Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-05-18
No Peace.

- NO Felcc.
1t is a pity, grievous pity, that the men of
the South will not or cannot discern the truth
Ears have they but they hear not, eyes have they
but they see not. Deception and delusion have
blinded and created them. Events of startling
moment are unheeded by those whom they most
concern, and protents of dire significance excite
not even passing commet or momentary appre-
hension.
The prosperity of the Southern States, and
their existence as a distinct community, depehd
upon the perpetuation of the institution OF slave
w. Whatsoever affects their weltare-whatso-
ever DESTROYS that, by the same stroke crushes
them. Not their material well-being only, but
their liberty and their happiness their political
and constitutional rights, fall to the earth when
slavery is extiugushed.
A powerful PARTY is organized, with but one
animating and impelling principle, hostility TO
slavery, and with but the sing le aim OF its over
throw. The growth of this party, has been like
the gradual expansion Of the cloud seen by the
prophet-at first but speck in the sky; now
like a black pail, it shrouds the heavens m and
shuts out from the eye every ray OF hope. Inc
progress of the abolition party has been an adj
vance from conquest to conquest, and Its march
has been an uninterrupted triumph. 1t has never
sustained mumcutary repulsc, much less suffer
ed positive defeat. If it halts, 1t Is but to re-
coll, CT its scattered orces-it it Slumbers, It's but
to recruit its exhausted strength. 1t can neither
bc awcd into submission nor be lullcd to repose,
but with ever increasing speed, it presses forward
to the final overthrow Of slavery. This Is the
cal.
Now, what has been the conduct OF Southern
men, in opposition to foe, that can be diverted
from the cousumation of its grand purposes Of
ruin and desolation, by no pleadngs of mercy
and no cries for quarter? Have they accepted
the alternative of victory or death and prepared
to make Thermopyle stand against the inva
der? Alas, no. They haveimplored, while thel!
entreatics were derided; they have compromised
with foe that would accept no terms but an
absolute surrender Thy have retreated and tenn
porizcd and parlcyed--the enemy meanwhile
! buckliur on the armor for the last assault.
Shall this suicidal policy be pursued farther
Will Southern men fast close their eyes, and re-
fuse to be admonished by the trumpet toned
events of the hour! Will they still cheat them
selves into the belief that they eau appease the
appetite of abolition by concession, or stay its
progress by compromise! If such be their deu
sion let it be dispellcd by the bold and insulting rs
menaccs of abolition. The New York Tribune
shuts out all hope Of peace, and thus proclalms
war of determination.
The Express perfectly knows already that s''cf
Peace as it talks namely entlre silence al
the North-respecting slavery with unbroken ae
quicscnco in the fugitive slave law cannot be
conquered. If all the politicians Of both parties
were to assent to such a Peace, nothing would
come of it but delusion and disappointment -
The people are not thus to be trampled-the tree
spirit and awakened conscience OF the nation re
ffuss 10 sbazthus sszassziussA Aauchaa
draft and it would do nothing toward allaying
agitation but very much toward discomfittng
the Wing party.
You may pass any sort Of fugitive slave law
resolve in Wing national convcntion-pro'
nounce slavehurting 'iinaty,' and denounce as
traitors all who will not take part in it.-yet you
know-ycs YOU Mcsscrs. J. aid f. Brooks
that no single hatcr of slavery would hate it the
less; no contcmner Of the fugitive slave law
would be senccd or crowded by the man;euTre
There would be not one less ant-Slavcry man the
day after than there was the day before youl
conqucst-and nobody would be conquered by
it except, probably, the Wing party.
Petersbwy ( Fa) Democrat.