Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-06-17

+bo;r real intentions exposed 10 the puoIc S"Le'
,";tbont @ neril to their cause. 4 majority OF the
An,oyican rI people, they nop belicre, will sanction
and sMstoip them in openly proclaiming the su-
rno,nocv ,, Of the National Government; and,
hol;evino thus, thew dare to denounce a State,
which has sienfed her intention OF dlssolvlng
bor conpcxion with the Union on the score OF
or;ovous wrong aud insult, as guilty Of treason
and rebellion. Turn it as we will, the long ex,
isting controversy between the Northern ana
Southcrn sections, is narrowed down 10 o''
rect conflict between Consolidation on the one
side. and States Rights on the other. Inns Is
the rreat political battle we have now 10 ilSht
Sonfh Carolina stands forth, the advocate ana
oxnonent Of States Rights-the Administration
at Washington, the advocate and exponent OF
consolidation. We earnestly ask all our fel-
citizens, except those rho belong TO The enc,
NM to consider the question in this light and
to determine their course accordingly. In ma
lino IN exception here of "those mho belong TO
The cnemy" we mean only those individuals
among us, whose feelings and synpa'h'es are
with our Northern opponents-who are NOT
"fesh of our flesh, and bone of our bones -
who prefer the Union to the South-who mere.
L. torry AMONG us to double their fortunes, and
to hoard up piles Of richcs-whose hearts have
never felt the genial influence of our Southern
temnerature-whose thoughts still turn with
devotion to that frigid country OF the North,
where hatred of our Southern institutions and
enmitv to States Rights have each assumed a
a shape and name, and are stalking abroad
at noon.dav. To such men, we scorn to make
a single appeal. We cannot subject ourselves
TO such humiliation. Wherever these indivldu-
ais have become truly Somhcrnized, we cheer
fully, aye, joyously extend to them the right
hand of fellowship; but when we have good
reason to believe them "prescnt in the body,
but absent in the spirH," 1--WE mean no profanity
by thus using a sacred expression when we
hear them whining over the glories of the Un-
ion, and insinuating that the noble spirit of re-.
sistance now abroad at the South is the spirit
of folly and madness, we turn from them with
inexpressible loathing and disgust. No, it is
not TO such men we desire to appeal at this try
inr iuncture. But we do appeal with heartfelt
anxiety, to our orn people-to those who teeI
with the South-to those who acknowledge
no alleoiance paramount TO fh1t Th'ch they o~e
to The State. under uhose proiectton fhey hre
towards such persons, we can entertain no
feeling of hostility or unklndness' If we at
times, address them with excessive warmth,
we bcg'that it may be attributed to our zeal IN
the cause of States Rights and Southern Equal
ity. These men are our brethren, and we fond
" cherish them as such. And to these, we
again say, "arise, for the hour of trial IS at
hand?' The principles, upon which our civil
liberties depend, are at stake. lfyou ask again,
.swhere is the danger!" we answer, it is from
this spirit of CONSOLIDATION, which now threa-
tens to sweep away, as with bescm OF de-
struction, the only safeguards of our Freedom,
the Sovereignty aud Independence of the States.
1t has already reared its impous head, and
bids YOU defiance The South has made adj
mission after admission, concession after con-
cession until this monster has come to look
upon the spirit Of our peopl with contempt.
Urged on by the shouts Of the vast mixed rab.
bles of the North, and encouraged by the de.
luquency of a few Southern deserters, 1T DE-
SIGNS TO PLACE IT'S FOOT UroT YOUR NEcKs.
Suffer this to be consummated, aud the day Of
our political redemption will have passed away
forever. Better for us then, that we had never
realized the blessings Of Freedom. Better for
rs. that we had never thrown off the British
woke. As British subjects, the payment of
moderate imposts would have secured to US at
least the enjoyment of our homes, our families
and all the social pleasures which spring there.
from. As subjects of Northern Rapacty and
Fanaticism, our ALL would be lost. Our homes
would become as bowling wilderness--our
land would be inundated by myriads of unprn-
cipled adventures and plandercrs--our wives
and our children would be exposed to the aw.
full rlolence of triumphant demons--even our
property might be confscated to crafty the in
satable lust of power and wealth. And those
of US, who would not wear the chains OF the
oppressor, would be driven forth from our
homes, penness wanderers upon the earth,
strangers in strange land, "with none so poor
to do us reverence" When the ancient Jews
were led into their long exile, "they sat down
by the waters of Babylon and wept when they
remembered Zion" Yet the poignancy OF
their sorrow-was softened by the promises from
Heaven of better fortunein coming day. Our
situation would be far more pit;ble than Baby
lonish captivity. "Our harps would indeed
be hung upon the willows" never more to be
struck to the bold anthems of independence
and Honor And when our thoughts should
yearn toward the home of our affections, it
would be with the unnitigated woe of despair.
This is no over. drawn picture of the conse.
quences that must follow, if the present dan
gerous tendency of our political affairs does
not undergo great change. Consolidation
and Abolition, unless checked in their progress
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