The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-07
ROLINA. TUESDAY MORNING, F.
From the Charleston Standard.
Decidedly Rich.

Decidedly Rich.
The annexed article, which i've copy rot
the editorial department of the New York 7r
June, is decidedly the richest article we hay
seen for some time in any of our exchanges.
As straws are said to denote the course
the wind, so too ayGreely be regarded
pretty fair barometer Of Northern feeling an
sentiment.g&s'
We&afe somewhat inclined to believe tha
aorhce is a"ring under mental nfirnlity, oth
erwiSe we must express our astonshment
finding such baderdash in the columns OF tn
Tribune.
Our only Object in copying the article,
that there may be Il fair understanding OF tn
relative positions ofthe North and South Oh tn
Compromise question.
THE RAScALs AT WAsHINGToN.-lfth the tra
tornus scamps at Washington who, in spir
no wor,her than that which animated Jud
Iscari"t, are plrtting the surrender to Shaver
Of the free territ"ry west of the Mississippi, b'
lieved that a majority of the North would ia
to sustain the nl"vement they would instant
cease their clamnr, and skuIk back, and W
should hear no mnre about it.
But they hav. adopted the belief that the pa
sage Of the compromise measures OF 1850, An
the triumphant election of Frank Pierce hav
taken all The spirit out Of the North and tina
the mass of tie voters ara now ready to vii
any party niquitv, and sustain any parry me-
sure, whatever its enormily.
We are not sure it is worth while 10 attem
to remote this impression. These delibera
voators of solemn compacts, Those vaSabort
repudiators obligations the most sacred, DE-
serve tu he roasted by the fires "f the hottest
public Indignation. They ought to have the full
benefit of the verdict Of an aroused and indig
nant constituency, and be hung upon the gall
l"ws of public opprobrium Yet in mercy to
the culrrits. who are thus provoking the in,
censed judgment of an outraged community,
we will briefly state what opposition may he
expected in the Free States tn the infamous pro.
posaI to repeal the Missouri Compromise, aud
thus expose the rotten foundations OF their
htpes.
There has been no time during the last seven
years when the wing and free soil parties have
not been in clear majority in nearly all the
Northern States. The only ground upon which
any doubt can be thrown ou this presumption
is the result of the last Presidential election.-
,ut the vote of The Free Soil party in that
contest was only partial, being but the inefec-
,ual remonstrance (nnd SO felt to be) of the
more earnest of the Free soilers against the
settlement of the compromise measures. And
the vote of the whi5s at the North was not"'
rously the vote onI y OF party divided against
itself 1t was contest utter balked by cross
and The elections Of 1850, furnish the only
grounds of amy just judgment as to tie real
strength OF the anti slavery sentiment in the
country; and these eiect"ns justify the state
ment that in every Free State, that sentiment
whenever it could be fairly reached, has shown
itself to be predominant.
Assuming this to be SO, the only question, to
be answered is, whether that sentiment can be
aroused and consolidated, and brought to beal
in solid plalanx against the atIrocious PROPOSE
ton in question. The fools in Washington be-
lieve it can. And we believe further that this
is by no msans the strength of the North that
will be brought into the lield against this infa
| NOUS project. We shall have the whole CON
servative force of the Free States ofull the men
who do not believe in violating contracts nor ii
repudatiny solemn engagements, ON the side o
the earnest opposition. The moral stamina o.
the Free States will set against the measure.-
Fair dealing and honest purposes will every
where trown upon such fathtulness and fraud
Sober minded men who have leaned to the Side
of the South in the late contests, on the GROUND
that the Abotiunists were the aggres,orS, Wi
turn aud resist this movement as Il gross out
rage and aggression on the part Of the South.
Our faith in the intelligence and SENSE Of JUS
tice amoug the people is such that on the mo
ment'us question Of Repeal Of the Missour
| Compromise. we believe the Free States vii
rise as one m IL and crush the repudiated ant
traitorous dough faces who uare TO counsel it
We do not believe it to be Il question Of maj
ties among the people. We believe the propo
sition will be put down by acclauatiou.