The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-02-12

land. Kentucky supplies The South with live
! stock TO a great extent; but she has I" enconn
Ter the competition OF Ohio and other North
western States. If the productions OF these
were subjected to duty, she might for time
have d monopoly in the trade. | would do in.
Justice to these TWO States if supposed that they
would be governed solely, or even mainly, by
calculations of interest. Maryland and Ken.
lucky are filled with as courageous, as generous
on earth; and, following their bold impulses,
they would make common cause with their op-
pressed sisters OF the South, and, if necessary,
take their places where the blows might tall
thickest in the front Of The column, with the
same high feelings that animated their anccs.
tors on the battle-6elds of the Revolullon.-
Rather than that they should separate from US,
think it far more probable that some OF the
Northwestern free States would find i, to their
advantage 10 60 with the South. But we have
been threatened that the North will take pos
session OF the Lower Mississippi. The Brit
i.h tried that in 1915, but found Andrew Jack.
son and some of the Southwestern militia men
in the way. ln the ,hiry.five years that have
since passed, those States have bec0mc pop
ulous and strong, aud would doubtless be able
to project their waters from aggression.-
The Southern States, having now a free pop
ulalion OF six millions, and producing in sue.
cession such soldiers as Washington, Jackson,
Scott, and Taylor, need have no serious fears
Of reign aggression.
submit it, then, Mr.. Chairman, calmly tu
Northern gentlemen, that they had better make
up their mind TO give at once fair settlement;
not cheat US by a mere empty form, without re.
ality, but give something substantial tor the
South. We might acquiesce in the Missouri
compromise line. should individually pre-.
fer, under all the circumstances, giving up
the whole of California, provided we could have
all on this side oft, up TO about the parallel OF
az deg. not far from the northern line OF the
Stale OF Missouri, rather than its souLern-
81 deg. ~ min. We wuud thus, by getting
the whole of New Mexico, aud having the
mountaing chain and desert Oh The west, obtain
u proper frontier. We might then acquire, II.
some future day, whether united Or divided,
possession Of the country along the Gull OF Mex.
leo, well suited 10 be occupied by our slave pop.
ualion. | mean, that no restriction ought 10
be imposed by Congress on this territory, bu,
that alter it has been lett open lo all classes tor
a proper period, The majority may then, when
they make a Stale constitution, determine Tor
themselves whether they will permit slavery
or not. The South will acquiesce in any rea.
sonabIe settlement. But when we ask Tor jus.
tice, and 10 be let alone, we are met by the
scnscless and insane cry Of "Union, Union J"
Sir, an disguised with it. When it comes
from Northern gentlemen who are attack
Ing US, it falls Oh my ear as it would do #
band Of robbers had surrounded dwelling,
and when the inmates attempted TO resist, The
assaiants should raise the shout Of "Peace-
union-harmony!" Ifthey will do usjustice,
we do not need their lectures. As long AS they
refuse it, their declarations seem miserable,
hypocrltical cant. When these things come
from the Southern men have even less respect
for them. Even the most cowardly men, when
threatened with personal injury, do not usually
announce in advance that they mean to sub.
init 10 all the chastiscmcnls which an adverse.
ry may choose to inflici. And those persons
who seeing the aggressive attitude ofthe North,
and It's numerical power, declare in advance
hat for their part they intend 10 submit TO what.
ever The majoriIy may do, ale taking the best
course to aid our assailanls. and need not Won
der if The country regards them az enemies o
the South.
If Northern gentlemen will do us justice on
this great question, we may consent 10 submit
TO lesser evils. We may acquiescc in most
oppressive revenue system. We may tolerate
most unequal distribution of the public cx.
pcndlures. We may bear the loss of our lu.
sitive slaves, because The Legislatures OF the
Northern States have nulliied essential pro.
visions Of the Constitution, without which the
Union could not have been formed, because
mere pccuniary considerations are not control.
ling with US. We may even permit such por.
tions OF the Northern people as are destitute OF
proper self respect, TO send up here occasional.
ly representative whose sole business seems 10
be TO irritate rs much as possible Southern
feeling, and pander to the prcjudices ofthc worst
part OF The Northern community. We may al
low that the Northern States shall keep up and
foster in their bosoms abolition societies, whose
main purpose is TO scatter ircbrands through.
out the South 10 incIte scrvile instructions,
and stimulate by icentious pictures, our negroes
to invade the persons of our white women. But
if, in addition to all these wrongs and insults,
you intend 10 degrade and utterly ruin the South,
then pe don't goit. We do not love you, people
Of the North, well enough 10 become your
slarcs. God has given US the power and the
will 10 resist. Our fathers acquired our liberty