The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-03-29

a lew trees and shrub. berry on the rock IN ma
ny places. Why is this great curiosity not
crowded daily with visitors! Fourteen hun
drcd have been here this summer, and as many
thousand would have been, il known they could
be accommodated at the hotels-as good as you
can find any where. The climate is fine and
all things in order.
THE WILMOT PROVISO AND THE
WHIGS
1t is part of the tactics the Wings, and
those who are "adng and abetling" that cause
under false colors, whilst they are continually
harping upon the course of a portion OF the
Democratic party at the North who are in ia.
vor of the Wilmot Proviso, to keep perfectly
dark as to the position of Norlhern Wings upon
the same subject. The recent vote in the House
OF Representatives upon the resolution offered
by Mr.. Pu,ram,(a Northern Whig,) which en,.
bodies in full force the most odous features of
the Wilmot Proviso, has furnished to our hand
evidence ola fact, of which VIC have long been
satisfied, that while we have many enemies
among the Democrats Of the North, we haze no
friends among the Wings in that quarter
On motion to lay this resolution upon the
table, tren'y.sir Northern Den ocrats voted in
the affirmative, but not single Whg voted
with them.
There seems to be no inconsistency between
Abotionisn and Whiggery, nor do we ever
hear ola Whg being "read out'' ofhis party on
account of his support ofthc Wilmot Proviso.
They all harmonizc upon this subject and even
their Southern allies dare not throw off their
allegiance to the party, although they hnoD that
the great mass Of that party are unsound upon
this question. Although we place little reli
ance upon party professions in general, and
still less, upon this very question of fslavery-al
though we seek no alliance, and throw ourselves
into The arms of no party for protection, yet we
canno, but be struck with the marked difference
in the tone which pervadcs the public men and
newspapers of the North upon this subject.
While few Democratic papers North of Ma.
sons and Dixon's line, still continue 10 advocate
the odous doctrine ofthe Wilmot Proviso, there
is not single Wing Journal from the same
quarter, that we have yet seen, that has dared 10
oppose their measure-and many OF them are the
open .mouthed advocates o. the most oduus and
disgusting Abolition principles.
In New York, the Barnburners. as they are
called, under the lead ofJohn Van Buren,, have
been obliged to sepera!e from the Democratic
party, on account Of their advocacy ofthc Will
mot Provso. We shoul1 like to see where any
portion of,he Whig party have been excommuni.
Gated on account Of their support of the same
principles. We imagine it would put our Wing
friends to some trouble 10 find a single instance.
And is it because the Wings arc all sound upon
this subject! We appeal to the vote upon the
PUTNAM Proviso, to Harace Greely, Daniel
Webstor, Henry Clay, and The Boston Wing for
an answer.
We again commend to the attention Of South.
ern Wings. and also to some of our Democratic
friends in this State, who still seem to be upon
the "anxinus BENCH" the Alabama Resolutions,
among which we find the following:
"That as Democrats we are proud to find
that every statesman in the mons .Slaveholding
States, who has declared opinions favorable to
the constitutional equality of Southern citizens in
acquired territory is of our own political broth.
erhood: and that every public meeting, or other
body, politica! or Legislative: which has taken
sides for us, is, without exception also Demo.
cratic; and we commend this fact to the Wings
Of the South, as an important element TO be
considered by them, when they are choosing
of parties. "-.Palmctto State Banner.
COUNTING CHICKENS BEFORE THEY ARE
ii HarcHED.-"Long JOHN" WENTWORTH, a
member of Congress from Illinois, in writing TO
the Chicago Democrat, Of which he is editor,
makes some specuations with regard to the
prospects Of the several aspirants for the Pres-
dency in which he gives South Carolina and
New Hampshire to the Wings. We notice also
in several Wing Journals, that South Carolina
is counted upon, with some degree OF certainty
for the Wings, in the next Presidential election.
We know not where "long John" and these
sang,line Wing journals obtain their nforma
tion, but if they will consult 'the people" Of
South Carolina, they will find they have been
reckoning without their host. The Democrats
of this State will not be drawn into the support
of any party candidate, who is Objectionable on
account of his principles on the subject Of slavery
but they will not OH that account, give their ad.
hcrencc 10 the Wings, who are not only opposed
to us on that question, but upon every other ma
terial issue which has been mado between
the two great parties ofthe, day. We are not
such fools as to stump out of the frying pan into
the fire. So put that in your pipe, Master JOHN,
and smoke IT'D.
THE FRENCH REvoLUTIcN-EFFECT ON
COMMERCIAL AFFAIRs.-The probable effect of
the revolution in France is now engaging con.
attention. The N. York corrospon.
dent orthe Philadelphia American says:
Some ofthe Wall street operators argue, that