Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-08-26

Territories, and by carrying out the nefarious
measure of slavery prohibition under the bitter
est denunciations against our people and our
institutions.
iii. Again: BY interposing every obstacle
to the arrest of our fugitive slaves, and by
shamelessly barrassing and insulting our citi
zens while in pursuit of their property, the North
no, only deprives the South of thousands of
dollarst annually. but heaps upon her wrongs
and indignties, too fragrant for highmnded
people to bear The North moreover perpetu-
ally annoys our people By agitating the ques-
ton Of slavery in and out of Congress, using
towards us the most inflamatory and.abusive
epithets, and expressing the fixed determina-
talent, influence and money, till slavery be
driven entirely from the. Republic. And do we
not know these fanatics to be in earnest E.
"There is" says BURKE, zone case, in which it
would be madness not to give the fullest credit
to the most deceitful of men. that is, when they
make declarations Of hostility against US"
IV. Further. Under the absolute sway of
the Northern majority, the sovereignty Of the
individual States the great arch pillar of South
ern liberty, is becoming rapidly drawn into a
huge consolidated despotism at Washngtoas
which is destined soon to be as Irresistible rs it
is despotic, placing the South completely at the
mercy of the North, utterly destroying her
equality and liberty, plucking the fruits of her
honest labor, and, despite every barrier OF the
Constitution, subjecting hc- to u wretched state
of slavery, from which she can never be re-
deemed unless by the ultimate right of revolu-
ton; remedy always difficult to be exercised
and often doubtful in its consequences
This is but feeble sketch of the chapter OF
our wrongs. To people, not slumbcrng over
their interests aud liberties, no continent on
these grievances can be necessary. They
speak in trumpet tones to the brave and the
free of all sexes. They call to arms! to arms
So much for the past What are our pros.
poets for the faturel Will not the Government
continue to over.tax the South, and distribute
the revenues to favor the interests OF the North
Will not the most extravagant appropriations
still be made for the benefit of the ruling ma
iority in the Union7 At the very last session
of Congress S50,0O0,O00 were appropriated
principally to the North and West, while the
Government is indebted to an amount exceed
ing 100000, 1000 Will not this reckless ex.
trayagance cause the South to be continually
oppressed by taxation! Will not the central
power at Washington go on increasing, till, Ut
iterly destroying State rights and State sover-
eighty, it will reduce the Southern States to
mere dependent provinces, and the Southern
people to mere laborers for the North! Will
not abolition fanatics still agitate, and invoke
all the perverted powers of the Government to
effect their hellsh purpose of abolshing slavery
in the Statesl So sure as there is God in
Heaven, these things will follow, unless check.
en- By some strong exertion OF Southern power.
We will know the Government in future only
by its burdens and its exactions, and by its dis
tribution of the spoils, which as ill.hoarded
wealth, it forces from Southern industry. We
can look for nothing but one interrupted train
oftyranuical and oppressive measures. Banks,
Tariffs, Internal improvements prodigal appro
priations of the public lands and moneys, wick
ed schemes of abolition, and every shameful act
of oppression which the genius of despotism
can devise, will sweep over these Southern
States, like fell besoms of destruction, carrying
with them ruin and devastation. The South
will be mere tributary of the North; paying
her stipend as regularly as the slave performs
service to his task.master; and suffering i'm
poyerishment and ruin amid the most systemat-
ic industry and the most fruitful labor on the
face of the globe
Insulted, oppressed, down-trodden. with no
hope of relief save in our own efforts, under
the will of just God, what ought we to do,
what can we do, but resist with all our might
and with all the means the God of nature may
place in our hands, the blind and heartless ty-
rauny that opprcss uss
THE amount has been estimated at $550,000
annually.
From the Savannah Georgian.