The Camden Journal

Major Eaton one of the members of Gen. Jackson's first Cabinet, and afterwards Minister to Spain, has taken the stump in opposition to Mr. Van Buren's re-election. A correspondent of the Globe (under date of Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 10) says

Night before last the Major made a short speech in the log cabin of this city. Not content with a single display, he remained in town during yesterday, and in the evening, made a set address at the market-house. His effort was as devoid of truth as of candor, possessing very little of either ingredient. I can give you but the heads of his discourse. He denounced Van. Buren as an ambitious demagogue; declared he had formed an unprincipled coalition with Mr. Calhoun. He inveighed against Mr. Poinsett's plan for the organization of the militia--attributed it to a desire upon the part of Mr. Van Buren to revive the sedition laws--advocated a high protective tariff, and said the country would never enjoy prosperity without one--he applauded a United States Bank! Yes, John H. Eaton actually declaimed, long and loud, in favor of a National Bank! He pronounced the Sub-Treasury a modern Pandora's box, calculated to scatter evil and distress throughout the land. In a word, the gentleman went the whole figure in favor of all the odious principles of Federalism, and against every doctrine and measure for which the Democracy have been contending during the last forty years.

But my tale is not yet told. Whilst Major Eaton was thus addressing the Whigs, a portion of them seized the opportunity thus afforded, and STOLE HIS NEGRO SLAVE. Don't stare. This is fact, undeniable, incontrovertible truth. Yes, whilst this Southern Whig was discoursing to his Northern allies; some of them, known as Abolitionists, took the occasion to rob him of his property! His negress, upon whom he set high store, was induced to abscond, and is probably now in the vicinity of the Canadian line. The Abolitionists have regular transportation lines through the heart of the State, for the purpose of facilitating the progress of run-away slaves. Perhaps at this moment the Major's slave may be in the keeping of Andrews, the Federal candidate for Congress in the Cleveland district, whose friends in the convention urged his claims to nomination, upon the ground of his having, during the past year, expended three hundred dollars in assisting slaves on their way to Canada.

Such is the camp into which John H. Eaton has entered as a volunteer. When will the Southern people open their eyes? Will not the robbery of their property-- will not the burning of their dwellings-- will not the murders of their wives and children, awaken them to a sense of the awful precipice upon which they stand?