Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-03-09
From he Southern Standard
More Of p. S. ys-lsisc. and 6. w. Jesa

how the editor of the Advertiser could permit
such chance to escape him. ltwas worthy
of a column in his best vein. and, if sketchcd
in his inimitablc style, it would have furnished
subject worthy of an illustration from Cruik-
shanks. But as the l1dscrti&er, exercising a
self.denial almost unparalleled, has allowed Mr..
Jones to pass scott free, we must, for want oi
a better, be content with the following descrip-
ton of the sc ne from Mr.. White. 1t is from
his letter to Judge O'Ncall, which has been
published in the Republican.
"Since the commencement Of my labors in
your State, an attack has been made upon me
by writer in tie EdgefeId Adcertiscr, charg-
ing me with having asserted, in one place, that
slavery was of divine origin and in another
that it was Course to the country have
been so much accustomed, during my twelve
years advocacy of Total Abstinence, to regard
the shafts Of calnmny as straws shot against
an iron buckIer that was prepared to expect
this or some equally absurd development; ard
my first impulse was to pass it by and let tie
writer alone most severely, believing that dis.
interested criticism would detect upon its face
its own condemnation. But when | reflected
upon the excited state of the public mind on
this point, | determined to 60 at once to Edge
field, give up my appointments, and stay there
until every phantom Of a fiction OF the od'ous
assertion were oblitcratcd. went; meeting
was called in the Methodist church; the audi
ence was large and intelligent and the writer
of the article in question was present. was
introduced to the audience by Mr.. Abney, Il
young lawyer Of ability. had not proceeded
far in my remarks, when Mr.. Jones arose and
asked if did not remember the remarks which
he had attributed to me- replied, that so far
from making any such expressions, / had never
even conceived of such an idea on the occasion
referred to. He began reply, when stepped
to my overcont, took out his published letter,
and entered at once upon the following dla-
loguc:
WAite.-Mr. Jones, you say in your com
muncaion that you Travelled with me rom
Huntsville 90 Nashvie.' Do you remember
who composed our parry!
JOaes.--Nell that requires some eNTiana-
ton. lwrote that letter on my Knee II great
haste. That is mistake oi Ininc'
HhHe.-l ou next say, Mr. jones' '"n' a' :.
Huntsville " declared that slavery was o. "',
vine origin, DC. Were you present ""eh
made those remarks
10neS'-No' SIR was "o' l'eS'"'' ""'
heard so.
"t". "u ''eA' "'s"'',' ''''''' w '..
the steamer SiiSo, said S'"'P'S WAS " 'o,S'
to the cHnnirE, ana tilat was h'a,"''''S pau
Tor IT'S abolition. 10 yon rec"'ic'' any y,
the circumstances now 's c"m'''sa''"'' "'s'''
''"t%:--i eS; sur WAS ''.'".''s VIZ"
.'e'!';'' l'"''' "'''o vi '''V w. j.,
incident L" sEa'eFy III W'.'' III '''''''''," WI; M ,
stance 0, i'oy p'"c"'''s :, '.@'I '''' ''0'
'on&s; Mhen 20" came u' '''' 'r''''I w '"' a.
h"t--Do you 'e'''c"''', w. 'o"t' :i ''''
was the purport o' my 'e'"'"S "''e'' '''''''
in the conversation ,.
J0aeS.-l can say that re"'e'''oe' f"''''
ulally
Hhde.-Did not address mysc'' 10 '"'
gentleman with whom you were co"'eFS'''o'
and inform him that | had seen more crnei''eS
exercised toward the free negroes OF The Norm
than had ever seen among The slaves at the
South; and did moi refer IAN [" 'hc IL hlH'lte
Of public meeting in Philadelphia where IT
was publicly stated that thirty old negroes had
actually died Of starvation III bedlold.strect
JoncS.--l believe now That you dId MAKE
such remarks. Nevertheless, am very certain
that you used the expression that slavery WAS
curse and an evil either III that or some o'i'r
conversation.
Whtc.--Do you not remember, Mr. Jones,
that these words, ii used ut all, were used IN :;
conve, satinn which had with Colonel Lofen,