The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-01-26
TF1HIE JOJUIRN ALL
CAMDEN, S. @.
JANUARY 26, 1850.
IMPORTANT.

lMfORlAN l.
1t will be recollected that The first Monday in
April is the designated time for the District meet
ngs TO appoint Delegates to the Congressional Dis.
rict Convcntion TO he held at Camden On the first
of May. We believe the proposed plan is, to meet
in District Convention at the Court liz Use of each
District, then and there to appoint as many de-
lcgatcs from said Districts, as they are entitled to
members in the State Legislative Bodies, those
delegates to meet at some central place in the
Cong essional District, (Camden, we believe, is
named for our Congressional DistrictJ and elect
two Delegates to The Southern Convention, to be
held al Nashville, Tennessee, in June next. We
hope the District meetings will be well attended.
Let each man rccollect when the day arrives, that
"he is one IF The sorere;gns." And should sove-
reign, VIII n his rights arc tramped OIL, not defend
those rights! By the Farmers staying at home,
he says that he is indifferent 10 the matter: that
coldncss will reach those who do meet, and the de-
egates will feel as if they represented only part
OF the people. You love the Union: then come
up TO the defence of your rights the only way the
Union can be preserved. Had unanDlity prevailed
in the Southern Caucus at Washington last year,
then would the voice of Northern fanaticsm al
ready have been weakened. Will you, then, pail
the arms of those who knowing their rights, would
defend them? You will do it ii you stay at home
on the first of April. When tho trump OF war was
sounded in the city Of David, the heroes OF Pales-
tine from Dan to Beersheba, answered its sum
mons and did tie dwellers about the banks of
the Jordan possess more patriotism than those oil
the Waterce! Let the first Of April ans"er.-
Who so old but that feels as if he yet had rights
he would not lose! Who so Ianguid, that he
would still Sleep though the storm of fanatcism
rage around! 1t is subject of momentous inte-
rest to ALTO each. The venerable LANGDoN
CHEvEs, who years sgo laid his armor by, and re-
tired full of hunors from tho political arena, like
Lion reused from his lair, has again buckled the
wa riors armor on 10 do battle in the cause Of the
South. TIE distinguished TROUT, of Georgia, has
also forsaken the peace and quiet Of home, 10 wake
to action our sister State. How many have wished
that the DAYS OF ancient story-the tines oil chival
ry-wcre again revived: and they have BEEN
What would the Anti-SlavcrYist do! lie would
DESTROY our institutions he would force the bright
eyed beauties of our sunny land, to do the drudge
and slop work that he imposes upon the cmgran''
who comes to our land in search Of freedom. he
would rob US of our negroes, and push upon us the
degraded pauper population Of the North: he
would, in destroying our institutions, destroy that
hieh.tohcd feeling "lhat am one Of The sorerelyn'
which the poorest man in the South, though ne
never did, and never may, own negro, has--of
which large portion of the paupers at the NORM
have no conception in fine. he would establish
what they are fast tending to in the North-a ten
anted pebia.iism and landed aristocracy--the in.
eytablc result OF abolitionisn in the South. Me-
thinks for far less cause The Hermit Peter reused
sleeping Europe to defend the Holy Sepulchre
from the Saracens, ard our Fathers Of 76 battled
about Hobkirk's Hill TO gain US freedom which
The abohionist would reduce to less than name.
Then let every man in the District, in whose soul
ever did, or ever will, burn spark Of Sou'hernsm,
come up to the meetings on the first OF April Let
the Delegates then and there appointed send hro
10 the Scut,crn Convention who will remember
that though Washington, the rercred patriot Of
better DAYS, said cling 10 the Union as the ark Of
our sacty," he taught US by his life and acts to
"rcsst oppression from whatever source it may
come"