The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-01-24
sOuTHERN MEETINGS.

On our first page. to-day, will he found an
article copied from the Savannah Republican,
headed 1.-THE Slavery Question and The Epson
Meeting" The Republican regrets" that III"
Upson meeting took place, and says, "iha'
Wings should have united with Democrats in
tha, meeting is no less matter Of astonishmcnt
than Of regret"
tits ne ither astonishing nor TO be regretted IN
our opinion. We regret that the Republican
ever wrote such an article as the one we copy.
We differ altogether with that paper. 1t urges
aud advises Wings to have nothing to do with
these Southern meetings, and tells them it ex-
bibits a..dis,rust Of Gen. Taylor. What can
General Taylor do now? He is not in the
Presidential chair Mr.. Polk may, and no
doubt will, veto the Wlmot Proviso, should it
pass Congress before he retres. Gen. lay.
lor will, we believe, do the same, if it comes
before him. But does the known fact, that
Mr.. Polk has declared his determination to do
so. retard in the least degree, the assaults OF
the an,i-slavery men?
Look at the facts. Those assaults were
made upon us in rapid sncc"ssion.I I'll the South
ern memhers were driven into safety meeting.
The assaults were invited by the >upnene>S I"
the South, and the frs, check they have recrv'
ed was from that Soulhern meeting. who
doubts that if the South were to tax" no acton
Ito remain perfectly passive and quiet, while
the North were arrayed against us-'hat il
would he taken as evidence OF our cowardicc o'
Indifference, and embojen the North in he'
exactionSl
Already Northern papers have quoted from
Southern papers 10 show that the spirit OF anti
slavery is abroad among us. They claim una
nimity for themselves. and division or tns
South. Who does not know that the North"r'
Wings claim General Taylor as a Free Soi
man. or as one who will sanction the Wi!mo
Proviso, if adopted by congress! Tie Savan
nah Republican knows this as well as we do
Then let the Southern Wings keep silent an'
still, and We will be claimed by them as the
allies disposed to do everything for them in on
power. rbis will give them new hopes, ant
inspire them with increased energy. In 'h'
course of events, ihpy will find that they were
mistaken, and that General Taylor is true t.
the Constitution and the South. Universal in
dignatioG will be the consequence. and
Nor,hera man will he run for the Presid"nc
in 1852, upon the shsorhing question Of anti
slavery. All opposition in the Free States wi!
he swept away before the Free Sellers lik
chaff before the wind, and then will come TIT
death kneI! ofthe Union.
Let us, then, act now. The friends Of Gen
Taylor, particularly, should be active. LIE
the North know at once the whole truth. L.
them know that no treachery is nurscd in on
bosoms---that our rights and honor must b
snow white, or Hsined with blood, if war fol
lows separation.
We, then. advise the Wings directly in or
position 10 the views of the Savannah Rephl
can. We advise you to act not for fear OF Ger
TAYLOR, for we have confidence in him, but
resist Northern action by action for The good
The Union, and the preservation OF your right
Ifyou wish to maintain your party streng'
we advise you by all means to act. Democrat
is acting, and Whss who advise their bEo,he