The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-10-29
SEA ESSION AND THE FUGt FIVE
SLAVE LAW.


Southern States, and which requires some no.
,icp II, our hands. II is not "nr intention 10
admit any thing, editorial or otherwise, INT" onr
cnluo,ns. which might give "tr paper political
caste. But we do not regard this question as
poli,icsi one. The Spiri, that would overthrow
our Constitution and convert our Union into n
,rrn,nd,,s machinp "f oppression and inlIs'
tice. would. it allowed lis full sweep, soon de-
urade religion into an ndinns ftna'icis,n. IL Is
in vain to pretend thai the tendencies "t a"ol''
tion are no, towards iIreli giun aud nhdeli'y;
lis very spirit s the setting mp at individual no
tions of Justice aud humanity, against thr m"r'
ality of the Bible, and if permitted To swirl ana
gather head, /, will soon sweep away all me
ancient bulwarks, aud e, in hnod of brackish
waller 10 destroy every thing green or irnl''ul.
That fana,ral wisdom which exal's ''s''l
above revelation and arrays the bIh'e aSa'nS'
itself must soon dpspise that sort o Justice ina,
removed the Canaaniips from the promised ia"n
to make room for the more favored seeo OF
Abraham: il must end in hnlding in contempt
the doc,riue that lays the guilt "t the sinner
upon the head of the nmarnlate son oi ''on.
What avails i, 10 the heated Imagination ot the
d;sciple Of EQUALITY that all the past bears It's
Testimony to The fact that The African rae" al.
,ains its highest elevation and greatest haPp''
ness under the control and direction "9 the
whites7 Re will snon learn to question Inc
Justice that has so decrcrd, and to deny 10 The
Supreme the right TO subject Il sinful wor'a as
he chooses. Ifihere ever was a'Ime ann place
since the fall of man where sprvitnde was MOI
known. where the dream Of equality had an ac-
tt,nr. nIfh
excuse f,r This madness. But with the concur
rent testimony ,f sacred and pr"an" history IN
their hands, nothing huI ma'lneSs can he pl"an'
ed in exlenuatioE Of such holly. IL Is worse
than blindness then, to shu, our eyes 10 The mat
ter. The progress Of abolition must tie stop
ned or o,lr freedom Of conscience will soon he
hut 4, name and the next generation even may
see the Bible ccndemnrd herause man in n's
wisdom pFonounces slavery foul sin. We
say tina, freedom of conscience may soon he de-
MED us, Il is even so now. Persecution con
sists moi alone in the torture Of tn" body or the
imprisonment of the person. Insult and sc"rn.
in words and acts. deny to the mind freedom "l
thought, and he who is condemned to insult Tor
his opinions. may endure persecution even
greater than he whose body is tortured.
How then is this evil to be- removed? How
are we to stop the mouths or palsy the han Is OF
,bose who persccnte us? We know no cure
for religious madness, the world has never dis.
covered remedy for tana'icism. But we can
withdraw ourselves from its influence. Ii we
canno, stop the mouths "i our revi"rs. "" ran
sion our ears, and leave them 10 listen TO their
own rawlings. daas & Gfsiy e. fsiSos %s1' noHy W"
nai".s.st .s.tgfee to @separate. aIt is plain that n-
tIggYRiiInon government is the medium through
which we are now assaled, for rh:. shaft can
reach US in no other way. We can exclude
their books from our schools, their s!a"derous
papers from cue tables, hui the acls Of our com.
man government which brand slavery as a
curse, and slave holders as tyrans. remain TO
bring the blush of shame to our cheeks. The
repeated attacks upon slavery in the District of
Cnlunhis, the passage Of the Wimot Proviso
in the admission of California, the approaching
repeal oi the Fugitive Slave Bill are small mat.
ters iu themselves. But when we consider that
they are hut means to an end. that by them
wreckless politicians pander to the apprti,rs OF
the agi,aiors. they are full of evil omen. The
storm. is assnredly approaching and we shall be
wise if we take shelter by ourselves. We can.
not now doubt that the North is in earnest, that
the agiIators are in power there, and there is
no safety for them or for us bu, in our leaving
to them the field of contest. Even The safty
ofthe North requires this course Of us, Tor per.
chance hen it's connection with slavery shall
cease and the North be to ms as England is. a
foreign nation. the strife may cease and reason
resume her throne. We deceive ourselves if
we suppose ,ba, any thing short of secession
will give us peace or put a stop to the progress
Of abolition. We have been brought 10 this
conclusion no, hy excitement for we were me-
vcr more calm, bu, by a cool and careful re.
view Of the commencement and progress nfihc
slavery agitation; and our him belief is that it
has taken SO deep hold upon the mass of the
free States, that il must last while they have
any connection with slavery through union
with slave States. This being our conviction,
and knowing that slavery an is institution tho
South will never surrender. we see before US
no hope of peace in the future, whilst the Union
lasts. With opinions and feelings so diverse.
The North and South mus, seek peace in an
agreement to separate, and the longer that &c.
paration is delayed, the more do we hazard the
risk of fierce and bloody war. For this sepa
ration we beleve our denomination is ready.
Their independent system Of church govern
ment naturally leads TO reliance upon 'h"
home political government. aud having. fnr The
sake Of peace. severed our religious cnnnecion