Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-09-19
swhere Stand the People of Kershaw-No,l!

""here stano inc FeoPie o1 3Aekso@"~RsS>A'
Under this caption, aud over the, signature of
"K-rshaw,"a writer in our last, attempts TO ex-
plain to the people Of Kershaw District "sheir true
position" and III probing to the botiom tse pro2o-
siton f the .pledge" the State is undef TO sepa'
rate srcesson, discovers very conclusivry, at
least to hi. own satisfaction, that South Carolina
is only "pedged" (if at alI,) "to cooperate or de-
kDsrate," al occasion may require.
In the course of the argument are editorially
mentioned. We take occasion here to state that
in any Of our "ronfdsnt announcements" zoe have
had strict regard tn truth, and alaoays base our
statements upon ia Is, bef,re they have publicity.
OF course we take it that Kershaw,' in writing
the article meant that we were mistaken in onr
opinion, as he might br in his, and not guilty Of Il
wfu nliSstateInent. An extract reads at follows ::
"It seems to he plain, Mr.. Editor, that the Dis
trict is moi pledged to secession by thr election oi
separate State action Delegates, Notwithstanding
YOUR confident announcement to the contrary"
AZ i, may be at last but matter OF opinion between
US, We do not propose here 10 dScuss III. ."plrdg-
crs" of the State OF South Carolina. She has
enough, in all conscience and may feqnire all her
energy and means to redeem them. But we pro-
vost here to show that thu q" "confdent announce
msnt" after the election of Delegates TO the State
Convention in February last, that KERsHaw hal
planted herself OH Secession GROUND" was we.'
nded-predcated upon thu election of Messrs.
Cantey, Lang and Patterson; and as Mr. Barn.
well once told Mr.. Clay, there is too ends to a
rope, We have one end, and "KERsHAw" has the
other. Now, let's see who will get hung first
uessrs. Cau,ey, Lang, Patterson, and other gen.
tIe,n-n were nominated az delegates to represent
the District Of Kershaw in thu proposed Conve,'-
ton. They were n,errogated by correspon-
dent signing himself "Buffalo," right which as
voter and citizen h. unques onably had-ihey
each in turn replied, which replies are familiar 10
the readers of the JJurnal. M-SsrI Cantry, Lang
and Patterson were each d. cidsdiy in favor Of srp-
arate Sta'e action, our last and only hope
When cooperation expires. (and We think, from
present indications It is in isast dying state then
these genrlrmpn would vote :or the exercise DI
this certain and unslienable right-sEcE si's.
Tn, election was held in strict conformity 10 tlr
instructions of the Legislature. VI jor Cantey,
who is kno,cq and acknowledged TO b. a very
ultra States Rights man-occuplmg very high
grounds, was elected. Mr. Lang and Hr. Patter-
sou, who were each regarded, as warm, in the
cause, and Secessiouiss Of tn: separate sort, were
also elected. 1t WAS not their fault that larg.
nurnber of vntes were not given, every man who
was en,,. d, could have waited. had he manifested
desire to do so, and could have voted for gen.
,Iern-n with equal claims and Pretensnns TO i'll
teligerce, who we're in favor Of ofto-oPeration, aud
opposed to Separate Srcrssion. Ii mrn were
not disposed 10 exercise this prerogatve, certainly
those who did, are not 10 blame tor the resul,
which followed. II "Kershaw" was SO exceed.
ingy anxious TO place TN. District in her true po,
silion,' why did he not turn out and with his
"probe," look into the matter ell before this. 1t
too late in the day nor, for "Kershaw" to bring
up objections of that character to the election, Of
our delegates. From "some cause" the poll was
not as large at thu one given in 1873 for Clerk Of
the Court; vet, nevertheless, it was all election
held according to law" for Delegates to the S tale
Convention, the result Of which, enables US at this