Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1852-01-06
A Few Questions.

Will the Southern Standard inform us what
necessity there is to fight our battles DER again!
Whatare we to gain by stirring up strife among
the people of the State? Why keep them in hot
water1 We repeat the inquiry. Why rake up
the Goals fpotcal strife, and suffer the dying
embers again to he blown into blaze, which will
inevitably destroy ever! vestige of hope and
strength, aud union, among us hereafter Ii we
could discover the slightest good to be derived
from further protracted discussion Of this angry
question, between the secessionsts and cc-opera-
tionists, we might possibly be induced to Join in
the race with the rest Of he yepng bipeds, ofthe
present day, who are anxious to keep up the ex-
citcment-rake up the Goals of strife and i'll feel
ing among our friends and neishbors, Those
who are thus engaged, will be lers nalIy respon-
sible for the evils resulting hereafter We are
opposed to all party movements, having in view
Il conflict of this kind, involving the peace and
happiness of our firesides. We cannot see as the
Standard does. There is no necessity why it
must be so-that we must become again divided
and distracted. For our part, we have not the
remotest idea of disturbing the equilibrium OF our
mind with anything relating to this part of South
Carolina politics
| We are done; and if the Standard is able to
explain the Specification of such all obsolete term
will he be pleased to tell us what is meant by
South Carolina politics, when in her sovereign
capacity, her constituted aulh0riies resolre to pur
sue certain course, and then, without Gas some
pretend) changing their position, resolre upon
another dametrcaly its opposite WHAT we
ask YOU, is the inference TO be drawn from all
this j.? We don't intend to get into an argument
with the Standard or any body else. We ask for
information, and as the Standard is the acknow-
edged mouth-pece of the dominant party, and as
we must submit to the powers that be, we want
TO be informed what necessity is there to fight this
battle DER again? Do the secessionists hope to
gain victory think you lfso, We are sorry to
say, 1t is hoping against hope. Do the CO opera
tionsts desire to K II seceesion-ior all TINE to
come-and make formal be ii enacted that Sc
cession is nuisance and must be ob!terated ?
This they have already DONE and most efectual-
" has the Job been performed, and that without
gloves on. Lar
The Standard intimates in its misty article OF
the oelh, that the noes (Secessonists) are not sat.
sGcd, and that the Goals must all be raked up
again, and let the fire blaze out, so that the CO.
operation engines (he Standard acting as chief
opcrator) may throw such deluge of water upon
the ashes. as etfectuay to destroy every spark of
vitality remaining among the ruins. beautiful
illustration, magnificent in design, such tremen-
dous stream of magnanmous ideas could onlv
have emanated from such large and extensive
engine, as the thinking machine Of the Southern
Standard. |
Do you suppose that the Convention which was
called at the Session of the Legislature in 1850,
and subsequently, ordered to meet h April next,
by the co-operatonists as we'll as seccssionists,
will attempt to pass an ordinanceof secession
After the people having decided against it so
unanimously as it were, the idea s preposterous
to suppose such a thing Does the Standard
suppose that South Carolina erei will secede on
past issues? Can your party evg bring this state
ofthings to pass? We don't rlieve you can
Where is then the necessity TOT the meeting Of
that Convention? What are thy 10 do? What
can they do? Pass all ordinance OF submission?
If they do any thing beside talk they dare not do
more The people won't put up with it if they
transcend their limits. When thiC Convention meets
we imagine the proceedlngswllI be OF high
~ ridiculous character for example, the delegates
of Kershaw were elected as seoarate State action
men, in February 1850; in October CT the same
year, these doctrines were reludlated. What is 10
be done? The consequence ishat ma jority Of the
delegates elect are seccssolists, with or without
cooperation. The Conventpn will be composed of
discordant elements, and tie best we can hope for
is, that series Of magnificent ResoIres Will wind
up the farce, in effect, when Georgia or some 9TH
er of the plantation Saeswho are stronger than
we are, takes up the qarrel with Uncle Sam,
South Carolina-glorioB little PaImetto-dom-
will sneak into the redrrank and do some tre-
Misunderstanding. Tha whole matter will end
like the recent editorial o the Standard, (in which