The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-12-04

.eof|pls in carrying our slavcsyt6any territory
bei5nqiGp 10 the United States aad having
protection b. the Federal Government against
any attempt to interfere in any way with this
property. Mr.. Mcmmingcr was kindly rccciv-
cd, Hospitality entertained, and listened to with
much attention, but his mastcrly and unat-
swcraLc argument before the Legislature and
pcoplc of Virginia failed to convince them OF
the necessity of concerted action OF the rart
If the Southern States in Convention. The
State Of Virginia thought proper to decline the
proposed conference of the Southern States, as
will hc seen by the resolutions OF her General
Assembly herewith transmitted, and only Mis-
siss;ppi and Alabama, OF all the slaveho!dng
States, accrded TO the proposal.
No such meeting of the States has taken
place, rs it was thought the number agreeing
to meet Was too small to effect tho desired oD-
icct, hv producing that moral effect which
would umqucstionably. have resulted from
General meeting of the States interested. One
Of the resolutions adopted by Virginia III re,
snorsc 10 the invitation of South Carolina and
Mississippi to meet i'll conference, expresses the
onnion. that "N'irginia docs not yet dlstrllst
,hc capa.itv of the Solthcrn States 10y Il Wise
and firm exercise OF their reserved powers, to
protect the rights and liberties of the people,
and 70 preserve the Federal Union" and Tor
this purpose she desires the "conr"' rent nr''o"
II tie Southern States; bat she adds that ci-
fcirnt cooperation will be more safely obtain
cd bv such direct Legislative action OF the seq
cui Smtrs is may be Necessary and proper,
than through the agency OF al assembagc
which can exercise 10 Legitimate power except
to debate and advise"
Thus we see that, although Virginia had
strorg hopes at that tim" Of preserving the
Federal Union, she was unwilling to resort to
any other way ~of cfrctlng the object tiaN ny y
the ,rp,,u:e ici;on Of each >hstcs1whlel would
> have the effect of producing the concurrent &C
bop Of all the States interested. lftherctor'
VIRGINIA IS riuht, rs. to the best mode OF re
dressing wroues.and obtaining the concnrren
action Of o.otiicrSlatcS, it follows that the scpa
r,,c action Of each is the hest method OF get
!, tiuo co-opcration or concerted action OF IN
i, othrr States IN any movement, and 1t w"Iil'
: ,lcrcforc bc wise in Sonth Carolina III lnita
i tiou Of Virginia, to dccIipc a representation Il
d oauv asyrmblre which can exercise no !c@it'
mate power eAccl'I w "'"''0 CO.,
: IN no i.sscmhIngc whatever, until by the oru
Il nance of her Convention she has seeded iro'
Il Union which she once acccdcd to, an
d which has proved IL curse instead OF blcS
! inc.
j. rrLc effort of South Coroliua to assemble III
d Southern States, in the hope that the Mort
T. mrht be ir,lucrd to pause and rctracc the
y stems by arI earnest anr unanimous protc
: AGAINST the course pursued by them, and
y notification that unless change ot policy toe
=" place. the South woni'l be compelled to i'll
I! The redress of her grievances III her own llah'
. f,ilrd Oh account uI the refusal OF ir@lli';i
u ;,iu in the movement; although her bnric
IL hoI been recently invaded and her citiIe
'S' murdered in cold blood ly band OF abo
q, tousts instigatcl to the decd by the tcacI'ln
Vi Of men Of controlling influence III the Mort
'e All hone, therefore, of concerted action hy
W. Southern Convention being lost, there Is Il
Il" nrc course left for South Carolina io pirS'
~ consistently Will, her honor, interest Il
or snt;lv. and that is to look neither TO the r'@
u nor To- the LEFT, but go straight forward to
IT, cousunnalon OF her purpose.
'S' II is too late now 10 receive rrnppSi,lo
&c, ror q conference and the State would he WA
m ',I in.s in sclfrcspcct, after having dcII0eH'''
"" decided on her course, TO entertain any p
Vi pn.iiion Looking t" ac"nlimuance IN the rreS'
~, Union. We can rel no lrttcr or sacr g!aran
M ,a' than the present Constitution, and ihat
rec nroyel impotcnt To protect us against the Ii"
t;r;sm Of the North TIE institution o' slave
ro- m,,.t he under the cS, :.:;siyc contro OF tn
Inc M directly interested i'll ii, preservation, ana
Dor Ii; 10 the mercy Of ttcsr ;iAI hri'eve 1t to