The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-09-19

yet combined harmoniousy together. that
| character bears the impress Of the genius
and the spirit of different races, Just us the
several colors of the rainbow, are so united
and blended together as to form one beau
tiluI bow of promise.
When the American Revolution broke out
thev were among the foremost to espouse
the cause of independence. They as cheer
fully conSccrated their fortunes, their lives
and sacred honor, upon the altar of civil lib
ertv, as they had dedicated them few years
previous to the cause of religious freedom.
They were animated by one spirit, and rose
in their strength to support the doubtful for.
tunes of the revolution. 1t was not for them
to bear the yoke, or submit TO the DEGREES
of tyranny. for the dark hours of persecution
which they had experienced in their own
land. had served t" show more clearly the
hidden might Of their souls. as the night calls
out the harmonies of streams that roll un-
hear by day?
They had cherished the glorious truths Of
civil and religious liberty, until they had be.
come inseparablv linked with their lives.
They had entwlned them about their very
hearts, and engraven Them in characters OF
living hre on their memories. II was as I'M
possible To separate these great principles
from their character without destroying
them' as II was TO sunder the IVY from The
OAK ar"'lnh which II had clunS anna lhe
storms of a hundred winters.
Among tho distinguished statesmen, war
riors and scholars, who have rendered em
'hehl Services ana conferred immortal iame
upon our country inc descendants "' m INC
ii"S''''nS i"'o conspicuous '"''h' -"
,'''''''N y III Jay ana !'aurr"S' o""o''" "''" '
'"'ss''"' are among Tic oreh'es' VI ""' HIS
s"e' "',o ,'"'y arc ou' spcc,'e"S VI ''c '"'e
''"' "'"e' ''''! Sl''a"e' inci' "'''!u''
a. a" "'",'"' Us anu VIII ''c'a"' '''''' ~ "''
IT, '' '"'':S' ,,,
:: "n'c Z" one "' '"r '.''s' oo"'Sc>
VI ~" E""lanu' bears pleasing testimony
" '''''r "orIa'''y; aud ,Ic hal' IN ost"n.
""c't tue infant sp'lt "l independence was
''"'Sc" ny Tue ci"qrncc"l o'iS a,'d Adams,
was :.ce''a ana gwen |" TIC cry ny The son
:" ii"@''rnni.
., "ha' ''c rnr'tans were L" The North. lie
'i"""s'f"S were L" the , min; ana Willie we
''e''>,' WIN rc'cFc"''a' care INC glorious 'g'
a.! "'''''i''e '"r'!''r nave orqn'"'hc' I" Us.
c' "s "'S'' ,rh''n'"r '''r ''''"'''cr, b"t not
leSS 'f''''r''"i acI"'"."Hris which the lat
u, ''Ne Il c''ihr!l>hcd. bjlh alike were
e"'r''en 10 'i'c >"i"n! II adversely. b TN
nranN "I 'iiH l'uniaia -! ra''gl'uS irc2''"Hi.
b h,i deserted Their naive lard Tor the same
@''r:"aS rnir'p'cS. he InranS better
nh''rS'"' 81 ne prmc'PrS "l republican g'v-
cri'",n'. Inc iihsncn"'s were better
The pu!IIauS were Hlno,nv, ;il>tcre. and
snnciincs inIolrrani The l!uyucnnts were
cheerful. liberal. thlvalrn,ls and always toll
Grant. The character nC the one was the.
offspring of a stern. unbcnling principe.
whh vIr'd II 10 M circumstance, and bro III.
~ dissent. That nflhe "lrr was the
child "l clIralry without lis d 's'"lncncss Of
refinement. without the cncrva!ing innucn
of luxury.
Surh w'rc the !in.n"n''l>. whom perSc-
cIil"n drove t'"Ir shp'rS nj The close Of the
seventeenth century. Their nam.'> and their
IanguaIr have mingled and Jos, amnl lIlrsc
OF Tie Eugl.s: race. but their inlllcnr:n has
aided IA moulding ",r national character:
and our wnIr >pr.a.I land. wherever sci.uce
and art shall find a rcrrrat-- w!rrrvcr peace
anl Industry >.la II be respected; whrrcvcrlhc
I,v: nf rivll and religious liberty shall r!pw
~ The heart oi The patriot and i,hiluihlup -.
wherever mans higher and n,bIcr faru!
ties shall l,c cultivated and esteemed. there
will HE history at the cxihrd lin .ucnnl$ nf
Amer Ga be rcciIcd-,hcir sufitrir,gs com.
miScralcd am their virtues admired.
oTrnN Stalk CrrTER. The Rev.
Fields Bradshaw, of Clint N, Alabama. has
mve"lcd machine for cHttl"g cotton sto'ks.
We have been shown The model, and 'ib not