Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-03-04
To the "National Intelliseucer.n

Pc
To the "National Intelligencer.n
The Editorial of the National Intelligencer du.
ring the greater part of February, seems to have
been almost entirely devoted to South Carolina
column after column has he written, to prove.t 10
our gallant State, that she should not secedesE
he loves the North move. In mouldefing ruins he
has painted our noble State, in sackcoth standing
at the door of the Union, and knocking for re.
admttance. II. has wasted world ofargument
to show that South Carolina has received full
share Of the Federal honors. Have the people in
their wisdom conferred honors when they were
not deserved? Ifnot, then South Carolina has de-
served those honors, and has received nothing but
her due Why then speak of Federal Honorss-
We can tell him, however, that very few Of her
SONS now in whom the State feelsa pride are de-
sirous of any Of the honors of the Government.
But the beauty Of his argument is, that Congress
has deprived South Carolina ofno right, nor has
she been injured by it: LegiSlation-or rather
should have termed it something else than argu-
mcnt, as he throws it out bare asserton--one OF
his arioms we suppose--capping it with the ex
preston that lie wOrshippers OF Jupiter, ancicnty
did their, argument with the christians. at is all
deluson," and 10 make Us believe it, quotes the
following from Georgia Print: "Look at the COLI
diton of,he peepeot South Carolina; free as the
breeze tllatsweaps over her plains; prosperous
even TO plethora; her schools tlour.-hing; her
works OF internal Improvement Penetrating every
portion olthc territory; manufactures spr;nSuS up
along her beautiful streams; her gIest staple
commanding eXhorbitant prices; anl her co'n-
mcfce expanding -U @hat righf has she bee" de-
prired by Co,gress! What constitutional priui-
isgs of hrs has brrn inrnaed or abridged Ly Tie
Federal Gorernme"iT Wonderful argument =
And # thus happy with our rights crippled--re-
duced to unequals in the Con1drracy--our slave
7roperty-our, main properly Iramnalled. What
would We b., free and unbound--wi:h all the en-
ergy OF a young Republic thrown into our people,
and no Fe leral usurpation 10 wesken and di-
vide us. But here the National In!eIigencer has
lett out the main feature Of the argument What
though upon our beautiful rivers foated the
wealth OF Ell Dorado! Wi a. though our SchoJ Js
were as fr-famrd as the Egyp!ian--and the sound
Of our manufactures were ever rum5ling =
Would that pay us for injured rights! Would We
not in plenty forget rria:ipls, or still rise regard
less Of our epheneral prosperity-and knowing
our Rights, boldly and successfully assert them!
But our present prosperity would be but the bait,
to lure US beyond the hope OF salvation. What
perfect sophistry to talk Of California coming in
according to the mode laid down by South Caro-
lima! Who so blind as not to see the entire train
of insduous acts Had the Wilmot Provso nev-
er been threatened by Congress, California would
10 day have been Slave State. But great
show ofdetcrmination 10 pass the Wilmot proviso
was kept up, until the Southerner with his prop
crty was frightened away, and the contemplate
wooded-nut meg venders filled up the country
then with perfect certainty of its being free State
Congress could say, "wel we will let California
come in with Constitution of its own,"-know-
| ing by their agitation that they had sent Popu-
lation there, that would ef,ctually pass the Will
mot Proviso in spirit over it. This is the way
that the North would conslitutionaHy kWthe South.
But them we are are to be coerced. The Nation'
al IMeligencer says tilal 'ie'o '''i oe w uouo'
but what the General Government will enforce its
authority by arms" So, Carolnans, tremble for
YOUR doom-and like frightened lares fly beneath
the FLAG of Uncle Sam for shelter. Why, is it pos
sibe, that the National Intsiligencsr supposes
the General Government can frighten South
Carolina into submissions Why sir! you never
read our history-an we doubtifyou have not for.
gotten our very State motto--thrrw your procla-
nations upon US, and threaten your cannon, but
you will oversee staring boldly in your face, as
you approach--"Animis opibus que parati." we
hurl defiance in the face Of thousand such
threats, and heed them less than the idle wind.
Why every valley in our State would DO Mara
tlon, and aihousand Thcrmopylaes would oe