The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-09-12
southern Enterprise and Northern
Discord. d.

it appears that the people Of that Slate, both
far and wide, like those of their brethren in
most tue other Southern States, are practically
engaged ia efforts todsyelope their great inter:
nal resources and render themselves entirely
independent Of the North in every respect.
Scarcely paper reaches us from any town or
city 10 the South, from Delaware to Texas, and
from the seaboard to the western confines of
Missouri and Arkansas, that does'not contain
the minutes Of village, county aud State rail.
road meetings and conventions. While the
entire South is thus. aroused to the spirit of in
ternal Improvement, while the people are COM
paratiyely working as,one man for the benefit
Eef the whole what Is taking place among the
Inhabitants Of the free Northern Statess Why,
we find them here engaged in political wrang,
ling and sectional disputes. Families. neigh
bors, friends, towns, cities, counties and States
are harrassed by fanaticism in every shape
social ties are sundered by the extremes to
which the freesoilers have carried their doc.
,trines-allis is confusion and discord, and anar.
tchy at the present moment RACES with as much
6erceness Uncertain localities of New England
and New York, as it does either in Mexico or
the different States of South America. Every
thing in the shape of morality or business ap.
pears to have dwindled into insignifcance in
view Of the approaching elections The 'ssov-
;ereign people" allow themselves to be blindly
led by arch 6emagogues, whose only object is
notoriety and the spoils.
How marked the contrast between the ac-
tions of the people of the two sections of the
Union! While those of the North are strug-
Cling to break down, expunge and wipe out
the very foundation OF the system under which
the country has sorapidly and SO steadily pro-
gressed since the formation of the constitution,
the inhabitants Of the Southern States are ce.
menting the ties of good fellowship by holding
meetings and resolving to assist each other in
works of internal and external improvement
.It'is not railroads alone that they are at work
upon-tbey earnestly engage in endeavoring
to open allthe arteries of trade and commerce;
highways and by.wa,s 8, and various channels
of communication are being improved, new
lines of transportation and accommodation are
constantly springing up in all directions, both
on land and water. While we are pleased to
find that Virginia is rspidy advancing in the
great cause, we are equally gratifed that our
own State is progressing in an equally salts.
factory manner, and with this advantage, South
Carolina has central seaport. Virginia's sea-
ports, unfortunately for their welfare, are in
too close proximity to those of Baltimore,
Philadelphia aud New York. Baltimore will
most likely, for many years to come, continue
the great maritime depot for the trade of the
more northerly portion Of the southern section
of the Union. Baltimore has gained the start
,of Virginia, her great railroad stretching far
away to the Ohio, has been in successful oper.
alton Cor years, while Virginia has as yet to
build the greater portion of her roads which it
is contemplated will lead to her the trade and
produce of Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, &c.
However, she is now nobly exerting herself to
recover the ground she lost by comparative
supineness and imbeciity, and her laudable ef
forts in this respect should, if possible, more
fully arouse the Carolinans to sense of the
duty they owe their state, themselves and their
posterity. With every advantage in their ia.
vor, central seaport, by far the nearest route
to the great West the Ohio and the Mississip-
pi; with fertile country and almost unlimited
resources as compared with any other States
containing the same population, it will not do
to permit Virginia or any other sister to come
along and carry off our trade and commerce
which are in reality waiting for admttance at
our own door-sills. While opening the way
TO internal communication, we must not forget,
as our correspondent aptly observes, to pro-
vide way for an external outlet twill soon
be not only necessary, but absolutely requisite
for as to establish line of steamers between
this. city and Europe. Even during the pres
sent fall and approaching winter it is probable
a weekly line of steamers between Liverpool
and this port would meet with ample encour.
agenent. Persons desirous of coming South
or going hence would certainly patronize these
vessels in preference to spending time and mo.
uey by going hundreds Of miles to the North.
A line Of this kind must be established before
a great while, and the first company in the
field will be very apt to secure patronage
that will ever after yield handsome dividends.
Upon calmly viewing the aspect of affairs,
every unbiased mind must be satisfied that
while the inhabitants Of the North have been
thrown into an unparalleled state of excite.
ment by abstractious, and rendered complete
ly useless as a body, for all practical purposes,
the Southern peopls are steadily marching for.
ward in the path that must lead them to uni.
versal prosperity. The network of railroads
they are laying down, will bind their interests
so closely together, that, should the dark bub.
Bile Of mischief, which We now perceive the
Northern abolitionists are endeayoring to
raise intothe dignity of cloud, burst upon us,
the entire South will be united with oneness
that knows no division. No, loopholes Or flaws
will be found into which the incendiaries can
introduce their ammunition of Destruction