The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-06-07
Editorial Correspondence of the Journal.
WASHINGTON City, June lst.

| more were performed. In procession we llioFeu
from the house of the deceased to the Senate
Chamber-which was filled to overtiowing.-
MIR. Gurley, the Chaplain of the House, deliv-
cred an eloquent and appropriate discourse, re-
pletewith warnings which the eoccasion demand
ed, and with encomiums SO justly deserved by
the deceased. After the services the procession
formed for the Congress burying ground, and
his bod was deposited in the same vault where,
a few weeks since, rested that of the great CAL
houn. 1t is IL wild, and sweetly romantic place
IA place well fitted for the great to LEON
the very banks of the old Potomac, where the
cedars wave in mournful grandeur, and the rose
blooms seem almost the re-anllnated spirits OF
| the departed He sleeps, and all is so lovely
so sadly sweet that one would almost wish
to die, that he might sleep there too. pluck
ed Il piece of /; cedar, whose branches hung Ill
the very door of the tomb, as a memento of the
place where the great have slept. Both houses
adjourned over until Monday, when | expect
| we will have warm discussion on the amend.
ments pending upon the Compromise Bill
Cass and Webster will speak at an early day
OH the Bill. A tremendous effort will be made
to pass it, but | think it must fail. COL Bell
ton has given notice to the Southern Senators
that he will not interfere with them, as long as
they wish to discuss the Bill, but when they are
through, to give him notice, and he will move
to lay it on the Table, and then to take up the
California Bill. Then the South will have an
issue, such as will enable her to unite her forces
or declare at once in the face of the civilized
world that she prizes but little the liberty that
was purchased by the blood of her Fathers.
Burke, as you may see, has broken up his-re-
lations to the Union-and Father Ritchie will
do his best now to make it Lave a Southern
look, with Northern tone. but he is too late. |
trust in less than many days we will haze pa
per, Southern in tone and look.
On the 2nd Tuesday OF this month, the de.
bate on the California question, in the House,
will be stopped. The Southern men, many Of
them who are anxious to speak, cannot get the
floor, on account of the trickcry of the Northern
knaves. Perhaps it is well, for there is no use in
speaking now 4 thousand Southern speeches
would not make the Government give the South
her due We have nothing to look for from
the Government but oppression. 1t is perfect
ly useless to talk about ginning our Constitu-
tional rights; the Constitution will hereafter be
but an instrument to work our destruction more
surely, from the very fact that an unprincipled
majority will bend it to suit their own peculiar
views.
JUNE 3.-Yesterday the Rev. DR.. Campbell,
of Virginia, founder of the Campbellite sect,
preached in the Hall of Representatives to
very large congregation. 1t was quite an able
discourse; but he would never I've taken to be
the founder of sect He appears to be about
filty-fve years of age.
To-day, in the Senate, has been one of the
most interesting of the session. Mr.. Soule Of
fered an amendment to the original bill, which
was ordered to be printed
Mr.. Clay said he was glad to see the Sena-
tor proposing some plan, as he was opposed to
that OF the Committee.
The debate during the day was kept up in
very excited state between Messrs. Davis, of
Mississippi, Webster, Cass, Downs, Butler,
Douglass and Hale The Senate adjourned
without taking vote on the amendment of
Chase, which was offered to the amendment OF
Davis.
Mr. Hale stated, in his remarks, truth, of
much interest to the South: That the question
of the extension of slavery was one OF vital iii.
tercst to the North; that they need not talk of
for Banks, ! arif, or other property;
the grand question was Slavery; that in that,
the North knew no Democrat-no Whig;-
but all were us ohe, in toto, against the exten-
sion of slavery. This is the truth, and MIR.
Hale is honest enough to tell it. Will not the
South profit by it! When the enemy stands in
one wide, unyielding, undivided mass, will she
let discord throw division and consequent defeat
upon her! Will she calmly and supinely lie,
and say there has been no aggression! the
North don't mean what they say; it is only a
few Northern fanatics. When the mighty army
of the North, as one man, are rushing on to
destroy, what is the division in the Norths Is
it slarcry or no slare,y? No, Indeed, it is all
no slarery. They only differ as regards the
best mode of abolishing soonest This fact we
overlook--unmindful that the ultimate object of
the most friendly Northern man is the abolition
of slavery.
The Republic has endorsed the new paper,
which will, in few days have its first number
from the Press.
| cannot give you all of the amendment Of
Mr.. Soule, as it is too long; but will give you
one item: That the boundaries of California
shall be restricted to $50 80, and South of that
there should be no prohibition of slavery
There is no Constitution Out Of the Consti-
tution tho r. Iniou cumn and hy II had its owls