The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-09-11

even Of Southern Rights upon it, calls forth his ire
with vengeance; and such expressions are only in
keeping with his anteccdents:-
I'VE had thought that the game Of blusier and
brag had beeM played often enough in South Carolina.
We were under the IMPRESSION too, that so many Of
the leading disunionsts had been put into federal Of
fee by President Pierce that we should have truce
during the remainder of his Administration. We
thought too, that South Carolina would be an Ad-
nnisraon State out Of gratitude for the loares and
fishes bestowed OH her tirccatng sons. Their Seven
principles, according to Randolpls views Of needy
politician were graicd Tkey had achieved victory,
and we supposed would be quiet As to dissolving
this Union no man in his senses who has any knowl-
edge OF government or history and knows anything
Of human nature can believe possible under existing
circumstances, under circumstances likely to exist
for years and years 10 cone."
The "existing circumstances" to which the Patriot
audes, potent for the preservation Of this glorious
(D Union, doubtless the extraordinary security"
and "repose" which the South particularly, enjoys
"upon tho slavery question: far statutory lcgisa
ton is concerned greater than she has enjoyed since
1881" We are obliged to think the Major has over
estimated the strength of the Union We believe it
possible that even under existing circumstances"
it may be dissolved
South some severe raps, and in some Of his remarks
there is much more of truth than poetry lie says:
"The people may sanction resolutions and laws, and
conventions, gotten up by the olicescckcrS, Office
holders newspaper editors and politicians for the pur
pose Of out.bragging their neighbors; but soon
they are called upon 10 act, to arm and fight against
the government under which they and their fathers
have lived prosperously they will back out as they
have done two memorable occasions in South Caro-
lina as they did in Shays rebellion in Massachusetts,
as they did in tho whskey rebellion in Pennsylvania,
and as they did few years since in Rhode Island"
Major Perry admits, however that the thing is pos
sble, that the Federal Union may fail to answer the
purposes for which it organized, and in that event
sit will fall of its own accord and become powcrcss
lie further says:
Whenever il iattemps to invade the right Of prop.
ery and destroy our Southern Institutions there will
be nothing to sustain it. That day may come when
the American people will have lost their sense Of jus
tice, and be blinded by ignorance, when they will he
no longer capable Of governing themselves and their
Government must fall others have in the history Of
tho world"
If attempts have not been made 10 invade the
right Of property and destroy our Southern nstitu-
lions" we have read and seen to no purpose; every
man, who is candid enough 10 admit the fact. must
know that the attempts to weaken and destroy our
Southern institutions, growing stronger and stronger
every day. and the time has already como when large
part ohe American people have lost their Of JUS
tice and blinded by ignorance and anacism far
as to be absolutely incapable Of governing themselves.
Such talk as that may do for those who believe in
The consolidation OF the government, that it do no
harm, but, there are some who are not willing to
swallow this dose, and the union auses Of the South
we opino will find this out before many more Con.
gressional pitch battles shall have been fought the
slavery question.