The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-04-11
S.a!sdCr well Answered.

We find the following well written and pun.
gent article in Il late uumbrr of the New Ild.
ven Register. Our. readers will relish It none
the less when we inform item it is from the
pen of il Savannah lady now sojouming at the
Norlh.-. .SucaaAah Ne~S.
MEssRs EpIruRs: Permit me through the
columns "i' your excellent paper TO reply to Il
,hort editorial in the Palladium of the l3li.-
The editor unilushugy states that the n:tu-
raj results Of slavery are infdriIty, drunken.
hess, RIGHTEOUSNESS of the grc s>est character,
bad faitI, public and private cruelty. contempt
of white laborers, selition and lazinvSs-in
short, nearly all the sins condemned in the
dccalogur."
Now, .:lr. Editor, this is bold insult oFsr
ed the South, and shall not pass unnoticrd.
As regards " inlidrlity' the South can boast
of as true picty, morality, virtue and temper
ancc is New England, and that without puri-
tanic;ll plari>aca ,ani hypocrlii'al pretsn> sion.
As regards " i;vl taith," she has been rs true
in support Of the Constitution as the Nor h,
and as her great statesmen vino were the. ira
me. Uf IT,
As to pahc and private ciuoly," surely
tie gentleman is Iabor;ng under mos dis
tr"ssi haucnAtion of mind. Never have [
seen or heard of half the revotting instances of
cruelty and murder lis New England and the
North afford. How many wele tried in the
State of New York last year for the murder
Of their own wives. Aud what statistics of
crime does New England furnish from her
free-burn and highly educated and religious
population! Compare with the statistics of
crime at the South and we shall Sue WHO the
balamcc llvOrs.
Again he says: the institution tends to pol
lutte and wther all that is moral and patriotic.
Surely then YOU of the North are hcaring the
curse, Wills! the South are reapins the benefit.
Why al. this abuse of the South! The Ne
braska bill did sn orsislc with Southern
members nor from Il member Of Il Sllvchod!ng
State. Why not eIuiinc your abuse to the
man and his measures, and let. the South and
her institution alone II Won do not she will
have peace at any cost. And should there ev-
er be Il contest and dissolution of this glorious
Union, yonr loss will be her gain.
As regards the existence OF crime and i'm.
morality, the streets of your own devoted ci-
tv, alas, exhibits objects enough of ihtamy, in
fidelity, li,cmtiuusncss and drunkenness, and
the ministers Of the gospel would have quite
enough to do if they would contine themselves
to the sacrel duty of their holy station, and
try to remedy the ice and iutempcrance stalk
ing abroad in their own city. Let them also
heed the tcaclin. of their Saviour, First
cast out the beam that is in thine own eye,
aud then thou shalt see clearly Ia cast out the
mote that is in thy brohor's eye. BLESSED
are the peace makers. for they shall be called
the chi adrcn Of God"
les-the ministers of the gospel, instead of
medd'ing in the politics Of the country, had
better direct their efforts to more sacred and
more prd lIabc results. Your charitable inSti.
luions aims houses, and the miserable slaves
tG sin and Satan th1t surround you. should be
ever before you, and exciIe all Your commits