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

ABOLISH slavery IN 1cs:Cry,-Wny SNOulu ii
be allowed to remain in lc States The one
is not at all more unconstitutional than the
other, according to the desions ofthc Supreme
Court of the United Staft And when it is
considered, that the Nortlrn States will soon
have the power TO make lat Court what they
please, and that the Clstitution never has
been any barrier whatevcrto their exercise of
powe:-what check canterc be, in the I'M
restI aimed counsels Of esorth, to .emancipa-
ton? There is ssympathJt association, which
carries men along withou6rinciple; but when
there is rrincipIc-and TIL. principle IS fortified
by long existing prcj1iccs ard feelings,
association is omnipotet in party infi-
enccs. In spite otail dils,i.ners and profess
sions, there can be but one:ld by the submission
of the South, to the rlr Of a sectional anti
slavery government at Washington; and that
end. directly or indircctlypnust be-t'lc enlail-
cipatlon of the slaves Of te South. The fy-
pocrisy of thirty years-S!s;c faitlessncss of
their whole course from T.. commencement Of
our union with them, sly that the people
OF the non slavcholding forth are not, aud
cannot be, safe associatesa the slavcholling
South, under Il common GoGrnncnt Not on
ly'thrr fauaticisn,, bit tli " erroneous views
Of the principles of free goernmcnts, render it
doubtful whether, if seraasl from the South,
they can maintain free: l;ssEf7ent amongst
themselves Numbers wititem is the great
clement of free govcrlmchf \ majority, is
infalliLlc and onr:,ipotent.-.rnc right divine
to rule III Kings is ouly +anstrrred to their
majority. The very ohcctnf all Constitutions
in free popular Government is to restrain the
majority. Constitutions, tercfore, according
to their theory, must be most nnrightco;is
inventions, restricting librrs. None ought to
exist; but the bod, pnlititil ought SIMPLY u
have political or,;:l.izs.'in1to bring ont and
enforce tic will o' The Gaiii:v. i?;is theory
NAV Lc harmless in d sEI- community, Ilav-
ing an identity Of interest and pursuits; but
over Il vast Statc--stl NOR. over vast Con
fedrracy, having varions and conflicting inter
csts and pursuits, it is Il rc:prsecss Lcspotis,r,.
In resisting it, as applicable b ourselves, We are
yindicating .hc great cause { free government,
more important, perhaps, to !lrc world, than the
existence of all the Uni:'4 States. Nor ~
resisting it do VIC intend !, depart from the
safe instrumentality, the sysrm OF government
we have established with Glcm, requires. In
separating from them, We: c:,;lvalc no rights
no interests nfthcirs. VIZ violate no obIiga-
ton or duty to them. As separate, indcpcl,-
dent States in Convention, woma,le the Const;tll-
ton ofthe Unitci States withtilcm; and as scpar-
ate independent States, c.3sh State arting
for itself, We adopted il. Smth Carolina, act
ing in her sovercie en- capacits. now thinks pro.
per TO seccdc from the .Clon. She did not
part with her sovereignty irldopting. tile Con.
stitution. Tic last tlring,i,state can Lc pre-,
s,mcd to have surrendered ! her sovereignty
Her sovereignty is her lifY Nothing but i
clear express grant can i:lits3 It. lnfc-----1
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construction, claim INV ilation of the SOW
crcignly OF the States. Ssl3 abolished all
barriers to their omnipotchs1, by their !aithlcss
constructions IN the operations OF the General
Government, 1t IS most natural that they should
cndeavor to do the Same towards us in the
States. The trut! is they, having violated tic
express provisions Of tie Constitution, it is at
an end as Il compact. 1t is morally obligatory
only on those who choose to accept its pcrvcrt-
cd terms. So"th Carolina, dceming the COM
pact not only violated in particular features,
tut virtually abolished BY her Northern con-
tcdcratcs, wihdraws herself as & party from its
obligations. The right to do go is denied by
her Northern rontcdrraIes. They dcsre To
establish Il sectional Gr,,otiSmi 10! Only olir-
nipntcnt il, Congress, bit onnipptrmt over the
States; an =, it to manifest HE inI'cr.ons
necessity of oar secession, they threaten lis
with the sword to coercc sablnlsson 70 their
rule.
Ci,izcns of the Slayciiollinm States uf the
United States. Cir:nmst#iccs beyond our
contlo nave placed lis i'll tla. van Of the great
controversy between the Northern and South
crn States. We would have preferred that
other States should have assumed the position
VIC now occupy. Independent ourselves We
disclaim anr design or desire to lead the roun
scIs Of thu other Southern States. Providence
has cast our lot together, hy extending over us
an identity of pursuits. interests and institm'
tions. South Carolina desires no destiny scpa-
rated from yours. To hc Ole of a great Slave.
holding Conlc,lcracy, stretching its arms over
Il territory larger :Ian any power in Europe
possesses with Il population four times eater
than that of the whole United STATES when
they achieved their independence OF the Brit
isl Empire with productions which make
our existence more important to the world
than that Of any other people inhaI'iting it
with common institutions to defend, and com.
mon dangers ~ clcn"n:cr-we ask roHr Sy:l-
palhv ala! confederation. Whilst constituting
portion OF the United States, it has hcc
yonr statcslmarship which has guided i IL It's
| mighty sirrS Ia power AHA expansion. In
the field, As iii the cabinet, you lave led tie
WAY 70 its rcnown and giandcur. lon have
loved the Union, in whose service your great
statesmen have aborcd, and your great sol
tllers have fopght aud conqucred not for the
material benefits it conferred, biit with ii;c
faith OF Il gcGcrous and devoted ch:vairy. You
have long fingered and hoped over the slatter.
cd remains Of Il broken Constitution. Com,
promise after compromise, formed by voul
concessions, has barn tram He'd under foot by
your Northern contcdcratcs. All fraternity vi
feeling between the North and the South i:
lost, or has been converted into hate; and We
of the South arc at last driven tasether by tlrr
stern destiny which controls E existence o
nations. Your bitter expsrieuSfSof the faith
lessncss and rapacity Of yohE Northern con
fedcratcs, may have been rccessSfy to evolve
those great principles Of free govcrHmcnt upor
which the liberties Of tic world depend, and tc
prepare You for the grand mission Of rndicat
ing and rc-c<abIishins them Wcrcjnice tha
other nations should Lc satisfied with thci
institutions Cpulcntmcut is great elcmcn
of happiness with nations rs with individuals
We arc satisfied with Ours. II they prefer
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