The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-07-09

compromises In the admission OF Missouri; and
again, on the. tariff of ls33 And what have
they availed us against the arrogance of the
North9 | call upon patriots from the North
and the South, if they love this Union, as many
profess here, to look at this matter as it is, and
to exercise their energies to restore this Govern.
ment to its original character to cast out the
poisonous heresy that threatens its dissolution,
But we hear on this floor that the South are
arrogant, and the North (having all power)
will not grant her demands. ! ask, in what
single instance, since the establishment Of this
Confederacy, has the South ever demanded the
establishment of single principle of doubtful
constitutionality And who does not know
that the arrogance always comes in every in.
sidious form from the other end of the compassf
and who does not feel that there is double ar.
rogance in the unfounded assertion 1t is with
the north to determine whether the Union of our
fathers shall stand or fall. She isnow in the ma.
iority, and the destinies of the Union are in her
hands, It is for the South to take care OF her.
self. according to her sovereign and constitu.
tonal rights, in the Union if she can, out OF It,
shemust.. Norwill the idle threats ofarrogance
or the painted pictures Of fauaticism, deter her
from her duty. Imake no threats, except as 8
man about to be assailed in his person, hisrights
or his honor. When wrong is attempted
against me, l will repel it and, although trust
the conflict may neve come, yet whenever force
is attempted by the North against the rights of
the South, headed even by colonies Of militia
covered over with glory from the fields ofBuens
Vista, promise them regiments in the field
from the district from whence came, amid
whom shall be found, though my head should
be white as snow. But look upon all such
threats as idle bombast, rather than the senti,
ments of statesmen. Let those who threaten
to coerce the South to depression and degrada'
ton, read the terms upon which the States come
into this Confederacy, Virginia, in her ratit,
cation of the Constitution, declares "that the
powers granted under the Constitution being
derived from the people of the United States,
may he resumed by them whensoeyer the same
shall be perverted to their injury or oppression
and that every power not granted thereby rer
mains with them and at their will" New
York came in on these terms, expressed IN
her articles of ratification, that all power Is ORR
'ginally vested in and consequently derived
from the people," and "that the powers OF
Government may be resumed by the people
'whensoever it shall become necessary to their
Happiness; and further that no religious sect
or society ought to be favored or established
Shy law in preference to Others" Rhode is land
came in on the following terms: "Ihat there
are certain natural rights ofwhich men, when
they form a social compact, cannot deprive or
divest their posterity, among which are the
'enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means
of acquiring, possessing and protecting pro-
perty, and pursuing and obtaining happiness
- and safety, That all power is naturally vest,
ed in, and consequently derived from the peos
ple that magistrates therefore are their truss
tees and agents, and at all times anenable to
stbem:" and "that the powers of Government
smay be reassumed by the people tohensoeuer It
smay became necessary to tteT hopptness,-=
Rhode Island, doubtles recollecting that Roger
Williams had to leave Massachusetts for heresy
added strong clause against the right OF uoy'
ernment to favor religious sects or socleties
Thus we see Virginia reserved the nght 10 re-
assume her sovereignty whenever the same
should be perverted to her injury or oppressloni
New York reserved the right to reassumA the
powers granted to the Government uhe"erer u
should become necessary 10 their happiness;
Rhode Island in the same words with New
York. LetgentIemen reflect whether the States
have not sufficient justification, or II they have
not vet, how soon they may have, to resume
their sovereignty Should they see fit to do so,
there is no right on earth to prevent them:-=
The States making these reservations were ad:
mitted into the compact with these terms, and
thew thereby became the terms Of all, and must
inure to the benefit of all.
Melancholy predictions have repeatedly been
indulged in on this floor, aud perhaps by none
more lavishly than the gentleman from Massa:
chusetts, [Mr. Manu- as to the condition of
the Sou1h should she withdraw from the CON-
lederacy. He describes the scenes of piracy,
robbery, and plunder, that will be common en-
her coast. woul not desire to see that ne:
cessjty, nor will the South be in fanlt if it has
to come 1t will be from sense of the grQssest
injustice at the hands of the North. am not
one of those who would seek the necessity,
nor am one of those who would shrink from.
the responsibility, when selfpreseratioq may
force us to that course Should it occur, how.
ever it seems to me can see in the distance
better destiny than that assigned by the gentle
man. With population Of nine MILLIONS, in
habting country rich in every product neces-
sary for the happiness Of man-the day may
come when her hills and her valleys will re:
sound with the anvil and the loom, whilst it
,,,, lo that Massachusetts, will have much