The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-07-11

toaMr. Van Buren, and the leading mea-
sures of the administration I'VE find that
Col. H. only "prefers him to Gen. Harri-
son" and is unwilling to pledge himself "to
ana indiscrlminate support of his admins
tration." As Sub-7reasury man how
should you decide?
Upon the score of friendship. you are
also bound to prefer Col. R. Since you
have assured us that you have long enjoyed
his "con6dence (D and fiendship-con-
cede to him "high character" duly ap-
preciate his many excellent qualities and
personal worth'-entertain for him the
"highest personal respect" and "would be
prepared for more than quiet ocquies-
ce,ace in his nomination could you permit
the kind relations Of old acquaintance and
the sentiments Of esteem and consdera-
tion which it inspired to influence your
course in the selection of a person for this
high office" Unless Col. H. has saved your
life four times, and is in a habit Of ex-
planning away your inconsistencies, you
can scarcely entertain for him kinder feel
ings or be inclined to speak of him in
more complimentary terms.
You are also stopped from the agu-
ment that Col. H. is a Nulli6er and should
therefore be preferred, since you admit
that "the organization of old parties no
longer exists in the States" that "the lines
of separation have been obliterated, and
both" Union men and Nullifers) care
harmoniously united in the patriotic effort
of serving the State"-that "to carry, out
the compromise which was happily effec-
ted in the session of 1884, ALL public Offices
should be open and acceptable to each par
ty" and that the present state of public
opinion and "tlte true interest Of the State"
would render "the elevation of a gentle
man from the ra,ahs Of the Union party to
the office of Governor" "liberal, ,0ise, pru-
dent and mqgnanimous." TO be consis-
tent you must think that the election of
COL Hammond would be illiberal, ua,cise,
imprudent and contemplate! How then
can you support him? am sure that you
will not act in manner which euen you
yourself would have TO characterize as
unwise, imprudent and contemp-
tible.
You feel, you say, that you can "main-
tain the relations of private friendship and
social intercourse with old and cherished
such as Col Preston, with
out the slightest abatement of devotion to
your political creed, or the least compro-
mise of public duty" / am either de-
,eived as to your political creed, or you are,
IN supposing that your devotion to Col.
Preston does not interfere with the dis
charge of the duties which you owe to
your party. Do you consider it not the
slightest abatement of devotioa to your po-
itical creed, or the least compromise of
your public duty" to be made, by Col.
Preston, or his friends in Washington, the
means of circulating, in this District, all
he abuse and billingsgate which Harrison
Wings may choose to heap upon our party,
Mr.. Calhoun, or even our own Represen-
ative? Devotion is strong word, and yet
you deny even the "sligMest abatement"
If it. Do you considerit not the slightest
lbatement of derotion to your political
creed, or the least compromise of public
luty" to assert that South Carolina is in
he leading strings Of Mr.. Calhoun" when
with Bank men, upon the SUBJ
ect of the Sub-Treasury? You may have
,een convinced by Mr.. Calhoun's argu-
nents, that the b-Treasury is "the
,reat measure of deliverance and liberty
o the South" You may be convinced
hat we should prefer Mr.. Van Buren to
5en. Harrison, and that "the true inte-
'ests of the State renders the elevation of
gentleman from the ranks of the Union
oarty, liberal, ,Oise, prudent and magma
aimouS;" but the relations of private friend
hip and social intercourse with old and
acquaintance, such as Col. Pres
on" have, l fear, caused slight "abate-
nent Of deuotion to your political creed"
md small, a Gerry small compromise Of
public duty. SUB-TREASURY.
Public Sentimcnt.-We are informed
hat at meeting last Saturday, sixteen
niles below the Village, where there were
bout two hundred citizens present, the
,conIe were almost unanimous for the pre-.