The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-08-28
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The South Carolina Q'recII---Fhe
Amesica& TfSsfa::u.

The South Carolina o,recti---The
Amesicass sissfc::u.
We invoke the cardi ,?l carucst attention
of the papers sad people q! tie State to"the
PaaciPlcs and objects oi the American larty CT
South Carolina Adopted Nj meeting ii the
State Council, begun and held at Charleston on
l4th August, 1855" The city papers have
published il; will not the interior papers also
iay i, before the people, Justice and lbcraity
REQUIRE it. Let the people read it for themselves.
20 The high tribunal of their minds AID hearts
does the American party submit to it.
This aSsem5lage Of the State Corn'l was not
a CALL but regular periui;c meeting. Il was
the first since the National CvuHciE Hence
in this State, the delay in action on the national
platform nj in pubic demonstrations. Arrange
tnents are on foot for an early public popular
movement in this city Of the t:rnds cf the
American ca ,<c. Oar principles and discus 10 Is
fear no, the Open day; nor DO wc hesitate to
meet our opponents before lie people. .
This Carolina creed is the best answer to nil
the falsehoods and studied pervcr>ions which
have misrcrresented and v!liked our party Snd
;,< doctrines. Oar opponents will be taught
t,3t denunciation ard s'ander cannot serve
,hcir Injustice or ambition. They have sought
81. war 10 the kuifv"-'tis 4 bitter aud i'm
uropcr mode; tut Americans are ready to
meet il.
The South Carolina party, while it holds con-
nec.ion and atfiliation with ali of the American
party everywhere, vino sta'd on the Philadelphia
platform-on Americanisln, is independent IN
its Jurisdiction, and can never, as has been chaTs
cd, be subject to the Iictatioa of enemies to our
domestic peace, nor be swayed from its genuine
convictions aud feeling in either political or re
ligious matters.
Il will stern!y address itself aud il s the only
party which sincerely and honestly will to rene
dy the evils Of our present naturalization system
and will ever resist and seek to prevent the dele
,erious influence cxcrted on our national counS"i'
oy the vas: iui!uy ola foreign mass, radical III
h ,tions lcentious il manners, !ow i'll morals and
vicious in course.
1t has respect ;or Constitutional Union. and
will endeavor to restore and conserve suc}, gov
.rnn,cnt But if from ;nfraction of its nature,
and the dominating aggrcSsions OF enemies to 1t
and to our rights disunion oec"mcs the sole rem
cdy for the wrong. ard measure tor salty, then
il v i'll not oppose the Southern Patriot who
would resort to il bat will move ana stand with
him everywhere, shoulder t" shoulder IN the
contest, and to secure new Republican indie
pendencc for this our section Of America.
1t holds declares and will assert The sovereign
rights ot the States and the fullness ofthc power
Of the Federal Judiciary, in their just relation 20
each other or in their respective integrity. 1t
hurk back with scorn al imNutatio, Of sub|ervi-
eucy to unconstitutional Federalism or Of dia:e-
gard TO "Fundamcn,aw State Nights.
II holds that In. Federal AMI State Colrs:;;;a
tiors are the Fundamental cxio>:!i:::S cf lie
objects Of our governments, AID that c'',Si;iu-
tiora! liberty srd constitutional organism are,
IN this view, corrc'at!yc terms.
I: rejects alike the principle tl'> is':'rx'. ard
the semLlancn Of religious prescription; hut II
declares fixed hostility 10 the poli1ico'svciarIan
assumptions ard efforts of Roma!!>m, as an'l.
republican in principle, alien III sentiment, lntoic-
rant in dogma, and aggressive in roli'y. The
native Catholic who does not assent TO those
assumptions and cF!rts and will verify his sin
certy BY ahjuring them it viii not hold 10 be or
treat rs an opponent to Amercan'sni
In political opinions, tadhcres 20 what S"uta
Carolina aud themselves have continued to
maintain.
We respectfully ask our brethren Of the Press
to give publications TO these views ard to the
State American platform o. which, th"y rest
THE SHocX1SG ACCIDENT on THE BoS7oH
RA1LRoAD.--lt has already been stated. that
Mr.. D. Taft, Of Charleston. South Carolina,
passenger in tho train from Boston to Albany.
met with shocking accident on the 18th inst.
The Albany Argus says:
"Thc train was coming down the grade att
hsh rate of speed, aud when passing freight
ear, which was standing ON u switch track-the
ircig ght car having swing doors the entire side
rt the second passenger car was taken oil, rs
neatly aud thoroughly as it could have been
done with saw. Mr.. Taft who was sitting
with his elbow resting on the window sill, lost
lis arm it having been cut off twice, below
and above tue elbow. a German also had his
arm bone b:pkcu in such manner that it pro
.ruded through The flesh.
$50 instantaneous WAS ;hc worl. nf dc.t:uc-
,icn done. t'.at !: was rot rr,!! ;hc train ar
r:y & at Iiimdy.ic:k ,Eat The conductor was
aware ths: am accident had happened. scyc
~! siv passengers cn lie train. si,h coIsiiie.
rab.e n.agnanimi,y. stripped OF ticir super
t!uc,.s lrer. with wl.:ch 20 bird up the arr! Of
Mr. Taft, who came or TO this city"
The portion Of the ara, cf Nr. L. wE:c.. nS
Cit OF was found the ucxt day aud take" 10
Albany. Mr. L. is said to have bcr~c E;I au!.
terinss Wit. extraordinary fntitIde. The blood
at first flowed IN torrents iroH the wourA Uui