The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-12-04

the vessel may reqaireit, upon their receiving
written permit to that effect from the Mayor
of the port, and that while on land they be sub
jected to the ordinary restrictions applied to
the native colnred population. Such mod'-
ficalion would relieve the law Of its harshness
without compromising our right or endanger-
ing our domestic qnic;. Should our confidence
whih comedies thus much to llnse who seek
TO cultivate l!itndly relations with us be abns
cd. and the modified law be found to work
badly, it viii always be under the control of the
Legislature and be as easily repealed as passed
Slavery has fercer assaults to guard against
than any likely to arse from allowing few
coored cooks and stewards to land on our
shore>; and We weaken rather than strengthen
the institution by attempting to hedge it
around within any such feeble props. While
white aboilionists permitted to come and
60 among us with lmpunlty, we may tolerate
the occasional or accidental presence OF few
free negroes from, foreign countries who lave
neither the intelligence, nor the disposition
to harm or disturb us. The efforts which ia
nalicism has made tn overthrow the institution
liave thus far served but to strengthen it in the
confidence and affections of our people While
we continue To discharge our obligations to
our slaves, their loyalty and fidelity will re
main mistaken. The conrcd hireng who
may visit us will see much in their condition
to envy. He may realiz. the important truth
that liberty, sh"m Of all its rights, is but ii
miserable boon compared with their substan
tial comforts and happy existence.
tL ,lrtin
of Rhod. Island aud Connecticut. received
certain resolutions from the State Of MassacEu.
sets, when returned 10 the Governor of that
State. Had Massachusetts confined herselft"
resolutions expressive Of her feelings and
purposes in relat on tn slavery, imperIiment us
| may have regarded thnu, wonl;l have
received lhem with Indifference and trans
riitrd th'm without comment; but consider
the acls of her late Legislature aS an insult
and an outrage np"n every rremb"r of the Con-
f,derary, who has right 10 demand the enforce
ment Of the Fugitive Slave Act. a State
whose Legislature deliberately, unblunbEush-
iu"Iv, inrnny. violates her constitutional obi.
.aii"ms and whose people resist the execution
~ law even to the shedding of blood is not
criiild d to comfy from H.: and feel that
would have b"rra yed tn" dignity Of my tut,
had | heSiiatcd to aiHx on such conduct the
seal of official condemnation. The interchange
of cviities with penIle who feel it to be no
disgrace to prevent the recovery ofStolrn prop
erty, will hardly reclaim the 'faithl"ss and is
incompatible with The respect which honesty
owes to itself.
The agitation il lation tn. slavery continues
to increase aud i rapidly tending to It's bloody
termination Measures which it was hoped
by some would give quiet to the country and
dignity to its dcbrrati"lS have served but t"
rctoublr the efforts and augment the power OF
abolition. Civil war is a direfnl ca amity, bnt
its >courges are to be endured in preference to
degradation aad ruin. The people of South
Carolina are alive to the issue, and are mindful
of ,hry obligations. They are calm, because
they are prepared and SELF reliant. They have
lot fprgultcn their history. and they will not fail
TO vinliratr is teachings. The right t"pr"yilc
new guards for their future security "has been
sealed hy the blood of their ancestors, and
it will never be surrendered. Come what
may. "thry vii! do tlrir duty and leave the
consequence to God"
J. II. ADAMS.