Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-12-16

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the first man-perfectin form and feature, but
destitute Of the breath of life 81 He was.a Sc:
cessionist, and believed secession the only rem:
cdy; but regarding the decision of the People
as against such remedy, he was unwilling to
convene that body; and at all events, not with,
out the concurrence ola two.thirds vote. He
reviewed the successive acts ofaggressioI, ,ant
while he held them cause for secession he be-!
leved that no such movement would beRsus-i
taned by the people. B. We ourselves, in our:
action upon the various matters, were doing
acts as obnoxious as thnse Of the federal autho.l
rity, although the right to do so could not be-
questioned in us, as with the generafgoyern.t
ment. He wanted to dissolve the Unien,qbut
that was out of the question: In homeiy,,.
phrase, our engine had abursted, and he would
now call upon cooperation to put their NIT
chine in motion, and see what it could effect
If the convention met, it could only lay down!
a platform, and he was opposed to all plat.
forms; the people understood both plans Of ac.j
ton. They know you cannot resort to sepa.s'
rate secession, and cooperation with other
States is out Of the question. NC T'.fi $50
Mr. Sullivan deprecated extended debates
Every gentleman had made up his mind on the
question of calling the convention, and debate
would be fruitless ofgood results. He there's
fore moved that the committee report the bill to-
the House, recommending its passage, without
amendment. .'... ai.fo a=ea' a'' 20 gt.S11e9
Mr.. Tucker had no speech to make. Atthe
commencement Of the last session he!lwasa a.
conservative; but subsequently his views under.
went a change, and, obedient towhat he,fegar.
ied the popular will, he then went for separate
State action. When the elections for deputies
to Southern Congress took place, he found
that that mode of redress was obnoxious tothe
people, and he was not in favor of bringing in'
to vital existence a body which held to5that
remedy. He was in favor of"srfyihg out irs
good faith the decision Of the people!F Should
the convention meet, in all probability it :woalds
do nothing, or, like the Georgia Conventions
place a new limit at which resistance would
commence He would not hold the people
forever between sleeping and waking Let
them slumber on, till SOME new and daring!
aggression should rouse them to action. They
| would indicate the time for resistance, without
any effort of ours to force it upon them. Do.
not cry wolf, wolf, while no wolf, appears; or,
when he does come, no heed will be given to-
the cry He was therefore opposed to the BILL,
and should vote againstit. ".Si2-E5a ,'ei 80
-Mr-L--M--Kaitt rosa- simply to protest a.
gainst the supposition that the convention was;
to be called to do nothing. He protested
against the conclusion that the people, in the
late election, had decided between resistance
and submission. His cooperation friends had
ncve: taken that ground before the peoples
His friend from Kcrshaw Mr. 'Chesnat)l had
declared when that issue was presented, no
would adjourn the debate to the battle field;
and Mr.. Chairman Mr.. Memminger) had SAID,
if he had to wear chains, he would not himself
forge them Mr. Preston said the Union or
slavery must sink, that he would cut theecord
single and alone and peril all on the deed
That issue was not made-except between
different modes Of resistance. 'a. ,: -Fa-sE I'D
Mr.. Thos Thompson had not been desirous
of engaging in this debate. He stood IMPLIED
ged rs to the call ofthe convention; but he
knew no reason why it should be convened:
No acceptable plan of action could be adopted
" it. Secessionists were unwilling totakeany
otherremedy than separate State action, because
any other course would be, in their opniou,a
step backwards. That step should not befors
ced upon another body If it must be taken,
let it be taken by ourselves, and not throw the
responsibility and disgrace upon gentlemen
whose views are known to be antagonist to-
those of the people. s.t - ~ rs
Mr.. y. ]. Johnson would vote against the
bill before the committee. He was secession
ist, and he would take no step backward But
he was unwilling to call the convention, because
they could do nothing. He wished it directly
un,jerstoo that he was devoted to disunion
now and forever.
The Chair announced that the Senate bill,
which had come in from the printer was now
before him, and suggested its substitution for
the House bill, and the application OF Mr. Sui.
liyan's motion to that bill; which was concurred
in. '"- "'"' 'H.t1 ="
The question was then put on reporting the
Senate bill to the House recommending that 1t
do BASS without amendment, and laying the
House bill on the table, and it was agreed to-
without Il division
A motion was made that the committee rise,
and ask TO be discharged from all matters be-
fore it.
Mr.. Darlington only rose to explain the ma.
trro If thc resolutions he had the honor to Offer
and which were committed to this committee.
In Introducing them, his motive was to allay
nartv feeling and end fruitless agitation. He
wanted TO unite South Carolina on some meas
nre which would vndcate her honor and main
tain her rights The charge would be brought
that We were renewing agitation, after the peo.
plc had decided against separate secession