Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-09-23
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toached. No, sir, her honor is 0f d more ra.
tiohal, more serious character-2it demands
notting rash-it sets down naagl,t in malice
tdommands us to do no wrong, and is satisfied
oily, when we do what is approved BY reason,
judgment, and prudence" 1t is grave and
serious thing then, and no sickly sentiment, and
EN- Inently above all things, demands nothing
ras b." We will now return to the immediate
obiect of this article. ..,z,s-,-s, ,-ss-..-.,.-
The two most important aspects in which
tlid scheme of Separate State Action presents
it. i to us, are these: First. Its friends say
thai if, will produce cooperation and Sec,
oudly: If it does not it is a, good thing Of it.
seld We will consider and face both these
VIEWS iof the question and first, how is it to
produce co.operation9 We can only Judge,
and decide upon the future, by the past. This
que btion of slavery, is one OF tremendous impof-
tanf be; so is the question Of resistance to a
gov krnment "long established" 1t takes years
for fruits of this kind to come to perfection:
and we can onl move under the reasonable
beIief and expectation, that our secession will
be followed by the withdrawal of our sister
Sta}es from the Union; we must believe that
the are so thoroughly disgusted with the Union
IS is, andsso5 completely in love with THE
sch{ {ne Of Southern Confederacy, as to be
perfectly ready to break up the Government and
oilfhand and heart with US. Now for the past,
the bnly guide we can have in this matter. Vir
ginih, who hoisted the flag of resistance SO high
in lS4S, who Elewthe first blast of the trumpetto
rally the people Of the South IN defence Of their
anch Liberties, and in whose conduct the people
of Ills district said "they recognized State ever
worthy to lead the van of battle against tyrants
and d}tyranny," has hauled down her colors and
family acquiesces in the compromise measures
ofCPngress. We cannot therefore reasonably ex
peca that her sword will leap very quickly from
its dcahbard in assisting US in opposing meas
uresa in which she has already acquiesced; on
the contrary hear what Mr. Rhett says: "Vir-
ginia succunh's, nay, more she not only SUBJ
mits. hut brings herself forward tn obtain the
submission of others.' This sounds dsheart.
eni,ss to most of us, bnt not so to MIR. Rhett,
for he is not at all anxious about co.operation,
for be goes on to say, "nione we mnst move,
and lalone it is hest for us to move in the pres
ent condition OF, things Il rejoice therefore
that no Southern Congress will meet; for no
Southern Congress can meet to redress the
wrangs of the South" "a Southern Congress
now would be our ruin," that is, it would
pos tpone State Action.) These remarks come
from ihe,most talented and best known menl-
bev the "action party" in fact he has been
its " since 1928. We need notthen look
to Ma for cooperation on present issues,
! # w le Shall we look to North Caro-
lima er elections have just decided that
poi any >proof was needed, Stailey has
bee Hturned, one of the vpst Submissions tssen
that voted for the Compromise, and who has a
dozen times been bought aud sold. Clingman
was not elected in reference to this issue, us
will be seen by reference to the North Caro-
| lua papers, We are glad to see him take his
seat IN Congress- aud have full confidence in
bis promptness to defend Southern Rights
whenever assailed. But we indulge 10 hope
of cooperation from North Carolina in our
scheme of secession. | am Ly no means sure
where she would he found ia very considera.
bic rupture were 20 take place
Shall we get 1t from Georgia! No; her peo.
pie in solemn Convention assembled, have de.
liherate y agreed to acquiesce in the measures
Ol SOIISTesS, anu tue strUHSesl SoutuS'" N'S
men, Mcdonald, Colquitt and Smythe, d" not
pretend TO advocate resistance for past aggres-
sions, and the issue upon which they are COM
PEELED to fight there now, is the abstract right
of a State to seccde from this Union. She has
ingloriousy submitted to the hostile Legislation
of Congress when she had pledged herself to
| resist the admission Of California, and when
Carolina had sworn to stand by her side through
every change of fortune, and already had her
hand upon her sword, ready to draw it Georgia
would but uniull the banner of resistance. She
submitted then, and depend upon it, her people
are not yet up to the proper mark. II SHE
would not fight for her honor, she will not
fight for love of South Carolina 1t has been
said that the surest way to Office in Ge9r.
gia, is abuse of South arolna. Who lis
Icrazy enough TO believe that at present Georgia
would join us # we ,secede, when the majority
there. against Mcdonald is said to be about ten
thousand
How is it with Alabama We have 1t is
true great many friends there as well is in
Georgia, but the election q. lastRsa ows
l.s > - 1es,ds1
minority; il they were not, Clemens and King
would hoth he with them. Our enemies then