The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-11-01
T3E ARGUMENT o. FATS.


The following simpl. ana catci', H'sar o;
facts, is from report presented at late mest-
ing of the citizens Of Bibb county, Ga. at Ma
con They must carry conviction to every un.
preiudiced mind, that the Northern people will
never stop in their mad crusade upon the rights
ofthe South short of the entire overthrow OF
slavery. and the complete subjugation OF The
Southern people to the condition of abject vas
sails. Nothing can save them from the deep
degradation that awaits them, but the resump-
ton BY the aggrieved States Of the powers DEL
egated to The General Government, and the as
serlion and maintainance of their sovereignty
and independence. --Ner5erry Sentinel.
"To prove that the non-slaveholding States
have for years, made war on the peace, happl-
ness and safety of the South, 'let facts be SUD-
mitted to a candid world
s.Thev prohibited slavery North of the Ohio,
where it bad long existed in territory cedeu
to the Union by Virginia
"They abolished slavery in most OF the Lou
isiana purchase, over territory large enough
to form twelve States, and lett the South only
enough for three.
Their citizen, have stolen our slaves to the
value of many millions beaten. and IN
one instance, pat to death a citizen for attemp
ting peaceably to regain his property abscond-
inc into the free States, and in no case have the
perpetrators OF such wrongs been punished.
'Grard Dures in Virginia found two true
bills against individuals for negro stealing-the
felons fled to the free States--they were de.
manded under the 4th Article Of the Constitu.
ton, and refused to be given up, OH the ground
that negro stealing was no offence.
"Their Legislature has formed laws forbid
ding any of their citizens, under heavy pen
alty, to aid in enforcing the Constitution in re-
lation to fugitive slaves and their courts have
held such laws right and proper.
"Iheir officers and magistrates have, i'll sew
eral instances, seized shareholders When re-
claiming stolen or runaway slaves, and released
the slaves and imprisoned the master, who has
been glad to escape with his life, and, without
redress.
"They have held conventions both in then
own States and in foreign lands. to excite TIE
evil passions of all mankind against us, and TIL:
is daily done with impunity in the midst OF those
who call themselves our friends.
"They have spent millions Of money to IN
doctrinate the public mind of the world agalns
us, carving US into the school house and into
the church, to be pointed at and anathematlzee
as polluted heaven abandoned race.
"While we fought the public enemy in vindl
cation OF our own and their honor, they invok
ed that enemy Ito receive US with blood
tohospitable graves" and when we
those grapes, and conquered from tb my
an empire one-fourth as large as all Europe
they unite with the barbarians from China
South America, aud the islands of the Pacific
and say to us that we made that conquest fol
them alone, that we are too sinful to share
with them.
"They first invite horde oftrespassers npoI
our common territory, to form a constitution
rrugur prrwueT r1prr
and US, thus adding falsehood and fraud to rob
berry.
"They have grossly insultcd US by forming
territorial governments for New Mexico anc
Utah, as compensation for the frauds and in
justice of admitting California as a State-ev
cry man of them holding that these territorie:
are free by the laws of Mexico, and therefore
free forever until those laws are repealed; anc
when Southern member Offered an amendment
repeating those laws that tie South may have
chance, it was promptly voted down Aud
yet they say to US, after robbi"g us of the rich
est portion of the globe, youmay go to the bar
rem wids of New Mexico, and let your slaves
sue you in the Federal Court for their freedom
as an equivalent for that robbery!
"'They have sent an armed force in time o.
peace into the territory of Texas, sister State
and taken iorcibly from her 10000 square
miles OF territory to make it free, and which
the government of this county, England
France, aud Belgium, have solcnlnly declared
belongs to her, and to appease weak ard
PROSTATE State, they give TO her Sl0,000,00O
(ten millions ot dollars) for what they now
say never belonged TO her! First driving
her out by military force, they say to the world
-"ihis is no compulson-T'exds is LEFT free
to choose" Thus substituting the bayonet
for law and justice.
"They have forbid the commerce in slaves
in the District of Columbia, thus usurpiug the
alarming authority Of restraining the citizen in
the control OF his property, on the ground that
it is their right to legisate upon private morali-
y"