Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-11-04

rF.om the C,.nrsia Telegraph.l

the Election in This Staie.- The Northern re-
sponses to the result of the late election IN this
State are beginning to reach u.s. What truth
there is in the claims set up by Northern jour
nails with regard to the influences operating III
this election, time must determine. Our object
now is not to enquire into the truth or false
hood of the claims but simply to refer to a
state of facts which should convince honest
men of all parties of their duty, without argu-
ment, aud without appeal.
The following comments upon the late cleo
ton in Georgis, we take from the New York
Tribune. They are made by cool, slrewd
and sensible man, by no means unacqualnted
with the nature and workings of politicians and
de7nagogues, and the influences these devices
are likely to produce upon the masses. Slave
holders of all parties should look at this matter
well, and see that the question of Southern
Rights, growing out of the institution OF sla
very, should not be separated f'om one parely
of interest, of dollars and cents to the slave
owner Once di-connect the question OF prln'
ciple, of patriotism, and make it one simply "i
property, Of loss to the owner, and the insltu-
ton itself is gone, the South even will be
against it.
The Tribune makes slight mistake in sup.
posing Gov Mcdonald to have been run tor
Governor two years ago; it was, as our read
ers know, the resent incumbent, Gov. Towns.
With this correc Jon we commend the Tribune s
comments to the serious and calm reflection "i
the Southern people.
The Georgm Elpction.-Two years ago.
Charles J. McDonald was chosen Governor of
Georgia over Edward Y. Fl II, the Wing candi-
date, by 8 1872 majority--the vote being very
large one. The State is very evenly divided
between the two great parties, bu Mcdonald
rode the h,sh horse on southern Rights, while
Hill pointedlv refused to do any such thing,
and that refusal turned the scale against him.
The State was thus put decidedly against the
Wing party.
Mcdonald seems to have been in earnest in
his semi Calhounism He knew how he had
won his election, aud he went ahead according
". Southern Congresses, and various games
of that sort found in him ready and ardent
supporter. About half his party, and very
light sprinkling of quasi Wings earnestly sym,
nathized with him. But the mass Of the peo-
nle did not-far from it. Thousands who had
bumored the ,oke so long as they regarded it
as mere party rusp to beat the Wings, besa"
tn hack water so soon as the matter came to
look serious. At the head o. these stands How.
ef Cobb. Speaker of the last House, Il shrewd
and strong man, who has made many stump
sneecb to prove the Northern Wings essentially
Abolitionized, quoted the Tribune to prove
his assertion. but who has no idea ct gol"S out
of the Union, Proviso or no Provi'o. And
this brings US to another interesting feature OF
the present contest.
Georgia, like Virginia, and, less thor"ugh'y'
MARYLAND, Norta Carolina and Alahama' is
State containing two antagonist Social systems
the Slave system in the South East anu rree
Labor sv stem in the North West When the
Slavery Propaganda compelled Gen. Jackson
IN drive the Cherokees out of Georgia, III At
rocous defiance of Justice, humanity and pub
lie faith it had previously been found necessa
rv in order to stimulate the whole People ol
Georp;a to sustain the notification position OF
Gov Troup toward the Federal Government
under the Presidency of Mr. Adams TO set up
all the lands to be obtained from the Indians t'
be gamlled for in gigantic State L"1'ery'
every Georgian having free ticket. nus ,ne
Cherokees' laads before the original ana l,Sht
full owners had been driven away from them
had already been distributed by lottery, mainly
in small tracts, to many thousands OF rltzei's'
pold fever broke out about this time, anu
precipitated the settlement while preventing lie
aggregation of thes, lands; and thus NORTH
Western Georgia has been recently settled III
farms too small to be proftably cultivated by
slave labor and by farmers who had II" slaves
to work even though they had land Oh which
to employ them And thus 1t happens that the
most thrifty and powerful lin v"tlngj section OF
the State, which has hitherto gone Democrat
ic' because their lands were wrenched from
the Indians by Gen. Jsckson, has now put ITS
veto on the Slavery Propaganda ny going al
most en- masse for the Union Ticket In the
older counties generally where slavery bears
sway, Cobb's vote is that Of the Wing party
and very little beside in the most Southern
and peculiarly Cotton and Kire-growI"s Sec
,;on Cobb has lex. than the Wing vote in r.
mer yesrs; but in the young North West the
nnaiorities for Cobb roll up after this fashion:
Dekalb. 727 Chattooga, 400
Cass. 55O rloyo. oo. ooo
Cherokee. $50 Habersham, S7S
Jackson. Ala Madison, 524
Lumpkin, 797 walker goo 600
Newton, o53 "ato", "@'
Gilnier, l,OOb.
Most of these cnuntes gave Mcdonald large
maiorities two years ago. They have now
ILL., Lace nnnunus cau,tiuS