The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-05-07
For the Camden Journal.
sroSy HILL, Lancaster, April, 1850.

For the Camden Journal
SroNY HILL, Lancaster, April, 1850.
Messrs. Editors: | hope to be excused if
should offer few thoughts upon the afflirs Of
our General Government in my plain an can.
did manner, when know there are few less ill-
competent to make any pretensions whatever
either to write or speak upon the subject. But,
sir, think the time has come when every citi.
zen of the Southern States should think Of and
discuss freely the affairs of our Union, which
has ever been held so sacrsd and dear to every
lover of liberty, both moral and political, of
which we have 80 much boasted, and III which
we glory. But, sir, fear the days of our glo.
rying rs nation are numbered: they are well
nigh spent. The Union as It is, without equal.
ity and justice, Iregard as curse rather than
a blessing; for show can two walk together
except they be agreed" and there can be no.
thing more fore ign than the North and the
South, both geographically and politically T; and
the course that is pursued by the North is cal
culated to widen the breach, if possible, By
alternating the feelings Of the Southern people
by regarding the Constitution (which was the
basis of the Union) as mere rotten piece of
parchment, and denouncing it as q cpvenant
with death and an agreement with hell 1.-THE
Constitution is thus regarded by the North,
what guaranty can the South have that her
rights, institutions, and liberty, when our lives
are not even now safe, will hereafter be regard.
ed for they have already threatened us with
hostage of 100000 (meaning the sla,es) to
force the treesoil principles in the South: aud
Mr. Bissel, of Illinois, q militia Colonel, has
assured us he can march 8 regiments into the
South to force US to submit to whatever an
overbearing majority in Congress may see pro.
per to impose, however unjust and unconstitn-
tional it may be- They not only threaten but
revile US, as lords of the lash, dealers inhunaa
flesh and blood-that, in substance, we ara de.
stitute Of every refinement of feeling that char.
acterizes civilized and christian people. Now,
sir, is it possible we can remain ia the Union
with those who thus reyile and threaten usf
No, sir, no; we would disgrace our country,
through life and blood derived from those who
sacrificed item both upon the altar of their
country;-we would render ourselves unwSr.
worthy of the name offreemen, and Of desee id.
ants Of the old revolutionary patriots, who
chose privstions Of earthly comforts and de- ,tIl
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