Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-01-31

to being bought, they submit to the compromie e.
Aye, and worse, they have been threatened with
force, they have been laughed at, they have been
booted, and still they are going to submit They
say, "whv We cannot 90 alone; they will blockade
our ports; let no option go away from the State;
our people will leave the State and emigrate to
Georgia, and South Carolina will he reduced to
how much would gnu lose? One hundred or
thousand, or FIVE thousand dollars? And for this
much you will submit, with all the eternal weight
of disgrace upon you and your State! Why,
Clay, Foote. &C., we suppose. got five times that
amount and the hope Of honorable Office, and the
credit ofbeing ostensible patriots. They were not
forced into il; did not do it blubbering with The rod
upon their backs, but were simply bought. You are
bought, beaten and degraded. But would the pic
tnre that we have sketched iii, lis not original with
US, but We have heard it from those who are oppos-
ed toseparate State ac!ion,) be as bal! Wesay no.
As Journalists, we should honestly say what we
think the probable consequences would be- This
we think, is far from so dark a picture. Suppose
the General Government bockaded Charleston.
and it was impossible for 10 break it, the result
would he, that our trade would be more among
ourselves-our foreign debts would be by this
act, paid, and though we suffered some from it, yet
we might soon learn to get along very weil--or
we could raise within ourselves, every thing we
want, and it is but natural to suppose that in less
than one Century, the General Government might
get weary in keeping up its blockade, and it would
look about as ridiculous hauling up its ship aii-
chors and lecing eff, rs South Carolina would
knocking for re-admit:ance into the Union. Ce:-
tain we are, that she would do it first. But that
would be unnecessary. We believe England
would acknowledge US as an independent Republic,
and come in and trade with US simply passing these
blockadiug ships by and coming in, and il, in their
passage those ships should fire in them, why a
broad side from an English steamship would set
tie it, We think, rather to the disadvantage of a
, Yankee revenue blockade cutter. Recollect, our
ships that have done good service against English
ships have had some Souihcrners aboard. and IN
! their crews no disaIected persons. This would
be different. England has never shirkcd war.
for fear OF crppling her commerce, for it seems TO
| flourish by war. She would clear the blockade
for the reason that she would be glad to sea this
Confederacy broken up-because she would be
fighting against the North, her natural rivals OF
the loom. She would do it, because then she
would have an oren and free American port. She
would do it, in short because interest would drive
her 10 it. And we think too. that we-Sou:h Ca
rolina-might gather up few little sloors, and
like Paul Jones, throw some hot shot into the all
kee blockaders. The other states would then fall
in with us. Unless we do it, they never will
They will look upon us as the example; if we 90
alone and stand, they will all come in with us--ii
the Government attempts to c'erce us BY block
aiding our ports, they will he with us at on e. BIT
if we basely yield, and wIem tie true hearted pa
triots in other states awaiting 10 help US ask Us
! where we are, ard we tamcy whine out, "wp're
watching and waiting" then will We be what the
veriest galley slave would scorn to be
Submission fre-ealers-Secession sl9res.