The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-09-25
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The Federal Union VS.. Slavery.

Whenever the Federal Union fails to answer
the purposes for which it was organized, 1t VIII
fall upon its own accord and become rowrriess.
Whenever it attempts to invade the right OF
property and destroy our Southern Institutions
there will be nothing to sustain IT. GeceH0"te
Patriot.
This is in the usual confident style OF this
Editor. Its certain y not sell evident propo
sition. that Govcrrncn must "taIl upon It's
own accord" whether it commits wrong or IN
vades the right of property. 1t is not self evl.
IDENTIFY true Of our Government, resting as 1t does
upon the popular will. Some proof, besides an
ipse dirit is necessary to make evident sucN
Whether Government may with security do
a tyranuical act, depends upon circumstances.
1t depends upon whether ii is sustained IN It,
tyranny by the great majority. If it is, 1t may
oppress the minority, AID deprive them OF Their
most sacred rights, not only without " its falling
upon its own accord" but without there being
any means ot successfully resisting it.
The Government Of this Uuion invaded the
right Of property by high Protective Tariffs
1t took from the pc"p pie Of the South what did
not Justly belong to it, and still less to them for
whose benefit the robbery w;.s done, the North
ern manufacturers Upon this robbery and vio-
lation of property, the Government did not fall
upon its own accord, and become powcrlesS,
but still stood in all its strength, sotlata whole
State, sustained too by strong public oPl"!ol'
throughout the South, was, according to tins
Editor, compelled to back out when contem.
plating resistance. Why, granting the fact
Because the great majority sustained the Gov
trnnlent.
The English Government invaded the right Of
property, by abolishng slavery contrary to the
will and wishes of the owners. 1t did not, there
fore. "fall upon its own accord" 1t did not
receive the slightest shock. Why! The slave
owners we're a minority.
In the present state Of public sentiment, and
with the Slave holding interest as strong as it is
at present. it is conceded the Government of the
Union could not accomplish the same result in
the same direct manner with the English. But
with the rest Of the Union against the owners
of slaves, and the result may and will be reached
bv indirect or direct means. Slavery will be
weakened BY degrees and finally destroyed by
the action of the Federal Government. The
foundation will be laid for it, in public sentiment,
and the Government sustained by this sentiment,
will do as it peases Let the Abolition agita
ton 20 on, let it build up great natIona! party,
rs it is now rapidly doing. under the name ol
the Republican movement, let it unite the great
mass Of the Northern people, let it extend its
influence into the Southern States, as it is doing
in the border States, and perhaps still nearer to
us, if the truth were fully known, and thus let
It detach from the shareholders, all not imlne'
diately concerned-letit it accomplish these things
none of which are improbable, but all likely, and
ve doubt not, that the Government Of the Union
NAV and will accomplish the destruction Of slave.
rv Nor, in such a state Of public sentiment
w;ll the Government fall of its own accord
as imagined by the Editor of the Patriot, but
there will, in all probability, be no means by
Which the slave owners, being as they non are
an inconsiderae minority, can successfully resist
the outrage. Like the English Save owners
thew will be compelled to submit and accept
anv terms that may be offered.
That ours is a Government supposed to bf
limited by Constitution is no security. A
preponderating majority cannot be restrained by
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