Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-10-03

believe that the people of the Southern States
will give itup without struggle; and more
than anything else could, this agitation will, in.
grease their determination to stand by it to the
last. Persecution spread the Religion of Islam
,,ver the East, and was ordained and foretold
Is the sure f,rerunner of the success of the
Gospel Of Christ.
All these things conspire to make me believe
that at no very distant day the whole South
%lIl rally in defence Of this great institution.
The spirit Of the people Of the South will rise
IS the certain tide of aggression sweeps on and
they at last will surely he found ready and de.
ermIned to resist. In the meanwhile the spirit
Of the people of this State will not be lowered
ny delay; II is not in the nature of the Saxon
ace TO submit to continued wrong; nor is this
question one upon which they would be likely
t" weld at any time. Why the, not wait uu,il
t least one State "f the South. shall take Ler
position beside uss Let us at this time, hear
Ken to he swords Of WISDOM" us delivered bv
two of Cardinals greatest Sons, C,Lnnux and
CnEvEs. (riri nul'o nero peri,ur,:) "Disnnion
IS 'he rork Of time" says the first, in hi. las,
speech, dated from solemn scene, the border
'f the grave.)
elf South Carolina he wise, she will wait for
her sister States, YET LONG wHrLr." saws the
venerable Cheves, and he ought to be heard as
the voice of Truth, speaking from the very edge
rf Eternity.
Their interests are our interests. our rights
ire no more trampled upon than theirs; our
nenpe have no more spirit and intelligence
than the people of the other States rf the
South they are bound to us hy every, tie
ahic', can possibly hold Na,iuns tngeter. Let
'is wait then; let US cease To think about this
scheme OF separate State Action. the people
nave never vet sanctioned tit is worse tiian
Intellectual, il i, suicidal 1t is ieset with dan.
GERS and unhcard of difficulties, such AS il be.
comes every brave and prudent min 10 look
! carefully at, before he ventures np0u the, rs
yet untrodden path. Let us accuston ourselves
to look upon Separate and Solitary Secession
As the verv last desperate resort of down.
lrodlcn peoIle-to he used only as the virgin
uses the concealed dagger. to destroy herself
! with. when every other attempt I" preserve her
honor has tailed. aud the dreadful Alternatives
presented, of disgrace, nr death TasS. /
trust, We will be found wise etnng, and spirit.
ed enough to determine, but lei, us wait na,ilsit
is necessary And whenever the Banner of
South Carolina shall kiss the air. though il do
wave, without one ally in the field, all her riii.
.rns will iollnw her, with the same devotion,
as Douglas dill "Ihe Bleeding Heart" even
though it lead Ia certain death In thai lone
:ionr of Dreadful Passion, there are hone who
nave been nurturpd upon her soils who will not
watch with her then. At least, pray, when
this "Garden Of Gethsemane' is ta BE- endured,
thai she may find none sleeping, hut all ready
to watch "at least one hrur;' hat remember,
there is no necessity for the viriim before tie
| lInu Of Sacrifice.
On the other hand: Look what elements we
have f,r the formation of magnificent Sonth.
ern Republic! observe o" the map "the singu.
lar 'rctv of position" C,,si'ler t:irir history,
aud h"hnl. what cnngeni:liiy in their ethical
and pi,iral tenants. There they lay. COM letn.
great. svmnet ical, awaiting hut the hreath of
renewed agitation. and the feeling of cnn,men
d,nrcr. to wake to new and lmious exist.
cnrc. 4 Republic beautiful in pronortion, anl
; cnncly in ts parts as the vet lf'less Eve ne.
n.a,E, the All-shapag Hand! ,lready ''oes.a
Slight spark Of vitality begin to appear. Why
slnull we not wait until blood aud life shall be
given to it. .a8
On the other hand take the map. and Sc"
what - small space the Independent Republic
of Snnth Carolina would ocrnpv; l"ok ut the
snallnrss of her territory, consider her position;
see what are her products; examine her re.
sna.c IS; aud then inqG, us TO the expenses OF
supporting surh government; and it will re
qu.e no very intimate knowledge of Statistics,
or the Science of Political Economy. to den,oa
strate. how utterly inadequate our people will
be, to the support Of separate Nationality
Mr. Editor, shall tr 'spass no longer upon
your kindness, and that of your readers.
KERSHAW.r
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