The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1851-01-10
From the South Cnrtnian,
THE NEW YORK SOUTHERN PAPER.

Southern rights In the CITY where IL Is ph"Nshe"
Some weeks ago we wrote an article III reler-
ence to its ,pretensions, and expressed our won
der if it really were true to the South, how It
could support Washington Hunt for Governor
the man who distinctly avowed himself during
the canvass TO be opposed to the fugitive slave
law. The reply of the Day Book WAS scurrll-
Gus enough in all conscience, charging US with
disunion aud we don't remember what else, hut
enough to convince US that it had no sympathy
with what is understood to be Southern nights
in this State We had mislad the number OF
the Day Book or we would have noticed THIS
reply more fully before this:
One of the editors is travelling now in the
South, of course using his best efforts to extend
the circulation OF hisp paper. and doubtless basng
its claims on its advocacy of southern rights
in New York. We notice also that its recon-
mendation signed by Senator Foote, but can.
not saw what strength this endorsement will
give the appeal. The fact that it supported
Washington Hunt for Governor--that it has
little or no sympathy with what the people OF
South Carolina deem essential for the Vn-
dication of their rights and honor--and that
it is strong Union paper Notwithstanding the
aggressi6ns of the pastAare sufficient for US to
ldace little value upon its professed support OF
southern interests. 1t has no more claims up
on the South, that we can discover, than any
other paper in New York which supports the
compromise; and with few exceptions they all
do this.
The editor, now travelling in the south, keeps
his papers posted up in "penciAings by the way.
Some of these are conversations had with per-
sons she came in contact with. The first OF
these is conversation with the waiter in Il
hotel at Petersburg. Among thequestions he
asked the servant and answered were the fol
lowing:
Well, what do you do with all the money
you get by serving the gentlemen, John! You
have no use for moneys"
Ahsmaster find plenty use for it sir, plenty
use sir, in dis place"
But. John, why don't you keep it and buy
yourself, when you get enough to DO So!
Buy myself master--dar is no use in dat,
5e free .niggers worse off dan slave, for he get
posed upon more"
&'' And could you not buy yourself in a little
while, if you would save your money!
Yes, sir, but don't want to buy myself, !
like home too well for dat, sir"
But would you not like to 60 to free
State and work for yourself and be your own
master2"
"No, sir he replied with emphasis"
This conversation was held no doubt with
good intentions, and reported probably for the
purpose Of showing how contented our servants
were at the South. But as circumstances. al.
tel. cases, let US suppose the negro in question
had been dissatisfied with his situation. and
suppose that the master or employer OF the slave
or any other person, had heard such convcr-
sation without knowing that Mr.. Stimson was
the editor of the New York Day Book !; such
questions as the above might have been deem
ed very impertinent in the latter case, and rot
at all proper in the former.
The next conversation is with gentleman
i'm North Carolina. The editor writes, speak
ing ofthe abnlitionists
"a gentleman of high respectability. infa-
ence and standing said to me this morning, Sir,
these cnrsed internal devils are leaving US no
hope Of ever ridding ourselves Of slavery. We
inNorth Carolina and Virginia would be glad
to get rid of it but we dare not move step
toward it, we dare not say a word in favor Of
abolition. We aferight in the midst of il, we
know all about it, and we believe it anevi.
Not an evil to the negroes, but an evil to US,
an incubus that destroys our enterprise and
eats up our substance. If your wild and era
w fanatics would let us alone we would devise
aplan to get rid Of slavery. But their course
is not onK injuTing the negro, but they are siv-
ing importance to class of men here who nev.
er before have had any influence whatever.
They are raising up among us dsunion par
ty, and making leaders of men who, but for the
course of the North, never would have been
heard of out OF their own neighborhood."
= This goes from the South as an expression
of southern sentiment on the institution of 'sla
very; thatthe people entertain hope of Kidding
themselves Of slavery--that they consider it an
evil and All incubus--and as al inlucencnt for
the abolitionists to be quiet, these words are
sent North as conveying some idea of the esti-
nation 10 which the institution is held eren by
Ssutherners This conversation was no doubt
sent on for publication with good intent but we
think it is not right to deceive the people at the
North in this manner. Such sentiments, as ex-
pressed above, have little currency, we imagine,
among the southern people; and we are igno- |
rant Of any southern State whose people regard
the institution as an evil, or who look forward
with "hope" to prospective riddance OF it
from among them.
The writer OF these conversations in his let
ters says much in favor of the institution, and