The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-03-15

at the South for the protection of her
rights; and we therefore hope that the project of
holding Southern Convention wi' not abe
abandoned" :"
NASHVILLE CONVENTIONS Baltimore Clip
per of the 26th ult contains the following relative
to the proposed Convention at Nashville:
"In New York and Philadelphia the proceed
ings ofthe abolitionists have been condemled-the
Wilmot Proviso has been dropped by common
consent in Congress, and there seems to be fair
prospect that all the compromises and guarantees
of the Constitution will be observed and enforced
there is then, no OCCASION for any special move
ment at the South for the protection Of her rights,
and we therefore hope that the project of holding
a Southern Convention will be abandoned"
COL BENTON'S COURSE APPROVED.
ST. LOUIS, MARCH ga very large meeting
was held here last night. A series Of resolutions
were passed, approving of the course of Col Ben
ton i'll the United States Senate, and repudating
Mr.. Cahouns speech OH the slavery question:, and
the threats of disunion. They also agreed to
make Bentonism" a test vote OH the Democratic
candidates, at the municipal election.
The above is an index to certain class of MIG
souri, Yankees, who acknowledge Benton as their
leader. Mr.. Webstcr's recent speech has been
warmly applauded by Benton and Clay, and has
already had the effect of flukewarming some of the
Wing presses South. From the apparent South
ern face which it bears, it is calculated TO deceive
But remember Webster is one man-not the
North-and even he has left untouched the main
point. With Mr. Calhoun, we believe that Cali
fornia is the test question. Let us have full and
entire security for our rights, or at once draw a
line which will stop the insidious engrafting of
Abolitonism in our border States, as is now the
case in Missouri.
T We are requested to state that the Concert
ofthe Eolian Ainstrels advertised for this evening
has been postponed till next week.-Due notice
will be given of the time and place.
From our new and very welcome contempora-
ry the Erskine Miscellany, of the I'd inst, we copy
the following Capital Hints:
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
We beg leave to remind all who may furnish
us with communications, that the first charac.
teristic of newspaper article is brevity, and the
second is brevity, and the third is brevity.-
Whatever merits Of dement's, it may have, it
should be short
l. Short articles require more care and labor
in preparing, and are, for this reason, likely to
contain more valuable thought, and more forci.
BILE expression.
g. They arc more certainly read.
g. The man who cannot write short article,
cannot write . long one that is readable.
d. A writer, who says every thing that he
knows on a subject, calculates largely on the
ignorance Of his readers.
5. Only short articles are extracted into 9TH
erpapers.
6. They give room for greater variety in the
paper, which is necessary qualification.
7. As matter of economy, they save ink
and paper for the writer, and time and good hu.
NOR for the reader and editor.
Unless subject possesses more than ordina.
ry interest, the writer should condense.
A series of articles on the same subject should
be avoided as much as possible.
A contributor is less excusable for writing a
long article than an editor; the former writes
at his LEISURE the latter often in haste, and often
with the exclamation sounding in his ears
"more copy, sir" "half column to fill yet, ,"
,rords are the things he needs at such time.