The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-07-23

proved beneficial to the! African race; ana had
redounded in numberless and inestinlabie bless
inps to the rest OF mankind: that 1t was the
source of commerce, refinement and christian
benepolence. But, said he, if we desired to
piye It up we could not do so; that the free.
dom of the slaves would have to be purchased
or we must be forced to give them up, or must
do so voluntarily. He then proceeded to show
that all hopes built upon either OF these foanda
lions were futile and delusive and that the South
we're consequently compelled by the exegency
of the case to stand by each other or to be de-
stroeed forever. But; said he, should dissolu-
ton come, the South is amply provided with
means of defence; her numerical strength and
other resources are great. He said that we
should disregard tae ;panegyrics pronounced
upon the Union, that we owed to it a rational
not blind devotion. That it had leen wrest-
ed from its legitimate objects and perverted to
the worst of purposes; that it was established
to. secure Justice and domestic tranquility-but
that under its cover the greatest injustice to-
wards the South had been long and successful
.ly practised--and that it had been made to ere.
.ste all the disquietude we experience, and that
sthesonly reason we were not utterly destroyed
WAS that Jonathan was wiser in his day and
sgeneration than be who killed the goose before
all her golden eggs had been laid. That these
grievances gave us the right to change or abol-
ish government which had proved insufficient
10 our wants, and could not afford us protec-
ton, &c.
When he had concluded, VIM. Shannon,
Esq, offered the folio wing resolutions:
Resolned lst. That the Address, Resolutions
and proceedings of the Nashville Convention
meet with our hearty concurrence.
Resolrcd I'd That the moderation, prudence
and firm determinations exhibited by the Dele
gates from the different States are worthy Of
the highest conlmendation.
m Resoired 3rd. That while we regard the line
!. of 36 80 as concession on the part of the
South without equivalent consideration, and vi
eiative of our constitutional rights yet as mea-
sure acquieseed in for so long time by our
people, and as partition of the territory us be-
tween co-heirs, we are ready to assent to the
permanent settlement of the slavery question
upon that basis.
Resolped 4th That any other of the propos.
ed methods of adjusting or compromising the
difficulties existing between the Northern and
Southern States of this confederacy, are inten-
tionailR Rsfraudnlent and designedly wicked, and
are only delusiye to the Ignorant or madly pref
udiced and can never be acceptable to the
southern people 50 long asthey merit the name
of freemen. So s !! ~ 80 L.,
a Resoloed 5th. That the course which the
General Government is pursuing towards the
sovereign State Of Texasis breach of public
faith -falsi6es the position taken before the
world. on the subject of the Mexican War; is
insnItilg and degrading to theSouth, and should
be resisted Sat all hazards and to the last ex.
tremity.e 81
tResolred 9Th. That our immediate Represen.
tatiyes Cofss Maxcy Gregg and James Chestnut,
Jr., have eaFned the thanks and approval Of
their,constitneney, and we hereby tender them
the true patriots highest reward, "a hearty well
done. -, 81 L
Which he followed up by a few very inter
esting and appropriate. remarks. The resolu-
tiors were seconded BY Col James Chesaut, Sr.
and by Col. JsB Kerahaw, the latter of whom
in so doing delivered short but very touching
and impressive address, Upon being put Il
resolutions were unanimously adopted.
Capt: John BoSkiu then moved that the pro-
eeedingsof this meeting be published in the
Camden Journal with arequcst to other papers
to;copy, which hwas put to- vote aud adopted
Coli sJamesss hssRat Hr, t en- moved that
themeeting adjourn, (which was put to vote and
carried. The meeting accordingly adjourned
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