The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-10-22
CANCELLATION ITEMS.

CANCELLATION ITEMS.
The signs of the times indicate on the part of
the Northern people Of both parties, and I'll
classes and sects. The few Wings who sece-
ded from the platform of Seward are rot sus-
tanned by the Wing press ofNew York. Col
Webb has returned to his duties, as editor of
the New York Courier, and his first article is
to rebuke the seeding Wings who wish to read
Governor Seward out Of the party for his free
soil votes in the United States Senate. He
regards the new convention which is called
for the l7th, at Syracuse, as mere matter of
personal hostility, entertained against him BY
Jno. C. Spencer and Francis Granger, whose
political honesty the Courier is not willing to
endorse.
Another significant sign of tie bad spirit
abroad, even in religious communities, is found
in the following item
"Ihe New York State Baptist Convention,
which met at Brookport on the 9th instant,
Rev. Gibbon Williams in the chair, passed a
series of resolutions repudiating the fugitive
slave law as contrary to the spirit of the Dec.
laration Of National independence, and opposed
to the direct grants of the Constitution to eve.
ry citizen, and TO the law of God. And as
such, they pledge themselves not voluntarily to
aid, by any means whatever, in giving effective
ness to the law, for the speedy repeal Of which
they will do everything that is in their power" !"
We ask what inducement is offered to the
people Of the South to cling to Union with
such people. In all parties and religious sects,
and among all classes, there are found enough
Of these fanatics" to give tone to public sen.
timent and control the elections. Talk of
Southern disunionists, when such sentiments rs
the above prevails. The fugitive bill will
doubtless be repealed. 1t may have the effect
of uniting the South, and, until this end is gain
ed, we have little hope of seeing any signs of
repentance at the North. Fellowship or union
with such canting hypocrites, who set aside
even the laws of common honesty. is neither
desirable nor sa(e.-Souih Carolinian.
VIRsrNfH:GA public meeting Of the citizens
of Jefferson and adjoining counties, Va, with
outaistinction Of party, is to he held in Charles
town, on Friday next, for the purpose of con
sideriug the late action of Congress on the sub
iect of slavery, and other kindred questions.
The Hon. James NJ. Mason and the Hon. X.
NJ Il. Hunter, U. S. Senators from Virginia,
and the Hon. Richard Parker, the Representa-.
tive from that district, are expected to be pres.
ent to address the people. The call is signed
by some one hundred most respectable citizens,
while, if it had been desired five hundred could
have been rs easily obtaued.--B.
Response Of Western Tuginm.-We pub.
lish to-day the proceedings Of the meeting in
Hampshire county, Virginia 1t will be re.
memhered that this was a meeting called at
the county seat, Romney, without distinction
of party. 1t will be seen that the meeting ell.
dorses the Nashville Convention, and resolves
to send one delegate to its next meeting. The
Compromise bills were repudated; n resolution
in favor of them having been voted down. The
Virginians are not an excitable people. They
are calm, considerable, and steadfast In the
language Of the first Virginia Legislative reso-
lutons at the last session. "Virginia has taken
her stand on these questions, and will be man-
tanned. "...Souhern Press.
MISSISSIPPI Vicksburg Sentinel says:
"Our space will not permit US to keep record
of all the Southern meetings in this State. We
have before us the proceedings of meetings in
Oktbbeha, Noxubee and Tippah. In the for
mcr the resolutions were reported by commit
tee of six Wings and three Democrats, and in
all the old party lines are abiterated.
South Caroliniln.
TEMPoRA MUTaN rUR--Seventy five years
ago, a few colonists, alarmed and irritatcd by
trihing tax OH commodity of which they
required very little, became disunionists; and
actually seceeded from the government under
which they had been born.
Now some who affect to praise the deeds of
such men are found denouncng as treason,
the assertion that any cause can justify seces.
sion. - Columbia Telegraph.
Man may be likened unto wandcrer in the
night who carries his lantern upon his back
Recollection ilumnes the road th2t is passed,
but before him is impenetrable darkness.
A celebrated writer on the sight says, that
wearing wells permanently, weakens many nat
urally very good eyes. on account of the en-.
deavours of the eye to adjust itself to the cease.
l"ss vibration of that too common article of
tiaas. Ladies, then, should beware of hiding
tao: retty eyes and faces, wit. wells.