The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-09-20
sECESSION,OR DrSUNION.

With joyful acclamations from Abolitionists
and Submissionists comes the news that several
OF the measures of the Omnibus differing
ter, have passed the House of Represe entatives.
We have no. heen furnished yet with the par
ticulars, bot we have no doub. they have passed
without material modification, and if so we see
but one alternative enA .hal il Qisunion imme.
-rIsato sps<.4.l di.Iinn,'y. We cannot stay III 1na
Union any longer with such dishonor attached
to the terms of our remaining. It's TO Sigh our
death wafran, to do so. We speak unreserved.
ly-let us come out from it. The matter has
been discussed enough for every one to Know
that our entire exclusion, as slave States from
all territory now common to the United States,
has been effected by the passage ofthese odious,
discriminating bills
How can We stay in confederacy, the strong
er members Of which practice such wrong and
insult upon the weaker and especially when
such strong members have derived nearly al
their strength from political subsidies furnished
iy the weaker? Mr.. Badger said North Caro-.
lima was but colony the General Govern.
mrnt. Truly have the Southern States been
10 all practical purposes colonies TO the North.
giving strength to their sinews, power 10 their
muscles, and furnishing their arteries of trade
with the very elements Of their existence and
health but this is not ulhcent--lhreet tourths
of the money spent and four 6fihs of,he blood
split, in the acquisition Of new territory, is to be
flung in as an additional grainiiy 10 the North,
without our deriving one coppers benefit. Out
upon such contrderacy Out upon union
when binds US to such degradation, which
iastens upon us the chains of such a disgraceu
vassalaSe.
We 90 for the Sou,h's secession for a moiety
of States to secede, and it onl Y one will sac'i.
flee every prospect other we may have and unite
our fortunes with her, and stand by her TO the
last.
We pronounce the laws past, as ahominable
disgracefIl, degrading, insulting. We expect
the South now to act We have a small piece
of steel and frame none the largest they are
both at her service.
We'd uthcr die and I'll freeman's grave,
Than live anil be Yankees ahect slave.
Hornets Nest.
SMOKE HousEs.-Many persons commit great
errors in building smoke houses. 10 DC ,'.oe
and have handsome and respectable looking
appurtenance to the farm it must f"rsooth DC
built of brick or stone, with close fitting doors,
and !. single aperture for the csress Of The smoke
The consequence is, the meat, is black ana DIT,
ter, and might as we'll have put in pickle OF
pyrolieneous acid, having lost all its fine flavor
smelling of SCOT like chimney sweep: They
are so Close and cold, that the smoke conden
ses and settles OH the hams or bacon, and In
instead of drying, it becomes aabby and ill-co
lored, ,,, :,
4 smoke house can hardly be too open. Il
takes longer to be sure, to perfect the process
but when' completed the meat is dry, of 1
fine chesnut color and delicate flavor Of smoke
penetrating the whole mass.
The best houses we have seen, are bull
with stone wall, three feet high, tagged bot
tom. and a wooden structure built on the top o
the wall Common siding is tight enough, o
boards endwise like boarding barn is sulii
Gent, with tight board or shingle roof In
bottom is used for an ash house and the smok
fire built ON the ashes. 1t is safe for both pnnr
pose and will produce as much finer article 10