The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-08-09
MR. BADGER.

We happened tostep into the Senate yester-
day, while Mr.. Badger, of North Carolina, was
speaking We have never listened to any man,
on any. occasion, with such surprise and NOR
Gfieation. He laid down the doctrine OF abject
submission to the Federal Government in the
most absolute and unconditional terms. He
read the resolutions Of the Legislature of his
State, protesting against any interference OF
Congress with slavery or the slave trade in the
District or attempt to exclude shareholders
from any @of the Territories; but also express
.Siag an inyincible affection for the Union under
aHciircumstaBces.
Nj. Badger. dwelt with all the JUNCTION and
emphasis of the most loyal and submissive vas
sal on this last resolution. He insisted that
s,locircamstances, no eueat, no aggression, would
excuse or eren Palliate, the adoption OF
saiay5neasure having the slightest tendency to-
dissolve the Union. Such sentiments as these,
although uttered in Senate, and by daylight,
would better become the kitchen of a Russian
noble, and would be no houor to that.
He said that nothing would justify resistance
TO the Federal Government which would not
Justify resistance to the State Government of
North Carolina-and that dissolution OF the
Union would be per rfectly ruinous to that State Sta
so far then, as oas Southern Senator is con-
ceertied, the Moth has notice that she may vio-
late the Constitution at will-she may usurp
any power, however despotc or oppressive; !;
Yet the South will make no resistance-except
that Of loag- -winded whining, and pusillanimous
complaint Why no master ofa Southern slave
exacts such more than slavish submission, as
that. m
The construction placed in this speech on the
resolutions of North Carolina is utterly unwar-
rantable. If it were correct nothing could be
so silly and laughable, as for that Legislature
to resolve at all. 1t would have no faculty
that could enable it to resolve-but only to
beg and to groan. sR'.'., -
Even If it were true-if 1t were possible, that
such aState exists in this wide Union, or the
eworld--no true Southern State would court her
cooperation, or submit to an association with
her. Such State would be scorned and repu-
dated as an ally or an equal, not only by every
State in the world pretending to be free, but by
all who have any pretence to be respectable
:. :. es = y. Southern Press
~ The Knoxville (1'enn.) Register says: In the
adjoining county of Jefferson, there resides
John Vanhooser, now in the one huIdred and
twenty.second year of his age. Until recently,
he was lin the habit of walking to and from town
on calls of business, distance OF five or six
miles, without experiencing fatigue. de is a
German by birth, but emigrated to this country
about one hundred yearssince. He was in some
of the most important battles of our revolution.
He voted for General Washington for President
of the United States, and boasts that he has
never failed at any election for President from
that t;me till the present to vote. We under
stand that recently one ofhis daughters, lass
of eighty years ofage, paid him avisit, and found
the old gentleman in in his usual health. We
doubt if another such case of,longeyity CAN
be found in the United States.
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Htsu-HsspEp Oura.sEr IN TEx.s By A
PARTY OF u. s. Inoops.-The San Antonio
Ledger, of the 1lth,gives the following ac-
count Of disgracefaf outrage recently. perpe-
trated by .. party Of Uaited States troops at
FredencksbnrA If the facts are as stated, the
proper authorities should see to it without de-
lay, and promptly punish the guilty parties:
eOps Mopday evening, the lst ultimo, par
ty Of sixty u. s. soldiers left their camp near
Fredericksburg, aud marched into town, mount
ed and fully armed. They Immediately sur
rounded the store belonging to Messrs c. J..
Cook q. Co: .:of this city, aud having placed
strong guards ia every direction, to prevent the
approach Of any Of the citizens of the town, pro-
eeeded and broke open the store. A young
man about eis shteen years of age, q clerk in the
establishment, was ordered to procure them q
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