Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-10-03

Inst an article over the signature OF Caroina Wv.
C.D which beg leave briefly TO notice am by
no means disposed to give importance to trashy
communications, by bestowing attention on them,
which they do not deserve; and am exceedingly
10th to do so in this case. A desire however, I"
call attention 10 the style of the article, and lhe
uetty spirit Of malice it exhibits, induces me 10
denart fiom what belreve to he wise rule.
The writer heads his article, THE mountains
labor; 10. a mouse is born" What is he meaning
of this! Tie Southern Rights Associations are,
suppose the "mountains, and il is equally evi-
dent that MpsArs Barnes and Owens figure as the
.mouse' Is it possible that this is',he way Co.'s
Preston and Chesnut's friends advocate their
claims and do those gentlemen sanction II! Is
il possible that they look upon tine office OF DeIe-
gate to the Southern Congress as one OF such vast
honor and importance, that their friends are allow
ed to be thus disrespectu TO Messrs. Barnes and
Owens-men whom Messrs Preston aud Ches-
nut well know 10 be as worthy as 'he'nsfivess
have no acquaintance with Col. Preston, but
have with COL Chestnut and know him TO be
man above such paitrv tricks 10 &c, votes or
should be strongly tempted TO hold up the article
in question to til people of Lancaster, and show
them how they and their fellow citizens and their
nomination are sneered at IN Camden, that 'he
election Of their favortes there may be secured.
Another mark of spi:e-lhe writer styles his ia
vori,es Lols. Preston and Chestnut and Tn" no.
minees of R,hIard and this District, simply
Barnes and Owens" How very small! U!
le,nroro, O, mares, which in plain English means
ho,c rery little ps'1le can nuke themselves az
PEAR!
Has the correspondent Of the Journal sny eri-
dence that Coils Preston and hesnut had or have
an exclusive place in the minds and affections OF
the people" of ihs Congressional District! If SOL
should like for him to show It. We have all
cherished them in our "minds and affct'ons, as
gentlemen, and worthy SOUS Of the State, but our
m,nds and affections are not so narrow and coli
,rac,ed, rbat the rest of our fellow citizens can
find no place there Are the people of this Con-
pressionaI Disric, under more weiehty obligations
TO vote for Mrs<rs. Preston and Chesnu than for
Messrs. Barnes and Owens! have always been
taught to believe that the "people' are at liberty
to vote for those men whom they preferred, hut
does not seem so understood BY the friends Of
Messrs Preston aud Chtsnu!. ii scmr few Of us
dare prefer other gen, emen, we are accused OF
" cracking necks" Are III" people thus 10 be
gagged? Has il come 10 this. that however much
we may prefer others. still We g.ustl 20 for Cos.
Preston and Chpsnu, for fear, if we don't, we will
"crnrk their nech.1" But why is all this ciamor
! raised against the nomination Of MessrS barnes
Owens? Are the friends Of AlesSrs. Preston and
Chestnut afraid that the mouse" lately born VIII
eject them from the - minds and affections Of the
people" and take up its abode there? letws
arr. told tina; we are about 10 "break their neckS,
(rasy now.) "proscribe" them, "sacrif c" them.
&c. and powerful huhbub g nerally, is raised.
Won't so,nejody rsoa ihe r;m ac!.
But when Gd kersiaw become welded to
Nessrs Preston and Ciesnut! III mistake not,
the nomination OF Mi Wilner-poon asflrst made
! hy a Krrshaw man, and that nomination kicked
up no row, although il appeared at the lie ad OF
the columns OF liz Journal Other persons were
nominated spoken Of" hut quiet still brood"d
over the Third District. But as soon as the
.npuniain'' brought fo!Ih SO m"use" a terrible
comaroon is raised, and according TO some, the
"necks" Of Mpssrs. Preston and Chesnut are about
10 be cracked'-- ave it that they are about
| % b. sacrificed on the altar Of party rage. It
seems however, pretty we'll established, that they
will die either by the garofe or Su''ot'ne
| have no dis position 70 notice your correspon-
deut further 1t is far roIn the wish OF the Seces-
lion party of this District to advocate the election
of Messrs Barnes and Owens BY institullng COM
PARSONS and sneerrg al their opponents, and
the, will n. I so far descend from the dignity that
marks gentlemen as 10 do SO, unless provoked by
repeated assaults. CAIAHbA.
| Lancaster, Sept 81, 1851.