The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, May 28, 1868, Image 2
TEH PLATFORM OF THE RADICAL
PAEvTY.
The National Republican party (
the United States assembled in Nt
tional Convention in the city of Ch
cago on the 20th day of May, 1861
make the following declaration (
principles:
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try on the assured success of tfc
reconstruction policy of Congre:
as evinced by the adoption in tli
majority of the States lately in n
bellion, ofconstifutionssecurihg equ:
civil and political rights to all; an
it is the duty of the Government t
sustain those institutions and to pn
vent the people of those States froi
being remitted to a state of anarchj
Second.?The guarantee by Coi
gress of equal suffrage to; all loyj
men at the South was demanded b
every consideration of public safet;
of gratitude, and of justice, and mm
be maintained; while the question <
. suffrage in all the loyal States pn
the nennle tof tliOt
J/C..JF WWW..&o v- I--!"
Stages. ' .. "
y.Tnird.?We1 denounce- ail forms (
repudiation as a national .crime, an
the national honor requires the paj
inent of the public indebtedness i
the utmost good-faith to all' ereditoi
at- home and abroad, not only accorc
in$ to the letter, but the spirit of tli
laws under which it was contractor
Fourth.?It is due to the labor t
the nation that taxation should t
equalled and reduced as rapidly t
the naional faith will permit.
Fifth.?The national debt, coi
tracted, as it has been, for thepr<
servation of the Union for all time t
come, should be extendodj over a fa
period for redemption ; and it is tf
duty of Congress to reduce the rat
of interest thereon whenever it ca
be honestly done. . ;
Sixth.'?That the best policy 1
diminish our burden of debt is to s
improve our credit that capitalis
will seek to loan us- money at low<
rat.es of interest than we now pa;
and mu6t continue to pay so long r
repudiation* partial or total, open (
covert, is threatened or suspected.
Seventh.?Tho government of th
United States should be administere
with the strictest economy, ahd tli
corruptions which havebcen so sham*
fully nursed and fostered by Andre
Johnson ball loudly for radical r<
form..
Eighth'.?"We professedly deplor
the untimely and tragic death (
Abraham Lincoln, and regret the a<
cession of Andrew Johnson to th
Presidency, who has netcd trench*
rously to the people who elected liii
and the cause he was pledged to su]
port; who has usurped high legish:
ti've and judicial functions ; who lir
refused to execute the laws; whohr
used his high office to induce otlu
officers to ignore and violate the lawi
who has employed his executive pov
era to render insecure the property
the peace, liberty, and life of tl
citizen ; who has abused the pardoi
ing power; who has denounced tl
National Legislature as unconstiti
ti.onal; who has persistently and co
ruptly resisted, by every tneasure i
his power, every proper attempt j
the reconstruction of the States lat'el
in rebellion ; who has pervertdd tli
public patronage in'o an 'engine <
wholesale corruption, and- who lit
been justly impeached for high erim<
and misdemeanors, and properly pr<
nounced guilty thereof by the vote (
thirty-five senators.
Ninth.?The doctrine of Grer
Britain and other European Powci
that because a man is once a suhjc<
he is always so, must be resisted t
every hazard by the United State:
as a relic of the feudal times, not an
thorized by the law of nations, an
at war with our national honor an
independence. Naturalized citizen
are entitled to be protected in all thci
rights of citizenship as though the
were native-born, and no citizen (
the United States, native or natura
ized, must be liable to arrest an
imprisonment by any foreign Powc
for acts done or words spoken in tli
country; and if so arrested and in
prisoned, it is the duty of the Goi
crnment to interfere in his behalf.
Tenth.?Of all who were faithfi
in the trials of the late war there wer
none entitled to more especial hone
than the brave soldiers and seame
who endured the hardships of can
paign and cruise, and imperiled the
lives in the service of their country
the bounties and pensions provide
l ? a 1 1 P 11 I 1 / i
oy me laws lor uiese Draveueienuei
of the nation, are obligations never t
be forgotten; the widows and o:
phans of tl o gallant dead are tl
wards of the people?a sacred icgac
bequeathed to the nation's care.
Eleventh.?Foreign emigratioi
which, in the past, has added so muc
to the wealth, developement,*and r<
sources and increrse of power to th
nation, the asylum of the oppressc
of all nations, should be fostered an
encouraged by a liberal and just jio
icy. '
Twelfth.?This Convention d<
flares itself in sympathy with all th
f
I
! oppressed people lvliieli arc-struggling j
fur their rights.
Additions to the Chicago Flat.
'* FORM.?After the regular platform
^ had beon adopted, the following reso^f
lutions Were passed:
"Resolved, That we highly commend
the spirit of magnanimity and for10
giveness with which the men who have
>s served in the rebellion?but who now
ie frankly and honestly Co-operate with
c" us in restoring the peace of the coun^
try and reconstructing the Southern
a" ' 4 ' m
State governments upon the basis of
;o impartial justice and equal rights?
2* are received baclf into the commis
sion of loyal people, and we favor the
7. Mmni-nl r,f tlm disniialifinntion and
l" restrictions imposed, upon ..the late
rebels in the same.measure as the spi}'
rit of their loyalty will direct, and as
'' may be consistent with the safety of
5t the loyal people.
"Resolved,, That wo reecgnize the
3" great principles laid down, in the imie
mortal Declaration of 'Independence
as the true foundation of Democratic
H government, and we hail with glad^
liess every effort toward'."making
r~ . these principles a living reality on
n every inch of American soil."
Tiie German Settlements in
Western Texas.?The San Antonio
* Express says: " The German settle}
inents in Western Texas arc an exe
ception to the general .character of
LS agricultural commut ities in Texas,
for no place in the world presents in
its combination of natural scenery
2" and farm life a more pleasing picture
:? than the eight miles of country on
,r the San Antonio road before entering
Jc the thriving village of New Braunfels.
c The road runs through a succession
11 of small farms; to tho West, a nriile
or so distant, is a range of highlands
0 covered with green foliage of elms that
,0 dot the little valley' below; to the
ts West stretches out a lovely rolling
'r prairie country, oyer which herds of
cattle are grazing; between this line
IS of hills and the high, rolling prairie
)r lie the welbfeuced,. well-tilled farms
of 6ur German friends, their humble
lj but comfortable houses surrounded
by all the evidences.of an industrious
IC and civilized people. Here and there
long lanes lead from the prairies to
the hills to afiord a passge for the
cattle of the farmers. This wlioje
country is now. a scene of agricultue
ral industry; ploughs are moving in
field; men and women are at work ;
-- no one lounging about. The women
e are generally engaged in the lighter
- employment of sowing , seed. No
m children were? visible plhying idly
> about the farms doors, but a logI
school house, in which we saw a mul-1
is titude of young heads trying to catch a
is glimpse of the stage, proves that these
* industrious Germans commence right.
l'* A Locomotive Struck by T igiitxing.?On
Friday last during the
IC huil-storm that visited tliis section, the
v east-ward bound train on the Toledo,
10 Peoria and Warsaw railroad?George
J" Boies conductor, and 0. A. Martin
r" engineer?had just left El Paso as
n the storm struck it. When about a
11 mile and a half eas.t of that city the
J lightning struck a tolcgragh pole.
ie Instead of scattering it and going to
^ the ground, it burst the insulator,
IS making a blazC of light; passed on
to the next insulator, and burst thut,
with another hla?e of light as intense,
^ a looker-on informs us, as a thousand
gas jets, and so on lor five poles. It
it then ran down one pole and leaped
s to the track, and ran bade without
it doing any damage until it struck the
it' engine. It ran up one of the drivers,
s, | and burst a section of two feet out of
i- the solid tire, and passing along tbe
d boiler without doing any damage, it
d reached the lever, arid Went upwards
is with a blaze of light similar to that
ir on the tclegragh wire, and with a dey
tonation like a small cannon. So
>f intense was tlic light, and so violent
1- was the shock, that the engineer was
d nearly blinded and almost stunned.
;r Our informnut says that the nppearis
i ance of the light,on the track and on
> the wires was brilliant beyond conj
ception. It looked as if there was an
j immense lake of fire ahead, into which
; the train was about to plunge, and
c , the contrast between the light and
)r ) the ordinary daylight that followed
n ! seemed as great,is.that between the
j.. brightest day arid the darkest night.
ir Peoria Transcript.
9
J
d j Constitutionality of the in*s
come Tan.?Thtf-Philadelphia Led ?
\ aer says; ."A bill in equity has been
r- filed in the United States Circuit
| Court by Jofin O'Bryne designed to
y test the eonstitntifinnlitv nf the netnf
Congress levying the income tax. The
n, bill avers-that the act is in violation
h of article 4, section 9, of the Consti8-!
tution of the United States, which
is 1 says : "No capitation or other direct
id tax shall belaid unless in proportion
d to the census or enumeration herein1
before directed to be taken,"
[The argument will be heard on
s- the'first Monday in June.. The law
ic can hardly stand in court.]
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Insanity1 in Indiana?Interest- !'
inu Statistics.?The report of the .
Commissioners of the Hospital, for
the Insane, in Indiana for yhe year :
ending October 31, 16^7, recites
some; curious and melancholly1 facts.
The .hospital was opened fori.fhe re- {
ceptiion of patients on the 21st of i
November, "1848. From that time
until the datd'of the report there had f
been received -3444 patient#.- '?f-this 1
number 1710 were-restored. * * 1
Among the cause;? of the insanity J
are given the following.: Abuses from {
drunken, husband#, 47; disappoint- i
ments in love, 59 males and 51 fe- ?
males; domestic bereavments, 58 ,
males and 180 females; domestic dis- f
sensions, 154, there being twice as
many females as males; excessive use
of'tobacco, 18 males-and 14 fetaales;
financial difficulties, 64; intempefancc ,
116 males, no-females, jealousy, 15 j
and 34 females; religious excijtejnent, 4
156 mules, and 131 females;bright, 1
43: ill-treatment, from relatives, '6 '
males and 21 females; fear of army .
draft 7; war excifement,.,4i^BoaJe8
and 15 females. V
One thousand and or 1
nearly one half the male gadgets're '
ceived were farmers.. Of the others, )
181 were laborers; blacksmiths, 35; i
clerks, 39; carpenters, 46; shoema- i
kers, 27; no occupation, 35;. soldiers
35; teachers, 25; lawyers only 3;
editors, 2, and so on." A very large
proportion of the patients .admitted <
are from twenty to thirty years of i
age. There were two hundred and ;
ninety-one in.the hospital at the date
of the report.
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A remarkable illustration the
difficulty of so framing statutw thtft ,
the ingenious lawyers cannot! pick (
them to pieces is contained in the
decision just rendered by Jndge Benedict,
oI tho Eastern district of this '
State, in the case pf John B. Adatte, :
charged with epunterfeiting fractional j (
currency. Adatte ivas tried ^otre ,
time ago and convicted, but obtained
a new trial because of tire exclusion
of a witness in his favor. On the
ooonwl ti-inl Kn tca? ncmin nonvieted t
OWVIIU k* ii?a taw > ?*M r !
under that section of the statute of ,
1864,which makes it a crime to^huve
in one's possession p ates of tba'"United
States notes without authority of 1
the proper officials. A moticn\ was 1
made in arrest of judgment on the i
ground that the statute had reference |
ouly to the possession of the geliuine i
plates, which Adatte's confessedly :
were not, and the Judge sustained
the aiOtiQn, and set the pjpsqjjgi^at
lioerty.? New York Sun. r'J
The RadicalMETiioDiSTS.~Radicals
in all the phases of human life :
are themselves impatient of authority
and restraint, notwithstanding that
they are intolerant and tyranieal towards
all-who do not agree with
them. The rccnt la}' convention of
northern Methodists at Chicago resolved
that the Methodistsof the present
generation have as iir&eh right to
change the plan of the Church and
adapt it to "this age of progress" as
Wesley and his compeers had to create
it. Of course. Those fathers of <
Methodism were no better than the ?
northern fanatics of this day, and ,
not half so wise. Indeed the Meth- (
odist Church js out of date "with those
people, and should be remodeled. They
look upon it as did the Kadicals upon 1
the Federal Constitution?as obsolete 1
and absurd, since' it is seventy years
old. < . i
s5an Francisco, Mky 9.?Various i
terrible pheriominia occurred at Man- (
noloa between the 28th of March j
and the 18th of April. Two thou- (
sand earthquake shocks occurred.? j
The shock of April 2d lusted three
minutes. No one could stand tn the
houses in Hiwaos, China. Following -1
.the shock came a tidal waveAixty 1
feet high, sweeping every thing Gefore j
it. The earth opened with bottomr j
less fissures. Thirty persons ;twere .
swallowed. The earth opened under ^
the sea, making the water red. Vast
land slides in the meantime occurred, i
destroying life and property. / The
summit and side of a hill, fifteen (
hundred high, were thrown a thousand
feet over the tops oftrceA into <
the valley below. Gases issued af- ]
terwards, destroying animal'Ta/fd*
vegutable life. An island, four linn- i
dred feet high, was thrown up, three <
miles from Wias, China, and is joined >
to the land by a steam of lava a mile !
wide. The voleantic display lllumi- 1
nated the sea for fifty utiles. One 1
hundred lives and half million of 1
property were destroyed. :
The heaviest alibi on record is that
of a Posey county, Indiana, negro, i
charged with killing a boy. He 1
proved that he was in three different
places, five miles apart, at the time of
the killing.
The lynoxville Prc?i and Herald <
of Thursday says -that Governor
]3rownlow has had a. severe attack of i
palsey, and that but: faint hopes .are ;
entertained of his recovery. '
THE' journalT U
TliursdMj, May 28, I St 8. c
A Disappointment. a
A considerable commotion was ere- e
ited among some of our "citizens" on e
Monday last by a report from a wag- u
psh-North Carolinian that the K. K's 1
ntended paying a visit tq Camden on
;hat night. There was quite an excite- 8
nent, and preparations were made to f
?ivo them a reception equally as warm T
is the regions from whence they are "
said to hail, but they di l not make their t
ippearance, to the disappointment of v
some and the. gratification of others. ' i
, Wheat Orop. C
We regret to team that the orapaiof c
ivheat in. this and adjoining Districts c
mve been attacked by rust and that (
ihe yield will he much less than here- 1
afore unticipat d. ( ^
Elections Postponed. I
'"Gen. Oaxby has issued an edict post- 4
poning the municipal elections in the t
several cities and towns of this State, t
lintil after the approval by Congress of c
the recently adopted constitution hy
Qongress.
The End cf Impeachment- 1
In the Impeachment Court on Mon- 1
lay, t> motion to proceed with the re- (
inaining articles was lost by a vote of c
28 nays to 26 ayes. I
A motion to adjourn to the 2&t of j
Tiino w.ia lust hv >1 Tin vfttft. wh n thn
second and third urtioles of irfipenohment
were taken up and voted npon ?r
The vote on both stood: Guilty 35; not
Guilty 19. |
These votes were followed by the announcement
of the acquittal of the
President as far as they went, when,
nn motion, the Court of Impeachment
adjourned tine die.
Another Torn of the EcrevvGen.
Cavby has removed thirteen of
the Aldermen of Charleston, and in
filling their places has appointed,
among others teven colored men. As
the General has givon no reason for his
action, and no accusation was made, it
is supposed that he made the change to
gratify the Radicals, who protested .
against his recent order postponing all !
municipal elections. j
NpminaUoas.
General GraIct, as was expected, has 1
received the nomination of the recent;
t. f + ti ,l ! 1
itnuicat uopveimoii, as ineir canuiuuie
for the ^Presidency. The vote was unanimous,
on the first ballot. Schuyler
Colfax, ihe present Speaker of the
House, of Representatives, was nominated
for the Vice Presidency, on the
fifth ballot.
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The Charleston Meeting.
A meeting held rooently in Edge fie 1 j
District, presided ever by Ex-Gover: or
Pickens, has called a new Democratic
Convention io assemble at Columbia,
on the second Monday in June next,
to appoint delegates t<| attend the Democratic
National Covention, and also to
nettle, among other questions, that of
suffrage. To this call Charleston has
responded.
The meeting was presided over by
the Hon. C. H. Simontov, who, upon
taking the chair, made a short, but
able, patriotic and judicious speech, congratulating
the Democracy of Charleston
upon their determination that at last
our anoient city must throw off the
letharcrv which lias so lonir oppressed
her?that in t}u? language of the coll. i
under which they nssombled, Charles , <
ton must no longer be inert and voice- ^ 1
iess, hut that she must take her proper
part in the political drama, concluding,
with a just tribute to the Democratic
party of the country. Col. R. B.
Ruett, Jr., offered the following resolutions
i ' |
Whereas, the white people of South
Carolina, notwithstanding they are
without political power or influence in
the affairs of the United States, and are
hold by force of military power under
political disabilities, and subjected to
the political control of the African ruce,
corruptly used by transient persons,
have been invited by the Democratic
party to join them and be represented
at their < onvention about to assemble
(it the city of New York on the fourth
iay of July next; therofore, j
Itesolred, That we agree with our fellow-citizens
of Edgetiold, and it is the
opinion of this meeting, that the white
people of South Carolina, who, by permanent
residence with the intention to
remain, or by payment of taxes, are
honestly citizens thereof, ought and will,
with but few and not influential excep- '
tions, cordially accept this invitation. ^
Iisfioked, That we sincerely regret t
thnt the gentlemen, who lately assom- .
bled in Convention nt Columbia, did ^
nbt, by timely public notice of their
intended meeting and its objects, or by . *
priyute consultation with some of our c
citizens, Mhom they might expect j
? \
Fould give such notiee, afford t
Charleston nnd the low country a fai
>pportunity to join with theui. .
Resolved, That, while we heartil;
,gree in the purpose of that Oohveniio
-to unite with the Democracy, an
sprees our thanks for their statistics
xyxjsure of those who are forced upo
is as legislators and rulers, we regre
hat some parts of their proceedings d
lot coincide with our views. And
While we regret, also, that the
hould have thoug t it proper to ay
xhata. Representative of this distrie
vho has never been a resident .tbereo
md wh:ie we do not think it wise c
onsidernte to'.have entirely seclude
L. ~1,1 A!i?? /?<r ATI/) fll
HO U1U Vlty VI Xjuai ltDluu mm
rhole low country from portici patio
n their executive organization for tl
rhole State, yet, we are willing to w
ept the suggestion that these caatx
?f regret were the cause of inadv. rten<
ir accident. ; ,
Resolved, That the white citizens <
Charleston do hereby, in a spirit.<
larmony, appeal to and invite tl
vhite citizens of the State and fliomen
>ers of the late Convention, who i
>art, doubtless, represent s cli citizen
o meet in Convention at Columbia, o
ho second Monday of June next, fc
lie purpqse of selecting Delegates 1
he Democratic Convention, to be he!
it New York on the fourth day of Jul;
ind also to consider of the welfare i
heir fellow-citizens; and that for tin
jurpose they hold meetings at the
vsi e tive Court Houses ou the fir
tfonday of June.
Resolvnd, That delegates equal 1
louble the number of the Oharlestc
lelegation to the last General Assemb,
)b appoiuted to represent us in sai
convention, and that a committee
ifteen be appointed to nominate to ?
idjourned meeting such suitable pe
sons as will accept and perform th
ervice.
llesolved, That in caso this oi
1 -1 ? -i.?n
ippeui mm uivuiuiuu miuii umun.
lately be disregarded, then that 01
leiegates proceed to nominate to tl
citizens of this District, and subje
;o their approval, the usual numb
)f delegates, namely: one delega
for the State at large-and one alte
iato in behalf of this District, ar
two delegates and two alternates
reprosent this District in the Dem
iratic Convention to be held at
i'ork on the fourth day of July, ai
that the Hon. Carlos Tracy be pi
if said delegates.
Revolved, That we, the citizens
Charleston, do hereby tender to tl
Democracy and to the faithful Co
jervative Republicans of the Unit*
States our grateful ncknowlcbgemcn
for the zeal and earnestness wii
whiph they are struggling trf save
from tne barbarism of ini'itarvfar
African despotism under which \
fiow are, anrl for their ettorts to r
jtore the constiMition.il liberty estn
lishcd by the blood and wisdom of
oommon ancestry.
These resolutions were seconded 1
Mr. J. B. Campbell in an elaborn
ipeech, purt of the burthen of whi<
tras ?he great wrongs inflicted up<
Charleston by the recent convention
Columbia, which organized the Dem
sratic party of. 8outh Carolina, wlii
is yet it had not pleased Charleston "
;hrow off her lethargy" prefering to r
nain "inert and voiceless;'' but som
what palliated by the fact that u Wa]
3A>rPT0N"Jwa8 at the head of the Exe
ative connnittee appointed by the afor
iai-1 convention, of whom it pleased tl
ipenker to declure belief in his purit
ibility and patriotism, hut that he hf
jeen made the "instrument" of sonj
jody. to do Charleston a wrong in tli
;hing, &c. .
The wrong compinined of was tl
?
necessary result of Charleston's fnilii
:o be represented at Columbia. Tl
notice was extended to the mostremo
regions of the State, the subject w
liscussed in the city papers; und tl
leaders of opiuion there did not see 1
to tube any part in the movement.The
wrong done to Charleston tin
wos, thut the large portion of the pe
pie' of South Carolina who sent del
gates to Columbia, did not suffer tb
fuilure of Charleston to participate
the movement, to prevent their orga
zing a party to do battle aguinst tl
radical constitution about to be ii
posed upon us, u?d that in so brief
dine. that, the orirnnizatjon could n
:hen bo effected before the election wi
upon ua. Xi Charleston by her supin
?oss at a moment so critical, waive
ler nutural prominence in the atfai
jl'Stat?, was no other city or torn, vj
age or hamlet, to raise a voice again
:he monstrous iniquity ubont to be pe
[nitrated ? It was in better taste ar
spirit to confess as Col. Sj.udntox at
;he signers of the call did, that Oharle
on hud been sleeping or indifferent <
iiVl nut elioose to ioin in the movemen
3ut while we have thought it ?lue i
he cause of justice and oundor to 1
mdiate the char^a-of wrong done^
jhurleston by the Golumbia Convei
ion. We, for our part, are willing 1
.oncede everything not destructive
irinciple, to satisfy the graud old cil
4#
o! in any reasonable demand. The time pk
r was when her statesmen would by the < 4$
wisdom of their counsels and their '
V VI
n weight and influence over the people fll
d I of South Carolina, have directed, in a
d great measure, the Carolina1 senti
n ment. It is l.er misfortune as well as 4
^ ours, that the refce of her giants old
has passed away or been silenced by 4
y the events 6f tHe last few years of bl/iod
>- and despotism. But though South
^ Carolina no longerTas a leader in po- J
)r litical affairs, surely there is no reason
d why misrepresentation,' miscqincaption. $
io or mistake, should diyide the respecta^ I
n ble white people of South Carolina.-?
^ We are perfectly willing for onr 1
>8 that Charleston should have tho ap- v$
;-e pointment of the delegates she claims, Js
'to the National Convention in anv ifrav 7-i
- - -77-0,.rr-yf
that it can beat be effected. But wodo J
^ most earnestly protest against any ii- r
terference with the platform adopted at
n Columbia- The principle there com- 9
3, plained of by Charleston, was adopted
n on the eve of ?n/ election which it wm* -?
)r
to lioped might he carried by the inse?d
I tiun of that, feature. Locally, it may
y, ] do good, abroad it cannot dooxp&ohief.
i When the National Convention is over, y#
? tit will be time enough to, exainine j
gj I whether it accords with the platform of ;
| of the party. We say emphatically,
to let it alone. ( 1
in ,, ;
ly " 1 i
for the camdf.s journal.
0f kb. editor : Clubs have undpuJbfcin
edly been trumps, in imperial Camden
r* for the past two or three years. For
13 instance, we have had Croquet Clubs,
ir>. instituted to allow the young ladies ,
u. opportunity to display grace and header
ty ; Base Ball Clubs?organized, it is
le supposed, to dislocate limbs, dtp.; Under
t ic&l Clubs to destroy the peace and
er harmony of the country, and Demodte
cratio < luhs to suppress tyranny. ' )
But the Clubs which we would call ^
; the attention of the younger male por- >
0 i tions of our community, is a time hoilI
ored,association, known us the Camden ?
, J Debating Club. This Society was or- |||
:ie ganiaed in the summer of 1867, by J$|l
a few young gentlemen, who assiduf
np on sly endeavored to cultivate the
f.n pdwers of debate, and thereby capaci- Wmwlk
n_! tate themselves for sustaining with flggigll
?d j fluency and eloquence, the rights and
ts privileges which have been ruthlessly
[h (torn from them, and also for' denbun- *
u* -eing the riofarious4 designs set on'foot**
| by men whose names will go down to v
V*&j posterity blackened with deep dyed
! infamy. Such were our purpose?) and
a expectations, hut we have been disapI
pointed. Very soon?-from some unac- ~
?countable reason?there was a manifest
te< spirit of indifference W the part of t a
some of its members, and after a short jfl
Jn , but bright career, the Camden Deba- \
at ting Club went "glimmering like the
0 baseless fabric of a vision."
Through the medium ot your, colto
umns Mr. Editor, allow an appeal to
go forth to the young gentlemen of the
e_' tuwn to renew this important instution,
DE and enforce upon them the necessity of ^
Jj, so doing: * ' " ; M .
e.' The late war has torn asunder the
ie ligaments which bound together the
Republic, and the South now sits desol(j
late. Her sword is sheathed, her ban- ^
e. jiers furled, her nationality denied, and
like Rachel weeping for her children, I
j she mourns and refuses to be comforted. 4
' To Whom shall he look for relief and
6uccor4now, if not to her sons of the
-_j .u-v
^ riBiug gmiurawuu i u
^ The appeal to arms won decided %-M
against her, but we have one resource --m
I left us, the freedom of speech. We can i
^ still wage a war of words, and does not'
>; history sustain us when we aver that vj
in the past, the tongue ' has been a- - *
mighty engine in bringing about great -
and glorious results. Young men of
Camden, come manfully forward, re-or- ' .
ganize your Debating Society and pre- "
pare tor the work; you will reap both
^ profit and pleasure from b<ing thus '
associated ; friendships will ho oemen- 'jfl
ted, errors corrected, and sound princi-' '
t pies adopted and established.
^ Let those who have any desire fpj
e. improvement, those who have one
;(j latent spark of ambition glowing in
rs their breast, any hope for the future, ^
assemble yourselves on Friday night,
the 29th inst, at the old academy by
r_ the Presbyterian Church, to re-organize y
lfl the Debating Society, and prepare them
selves to exhibit grace and ability in
3_ tho shifting drama, being now, t and i
3r which will continue to be enacted 01k. \
t American soil^^^^ J
The Nashville Union and Dispatch \
of the T2th says that a cavalcade of ]
one hundred and fifty Ku Klux are <
a" said to have surrounded a small party
of regulars near Columbia, a night + ,
to or two since, but neither party show-.'
ty ed any disposition to quarrel.
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