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

between Wings and Democrats, but between
the Northern people and Southern people; and
the party press cannot, from its very nature,
take sides in these questions. On the contrary,
their proper business is, if the North will not
concede your rights, to reconcile you to the ag-
gresson Of the North. And to do this they
must either treat the controversy as fno "prac-
ticaP Importance, or else make it appear that.
some insulting compromise" does you ample
justice. And lest you should prove too sharp
sighted for the imposture, they emit u variety
OF patriotic defamation to exalt your imagina-
tons, and obfuscate your intellects9 Such as,
"harmony and brotherly love- "comprehen-
sive patriotism -."expanded views"-"enlarg-
ed nationality" rising above local pre-
judices no East or West or North,
or South, but my country, my whole country,
and nothing but my country" and the like
These men talk of harmony and brotherly love;
but they do not mean brothery love between
Wings and Democrats. The idea would horri.
fy them. They are the fomenters of turmoil and
strife, and billiugsgate calumny between fellow
citizens Of the same community. All they in.
tend by HARMONY and love is that the South
should quietly submit to the North. Beware,
fellow citizens of the men who, at this time, in
stead OF futtering words ofwarning to the North,
and sounding the alarm to the South, seek to
fasciuate you by such oratory as have descri-
bed. There is deep treachery at the bOttom
But it has been objected to the proposed pa
per that it will generate sectional views and
feelings. Now there is in this more of provok-
ing and heartless insult than in any thing | have
ever heard. The Northern States unite con.
fesscdly as a section, and they tell the South,
the other section, that their institutions must be
restricted within their present limits that they
can have no part of vast region, conquered by
the arms and at the expense ofall-nor any part
of any future conquest; and it is asked of the
South to submit to the sectional aggressions of
the North, in order to avoid engendering section
al feelings among themselves. Sectional ag
gression is quite harmless thing; sectional de-
fence is the thing to be reprobated! If the
South be assailed as a section how can she pos
sibly defend herself except as section! The
North will not aid in your defence, who, then
is to defend you! Who's No, fellow citizens,
all self defence by people assailed from abroad,
is unavoidably sectional defence; and those
who deprecate sectional action, only mean that
YOU are never to act at all. Take that for
granted.
But it is no small part Of your provocation to
hear fourteen sovereign States designated as n
"section," locality"-their State pride and
selfrespect called sectional prejudices their ill.,
stitutions and internal interests; called "local"
interests; as though some town or village or
boat landing upon a river bank, were spoken
Of How different the ideas and language
of the trainers of the Constitution. So great
was their regard for the sovereignty and equal.
ity of the separate republics, and so careful
were they to preserve the federative principle
of the Union, that the little County State Of
Rhode Island was, in the Senate put on footing
ofequal grade and dignity with theg great Empire
State of New York. And yet, nowadays, those
who affect to be the uncompromising enemies
of consolidation, know no more honorable
designation for fourteen sovereign States, than
ga section of country" and no better name for
the fealty and allegiance Of their people than
"contracted views and feelings" These men
should be reminded that he who provides not
for his household is worse than an infdel-that
next to his household comes his neighbour next
to his Deighbor, his people; and next to his peo-
pile; all neighborng people, who have COM
mon interest and honor with him to defend,
aud common enemy to repel; and who
must with him experience Il common des.
tiny, whether for veal or for woe. Patriotism
and liberality Of view are not to be meas
ured as you would measure the surface Of
the earth, by the square mile; but by the
principles of right, justice, and liberty that
enter into them. The enslaved inhabitants Of
the great Persian Empire were far less expan-
ded in their views, than the republican citizens
of little Attica. But those who have made up
their minds to sell the South for the best price
they can get, do well in persuading you to a.
dopt q measurement of patriotism that would
necessarily take in the market in which they
expect to dispose of you, and that would give
to their ambition the widest range of hope.
The paper we propose to publish will reflect
the views of more than sixty.three Southern
Senators and Representatives, Wings, Demo.
Gratis, and Republicans. Whether any impres:
sion is to be made upon the North by this means,
it is impossible for Inc to say. Some think that
it can be done ; and feel that it is our duty to
exhaust all moral and constitutional means in
the Union9 How has the North been brought
to its present state of ofunanimity2 In a great
degree by southern presses at Washington
For three years past they have been engaged i'll
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