The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-03-28

country. at the principal Consn tessitissydvS
decided dcpresxinnirF the sfnwlri. :. q decline Sf
afiIi farhins per tpntnb toaas place aiss2s ga,
The decline II NJ sta'ed, ,Rfid mn taks. .psscS
until the close the hst week y. ~ .:,s L
The quotations, al the --latest dafes. aynka1
follows: fair tlplauds 4 8 8; MebiIs. 81 s4SaM
New Orleans 57s6! ~, 49,. s.skss : 4, a. $aids,
30 q. .'',-''ec'T -ss' ----s0 ttsssS. 4s SseIaN
t"r's ,'r"st Far the Camden Iounals "a
'ds . ''tas N0N-INi'ERGog og RSE.s ,,sfsssg
Mr.. Editor: A1thefmrciius reSs sssly6eidbs
he people "f Kershaw, thersysiesniS Sf ahssEae
noniriercn,,rse with our abolhioul aeishbsrs
was suggested, as a measure filtsofs sHicacy,
! nd suited to The emergency. al Thes saSgessiop
presents an,impoHaut enquiry. lin ths cpaiAeg'
| alton of whirh, ,seyerahma,erial psiaiaA aAfisAs Ask
such measure prarticalae7 sic prauioahies
wonld it he efectuai O. And ifboihs should 4 10
adopted under the circumstances of our Dafdi.
tion?S4 +.Ns5 &" i''st ~ a,isa e HsTzet sS ss Ga
In the present conEads;rafed ce,sd5it itiSn st sss
States, with the Constitution, 6 slir SfIafs
Of f,rcc, snrh MEASURE cmIld not lsts adsissd
by any authority Oh '.e Statesinih their esfr0Fate
capacities. = Upon the seiu ofthe Reeplesshere.
fire, unsupported by legislative enaeiueni~ ~ihe
praclicdbily af sneh a mc casurenm1st ssntixlg
depend; and d'surrly all w;liSngrees Sftssen
nr'hing inthc tncasurr itselGs Asbicb Sspdalit
impractcab!e. !, can bc, so tconsidsFtd uply
when those concerned are Siiai.ppsedsaatysii.
Il would seem tha, one wogld :apHe6nss j. sijly
proposition To affirm that a. shrmsSssaE my
nimber Gf-E,rnlefss having urek tssbspT30cts,
hats. or any other ,artieIesswonh 6sdsitjmNfRes
trab'e to decline to lmy hom.psaiealisssrfs
chan's, who were hostilpy and with whom the
farmer has no desire 10 deal, ewhrB 1hess sare
five hundred Others. who are j,fsi as
and anxious to sell, who are his friends. IND
with whom he prefers to deal ~ 81. such Is
precisely the proposition ADVANCED bIs fhose
WIN maintain that his impractieskle fagxNE to
discontinue our commercial dealings wjsbs sthe
North, and to turn DIR trade Into other srhan.
n"lsja lenst as wide, PRINTABLE ard drsfahle.
II may he said however, that oar Pm: fEisting
commercial rrlationsbave 50 eniaIg sps Hith
the non. slave hoIking States, thai ,4es fNnpdt
| now, without great inconrepience MRd sssesS
flee, cease 10 trade with thcns JSWDEf- but
does it follow, that because sill IsqlJs sdhes
sacrifice. and put us 10 inconye1ieDcs,, that
therefore it is imprac,icahle2 Then all actg Of
any import, woulis upon such Eeasen, be jiF,Prac,
.icablc--which.,o say. IS aasutd- sr Gnafs
time, we will undertake 10 show that sths Yacstt
fee and inconvenienec necessary
tered, will he triaing In comp 1saSitG the
goat ends 10 he attained.
r It canaol be, HAT ibe imPra ctiGabiIty ls Pie
real Objection to such a measure. ~ here is
something beyond. which tt! Pethapa, will
c!osc-for il is most manifest sth4t fhs ople Of
the. Spulh have bM jo say thai they " ii hos
buy from the North, and no power on eaith can
compel them. Among .;he more Pfafqiaent
causes Of objection will no found. as wellra
wan, Of energy aud farii,,,dr to face The tssbass
he fact that there exists too strong 9 fePfrsen.
ia ion Of the enen,y. in our midA. We are not
forced to resort to reasoning msrei 20 shnw
,ha, non intercourse with those hes.ii win
us can he adopted, and thai efsci cinalll mt our
history md experience as colonies giI, IN some
measure, afford illustration. The mdtisfs 900,
f"r action now, on our part, are athI.fsasd fold
stronger than in the colonial siifae, while our
present condition is geeaily move iayatabcT9
The patriots Of the former time were moved to
resistance by comparatively trivial srsses--a
trhing tax on stamped pal,er, or Ethree pence
rsr pound ,nns'tea, were amongst The sAgPefent
causes, while in fact, they were. moved eniirely
by principle. The Importance of which lss do not
intend to nnderraie.. We have fessoa 20 10
moved (alihoush we are. moi, NJ wehby ihe
same hish principle. as .hY the masf hatsaced
agsressions. insult and oppression Of every de-.
scrip,ion-by the necessity Of saving Sonrsetscs
from utter ruin. and disgrace. They were fee.
bile, and to great extent, necessarily depen.
dani, while we arc. strong, if not nnmaaned by
terror, wholly ind"penpent Of our nsf1ies, i
we dared to asser, it.. .., ~, ). 20 o,,,
Many, while they condemn ilis MEASURE as
impraciicable, say that disunion, nothing fshoa
of dsunion is practicable. THERE'S something
inconsistent in such positions. Ian Il be sup
posed lha, those who cannot be brought pp, to
the lesser requirement, will dare "a face the
greater! And yet one or other is atfmlltcd i On on
all sides 10 be necessary. s I'll .,I.zs irsassi.,
There may be some purpose in this 70 render
us TO inacton-bringing our people toahe Gun.
di,ion Of a COLLAPSED ywipdbsg. al blusier and no
action sound and fury sigDiiying nothing
Besides is the Union 10 he disso!ssd, and our
trade and commerce with the Abo!Aonists 10
c mi nued undiminished; are we sill to iced
and clo,he, and build them up iq their Prido and
insolence, by wearing to- the end The shameful
yoke Of commcrcial dependcnesi Wha, ,hsR
becames; of the great SopkeT1 Rspat
gaadily pictured opening 10 e1haletleS
.ures, pouring out ils countless xeSltA, tnk
ing iis mighty powers, il We must siitt tt6lsr
hoalins hypoeflsss and h9stiss 81 I!s wof