The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-19
AsssurssnS RevuIsseW OF OpsnSea IN South
Caso ins-- The seecssaOMisSs all Csvod IN
On General fssepce

Asssurssng RsvulsseW OF OpsnSes IVA south
C.so in.-rhe seesssioaisss an C~ved IN
lfrom the charleston Mercury June ISL
IL has been iutimat.d that public meeting would
he called in Charleston this week, 10 rstify the
PRESIDENTIAL domination Of the late Baltimore Con-
ventien such meeting 1t seems to us, won,d DC
strangely incosgruous with the political proceedings
Of the State Tor the last three years. aud, so Tar rs
We can learn, IL prompted by no general feeling
of this community Ii is liable to some grave
objections, which We will state as oriehy as We
| can.
In the srs, pircr. &c could get no credit by it.
In the race OF glor6caiion, NC are already too late
| TO win any iaurels The free soeIs of New York
are a whole week ahead of and their proceedings
are spirited that We should be cert1eh co fall as
much behind them ~ enthusiasm in time No
Charleston orator could hope TO rival the brilliant
sISihie 81 John Van Buren,. passage Eom whose
speech We quote in another article. After the
community has rested In dumb quiet on the demo-
cratic n"min ,tions for days, il is simply absurd
20 a',einp, 10 aeeoy them into fit of rejoicing on
the el,Nerih.
Ia The second place. there is rot the slightest
onslcn for akiug such "a demonstration These ra-
theation meetings, everywhere else signify that the
PATTY isifyng do pledge themselves TO do faith-
ful eiecfioceig service for their against
he epfosirg party. That is their whole value.
bnt hat applicant on has that to usl What enemy
v ib,Tt ~ south Carolina to opposel We mean no
disAbgt u,cut ot The whigs-but il is certainly
eriS uiiceessniy. hat would be cruel. TO make
them ihs olj'cis Of attack And excepting these,
fkelp 10 10 opposition 60 the democratic candidates
W have u0t heard the fain,est whisper of a snspi-
eon that the state wonld vote for other than Pierce
aua kWg 1h.re Ril be- no other but the wing can
aiaatct " the h,id. and the wings cannot find u
titltt Nbich would he accepted la preference The
ats otjfci ihai eould possibly he gained by de.
iutlf ration suct considering. would be to
tiye Hide hit at notoricty to the individuals
Nhese aincs might bcprominently mentioned in the
III the thhd place. the democratic candidates do
rot represent our principles-and To make a sweep
az endors mcnt # them. might place in post
ZION Which We ourselves would very much dislike
when came 70 examine IT, For several years
We have treated the slavery question. by common
consent, hs greater than al other political issues
coiuhined and nlne-teatbs Of the people Of South
Carolina considered The Compromise measures so
bad that they justified dissolution Of the conede
racy itself Try the democratic candidates by this
standard Why, the utmost that is pretended in
favor OF Gen. Pierce j., that he is faithful sup
porter OF hose Compromise measures ADD the party
allow him 10 be nothing better. by coupling his no.
mpation with a solemn declaration in favor Of those
nets il does not add 10 his claims upon our favor
that while IL Congress he steadily voted for the re-
cepion II abolition petitions.
As for the Hon. Wm. r. King. published his
letter 10 Mr. Scott of Richmond, the her day. In
1t he makes merit Of having been ofthe first to
euui sci submission to the Compromise. Thus we
may take his word that he was voluntarily one Of
the foremost Of those blightiug influences that de-
pyivod South Carolina OF all hope of the aid Of her
sister states Tor The defence OF the cause OF the
south. ard Al length brought it 50 low that its
champions were tuin TO fill their bellies with the
husks or which the spoilsmens herds feeding.
Is u Tor this that to celebrate his nomination
as blessing and "A triumph
We write IN no spirit of hostility to the demo-
cratic nominees We have feeling that would
rionpt Us to do them injury. They are, both Of
them, men who have done honorable service to the
country. They are gentlemen. and in all the rea
ions Vt life deserve respect And IN regard to those
ovcrw helmig issues II recent origin. they
acceptable TO the South any tickle I'll q there
tie least hope the democratic party would bring
forward. Ii is not, therefore because they are
wolse than heir party that object 20 gloifica
'ion over Their nomination. but because they cannot
be the proper representatives OF their party without
occupying position which We cannot endorse.
less al the cost Of giving up all which have
earnestly defended for years past. Are prepared
10 write .ignominious dcluson = all the 20.
ica records Of the last three years, and then take
orr lace among the lowest of the menials that
AZ the hanquets Of the federal power upon the spells
of the States