The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-02-21
NUMBERS.
THE SLAVERY QUESTION:,


We copy The following well timed remarks
from the New York Express" q leading wbig
paper in that city. They exhibit a more lib.
eral spirit and greater respect for constitutional
obligations. than we have been accustomed 10
find in the Northern journals, and it would be
we'll. if the head strong men who are agitating
Ibis slavery question 6r oelfsh purposes, WIRE
to ponder upon the sober teachings Of the
Express.
"Anoiher Of the duties of the free States is
to carry out that provision of the constitution
under which we agree to surrender fugitive from
slavery. It might have been a hard bargain
that our fathers made, but il is bargain, never.
theless, that when slaves run away from their
masters, we shall s"nd them back. How we
have evaded that plain constitutional duty, we
pointed ou, the other day in some remarks that
we copied from SPEECH Mr.. Faulkner has
made in the Virginia legislaure-and the eva.
sion, il cannot he denied. has been pleasant to
us all, and has been sanctioned by all parties in
the free States. and by courts OF law, as well
as pcrsons-but is impossible TO deny that we
have thus evaded constitutional obligation,
The South, it is historically known, would
hare never formed the constitutional compact
with liz, If it had been known that the free
tates would become safe refuge for runaway
slaves The duty of a surrender, we ara
aware, is unpleasant such a compact could
not he made over again-but il is just as much
binding upon us, as the Tariff law is upon South
Carolina, or as any part of the constitution.
What is written is written, and there is the
law. ,lssi 8
GAS we expect others to obey the laws, and
10 comply with the spirit of the constitution, we
who exhort or rebuke them must obey, our.
selves. To fan Instructions sOunhward, and
then profit from that insurrectonary spirit by
The seduction and theft Of slaves. is as much q
violation of the federal compact as any act. we
have charged upon or suspected South Carolina
as intending to be guilty Of We must reueu.
yer that the constitution was compromise Of
slavery and anti.slavery. and that without that
compromise this Union could NOT have been
formed. We n,nst bear in mind, too, we who
are so sensitive upon The subject Of slavery, that
we are not responsible for its existence or con.
tinuance where it is, and that, as we have moth.
ing 10 do with il there. we can neither regulate
S,aies-noi n consolidation like thai Of, the
French republic and therefore the existence
Of slavery in South Carolina is M more our
business than slavery in Cuba. But Carolin.
ians are our connrymen as much as Ohians, in
all The aspects in which we are to be regarded
by foreign nations. We owe them all. then,
loyalty fidelity. in the spirit Of the. constitution,
and we intend TO make them respect US, 50. we
must respect them"
COMMERCE OF THE UNITED SrATEs.-Ths
following statistics are from report recently
submitted to Congress l,y the Secretary of The !.
Treasury. The domestic exports OF the Uni.!S
ted States during the year 1s4s amounted to
Sl5O.637,4 ,464; OF which sum the fisheries
Yielded S346s.033; iurs and ginseng. $3ll,-
GIL; products of wood, $:.996.073; agricrfl-
turr, 5ll,2O2.534; vegetable fo6d. S57,070,- q
325; tobacco, 81 242.Os6; cntion, S:53,4lS,s4s;
hops. sugar, &c, sl77,493; manufactures.
S4.6l2,597. cotton piece goods, 81, ,Os2523;
fax and hem pgoods, S4943,464. OF nnr
the amount exported in 1s4s was ahoutit&ice .
AS large as that exported in lS47; during the
same time the expectation Of Indian corn in
creased about four hundred per cent; the ex.
porta,on OF cotton decreased near Ss,00O.900.
| The exports Of ls4s exceeded those of lS47
by Sl7.733.343. The impoualions during the
year ending June, ls4s, amounted TO $l54,-
997 1928. exceeding those Of the previous year
by Sl54, ,997, ,92s. As we can find room Ne
will give our readers some additional Particu.
lars from the report in question.
DEATH OF Gov. WILsoS.-We are called
upon 10 record the death Of the Hon. John l..
Wilson, who departed this life Yesterday, a, his
residence in Charleston, alter lingering I'll.
ness. Gov. Wilson was native of George
town; and at an early period of his life rose to
distinction at the Bar. After serving many
years in the Legislature, and having been
President of the Senate, he was, in 1882,
elected Governor Of the State. He was man
of uncommon powers of mind, and remarkable
energy Of character, and at one time, welded
great influence in the politics Of the Stase.--
Since his Govcrnorship. he has resitfrd in
Charleston, taking hut little part in public al.
fairs, and con6nng himself tothe duties oi his
profession. charleston Courier.
WILMINGTON AND MANCHESTER RAILROAD,
We understand that at the giving ou, OF con-.
tracts at Gregg's store on the lst instant, the /
entire district from l.ynch's Creek TO the Pee
Dee River was taken up at the estimates os the
Engineers. We are also informed bat good
feeling was manifested and quite number OF
persons came forward to subscribe who had not
done so previously, and several who had been
subscribers increased the number OF shares.
The prospects of the Company seem brighter
now than at any previous period. and ii the
balance Of the contracts are given out to mon
of the same energy and character. we have
not he slightest donb, Of its speedy completion.
All the contractors will lie at work by the 1st Of