Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-09-30
secess;on Meeting at Flat Rock.

We have lever attended Ins.eung With which
We were mole highly peas.l. Notwithstanding
The uniavorabe appearance OF the morning, ana
subsequently copious showers OF ram, the people
turned out in gnodiy numbers, and appeared deep
Is Interested in The discussions of the OCCASION.
We may consider he turn out as remarkably
good one, .sunde. ,hs circumstances, and i'll addi-
ton 10 these already nianiioned it is Known that
Camp Meeting, some miles below, and Mus
ter OF CAPT. JJEcs Company above, as matter
OF course, prevented many .rcn: attending WHO
otherwise would certainly have been there. Not
wil.s,anding all these circumstances, tie meeting
was large me, ard good one. F!cn two 10
three hundred presenl-but few boys aud not many
Of the iadics--m) )rs credit however to the la,tef
tie few who honored us with their presence
Plumbers, however, are nct dlpays important. II
dcps uot follow as necessary consequence that
numbers constitute strength for il such had been
tie case in days cd, ou. Revolutionary fathers
would have Jared badly.
We we're unabic 20 each the ground in time TO
hcart,.r 5es Ginning c: Ey-Gov Jao. =. kicEardsoIs
admirable speech. We heard however, that part
which suited rs test, and accorded, IN every par
t"u!ar with cur sentiments and feelings. Gov.
Z. discussed al considerable length, and with
marked ability, lie prominent points ct the cues
ESm, examined il IN al he aspects, aHt. shades III
which It could he IL g speech OF this length. Ills
argument was towtr.o. strength, aid TO our ln-
derstanding. as clear as sni!-hean and altoSeih-
er i:rsl.2.s. H examined c.osc;y :e objections
urg@l agair:.t S,c?ssie! and removed them By
sound :og!c ara ;;pc! plain reasoning, sn:e!to :he
carac:;y an understanding c.! every "ian Wh?
Lear! Linn H., SAID la: as the States did 10,
e into the Union together, !..ry could not, they
wCui mo, 90 on: together; Ii" States Jor1aed IN"
Unoa, and not tia Union ike States. lie conIG
discover 20 i.cpa from TIE Cooperation dcct:nes.
Action or ncn acton IS nay l." question. Secrs-
sion !:e ae!o;.el he on; an: true re:r:edr and
he regarded i! as altogether peaceab!e one.-
There was no fear of Fedora! Executive iH:trf'r-
cncc. It was righ! with which they dared not
Interfere. Ey-Prrs:d.rt Jaci:son Acknowledged
this; rig.--a State had the constitutional right 10
seceGe. NuiIilica!ion, Gen. Jackson regarded as
;rsason--he dared &c. n:rrierc with Il seeding
state Would MlilaTd Fillmore presume TO do so!
Would a iool 30 where all angel :%ar"l TO
t7cah?' Gov. Richardson made magnificent
SPEECH, and we r"grc! that our space IS mo sllhi
cii.. t5r a more cx:""drd synopsis o! il. We
hope he mag be- induced 10 give this speech to
,ha publ: that VIC MAJ have the h;rlt of hiS
.. IL, l,i.. firm Il
alton, come what might, veal or woe. honor or
shame, he would stand by his b-luved State under
all circumstances. Scur had expressed deter
nliuatiou 20 leave the State on certain contingent
CLOS hut he would not--he would stay 10 protect
her insui,,d honor--he would stay with his OWL
dear Carolina.
The speech OF Gov. r. was listened TO with
great aiien'i,r, ard when hp finished. was ap-
r!audcI III he coed old fashioned way-a hearty
!uzZl.
Col. MaXcy Gregg was next introduced to the
meeting by i:apt. J. NJ. Ingram, Chairman Of the
Comm i;eee Of Arrangements. Col. Gre q con-
mcncrd in lis usual way, no attempt whatever at
oratory, but plain aud practical His style is pc
cuiar 10 himself, and is il Keeping with the diS-
niiied and. Observation-Disclosures ol this gentle
man. lie meyer fails to impress upon the minds
oih5 audience that he is in earnest, and means
every word he says. IL. gave US an able expo
siton Cf the hue issue before Iis. aud drmo:stra-
ted that the ultimate tendency oi co-opera ton,
was submission to past aggressions. lie showed
that the Perry s. buiis:ioni-t-, OF Greenviir, as
well as the Union presses out Of the STATE. claim
ed the an-scce>: !omists Is their practical allies
coadjutorS, and only theoreticaily opposed in poll
tics-naintaining as Mr.. Perry does, that their
object seems TO be Tie same; their roads are par
aI.l, aud they need not part company until it
"frks," aud as il is likely never to fork, they ma,
as well go on together. These are in sub~iancr
Mr.. Perry's ideas. Col. &. did not say that all
who called themselves co-opcratonists belonged
to this class, that there were some, who were a,
heart resistance men, but the tendency he c0usd
cred of their measures, was ultimately to paralyzc
MI action. TO defeat the action ofthe State. and
+tave off the issue row, would accomplish al the
designs, aud consummatc The ardent wishes and
expectations Of the GreenviIle sublnissionIsts and
The miuions OF Federal power abroad.
These speeches were not appeals to the passions