Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-03-18
SLAVERY IN CALIFORNIA.

The California correspondent of the New
York Tribune. writes as follows:
"Our Legislature is OH the eve OF clectlng
L.. S. Senator and we fear the result. thousands
of our people arc from the Southern States
many of whom in the highest offices, and are
constantly urging the introduction Of slaves in
to the State All our journals, and we have
mauy, are either silent on the subject, or speak
openly in favor of the institution. A wrong
impression obtained at the North in regard t.
the adoption of California to slave labor. In
point OF fact, no State in the Uron is more Ia
vorable; none where slave labor could be more
profitaLly employed. NO State in thc Union
has so fine and extensive marshes, called "To!.
ures," the finest land in the world for rice fislds
while our valleys will grow the best tobacco,
and our extensive mines afford al addito ,a!ly
strong motive. The climate too, is highly
favorable to the colored race. We who are
educated at the North in frea principles feel our
danger, and will sooa Issue 4 paper OF al order
"to astonsh the natives
THIS is what is wrestling it from the South
she was told WAS 4 right OF no practical value
a mere abstraction aud now circumstances
have proved 0therwisc--lnd Ia all probability
that which nature Intended, it will yet be III
spite of policy, cunning and legislation. We
Doubt not that the peoI I!'' of California will yet
be able to tickle the palates III our Northern
Gieuds with mammoth POTATOES aud other a.
ticles of the first quality, the prod ct of slave
labor.
As for the genius who expects to astonsh
the natives by endeavoring to suppress the re-
sources of the country, we think that to do So
he will have to export some OF those snpcrnatu-
raj agents from his own favored land, but we
scarcely anticipate it by remarkable evidences
OF genius or talent which his productions in the
way of iournalizng will exhibit.
4 WnRTmy Tribute. When it was known
on Tuesday morning that Mr.. Clngman was in
town. the students of our college app"ln cd Il
committee to waite hin, with tacirrcs pects ani
condiments and Olicitavistt to them ut college.
The committee, consisting OF Messers Goodman,
Chaluers and Melton. Immediately discharged
their duty, but Mr. Clingman, although hignly
gratif,d at this compliment, WAS compelled to
decline the invitation, owing to his bflef stay.
Our vou.iy friends have honorcd themselves IN
TINS offering an appropriate honor To true
hearted citizen aud noble representative OF a
sister state, so closely allied t' Us III name and
Interests -Colnmbia Irirgrp.
OxAHGEBuRG SOUTHERN RrGnrs AssocIA.
rIox. A meeting of tnis Assoeiition on the
81 of Marrli iist;lnt, the following preanbc
and resolutions were adopted, and ordered to
be published:
Whereas. Convention oi tnc Southern
Rights Association otlne State has beei' pro-
posed by this Association, to be held 1T col"in,
bin on the SECOND Monday i'll 'i1y next, aud
similar Convention has been proiiu,ed by the
Suut,c:,i Rights Association "I 81. Philip and
St ,iiraa~ls, to b. held at ChJilea'ol "I the
6r.t J,rl ~ il the sanr mntI: rJrrclurc i,
Kcs,,Iye.,i, i'iai to avoid any embarrassment
,v,i,, ,,,ay arise from conflicting prot,osals,
aid To promote ACRIMONIOUS action, ts Asso-
ciatou withdraws its proposal OF general