The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-08-09
THE DANGER An OUR DOORS.

We have chroniced the Free Soil move
nents hitherto in many Northern States, and
espariated upon their number, and the feeling
which they indicated among our, Northern
brethren; hut we regret 10 record o-daya move
ment. which shows how fast the danger is stri.
ding towards our very hearth stones. The Bal.
timore papers give an account Of a Free Soil
meeting held in that city, which passed the fol.
lowing among other Resolutions: -.
Resolved, That we cordially approve Of the
Convention ofihe friends Of Free Soil, which
has hpen called 10 meet at Buffalo on the 9h
day OF August nex,,--recognizing, az we DO
therein, good faith ofpurpose TO the vested
rights of existing States, while it protlaims an
unyiedng hostility TO the further extension, Of
the evils Of the institution for whose protection
within the State, those vested rights were %.
cured.
Resolved, That we deem It expedent to send
eiuht Delegates to said Convention in the per.
sons Of &c nlpmrn, who will faithfully represent
our wishes therein, and thai this meeting pro.
ceed to select them forthwith, and thai they
have power to fill vacancies and appoint substi'
tulcs.
Resolved. That we recommend 10 The friends
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and in other Southern States, TO appoint Dele.
gates to the Buffalo Convention; but, il meetings
ranno, be got up in time, then to attend - in'
dvduals. .... .-ey... J..
Resolved. That, while we hesitate to tram.
mel cur Delegates with anything like "instruc.
rions,' having confidence in their integrity as
representatives of our wishes, we deem il prop
.rfor their general guidance, as well as clearer
apprehension on the part OF the community, tn
declare The following to be the principles which
It would he our pleasure TO see carried out IN
the results of the Convention. .. .,5.3 az,
l. No interference by Congress with slave
ry within the existing States Of The Confedera'
cy. ~ 81
Q. No slavery to be permitted in any Terri
tory now free, or that may hereafter he annex
ed to the Union by the National Government!
8. No slave Territories to be organized. -.
Resolved, That we are opposed to the. pro.
oosed "CornpromiSc." believing that, while O.
pcning the door for the introduction ot slavery
into territories now free, il would also open the
door to litigation and strife among the future
inhabitants thereof to the ruin Of their peace
and prosperity. Should anything but law. OF
positive prohibition be passed, we should feel 1t
to be our duty to labor for its repeal. 80
The meeting is represented as having bcen
respectable, both for the numbers and charac.
ter ofthose composing it, and appointed eight
citizens of Baltimore to sit in the Buffalo Con-
ven,iun. Is not this warning not to be disre'
gardrd by any sane man in the South' Does It
not show how deep rooted and powerful is the
sentiment invoked to crush us, when even in
a slave State such demonstrations are openly
made1 We soemnly call the attention m q Ct OUT g.
, people 10 the rapid and dangerous spresd g th''
new issue. far more inportan, now than any be.
, Gre the American people, and which the recent
rejection of the proposed compromise render
! ,,ill more omnions aid threatening. We can
no, "6,ldle while Rome Is burning" s.a,,..j
. '"' Columbia 1s1sVTA