The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-04-09
From the Ca-o!ina Waichman.
MIR PlSCkNEY.

has been done 10 this GcE!Icinau, and WEH
ilin 10 MANY o! our slsnnchsst Wings, by
ih.. course which several Of our strongest
Wing presses have seen proper tn pursue 10
wa;si; him, Oh account Of Resol"'pa
which hr proposed in Congress in relation TO
at,Ii.ion petitions Connnn charity for hr
failing. OF our nature, in the absence of all
propf OF impure motives. ough, 10 have
sh,cidcd him iso,n the Inense reflections
.sh,ch hav. iaiIcn ar,on hIs name IN one rom-
mon focus rem - 'n any sar'coeS:--a dece't
consciousness of 'hc,s osn honest tsiiaois:ty.
mr, as they were by such = Tremendous ma
iorny in Congress, ought I" haze made oar
c.rlnin,ers pause, sn'! ask themselves whe-
iaer aitcr all, MS cosfsc might noi hasc been
the nos, wi@ and prudent rncy rernai us
o, the worthy .suror, who Ind s.aosl Out all
niahi and prevented a rcsd,ci-on cn'ering
Cour. mex, n,prn,u.. the Judge asked u
there Was no, no prs-,eili:y Of the 1n'y's
as:cr'nsl Ms, ii please yoir honor replied
na. f.,cud, II dn not ,hus there is--sot
there are eleven Of the mot obainai" ''cn
upon tbs jlsY that ever wcrc shu; uP tose-
thcr u. box
We do moi hc';cvc ttss Congress has any
power 10 abolish si:scsy in IN" Dis'ric, o!
Columbia; nor DO wc coa:lu!e from the Re
solutions ca,npiaincd ot. ,aa, Mr.. Piackacy
is ,f that op,niop: Nc b:s o'if friends oeiore
,hcy lash d, n,scnc> in,o greater fury. 10
exarninc i,tic more s,ric,iv the pr VISIONS
Of ;'i- Resolution. Cdnsrfss possesses no
Constitutional dattar;ty 10 in'rrtrr. in any
sray ar:,a the ind;.uii,n II Marcy in any
Of tic States of th's Confe!irney, and taai
Co,grrs, essh no. TO infrrfs-r. IN oey ray.
as.iL .Sar,-y "a the D:a,ia OF Coiant'o.
bscaasr IL f'arurit Be II pioiasi,a 81 TIE patLe
fai,a, mnarisr, iapoG'ie naa dangerous to ihe
Ia.1n." Who would wish n a,orc sirong-
pcrcrnp,ory, decided declaration Of our rights!
And unlrns M.. Caihoun s. Go. wished u,
siesnr iie prcsenI Congress. tbs, no future
Congress should ever ;otsch i:ir sutjH',i--we
csn..n, acc wna, '.,ey wanted. That
woul.: ic rioi.l,un Of paihe fa;th" to in:er-
E.rc anh S!srcr; IN tho ihar'cs of Columb''.
When par,l.s c-.'cf ,n'o written Covenant.
their s.A.d i.n:, u psrdss'd for ,s ,c'for.naucc.
no, o,,'y cor mhat I, written on the face Of
the paper, hu. c,.ty thing ,ha, rs fairly M
Lrabic bic--cnn>,,!rr,"s !hr o.jvra ~ 'ie" t'c
sutlec, matter Of The bargain and The rrla.
ton Of the several psrt,cs; this in!csrni'al
p,t, II contract Is called lis Earirr. To
t..sfgm The words Of a con,Iacl ~ such
manner as TO esade It's equity. hss. m cisl-
lrzrd coun,Ges, been c,st ioaGcd upon as
base and dishontr .tac, and the approPr,a-
TT aud pr1n!iw void 10 signtiy this. Is q
"smaa,r.,, q, faith" All the pubic taiis
that would have existed bc,wcrn these states
a- separate u,,tons. Is rmissiied aud 'ucladcd
in a WRITTEN DGEn-1'RE CONSTITUTION
10 speak oi ss,iatio0 Of the Constitution
a,mpIy, wo, III moi &c near - strong ~ to
speak .! the ,.olaiin OF public IA, h--she
first d.Ss ,ro. ncots,,rtl, imply bad nsolire:
we have 40 dvuL, IL has often bc-n violated
si,h the rcty b.s, motives.
Eut To speak ti The violation of faith.
either publ" NJ private. necessarily r,srs
,ae idea II fraud aud dishonesty. II seems
to us ,hcrri"re. thu. tic phrasenlosr Of
this Resolulioac could 40. we'll be strength
encd: and if We were uot acquainted will,
the straight forward and understanding
character Of Mr. Pincknry, we might
have though, .hat this Resolution had
been worded in this peculiar manner. with
a srcmine snli.'c,ls, in order to ob!r.n by
The sn,Isgctn letter Of more strength
Tor Sou,hrrn rights. We are we'll sn.i,.
fed with the dcclpra;:on-i, is irium.
phanl vindiratinn Of Southern rights ii,
is o recorded admission, ihat Congress
csnno, interfere III .his mailer without ac-
ting frruiu!cn:ly and 'lccei,fuIl,: should it
ever br done. !. pu,. the non. n.slavcholaing
majority without excuse; We would only
have to poini 10 this Resolution, in such
an cxigcucv, aud say to them. y'u have
aclru I'm bad iai,t.-vou have deceived US,