The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-06-14

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amounting to many hundreds, with the yiewof
rescue. Bricks were used, knives drawn and
presented, and pistols and other weapons freely
displayed. This immense mob consisted of
free negroes, and white men who consort with
them. But they missed their card. The four
boys drew their weapons of defence, andin; de-
fiance of the infuriated and excited mob OF abo-
litionists and vagabond negroes, they took the
slave to the river, and safely conveyed him in
the ferry boat to the Kentucky side. Mea-
sures were Immediately taken on the Ohio eide
to arrest the kidnappers" this is what hon.
est men, who only claim their own property,
are called in Ohio)-a large reward was offered,
and bribery attempted, to get hold of Bangh
and his stray bird but all failed, when the Ohio
officers visited the St Cloud, expecting to find
him on board, they were sadly disappointed-
he was on the Cambria, and many miles onhis
way home. The officers of the several boats
are entitled to the thanks of all honest mentor
their aid in this matter, and for declining to- ia
cilitate the efforts made to keep the property of
one of our citizens, when they knew justice
and the law demanded the delivery of the slave.
kentucky seconded Tennessee nobly in this af-
fair-and if the owners of fugitive slaves will
send such men as Baugh after them, and let.
him pick up his assistance from old Kentucky,
all the negroes of Cincinnati whether white
or black) will not be able to retain hem.s
After detail of such facts as these, how
can any man say that the time has not arrived
for the South to take firm and determined
stand in defence of her constitutional rightss
Do we live in land of law and justice, or do
we live in land of wrong and oppression T.
Have we laws or must we be forever forced to
preserve what is our own by resistance to
mobs ofvagabonds and scamps, who have no
regard to law or the rights of property
These are the men we are told we must compro-
mise with and surrender more of our dearly
bought rights, in order to CRAFTY their propen-
sity to harbor fugitive negroes, and wrong
white owners. We have no compromise, to
make with them-had we sayin the matter,
we would make only the child bargin, aiet us
alone and we will let you alone" With the
system of protecting runway negroes BY mobs,
we do not know but one way to act-and that
is that the South should distinctly and decisive
ly assume the position that nothing short OF
fnl6lment of the principles of the constitution
will satisfy the people. If the States, north re.
fuse to surrender fugitive slaves, and mobs OF
negroes and abolitionists prevent the owners or
their agents from arresing them we should sup
pose it was time for slave owners to, begin to
think of the value of such a connexions. With
these rowdy mobs, constitutions, laws, justice,
are no more regarded than the wind that blows
they steal and hide negroes, and consort with
them regardless of the laws of the land-~even
the decencies of society are contemned, and the
African race is endeayoring to establish an
equality with the Caucasian race an absurdity
too bold aud plain tomeet with the appreciation
ofintelligent and right-thinking men anywhere.
Such are the scenes we are to anticipate con.
tiuually, unless we can establish a rule thatthe
constitution shall govern. If we are willing to
surrender everything, and take Union without
constitution, of course we cannot helpit !: but
we do hope the southern people will insist upon
constitutional Union, and never consent to a
further surrender of their political personal and
property rights, to crafty fanaticism and dis.
honesty. The people Of the South owe Mr..
Baugh thanks for setting an example which
teaches the abolitionists and free negroes OF the
North that Southern owners will have their
slaves, in defiance to the mobs. ~
IMPORTANCE TO HEALTH OF REGULAR MEN,
tai ExERcIsE.-1he following advice is con-
taned in letter addressed by DR.. A. Combe to
lady who had long suffered under q compli'
cation of distressing, although not dangerous
maladies. tSe>
"The' nervous system, like all other parts, is
most directly strengthened by exercise Of its
own functions. 1t is, therefore, of much con-
sequence to keep the mind and feelings as fully
employed, and as regularly exercised as posi-
bic, and never yield to the dislike for mental ex-
ertion which nervous debility generally brings
along with it. And in that state, the best thing
we can do. is to invite and encourage others to
stir us up even against our will at the time, par
ticularly as the feeling of inability is always
much greater than the reality; and if we act
upon the feeling, we are apt to allow our whole
faculties of mind and body to become weak
ened from mistaken belief of their unfitness
for exercise. So sensible of this am in my
own experience, that scarcely day passes III
which do not feel positively grateful for being
obliged to exert myself, and to do many things,
and to see many people, that, were left to IN
clination, fear / should often neglect; AMI the
consequence is, that the more have to do, and
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