The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-06-26
South Carolina and Mr.. Pierce.

1t is one of the remarkable signs of
the times that the nominatson of Mr..
PIERCE promises to be entirely accepta-
Bile to South Carolina. We think this
furnishes conclusive evidence that It
ought not to be acceptable to the rest of
the country. In our humble Judgment,
the political opinions of that State are
not those of majority of the American
people.
1t seems that Mr.. Dan; of South Ca
rolina, has been selected to lead off IN
the discussion Of Mr.PlERcE's claims in
the House of Representatives. Mr.. OER
is delighted with the opportunity. He
is convinced that the nomination "will
meet cheerful response and rordiai sup
port in South Carolina" He sees in it
Upright hopes ofpromise that the coun-
try will return to those wise and
patriotic republican doctrines which
dictated and controlled the admins
tration of the immortal JEFFERSON.
Rising in enthusiasm as he contem-
plates the republican features of his
candidate, Mr.. ORE excains, in pa
roxysm of excitement, "he is n repu5H-
can Of the stricteSt sect, md Ills ndmin-
1stratlom rW corer orer himself and
his party miM tie most brill4unt re-
noun md distinction."
The grounds upon which Mr.. ORR
rests his admiration of Mr.. PIERCE may
be very easily imagined BY those who
are acquainted with Mr.. plERcE's his
tory. Prominent among them is his
hostility to the improvement of harbors
and rivers, and to protective tariff.
Mr.. ORr says that, If the tariff of 1916
is disturbed at 0U, lit must be to RE-
rucE, not INCREASE, existing duties"
He AYERS that Mr.. PIERCE "bore no
humJIe pon in prostratng finally
that Stupendous system OF internal
improvements pro ected by Mr.. Adams
during his administration, when it
was proposed to dig canals over noun
famous roads to the moon, and light
houses to the skies, We wish Mr.. Orr
would point out when the remarkable
projects he mentions We're suggested
during Mr.. ADAMS's administration.
Meanwhile we would add in explana-
ton OF Mr.. ONa's statement, that Mr..
PIERCE not on y was opposed to inter-
nal improvements on the reasonable
scale which the WHlGs have approved,
and which SILAs WklGHr and Mr.. Buc-
HANAN approved; hut he also resisted by
his vote the river and harbor bills which
were promptly signed by General jack
son, and which were Of the same char-
acter with bills that had been passed
during the whole period Of history, and
stgncd by every PRESIDENT in succession.
Mr.. ORR not only concurs with Mr..
PIERCE in this decided hostility to the
improvements SO unfortunately de-
manded by the people OF the Great
West, but he relies upon this very hos
,ility as passport to the favor of the
'republican party" He is "grat,fed"
that attention has been called to Mr..
PIsRcE's position on this subject, and
hopes that all the partisan editors of
the opposition will re-echo the note.
We hope they WILL We are glad that
i: IS admitted that Mr.. PIERCE is recon-
mended to the ',rrpubIcan party" by
his ardent and memorable opposition to
Western improvements. We hope
that this point vii! be duly pressed
upon the Western Democracy by the
Western supporters of Mr.. PIERCE,
We are glad too that Mr.. PIERcE's
supporters are prepared to admit his
hostility to the tariff of lS42, and TO
any tariff contemplating protection of
American manufactures. The war is
not to be waged under the banner Of
"PIERCE, KING, and the tariff of 1912"
South Carolina will not be a party to
the deception of Pennsylvania a second
time by this device. Mr. ORR takes
his ground like a man. He supports
Mr.. PIERCE. because he believes that
the duties fixed by the tariff OF 1916
ought to be "REnUCED, NOT lNCREAsED;"
and he believes that Mr. PIERCE, is of the
same opinion He has faith moreover
in Mr.. PIERCE because the people of no
State, not even Of South Carolina, have
manifested a more decide hostility TO
protective tariff than the people of
New Hampshire. Republic.
NJ. f. CONFER ENcE.-Th Methodist
Episcopal General Conference adjourn
ed June |, after a session of n days, to
,.,nt t., i -, N.., 1SSc