The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-12-10

me sea- u uOvetufUeut1 aNu kbdt q Suttds5t
bic house be erected for his accommoda-
lion. This is almost the only Slate in.I
The Union, where o mansion.s .scorrsspond-,, |,
ing with The dignity Of The Office. is mi T
for the residence Of The Chief |
Magistrate. and where that officer issnSt !
required 10 reside permanently as the |:
scat Of Government.
Ii, practice, the Chief Executive Depart
mon, Of this State il. now either The pri-.
ya.e residence Of the Governor. ,,fseH in5
one extremity of The STATE, or 4 sort Of
head quarters. In his s,asc Of
ll.ings, The people are exposed 10 great in4
convenience, and the unfortunate often
lail 10 receive Tie bencfi which they
would otherwise derive frarn Its exercise
of ii1c pcrnsaiivc sf mercy. by the diff 4
culfy oil ascer,aining or of rcseEing The
li;asc q he residence for the time being.
a,so suggest as . mcasusc:a :af obrious
tic repeal or modiassion af
OF ihr Gonsiitniion, which Icn-s
ders Tic ciirf Magistrate ineligible, for
four. years, after. serving one term. As
he Is almost entirely destitute Of patron.
age of any Kind, there is no conceivable
reason Why tho people should impose
Ills Jealous restriction npon themseives,
BY uhieh il mnst frequently happen that
they will be deprived Of services which
ts.cy would be very anxious 70 retain, %
the serious de,fincnt Of the public SER
vice. As the CONSTITUTIONS noa stands, no,
system of policy, depending upon the
Chief Magistrate and reqliting g series of
ycars for lis execution. can be successfully
accomplished. - IS sIs
1 have received from the Governors Of
seyeral of our confederate States, fssolu:.
:ions on iie subject Of The prccntdinss of
certain sboliipn cocieties organized il,
The non-slsvc-halding States, and now
lay these resolutions before yor, in com-
plianrc with The request By which they
were accompanied. Most. of ,ic,f, rs
you viii perceive, arc Tram the Legisla-
lures OF slare-hoIpins States. a.iii are
characterized by q pat, iosie spirit. an en-.
lightened comprehension Of our common
rights, and d firm dcicrnidaiion 10 aelend
ihttn, worthy Of The high sourecx uheheel
they etnsnate.
j am constrained keusrcr, 10 express
my sincere regret. that natw Outstanding
The solemn appca: By South Carolina and
other slaye.hoiline ssssaies, 10 the Slatcs
In which those abolition Societies were
formed, invoking them 60 interposc slisir
rossrE for ihes parf,s,se cf sup.
prsssing scdiiiors rsaelinsdars against
our pcace and safely, wl,irh wrtc opeaiy
carried on under The prnsesti1a of their
Iaws and soscrtieu Jurisdiction bn. three
.nf these States hart even cpndescenafd
10 aolses this appeal. and ma aac Of ihraa.||
has taken any slept ,GwarTs sarfsesstng
the injurious practices Of which wr SO
Justly complained.
Considering tho fra,eraa, Spirit. in
which our application vase orceircss, and
the respectful language IN which II uas
expressed. ] cnnnoi hni regard The entire |
Neglect Hi.,, which. Il he's heen thus eencr.
oliy treated. as i silent Bat significant i,i- ]
d;casion OF iho a!rmins state of public
opinion which rireaay prevails, amongst
tho grea. body Of The people il Tic non.
slayc. holding Statcs. snil solemn sdtno:.|
ni,ioa TO tic Stare: :ho!ifsag ssatcs Ia guard
thcirinsIiiutions with sleeplcss vigilance.
and Sc ), all titdes prspafe,I io defend
them, ,by al The means which Tho en1cfs
seiisy ss may aeina; AID. After what hsgf &C.
cured, II win NOT cot6pors with the digni.t
" Of Southc Caroline, I'D q Soseseisnl
State dcerly aegrieved BY Tie practices
10 which have rcfrre:., 10 hold any fur.
,hcr correspondence en- ,lc snbjce,. with
those States that hive treated our eom-
plsinis With This *sotsl neglect and silcntt
indifffence. ( y & f7s esss
Its now Tine tia, tiscussion sllnui,i /
cease. The arguHan, is exhausted, = { {
and though may no, bc called uFontto |
"-s,snd by otr arm, - wc shou!,ibc prcsl
pared TO- adopt efficient and decisive lncs-
sufe. for aur own sceatity. ss snrn as IL
shah be- ascef.aincJ sihat the coinb.nsG, /:
guarantees o. international law and Of ouri
constitutional compact Of Union, aro h. I
sufficient 10 restrain the fcrocious spirit af
lanasieal interference, which is now wag-.
ipa,war against our institutions. Il is no
longer TO be endured that the federal CON. !,
pact. which should DO covenant of
c,cruni peace among the States, and a /
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