Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-08-05
r7ur Co-opERATIoN MEETING.

TIE COOPERATION MEETING.
The Meeting of Tuesday night was large
Tbe H;hornian Hall was well filled, though, IN
onr ;n,,oa,,npt not so crowded as ut the South.
orn Ri9nts meeting of the week before In
e,;.;+ o1,1 enthusiasm it was immeasurably IN
far;nr Indeed it was hard to divine how so
many neonle coald be brought together, to look
sorlooiny and spiritless for whole evening. Inc
frsf shark of enthusiasm was struck out III res
ponso 70 Mr.. CAROLS rcssolutlon-but ol tnat
hereafter. ;.
The want of tone and impulse in the audi
ance, was, we suspect, the development oi
necessary characteristic of the Cooperation
party, they have position seit-confraa'e'o-
ry and confused and if they move at all they
& must be constantly stumbling over their own
toes. They not only admit, but they are bound
to set forth strongly and indi9 nanttY' the
wrongs of the South, the degradation OF her
in3resent condition, and the dangers that hang
over the fpturc. This is their justification io'
advocating the dissolution of the Union. NO
man has stated these causes OF resistance
more. strongly, aud pressed them upon the al
tention of the people more vehemently, than
Mr. Cheyes. than Senator Butler. But lsaylnS
got thus, far, having proved the necessity OF
resistance and the peril of delay-they tell US
we must not resist, and that we must wait. IL
is this elaine and Important conclusion, hang
mo like dreary cloud, over all their addresses
a15 .;n,eals, which necessarily kills off all
nonnn,ar enthusiasm. In fact ther mission
the very soul of all their eforts-is not to raise
up, but to put down, the spirit OF tn" people
What they wish to propagate and make con-
yerts to, is political immoblity aud lnani'son.
They preach, and enforce dullnesS as Il caro',
nal virtue. We do not speak OF the ann ana
intention of the individual men, bat OF the ne
cessary results Of the position they have taken.
: There is another cause which has embaras-
sed this party in the outset. and Will continue
to increase the weakness aud commission OF their
movements, They profess to be disanonlst,
resistance men, and only opposed to secesS"n
because they do, not think it the most eiectuai
mode of breaking. up the exisins Conlederacy..
Bat 4heyhaye gathered into. their ranks con-
siderable BODY of men who have no sympathy
With resistancesin any form, who aresu nlonists
sper se,ands sgo for submssonsm at all hazards az
and TO The last extremity. The whole force oi
this class will be subtly, Gut actively, exerted
to drag item down from their resistance atil-
tnde: and convert their movement into a
T,r, ,,sra , ,onnosition to secession. We think we
sea symtor,s of his change already, and we
warn them thatthey are in imminent danger OF
beiinag, Infected with this noxious influence be-
@yond all hope of restoration. -. ...... s,g,
= We return to MIR. CAROLS resolution, aud
we reprint it here, in order that the reader may
ioin with US in wondering how the, meeting
could have committed the unacconntable in IN;
discretion Of treating it with contempt, 49, -
RcsoIped, That, while we cannot believe our
sister states OF The South will submit, tor any
cops;aeraile time, to the reseat aggression OF the
Federal Government upon ti'efr rights, ana
while gwe have full faith in their iintentioasto
es.oberate with each other for the vindicatioh
of those rights, we nevertheless declare that to
South Carolina. is due the allegiance OF each ol
her citizeps. and that much as we deparate Sc
ceession fron the Union, uader reriSii ing crrcuns'
.,onses wet should her constituted authorities
resolve upon such a measure, we snail theh
hold it treason in any son OF hers to oppose
such determination
SgF'his resolution was laid on the table and the
officers Of the meeting refused to allow tito
appear in Their report OF the proceedings. Ey-
identiy they thought there was something in 1t
very bad If we Judge from such show OF av-
ersion;, 1t is indeed alleged that Mr. Car
roll was hostile to the objects Of the meeting;
If so, he did. not show il; and that he acted
from q spirt Of orpoSjion,--if So lie took
strange way of opposing them. IAerc was
scarcely aleadag man there who has not plcd-
ged himself over and over to every pFIucipl!e
Embraced in the resolution. And this PROPOSE
ton, whic!l.wa merely an eInbodiment OF '!'er
own voluntary and solemn declarations was
rudely repud&ted in the presence Of the two
eminent citizens who bad addressed the meet
ing. Arc we not jayiGed then, in i:.:erri"s
that there is in this movement an element OF no
small force that eudanyers its fidelity TO the
principles it has avowed, and even threatens to
undermine itsreverence for lac allegiance winch
the citizen owes 10 his State! We trust there is
intelligence and patriotism enough in the par.
ty to save il from SO disastrous result.
Charleston Mercury 3lSt inst.