Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-11-30
A Bold Move.


The recent outrage upon citizen Of Virginia in New
York, who visited that city with his family and eight
Negroes for the purpose Of finding passage to Texas,
is Of the most daring and open robberes which has
for long time outraged the feelings Of civil society
an exercise Of the power Of the Higher Law, unparal
lelcd in the history oforr day and time. man to be
overaken the public highway, street. and robbsa
of his property, in open day, and with the sanction Of
law induces The opinion that we are living in days of
rapine and plundcr-equa to the times Of Robin Hood
and his co-adutors We woudratheI stand our chance
with the highwayman who commands us to yield up
our purse Or life. We may provide remedy against
him. but for the robber who steals under the sanction
of law there is no recourse The Fugitive Slave law,
that miserable subteruge by which the pusllanimous
South were coled into acquescence is not sufficiently
expert in its operations for the higherlaw party, who
are now riding over law, the Constitution and every
thing which presumes to oppose barrier to their ne
f,rious operations. Where is the end to be? Shall
we ask Congress for remedy? AS well might we
speak to tho surging and angry pillows of the ocean
saving-Peace be still. They would laugh US to
scorn.
There is but one remedy now, but vain is our hope
that this will eucr be applied Will the South ever re-
sst an aggression made upon her rights by the dear
North? Has the South ever resisted single wrong
from that source? Never! And so it is likely to be
to the end of the chapter until aiS ends the history
The North have done they please, doing they
please and we believe will do they please long
as this unnatural Union, or connection remains
Is there not to be found il all of the "Old Dominion"
single spark of the spirit of rs? Is there Patrick
Henry within her wide domain whose words Of living
fire can warm the dull cold hearts Of Virgnas sons to
resent this outrage? Less than this caused a war
with England Will Virginia brook this insult in sui
len silence? We are afiad she will Even South
Carolina could not withstand the shocks Of 'cagucd
she too has
Dropt from her nerveess grasp the quiverng spear,
Closed her bright eye, and curbed her high career"
This is not all poetic vaporings for in point of fact it
is ahumiating truth that in her late political rctroga
ton. South Carolina-
"Found scarce generous friend pitvmg foe
Strength in her arms, 10 mercy in her woe.
In former number of our paper we gave the circum
stances ofthis case; it is unnecessary s: 'lcr Sp"
be- rcpcaled The idea that '.d-e II 'ha thr sue
rior Court Of New Yorh s!lou.5 take n1f i.s,!: tjc
responsibility Of RUNNING r"Upshici over thc Ccn,u
ton, and libcratIg eight slaves I'or the custody o
their owner, who had taken them to that City for the
purpose of transporting them to Texas, is such palpa
Bile breach of law and order, that we cannot refrain
from entering our protest, at full length against all
such outragcs and unlawful proceedings. We know
it will do no good but that is not the question: every
honest man ought to speak out in terms of condemna
ton.
"Yc that have words. prepare to speak them now"
For it IS about all you can do
Suppose Northern man waste come out with goods
to the South and they seized upon and confisca
ted by a mobocracy law, such the New Workers
have. how soon would South Carolina or any other
Southern State be called upon to make full rcparation
to the injured party. Is there particle of difference in
the present case? None that we can perceive and if
Virginia does not make ademand upon the Genera