The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-02
A Brief History OF Parties In south Carolina.

From the Charleston Mercury Nov PSI
Before the Presidential election Of 1850 the people Of
South Carolina may be said 10 have been Of but party
There n few wings Charleston and a few In the
Mountain district, but the overwhelming numbers in the
State OF the democratic party This election
stoned division in the democratic party portion Of this
party supported General Taylor for the Presidency
called themselves Taylor democrats, Democrats and
Taylor democrats constituted the parties South Carolina
when General Taylor elected TO the Presidency But
events soon after General ayors election produced
change Of parties in South Carolina The North up the
pretenson that all the territory acquired by the Mexican
should be exclusively theirs for colonization, and
that slavery should be excluded from all. This
stoned the rise Of what called the southern rights
party. party organization beginning, II remember
correctly Columbia supported by Southern rights
socatons spread the State The again seemed
TO be but Of partythe southern rights party. The
compromise, az i was called, was passed by Con.
gress. The southern rights party, identified With
the Southern rights associations, nearly unaui.
nous for resistance. They advocated SECESSION but ano
Their portion ~ the Southern rghtspary opposed To
this measure and they got up party organization, and
called u the cooperation party AZ the end Of the seces
sion controversy both parties died, all resistance
at an end, and those parties based dicren,
thods Of resistance The wings Of the United states.
stranded by events, that their old party lines
obleratcd To keep together party, they got up the
Know Nothing party. This party arose to the
dignity Of a party IN south Carolina only,
casoned antagonist party to arise In Charleston,
which called itself by the old Of the southern rights
party. Know Nothngsm was cxtinguished and abandon
ed and the Of the distinction OF parties this
expiring fhe parties expired with H. The late Presiden
tal election occasoned new organization Of parties
identity South Carolina with the national democratic party
and a sign or expcden To this end they determined
10 have the state represented the National Democratic
Convention for the nomination OF the President and Vice
President Of the United States. held in Cincinnati Thcy
accordingly attended this Convention and assumed the
Of national democrats and called by the gene
raj party uf the Union. All yield the matter OF
a convention. As practical issue, IL is dead
in South Carolina; but the party associations II
created, or aided to establish still live Those
who, although democrats, opposed TO such conven
tons because they thought that South Carolina ought not
10 be nationaizcd and that these conventions viola
Of the rights Of the States called themselves State
rights democrats Parties IN South Carolina are
therefore, the national and state rights democrats A
large number of people, even Of our legislators
may probably have analysed, IN their minds the
dton Of parties in South Carolina, taken their position
with respect them, but the lowering prospect &c affairs
at Washington, again TO awaken the bitter contest,
Thy some supposed 10 have been ended forevcr) which
has agaied tho Union for the last twen 1--WE years Nth
but little ntcrinson, every citizen to prepare for
the conflict and to place the State in condition TO meet
H. Tho institution Of slavery again To become the sub
ject Of furious Congressional agitation and the
TO support by the South grave matters for Southern
craftsmanship let every citizen ponder well.
sions arise to manifest his position where he will stand
Shall national or state rights democracy hold the mastery
In South Chronag The question will depend very much
upon party organization without ~ nothing be done
mo can he maintained. This country is ruled by
parties. Organization Is It's life.