsvcring
democrat. He has been our representative
abroad to great and powerful nation-amem
ber of General Jackson's cahnet--long Sen.
ator of the United States, and in all these stu.
atoms. as on the field of battle, he has stood
manlnlly by his country's flag and interests, and
conlended for the honor Of the nation and tho
rights of the people. When questioned as to