The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-12-06
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to set us all right about the general benevolent
and even afFectionate character of the Northern
people,-to show us that the recent measures OF
Congress, which we had taken to be aggressive
and insulting in the present. and a partoi sys-
tematc development ofsoctonal hostility to which,
in the very nature of things there could be no
end but in a dissolution of the Union, or hope
less degradation of the Soutb-we in reality
very good measures, peaceable, reasonable, and
rather constitutional than otherwise; and finally
to inform us, that the anti-slavery party at the
North is trifing concern altogether:-what there
is Of it very bad and unwholcsome, but not to be
held in much fear because of its smallness."
WE'LL Mr.. Poinsett is great man, and it is pity
he kept shady so long! What an amount of unea-
siness he might have prevented by making his re-
velations sooner Who can tell what effect they
might have had in quicting the public mind at the
| South, and the vast amount of money which
might have been saved in the meeting of Con-
ventions, &c, And besides, how lovingly the two
sections might now be jogging along together, and
instead Of the driving northern coasters from our
rice plantations and taxing northern goods and
importations, our loving brethren might still be
making fortunes off us to aid the "slna faction'
defending the liberties Of their "coored brethren"
Fie. fe, Mr. Poinsett why didn't you speak sooner?
sI? The Resolution introduced into the Sen
ate OH Thursday last, relative to reclaimng the
share of South Carolina of the proceeds Of the
public lands, has been adopted.
CLOVER HAy.-Nru Product for. the Middle
and Uupper Districts Of South Carolina.-We
observe with pleasure that our friend, Mr.. Thom-
as Summer, of Pomara, has been awarded q
Silver Medal by the South Carolina Institute,
at its late fair, for" "a Baln ofSuperior Clover
Hay" We understand that from five acres of
improved land he secured about sixty thousand
pounds Of fine Red Clover Hay during the past
season, at an actual expense of $40 35 for SOW
ing the clover seed, plastering, moving, curing
DC. The soil is of a stiff red clay formation,
and as Mr.. Summer is a practically educated
chemist, and ono of Leibig's pupils, we hope
fnI statement will be published by him for the
the benefit of the agriculturaIists of the State.
South CarolniaR.
WARS IN TIFF WISD?-A despatch Fl ON
Washington, to the Baltimore Sun, says that
there is some difficulty between England, Spain
aud the United States, which calls for the high.
est exercise ofdiplomatic talent, craftsmanship.
and forecast on the part of our Secretary of
State, Mr. Webster. The claims of private in
dividuas of n government are private not nation
al claims and Mr.. Webster will duly lay down
the national law on the suLject.-Ib'
The Micro RAcE.-A few questions we
should like to ask the frecsoil abolitonsts.
Does the history of the world ancient or mod
crn tel! Us of single instance where the lie
gro race were capable of sclf:governmcnt ?
Has not anyimprovcment ofmind attainedby
contact with the whites as their slaves invaril.
bly, been lost when left to themselves?
Ifthe ncendiary torch you are now lighting
should fire the negroes worst passions and the
result should even happen to be a war for ten
years. what will the negro have ganedl
Is there (takcn as body happier set of
beings in the world than the slave population Of
the United Statesl Is there in any part of the
world save Africa so miserable abody of beasts
as the free negroes OF our States!
Was there ever a republic that lasted one
century without slavery being part of its po-
litical system?
Coud the Island of Jamaica become one of
our States, how soon would it blossom rs the
rose! Is it not u worthless British colony9