The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-04-01
sgcRgr SESSIONS or CONGRESS.

| Our readers are aware how consistently and
continuously VIC have opposed the seeset ses.
sions OF ongrcss Governor Brown. IN bis
late m.ssage 10 The Legislature Of Georgia, very
Eiasily dchonnccs them with great force. The
/ pretcst for them was TO keep our measures and
divisions from our enemy. The principal and
rsai object WAS to make she members OF Con-
grcss ard the Executive free from the tramIness
oS an intelligent public op'uion. and practically
irresponsible IS tie people. Tile Yankees have
so Fsrrcspcc,ca Tho people sl,at ,iey have never
attempted to conceal from iiien sleir proceed.
| ings in Congress. If sccrcrv in tho proceed
iugs OF tiseir Congress ep,ibl sid them IN carry
| ing on shcswar, who tia,''.iS that they would
have hccr4fnadc serfctl Arc the people Ut
The Confederate Ssates lcss worthy Of conf
dence or The part o. their representatives. illan
the faakeesi Tho veil Of secrecy. was NOT
only put npou the proceedings Of the Consen.
tiaa which, Formed the Constitution Of the Con.
feisFasc States. lsn. after the Confetlesacr was
| fully organized, Il wna pefpeiuascd, aR'i has
hcea kept over Congressional proceedings 70
this day. Has this lscea done from ans respect
10 our caet,,icsf Can any divisions $l;i:h
took plaes on the various amendments 20 the
Constitution props.sesl or adopted effect inia-
! rionsly thr warf This Is mere prrseSs. The
irrcspon.iiili;y Of Congress 10 The States and
tho people, hs the farsivs rxpetiicns OF secret
| SESSIONS Il Totally inconsistent with she free
G.vesnm,eg; established f,y ,ss Conscientious Of
the States ard of the CnHfeslnssry. They have
been the beginning sf tlsss course Of policy.
which has lecn stsaiIs pssrssard Of 'siHking tho
Government ~ The Confederate States iss the
Government og tlic United Ssates. from which
we have scpsrxtr,l I, l,as beeu the grand ez.
pssiisnt 81 asuspaiinn ahd een,taiisssipn. III.
aoraus ef wha, cosirse sl,eir Representatives,
| pussaef, ard wisss i resslsr pat oscr thorn oF
expulsion ftons Ces.rrss. II they ,iivulged IT,
lsoss coabi shs fseafss :faassstsadingis ecasFos
| slseir Representatives VIII sas readers
throughout s:ssssasGF jaas parse for asso.
,atnt. apd ssa1p ~ si,rin aak himself DO |
kaow hDs uiY Representative has spoLsn or
gasei asi HE FNs, an. iHf,tassfablc measures
which. T sle is<, fisrr,, yeass. have been pas
al tsy coarssss f,a know how he voted il.
,ste fa.ss Tax r,s,asrsres ard his reasons thcre-
for of on, tlse ssspessssaa 1T sle daJsas enrpas
ars III ss52 or on tlr later suspension OF the
act. Al ,lar ias. sss.snn Of tssagress 1.-The and
sae p-stpfc arr ;gsoran:. a.si asr Intentionally
seps ii ignorance nj tasess ssss. ass! sssaait 70
Es.. sl,as II the coAfsxlsrasa Government hsss =
ss-pJssss.,, s.,ppossei |.Y 'epentieas oiigarehy
sf tlss sfscnsssgs III es'snsssss When this 10.
sssi;es.s fIies f seerrey III esrfgrsss was adop.
tst attl tolerated. lss .e people, nil the faas
mas uassisss sersspnes. To asarp roasr e,
The part os sgle Exscatiys md Congress, and 10
follow blind an The pasf of the people. Nss The
paryssssg rse,sl lsslar .tel. enslsee ss things
css!l;s;os sscsscau the Cs.nfjesase GssveFnpen,
Ard lbs ssasgs 10 which il belonged. aas snesi.
eate NJ trsrsse. l,ssg osse aila s;segsY iepssel
siae pes,pss ii il.,. astiedsFasc STATES, easlla
| lase aaiies E.asssl aas oshss fesssls. We hass
earnestly ssaei sss sssest tass eslsa, ~ least
aat;. si,e aar was ossr stsE By step ne ssssa
/ sItengirs ae snH tlae Confederate Government
fsat,u iss -ss hi ssafus ssss in Coz.
gssss sesgisg suSagss aalslriiled assumption o'
,psss. a.i esrp ls s.ep Sc lsass sss,issgasess 70
pr1zas,s !, l,y ssnssng oss saa lsp usasss Of ;ss
cossssssaiioa. zssa aailisg apea ass asisaassssa
,ngs ,n l.otsl saegesl sis limitations Aud eya'
"a l.ss. ,l.s.se limitations I.ase been cscsihrawn
wu hays lsspa siioas. vs. deprecated contest
sg,., ssss ssess.msssrst aasii os seessascs ssgs
| {siyaa from, s,af laatf. In parsfing such .
cs,,.ssa y. i,av,, leess .snssaaast tss,seaisss
!; This STATE d s,y.sgsa .sa',sls s,F zssi"s. sas
usag,ss.in,.s al Tie spaissieas,s sosrfasnefs.~
/. VIII Gsas.sa sss,.,l sis,r.r.l M Tbs aes @
Cpasrsas ,,s.psr,liass tisg Htkas q ss' ACT i
deal. Ani .,l,as sfesss ssa'4sisaa.s'cs. whefr
| blsssresls u years aga sssstssss'i isoass was
s,saagled i.y oar Et,gissl' fsscr,l,srs, will mol
be bail, ap hers, ,--.effts ~.
Tas c.s,n2toas pr Fsgs Pass. Tho
Maces Confederate panmipgiy assc'ts thai @ar,
gpssru~, Of fs,as.isas. il ,he gpasicmsH who