MISSISSIPPI GEN QITITMNN.
i uegniiuutstttUuuriM;eureroi.'>uuiueruriguia
i:i Mississippi has struck his colors and retired
fa nut the field. This we learn from a loiter in
tiie New Orleans Delta. That paper well says
that against "such a torrent of misrepresent.-!lion
ami prejudice, in a canvass conducted up
<-it mere names and uemagogtiical ciies, it is
quite evident that the manly, patiiotic. and hightoned
ptiuciples, and the pure, spotless, and
chivalrous character of lien. Qui man, could
not prevail. Me is light to retire from the field,
and leave it in possession of those to whom
the people, in a temporary delation, have entrus- :
ed the dele.ico of their rights' tie could not
pursue a course better calculated to embarrass i
and destroy his opponents, ami bring the people
to their senses."
Let the catastrophe bo hastened, says the
Delta ami ti;0 sooner will he the penitence
i i .1 .1 i < - i : I
wmcu is certain 10 ovenase nie people <>i nns j
gallant State, before they sin!; irretrievably into
ihearm* of t iv dangerous taction which, under
tlie cieluMVe ci v of {. nion, seeks to betray the
lights ami institutions of the .South, 'i'lte principle:;
at issue in the contest being decided agains'
iii:n, (leu.Quitman ve:y properly declines
continuing the contest on mere personal jrounds.
His course, we feel satisfied, will de generally
approved in the South His magnanimous
hearing, his heroic courage, his inllexible firmness
and devotion to principle, will command
the esteem and regard of all good men, of all
friends of the Smith, and the respect ot ali honorable
opponents. I He loss of such a man to
to tin.1 councils of Mi$$iss.i| pi, to be followed,
wo fear, by I lie retirement of others hut lit lo less
distinguished for high qualities of patriotism ami
statesmanship, will long be felt in that State
ami throughout the Sou h.
The following is the ex'.ract from the letter
before.mciitioued, announcing (?cti. Quitman's
intention, ami the future course of the party of
which be was the honored stamlard-bearor:
"We have been completely overwhelmed,
and live Soiiisut and Filhnoreism are in tin* ascendant.
<.?on. Quitman has thrown down the
standard, and says lie has no desire to be the
(lovernnr of i suhiid-sion State* that the people
have deeided against him on every issue raised
by him, ami he has no desire to mingle in a
mere struggle for I he oJlices: that lie has been
saerifised in an attempt to arrest the course of
slavery agitation, ami now he will leave the
question to be adjusted by those hands it is pla
ceil?the ;i}io)iiii>!iist? and the I. uiosi suhniis
siouists. !I<. has withdrawn from llie field and
(jidt ihe canvass.
'l itis event, and the result <?f the elections,
have left our friends in a disorganize I condition.
The resolve now is to drop the slavery (juestioii
altogatber, wash our hands of it. and leave its
responsibilities to others. The Democrats lost
the Presidency by compelling Cass to show his
hand on the slavery issue. Tlie Whigs gained
ii hy letting Ceti. Taylor piny rnntn on it. fch>
here we have lost .Mississippi hy defending the
institution. For fifteen years tin- Democracy
South has heen tiie peculiar fitends of slavery,
while the Whigs have coalescing with Northern
aholiiioniats.
' Willi these principles and with these views,
(Jen. Stephen Cocke, an old-fashioned and very
popular Democrat, has heen stlccted to run
for (iovernor in place of Quitman. I douht
whether our men can recover order, and fail
into line before November next; lint we hope so,
and hope we way oarrv him thrsugh.'*
Since the above, we have received (?en Quitman's
address. Alter saving in substance what
the correspondent o! the Lelt;i hits above, lie
concludes as fellows:
"Therefore, upon lull consideration of all the
circumstances, n-spectlbr the apparent deci.-iuii
of tiie people, duty to tin* noble and patiioiic
party who are struggling to maintain the rights
of the South against Northern aggessiou. and : ?
- i*. ... . i* .1 o- . .
[til's rvo our iii>1 tluti??ii noni i<;o mini nu tis
of consolidating a'l power in tin* I ederal
(iovemiuent. and a sense oi se'f-r. snecf, w liich
inclines me to sock a [ud'he station i.: which
my ojiiniouson viml questions aie not sustained
hy a majority of my constituents,;:!! concur i:i
121 inducing im- to the opinion that my duly
rcyuise it if to retire from the position \s iiich 1
occupy a> the De::,ra":at'e States itights e?'i.
didate tor <in\ rv,r. With'emotions of the
deepest gentium: to tiio p i'.! iotic p.irty iiy which
I was nominated, f< i the evidences of their nofulleiing
confidence, hotn in tiie nomination
and in the warm ami hearty reception with
which ( have men met everywhere m the canvass,
I tender ?. ?v resignation of the high ami
iumora'iie (m.st of their chief standapl-hearer in
tiie (lending canvass, ph -doing mcsvifto them
ami 1-? the country that i wili. to the last, serve
?!. . -f. 1 < into 111' r.,!iic . ^ I'.li'i.l',,:!, I,,
the r.-tiiits as J have tmw Hvuict! Ii <..? in bigh
position. A. On mi an."
XOKTIiKItN POLICY.
\\ e adverted yesterday t<> 'lie progress of
coliii.i/jtiion in California of the Chinese. Al ejidy
we l:;tve a."f|i:iri >i a large nil;ii!t.>t oft.". .
lesl'n'.s as sti/ens we presume, and aiictidv are
the pagan lit'1;- of v->pt;j?iirc and worship publit-Iy
ceiciuate?I in ( r.hlornia, 1-v !!u-*e new
American citizens. 'Ibis i>tiie i"*n!t of ? > rinding
tin ISnutliem fK'ople Irorn California, i'nr
tliev could have studied witli slaves that deniand
lor labor in California which the Chinese ate
now coming over to supply.
Tin* tenitm vol'L tali is rendered inaccessible
to the Soiirh hum the Pacific side, b- cause California
anil Oregon occupy ai! the .-eab mrd,
and jnexent the transit uf -"avet b\ 'l;;j mule.
,Sn .N 'ileMru has already pronounced against
slavery, and having been i*i ndeted piipiilnns
enough b\ tin* JYv- dj.-membcrcut bill to i utcs
tile I ni<ui as a State a! an easlv d ?v, i- thus
?,el apart to the .Mommas, and tin \ iiaxe adopted
polygamy as one ol their iiotitntinus.
In New .Mexico itself, among the .Mexican i
population, and Pueblo Indians, although but
Otic wife is autho:ized by law, the stale of'man- '
tiers is well known to be so loose that, praetiii
*L : -.1.i.?. i;,,i . i
ctlhy, iimi imjii- ici.uk/ii i.-ui nine irgmu
od.
J?v tlie frauds ;u/<l devices therefore, of the
compromise, we have provided for tin* forma*
timi of tliroc States out of the territory acqtiir.
ed from .Mexico, and in all of tliein paganism,
polygamy, and promiscuous intercourse ??f the
sexes already exist, and threatens to become,
pc.u-auent. This is the work of the puritan 1
I Vo:tl?. This is the boasted progress ol' the I
Union under tiie new system ot' piety, philanthropy,
and polities which has already become
ascendant, and which has dictated our territorial
policy. From all this territory, which is
thus made free to Pagan and polygamous insti- :
tiitions, the Christian slavehoiding South are J
excluded ?excluded for adheiing to an insiitu- j
tion founded in America by the venerable Ca-j
tliolic hisimp ami philanthropist, Las Casus? i
I an instiltitmn which was adopted in New Eng- |
hind when the Presbyterian church governed ]
the S ate, ami which subjected iudians as well ]
as negroes to slavery?an institution that W illiatn
Peiio and the early Quakers adopted.
It is remarkable that the section of the Union
which has thus closed the gates of our Western ,
empire to the South, and opened tliein to Asiatic
institutions, is itself largely Europeanized. It
increases now, more rapidly evciy year by
European emigration, than by its own offspring:
and has already become foreign in the .
extraction of about on* third of its population. '
It has become foreign also in its opinions and
in its hostility to Alt lean slavery?in its tendeu
oy to socialism?its hostility to propeitv?and
the title of European population and opinion
grows stronger and stronger.
We sire boasting of our power, of our nninliers.
of-our siren, but above nil, of our peculiarly
excellent political and social systems?yet
we are undergoing, without war, the process of
conquest and subjugation, from the irruption of
mightier masses from Europe and Asia than
ever advanced on the Roman Empire within
the same period of time.?Southern Press.
Smith-Cnrol inn Cuba Volunteers.?We learn
from a private dispatch recived here on Saturday
last from New-OrJeans, that Edwin (J.
Hell,a native of this city, and son of Mr. David I
Hell, was one of the Cuban volunteers, from the
former city, and went out with the expedition j
as assistant commissary. Mr. Hell is one of j
the piisoners now on their way toSpain. Their
final destination we further learn by the dis- j
patch, is to a place called Centa, a sea p<>. t-town
o! >otii Alnea, in the possession (it Spain.
We are informed by (5*}.t. W otid, of t e polo (
Alio, tliat a \oiing man called himself James '
Perry. who said lie was a native of this city,
and a carpenter by trade, and who has a mother '
residing in the I pper Wauls, shipped on board
his vessel at .New-Orleans, on the 1st August
for Savanna, with the intention of returning to
this eit v. hut left tiie vessel on the 'id, and join- j
ed the Lopez expedition, and was one of the j
volunteers who left in the Pompom.
James Perry we strongly suspect to he Cant- i
ley, who has as many aliases as the rainbow j
has colors. He this as it imv, this notice is '
written to inform those interested, that Perry !
left a chest of tools on hoard the P ilo Al'o,
which vessels i.i now in Savanna, and which!
C'apt. Wo' o will keep in his possession until
his arrival here, when they will he turned over j
to any person claiming consanguinity with Per
ry. Charleston Courier.
Ano'hcr Heroin.'inn in Mexico.?We learn i
from a gentleman who has recently returned j
from the Kin (irniide, that a revolutionary par
ty has heeii organized in the depaitinents of
Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon and ('o-dtuiln, suHi- I
.r..I i... .i i .1.../?.... i
v 1*71141 > in/%? v # i i*i, limine 4*i v.\|?ri iiiv
eminent troops, ;.m! establish :i'i independent :
government in all tin* valley of ilu- Kin < frnr.de,
east of tlie sierra Mndre. Their plans are now
so well iiiatnreii, tiiat a de-i.-ive Mow will pro- j
I in My he .-truck in a few weeks A large iiumiiei
of volunteers from Texas have keen eli- j
li-ted, and large (pinntilics of ;ir mi-, anniniiii
tiou ami military Mores, have keen procured to
caiix oil the war again.-! tlie eential government.
I pward of two knmlreil Texan volunteers
weie encamped near Komn a lew weeks i
s uae, wailing for orders from ( '.-males ami kis (
associates. !t is said llial (Jen. Avalosand the
other nllicers in eomaiand of ike .Mexican foiccs,
are .-.ware that tin' great mass of Ike people
of those depat iinenls are opposed to the
central government, and they have intimated
to the leaders of the revolutionary patty, that
tiny can offer hut a feekle resistance, if a re- 1
speetaMe military lorre i> to he brought to operate
against tliein. It is nl.-u said that (Jen. i
Avalos has act lallv removed a poitionof his
propeity to Ikowiisville, in anticipation of the i
success of the revolutionary party. Carahajal, .
at present, is the ostensible commander of the
revolutionary foiees ; but as soon as offensive
operations are commenced, it is probable that
v'anale? w ill take die command in person The
Americans along the Rio (iramie are ipiite eonlident
that this nioveiiient will be successful, as
the central government is so destitute ol means,
thai it is unable to pay the soldiers now sta
tinned ohm" thi' frontier, and they are, ennse
icr.tlv, veiy islietl. !t is believed,
that a lar?c number of tin* government troops
will j<>in the standard of Caiabajal as soon as
it in displayed on ilit* west bank of the Kin
(iramle. Many of the merchants on litis side
id tin- l*i\cr a.e u diiug to aid tin* revolutionary
pait\, as they have suffered severely from the
impo-itiotis of the Mexican custom-house otiieers.
The trade of I'lov.usville, lioiun, and
of t!a* towns on the east hank of the Kin
<i:;.w:c, :;:i? lately In en almost ruined by the
Mexican re\ < ntji* ofiiccis v?ho have endeavored,
by the most tyrannical impositions, to prevent
Anieticuiis from trading w ith any of the tow ns
or settlements in the inteiior. ? Houston 'Frit^rujih.
Ano.'\rr Iiircsiitn nj Culm, ? A dispatch from
New Orleans sa\s: ?A report was in circulation
in that city to the effect thai (ion. Quilmaii
would .-hoitlv plan* himself at the head of
another ( ubaii I xpeditiou. I lie repmt was
not geiicraih eicuiled.
I he New ^oik eor.espondeiit of the Pliila- j
delphia hujui, vr, sneaks of a new expedition as
follow b :
"One word iivrc. That a day, and hour,
i i .1 ..II .1 " '
<iiiii iiii-n aim ioeiui?, ami an [in- appliances o|
will, will lie arranged at no very distant day, I
out of the jurisdiction of tin* United States, to |
make uuotlicr attempt upon Cuba, I am certain.
It may be at a time wlieri this government is;
poised between a Cabinet about to retire, and |
a new one about to eutrr upon public duties? ;
w hen there is a kind of interregnum, and politi- !
ical parties are4iut disposed to peiil popularity. |
it may be sooner?but it will take place, uu*1
<4
less there are means taken to suppress the ve
designs of men.
One question, projieity question alone?
the obstacle to a much earlier action. Hoi
ever, you may be prepared to expect a mo
formidable invasion of Cuba than has ever y
been talked of or contemplated bv the publ:
I have no disposition either to alarm or exci
any one?but I have no hesitation in prcdietii
that an attempt will be made, because I belie
that a very formidable military force will I
concentratei at a great distance from the Ur
ted States for the purpose of making a desce
Ufsw.. VM.M., 'MJV.il II*/ WIIV, CAVr|H< MIC tui
mamlcr of it, can know the appointed hour.
Whatever reliance is to be placed in the
statements, of one thing we are very confidei
The Spanish tyranny will never be permitti
to rest securely in Cuba. The blood of sui
men as Lopez, Paraguay, Crittenden. Kerr, at
their slaughtered American companions, cri<
from the ground against the enemies of Cubi
liberty. When the time comes, thousands wi
rush to the support of the cause sanctified I
their martyrdom.?So run noh Neics.
CAM DEN, "
FRIDAY EVENING, SEPT. 20, 1851.
THO.J. WARREN. Editor.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY.
Wanted at this Office a good Journey ma
Printer, one who can work Press will be preferre
Return Days.
For Darlington, - - 4lh October.
Fairtieid, - - 11th "
Kershaw, - . 18th "
Sumter, - - 25th "
Lancaster, - - 1st November
fr^T'Thft Cotton market has been quiet situ
our last. We have to notice a slight decline in tl
better qualities, and an advance on the lowi
grades. We quote extremes at 7 to 9$. Mo
favorable advices from Europe were received I
last night's mail, but has so far had no effect upc
our market.
''orn 87 cts. per bushel; Flour #5 to 85 25 >
barrel.
The Weather.
We have had for some time past exceeding
dry weather, which has caused the dust t) I
very disagreeable. We have been favored wi
a gentle shower, which has done us some goo
and produced a cool change in the weather.
5^rWe hope our friends don't intend to let tl
111 I. Tl . J I. - a* L _ L..:i. C*.*
r lulls ivoau sivfi sunn oi going uuiu. our u
fellow citizens, time with ijs note, is money, and
we fail now, we may fail forever.
The Meeting on Tuesday.
According to previous announcement and ?
rangements, our friends arid lellow-citizens of tl
Co-operation paity met at the Academy Grove <
Tuesday last, and were addressed at some lengl
first by Col. John s. I'rk.-tuN, in a beautit
speech, embracing many passages of rhetoric
elegance, showing him at once to be an accoi
plished orator. He evinced much zeal for li
cause, and eloquently urged upon his audien
the adoption ol Concert < f Action, as the only sol
basis upon which we tould hope to build, in 01
endeavors to resist the aggressions of the Fed or
Government, as a mighty consolidated power.
Iriend remarked to us, ' what a great speaker 1
(Col. I'.) would be, if only on the ?i?bt siJt."lie
".rlainlv is a very graceful and elegant s]M-ukr
Col. James t hesnur, Jr. foi'owed innnediate
after, and delivered an aide speech, mark*
throughout by that open, manly, dignilied. at
courteous manner whic i never fails to win tipi
the ?i-eiings of an enlighteeed audience W
were pleased with the st vie of Col. t.'.V speech?
was altogether free from those objectionable poin
which !co tfim mar tin* beauty and elegance
some of lb" best sp< ec' es of the day. Ileorg-?,
the question. Although we cannot see thin
exactly as he doe.-, ?ve are willing to allow 01
friends of tin* Co-operation party quite as mm
liberty of speech and freedom of thought as i
claim. We expect, as long as we live, to ext
cise t)ii- right fot orr-rlves alone, and not !
otheis. We do not belong to that cia--- who cs
see ii" good in any other than its own party.We
are catholic in our political let-lings, and c
icai/. admire an open, manly, and digniii-d cour
wherever we find it. We cannot help thinkn
wit!) a Secession trie.id, what a pity Co!. Chesti
is not on the right side.
The audience was a large end highly respect
ble one, end wo think it quits possible that a goo
stirring Secession speech would have carried tl
crowd along with the "Action party'' to a coiisi
erahle extent, tor there was a smart -prinkimg
.Secessionists present.
We say no more, as an official report in an
ther coluiim gives ah the particulars.
?
"Tho Hornedy-"
We have received the first Number of a Xe
l'uper commented at \ t rkr ii!o in :} * Sinte. ;??
published bv Mr. Thoina-- J Kccles. We a
pleased, not only with its appearance, and i
matter, so far as we have been enabled 'o judg
from a glance over its cubitus, but infiuiti !v mo
wi'li tho tone of its introductory, which gtvi
earnest of its future course, in defence of 01
rights. We extract the Icilovv ing:
"4 U i' have espuitseil llit* eause of Secessi-i
ami shall oppose so insidious a measure as
nperalion." Afier the recent ?J.*ci-jvi* and ai
Ihoritative action ol t ie Southern States, v,
would consider it not less absurd to make nurr
sistanee dependant on the co-operation of M?is?
chusetfs, Connecticut or Ohio, than on that <
Georgia, Virginia and Mississippi. Hut, althoug
South Carolina may be alone in the i.-sue no
made, there is a cheering hoj?e in the convictiu
that slm will not be a lout* in tin; consequences i
her decision. In reference, therefore, to the me;
sit res to be pursued by the Slate, we shall ndvi
cati boldly and unflinchingly, the policy of tl
separation ot South Carolina from the Union, ff
past aggressions. Secession, we shall endeavt
from time to t me, to exhibit as the true and onl
remedy."
11 ???
rv Secession Meeting.
Tomorrow is the day for the Secession demonis
stration at Flat Rock. Let us all go, and have a
ft- rousing meeting. Several speakers of great abilire
ty are e cpected to be present, who will be able to
give us light on the subject, and point out our
c" duty to ourselves, to our country, and to those
who art to come after us.
g *
ve
^ The Way to Do.
: While we have been talking, writing, and holdup
ing meetings on the subject of a Plank Road to
n. North C arolina, our neighbors of t.heraw, have
gone to cork, as- men should do, who intend to
se take care of themselves. Some weeks since the
it. funds k r building the road from Cheraw to the
^ North Carolina line were subscribed,and we learn
iroin thi Gazette that a survey of the route has
been made and the road located, and that as soon
l3 | as the Engineer s eport is made, the work will
HI : be commenced, and pushed with vigor until it is
ty j completed. Tiie same paper states that a sum
! sufficient to complete the road to NVadesborough
^ | was subscribed in t'herawon Friday last.
~ j Thus, while we are reposing in practical indi:;
ference to our best interests, our neighbors on all
" sides, a re securing the means of wresting from us
ail the valuable trade that now legitimately belongs
tc us, and which a little industry and enter~
prise would secure, and increase a hundred fold.
I But a I ttle more sle-p, a litile more slumber, and
in 4
, Camde i will be remembered as a Town that was!
d _
What Others Think of Us.
Witi a view of " keeping it before the people"
j that w> ought to build the Plank Uoad, (which we
intend to do until the road is built or Camden resolves
o die.) we copy the follow ing article from
I the Co icord (N. C ) Mercury, and ask our people
to consider well, the prediction in case of our
failure to build the road. Do we not all know
that w tat is now a prediction, will, in a very short
10 j time b* come a reality? Shall we then,in view of
er 1 the da igers that surround us, any longer remain
le ; inactive, or will we not at once put our shoulders
! to the wheel as men, and do now. what we will
>M wsih re had done when it may be too late. But
to the extract:
er "'Ijlie Citizens of Camden have lately held a
meeti ig to take into consideration the eoustruclion
of a Plunk road, from that town to
Iv ' some jHiintin North Carolina.
[>e W i see they have appointed a committee to
,|, corre spotid with the citizens of Mecklwhhiirg,
(j Unio i and Cabarrus on this subject. Camden
will < eitaiuly need some such road connecting
her with the up-couutrv, if she expects to retain
I | her t tide. If site fails in Iter eiToii, site will lie
uttei \y ruined, grass will grow in Iter streets
j befo e many years. We feel a com-iderablo
1 ; interest in this matter. Our pes pie have lieen
in the habit of currying their produce to this
L..? .....I ,. ..1,1,1 1,,. il.mt.l Mhlinnu t-a.ll.
I lllill Avlf UIMI II" *I"UMI I Vllllliuv 111 IIOMV
there if tin* necessary facilities were aAbided
; tliem. But if nothing is done for Camden our
'le : trade will !>e forced into some other channel
}" We do not know what are the feelings of the
h* (ample of Cabarrus on the subject of the l'lank
id 1 Koad. There has been some talk among us
al 1 about a Railroad from this place to Camden,
n- whether the means necessary for its constiuclis
lion, could be raised is a question of some
ce doubt. If such a road could be built it would
j(i i be a source of great benefit to this country as
! well as Camden. The country between thiI
and Camden, is said to be admirably adapted
! for building a road. And we tbiuk if the road
J could once be ptr' Jin operation, it would perj
tainlv be profitable stork, it would very eon~~
siderably shorten the di.-t nice bom Pelersbi
r. j to Mobile, some say as much as foity miles.
!y I If such is the fuel, would :mi all liie > ort eru
'd [ and Southern travel pass over it? We tiling so
id i What say our Camden fiends toil Railroad
! from that place to ('uncord, to connect with tin
! * . ill*! . I
I I euira; Knii.o.io.
' 1 ?
Js ! Dr. Toland.
Cj.j The friends of thisgentleman will be gratinl
fied to learn that a letter has heen received in
as , this place from him. dated Sacramento City,
l)f 14lh August. The Dr. Says, "we had a long,
but rather a pleisant, journey over the plains,
'f and arrived here safe and all well. The nude-.
.' held out we 11 and are in good order. We
were just three months font the dty \\\ lei!
in '
Independence.'* - ('tirnliiihiu
(i i Mississippi.
,g The Hon. Jeff. Davis has consented to run a>
nt the Secession Candidate tor Goveitjor of MissisI
s'ppi, in place ol'Gen. Quitman, <h 'ined.
a- j "; - - J
4
!>I ' l> I 11 if I ft \ i 7
lie i t iujii. .viuii i
d" Puisiislnl to a call signed by one ilu'idrda i?f
01 the citizens of Kershaw, n? fellows:
" Tile fitizens of kersliau lJi-C? l?*!, who art*
()
in favor of C'o.ni'i:r: .vriov, ami opposed to tiic
isolated Secession of the Slate of South Carolina
under existing rifcumstnnces, arc riipiestcil
!o meet in Camden, on Tuesday, t!ie ifJJrd
inst. A liarlieeue will lie provided. Cols.
Piu:sto\ and Cn?:s.\i't will audi ess t'-e meet*
t.> iag:" a verv huge and icsfieetaMe number of
re tin* urns? $ub?ta:s!i d citi/eim of t!io Di>trict #v
as, sctnblcd at the L'oui t House at hall past ten
" o'clock, where the meeting was organized by
appointing
Maj. JOHN M. DKSACSSl ia:, President.
"" . I 'ire Prr.sitlrn's.
I James t'liesnut. sen : John P. Knox,
"i ? I*' ?? .1? I.a... n
j tidllirn U. ""."i u, . u;aiv,
nf Thomas S.ilinoml, U illimn I'. Fletcher,
;li John McClellancl. A. (I. lioykiti,
w George Stratford, James Team,
,n. W. E. Johnson, Thomas Whitaker,
1,1 ('. J. Shannon, sell. John C, W wt,
Huruvll IJovkiii, ! James C. Haile.
)(. Heiijamin McCoy, |
,r Secretaries.
|L Charles S. West, I S. M. G Cnry,
Joba M. Cooper, | Willi^iu C: Moore,
7m
The President, after taking the Chair, proposed
to the assembled citizens that they should
from a procession and march to the 'Academy
: Grove, where they \yc u'J be addressed by
Messrs. Preston and Chi a nut. According'
i gly, a procession was formed in the following
order, under the command of Maj. K. 19.
Moffat and Capt. T. E. Shannon, as Marshals
The two Orators.
Committee of Arrangements.
Officers of the Meeting.
Citizens Generally.
At the Grove where the Addresses were delivered,
a large number of persons then assembled,
estimated hy a gentleman of undoubted
veracity and intelligence, at between Seven and
Eight Hundred
In a short and spirited address, Maj. DeSaussure,
the President, handsomely introduced Col.
John S Preston to his fellow-citizens of Ker?
shaw District. Col. Pkkstox was received it?
the most enthusiastic manner by tbe assemblage.
and after the applause had sulisided, htf
proceeded to address them upon tbe great
question of the day ?the Separate Secession of
this Slate?and for more than an hour, he rivelt-d
the attention of his auditoryonly interrupted
by the plaudits which bis eloquence
drew from all. It was Mit.ypKE>TON*b first appearance
among his fellow^citizens of this District,
and we feel assured thnt his gentlemanly ^
deportment and soul-stining eloquence has won
for him ' troops of friends." We would not
subject his speech to the injustice of a erippled
sketch, and will content ourselves with saying,
i that he demonstrated in a most conclusive
I manner, the litter ineffiraev of Senninte Slate
Action to redress our grievances, and sketched
with a Master's hand, the unnumbered woes
which ever wait upon rash and precipitate
measures.
The President then introduced to the meeting
their "well known and trusty public servant
Jas. Chbsnut, Jr." Often has the voice of old
Kershaw shouted a hearty "well done" to.Col.
Chesnuf, but never with a unanimity and enthusiasm
equal to the present occasion. It
s<-emed as if the District wished to demonstrate,
that she still held fast, the faith and confidence
in her Favoritb Sox, which she had so often
before shown. We shall not attempt a recapitulation
of Col. Cliesnut's arguments, suffice
it to say, that he logically discussed the question
of Separate Secession at present by the
State of South Carolina : held up the doctrine
of Separate State action in all its deformity;
and endeavored to impress upon his auditors^
the great necessity, of" concurrent action" on
I .a e A. Ct. A a
. inc part 01 our sister otntes. so as to secure a
reitainty of success in our conteniplat-d move*
men!.
After Col. Chesnut liad concluded his remarks,
the following resolutions offered by
Mr. W m. M. Sh annon, were uuutiimouslv
i.lJopl.d: |
i Resofrerl, That while we are keenly alive to
1 a full appreciation of the wrongs and iujuiies
! heaped iqioii us by an unjust government,
i and are ready to lend our zealous aid to the
j overthrow of Federal sway? Still we feel con
lideut that tbe isolated secession of the State of
i South Carolina under existing circumstances,
j will be destructive of tlio rights and interests
, which we regard as Heater than life.
liiffolvrtl, That Col's. Preston and Ciikst
Mrr, have in glowing and eloquent terms given
| utterance to sentiments which hod a reaoy reI
spouse in our hearts, and that we hereby pledge
j to them our undivided suppoit in the appruaoh
nig Heel inn.
After these Resolutions li.nl been pot imp. 1
irately and botli unanimously adopted. the
{'resident invited the Citizens (?> form agaft in.
t.i procesioti, and march to an adjoining grove,
where a plentiful Iforheeue was provide*I:
which was accordingly done.
The number of persons who partook of the
Dinner, was stated by a gentleman of the highest
rcsjierf ability, and who counted them, to be .
over Five Hundred. After dinner a few Toasts mi
| were read. Those in compliment to the two
>1 ea Iters, were gracefully rescinded to by
both those gentlemen.
The company then diseased i:i good hmuor
ami in good order; there was not the .slightest
couth-ion or disorder dining the whole day.
Letters in reply to the Committee of Invitation
were received from Messrs. Sumter, Man,
riiug and Moses, expressive of their regret at
there inability to attend the meeting; at the
| same time containing their hearty endorsement
' of ils great objects.
J. *1. DfcSAUSSUKIS, Present.
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J. M. ' O- vkk. a , ?
' V, l i' I Seeretars.
! J?. >1. it. 1* AMY, /
\V. C. iVIoOMK. $
For iltr Camilen Journal.
No IV.
Is Secession a desirable thing of itself?
j In my last. I have endeavored to render it, at i
least very doubtful, whether the Serrate 8e!
cession of this State, would produce "concur- ^
I rent action" on the part of other Southern
j States, bv a short review of their past conduct,
i in relation to this question. There are other
views of the question, as relates to the prodnci
ing of Co-oporution, which might bt? considered.
and would go very far to demonstrate the
utter ho|>elessness of bringing altout this desirable
end by the act of Separate Secession, but
sufficient, I believe, has heen said on this point.
it decetfeiou a uenratUc thing m itaein Id
I ordtr to au?wer thU <juetiioo aodarstoodiugljv
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