Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-04-04

We are glad to learn that our Senator, MIR.
Butler will address the Southern Rights ASso.
citation Mt its next meeting His moderation
and wise prudence induce the belief that his ad-
vice will tend to allay the fermcnt in the public
mind throughout the State. Here, it will serve
to confirm the already settled SENTIMENT almost
universally prevalent against separate State az.
ton Besides, the meeting will, no doul., lay
down platform for the approaching Conveu.
ton of Delegates; that being approved, the ac.
ton of the State Convention, should it ever
meet, will before known. We con:iier it fortu.
nate for the State. that the Senator will be pre-
sent, and equally fortunate that the Conven-
ton of Delegates meets in Charleston. In our
opinion. the meeting of Monday next, will de-
termine the fntnre cn'Irsa of the State.
In. above is one of the most miserable strokes
of policy that we ever remember having seen.-
We have heard it hnted that there will be an eE
fort made at the Convention in Charleston, to teach
the State how to back oui, gracefully. And now
we see it embodied, by this correspondent K, of
the Courier, who. from his sentime ITS, We fairly
supposed to be, If not the old Hessian x, of the
Baltimore Sun, p'rhsps, at least his Son We
are glad, too, that in that Convention, we will
meet our gallant Senator Butler-and glad too,
that we will meet him, not as one of the tiniid
uwatch and waiters,"-not as one of the x BROTH
erhood, but as devoted Southern Rights, and
S1aie action Patriot. Wesuppose, aud have sup
posed, that the feeling against separate State
Action" in Charleston, is the strongest-and why !?
Simply on account of the number of erotic Yan-
KEGS that have domcilled themselves there, and
to gain popular favor, many 8 ,uthern men, are
obliged to smother their better feeling or lose that
vote. Some are afraid that in case of separate
State action, they will lose dCllars--the very rpa-
son why Foote sold himselfto the Nortl-and the
reason, we fear why many South Carollnians oP-
pose separate State action. Ask them the reason
why they oppose it, they will tell you, We have
grievances enough-but it will ruin US" the
grass will grow in the streets Of Charleston, which
in plain language, means this" now make 10y
my trading, one thousand doars--if We secede,
shall not be able to make more than FIVE hun
dred" Some of our Southern Representatives
could not make Federal office, and high emolu-
ments-but had to be content with eight dollars
per day-but BY selling themselves to the North
they could make an Office which would give them
position aud sixteen dollars per day. Now, We
challenge any man to show us the difference be-
tween the two. But X says that the meeting oi
next Monday in Charleston, g" will determine the
course of the State" Indeed! and we suppose
by that, that the State is tied to the skirts of
Charleston, and must nolens ro!ens, follow in her
train This is the first intimation We have had OF
t-and will have 10 see something of a more ma
teria nature, before we believe it to be the case
No! If Charleston supposes that in the Conven-
ton to assemble in May next, she will commit the
State to submission! - Bah. And if x sup
poses that his fecler, can convert Senator Butler
to watch and waitism" we hope to have the plea
sure of seeing him very much disappointed.