The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1861-05-07
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ir7ss 4 LOUISVILLE KY Aptil 20, 1861.
!; MR. EDITOR: arrived here yesterday morning. O
my way through Tennessee found the Whole popl
ation in perfect blaze. Tennessee is now unit 70
the Southern cause. and not only so in opinion but ii
acts also. Her Legislature has actually passed an ac
OF secession, and have appointed delegates to the
l,S4AS Government at, ,Montrumery They will submit
their action to the people for confirmation and The,
sci confirm it This was done in secret session anc
was not made public when passcd through there OF
Satrday-ncr is It yet, thatI know of-but there il
no mistake in the fact, which no doubt yon will learn
bytelegraph before this reaches you. The greates,
excitement prevails throughout this State, and espcc
ally at this pace An embargo upon the shipment Of
all provisions from Ohio and ldana to this place and
a other places South has been laid and being strict
ly enforced Tic result s that bacon sides are quoted
in the Cincinnati market at to s. and selling in
this place at.l24 to 10 cents Tie demand here for
shipments South has been so great tile last few days,
that many persons have become alarmed, and to-day
not a pound otprdrslons can be shipped from this
place South-not even to Tennessee
THIS action BY the party in control-whch regret
% say,is the Submission or abolition partyas crea
ted the greatest excitement and confusion This party
alleges that shipments South are allowed to 10 on
that in few days everything will be shipped of, and
their own populatonletr TO starve The other, or
Southern rights party argue that there is enough pro-
visions now here to feed the city and three years to
come, Il noting more was brought in-and again, if
everything in the way Of provisions We're now shipped
Off that thesnpus in the, surrounding country could
feed them without materially advancing prices Both
of these parties have been had at work all day to
make out their cases to public meeting called for to-
night, where the subject is to be discussed How it
will be decided, whether decided ut all or not
can make no conjecture The GUTHRIE and PRENrlss-
The soaptail for Kentucky to play nc.
tral; I'm armed neutEilityrs is their watcl.word /
tel, them that zee would be content for them to occupy
that position but that their President LINCOLN will
not be so ensily sutistcdlhat he will not let them do
but will force them to take his sde or force them
'ut OF the Union and good friends just across
he river would starve them out in day iftleyeould
But what intended to write at the outset was to
YOU to urge through your paperin the most earnest
manner upon tile planting interest," to cross all their
otlol Helus Will corn II the present embargo Is
ontnred provisions in The South must go up to most
unous pric s. unless they take timely warning and
tlard agansti', by planting corn aud potatoes.
they would only plant ngely Of potatoes, it would
nswer,, at least for athc descendants ofo,d MARION
ut even they would be the better ofsa little bread
nee in while. But the thing is really assuming
,rous character. The North is united and the Abo
ton press is everywhere loud and camorous for an
yasion and Mr.. LINCOLN may be forced into such,
ep before the country, North or South, are really
ware oft. have no doubtastto tile result even if
: does. We are obliged to repel tlien-we will re.
u them but our planters must give Us bread Weylt
nnot eat cottops and il may be cannot sellitso
we can sellit the source for buying pro.
cut of, as il now is 4
The present tmovencn makes provisions cheap at tile u
orth and renders the poor contensed 1t affects the 4
,honl:5 willie with usit makes provisions dear and
poor discontente This is annportant consider. 3
and mot be allowed. TO loose
,ht have mans; IN the contest t
tnone tothroRs and should tindef:eS,
lie tls: and sojfces enemies
oir pspters svill Slt lake put
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