Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-10-03
Wbenthe issue is looked upon from this poi,,t.

Whenthe issue is looked upon from this point.
we see bqt little likelihood of the spirit OF our
people being allowed to falter 1t is most
true, as isl said By the May Convention in their
" A ddres5:" "The new outrages we are well
convinced, will come in due time; but we feel
no assurance that Me spirit of The rassal will
rise in pr9 9portion to the indignites heaped up.
on his hehti" None of Us can expect that "ihr
spirit of ihe rassa1" will rise in proportion to
the injuries inflicted upon him. Are the Peo
rle of the South " vassals!'' On the contrary,
why should we say that they were less bravt
than we ;Ire! They are freenen, and the leaal
likely of all nations on earth, to submit to enor'
mons AGGRESSION. 1t is the character OF thr
Anglo SAXON to bear oppression a long time
any scbob bl.boy is familiar enough with Engiis''
history I'd tel yon how many long years there
were of oppression. mis- ule and arbitrary drs'
potiSm ll.fore the "Great Reb, lliolI' WAS re-.
solved u bon. And the pages Of MacHu'ey.
fresh in ekery hody's memory, will show what
length bf time elapsed before the House oi
Stuort wis driven from the throae. We have
MANY instances of the Saxon heng traInrlec
upon. hnd none, in which the split u the
Saxon :" bid not rise in proportion to the i'diG
mites he'd ped npen his head" have no fea'
of the pr4mature decay of the spirit of our peo'
tie; and above all things, if il drlav of five o.
ten vearj will break the spiIit of our pe"lls.
then that presents one OF the very strongest rea
sons wifi we should not Il, present move. l
that sho5t delay will dissi pate their courage,
depend Jpon it, it is not the true shFit "a carr,
them ihI nugh Seven wears wa:; il in that
short tint k they will change. they are not near
" ready even for the hard,hips, aud ri
yalious Ind sacrifices which it may hv nere>
sary to u Indergo in rrning Southern t"nirti
erary, nd uch less will they be able t" face tht
disarpni 'tmrEts. disasters and dangers wl,ic
stare US in the face If we go o :,l"ne But
this gut tnent of the dvrline of >li:t is used to
effect Only: for it is contrary to all that We he;'
from the Sec.ssioliists themselves. How cat
they believe that Car,,linians nill So eas,
cover beneath the lash of the despot whrn
th.v ard continually stirri.,. "nr blood I,y tn,
recoilec ron Of For, Moultiie and the gl'r'on
deeds ii our ancestors in the revolution. w
must inc iced have tegcncrated, il so short de
lay will break the spi tof resistance whichisn""
said to be 81 strong in all nfns. Yet they chant
loudly, the heroism of the "Palnrttoes,' in the
MeAiral war. and say they did not disgrace
our ancient character, hl1 "u the CONTRARY, re
tierted pew lustre upon our ii;;h'e.
The1c are some again, who urge Secession
now. E+cause there is evidently no hope of Co
operation. Now it is certainlv no easy matter
to alrsy pr any one who reasons after this style
He will cndravor to convince YOU that it. will
prodnrf Co.operaiom- that j, will give us what
we waht, Il direct, plain issue. Aud then wl'rn
il is shown, that it will not give us Co."pera
ton, and that i it does give us an issue, it will
b.. one in which we will find every sing le South.
ern State either neutral, ar actually in arms
against MS. Then he admits the strength o.
your argument. and the correctness If v",r
conclusion. and Immediately saws: believe.
YOU are riyItt, now let us 90 out alone, for VT
never will get Co-nrcraton." This i. certain.
Iva very interesting ASPECT of the uues,i N,
considered merrv " as Il polite al s;,eculatini,
tior it has at present II" practical b"a;i's %"
| the i'oin, al 'ssue) Arct!e C"-"prral"n par.
tr /" favor "f Separate State Action when eve
nv hope "l concurrent nrtn on The pat "i
/ other States Is futile! Having first p'en'srd
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