The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-08-07

did system of Government, with their separate
laws and political usagcs fu uSed into one I'M
mense and incoheremt mass all equally depen,
dent upon the common central authority 7 J
cannot believe it. Why not then, union O
the South for the sake of tie South I Atth
North Cesar has party; Ppmpev has apart'
Lut the South has no party.thcre. The grea.
party which controlled the Republic for eighty
wears is broken and Disrupted. 1t kept the
two sections apart from begiining OF the present
struggle, but it has itself iaatn to pieces in the
conflict of principle; andthe North and th'
South now stand face to flre, while each II
touching the lifted shield with the point OF the
spear. Dream after dream .liavc foated before
rs. and vanished never to return illusion after
illusion have broken mp and dritled away, and
we are awakened 10 II conflict whcn cannot
be avoided without dshonur, and'in which We
cannot he varqulshed without ruin. The
South now stands upon the iConstituton al''I
her standard is in the hands Of Brcckinridg
and Lane let Eer SONS rally 1T, and unoei
it, move OF. to'"Eqna'ity in hc'Umon, or IN
dependence olt Of it."
But should the Black Republican party oh
tian power, and the South remain passive
what thcn3 While | invoke cooperation
while appeal to the States around Ms to 6' b,
true to their honur-yct, if these fail, WIFI
counsel the State alone, if necessary, and Ill
all hazards, to sccedc from :thc, Union. ANY
fate is better than degradation and slow
consuming tyranny The Federal Government
might he abolished to-morrow, and the Sontl
would only know it through the removal oi
hurlhcns and the Withdrawal OF cpprcssiol'
Every volume OF the Federal Statutes might hr
burnt, and the South would never know that
Hn injury had been done to her. Her protec
ton comes from her State Governments, and
under these alone, if the Union were in rrlIs
she could achieve her safety and prosperity
She will mcctthe future with organized govern
mcuts, and not in a.c0niuscd and chaotlc COLI
dtou.
In my Judgement, if the Black Republican,
party succeeds in the coming election, th'
Governor should Immediately assemble thy
LEGISLATURE, and that body shol,ll provide inl
State Convention, which should protect tn,
State from the dishouor Of submission to .ElacF
Republican rule. Before the tribunal OF tho
world, and at thefaar of history, we shall STAN
justified. Frcc,sol lives much more in the
spirit Of people than in the i"rns,ot govern
mcnt. We shall receive the plalldlls ot brave
men for preserving freedom, and to rGproache,
OF SCATTERING IL dcspoti>m. ssena,or Hammond
in MS ulalSwcrahlc and con- fFninate arguments
on the admission Of kalgas and "Sqnttel
Sovcrcigmt;, has exposed DE resources anc
the rig ghts of the South. Mpon both we may
safely stand This Union ss just as travel
lrrS tell us many Ea>tcrIls l'ahi'ations are
palace to look upon; all fair on its outside
and presenting the apprartiicc Of house thai
Mould last for gcncral;ons; h"t the m"str'
nnt>N;S waIkng-stick ols~ s~b"ot-hecl through
the raitrrs.> ~. he finds that the white a"''
lave encn all tI's> s,'bs'""ce out Of the tn" :!
bcs, aud that all ~ sees alult MN ,is II
coating of paint whicl, an '"tTTS'g T1 ir, u.U" 'a
may i>pcrsc in cloud Of Jus a., H. n,, ,,"' r r5
hoalds have already peril ess"' '''E '"''''' ''''
HOW ready to tumble in. ;,
- ~. =. - - - - Il N1...,
preserve the Union. We have yielded Almost
everything bat orr Lonors. Let MS y'ed thai
only as IN enemy yields his banner
have the I.onor TO nc,
loar ulrdicut servant,
LAWRENCE NJ. KElTT.
ounscLurg C. H., le'h J"ly, 1860.