The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-02-12

| member Ot hlgn stan0lnS from NlassachuSetls
said to me, "lou need not give yourself any
trouble abuu, This matter; if we do not succeed
in changing il, we shall defeat it by hating the
yeas and nays on motions to adjourn, and calls
of the House, till the end oflhe session." From
similar declarations made to me by a number
of Norlhcrn gentlemen, | went ,hrough the
House, had no doubt but that, rs he said,
enough had agreed TO have enabled them 10
effect their purpose, if the motion 10 change
the character OF the bill had failed. Ii is not
lung since, too, another citizen Of Massachu
sers (Mr. John Davis) defeated The Two mil
lion bill then pending in the Senate, by speak.
gentlemen have, therefore, been accustomed
10 this mode Of resistance to such measures as
they did not like, take it that they would hard.
ly complain of this kind of retaliation.
llell gentlemen that if we cannot in advance,
and us noble minded men and women as existed
get fair settlement Of this question, should
he pleased to see the civil and diplomatic aP'
preparation bill, the army and navy bill, and all
other appropriations tail. We should thereby
make every officer, aud every cxpectant off pub.
lie money Interested in having justice dune TO
the South. 1t would be far better 10 have this
temporary Inconvenience for a year or two,
than that We should have bloody revolution,
or something worse. | hold i, to be the duty
Of every Southern Representative TO stay here
and prevent, till The close Of our official term,
the passage Of any measures that might force
the people to any unjust submission. La the
mean time, the Southern States could, in con
ven;ion, lake such steps az might be necessary
10 assert her right 10 share in the public terri.
tory. Ii this Inlerregnum were to continue
long, it might iorce bo'h seclous to make pro.
vis.ouaI governments, to become permanent
ones IN The end.
But il is advised in certain portions Of the
Northern press that The members of that section
ought to cxpel such as interrupt their proceed.
Jugs. Lei them try such an experiment. !
tell gentlemen that this Is our slaveholding Ter.
ri,ory. We do not intend to leave it. II they
think they can remove Us, it is u proper case
Ior Trial, I'm The present iemper OF the public
mind. il is proabe that collision ot the kind
might elrctrify the country, as did the little
skIrmish at Lexington the Colonies in their
then excited slale. Such struggle, whoever
miyht prove The viclors in it, would not leave
here quorum to do business. Gentlemen may
call this lreason-hish lreasun-lhc higcst trea.
son ,ha, the world ever saw. But their words
are idle. We shall deE'a. their ,novemen. a.
gains, US. Bu, even if thought otherwise,
would still resist. Sooner than submit TO what
they propose, would rather see the South, like
Poland, under the iron heel of the conqueror.
would rather that sho should find the tate Of
Hungary.
1t was but The other day, and under our own
eyes, that the gallant llungarans asserted their
own Independence. Though in the midst OF,
and struggling against those TWO Immense EN-.
pircs, that could bring more than "Ill''" OF
armed men into the fle'd' they were successful
al first in beating down the power oil Austria.
|. was not until some of her suns became trat.
tors that Hungary was finally overrowered'
borne down and pressed 10 death ny The long
columns and gigantic strength Of Russia. II
necessary, let such be our fate.
Better bo
Where The sxtinguisl'cd SpaIluns still are free,
In their proud charne! Of IlormopyI@"
Rather let the future traveller, as he passes
over blackend and desert was'e' al least ex'
claim, "Here lived and died as noble race as
ever Inc sun shohe "Po"' IL we "e'e ~ ""'
your coii, like that Of great serpent, was CON-
ple,ey around US, then we might be crushed
:, .;,, H., donucr wn have the wisdom and