The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-11-22
Union! Union!!


Union! Union!!
Wo arc again upon the watcl,.lowcr. The din Of tho
contest and the clanon Of party strife arc nlIcd Tor
the present. and dcsirous of takIng advantage
of this calm 10 address few remarks TO the people OF
the South. Come and let reason together-we need
union and harmony in our counscls and We must have
pnnnni,y and concert IN our deliberations. aud COM
pletc fraternity in all our actions Whh'u' party O'"s
in our thoughts, party regrets in thu late defeat OF
the democratic party, we cannot shut ohr eyes l" tc
f,ct III /, the election Of General Taylor and MIard
Fillmore regarded by their partizans at the North as
n uiumph over slavery and Southern rights In say
inc this we also distinctly avow that had Genera Cass
been regarded even partially, as an an''.save'y man
or in favor of the Ptosiso pen sho Id never have
written line in his favor. We quote from The Now
York Tribune the following languag and assert that
il is almost the unanimous sentiment which pervadcs
the Northern Try!or prcss:-
.'rhe election OF Gen Taylor will expel from pow
er the advocates and nstate instead the opponents
of slavery extension, both in Congress anu he "a
bnet large majority OF General Iayior S sup,
porters are intfexby hostile 10 snch extension, aiiu
his administration must. from the '.eceSSi'y VI lhe
case, conform its policy TO the predominant sen''-
ments of its supporters"
Bu, our design is not 10 keep up party preud'ces'
bu, to ullay if possible, party spirit III the South. We
are not 30 bndy welded TO party is not to perceive
thut continuance Of party strife amongst US will be
fatal 10 our ntsr,s SIS. On the question OF our rights
4 copoliiv as citizens Of the Un.on, there surely cam
no, be heart no craven amongst us az tanely AID
quietly tC permit ourselves 10 be roocd "l holh. Inc
wrong, the deep and damnng wrong, Which The Tree
sou marty their aders and abetiors, intend 10 inct
upon tho cilizcns oi the Southern States, is felt by all,
then for The sake OF all VIC hold sacrcd, let there bc no
discussions amongst 10 the remedy. South Caro-.
lima has had ono rsSon, in tho notification Strife by
which her people should profit, aud dcl@r'nInc never
again 10 allow diversity o! opinion, 10 weaken good
cause or DISCUS, her fellow sufferers. The greVons
wrong which we have nov TO Tcs!st in It's nc'pency
demands our entire and united strength There can
be no Union" party if we should bc placed IN the
degrading position, 10 which the "'lnot ffov'so
would assign u.s. for much as the Southern people love
the Union. and warmly as they cherish tho principles
of devotion and allegiance to their country they mover
GIN. they never will consent 10 remain party to
violated compact The people Of the North know
llE ana 'hSJ ohSSt ~ 'N"s'
peatsd threats of withdrawal secession yet the more
rejecting portion OF them, at least, know lnal Tie
South will not quietly submit to ,hs Wimot Prov'so
If however they have any doubt on The SUBJECT anu
are driving their flnalca usldc merely TO IND out,
how far they can 60 with mpun'y' 1t is high time
they were undrccivcI. We have snd tho result oi
the recent election will undoubtedly be CLAIMED as
triumph by those who arc opposed 10 us-ahu "o "'Fc
the best authority for the asscrlion-"nd THIS being TIC
Case it will nc strange if they now cndcavonr TO
pnsh matters to tie :il-i!i"sl extremity. Is such an
anticipation unreasonable ?
We have endcavoIrcd ~ our huuh'' position and
narrow sphcrc to rouse tho attention oi tho people 10
the onward progress Of these 'chments for the
past eighteen months, in the columns OF The Gat'ucn
Journal VIC have urged the necessity OF action upon
our rcadrrs but with lite SUCCESS. OccaSioiiLiiy
Southern paper would notice our remarks, and perhaps
in few comments would bcstow some very faint APP
ovu upon our suggestions. but there was no hearty
RESPONSE no cchons Of the alarm, which we soun''td'
as far as our Limited circulation would permit and
what was the Of this apathy P1fy affiliations
and the strength of party bonds That noble il''lc
paper, tho Columbia Telegraph, wos the first we
think to boldly take its position, ard right well has II
battlcd for tho CAUSE Of the South, others now
bracng up for the warfare. and few weeks more we
trust wil find the whole Southern newspaper press o
both political parcs at work in good earnest, to pro-
tucc If ossble some scheme, some acceptable mode
of concerted action for the slave holding States TO
odopt. We believe that n SOUTHERN CONVENTION il
the most certain mode, if not tho only ono, which
can eusure complete unanimity of sentiment; the
members OF such Convention coming fresh from their
constituency being we'll acquainted with the wishes
aud views Of tho people, both as TO the pTopHcy ana
urgency Of tho question: will be crab!cd TO unI'c,
after calm dcbcralion upon "dcclaraon "l rights
which will wake up the Northern people und cause
them to hesitate, or possibly oven TO d. sSt. II moi
the only alternative is DIsUNoN;-tlat word so omInoEs
10 liberty and rational prosperity VIC would once have
lrembIcd to have heard, must DO the alternative II
JUSTICE he denied us. IL is fnlly-it is worse than
(oy for any press, for any politician TO dcudc Tho
people longer, or advise them 10 put their trust IN
Presidents or parties, ncishcr can do them any good
with the present state Of feeling al tho North. Their
inns, ,nus be in their own wisdom, and their cause
being one Of strict Justice, they must como off
victorious. |
Now, if there was any possibility, Of President
bcipp nbIc 10 slcm the torrent Of fanaticism which