The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-09-12

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define what shaii 4 constitute propefty, and TO.
proyside l6r the redress Of al injuries TO -
Under these gensrat principles the United
States haseTecognised slaves as property, and.
Eprosided for their rendi dition when escape.
freni slseir masters. this Great
Britain has made comp tion for slaves .sto.;
len len Be her troops from American citizens, at
the requisition Of the Federal Government. -
Upon the principle ognized IN this demand,
and thesc concessions to il by Great Britain, sthe
South ought to insist upon the formation Of a
treaty with Great; Britain by the Federal Coy
emmett for the. SURRENDERED, Fugitive Slaves
The United States have already formed a trea
ty with England for the surrender OF rogues,
thieves, robbers urderers and all other Grim
nals, the object of which is TO protect the lives
aud property Of her citizens; and not the small
est depreciation ever committed upon; any
other property, except slaves, that lis not fol-
lowed by aninstantaneous demand fer redress.
Upon what principlesof justice is; a difference
made by the. Federal Government in the prop
ertysof the North'and the property ofthe South2
None that we can see Yet'thousands of slaves
are, annually spirited across the Canada From
tier, and protected by British subjects and laws
against the pursuit of their masters. ~
This subject issthe more important to the
South, as without such treaty the provision
of tbeisonsttution providing for the surrender
| Of fugitive slaves, and the laws made inspnrsus
ancet tEereof, are q dead letter, and cannot be
effectually enforced. If all the fugitive slaves
stolen from the South were stopped in the
Northern States; they would very soon become
annisance, andahe identical men who are now
the most fanatical aholitionists. would become
the most efficient "slave Gathers" 1t is well
known that the Yankee has, in general, a NOR
tai dislike for the African; he will not allow
him 10 ride in the same carriage, sit at the
same table or worship God in the same church
with him. His abolitionism does not spring
from love. of the slave, but hatred of his mas.
ter. As long, therefore, as he can annoy the
South, without personal Inconvenience; he will
trade 10 negrophobia, but once the Canadas are
closed against the African and Cuffee is forced
either to become his neighbor, or be sent back
to slavery, all New England would rise as one
man to put him iuirons. ~
As the matter now stands the fugitive slave
law is positive injury to the South. It drives
the African into Canada, and allows the Yam
kee to indulge his. sympathy for the fugitive
without any Observation-Disclosures himself,
or injury to the purity Of his Saxon blood
But lot England deliver the fugitive slave to
his master, and force the abolitionists either to
colonise New England with runaway slaves or
send them back to the South, and we. could af
ford to repeal the fugitive slave law. The
loss that the South annually sustains, by the
running of slaves into Canada, is of sufficient
importance to justify her public men in insist.
ing apon some action Of the Government of
the United States in the premises. And we
confess our surprise that Southern statesmen
here submitted with SO much patience to the
annual robbery of thousands Of dollars worth
of property to which she has as good right as
to the land they cultivate. The time is propi
tious for the acquisition of all disputed rights
from European powers. They cannot afford
to break just now with the United States. Let
our public men move in the matter, and we
question not but chat the President and the
American Minister at ST. james will give the
movement a cordial support. Besides, this is
a golden moment which may never return
Before we get another sound man in the Presi
Dental chair, peace may be made in Europe,
and the European powers become less inclined
to,look with favor upon the demands of Amer
ica.- Columbus Times.
INCREASE IN PopULATIoN.-Iowa is said to
be growing in population most surprisingly, aud