Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-09-19
For the Camden Journal.
No II.
District Meetings.

Y
ternine il the People Of this District have bound
themselves to separate State action by the res
olutions there passed. We have shown that
the District is not pledged to separate State'ac.
ti,u bv the election Of Secession delegates to the
Convention that not one half of the District
voted ut the election that the issue was never
preseutrd to the small number WHO went to the
polls in February Now, there Is hut one-oth-
er mod. hy which il could he pledged. namely;
by their public resolves. At public meeting
held in Camden, March s. lS49, Capt. Thos
Lang, Chairman, to respond to the Southern
Address, an able report was read, prepared by
a Committee. of which Col. Chesnut was
Chairman. recommending non intercourse, al
SO seven resolutions the first saying, in, sub.
stance, that the Union of these States was form
I'd for the liberty and welfare of all-that wien
il ceased to fulfil these objects, they ceased to
revere it.
2nd. That when the Constitution WAS viola.
ted debe ately and systematically, this gov.
ernment became one which ruled BY fraud aud
force; to such a government 1--WE are ready'tO
opJu,se our lives and fortunes"
=. That the .termeddling by the Free States
slave States, is Il violation Of tile Constitution
to which we will not submit.
4tIl. Resolved, hat in the recent action of
Virginia, we recognize the conduct of Il State
ever worthy to lead the van "f battles against
tyrants and tyranny, and that il her efforts to
maintain the liberty and equality OF the States,
we will stand by her side III every change of
fortune. ..s,:.:s }. ~ ~ .l..,. fn'j5I
5th. Resolved, VIII lie we are anxious to as-
sociate with, and act H. CONCERT with other
States We consider it the duty "f Carolina, as.
soriat.J or alone, to uphold her political
equality as State.
9TH That request the C"",mtee of
Safety. appointed IN other Districts, To met
with US in columbia in May next
7tI That we appoint Safety Committee
OF FIFTY.
These Resolutions aud the accompanying
Report were "ably sustained by .Messrs. ia,
Chesnut, jr., Is. Kersi,aw, w. VI. Suana":.,
4. VI. Kennedy, and /. J. Warren 1t WIS
SHOWN most cleal y, "t t'at tie time vas at Iand
for the SlarehHi,ng Suites to rouse I" acto.I.'
will .enture the .sser ton, taat not oie oi the
gentlemen vino spoke advocated Separate State
~
snow, 10 use the words OF the J,arn'i, "t:Iat
tile time was ut hand for the Sh7rthE'finS
Stnfey to rouse to actioa. -airt as$uredly II"
citizen of the District ,llpycd That by his con-
curreuce ntie proceedings of tiat ii'.'stlng. he
had pledged hiuseli ID t.lat nleasure; Indeed
1t was not thought Of, non: :intefcpuse WAS the
remedy proposed aud recommended, as calcu.
lated To secure our rights, ami yet prrsSrne tine
Uai0n they were moi even in favor Ot dlsuninn,
much less Separate Secession; they prop"s.d
to seek salvation for the South without de-
stroying this Union. In fact, 50 little did they
have Separate state Action il their minds, that
the Journ.iI, then under the control of Mr. Cas-
ton, in commenting upon Col. Chesnut's Re.
pmt says, if it WAS fully adopted throughout,
the South, "then the Republic might he saved,
an, the bomls of our G'orinus Un,on remain
unbr,,ken;" :" that the Journal then. did not con.
slider the people of this District pledged, is
ey dent. .. .s.ssy... .---.... ,.s
the next public meeting WAS held at Cam
den, July l9, 1851. Mr.. John NJ. DeSaus.
sure presided Addresses were delivered by
Coils. Gregg and Chesuut; Resolutions pass.
ed-not one word said about Separate State
Action in them, boti, of the Speakers dwrlt
upon the necessity OF Il nnL'n of The South
wide J"ur"ulD In reading the official account
of this meeting, one cannot help compliment.
lag Mr w. Ii. K. Workman the Secretary, for
the extreme fidelity aud accuracy with which
the remarks Of Messrs Gregg and Chesnut are
reImcted and yet there Is nothing in the speech.
rs of citner Of the gentlemen as officially
given. which has the slightest sqainting To.
wards Separate State Action. and we all can
never forget, with what promptness these gen.
tlenIeu deleni.d themselves from Gen. Fmte.
when he secusedt EN- uf advocating tia doc
tine, aud yet notwithstanding that, :here is a
vague uncertain hplieI in the minds OF some
very we'll disposed men, that tAe.y were ,.edyed
to this measure by the action Of that meeting;
u careful, or even lusty perusal Of the pro.
ceedings OH that occasiul, we'll saiisfy any
sane man, Of the E,llicv Of that belief, yet we
have sohe,mes heard il intinatpd by nleu whn
called themselves Secessionists that they stood
now, precise y where COL Chesmut stood then
aud that if there had been change of opinion
it was not with thenl-meanilg to ii,slnuate
thereby. that Lol. Chestnut at that meeting, advo.
Gated Separate State Action-a reference tl
the proceed Is of that meeting, and to the
cone OF Col. Chesnut's letter to Foote,
will show that the insinuation is untrue. How.
ever, it is not our business to defend the con.
sstency of Col. Chesnut's political Conduct;
when these .insinuatious receive public and