The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-08-06

One WAY TO SAVE THE SnUTH.-A cores
pondcnt of the Columbus Enquirer, in comment
ing on the excl omcnt now pervading the coun.
try, claims to give his opinion. He says:
eff it is thought that the admission of Cali.
forna without regard to the line of 36 80 will
ruin the South, it is time for us to begin to ask
ourselves what will save her? If we believe
this. it is time we were up and doing My plan
is this: Let the South pledge itself, as did the
fathers of the revolution in relation to Britain,
rot to purchase their goods Or any of their man
ulactured articles, and you will bring them to
terms at once. Withhold the trade Of the South,
and Won will see those arrant dsturbers of our
peace lick the dust. Put not the dagger into
the hands of the assassin who you think would
stab you to the heart, nor warm the adder that
would fastcn his fangs into your vtals.
"It is well settled fact that if we know 4
man to be an enemy, or if we thought him to be
so, we would not give him our patronage; for
he who aids his foe is a foe to himself How
then is it that men appear to be ready % eat a
common thinker, swallow him whch without
greasing, if he happens to differ as regards
remedv9 1t has been said by some that men
who differ with them on this question are enc
mics to their country so it was said of Ste
phens and Toombs in '4s. What. flesh have
these great Caesars fed upon thathas made them
so wise? There may be perchance another
Brutus in Rome see some almost ready to
assassinatc those who differ with them in rela-
ton to this vexed question. If the wise men of
the world differ as regards the adjustment. why
should not ali! Is it the love of the South that
men have become so patriotic all at once!
fear not II so, why do those men, or at least
some of them, ieare their bciorcd South, TO spent
The summer and their money for the productions
of their enemies 7tthe NOrih."
Mr.. RHETr's TREAsoN.-The Augusta Re-
public, good Wing paper, has a strong article
on Mr.. Clay's denunciation of Mr.. Rhett 1he
following are the concluding paragraphs.
South Cur0liniun.
"Who calls Mr.. Rhett a traitor! \ man
who, though possessed of transcendant abilities
and grown old in long term OF brilliant SER
vices to his country, denounces the institution
of slavery rs Il wrong, an evil, and Curse
who recently said, in the United States Senate,
he would yield his life before he would vote for
the extension ofs,avery. Who is Mr.. Rhett!
A tue-hearted, noble-ninded defender of our
rights and institutioas- one who mas seen twelve
years service in Congress, kr'a.~s'-''oTv'ru-
lentless and cruel our Northern brethren have
become. Mr.. Rhett prefers disunion to dlshon-
or and he sees in the future the balctul fires OF
ruin staring US in the face. Is he II traitor!
4 traitor to what? To the Union! Is not IFS
true spirit gone when one portion of the States
are degraded and disgraced by another! he
is a traitor! HOWE BY contending for the
Constitutional rights OF tie South, his own
state among them! lie would be traitor if
he was not true to them. Take Mir. Rhetts
speech, read it, and you will find there proper
devotion TO the Union as it was, and ought to
be. We will furnish our readers with portions
Of it in our next, and they will see i'll it the fire
of true patriotism, as it oug lit to burn i'll every
Southern, yea in every American bosom.
1--WE admired and loved Mr. Clay. We
were no summer friend of his We followed
him through all fortunes, and. and every change
ofseasons. We stood by him through evil us
well as through good report, confiding in his
justice, and believing that he would stand by
the rights Of the Sonh But alas he i.as
turned his face to the North: and shall we fol-
low him at the sacrifice of tie South That
we cannot, will not do. We would yield our
life before we would be such traitor to our
sectiou."