Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-08-17
From the Liverpool Times.
American Presidential Question.

The last intelligence from the United States,
brings tidings of two important tacts-hrst, that
the Democratic candidate, Gen. Pierce, a name
unknown to European fame, had pronounced
funeral oration over the ashes of Henry Clay
and, secondly, that the Wings Of the Union,
diS~,lsted with the nomination of Gen. Scott, had
determined unttttcrcd by the nomination at Bal
timore, to start as 4 candidate for the Presidency
the brilliant and accomplished Daniel Webster.
These are very important results and those who
read the great volume of human nature, as it
passes under their eyes, cannot fail to be struck
with the extraordinary anomalies which such in
cidcnts present.
As regards England, public sympathy, it is
needless to say, is enlisted on the side of the
Democratic candidate Not that Gen. Pierce is
considered the better man. Far otherwise. lie
is merely accepted as the nominee of that great
party in the Union who desire to push the prin-
ciplc of Free trade to its utmost limits.to afford
Justice to every class, and to give to the great
Saxon community on the western shores OF tho
Atlantic the same benefits resulting from untet-
tered commerce which the people Of England
during the last few years have enjoyed. Look
inc at the position of the two countries, it is
marvellous that anything in the shape of Il Pro-
tcctionist can be found to exist in America.
With England the case is far different. Here
we have privileged class, the aristocracy, who
for centuries have made the laws, and framed
them so cIcvcrlY and so cunningly, that they
have escaped their fair share of the burthcns
which all other classes have been compelled to
contribute to the State. In making the food Of
the people atifcally DEAR no mistake can be
entertained as to the selfish policy which dicta-
ted such Il course. This protection raised the
rent roll of the owner of the soil, and the people
were dcnuded of their fair share of Il primary ne
ccssary of life in order that the farmer, the Icr
of the earth, might he enabled to pay greater
rent to his landlord. The motive was apparent
plain as pike staff. No intellect however
humble, could be deceived as to the cause. Sir
Robert Peel swept away the extortion and the
nE,my. Sir Robert Peel was the friend of the
aristocracy; wished them well, desired to see
their privileges extcnlcd to the crack of doom,
but felt in his love for the order to which he be-
longed, that the surcst way Of pcrpetuating their
privileges, was to denude them Of all that was
unjust, harsh, and tyrannical. He attempted
this, and he succeeded. Since his death IN et
fort has been made by the aristocracy to reverse
his policy, and the recent elections show with
what effect. The justice of his policy has been
endorsed by the approval of his admring coun-
trymcn, and the nobIeman who succeeded to
power as the opponent of his principles, will,
when the new Parliament meets, receive, rs he de-
serves, the Judgment of political extinction.
Let lis turn for moment to the American
Wigs They are the Protcctlorists OF the Un-
ion. But what have they to protect, as the
phrase is understood in England! They abound
in the great cities on the sea board, are engaged
in commerce, aud live for the most part by that
interchange Of commodities which is the very
soul of trade 1t has been held, and We believe
correctly, that trade or profession which can,
not protect itselC-which lives at the expense OF
the rest of the community, is an incubus on the
industry of the whole people We can under,
stand why certain classes in Pennsylvania and
New England, which cannot hold their ground
against the manufactured products OF Great
Britain, should Glamour for protection; but we