Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-10-21
RICEM0ND ENQUIRER.
.r,,,,,.x xoRNING, OCTOBER - le"i.
pcs1;tTlN SOUTH CAROLINA:


prs1irTlN SOUTH CAROLINA:
r,o e,, ,,,,,ns in the Charleston papers Oh -;
;, ~, IN confirm the tcicgraphc lhlci's'"N> o, "a
nnb of the coopcratonsts. or those WIZ ~ ,o,,ive
"''p" and resolved to wait for the n
scpai"'. IN resorting 10 State remedies. ms
II, ,;rl he hailed with joy Throughout u: -;
:, ~, mise the public estimation OF tnc "
49, -, - I.r.rencc TO the sentiments VI '''
$50 or , sor,b OF the people of that sa'ia'' ~,
800, - 10 ,,.sd By Senator Rhelt Strange 10 say
80 ~, ,, ha,,,c field and Wednesday, s9e' ''0'
Boston for Europe. ,.;, and the issues in
To show The importance Of ihls e'e''i'' ,a,n,ao If
,d j.; ,h resulr We have only 70 quo'c '''
rho Charleston papers on both SIDES oeio'o "o
decided. On Tuesday last the hef'u''
spoke ;u ao,or,,inc whether the
~ IhE ~, Of Carolina shall float trnnphan;'y over
h fd of c,nnic: be traed, 'ateIeu w ~
dust Whether the STATE NV h enc,,,rs is TO become
hsr friends and Of respect 70 hc' ',I If scorn and
] T Shame and reproach to the one anu .. b;h Wv
deson 10 the other Whether eI action or she
i ars n he indicated by corresponding ae ,Ubh
solves are 10 W character Of bobad and bagg1ft Hhet
~ IN word she will, as she mas rePeaeu! f tho Eedsra
do resist me s has been degraded from her
uosenllI :,y or follow in the train OF Alabama, DIS
sissinpi md Georgia, ana suot. ,r, or tho nos IN
m 49, vote was taken yesterday and YET we nave
] - believe that large number oi our most lcspeGeu
,;,i1ons who are intimately idenlsea WIN ne lu ~ W.
@ c me STATE who feel just pride in the name OF Cal
teIes u roul sacrifice life itself preserve nntarns
'' L nnt yrt exercised their right of voting we tus
" hem nj the Polls this morning casting Their oaols ~
" &c STATE Rights and State Remedies and OF the men
Tho have pledged themselves to sustain thcm ~ evc. @
ard whose character and services give ample warrant '
they will not u.,.,
Where IIoxuR points the way
The Charleston News cooperaonisO said Just before
the election:
thne lect
will be called upon discharge the duty of voting on one OF
the most important elections if not the most Important a
has occurred in the history Of South Carolina II mas ulc
ly happened that election has ever given the same form
and pressure public opinion Us Will the one appfoacng
1t The only opportunity OF shaping hat t oP,I
lature or the State Convention, should one
this aspect peculiar is seldom that popular
is not in such close connection with the action oil oooes
uor constituted in our State that il is not the direct eH
ponent Of public sentiment All legislative measures arc '
nearly immediate reflection OF that sentiment. ou le ao
moIy is now presented of change subsequent 10 inc
nary elections of the legislature or not chanse VI
fuller expression of popular opinion in relation 10 aues9n
not contemplated when those elections took place separate
Secession was before the people OF South caro-
ina when they called upon to oesio~ their suuses
mt the last regular period of election.
Public opinion has, it is true, found expression troue
the accustomed popular chnnnelsthrough the press ana
public meetings. But more authoritative voice IS "uhihs
10 impar il higher sancty than either OF hese moaes
suppy And although The election TO be shortly hed mas no
direct relation to the question ssueahough the result
will not appear with the form Of positive instruction rom
the constituent to the representative oody. sun Is
SALLY regarded the index TO general OPINION ana tue es
relative strength between two great parties each Claiming
10 be the faithful exponent Of that opinion
We conclude with the following pregnant article from last
Saturdays Augusta (Ga Consitutionais journal mat
has most decidedly opposed the Compromise measures
Taking all articles together wo cannot but lher la
South Carolina has decided against disunion and tha MI
Caskic who ieoices with al the result showed MS usual
sagacy in the discussion with Dir. Bos in arowing his
fdent prediction to the contrary Notwithstanding:
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTIONS.
The contest, nomnay between secession and cooperaon
but in fact between secession and submSsio 10 DC aec-
ed in South Carolina Monday full set OF secession
candidates for the Southern Congress on the one SIDE ana Of
cooperation candidates the other are in the held ana inc
result will be considered that State as test Of puoc SEN
tnlcnt.
If the secession candidates elected by aggregate
majority Of The Stale the Convention VIII LOOK
upon the result the voice ui the State IN favor OF
secession of South Carolina from the Unon and II 10 pre-
suned will! act accordingly If the cooperation Candidates
are elected il will he considered and rightly TOO as Inc WI"
Of the State in favor Of coopcrGon-alas SUBMISSION as
there other Southern State to cooperate with IN cceS-
SION or any mode of resistance to the COMPROMISE
measures all II them having decided in favor OF SUBMISSION
the term co operation is nsnomer. II cooperation
rnnhs then submission trinnps for it will be the deci-
sion n Snnh Carolina that she will submit I" the past
aggressious Q: the Federal Government.
This is plain Of The case. We nave uniformly
oecn i'm favor the coopcationists and now that the qnes
ton of resistance submission hns been definitely se'ea
every where ec we would II IN oouIh 1aloha-"
submission. :,
II would be impolic-ruinous and suicidal for Sohth
Carolina TO sccedc alone and try the costly and peous ex
pertinent of separate nationality. Even il graclousy al,
lowed secec peaccaby, which is not probable she would
be the victim the hostile legislation oil the Federal Govern
nent and overwhelmed by the cmbarrassnens II would
entail upon her That her people sagacious and wise
enough to and know this have never doubted and
several times expressed ourselves to that elect we nave
undertaken argue the question with view 10 influence
public opinion in that State There has been no need OF TO-
reign among the people that State to aid them 10
that conclusion.
This matter being settled it doubtless vii! be next week.
against secession il will become the people OF SCUM caro-
lima 10 prepare fight the demon of abolition aggression IN
The Union instead Of of it, and for this purpose coopc-
ration with sister Southern States will be legitimate
subject for considerations That aggcssons are 10 be made
step by STEP surely and steadily there can be no doubt Inc
question for the South will be- how shall they be met or
shall they be submitted under the euphoneous title OF an
other Compromise! 80,
The next the question it to be hoPed Inc
South will present herself in the dgncd and respectable att
tude of united resistance In the contest that IS now virtual
past gone has by her distractions rendered her
self object the derison Of her opponents ana mas en-
couraged the hopes she will oil better in the
next sectional struggle.
ADMIRABLE APPOINTMENT.