The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-02-28
5. Resozued, That the territories ceded by

Mexico TO the United States, arc the fruit OF
the blood and treasure Of the slave-holdIng
States. That we cannot forget that the
sIave.holdng as we'll as the non-save-hold-
ing States contributed TO the armies Of the
Unlon-Scott, Taylor, Gaines, Butler, Jes-
sup, Quilman, Twiggs, Smith and Davis
and that Mcintosh, RinggoId, Mckee, Clay,
Yell, Butler, Dickinson, Burgwin, and host
of others, shed their blood for the common
cause. Nor can we forget he who saved
the day at Baena Vista-he who planted The
standard ofthc Union on the walls Of Mexi-
CO, and he who performed the boldcst recon-
noisance IN the campaigns of Scott, were all
men Of The South-that of the armies which
entered the battle fields Of Mexico, nearly
two TO one were from the Southern States;
that it was in the heroic deeds and by the
blood Of these men, freely shed for the whole
Union, that its title TO these territories has
been acquired; and that we should hold our
selves unworiy Of tie dead. and unfit 10 che
risl, The fame Of The living heroes, were we
tosconsent TO the restrictions sought TO be
imposed upon us in these territories, or to
any measure whereby the honor, the rights,
or The dignity of the Southern States was
sought TO be impaired in the government of
the Union.
6. Resolved, That we are strengthened
in The determination TO maintain our rights
by recollection of The concessions made
by the Southern States TO the feelings and
opinions Of the North, upon the subject of
slavery. At the conclusion Of the war of
the Revolution, the vacant and uuappropri.
atcd lands within The limits of the United
Sta,es belonging to the slave holding States.
Virginia consented to yield 10 the Union,
territories for FIVE States, and the Southern
States consented to the exclusion of slavery
from them.-lle ordinance nf 1887, resting
upon the legal authority, has been upheld by
the honor and good faith of the South alone
the acquisition of territory since that time
from France and by the annexation of Tex
as TO the U. States. has been of territory in
which slavery existed bv tho municipal law
in force. These territories have been d.
vidcd--the Northern states receiving far the
largest share, from which slavery is exclu-
ded by laws, the con.titutionality of which
the Sonthc n people deny, but whicl, have
been observed with truth and Loyalty. Un-
der these facts, the Southern people would
be unworthy their ancestors, were they
Iamcl " to submit to any legislation exclud-
ing themselves or their property from the
lately acquired territories of the Union.
7. Resolved. That we approve the action
that has been taken by the ancient and hon.
orcd commonwealth of Virginia on these
subjects, and recommend TO the Legislature
Of the State OF Alabama to prepare The Gta,e
TO sustain her 10 the last extremity.
8. Resolced, That we heartily approve
of The conduct of our immediate and honor.
cd representative, John Gayle. Of Alabama;
whose promItncss and courage in The pres
ent emergency prove him worthy of the
constituents. whose confidence he enjoys and
now doubly deserves.
On a motion of Col. Root that these reso.
Iulinns I've adopted, debate sprung up, in
which Col. Boykin, Price, Williams. of Sum
ter county, Col. Walker, A. b. Meek, ]. w.
l.. Childcrs. DR.. WIN. r. Hamilton, G.. +.
Lindsay, Chancellor Lesesne and J. A.
Campbell participated.
Finally, all distractions to the original
resolutions were removed, and they were
adopted unanimously, aud with sh uts Of
appreciation,
The following resolution was submitted
by G. F. Lindsay, and adoptel:
Resolced, That the proceedings of thi,
meeting be published in the papers of this
city, and that the papers throughout the
South be requested to publish ihcm-and
further, that the Secretaries Of this meeting
furnish copy of the same to each of our
Senators and our immediate Representa-
tivcs in Congress, with The request that they
be presented TO the Congress Of the United
States.
On motion Of Col. Root. i, was
Resolvcd, Tha, the last of tho resolutions
submitted by Mr.. Campbell be sent off 10
CIV. Gayle Immediately by Telegraph.
Here motion for adjournmcn, was ear
ricd, and accordingly the meeting adjourned.
Goblet said: Women, so amiabe in
themselves, are never so amiabic as when
they are useful: and for beauty. though men
may fall in love with girls al play. there is
nothing o make them stand to their love like
scuing them at york."
A BEAUTIFUL IDEA.--That was beaut-
ful idea of the wife Of an Irish schoolmastcr,
who, whilst poor himself, had given gratuit-
Gus instruction To poor scholars, but when
increased in worldly goods, began TO think
that he could not afford to give his services
for nothing. james, don't say the like o
that" said the gcntle-hcar,ed wife. ga poor
scholar don't come into the house that don't
feel as if he brought fresh air from heaven
with him. l never miss the bite give him;
nv heart warns TO the soft bomey sound of