The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-01-17
regret, have had the sanction Of ou legislative

regret, have had the sanction Of ou legislative
assemblies.
"Sir, South Carolina and Virgiia are not
the only States that have suffere. from the
constant warfare countenanccd hre. Our
wretchcd fanatics, n some measure sustained
by the vicious state of public ser;aacnt herc
are constantly sending their incediary mis-
silcs into those other Southern G. lnmunities
with which we have solemn leagu and cove
nant-poltical alliance, friendly, commercial
and domestic relations. Our brethen of the
Southern States generally, have bca ruthless
ly pursued for years by portion oithe North,
with the ferceness natural to bhodhounds,
coupled with the fahlcd ferocity of-lcrnons.-
And for this conduct there IS notfie shadow
of excuse. They have never, intefercd with
US. And the blood of New Englnd courses
through the Union-thcre is not J Southcrn
State where it does not freely run.sThc blood
that flows in my veins, bounds wa:lSy through
the veins of my kindred, in Louisiaa, in Mis-
sissippi, and in Texas aud this ws5are is up
on our kindred.
"Sir, in view of our rcvo.utionarYsuhering
our common prosperity, our comlion glory,
our social compact commercial Intercourse
domestic relations and kindred ti3-in view
of these, / proclaim, the conduct 7ofa portion
of the North towards our Southert brethren,
to he unfair and unmanly, ungcnrrsls and ig-
noblew
No one can peruse the above elaucnt and
powerful remarks of Mr.. Austin, wiglout being
struck with their peculiar appropriateness to
the present state of affairs in Virginia, and the
conduct of the Northern sectonali4s towards
the South. 1t is fact which no olEwill have
the hardihood to deny, that the arh=traitor
Brown and lis miserable band arc in close
communion with Northern fanatics and that
their actions at Harper's Ferry are The result
of the anti-slavery teachings OF tlr North in
the pulpits lyceulns and presses. &c coward
ly teachers stay at home away frtm danger
even now utteriug their treasons asSindulg ging
in their sickly scntimentalities all winnings
relative to distractions in politics faia orals.
All these teachings lave$n no otlles BIT than
that exhibited in the treason, pnls es, plan-
der at -Harper's Ferry and the mi teafa-
ers cndcavor to cxalt arch-lnurdcrc:'e ieves
and traitors into heroes. In the eloS.gsit and
patriotic address Of Mr.. Austin, lie tlas speaks
OfrtI of Rosf s lea Ss1SGs Sor and teachers Of
But sir, to the disorganizcrs-o the dis
turbers of the public pcacc-to the lwelvcs in
sleeps clothing-to those in New England
with whom trcachery to their neishbor, and
treason to their country is daily thought and
anightly dream, l say, beware. Ise priests
and the dcmagogucs who arc sowinItt the wind
may reap the whirlwind To 1liose who
seek to cover themselves, in their Experiment
interference in the affairs of the Saith, with
the mantle of religion, I say l to9havc dill
gently read thc'Scriptures their deehand pure
morality l acknowledge, and trust itiaengrayen
on my heart-but can find no vibrant for
their ccnduct-in the recorded opaions-iin
the generous sentimerts-in the subtfnc teach
ings Of the great founder of Christiaafty. Let
thisa4 ware there will be q tim tlle
c. G. n
that time 5g6racs, the 6eact!bn " go sA---Fai
There is patriotism enough at IL orth tc
save New England. Provoke not Aoo tar
there is such thing as reaction autX rct1bu
tion for tho ungratcful spirit that is { low rite
If retribution come not until you hav r cxcltct
civil or servile war, it will then coshlc in ter
ror and in storm. The longer dclfWed, th1
more terrific. \ just Nemesis may ovcrtak(
you, and if she come-she shall csone-slIt
will comc-not only with the point d Achilles
but with the tread and crush Of the itan !!
No true patriot can pcrusc the jFd'lress o.
Mr. Austin, of which we have given "a te" eX'
tracts, as above, without kindlng with gencr'
ous emotion, at the boldncss Of hisI thoughts
the manlincss and courage of their expression
and without feeling the full force of tnc truths
Which his almost prophetic words te'f,ch us. >,
The Southern patriot must feel dlat amld
the desert of Northern fanaticisn, there IS al
oasis Of true devotion to the Cnion4 !he ad'
dress Of Mr.. Austin has the ring n the true
metal, and shines with brilliancS afnldst the
scctionalism of the North, astlle itiltnIInntg Is
more brilliant when it plays on the }gesot the
1hundcr-cloud. There are manx age, true
and patriotic men in the ranks of5tlf Nationa!
Democracy off, the North, and VIC commend
the sentiments of Mr.. Austin to the Eonsldcra,
ton and reflection of all who value the lnteg-
rity of the Union, as the only safegu5r Tor the
present, the only hope for the tut3l 3lre honor
""' LEol MIDAS.
Cor. Of tile Rictnao"d EIhq"irer.