Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-02-25
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"1his is a.y orn my na'ire land" gs.!
MEssRs. EDIroRs: We shall offer no apolo.
gy for thus obtruding ourself upon your notice,
for we verify believe the time has arrived, when
it behooves every son Of Carolina-however
humble-to to Miuk and spenk for himself, in re.
| ,tion to the all-important matters which at
present agitate our beloved State. Under this
solemn conviction we now address you, craving
that indulgence you would be disposed to yield
t. one unaccustomed to write for the public
eye He must he less than patriot, who can
look unmoved upon the deep-seated agitation
which pervades our people throughout the
length and breadth of the land And why all
this! Is the soil Of Carolina about to be pol
luted by the tread ot;a foe, foreign and power
full! Were this the case, our feelings would be
of far different nature. No melancholy
would tinge their character-but joyfully and
with alacrity would we rush to meet the inva.
der, and expel him from our borders, or perish
in the struggle. But alas! alas! "rell it not
in Gath, publish it not in the streets Of Aske-
lon," our enemies are those "of our own
household"-our oppressors are (as it were,)
"bone OF our bone and flesh of our flesh" In
the name Of religion, of humanity, and Of jus
tice, we ask, to what direful cause is such an
unhallowed state Of things to be attributed! Ia
attempting to answer this solemn query, we
shall endeavor to speak plainly, for we desire
for once in our life to use "all plainness Of
speech" We believe that all our difficulties
can be traced to one acting canse-one nsociag
principle, and this moving principle Il be no
more or less than deep-seafed hatred to ss
and our institutions, and the acting cause, o
malignant and diabolical jealousy.
Furthermore, we believe before God, that
were slavery abolished tomorrow, and the
South, especially South Carolina continue
prosperous and happy, that same deadly hostih.
ty would be indicated in new and fresh acts Of
Justice and oppression. AND MoREovER, this
feeling is not confined to the ignoble few, rs
Mr.. Poinsett and others would have US believe,
but pervades all ranks and classes Of Society,
from the millionaire of Leroy Place to the
starving occupant of Pearl.street cellar. 'Ihis,
may sound strange to some, but our opinionss
have been formed after having enjoyed the ani'
plest opportunities which long residence atthe
North could afford. ....,sr
Here then, as we believe, is the source Of all
the evils of which we complain-here, thereof
of that deadly disease which for years has been
preying upon the vtals of the body polite,
and now having reached its acme, threatens to
oyerwhelm in one common destruction thefair.
est republic upon which the sun has ever shone.
The famous Tariff, Force Bill, iutermeddling
with Slavery, admission Of California, &c. &C.,
have simply been the symptoms or indicationsof
this malignant cancer, for the removal Of which
we believe there is one, and but one efectual
remedy-the knJs!@ We will not honor with
passing notice the various pall'ati0es which
some have recommended, such as non.in'er.
course, &c., for we deem them utterly .unwor.
tbv Of q moments consideration by an intel.
ligeut and patriotic people. y
South Carolina ncuer pal be permitted to re. f
mion in his Union on terms Of .trGternity dsd'
eeualitu. We express this our solemn convic.
ton "more in sorrow than in anger" But
why is it that she is and ever has been partic-
ularly obnoxious to the sneers and issults of the
Northl The answer to this question may be
found in the fact that it has hitherto been her !.
lot to exhibit what some look upon as morbid,
but what ,ce deem laudable seusitveness on