The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-12-27

in her sovereign will to withdraw from 70
the confederacy, we know OF no principle o
ethics, to prevent her doing so. 1t is for her
and her alone, to Judge the exigency. It is fol
her alone to Judge whether rights have been vio
lated, and whether her interests dictate with
drawal. When, therefore, a paper, and thai
Too Southern paper, speaks coolly of making
war upon a Slate, by the rest of the Union, be
cause she chose to secede, it violates a just
moral sense. and advoraes.,a policy as remorse.
less and unjusiifable as the partition of Poland
< by Russia, Austria and Prussia.
The Whig party ofthe South were once the
peculiar champions ofthe rights Of the States.
u rejoiced once in the maine OF the State
Rights party. Que ofits cardinal doctrines was
the right Of State interposion. The right of
State secession was never question in dispute
in the South. II was universally admitted.
We ask the Whig press Of the South, is it de-
MED now? We ask it ofthe papers that copy
wth appreciation the article of the Richmond
Wing.
If South Carolina saw proper 10 secede, she
would do SD in grave deliberation, and from a
conviction that she could not remain in The Uni
on without suffering injustice and di<honor.
.Ef Numbers could not overawe her. if she were
panoplied in consciousness of the justice of
her cause.
-. But it is not true that lille State of this
such a position. We can conceive of no such
case Of gross injustice and outrage which would
not also carry other States along with her. But
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10 take such step, she would find in this coun-
try, independent Of all foreign, aid the sympa.
thy of manly hearts, and the protection Of brave
hands to defend her.
The right of secession will never be yielded
by large and influential party in this country
1t will never be exercised by any State without
stringent reasons of policy and self protection.
But if ever exercised, it will he formidable |
movement, and one which cannot he nut down |
by all the fleets and armies that the Federal
Government could array.
CONSTITUTIONAL QrEsrroS.-On Nun lay
night, question of Constitutional Law was
raised ia the Senate which gave ,ise 10 mucl,
discussion, as it involved priuciIL. of some
importance. The p"in, grew OH, ofthe Report
Of the Committee on privileges an Elections,
touching the protest against the election otthe
sitting memlrr for St. James Goose Creek.
I'm the investigation before the Co,mmit,ep, il
appeared that one of the voters had voted for
Representatives. at The same genera election in
an adjoining Parish, and for Senator in ST.
James.
This was contcndrd on the one hand. to be
against the letter and spirit of the Con>ii;uli.
while on the other it was submitted that lhp
property qualification gave the owner the right
10 vote in as many Parishes or districts in
which be- held the necessary Real Estate, Us he
could reach. The proposition gave rise to I
much debate. 4
Mr.. DEIREvILLE con,ending for the right, c
and Messrs. Mo<ns and HANNA denying it.. !
The Senate decided tha, the vote was bad J
one, and ruled that the citizens at one general a
election, could vote in but one election District J
or Parish. il
The decision is Of some importance, as i, q
may be regarded as u drclaratory construction c
of the Constitution. under the amendment of
lsoe.-ColHmtia I Telegraph. e
The SoUrH-How DOES SHE STAND Now 3
We have told our readers how it would bs in
Congress-, AMI the recent vote on :he subject OF la
he Territories have confirmed all that We pre-. y
lictrd. The readers of our Tri Weekly of Ii
Saturday last having seen the vote on the reso 2
uiion of Mr.. F"oic, of Ohio. That, they will
emember, instructed the Committee on terri. pa
n,ies TO report a Hill embodying the principles p!
+ the Wamot Proriso. 1t war passed by a W
ote Of lO7 to 80. IN
Does not this show the Snulh the necessity ce
FEELING and acring as one man! Our people
re fear, are asleep. Let them arouse in their er
Ill strength, and present to the Nnrlh united "
'ont. The Wilmot Proviso has been already to
assed to all int"n,s and purposes. We tell our tn
tadrrs now, that they have keen nothing yet
omrarpd to what they will see. They will ce
ct he conrinccil that our strains have not been
lns for noushi, defore The struggle is ooer. ra
Augasta Republic.
M From the Columbia Telegraph Dec 49,