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The Camden Journal.
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"LETTER FROM MR. CALHOUN ON
THE BANK.
Washington, January 11, 1850.
My Dear Sir; I deeply regret to learn that
there is danger that the Bank question will
cause divisiou and distraction in our district, in
consequence of a division of opinion among its
delegates. Should such be the case, it would
be unfortunate, indeed, at this time, when the
united energy of all the South is required to
save us from the greatest of calamities. The
time has come, when, if we are ever to assert
our rights as members of the Union, it must
now be done; and theu, if we should fail to
Ciiuse tne i^orui 10 resjnrct ??u rtjjuiu mem,
must take their protection in our own hands
and keeping. To draw off the attention of our
State at this time, by subordinate local questions,
is to jeopardize our safety, and that of
the whole South. It must not be forgotten,
that we are in the van of the great controversy
with the North, and that whatever is calculated
to distract and weaken us, will weaken the entire
effort of the South. The Abolitionists
know this, and hence their efforts to do it by
circulating documents so freely and at such
great expense among us to produce that effect
Entertaining these views, I do hope that the
candidates will come to some understanding to
leave all questions in reference to the Bank out
of the approaching election.
As to the question of the expediency of the
Bank, or whether it should l>e re-chartered, I
do not feel called upon to give an opinion. Al
though opposed on principle to all banks 01 issues,
I have, as one ot the Representatives of
the people of Carolina, in their Federal character,
at all times, abstained from interfering with
the local Banlu of the State. I h.ave ever left
all questions in relation to thein to be determined
by those, who for the time, arc charged with
the government of the State, not doubting but
that time and experience would prove the correctness
of the views I took on the subject of
banking.
But while I am on principle opposed to Banks
of issue, I have alwaj'S been aware of the great
difficulty and the extreme caution that is neces
?n Konlra tvliaro tlinu liMVft ln|l(r
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existed. With the view to overcome this difficulty
and to avoid the embarrassment and distress
incident to winding uj>, I proposed when
the charter of the late Bank of the United
States was about to expire, to re-charter it for
twelve years, with sncli provisions as would
compel it to unwind itself to a great extent. It
is now admitted by the well informed, that if
what I then proposed had been adopted, the
great catastrophe of 1837 would have been
averted. Thinking as I do, I am decidedly of
the opinion that the Bank of the Shite, if not
re-chartered, should be allowed ample time and
means to wind up gradually ?.nd cautiously, I,
in addition, doubt the propriety of deciding the
...kotl.n. it almnM ho rp.phnrti'rcd nr
IJUC9UUII VYIICIIIVI IV oifuu.u wv v.
not at this time. Should the South be bound,
as I think it probable the will be, to take her
defence into her own hands, we may need all
the aid and credit which the banking system of
the State will be able to afford, in the undisturbed
possession of their means, and the unabated
confidence of the public in them. How the
question can best be kept out of the canvass,
you and other friends in.the District can best
determine. The press can do much towards it, by
showing how adverse the agitation would be to
the great and vital question now agitating the
State and the whole South, and by making an
appeal to the patriotic to interfere to prevent it.
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The candidates inignt oorne to an unuersiauuing
to leave it out of the issue, and public meetings
might pass resolutions condemnatory of
all agitation on the subject for the present
1 had a letter from Mr. Burt on the same subject
as yours, and, as you are on intimate terms
with him, and as I am mneh engaged, I must
request you to consider this letter adressed to
him as well as you. I have no objection to its
being shown to any friend you or he may desire,
or using its contents freely, but without
publishing.
i continue to enjoy good health, fully as
muuh so as wh *n I left home.
The South is more firm and better united
than ever. The session will be stormy. Disunion
is a common topic of discussion in all
circles. J. C. Calmoux.
Hon. R. F. Simpson.
Ho\. Jefferson Davis o\ Slavery.?Senator
Davis of Mississippi, has recently written a
long and able letter upon the subject of Slavery,
and the relative positions of the North and
South. The rights of the latter are threatened,
and a union of sentiment alone can stop the effort
which is making in the North. He says
that anti-slavery presses are established in slave
States, and it devolves upon the South to tolerate
no longer an open and avowed enemy in
their midst. The North professed to be satisfied
with the Missouri compromise, when the
South gavo up the whole Northwest Territory,
and a large portion of Louisiana, and when the :
question of tho admission of Oregon was
brought up, they claimed and took that as a
pon-siavcholding territory. With all their tcr- i
ritory, comprising many more thousands of <
square miles than the South, they now claim that i
New Mexico and California shall he brought in i
only on the condition that tho Wlhnot Proviso
shall he applied to them. Besides tho power j
of the North, they are aided hy tho abolitionists i
of England. It is not manly or politic, ho says I
to postpone to suoh enemies the issue as pre- I
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aonted Had all which has occurred been foreseen,
and the South been united in the early
period ef Abolitionism, it never could have acquired
its present political position. There are
some who think the question will exhaust itself,
while others depend upon the veto of the President.
To those who depend upon the latter,
he says: "No degree of confidedce in the
present President will justify such dependence."
The Constitution, if carried out, will protect the
South; but that instrument has been treddeii
under foot by the obolitionists, and would be
crushed1, to serve their purposes, regardless of
die terms of the federal compact
Tub Southern Press?The Compromise.
? Every Democratic paper that we have seen
or heard from, in North and South Carolina and
Alabama since the character of Mr. Clay's pretended
compromise has been known, denounces
it in the most emphatic and decided terms.
We regret that we cannot say as much of the
Democratic press of our own State. Whatever
course Whig journals might pursue, we had at
least, hoped to see unanimity among the Democratic,
and that no press of our party at the
South, at this hour of peril and darkness, would
be found Annaeuslike, pressing the hemlock to
her lips. It is in such a criris of public affairs
that the want ofa fearless and independent press
is most severely felt Hut, thank God, a majority
of the Democratic papers/of the State is
already with us, ready to defend, as with walls
of rock, every inch of ground; others will join
us, and of such as do not, in the words of the
dying hero, let us ask our friends, " Shall the
three hundred Spartans at Thermopylae, abandoned
by the other Greeks, betake themselves
to flight?"?Macon Telegraph.
BRADFORD SPRINGS INSTITUTION.
This Institution, which went into operation
not a year since, under circumstances somewhat
unfavorable, we arc happy to say, is now
io a most flourishing condition.
Already has its popularity surpassed the most
sanguine anticipations of its enterprising founders.
The Trustees and Stockholders have
spared no pains or expense to render it, as it
promises to become, one of the most popular
and efficient Institutions for female education
in our whole southern country. The spacious
buildings of the Institution are already filled
with occupants, and the Board of Trustees, actuated
by a commendable spirit of enterprise,
have already commenced the work of new and
extensive additions. The buildings in process
of erection will be completed at an early day,
and the Institution will then be capable of accommodating
at least one hundred and fifty pupils.
A more favorable location for an Institution
of this kind could not possibly have been chosen.
Situated in an elevated and healthy re
gion?possessing a fresh and balmy atmosphere,
and supplied with unfailing springs of
the purest water, it offers health and strength
to the invalid.
Of the able Faculty of tbe Bradford Springs
Institute, we camot speak in terms of sufficiently
high commendation. The Principal of that
Institution, the Rev, Mr. Cater, has for mrny
years been favorably known for his high moral
character, scientific attainments, and peculiar
talent for imparting instruction; and, aided by
the cordial co-operation of able Assistants, he
has succeeded in stamping upon the Institution
such a character as gives promise of long and
extensive usefulness.
One of the Faculty?Mr. J. W. Smith, a graduate
of Trinity College, has had more than
twenty years experience in similar institutions,
and he is felt to be a most efficient instructor,
and a valuable acquisition to the Faculty of
the Institute.? Black River Watchman.
Gen. Quitman and the Cuba Expedition.?A correspondent
of the Philadelphia Inquirer having
stated some time since, that it was understood
Gen. Quitman, Governor of Mississippi, would
command the Cuban force, and it having been
doubted by some, he now says:
u I learn from reliable authority, that it was un?
derstood by Gen. Lopez that Gen. Quitman would
assume the command?that in accordance with
this understanding, lie (Quitman) proceeded at
the appointed time to the rendezvous, New Orleans,
but that when there, several of his friends
hearing of it, succeeded in dissuading him from
going, and the expedition sailed without him.
That he intended going, is beyond all doubt?however
extraordinary such a course may appear."
1 ^ * ? 1 ? l!-i. _ -t AAaaa
A JUr. ivorninK recuvereu a veruici 01 oswv
against the Connecticut River Railroad company,
about a year ago, for injuries sustained by him;
but the company thinking the verdict an exorbitant
one, appealed and obtained a new trial. The
case has just been tried again, and the jury have
rendered another verdict of $10,000.
The passion of fear, says the Eaile of Shaftesbury,
determines the nuicles of the knees, which
are instantly ready to perform their motion, by
taking up the legs with incomparable celerity, in
order to remove the body out of harm's way.
A Short Story by Dicks ns.?Dickons
tells the following story of a American sea captain:
On his last voyngc home the captain had on
board a young lady of remarkable personal attractions?a
phrase I use as one being entirely
new and one you never meet with in the newspapers.
This young lady was beloved intensely
by five young gentlemen, passengers, and in
turn she was in love with them all very ardently
but without any particular preference of either.
Not knowing how to make up hor determination
in this dilemma, she consulted my
friend the captain. The captain being a man
of an original turn of mind, says to the young
lady "jump overboard, and marry the man who
jumps after you." The young lady, struck
with the idea, and being naturally fond of bathing,
especially in warm weather, as it then was,
took the advice of the captain, who had a boat
ready manned in case of accident. According
ly next morning the five lovers being on deck,
and looking very devotedly at tho young lady,
she plunged into the sen head foremost. Four
of the lovers immediately jumped in after her.
When the young lady and her four lovers were
!jot out again, she says to the oaptaln. ' What
am 1 to do with them they are so wet ?" Says
the captain," take the dry one! And the young
lady did, and married him.
THE JJOTONAIL.
CAMDEN. S. C.
TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 24, I860,
Mrs. Hart's Academy.
We were much gratified with the annual May
Concert of Mrs. Hart's Musical Academy. The
performance of the young ladies exhibited evidences
of the skill of their talented instructress.
The chorus of voices enlivened the entertainment,
and gave a pleasing variety to the Concert. ***.
Court of Equity.
We are requested by the Commissioner to state
that the regular Term of Equity Court for Kershaw
District will be held on the 2nd Monday in
Tnno novt
Hon. J. A. Woodward
Has our acknowledgments for his kind attention
in forwarding a copy of the report on the Finances,
l849-'50.
Railroad Stock.
We see by the Carolinian of Saturday last, that
the stock of the South Carolina railroad company
has advanced to seventy dollars.
Farmer and Planter.
We have received the third number of this useful
and excellent paper, published at Pendleton,
S. C., by Messrs. Seaborn and Gilman, at the exceedingly
low price of one dollar per annum.?
Surely a paper devoted to Southern agriculture
will be sustained at home. It is published monthly.
Each number contains a large amount ot interesting
and valuable information, connected with agriculture
and general intelligence. We will thank
Messrs. S. & G. to send us the first and second
numbers of the Farmer & Planter, as we desire to
preserve a file of their excellent paper, containing
so many useful receipts, &c. Those who may
wish to subscribe for this naDer. can leave their
dollar with our postmaster, who will order the
6ame.
The Southern Paper at Washington.
The idea of establishing such a paper has met,
we believe, the general approbation of the South.
We hope every man who loves his rights will take
this paper, to evince at least some disposition that
he will do his duty in this momentous struggle, in
which equity and justice are denied to those who
ask nothing more, and who, we hope, will take
nothing less.
Teachars' Convention.
We hope the suggestion of his Excellency Gov,
Seabrook, for the Teachers throughout the State
. LI ? /"l-l L!- Iillk Toll.
iu asseinoir ?u ^ommuid uii rnuaj uic i^m *u?j
next, will be met, and*that a full delegation from
all parts of the State will attend. The cause of
education (as remarked in the notice of his Excellency)
iu South Carolina demands all the light
which intelligent and experienced minds are capable
of shedding upon it." A convention of this
character we have long needed, and we are glad
to find that there is a fair prospect of its being
held. It will embrace the consideration of u Free
Schools, the preparation^!/ home of elementary
and other books for the use of our schools, the
best mode of insuring the progress of education,
and other kindred matters." Let there bo some
uniformity of system and concert of feeling adopted
for the education of the rising generation, who
are to succeed us?let there be such books prepared
at home as will properly prepare the youthful mind
for a just appreciation of our rights, and this will
tend most effectually to perpetuate our institutions.
Editorial Chang*.
Col. J. W. Norris, jr., and E. M. Keith, Esq.,
have retired from the editorial charge of the Keo.
wee Courier, published at I'ickens C. H., S. C.
W K. Easley, Esq., has assumed its editorial
management. In shaking hands with our retiring
brethren of the corps, we wish them happiness
and success in their future professions or callings,
and in announcing the new Editor, promptly extend
to him the right pT of fellowship.
The Fairfield Herald.
Our worthy and spirited neighbor on the western
side of the Wateree, is brought to task, by a
writer signing himself "Southron," in a late number
of the Charleston Evening News, because the
" Herald" is a little warm on the Southern question?that
is to say, because the "Herald" is
right, and he don't agree with him. The strongest
and most obvious reason that we have ever heard
given by any man for voting for another, was given
once by our worthy representative, Mr. Woodward,
when he said " I voted for Van Buren, and
I did right " The " Herald" goes in for a dissolu~
tion of the Union, and the "Herald" is almost
right. We are not quite as warm as the "Herald"
on Southern rights: it is a pity we are not. We
are beginning to got to his mark, and have no
doubt, if things continue to get 110 betterfast, we will
soon be there The " * Herald' and all others of the
small-fry newspapers in the State, of like kidney,
but not quite as bold in their advocacy of disunion,"
(as his Dig-Fisliship denominates, so classically,
those in favor of immediate Southern action,)
are held up by this " Southron" gentleman as
worthy "the indignant rebuke and reprobation of
the South." The winding-up of his article is very
good. We are only sorry we can't say so much
for the balance, only in spots, The castigation
given the M National Intelligencer" is well-timed
and annrnnriate: and in reeard to anv Daoer
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which speaks so contemptuously of the Southern
convention as the "Intelligencer" does, we say hit
him again. The following extract will give a faint
idea of the Intelligencer's whereabouts on that
question:
" The proposed Nashvillo Convention may
now we presume, be regarded as a dream of
the past. Condemned by popular opinion,?
by the opinion, wo mean, of a majority of the
intelligent citizens?in every State in the Union
save one, artifice has indeed been resorted to
in a number of Districts in the other Southern*
States to give apparent strength to the projeef
by partial gatherings of its favorers, in the districts
in which tbtfproject has been voted down
in full county meetings?as in the case of Albemarle
comity and Richmond city in Virginia?
undertaking to send minority Delegates to
Nashville A Convention so composed, in
whole or in part, would of course he without
any authority, should gentlemen' be found bold
enough to repair to Nashville under such commissions.
It can hardly be doubted that such
a convention; would cover itself with ridicule.?*
Wholly unauthorized, even the high personal
character of some of the Delegates thus constituted
would not protect them .against the comparison
of their position with that of the Ruck- j
exiles, so called some years ago to eke out the j
nKipptu nf tlie Rultiinmu (Innv^ntinn "
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VVe are sorry that "Southron" had not confined
his article to strictures on the "Intelligencer,"and
let the small fry alcne; for we opine these small
fry may ris*- ?/t masse, and prove quite as much
as a big one can manage. What say brothers >
Cheraw Gazette, Carolinian, Telegraph, &c., to
that proposition? We are inclined to the opinion
that "Southron's" Row up Salt River of the small
fry, may yet prove to him a ride solitary and alone.
We hand ln'ni over to the tender mercies of the
"Herald," who in this war of words will no doubt
prove one too many for our "Southron" friend.
To the Intelligencer we would remark, by way of
parenthesis, that in a lew days llial Nashville convention
will be held, and we hope demonstrations
may be made to the astonishment of those who
have fondly hoped that "artifice" has "been resorted
to" for the purpose of effecting the object.
Facts are sometimes curious tilings, and it is possible
this convention may exhibit some stubborn
ness. Who can tell? Surely not the National
Intelligencer.
Editorial Correspondence of the Journal.
Washington City, May 21.
To-day Mr. Soule, of Louisiana, made his
speech; and we have no hesitation in saying it j
was the best we ever heard. Mr. Soule is a j
native of France, having left Paris, where lie
was an editor, at about the age of 25, on account
of his republican principles. He is yet a
young man, with something of the French
brogue and air; but he is all the orator,?and
better still, he is every inch a Southern man.}
He poised his lance to-day against the compro-1
nfniittcn liill ? nifi iml .
came off master of the field. Mr. Clay rose {
after liiin to throw cold water over the effect of,
his speech; but the ramparts of truth and jus- j
tice, so deeply thrown around the position and j
arguments of Mr. Soule, proved invulnerable,
even before the battery of the Kentucky Senator;
and we must say that Mr. Soule is evidently
too strong a match for Mr. Clay, altho'
it be Mr. Cltnj.- Mr. Soule proved that the
Mexican laws were not in force over the teriitories;
or if they were, they admitted of a certain
kind of slavery?Peonage; and proved;
that the Constitution of Vermont admitted that'
kind of slavery; thereby deducing the fact that;
the effort of the compromisers is, to throw j
slavery from the necks of the blacks upon those ;
r. I .1 . .1 r. Ml ;
oi cue wnms. tie proved uiat tue n?u gave ;
nothing to the South, but rather took away that j
which she already had, and gave all to the j
North. Me said that he should oppose it, and j
that no Southern man could vote ibr it. Mr. !
Clay said, why did he not propose a plan then j
that would be better, and suit the entire conn,
try ? So you sue that the thing has arrived at
this point: The North must have a concession
from the South, and will not be satisfied unless
the concession is a considerable bouum; the
South is discontented; tho Northern members
lie still, and wait for the Southern traitors to
browbeat the rest of the South into the concession.
Mow far the South will yield 1 do not J
know. It is now the crisis of the crisis. We
will know who are for the South, and who
against her. Location no longer makes a
Southern man ; for many soutli of Mason and
Dixon's line are our worst enemies.
May '2*2.?To-day Mr. Upham endeavored
to throw the stigma of peonage from Vermont,
and make an assault upon Mr. Soule; but it
was the latter Senator's easiest task to demolish
the " ugly representative" from the Green
Mountain State. Mr. Uphatn endeavored to
prove that according to the Constitution of
Louisiana she was a free State. Mr. Soule said
it was known she was a slave State, and if
slave and free, then he hoped her Senators
would be very welcome in every part of the
Kall. With his coolness and sarcastic powers,
Mr. Soule has little to fear from the paltry attacks
of suck inen as Mr. Upham.
Mr. Pratt, of Maryland, offered an amendment
to the amendment of Mr. Davis, providing
that the Constitutions of the new States,
to be formed from the Territories, should have
nothing in them relative to slavery?but that
the owner, carrying slaves, should be protected
in his property.
Mr. Downs, of Louisiana, made a speech, accompanying
it with a'full complement of his
inimitable gesturos, opposed to Mr. Davis'
amendment, and in favor of the compromise.
It will be recollected this is the gentleman who
made such a speech in favor of the South, some
months since, and for which the New Orleans
Crescent tried to rasp him so severely. Fearing
a second attack, Mr. Downs has preferred
to play a traitorous part towards the South, and
therel?v escnne the CVese.ent's curses. TIlO
more debate we have on this question, and tho
longer the vote is postponed, the worse for tho i
South, It would seem that office, is so brilliant <
a luro, that ono.half of the Southern Represen- 1
tatives would sell tho South to gain a place.
The Union, which was once our shield, is now i
manufactured into an instrument of war, and '
wielded in death strokes against us, by the op.
posite party. It is time the Soutli should ask
what the Union is? It is already evident that
the Constitution is in the hands of the majority,
and may be, and will bo bent to suit their own
peculiar purposes. It is useless to talk about 1
our loving tho Union, If in it we can maintain
our rights; why, we had as well say we lovo
night, if we oan have daylight in its midst.
Wo never will have justloo in union with
those who reduce us to the necessity not of considering
whether we will receive a compromise,
/ IV
because it gives us our rights, but whether it fc
the best wo can do. I would rather see SouthCarolina,
alone, sever h erself from the Uofon-r
yes, if to* oil Carolina, even our Coiigreaeiountf
District? flian to submit to a degradation manufactured
by Yankee minds, anffenforeed by
Yankee power. Hie fefczzmg hum of?patherjt
blow-flies for the Compromise, (astney ax*
pleased to call it,) as they gather nround'fjie
carcass of State, makes erne Wonder who .Are
the constituents that will vote to aeiid these-ipen
i. 1 *
back again.
M,v.y '23.?This morning a telegraphic dispatch
was received, that Cuba was taken," and
that (Jen. Quitman, , Governor of Mississippi,
heads die eajiedifibn. I hope it is true. One
41,iri fr ia vort' rruvfotil it 1*? a**
via tug w ?v?j vvmiMiy IV VV1UU HUfc UC bUIJUUVU' 1
to abler hands.
To-day lias been a grand day in the Senate.
It is truly now the heart: of the nation, edil eve-ry
throb is felt to the farthest' exTteniities. 'i-lur
order of the day was taken ap amf Mr.' Sonic
again arose. We are afraid to spenit- of his
speech?it surpassed any thing ever la-fore de-livered
in the American Senate. "Tell we not,'r
said a Senator to me after the Senate adjpur,n^
ed?"tell me not of Mr. Calhoun's speeches; f
was as great an admirer of hin a? yew-or wiyr
man, but Soule's is the best speech ever deffvered
in that Senate." With just enough foreign
accent to make his voice more hifereSting,
you have but one feeling of uneasiness?
that is, that he will stop too soon. He said if
he had drawn up a compromise, he at least,
would not have drawn up one which th'retfr a
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IIIclPIV t*l luv lllllg rtUJBB III LA/ WUIUU I*
would plunge the Sonth. He liked one feature
in the Wilmot proviso?Us boldness. No southern
man could vote for the compromise. H.e
most gloriously castigated those who were willing
to go for the compromise because it tear
the best then could do. There was a way, even
though conquered, to retain self-respect and
the resect of his enemies?to die nobly fighting.
Mr. Clay endeavored to answer him, but
it was the old bully bantering the young giant,
who had risen with all his miiht and power to
do battle in the cause of right Downs, he
demolished without an effort, and Foote, in a
tripple fire, between Hale, Soole and Davis,
seemed to fkkl his position.
Armisted Burt, I understand, is for the compromise;
I am not sure yet, but if he is, take
htm home, and in the fnee of the neonle he has
betrayed, hang him so high that the vultures
will be afraid to go up after him. It is a thrilling
time here?it is the eve of battle, and ever
and anon brings news of some fresh deserter?
and the few "true and tried" stand together .and
ask, whA goes next? It will be so until the
Union is dissolved, and the longer we put it ofT,
the more we lose?now is tlie time to act?
People of the South, make the issue at once.
P.
The Augusta Republic,
A whig journal, published at Augusta, Georgia,
puts tip things to suit us just at this particular crisis.
In reference to the report of the compromise
committee, are the following extracts:
" We will take up the report and notice, in their
order, some of its most objectionable features. We
will not lose the occasion to sayt that this committee,
consisting of some of the ablest men in this
or any other country, have solemnly expressed the
opinion that this slavery question has evr 11 threatened
the existenc e of our Union. When we have
heretofore spoken of the existence rf this danger,
our declaration was met by the foul charge of agi-0
tator. disorganize^ disunionist. *.
"We trust this insensate cry will now be hushed,
since the peril of the Union is made the f(iuadufj#t
upon which the so-called compromise qommitfee
have based their solemn labore."
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"Our readers have seen the report, and doubtless
notice the proposition of the majority of the
committee, to pay to Texas a large sum of money,
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prouauiy eigiu or urn millions 01 aonars, ,iu cuusideration
of her yielding her claims to that part of
New Mexico, which lies east of the Rio Grande.
This section thus proposed to be purchased of
Texas, contains nearly 125,000 square miles, and
would make two States as large as Georgia. Now,
we ask, are Southern representatives ready to
vote for this purchase?to pay Southern money to
make freesoil territory of a land, which if possessed
by Texas, would add hereafter to the political
power of the South. Those who propose ttTpurchase
it from a slave State, believe and avow that
if it becomes a part of New Mexico, slavery will be j
forever excluded from it. This is a part of the-.plan
for settling the difficulties between the North and
the South, and saving the glorious Union I We
must not only gice up ihe territories, but we must
buy more territory Jrom a slare Stale to a do to the
freesoil rower! What a hopeful plan for building
up the South, and protecting her interests in
the trying future! We trust the people of the
South will not receive and be betrayed by political
rattles, such as could not deceive -any one who
win mum as a iuaii. ?
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u The country is now in a fearful crisis; but the
South is strong, and would be invincible if she
would only unite. We trust in Heaven that a
fair settlement may be made. If it woujd do good,
we would appeal to our brethren of the North by
recollections soul-stirring and sublime, by fraternal
feelings, which we would re-enkiudle with the sa.
cred fires of love, by hopes which hang Upon the
future, lit with a thousand hues of glory-aimgceat*
ness. But we can reach only a few of our toretb.
ren of the North. We say to our Sjputhrm fellow
citizens, don't give up the ship?don't grOW feint,
hearted and weary, in defending your rights. Wo
see that some of our papers of Ine ?ght stamp are
growing cold, not from an abandonment of principle,
but beoause the people themselves appear
to bo cold and indifferent. That is uo reason why
they should tire in the great cause of the South.
"Thousands of our people have been deceived
and misled. The truth will yet flash out from'tho
widespread ing fires of danger, which will fee see?<
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Fit* lUlJgy III I1DW (SII14 I* 1 1OOOVU fVIUiuv *u? ?h. -J)
The Nashville Convention will have to be held.
The South will be forced to unite. This is oqr
prophecy, looking as we do, with at dent anxiety
for something to be done, and quickly done* tpex\
tirpate confusion, discord and danger by their
roots. But everwatchftil vigilance is needed noty,
and the South cannot dispense with it but *t the
hazard of a speedy and inglorious downfall."
On the subject of establishing a pap^at Washington,
devoted to Southern rights, the Republic
says:
" We heartilv rejoice at this movement to establish
a Southern paper at Washington. Wo
have expressed our disapprobation op. several occasions
heretofore, etthe oourse of the papers at
Washington City, as we have done at that of some '
nearer home, 'fbe truth will out at last Justice
is sure, though often slow. The public wiH see.