The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1861-01-01
Our New Years saIutatory.

1t is with profound gratitude to the Giver of all
good that find ourselves at the threshold of anoh
er NEW YEAR-haying closed the past which to US
has been one of trial and responsibility in many par
ticaars; but, upon the whole of increased prosperity,
and not without perhaps asaasQpable quota of plea
'fsafssand hopeful promises }usire. We do rot
complain for the good optwa ee evil. -
s. Fha past year has been tful one in the his
s;tory Of our country ear OF the last de-:
will long be 3 significantly mark
9ur4He1e-~EvnY$hgnss aG6fheF Of the wos.I.
great drama. The heldsmembernent Of q great pottica
party, which had hutgrown itself; and was indeed
" huge vampire living for the time on its own dcstruc
tom was the rst key note struck by the hand Of reyo
lutionzed public sentiment. The discontinue at Char
lesion Of the once great National Democratic party but
perverted to feesol purposes by renegades
and deserters from the original faith, inaugurate5
new ard more hopeful state of things Tor the true Con-
sttutona and Southern wing Of that once proud and
victorious organization But the time bad come, and
the great problem must be worked out and demoust,a
ted to the satisfaction of honest and candid world
whether TRUTH JUSTICE AND THE CONSTITUTION should
prevail Or blind error, Gnaucsm and misguided phil
anthroPy, The problem is being worked to, we be.
leye, maga6cently grand solution. Time is neces:
sary for the sublime result
That the Southern States were right in Withdrawing
themselves from such pseudo frieuds and false phian
thropists no honest candid constitutional man, can for
moment doubt To have remained in connection
unsafe and dishonorabe was worse than defeat The
history Of parties in the late Presidential race is patent
o aii
Black Republicanism in its most hideous and dan.
geroas form, has triumphed in electing to the Pres
dency one nmical to the Constitution and fatally dam
gerons to the rights and liberties of freemen The
stern fiat has gone FORTH and the same electric yibra
ton which announced LIsooLN's election, gave the
signal knel of dissolution to the once proud and eor
Gus Union
THE UNION, IS DISSOLVED! Tis a startling
thought, but It's even SO; and we believe that no hu
man power can ever fe-unte elements as dscordant
and antipodal as the poles -
Desperate cases require desperate remedies, and am
putatiIn is often the only means of saving life.
The GREAT, GRAND NOBLE DEED Is DONE, AND THE
DECISION OF DECEMBER 2OrH, 1860, AT CHARLESTON,
souTH CAROLINA, CAN NEVER BE REVERSED
That act is to be maintained, and if need be- the
best blood from Cardinals noble generous heart will
seal its sacred proclamation.
'0e had the power to-day to undo the act, we dare
not essay the task albeit the world should demand
the attempt. "They who would be free, themselves
must strike the blow" WE HAVE STRUCK THE BLOW
AND, IF NEED BE, WILL STRIKE ANOTHER.
- We might say more, but why need we? There are
painful reflections in tho history of our immediate
intimately associated with the past year.
But We prefer to look at the dark cloud upon the side
which has the silver lining. We have faith and hope
o believe that all will yet be we'll Trials true, may
press upon us, but Heaven will bring US sweeter
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