The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1861-01-29

that such people can be sutugatcd' rs in
the revolution, their fields may be devastated,
their houses given to the dcvoarng fumes,
and themselves driven to the swanps for shel,
ter but m:stako It not for as sure rs there is u
God in hcavci, they will ro-appear in triumph
lnd;r other Mar:ons, Sunr..uis, .and Pickcns-
cs, to whom siilulr suffcrngs will give rise
Whole Letacombs of lives may BE- sacrificed
in the mad and wicked attempt to crush the
South; hut never will that gallant people bow
their necks TO receive tho badge OF scrfdom.-
The only harvest to be rcapcd from arnthIess
war on our brethren wilfbc one Of death, i'll
will, discontinue, and everlasting shame and
dishonor. Unless all history be dcnsivc in its
teachings this will be so,
If we are TO Judge by the loings at Wash
instou, the Constitution, which onsht to be
the snprcmc hw of the land, seems to have
Dccn rudrly pushed aside, and in its stead has
been erected all irresponsible Military Despo-
tisln, cluinns the right to declare and wage
war. If the people North; South, East or
West, tamcly submit to snch ali overthrow OF
the constitatoa, they Will 10 longer bewortlly
the name of trcemen,
And how is Maryland lchaving under this
accumulation of evils9 We are tod TO wait
and watch; to do nothing at present. For
long time we were urged to follow the lcaa OF
Virginia Well, Virginia is speaking, and
with an uarnim,iy and force that shows the
fires of patriotism have not died ont III the
Old Dominion. But how was it i'll the times
of the revolution! Did Maryland wait on
Virginia? No, sir, not at all. In regard to
the proposed Congress OF l774, we are told 10y
history, shat so universal was tho zeal Of hel
people, 50 rapid their Organization, that thrlI
provincial convention met III Annapolis OIL tic
twcnty-secoud Of June, and before any message
had been received from Salem they elected
delegates to tile Congress. Wit! modcsty
worthy of their courage, they appologlzcd ie
Virginia jor m"ring IL adr'H'ce; pleading III
their excuse the nfcriorty Of their province II
extent AMI numbers, so that less tiIuo was need
ed to asccrtrin' its sentiment" And when, IL
is the case now the then Governor refused to- co
operate with the people. the invited vol
untary offering to the amount of ;"n tlo'Sant
: pounds, for the purchase Of arms aud ammunl
ton; and taking the sword out Of tue hand
o: Tie Governor, they elected their awt. officer
to defend Massachusetts, and Themselves lie
the conduct of Marvlandcrs Of that day b
comtrastcd with that of ti,osc Of this. Lool
upon that picture and then Upon this. lily
pcrion to Il s;atyr. If Maryland is 10 cSercs
any influence whatever in restoring the Uniol
or il determining It's destiny, she must spca
and act and she can do neither effectively III
less her people be organized under the forms {
law, either in the Legislature or in soyerclg
convention. Although the task would hc
+ very easy one, have not thought 1t wort
, while to show by reference to the history {
| the formation and adoption of the federal cor
stilu,ion how utterly opposed your exprcsse
, views arc TO those of its trainers aud able:
| ad, coates. But in my opinion, any furthc
t DISCUSSION, at his laie dug, Of the mere al
stract right Of secession, would be just about {
: productive of ary useful purpose as would
. the discussion of the right of the America
: colonies in l77G to sccedc, as they did, from
f union with the mother country. The Ill
4 dcniaLlc fact is, that several States harc scce'
: cd and it is equally certain that in few da
: others. of them will do likewise.
:, Let me, my dear sir, by that love whic
o you cherish for The Union founded 10y o
|, fathers, and your devotion to constitution
c liberty, adjurc you 10 employ, earnestly and
j. once, all your. powers to induce tho fed :
i government TO withdraw its forces from t
u waters Of South Carolina, and TO commcn
H the WORT @of negotiation and rcconclatlc
IS Her rtnpIc are kith and kin-all of one l
V tnrc OF one substance bred, and should not