Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-07-25

vet feel that any damage is done to his estate,
or that he is covered with nfamy by the COM
promise MEASURES Nay, bear with him still
If he should urge, that though he admits Cali
fornia to be rich empire, and that scandle
ons ;upnlerv has prcmaturely added its treas
ure and the accession of political power, to a
section already domineering and hostile, yet
contends, that it was surely theirs if the terrific
ry had been left open for five years, and been
LETT Tree to race between the North and South,
since the former would have gained the prize
by the regular process Of colonization, for that
5000 whites, from every anti slavery hive up
On earth would have seized upon that region
for every 10 slaves that could have been trans
ported thiher.
1t Itwould not rrpudate such man because he
told me that Shareholders colonze. only cont-
guous territory when in a suitable latitude aud
Climate, and when they actually needed new
land. tbatwhere anythingis peculiarly attractive
to freelabor it would always gain the prize, with
out anv fraudulent or hostile interference by
another power, as surely as in physics light
body. with greater momentum, will move tas
fer than heavier one with less. Behold New
Mexico now open to colonization by slavehold
ers and vet none enter What is to give that
prize also to the adversary, if, indeed, we must
lose it9 shall not charge treason to his section
upon ny neighbor of the South, and unbraid
4. him rs slave in his soul, because he answers
that either we do not want it, or else, ii we do,
we shall be beaten by the activity of our adver-
sary and our own tradincss ofmotion. have
not the face to affirm that we are debarred
New Mexico by anything Congress has yet
done. 1t is absolutely humilitating to affirm
that the bold free soil fallacy flourished in de-
r bate as a mere intimidation, even though 1t
proceed from the Coryphaeus of that party,
should strike terror into people of well-balan-
a ced minds above all into those who are ready
for disunion war or no wal; for the Supreme
Court should ratify the idea that a slave became
. free upon entering territory where once Mex.
iican edict, of most equivocal authority declared
7. g.Mexican slavery extinct on condition never
solnnlied with, Though no matter ifit were ever
SO valid andSetficieht for its end,) notwithstan.
ding that same territory is now under the do
minion Of the Constitution ofthe United States,
and rs territory, that Court will show venal-
ity or stupidity which hesitate to impute to
men whose understanding respect, and who
have some character to lose. TO an honest
understanding, deem it to be as obvious as
truth can be, that he who SO atiirns, must affirm
as readily, and for the self same reason, that
the Protestant religion can't legally exist in
Mexico. lfa Mexican decree--a cdputmorfnnm
carl so galvanized into being as to effect
the one, SO it does the other consequence.
But the doctrine itself is completely extin-
guished by the Constitution. 1t must be SO,
because that instrument is, at this moment,
touching this matter, precisel what it was IN
1880. Now suppose New Mexico and Utah had
been acquired in l79l the doctrine Of Messrs.
Webster and Clay would have excluded the peo-
PIE of every State in the Union from settling
therein with their property except only OF Mass
achusetts, whose prople had no slaves. VINO
RELIEVES such doctrine? Let, then, sarehold.
ers coonize New Mexico-let them apply tor
admission into the Union us slave State--ten
YOU have an issue which all can see and under
stand; you have flag to which the slavehold-
ing power will rally las it would have done to
that of Texas, had it not been lowered IN the
dusty The freesoi party have threatened to kick
such an application out of the capitol lhey
will not do it--they dare not If our people
will not colonize New Mexico they cannot have
Alright to play the dog in the manger-others
mast take it, We shall have the vain lamcnta-
ton remaining for us, that we are behind in the
race of enterprise.
III be not surprised that some Of our South
crn brethren, many Of them, indeed, DO not
perceive that the adversary has gained anything,
bv the admission Of California, that, practical
" speaking, would ever have been ours, yet
am surprised that they do not universally per.
cieyc that the altar designed for onr sacrifice,
long before founded, has been advanced in
proTrs s. bv that measure; that it is time to pre-
sent front to those who are willing and eager
TO olIiciate, that shall ntimidate thcm,) and
union the cotton and sugar interest tor that
end may do it,) or, if that cannot be, that may
DEFY the priest and their followers to secure the
victim for their internal orgies.
Some, who are identified i'll our fortunes
seem yet to hope that the disease OF the n"dy
politic. can be removed. indgl lge no such ex-
pectation. 1t is not impossible, bnt fear It is
impracticable. Those who raise the whrlwind,
may not direct the storm. That disease is not
the protection of the runaway slave, nor the
stcllilr him, nor the co .,pronlsc measures, nor
the abuse of the slavehodcr, though all these are
its iRIicia. 1t is wild lanatcsm, against
the institution itself, (too much assisted up to
u late period, bY mourntul jeremades pronoun-
ced over it, in our behalf, aud more by direct
and potent blows upon it by Virginia aud Viz
ginians,) which has been seized upon by the