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pie, ,ba, on constitutional matters there could

censured, it is. that he did not veto the Oregon
compromise bill. His excuse was, Tor signing
it, tha that territory wanted a government; but
military government, under democratic ad.
minisration, would have been better than ci.
vii government. the first acts of which would be
performed by whig representatives. In respect
to the position of South Carolina. the speaker
said she was attached to the Union as any other
State; but she was attached to It as our fathers
famed it. She will sustain position of equal.
i,y in the Union, and will 20 to the death to sus.
tain it. But, if the spirit of abolitionism is TO
prevail, South Carolina will say to the State of
New York, "Let you and have no more to do
with this Unon-it is not the Union of the re.
volution, bu; the Union of those who are en-"
deavoring. from personal motives, like Nero of
old, to fiddle while Rome is burning" South
Carolina fought nobly for Martin Van Buren,,
the Northern man with Southern feelings; but
what has she got by way of gratitude? But he
will be consigned to his political grave, and his
SOU, John Van Buren,, will write his epita PHI
He (Mr. N.Y. had but little faith in public men,
who would he found capable Of selling their
country for mess of potage. (Cheers.) He
would ask, who had General Taylor associated
with him as Vice President (Hear.) Millard
Fillmore. But he would refer TO the letter he
wrote to one Mr.. Allison. Cheers They
saw nothing in that letter that could protect
them from the old abu .es of the whig party;
nothing that could protect them from having a
National Bank; nothing to prevent their having
such Tariff as would elevate the rich upon the
shoulders of the poor; nothing in relation to in
ternal improvements, and harbor improvements,
that was not purely and essentially whig.
(Hear,) He would ask the wings, did they
mean to set a man Of straw for the Presidency,
who dld not belong to the wings. and yet, 1t he
were elected Tomorrow, he would have his ca
binet composed of wings! (Cbeers, and cries
Of s,hat's it.") Would they then put such a man
in the chairl (No.) Would they also put such
a man as Fillmore to fill the Vice Presidents
chair! mo, no.) If they did, would they have
pa,riotism,and magnauimity, and Independence!
mo, no.) Would they place Martin Van Buren,
in the Presidential chair, because he wished Inc
negro population white. washed! daughter
and cries of no, no.) Ifthey believe that Mar
tin Van Buren,, or his son, care one f1g lor The
negro population, they arc mistaken. The true
state Of the matter was this,-Martin Van bu'
rem was endeayoring to erect platform for his
son, or to put down the Southern States.
(Cheers.) That was the true state OF the qnes'
ton. He would ask them, were they willing
that such slate Of things should he brought
about so that every nigger could ride over their
backs? (No, no, and vehement cheerIng.) lhat
was glorious response. He would carry home
to his friends, in South Carolina, that response.
(Renewed cheers.) Yes, they would receive
it wi,h-(Here some foolish aboionlst' IN the
crowd made an effort to interrupt the speaker,
and was soon thrust out the doors, causing al
the same time, some confusion, after which The
speaker resumed.) South Carolina would hrm.
ly support Cass and Butler. (rhree cheers Tor
South Carolina.) 1t would 60 heart and soul
for cass and Butler, and both New York and
souvysSo ''O"ra - s~>,ai Dor TO-
riag.) Charet,on may have few that would
90 Tor Taylor but the State would go,he pledSed
himself, Tor Cass and Butler. (ltnmense chee.
ring.) They believed that Cass and Butler
were honest politicians. 1t was said in the
South, that General Tay lor was Shareholder.
but he did not say what he was, and they in the
South did not want to have any thing to do with
a man, who was afraid to speak, (applause,) or
tell them what he was. (Cheering) He did
not wish to interfere with their local nomlna.
tions for Slate officers, but the reputation OF eS'
Chancellor Walworth, and Mr.. Charles O'Con.
nor, required nothing in recommendation from
him. (Vociferous and prolonged cheering -
He would leave them therefore, to themselves.
(Cheers.) He wou in conclusion, pledge South
Carolina in favor of the Cass and Butler ticket.
The speaker concluded amid much applause.
ArrRocrous MCRDER.-We are called upon
to chronicle one of the most heart rending and
Tsoul:sickening occurrences that falls to the tot
of US frail mor,als. Major Adam S. Camp, OF
our village, was killed on Thursday evening
last, by man named Joseph Glenn, and under
the following circumstances, so far as we can
obtain them Glenn had been, and was at the
time of the murder, in the employ OF Major
Camp, as Overseer on his farm, some seven
miles south of Spartanburg Court House, near
the Glenn Springs road. Major Camp with
his wife and daughter had been spending some
time at the Springs, and were on their way
home in company with several ladies of our
village, and his brother Mr.. VIM. Camp, and
family. When the company arrived near the
tarn,, Major Camp requested them to wait as he
desired to ride over to his place to give some
directions to his negroes, which he did by get.
ting on his wiie's horse and side saddle. When
he arrived al or near the house of his OVersecr
he stopped, and whilst giving some directions
to his old negro man, at the same time sitting
on his horse, was shot in the upper part of the
breast, with two balls, from rifle n the hands
Of said Joseph Glenn, who had concealed him.
self in crib some thirty yards distant, for the
diabolical purpose. Major Camp fell dead in
moment, and as the old negro man started to
inform the company hard by of what was DONE
Glenn fred musket with l6 buck shot at him,
though without effect.
So soon as the distressing circumstances took
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