The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-09-27
Nashville Convention.

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with previous appointment. All that was then
feared has transpired, and they meet, not to re-
model preventatives, but to act upon the disease.
First OF all, Congress passed All act, by which she
took seven millions of southern dollars to buy up
slave territory, from slave state, in order that
free soil doctrines might cover it. Nor is it any
argument in favor of this act that the Texas dele
CATION voted for it-or any partof them That
they were unfaithful to their state-unfaithful to
themselves-and more than all, unfaithful to. the
sonth-is conclusively proven from the fact that
Howard, when it was first recommended, before
the wire puers, national partyists and bribery fra
ternity could get hold Of him, Indignantly denoun-
ced it in the Representatives Chamber, and pedg-
ed Texas to shed her blood before she would yield
to it. But before that syren lure, the hope ofpre-
ference-even his fiery zeal grew cold--and now,
what NAV be the result of lie false influence
of the Representatives of the Texas delegation on
the people OF Texas in great measure unil-
formed on the matter, we cannot tell. The Ier-
rtoria Bills followed but as there was no necessi-
ty of Wilmot provisoing them, they We're allowed
10 pass Next came California; measure which
the Legislatures OF almost every southern state
passed Resolutions 10 resist. a measure, III point
OF infamous legislation, unheard OF, either to be
inflicted or submitted 10. 4 mongrel population,
from every quarter OF the known earth. and from
| some OF the specimens, We might say from :he un-
known meeting in mining caucus-forming
themselves in;o state-applyng for admlssion-
and because they had the Wi!mot proviso incor-
parated in their deformed Constitution, they must
needs be admitted. A few marines and soldiers,
Botany bay buys and negroes (and we have the eVl-
deuce of all eye-wncs:-a United States ofhcer0
formed the whole machinery, under the direction
of r. Butler King sen: on. especially for that pur-
pose, by the present abolition Govcrnment--with
boundaries large enough to embrace several cas-
tern empires. aud when il will hay" h"cuine pop
ulous State, with is abolition population, Will iurn
the power that will grind the southern Sales 20
pieces. A boundary embracing The entire line OF
Pacific sea coast, and closing forever 10 the South
every door TO the unlimited commerce Of The East
which wifi hereafter flood America through this
channel Driving the soulherner from soil ne pur-
chased by his blood, and appropratng it 10 them
selves-cowards, " no were afraid 10 fight Tor ii,
as the history OF the war by which il was gained,
will tell.
Not content still. They have abolished the
slave trade in The District OF Columbia A wan
ton insult 20 the Soulll-a precedent upon which
they will act to abolish slavery in the Distric; ell
tirely-and follow it up in the States. This is but
a glance at the successive steps OF u$urpaon,
that the North, in connection with Southern Abo-
litionists, or Southern Traitors (f they prefer the
title) have passed upon the South And we ask
how long-Oh, ye Catalnes Of the South, will you
abuse our patience by preaching submission to
such glaring wrongs. lfyour craven hearts would
tell you submit, seek some land, where gally slaves
would refuse to live-and desecrate no longer the
land which is shaded by the Banner Of the stars
and stripes-memen,oes OF better day. 10 fix
upon some concerted mode of action to redress
our grievances, the Southern convention will
meet. We hear from 4 II quarters of the South.
the moving of the people to send Delegates. If
there be State, which has no cause OF ofcomplaint,
let them fail TO send Delegates. But as this is not
the case, we sincerely hope that every Southern
State will be represented. Any one Of the inla-
nous acts lately passed by Congress- would never
for one day have been submitted to by our ReHo-
lutionary sires And he who will calmly submit
10 them now, in the blazing light Of the Sun of
Liberty, need never say my Father fought i'll the,
days of rs, unless he adds, on the Tory side
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