Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-09-19

Of tins part OF tis aftlele, WuteH ~ ss-o"
that those are mistaken, who deem TINT there
was any pledge made in reference to Separate
State Action at that meeting, or any talk
about it. .sz s.s sszf..f .,....ss.,, : @
Another public meeting was held in Camden
Sent 24th or 26th, 1850, for. the purpose OF
forming Southern Rights Association. Capt
r. Lang presided. Gen. Cantey from, q Comss
mittce Of twenty one, submitted q Preamble
and Constitution for the Southern Rights Asso-
citation, which werr adopted. The Preamble,
was in substance as follows: That as we all
owed primary allegiance to the State OF Soatn
Carolina, we do hereby pledge our lives and
fortunes, to sustain any course which the con.
stituted authorities of the State may see ht TO
adopt. - ~
The 2nd Article, OF the Constitution OF the
Association sets iortll'its objects as folh'ws:
'"ro organize people Of this District in sup.
port of the infereas Of the South-to insure
eoncert of action between the citizens OF tbs
and other Southern States; to. vindirate their
rights: to maintain the Federal Compact III It's
original purity as the only way of preserving
the Union; to support the State authorities in
any measure South Carolina ray adopt for her
d,fen-e or that Of her sister States" Art Sth
saws: "'This Association shall continue until
the wrongs Of the South are redressed in the
Union or the State resume the powers deiega-
ted to the Federal Government for special pur.'l
poses"
have set forth at length and III the very
words of the Constitution the objects Of the !.
Southern Rights Association, so that every cit
izeu NAV see for hi,nself. that hens no more
pledged to separate State action by the South
ern l. lights Association, than he was by the
$50 or $50 voters who elected the Delegates
to the Convention there is not the slightest
hedge required in reference TO that measure.
Yet we have frequently heard separate State
action men say that they pledged themselves
to secession the day they Observation-Disclosures
to the Constitution of the Southern Rights As.
sociation. We hardly deem it worti, Shile. TO
argue this point with man, who thus admits,
that he pledged coolly "hs lille and fortune TO.
carry nut some measure of which he was pro-
ioundl igsrorant! Any man who has read the
proceedings OF their meetings will see that the
District is not pledged to separate State action.
This, also, may be here noticed, any one
who carefully looks at the objects for .sh.ch
thesD Southern Rights Associations were tt,im-
ed, and (ti,e objects of all were the saine) must
be astu.i he'd, that any set 0f men shUnld en-
d.avor to pcrsert them into little party ma
chimes TO isoIste South arolina, the very result
the associatian by its formation was Intended
to avoid socirties formed TO proniote CON
cert of action" between the citizens OF 'SUdth-
Carolina and other Southern States de iber.
a,.l, distorted aud used for exactly an opPo-
II,,J.,r fi,1. uao,p s,f St,nfi.pfu
Risnis Associations. u political junta has been
erected wio have taken upon thenlselye. ~ aiu-,
terpret the words Concert of action between
the citizens Of ,nis and other Southern Ststss,,
and maxi them ,nean "the separation Of the
ciiizaas oi t,is State fr,'ni the citizens OF all
the other Southern States" he VINO ques:inns
t;,~i. i,allibility "uust have his neck cracked
To u,r the expressive language OF the Mercury,
aud to doubt tapir iiterineta,iop is 10 be p,it.
calIv damned. They have takenupau them-
selves to direct the people OF kerstlaW now to
vote, aud who to vote for!! s Aud has It come
to this are we Indeed so low, rs tn submit to
the dctatio, of u small club in different Dis.
trir! Mr.. Editor you "uyht by all means, SIT,
To publish i!r your culauns, the Address To the
Voters or this Congressional District, recently
let them know what they are r.sluifed {" do.
1t NAV perhaps suit the nriyhborm0od OF the
"Bull. pen" il the Fork, hut intgine the stur.
DIV voters of kSrstaw District will spurn with
just aud deserved indignation this donneerii,g
assumption Of dictatosial power by few self.
appointed .aders in different District; they
are not in the habit Of enquiritg Of otner Dis
tIicts hnw they snail vote, and least OF all, OF
Richland. F
Now having proved from the files Of your
own paper, Mr.. Editor, that the citizens sl'tais
District are nothound to separate Secession, We
will now proceed to detenni'ir, il We eau. to
what are they bound. 1t must BE- evident from
these meetings that this District has been keeny
alive to the expressions of the Federal Govern
ment, thar the spirit Of DOR citizens has tisea' in
proportions as the magnitude Of the da'isers ~.
creased that they have been willing to settle
this difficulty in tie Union il it possibly c'ald
he done, and il t,,-t could not he d.',e, togo
out OF the Cnio,-and finally by, and at the
forming of Southern Rights Association, they
p:edy.d themselves ito suppon the m'errsfsaf
The South to i.,sure coucert Of hr'i'' f'etween
tue citizens of this aud other States Now
the only point, it woald seem, Tor US TO decide
at present would be this. will separate State
action bring about that "col,cert of actloh that
we are 81 anxi',us t. pro ure, and which IL so
vitality important in this great contest! i viii
consider this proposition IN the next Huu't,erot
your paI,e with your permission Mr.. Editor
KERSHAW.--