The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-08-07
For the Camden Journal.
To tie Editor of the Camden Journal -

10 He EaitOF " He OHHWeH oOuIUuL.
In perusing your paper of July 81, l was
somewhat struck with the tenor Of your edito
rial remarks uron the "American party and
their Philadelphia Platform" and am induced
to think that they were penned without great
deal of previous calm reflection, either as TO the
merits of the Platform, or the influence your
approval of them may have upon many of your
readers. Without arrogating to myself the Of
fee of censor, desire, in the most friendly way,
to call your attention to your comments Oh this
"Amerrican Party Platform" and give you some
reasons for the faith that is in me, and induce
you if possible, to modify your views respecting
this party.
Now in the first place let me ask you how
can YOU so readily endorse anything emanating
from u party that dclibcratey sought secresy for
strength and protection, and darkness to shield
its proceedings. Is there national cause ope.
rating in our government to produce such an
effect! Has the freedom O: the press been
trammclrd; or are scdition laws threatened? (?
Has the genius o: spirit of the government and
laws of this our free Republic been subver:cd :;
and has it become necessary for men 10 band
themselves secretly together either to preserve
the majesty of the law, or, the more safely and
securely to effect any political good No 81! !
It's none of these. 1t is political monster,
hatchrd in the land Of snls and reared under
abolition auspices to do the bchcsts of the abo-
hton, political tricksters who called it into be-
ing; and to the South would Prove tho Trojan
horse" it the trick had not been discovered !;
and to tho old line Democracy be all the honor
and glory given, for they, true to their cherished
principles, and Jealous in their guardianship of
thom, watched narrowly the progress OF this
monster, and, by untirng perseverance trced the
old coon, and found that he actually had nine
rings on his tail Yes sir, they have unveiled
him, and Sam" is no other than the obi Whig
party.
In your editorial you remark that, with
{" little further improvement, you would cheer
fully adopt their entire creed" and say 50 "ad.
visedly." CAN'T bepossbe, that one so recently
all svowcd opposer Of tho order, can so easily
swallow their Platform, containing as it does,
tho same Objectionable features that were attribu-
ted to it while it yet wore the veil Of secresy
Has its first overt act, the Philadelphia Conven.
ton, changed your opinion Of its detestable Sc
cret character Do you not know that they
were driven to it, from the fact of their secresy
becoming unpopular, and that the public mind
had begun canorously to demand an honest
and open exhibit of their principles, if they had
any and do you not tu'ther know, that in
their Council held in N G. in April, that they
acknowledged that "in their secresy lies their
strength" and confessed that it was tho " Samp-
sons lock of their power" and, let me ask you
,rho, ,or str;n their Platform of its opposition
70 foreipuers and Catholics, what new feature
does il hold up to your admiring gazei Is lit
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harmony and love would not vouchsate them