Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-05-20
COTTON POWER OF THE SOUTH.

The New York Herald, in drawing COM
parison between the political power Of the
North aud the cotton power Of the South, re-
marks:
"Docs any one doubt the extent Of the cot
ton power, or of its ability to tear up, even to
the smallest fibre, the cankeroas root Of abuli-
ton, let him only study the true nature of the
inhiction which the withdrawal of the South.
ern trade. from. Boston hls put upon Boston
during the past season. That city could have
better afforded to have given the entire pro-
duct Of the gold mines OF California, for the
past Year, to the aboiitionsts, that to have had
their action and agitation. 1t has cost them
more. and will cost them still more, now that
they have elected Summer. The retsiLution
of the South is Il fearful one, but it is proper.
When men break their political iaith-all the
pledges of the compact and constitution under
which they have agreed to ve-they cannot
expect that honest and hgh-minded MEN will
represent them. On the contrary, they must
expect that they will have no communications
with them. This is now the case The clIv-
airy of the whole South is aroused by the a.
vowed determination of sections of the North
to assa their rights, as defined by the consti-
tuition. That chvalry is something stronger
and deeper than the mock morals which ori-
ginated the anti.masonic excitement, and which
failing in tlat, has now talked up the abolition
cause for political effect. 1t is an abiding and
sincere sense OF honor and justce-and it will
array that tremendous cotton power, which
can move the world, and even revolutonize it.
in such hostility against political presumption,
that many Northern cities will be made to sut-
fer. The instinct of a great people, in such Il
case, as our southern ncighbors will show,
will be beyond the common ways and means
which might be devised to cripple enemies
They will see where they can benefit those who
are opposed to them, and they have the spirit
to cut all benefit, off, if not by individual Skill
animated by warm feelings, then by chival-
rous and solemn league, which, knowing its
power, can ben large portion of the world to
its will, at the cost OF only slight retrenchncnts
and sacrifices.
"i(, in view of this subject, any one doubts
the power of the South to touch tie pocket
(Which is the souD Of hose who arc arrayed
against her interests let Him remember the
thousands upon thousands OF Southern families
who pour; during the summer mouths, millions
of dollars into tie lap Of the North. Last
summer they avoided the infected districts of
the North; and during the present season they
will not be found, we venture to say, carrying
their wealth for distribution into Western New
York, where abolition conventions and free
su.hothouses are as plentiful as potato hills.
Neither will they extend their journeys into
New England. The soil Of these places can
have no charms for them The people will be
disagreeable to them. They will not wish to
associate, much less spend their money, with
those who, through the ballot box, would sneak
ingly rob them of their rights and pro-
perty, as guarentied to them by the constitu-
ton. On the contrary, despising the spirit of
every section which has devoted itself to un-
dcrninc their security, and to steal their goods
from them, they will have too high sense of
personal comfort and relaxation, to distribute
their wealth among their foes. No-the cot
ton power will show what it is-a power be-
yond political power-beyond the money pow
er of the Nortl--patient as well as valiant in
the chivalrous spirit of protecting itself, and
forming compact Of intentions which will
confne its power Of benefittng the country to
those sections Of which are ready to maintain
inviolate the sacred compromises Of the con-
stiluton."
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