The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-09-18
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A Word OF Defence.

The Spirit Of the Age published at Raleigh,
n. c., says:
GA short time since, the Raleigh Standard
made mention that Gen. Samuel F. Cary was
put in nomination for the Office Of Governor OF
Ohio, in the Convention that nominated Chase,
freesoilcr, thereby, by implication, seemingly
identifying him with the abolition movement in
that State. When Gen. &. was in North Caro-
lima last spring, seeing his name mentioned in
the Ohio papers in connection with political off,
cal station, he authorized us to state that he
could not and would not accept of any. 1t will
he remembered that we did so. As soon as he
returned home in June, he published Card i'll
the Cincinnati papers, positively refusing his
name in any such connection. Knowing these
facts, and knowing his views, farther, on the
abolition question, we addressed him a letter,
advising him Of the iuuc,ldo accusation BY the
Standard, and asking to give US the history Of
the way his name was brought before that Con
vention. In Postscript to letter datcd Aug
22d, he uses the language following:
"On my return from the South, found my
name prominently before the people as candi
date for the Office of Governor as well as Lieut..
Governor The next day after l arrived,
wrote a letter and published it. declining to be
a candidate for any Office, When the Convcn
ton met at Columbus, man who had not seen
my letter Of declination, presented my name {;
when friend Of mine announced that | r0uld
not he candidate, and not single vote acas
cast for me- The Convention was not an aLo
ton convention but was composed Of oppo.
nents Of the present administration generally.
If my name had been permitted TO go before
that Convention | know | would not have re
ceived the vote of any of the abolitoni>ts in it,
for it is well known that am Il Union man
for the sake Of the Union. Slavery is a State
institution, and being State Rights man, | hold
that non.interfercnce on the part of tho free
States. is duty | believe that the masses Of
homes. men both north aud south agree with
me in sentiment on this question. Whether
they do or not, my opinion is an honest one, and
cannot be modified to suit any particular locali-
ty." Yours as ever,
SAMUEL +. CARY.
ave think the frank and patriotic sentiments
avowcd in this letter will meet the appreciation
of the people OF the South every where; and if
such were entertained By the people Of the free
States generally, we should hear nothing Of the
mad spirit of fanaticiSm and di>union which
threatens TO dislncmhcr our glorious conf,lcracv.
Gen. C. occupies precisely the ground which all
true national men Of the free States hold, aud
which we Of the South insist upon, viz: let us
alone! We hope all will do Gen. Cary full
Justice in this matter, and it is all We ask.
We have said aud published thus much as Il
simple act of justice to Il true, conservative man
-one who has Otter been denounced and vi
fled by abolition fanatics, because he would not
lend himself to their mi$chievous schemes The
South will not show her ngratilnde to such a
man by msreprcscnting him when lie comes
here to labor in the pure and rl:ilanthroI"c
cause of temperance"
We do not profess t" love the present unton
quite as af1ectionately as some of our neighbors
do, yet we are willing that the UEion should
exist if "lct as ulonc' is carried out in good
faith, but we have not the remotest idea that
such will be the case, and as such are disunion.
ist, if necessary, per Sc. About General Cary's
soundness on the slavery question, we have this
to say: that we would as soon trust him as a
non.iuterventionalist and a gentleman who i,
disposed to mind his own business, as the next.
His mission is to preach temperance, and he
does that better than any body else Ed. Jonr.
nal.