The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-03-12
Political.
From the cha,lc,,on Mercury.

From, the Charleston Mercury
MIR. Pinckney in moving his Resolution
,dcr,cd tho course nf aur wise forefaihcrs
in a parallel, ot more properly. IN 40 idcn-
! ,ical case.
or i.,.sc proceedings. Nr. Webster i"
/ Tie ytcs, drbs,e Of 1890. presented 8"
accurate a statement. that shuIl nse II,
instead of nGcrin. summary nf ms own.
"Slar.rv. says Mr.. Weh,,er.' has sI.
r,ys bee, regarded .s a matter "f d"mrs-
| tic r,!ic,3lcft with the S,u,cs themselves.
aul ui,l, w..ie:, the Federal G"rrrnmen.
has nothing tn ''o-reriaiaiy I an. and
,rsr hare bean Of this epia'on."
"A, The rrry frs, congress ro;i,i"n.
an Ills subject wrrc presented from d!f.
hreaf States. The Pennsylvania S"cici.
TOR rrom",ins The abolition al slavery.
,e.L .ie.,l. .-..i -L:L~LAfose CouarcAs n
mc.n":isI. proving Congress to promote
! the shnli.i"n by suci, powers as il posses
isc,. This memorial was rcforred, in ,hr
House o! Representatives to q aieet eosa-
,miifre--eousi.,ing of
Mr.. Foster. of New Hamps4irc.
Nr. Grrrs. Of Massachusetts,.
Ns t!at,.,on, OF fCanneetieri.
AIR. Lsxrrnce. af Nrw York.
Mr.. siunick .on, "f New Jersey.
AIR Hartley, Of Prnosyisania-and :
sIs. T-saer. Of 6irsisiA-
"Aii af them. a. you VII obsertc,
Northern mrr. but the last.
.This Committee made RrPoH which
was made In express three distinct rs".
pn.;,i"n. an tic subject "f slavery anal
the slave trade.
Firs.-ia The words Of the Constitution
,ha, Cnns.cs. cs'sid nottpr:"s to 1908 pro.
/. iuhi. the mig ration or importation NJ suel'
PERSONS ns ary of the S.n,cs then existing
should .l,inl. proper to udmil.
Scc"nd-.Ii'hal C"nerrss had au,h"ri'y
10 rr.,rain the citizen. of .hr United
States. from carrying on The African
slave Trade. for the purr"sc Of sup
:rs,iag foreign caua,rirs. On shis proro'
! si,i.,n. omr laws agsiasi lh"sc who zen
gage in the, traffic arc founded.
I The third prop p,si,tan. and tha. which
bears on lhe rrrsens question. was ex
rrc..-.l in Tie following ,rrm>.
R~,o,.ed. That Consrrss hnrt n" cg'Ao
r:'y 10 in,erf,re IN tie rHn~e;p":io" Of .S'ae''
~: or in Eae treatsstat ~ fht" IN @"y n III
!saiss, il remsiuins with The ,,rrra'
States r!onc Ia pr", iiv rules and rfs"la
lions therein. which humanity and lrus
policy NAV require.
This Resolution received ,he sanctiOr
"f the II ,a... nf Representatives. SO earl!
H., Marth 1890. And not only werc til.
,S,..,, Committee who rcpor.ed The rrso
+, h.,inu. ui.h a single exception, al! Nor
.hrrn n.cn. hu, n( the members then com
p,sin. ,ac House Of Representatives. Z
Mrge majorify-l hs'icvr. nrariyt two thirds
we're Mariner" rn"n als".
Sncl, was HE course Of the saecs wht
formed our frs, C"ngrrss. many o( whon
wrrr trainers Of The Constitutions. aaI ali
.f whom understood It's principles AMI ia
history; al ,his innc. an rpnch hen pc
! .i;;c.i cxci,cr,cn, war inlrn'--and cpG;
hi. .uhjer, sppr' hcns:"ns were we'll i'a"
d-I. S"cicIi-s h"I slrrUdy hcch furrc'
' in Ma,vland. and Pcnns! i'ania. ,h" Pres:
wa. aiding ,hc attempt. and the f'onei
Revolution y as extending more pcrni
zion. i.tlrrnrr. "n ,hi~ interest uf li,.
] Sou.l,, ,hun The Briti.h l'nrlian,en, c; pre-
seh,, re. ,!m n.eaxltes nbovr addncr,i arc
! hos. ,shieh lh- sagcs "( l7t0. ,lc.ns,
/ he course of prudence mud Of duty. lh,
.a,nc cnursc puw adrocaicd by Nj. Pinek
| nry.
We ir.i,c the attention of ci.zcns. to
the following remarks Of Nj Made ~
an the prort;ci, o1 the reference on 'aa'
'occ1s.vn.