The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-06-20

eIiingfn South Carolina, / take, the liberty Of
requesting you to drop into some Post Office
along your way, the enclosed letters. Although
comparatively stranger TO you, | take the lib
ery, because wish TO oblige Carolinian who
desires me 10 take some plan Of communication
with his friends which will not by the Pos, Mark
reveal his present location. Be kind enough,
to destroy this when you have read it,. Yoti
will pardon me for not signing my name, but
that you may know that / am To- be relied upohss
will just name that Messrs. Ilarwoed & Cog
have sent you 800, to Columbia s. e. :, 9f5
Another letter Post Marked Dublin, Indiana,
May 9Th, directed to John NJ, Barrett Spar.
tanburg, C.. r., s. c., and signed 8. Johnson,
contains the following paragraphs: -" ..''.
Some person suggested to me that you would
become pro. slavery by travelling in the South,
but | told them no, the principles Of Truth and
Right were too deeply rooted in your htari,to
ever have them eradica,ed from selfish or other
motives; besides travelling amongst the wrong,
| will think, have a'tendency to strengthenoneis
hatred of this wrong. AT least have no fears
of John NJ. Barrett coming hack to Dublin pr',.
saverzed. fwant you to take items and come
back prepared to wage war and eternal war
fare against The abominable institution. | hate
it worse and worse the more / think oft. r,
In Town Meeting on Saturday, at.~hich
the said Barrett attended. and spoke in his ewn;
behalf it was unanimously agreed; by the citi-
zens present that legal proceedings should bs
t" .en against him. An Affidavit was dnade7of
Il e facts before G.. w. H. Legg, ESQ.,, upon
which warran, was issued for his arrest. and
being before him for examinations, was commit.
ted for triah ~ . ri,,
We take great pleasure. in stating that the
prisoner was treated with the utmost ciyiliiy, and
nothing like disposition 10 mob, as seemed to
be apprehended by The prisoner. made its ap,
pearance. He seems 10 l,e q man Of great IA.
tuteness, and Just sun an one as il might be ;
expected would be employed by the Northern
Hive of Abolitonists. l8
There can be no doubt remaining but thai
this said John Barrett, Is an enhis<ary sent :
mongA Us 10 further the EfelIish purpowes oftfe
Aboi,ionisls, but whether sufficient psnof can
be adduced to brngto hear the penalty sf.as
law, is to be seen hereafter. ,.ss,...
The account that said Barrett gave d HIM
selfis simply that he is an agent for Messrs: 5.
Harwood & Co.. New York, TO collect statis-
tics and information. for a Gazetteer, shortly
to he published, and tha, he cannot he respon.
sible for any letters or documents that may he
sent him by mail Taking The, whole circum.
stances together as cleaned from The papers
found ir his possession. this community stands
justified in his arrest and commitment. f1tend"
ing only ,ha, jnstice shall I've done at The same
time, that they desire to show their adherence
to the South, and their love for her peace and
safety, by acts as well as words. -
We take the following from the :TelsPs
Advocate. "a ds,a
As the Georgia State Temperatures Conveh.
lion assemblies on the 9th Of June, at Marietta,
the following gentlemen will please attend as
delegates from South Carolina Rev.a61s
Grisham, Of pickens; Joseph n. WbifnSfsS
Anderson; DR.. F.sG. Thomas, Of Abbevilles
Hon. Nathan l.. Griffin, of Eaee6eId B.;
F. Brown, Of BarnwelI; D. .Hender rsons.lsqs.
0 T,0I'pleE = rfuu.1sF w. Earn wrff,
fort; James Upper, NJ. r. Mendenhall, Wm.
Gregg, Rice Dulin, and Rev. w. b. Yates..of
Charleston; Col. VIM. H. Grice, Of Marinn,s
B. D. Townsend, of Marlborough; Julius 4.
Darsan, Of Darlington; Col. Hugh Craig Of
Chesterfield; Dr.. Richard E. Wylie, Of Las:S
caster; w. Thurlow CASTOR and Wm. E. John.
son. of Camden; Rev. VIM. Lewis and hlont-
gomery Moses. of Sumter; Andrew WALLACE,
John Bryce, S. s. McCully, and Rev.: VIM.
Martin, of Columbia: Maj. Samuel g. Barley
and J. W. Cook, Of Fairfield; Dr.. W. w.
Mobey and d. e. S,inson, Of Chester 'fhos.-
J. Bell, Of York; Dr.. Joseph H., Dogaps4of
Union; Simpson Bcbo, Esq, and Rev. John
q. T.andrum, Of Spananburg; VIM. B. Leary
and W. Butler Thon,psanspf GreenviIle ,Dr.f
John ". Simpson aud John p. Waits, Of Lau.
rens; Henry Summer and James M. Crossnn,
of Newberry; Simnon Caughman and. Simeon
Corey, of lexington. If possible, the under.
signed will also be there. - ,st tra, sag,
JoHS BEtroN O'NeALl,.9, 9,,sF
Pres't. State Temp, Socipty. h
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