Camden Journal

THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL
TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 5, 1852.
THOS. J. WARREN, Editor

Troup and Quitman.

In to-day's paper an article bearing the above title may be found; we copy from the Carolinian at the request of the author, without endorsing his sentiments. We have already repeatedly expressed our opinion in the Presidential matter, and conceive it to be unnecessary to recapitulate at this time. We have expressed our conviction that the South should vote for Pierce and King, for the purpose of being united; it is evident they never will unite as long as matters go on as they have been. If there was the slightest possible shadow of a hope, that these veteran Southern Rights men (Troup and Quitman,) could make a respectable showing in the race, we should most certainly feel constrained to urge the casting of the vote of the State in their favor; but when we know with absolute certainty that they will not be known in the contest, what is the use to make a farce of it, and attempt that which is altogether beyond the reach of human possibility. It is as utterly useless to talk about Troup and Quitman having a place in the picture on the present Presidential canvass, as to imagine something beyond the power of human thought—as absurd as to think the single secession of South Carolina possible—an event which no sane man now suffers himself to contemplate. Unless there was something of a chance to make a respectable showing, better not attempt a ridiculous farce of it. There is such a thing as to expose one's self to the jeering ridicule of others, and we fear this movement will only illustrate the point to perfection. We have been jeered and ridiculed enough in South Carolina. Why leave us open to further insult? Has not our State seconded readily every proposition emanating from her Southern sister States, for the purpose of uniting with them in repressing the spirit of unjust innovation upon our common rights? and in return for her willing devotion to the common weal, has our State not been vilely traduced and vilified by many of the citizens of those States, which by ties of interest and blood were in honor and duty bound to aid and encourage us? At Nashville, South Carolina, in her strength of intellectual as well as private worth was found, and South Carolina would have also been found in a Southern Congress, if such a body had ever met. After all the willingness of Carolina to co-operate with her Southern friends—to follow in their lead, to be treated so unkindly by them—it is folly in the extreme to attempt to rally on a Southern Rights ticket now. We admire Troup and Quitman as much as any one else—we admired Mr. Calhoun, and a host of others—but what good did that do? Talk about the South ever resisting its wrongs? We are almost surprised at such a proposition. We have too many Achans in our camp—too many Judases who, for thirty pieces of silver, would sell their country into the hands of the enemy. We are in the Union, and there is no chance to get out of it, so we had better try and make the best we can out of a hard bargain.