The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-10-03
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subject, of the above caption. lheyS Southern
people Zpersey yeraiice xhqrtat
this theme, and then whatever spiay be there;
suit, editors will have ihesatisfactioIof know
ing that they have done their duty.
What now9 asks esfeadef. Let sEthee 4ol;ss
lowing extract from PItadntS lfoHtli asfori
September answer: II -;
.'.We have dweltupontbe proceedings fehef
pro-slayery party so long, that we hayes left
ourselves little space for ot
ties stheir duties in the crises. 3 ut wes@AfaotS
speak to- them as parties.F evil say thems
as Americans, as freemeH, as Christians, that
the time has arrived when. all divisions and AN
imosities: should be laid aside, jim order tofres.
cue this great, this beautiful, this gorious land
from a hateful domination. -As 1t now: is, no
man who. expresses, however 4moderately,;a. a.
free opinion of the slave system Of the Sontb,;
is allowed to hold any office Of profit or trust,
under the general government. No man cam
be President, ossman anaasforegn minister, no
man tide-waiter even, or the meanest sculliont
in the federal kitchen, who has not first bowed
down and eaten-the dirt Of adherence to slave:
|,ry. Oh shameless debasement-tha under:a.
Union formed for the establishment of liberty:
and justice-under Union born Of the agonies, 4
and cemented blythe blood of our parents-a
Union whose missionit was to set an4example,a
| of republican freedom, and commend it to the
painting nations of the world-w freemen of
the United States, should be suffocated by pol-s
iticians into silent lacquiescence with despot-
ism / That we should not dare to utter the
words or breathe the aspirations of our fathers,
|sor propagate their principles, on pain Of, ostra-
cism and political death !! Just Heaven! Into
what depths OF infamy. and insensibility. have
we fallen .t-y. ra4... 49,; ~ 3,-l, y
awe repeat, that until the sentiment of sla-
very is driven back to its original bounds, to the
States to which it legilimately belongs, the
people of the North arc vassals. Yet their
emancipation is practicable, if not easy. They
have only to eyincea determination to be free,
and they are free.e They are toEdiscard all
past alliances to put aside all present fears, to
dread no future coalitions, in the single hope
of carrying to speedy victory, banner nscrib-
ed with these devices Tile repeal of the Fu-
gitius ,slaye Law-1Ae Restoration ofthe Ms
souri Compromises No more Stare ,States--No
more .Slave Territories-IHe Homestead for
Free Men on the Public Lands" ,-..e 80
The readers and subscribers Of this magazine
in the slaveholding States it is fairly presuma-
BILE. gave their support to it as a'iterary pub.
lication. They had little idea that in contrib.
uting their three dollars annually, they were
ting aud circulating ddetfiss ia sad ftasbYs taaisthp
subversive Of their rights and intsrestu. They
did not conceive thatin making contract with
such well known publishers as Messrs. Putnam
d Co. they would be deceived-that hey
would break faith with their patrons, that after
having insidiously found its way by virtue OF
its literary merits, into the homes and family |
circles Of thousands at the South, they would
convert their magazine, with unblushing effron.
terry too, into a vehicle for the dissemination of
as rank anti.slavery defamation as ever Gree.
ley or Parker INDUCED in, though perhaps in
more polite diction. 49, -. ~.
.~ The whole article from beginning to end is
Whig- Abolition in tone, sentiment, and spirit.
Its evident intent is to propagate freesosm.
The devices it exhorts its readers. "as Ameri.
cans, as freemen and as Christians" to inscribe
on their banner, are those of a dsorganizer, an
aboltionist and an ultra radical. Read, them, &
and sayf this be not true; and yet to-day in {
Southern homes-thousands of them-wiI be t
found, under these pretty green covers, done
up in beautiful typography, this wanton assault t
md no less gross insult to the Southern peo-
Die, served up inaths "Magazne of Literature. Il
Science and Art" ~ rs,.-.g>1 : 6
Are the, Southern people So ~dull=-so stupid [
will we say-as not to perceive wherein is the
emedy for all this wrong doiug2 For years it o
las been rung into their ears; but SO far it has. d
assed by as the idewind, unheeded and dis. b
egarded. 1t is to support their own periodi- 81
ais. Until they do this, the:eyis no hope b
he literary appetite must besappeased; and if fo
be not provided, Harper with, !
s"Union-Saving"s "sand Putnam with its "Our j.,
arties and Politics" poisonous mixtures will .Eas
Q administeredsa and takefi:A ~ ;J,,l -
The history Of Southern periodical literature !,
fords melancholy evidences, of the truth of Igsa,
hat we, say. One after. another have they7Ea
,rung up, wilted and perished: Do. not say pl
icy were undeseryfng of support for of this w
, one can Judge until q fair trial be had, ,and sh
fair trial can never be had without first rie
.nerous effort. Vitality, energy and ability ~
10 only be infused into this class of publca-, AS
ors by money, and this has ever been WITH 81
I'D from the; literary enterprises Of the South.
make them worthy of support; they mast 81
s! be supported. Money gives confidence, ag
ocures talent, and supplies all defects. sc
We will cite only one instance ont Of many N. ih.
e allude to the Southern Quarterly Reuiew
q publication containing as able articles as q.
y ofits class published in the country. But thl
has languished and. languished, and would oy.
obably have succumbed, had it not been for Dol
} iudomitable energy of its present proprie- In
:. This Review stands atthe head of South. upe
literature-its articles are quoted and com. cor