The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-06-14

ly $2.5O shall be happy to attend to COM,
munications from my constituents, or from any
citizen of the State
cannot conclude without adding word as
to the state of the great question before Con.
gress. There is no hope that any concession
will be made to the South, or, to speak more
properly, that any portion of their rights will be
left in their hands. The North has fully made
up its mind to take all. We have grown too
dcspondent to make an effort to produce a con
trary result. The only competition among
members seems to be, who shall devise m,ea
sure that shall best conceal from you the fact
that you have lost every thing. The lucky in
dividual who shall succeed in this is destined to
become distinguished character, and it is not
impossible that two years hence, the Northern
majority in some Baltimore or Philadelphia
Convention, will commend you to him as u be.
netactor; in being the person to whom you are
to stand indebted for the comforts dependant on
the truth of the saying that Ignorance is bliss"
| cannot however, undertake to stigmatize those
who may acquiesce in the bill before the Sen.
ate; mean the compromise bill There are
imaginable reasons why they might think it ad.
visable to vote for this bill. Honest men may
be bind enough to suppose that some future
onjuncture will offer a more promising occa-
sion for rallying the South to determined
stand. There may also be among them, those
who, looking upon the South as hopelessly
doomed, think it no good reason for neglecting
their private fortunes, that your hopes are dash.
ed; deeming it a bad wind that blows nobody
any good-who consider themselves under no
moral obligations to continue useless efforts for
themselves | do not venture to say that an
honest man might not reason in this way
There isa great variety in the human intellect
and character. There are also varieties Of glo.
ry, and one glory different from another glory.
There is one glory Of the country, another of
the individual man. And if the glory of the
country should be lost, or, per chance, of the
country and party both, a man might take it
into his head, that he was not bound, for that
reason, to forfeit his own glory. Be this as it
may, the human intellect is very subtle thing
and under Strengthened circumstances some
times puts very puzzling questions to the human
conscience; which being thing of mere in-
stinct, cannot reasonably be expected always
to get the better of the argument.
But will proceed to give you brief anlysis
ofthe "Clay Compromise"
The people occupying the gold mines not
far from the Bay of San Francisco, with some
scattering settlements, are to admitted into the
Union as State. They claim to have domin
ion over country six times as large as South
Carolina. The country does not belong to them
but to the people ofthe United States. Their con.
stitution prohibits negro property from being
brought to their place Of habitation, or being
carried to any party Of the vast domain. This
State is to be called California New States
will hereafter be erected in the territory, but the
inhabitants mentioned, have already declared
that no slave property shall SO to those new
States.
Territorial Governments are to be provided
for Utah and New Mexico, without the Wilmot
Proviso. But why! A large majority con-
tend that the Mexican laws are of force there,
and will serve to exclude slavery. And it is
pretty well ascertained that the majority of the
Federal Court will so decide. If, however, a
stakeholder should be foolhardy enough to go
| there under such circumstances and stand
law suit, and the court should happen tode-
eide in his favor no one doubts that the Pro.
viso would at once be put upon the whole coun,,
try. He who tells you the contrary Of this, de-
ceives you wickedly and wilfulty.
Such is the disposition to be made ofall the
country acquired from Mexico. But the most
remarkable feature of the bill remains to be.
described.
The bill provides that about one.third OF
Texas shall be annexed to New Mexico and
have the same constitution and laws. In this
territory, also the majority, with Mr.. Clay con-
tend, the laws of Mexico will he offorce, and
the court will so decide; and a Shareholder
would 60 there, under the same hazards that
he would 60 to Utah. But as the bill is called
Compromise you will naturally suppose
that some show ofconcession has been made
to the South, and will ask what that concession
isl 1t isthis: Ii the U. States will pay Texas
ten or fifteen millions. to execute quit
claim to the North for the territory cut of, the
free soil agitation shall cease! Do not misun-
derstand me. do not say that the bill pro.
vides that the agitation shall cease. only
mean to say that the friends of the bill enter
tain hopes that it may cease; and will at ;all
events have the satisfaction of having made the
experiment, whether it will or not. Of course,
the large body OF Northern members who will
vote against the bill, because its language is
little too mercful towards Southern seusbiities,
are not to be considered as having come under
pledges; and as to that portion who are expec-
ted to vote for it, have yet to hear of the first
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