Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-07-14
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY IL. 1s4e
az South Carolina and the Wing Nomina-
tiOns.

One of the { positions taken BY the Whips
who distrust Gen. TAYLOR on the Free Terrific
ry question, is that South Carolina wiH 90 f,r
him, and therefore he must be wrong. The rea-
soiiing is not very complimentary to the Palmet-
to State. it must be admitted. while at the same
time we concede that the peculiar notions in re.
gard to the blessing of Slavery, which Mr.. Call
lioUS's genius has impressed upon her people,
do render her support of a candidate for the
Presidency rather Il reproach to him than 9TH
erwise! She never yet voted for a Whig can
didate at any rate her sympathies and her
votes having heretofore gone, with great una
nimity, for Southerncrs, or for such men as Mr..
Van Buren,, who won her regard by his distinc,
avowal of "Southern principles
The only apprehension that has been felt of
the secession of this ultra.radical Locofoco State
from the support of CaSs, has proceeded from
the natural dishust ofhis honesty which his ready
and willing subserviency to the South was so
well-calculated to excite. Even South Carroll
na was hardly prepared to coniidc in the integ-
rity of the Northern Frec-State man who, false
to his birth-right, his education, aud the senti-
ment of Freedom that now pervades the world.
could go into an argument 10 prore the adran-
tdgeS That mouW result from "TEANspoRTING
SLAVES TO A NEW CoUSrRY THE Free Terrific
rles OF the Union AND GIVING TIiFM A LARGER
SPACE TO OCCUPY! Such an excess of servility
to Slavery in a NORTHERN man, was in danger
pT n'nrln,n inr ;,,o1c,; ,rJ Jcy-,;,r H. 800
fldence it was intended to secure! South Car
DINA never asked his extent of concession to the
peculiar institution" even from Mr.. Van Blu.
ren-she could never have expected it from any
Free-S'ate man. Cass's %demagogue zeal to
secure Southern support, however, led him so
far and so deep into Z" Southern principles that
the very masters at whose feet he had humbled
himself have neither respect for the sincerity of
his opinions, nor confidence in his determination
to carry them out! 1t has been supposed, there.
fore, that the vote of South Carolina would no,
be given to LeUiS CaSS-that the Slaverv-pal-
ladium-voters of that State would prefer to trus,
their trembling and doomed " Institution to the
Straightforward honesty and integrity of Gen
TAYLOR, (though he would not favor or encour.
age its further "diGusion,'') than to the doubt.
full protection of a Northern Doughface, whose
strongest claims upon their support are based
on a depth of ~servillty so profound as to be in.
credible
But the last Washington Union, the organ OF
Mr.. Polk, and the great leader of the Pro.Slave.
ry and Slavery-extension party of the country
removes all doubts of the position of SoutI
Carolina in the approaching contest. 1t assure.
us that many ofthe democratic papers of South
Carolina are taking a decided stand for the dem
ocratic ticket" and proceeds to give extracts
from several of the most prominent and %iniuen.
tial in the State to prove it. The Camden jour.
nal helps Cass g. Butler according to the Union
as follows:
The principles and policy Of South Carolina ar,
100 ,ceH hnOhrn, for any political Juggling to chang,
mem, even in appearance they are purely Democrat
&c, and must remain so, whoever may be offered to hel
as the fresidentIai candidate. is a natural conse
qucnce, her rote UiU be sircH 10 the man ich0 she be
heres miH hest carry ont THIS P0icy and adbere 4
these PRINCIPLES. We cannot think that we are mis-
taken here ; the people of South Carolina will neye
aid in the election OF any man to the Presidency, VIII,
may lay them liable to Wing misrule.'
"The ColumJia Banaer," says the Union
Expresses itsel! IN stlll stronger terms" !
remarks -
awe apprehend says that iournnD that there ar
few democrats in South Coroliua who are in favor G
casting the vote OF the State for Gen. Taylor, sine,
his open avowal of wing principles, and his nomina
,hn VIE ,a 81" -11''hhs n, wn nLm u. ;, a h. /, anr . onna arn q .
abandonment OF principle, eren for the reriest turn
Since the nomjnotions lave been made there he ben r,
a manies, anail'ent IN the saig'lne authorizations o
ocrats into the support OF the Wing candidates. Tn,
nva,throwin% the d.mocroiic nnriy in -" Sa,,h G ra, - y
n s,nule intniligent nJiyidnnl inv IN, S,o,a 80 - " = l.
ocmlaiu,pI viii ,hn nnIi,ir,I aron,s =, ,ha ', ~:
:, N nn;,i,n ,.L, L,s H. -, H. ~ ~ ~
70 arlI;nn III i ool, ~ q. ~ >, iWa 'h'' 'ouu'
~, -; ~, :, L. IT, ior' w. ne wing io"i1ilees
i""' i ""' Il" oSo' 'ue''
AGAIN anyiouslv asks the Runner.
D we desire to know what Gen TovIor mo,r.
when he says he is a whig or are we in hopes tina
iy meant to say he was ii democrat +! Are we in dali.
tApc.iH'"l 81 receiving from MN Il commentary upo
his Allison letter, and a recantatlon OF his Z" Signal
one or, are we anticipating that Gen, Cass wi
abandon his noninterterencc position, and mount til
! alicey platform =
"
anu inc banner sums up as follows -
au
HHe south aroma VIII adhere to her principles
anu dcfins ruth me PIrty by ,ohom aione her right
nare oeeh resfecfed' ana from whom alone she cal