The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-03-28

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:, :. and thus % forcc themselves and
her objects into The notice. and undcf inc
consideration of a thinking. speaking, ana
wri,iug age, may tall short OF their a'm;
Ths;r suec Z asa will best be secured, and,
,ha;, ends best answered, IL they can but
- . e.- mess themselves and their objects
n,on ~ lie notice of The country as 70 prae
,ipce excitement, awaken resentment, or
.,;,i,s abuse. Uuder tho silence OF con.l
tempt, or under ihe Indignant rebukcs OF
the lovers Of order and s'nbie govern
raents, liey will dwin,ile down TO !heir
prnper and safe dimensions. II let alone
ther will sink into that insigniicaEce
which they merit; they viii sink uader
,hnsc rchukcs from the moral andintci'cc-
t.,,l forces Of our northern brethren which
ssom ,p await thcm. II they progress
,he I ha,t.e mus, be. will be, fought a' the
Nor,h. The good Of society, the safety
and happiness of every portion o, TINS
country, will bring about this result: Tor
II these crusaders against the rights and
;n,crcs,s Of tho slavc-hqldiag States, arc
5nermi,sed by nor,hcru portions of this
country 10 move on upon ::aaeir erra!ic and
frantic course. they viii produce seeh
throcs and convu!sions not only in the
souih, bg. in thc north, that the estsh',sn-
cd order or things will become unsettled
the reign Of Law and Of Liberty viii &C en-
daugered.
The South, sir, ought never TO discuss
il. for discussion will produce excitement;
ana degree az excitement will btget an.
.otI,cr: warm and animated southern cx'
eitemen, will. nay, must, Pradaco a cor.
rc.,ondinp northern excitement: each will
grow in chsyae.c: and in degree. until .
grand nor.hcra interest may stand oppo,s-:
ed to q grand southern interest. The
North. then, becomes aarayed against tho
S,uth. and the South against the North.
I will no, allow myself 10 inquire, undcr o
eoniunc,ure ike this, what will become OF
Ibis ous beloved and happy country! Gn.
der such circumstances, truly will ahe
hearts Of patriots srcmble for the ark Of
our political safely. The ground assumed
ia the resolutions Is not oniy.a broad ana
common ground, rToa which al may
safely unite, but is one broad and ample
enouyh Ia sustain ell the rights and inter.
cs;s Of the South. Under iho7compromi-
Sos OF the States which led to the fcrma.
,ion Of ,h;s Govcrnmen. aad 20 the ahop.
ton Of The constitution Of the United
States. we believe. however other gentle
men may differ from as. that Congress.
under il. has no power whatever to in'cr-
fore directly or indirectly with the slave
property Of the citizens within the District
MCuiuura,is, ,s< -ss>sA- -ihan-i inies.
f.fc with houses or land or any other tlc-
scrip,iou ofpropcrty. 1t cannot do this
otherwise ,hau Ia such wsy, and for such
hish aud neccssary purposes a. has been
clearly aud definitely expressed in the
constitution iiscie Property cannot DO
taken by The Government. from its eiiizons
-ws,s,vv, f.,s susi uurquatc compensation,
ant; ihen only for such important pnrpo-
SOS, AMI fos such absolute wants, as the
safety Of the country may require. Un-
der these compromises. In reference TO
tho property OF the sfavfholding States:
the consultation Of the United States was
adopted, uader these Understandings the
Government was formed. upon these. rs
their proncr tasis, rests the constitution
and Goycruncn,. T'hese, then, under lc-
si.imalc deductions Of reason. are the
spiri, and life Of the constitution mad Gov
ernmcu,; and under their broad banncr
ws tie people will protect and dcfcndanr
property and lives. should tLis sad alter
native evcr bc forced aFen, Us. When
Virginia aud Maryland .nadc cessioa Of
.hs ten mIlcs square, ui,hia The limits of|
this D;ssic, they nerer fas ''oncn. be.
iierei, i!,ss the original and inherens right
OF those States would or could be trans.
ferrcd to Congress, 50 iha; il could inter
fcro with tho rights Of property Of thris
citizens. who lived upon The snii. Neither
could Maryland or virginsa do any such
,ransfcrenec. The constitution af neither
s,atc gave any sue., power 30 ;pcir respee.
tive legislatures. Ifna such power resided
in the constitution, thea aay such attempt
10 exercise il on tho part OF the Legisla-
tures would .iiasc been gross usufpa-
lion Of power, never yielded BY the Pco-i
pic. Nothing bus an act Of the people inI
convention could have yielded that power,
which certainly was nerer granted under
those. State constitutions. Then il Is asi
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