Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-06-10
NORTHERN TESTIMONY.

ise presses and the politicians are doing all in
their power to put the Southern Rights men on
par with the Abolitlonists, under the hypOcri.
tical and scandalous pretext of being "agita-
tors" for common purpose, the dsmember.
ment of the Union, press in the interest Of
the commercial men of New York, whom
seif.interest makes acute, thus plainly tells the
truth.
The following extract from the New York
Dry Goods Reporter, shoad teach lesson to
such Southern prints as the New Orleans Bee,
Bulletin, and Co.
The Tribune of Thursday morning contain
ed the following article, which we repubiish, to
show the temper Of that jonrnal:
Alluding to the movement in South Carolina,
it says:
"a Convention of some three hundred per-
sonsis now sitting at Charleston to consider
how Southern rights may best be protected
against Northern aggression, and whether
Seath Carolina shall now secede from the Uni
tied States
eve are glad that this Convention is held,
because it mast make IN end of the whole
wearisoa,c stupidity tof dsunion. Either the
chivalry will do nothing more than talk, and
straightwat collapse into insignificance, OF else
they will attempt rebellion, and straightway
experience. the strong arm Of the National
Government Our own opinion is decidedly
that they will stick to gasconade and eschew
action; bat in either case good will result from
their Convention.
AIt is time that two things were generally
understood, name y-frst, that Sout hCaroiina
does not govern the entire country; and second,
that this Union is something more than legal
fiction which breath can make and unn,ake.
The latter fact, especially, seems to need a de-
fnitiye demonstration. God forbid that ii
should be established through anything like ri.
OF on a scale large enough to be called rebel
/. lion! Nor dove fear any such necessity,
though should il arise, it will benefit enough
xsith it to diminish if not to counterbalance its
evils"
80 We pronounce this diaboiical article; and
if our readers will look at it carefully, they will
agree with us in that opinion.
'ss Let US examine this article 1t announces
that this convention will "make an end of the
whole wearisome stupidity of disunion that
the chivalry will collapse into insignfcance, or
attempt rebellion, and straightway experience
the strong arm of the National Government"
<s ia the frst place, the expressions used in this
article are intended to irritate and give offence
They show neither good taste, good breading,
nor good manners. ~. -. :. -
The chivalry Of South Carolina have atleast
IN days passed. been behind that Of no other
State or country. Her blood was freely shed
in the revolution; her. citizens were severe suf.
frers from the enemy, when other States
scarcely knew their footsteps. A brave, more
gallant, AID a noble race Of patriots never exs-
ted, than those Of South Carolina. Their terri
tary suffered more than any other States IN the
Trien: and shall the puny petticoatcd Abby
Folsom and Rochester knocking assistant edi-
tor Of the Tribune sneer at chivalry ike theirs!
What is to be gained by such articles as these
Of the. Tribunef What good do they do under
any circumstances None whatever. On the
contrary, they only add fuel to flame ready
to hurst forth into one general conhagraion
sEs But what is the alternative of the future!
Why il rebellion is attempted, then the "strong
arr" Of the government is to be experienced.
= What is the plain English Of these remarks! 1t
is no more or less than that South Carolina,
after having been the marx and aim of aboli.
ton zealots for years the subject of their Of
fcious iptermedlling and their miserable sneers
--after she has been threatened with the entire
destruction of her domestic institutions and the
ROBBERY of her slaves, she is to be told, while
considering peacefully how she may escape
thu torture of these crazy demons-she is told
that she must be compelled by force to remain
in the Union, to be hunted. tortured, and sneer.
ed at forever. She is not to be allowed to es.
cape the misery aud insecurity she endures, but
is to be chained down and compelled to bear
the further barking Of these mereiless dogs.
The smoke of cannon, the explosion of shells,
the flames of her dwelling, the shedding Of
blood, the distraction Of life, then, are the
means invoked by these lovers Of peace those
men who pray to God for his assistance in a
needless and murderous strife; who avow them
selves the peculiar friends Of religion, and or
der, ass tse higher law!
These men who think it wicked to hang
E. murderers or to eat ase@t, have nokng OF com
junction in Staying tie people OF South
Carolina because they choose to have tiielr own
opinions on the subject Of slavery, consistent
asS many of the abiest men in this and every
other country have deemed them, with the laws
OF God and man, and because they Will not
give uptheir servants help to labor at the COM
niand of the Garrisons and Greeleys
Kill, burn, destroy: These are the watch
i words of these fanatics; and the very govern
,ment whose Constitution, moral and political,
they are industriously seeking to overthrow
the very Government they denounce and call