Camden gazette. (Camden, S.C.) 1816-1818, July 25, 1816, Image 2
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. .?. The ijl u d Roo m.
By Horace Demomlc, Esquire.
' NO. I.
Quidquid iutD ego, quamvif
Infra Lucili<cen#um ingeniuroquc ; tamen me
Cum magnis vrxittc^iovita fatebitur usque
Invidta. JjLi ho*ace
The$e is a certain class of people, in
"every firy, who will not consent to admit a
stranger into their society, whatever may
be his appearance or pretensions, uniil
they have .uinutely inquir?d into his for
tune, family, &c* " Is he any body?"
-which, -being interpreted, means, ^Has
money enough to do as we do ? is always
the preliminary question; and upon OvT
solution of this, depends the sort of com
pany with whicj^he must expect to asso
Others fjfrr. re are, who require no
other passport to their civilities, than a
fashionable appearance, and polite deport
ment ; taking it for granted, ab cxtcnon ,
that all the requisite qualifications are to be
fotrtMl within, to merit their good opinion.
There ib yet another class, not so fastidious
a* the xhe former* nor tof liberal as the lat
ter ; whojr though they Teadily meetihe
advances of any body towards an acquaint
ante, are actuated more by a desire to gra
tify their own inquisitive 'temper, than by
?^einipp^rof hospitality ot^ charity. -
As 1 am about t? come before my read
ers in ttte ^questionable character of a
stranger i and am desirous of having my
cJaifTis to notice recognised by every class ;
I hold it my. duty to tell them, candidly,
all that it is, at present, necessary for them
o know, concerning myself; trustirg to
.ime and my own merits, for an admission,
nereafier* into their familiar circles. In
.he first place , with respect to mmury i- 4
im not, like Umidiuny so rich, that I can
]ieaaurej^-g<Ud by the jfaor. Nor am I, on
^e o5nttaryr so poor and sordid, as never
o arets belter than iny aetvanr*
am neither bo much a miser as to
it necessary to watch all night lest
hie^cs and incendiaries should pillage my
lousd before the morning, nor so ignorant
prodigal, as not to know the use and vh.
iue o/\ money,
I capnot, like the rich man, who lived at
dihctW) , when the crowd laugh at me a
broacj, applaud myself at home, by con*
templating the full bugs that smile upon
rt* from my irion chest; but, I have en
ough notwithstanding to enable me to look
At those who havemofc, without envy, and
*t those 4Jrho have less, with charity ; Well
assured Or thitoconsolatiy truth
Matt* ti uinfUUW ii area centum
Uus hue opiet venter plus quam meet
In the Sfcond place, with resect to ex
attractions : thp ta^ of mankind,
so various, that perfection i tacit' would
. ) **?
^ ? ' ?? ????? j#vi icujuvn tivfii would
hardly, hcracogpizfrd as ?uch, by evary
body i ahd vanity will be luuped to have
* share in every man's description of him- ;
aelf. No one is absolutely hideous in his
?own eyes, however offensive he may lie to
^He aiq^t o| others j, and the wot-ld n*4y
consider him a monster of dt fortuity, who
thinks himself an Apollo Belvidet e. 3fctow
shall l expect then to gain cr*ht for can
dour in * Tponytfit of mysetfl l>e" ek>*|
. quance of iiVm^r shall speak for me.'
What curiosity may fur her seek to
know concerning me, shall in good time,
fc* faithfully imparted ; and, as much may
feathered ;of one's character, from a
ledge of hi* associate*, I shall now.
ivour to make my readers acquainted
with the cOmpAy which I am in the habit
of frequenting.
There is not a Club in town of Which I
em not.& ^member ; and of all,, save one,
* antowordry member-^a rparkof distinc
tion which must not be forgotten by those
who look upon the vox fit/ink to be the voor
- 4ci% or Who, in otfeer words, consider po*
pulur favor, an 'undeniable evidence of
? merit. The ffttAt differ fiA Utn in the oh
$ jects of then1 iri&Uutton, than in the vsrie
k if of chftractdt composing them* Both
shall* hereafter, be made known*, so far
as our rules of secrecy will permit me to |
Mdivulge them* My present remaVks shall |
,be confined tejthe delineation of that one of
>ich, as above hinted* &?fh only an or
ury member.
There ta a sort of churlish selfishness
nerailv di*Dla?*ri in the formation of
?
til
W,?!' The
however, be exempted frorfi thischai
churlishness ; for though they also i
to admit the ladies, their apology fbr *
so is, at once, an evidence of their hoimr*j
able motive*, and the highest compliment
which c.\n be paid to the excluded WHK
They are feaiful lest the dazzling attrac*.
lions of Grace and Beauty might win them
from the usk of duty ; and that however
ther profess lo be superior to the influence
of all other passions, they would be
compelled to T~~ ^ ;
. ?' B^tid the knee to Love,
And make obtit^cke to hi* mighty shrine*"
But it iffay be doubled whether any of j
the other clubs could furnish so good an I
excuse fur their want of gallantry. Con
vinced that some possible good, and no
piobable eVTTTwould rcSutVfrttpi a combina- j
tion ^irilh the " softer sex/* I determined
to set about the establishment of a Club
upon more liberal principles ; and success
even beyond my hopes, has hitherto crown
ed my efforts.
My first application was made *o a lady
well known in all the fashionable citcies,
and perfectly a' home among the Literati?
: dreaded as much by the former, for the
v point and spirit of Iter satire, as she is ad
mired and courted by the' latter* for the
Yfgourof her intellect and the brilliancy of
her wk? She heard my proposition with
out interruption x while a smile ofjhin
gled pride and pleasure played upon her
ftp and daneed in her eye, which seemed
io^say : " at last then you acknowledge
, that there was more arrogance than jus lice
ii? Adam's account of his fair helpmate
" For well 1 undent and, in the prime end
Of nature her th/ inferior, in the mind
And inward faculttef, which raott cxcel."
My dear Miidam, said I, correctly in
terpreting the expression of her counten
ance, you surely will not include me in
this severe, though silent censure of our
sex ; you know that though I profess to
admire Milton more tnan all other Poets,
yet in this glaiing instance of his want of
courtesy, which could have been the effect
of that unfortunate 44 drop serene?" which
blotted out one of his senses, t do not de
fend him* 14 Well sir," (said the lady)
'? ) must at least acknowledge your polite
ness, if I do not gfvc credit to your since
rity ; and since you seem to have fixed
your heart upon having this Androgynal
Club, on certain conditions, you may count
upon my co-operation.* These conditions
are ? 1st,' that there shall be a plurality of
ladies 2d, that all the officers of the Club,
except the Secretary, shall befcmales; last
ly, that you consent to receive into it neither
old Maids, nor old bachelors."
To the two first conditions it Wavnot
possible to offer an objection ; but farsee
ing that it would bedtfficult to carry my
design into execution, if I suffered myself
to be so restricted in the choice of mem
bers, 1 was compelled to beg a reconsider
ation of the last ; which, after a pretty
#*arm argument, was at length modified,
by mutual concession, as to admit a do
-finite-- number uf each uf the proscribed
characters. Having so fer succeeded in
my first attempt, it was not unreasonable
to hope) thai no obstacle would intervene
to impede my further progress* But alas !
the vanity mortal hopes ! It was not un
til scouring, the town, day alter day, tor
more tfian a month ; and preferring my
solicitation* to more than an hundred per*
sons, that I, at last* fouled tWo gentlemen
willing to lend themselves to m^achemc.
One of these is an old Bachelor in his six
tieth year, with all the " vanity of youth
ful blood1' still glowing in hta ft eat t and
countenance ; but With a sweet expression
of benevolence beaming from, the latter
which inspires respect in all who took upon
it, and excites surprise that such a man
should have liyed to such an age, in a state
of j tittle bU9*cdne*t. He has been, tin his
youth, agretf 4Bfoer ; has seen many na
tions, speafcs the language of **vetml? and
(a familiar with the ctatapis and nvtnuers
of all* Nothing gives him greater delight*
than to speak of Hia travels .* but, unlike
othtr travellers*' he rit\er makes himself
the hero of his atftfry nor evt r obtrudes
his anecdotes upon the company, unsoli- ,
cited* He poasesses>moreoverf ?Nka.rat*J
excellent quality ? he knowa Hbw to listen^]
af Wejl as to talk. Tp ensure the concur
rence of suc^ a maft, was abundant re
- ward for all the fruitless labour of previous
search/ At the moment of up visit to him,
he was engaged in conversation with a
foreigner, ol prepossessing appearance and
accomplished manners; who, with the
charactcristick politeness of the nation of
which he waa a native, would have retired
at my approach, under the auppoaition
that mine was a vislf of business j but he
Was prevented by my old friend, who in
? troduced as to tach other in a manner
~ afonce dispelled the coldness of for
ty, and brought us to the iamiliai ity
-of |c mgiacquaintancd!? '*v . ^',v '? t .
My scheme was no sooner unfolded, than
it wa* irarmly espoused by the (a
title by which my friend Apodemus Sifta"
ton is general distinguished ; who, turni
to the foreigner, exclaimed. u m
^^^*the vtry'thing for you / No|
- could be devised better
ate you ihtft all the ? xty* if town ;
rnish y^u with a clue tft the myste
ries of society, by which y?4 cannot fail
to get at once I Tito best company. Allot*
done ! H taut vout joindrc tk ntre coterie !"
Very little pefeuation, on my part, was
waiting, to render the argument of the
'Squire successful) and thus having, as
the Ch<rvauer would have expressed it,
u fait d'une pierre deux coup*," I took, my
leave, wett pleased with the result of -my
nsiu ? ? " ? "
. According to the; first article of my con
dition* with the Lady, it was now necessa
ry that she should have engaged, at least,
four of her own sex, in order to a com
plete constitution of the Club/ and upon
-enquiry 1 found thai she had performed
her part, with the most scfuputotttf good
faith. Indeed it is due to thcladies to ob-.
term** that they much more fpufcly fail to
fulfil ^promise, than do tire -gentlemen : ^
particularly when pleasure, amusement, or 4
mischief may be expected to reward its
performance. All now that remained fofc1
me to do, to arrive at the conuimniation
of my design, was to procure a convention
of our members ; for which a favourable
opportunity presented itself, in the follow
ing note : ?
To HORAC* DtMONDE, ESQ.
"Sir, ? The Mies of our association,
who are no leap anxious than myself for
the success of your laudable endeavours,
have promised to spend the evening wiih
nip, /c-morrof^^JjipouLlwve no better en
gagement, and can prevail upon your two
friends to accompany you, I shall give or
dtrs to be at home to no other visiters dur- ;
ing the evening ; and we may quietly set
tle preUmmaiicjLO ver a. dish. of Imperial*
1 am Sir, your friend, .
Sophia "
" N. B^Put Lord Byron in your pocket."
It will easily be imagined that such an
invitation was not neglected. True to the
appointed hour, the 'Squire and his friend
the Chevalier dressed for conquest, were
impatiently awaiting my arrival, to be con
ducted to the Randezvous. |j
From the Kclcctric Refiertory*$?fi* *
* fiohan Upas> or PoisonjtTrcc of Java. ^
Ai a late meeting of the Royal Society,
th4^ translation of a papegj. by M. DeliUe
was read, dfescribtng the real nature and
properties of the ceiebtated Bo ban Upas,,;
or poison tree or Java. The atJltvbrrTT
French physician, and a member of the
National Institute of Egypt, transmitted
this paper from the East Indies to the Roy
al S<x&ty by ap English lady. The botan
ical account of the plant in question, he re
ceived from one of the French naturalists
who accompanied Captain Baudin, and
who resided v some titoe iu Java, where he
visited the interior of the country, and with
much difficulty prevailed on the natives A o
show him the different poison plants, which
they carefully conceal, for the purpose of
using them in War* Hence the jnnany fab
UloUS accountrrh&t ??sve been circulated
ledpecting the fatal influence of the Upas/
which In the language or the Javanese sig
nifies vegetable poison, and in applied only
to the use fcf the Bohan Tree, and anotb
er plant with a twisted stem. The former
is a larpc tree, mjtuttk toe writer considers
s ahurge tree, ^STcJi tta writer cqpside
ss W.mtw genus J^t^o latter, yielomg an
powerful poison, is oi the wood
ily. The Upas, or iuice is e*
. Jt_..an incision made. wJfljMKfe:
with a knife, and bein^ cave fully collected,
is preserved by the natives to be employ
& in their wars. , Alto Hs diffuning nox
fcjifflum in the atmosphere, and des
I troying vegetation. to a considerable dis
tance arofcndit, the absurdity of these
ries is sufficiently exposed by the Jact, that
(he climbing species requires th* suppose
of olhtf plants lo attain its usual growth
Dr.-DdiUe made several experiments with
" cats* An incision
tfadOfrMofhlch
w? AtW af 'th. juice.
The d6g soon began to vomit, and contin
ued vomiting at intervals till he became
convulsed, fml died in 20 minutes. Six
grains were put into the thigh of another,
which was seised with the same symptoms
and dM in fifteen minutes. cat i
treated in like mantier* but the effects w
more powerful and spjfRy ; ihl ~ expi
in a few minutes. All these animals diec!
howling and in great fcgony. T? author
also Made several experiments on the eff?
eed oi.ijr >
???_ - fL .SSHhW?
four graina, wbjch ii? about fcur Mot
produced tht time efltft, together wi
??onMngt and the | |
of half a dajr.
in awl a half be
SSJf -tft
re re
m
of inflamma
^ 7 a violent and sud
death. From this Circumstance the
author concluded, that the absorbents had
transmitted tho-poison to the nerve* of the
stomach, and that this peculiar species of
vegetable poison acta exclusively on the
nerves.
A fire broke out in Fly Market -street,
New-York, on the I lth inst. and consum
ed eight buildings, principally of weed,
when it was got under*
FOREIGN NEWS.
^London, tviay-n^
Monday morning, in consequence
of the advance in the pi ice of bread,
several groups of the manufacturing
poor assembled at different parts of
Bridport, complaining of the griev
ances-added to *heir want of employ
from the present stagnation of trade.
Their ntiQjbers Increasing, one of
, - Q J -WI4V
the moat'ii%ve bore a quartern loaf
; through the streets on a pole. This
drew together a great (lumber pi
men, women and children, who soon
proceeded jo acts qf violence, de
molishing the windows of the prin
cipal millers and bakers, and taking
t from the hrewery of Batr^r!! CSriin .
| dy three kpgsfieads or beer, which
1 they drewrtn triumph tothe middle
of?the town. The riot "act- was
then read, but several hundred more
having joined the mob, it was evi
i d^nt that nothing but the most
: prompt measures could prevent the
.dangerous consequence?, 4ik*Jj?to
, follow, and which were happily pre
vented by the. exertions of some of
.the principal inhabitants, who rush
ed among the mob, destroyed the
beer, seized the ringleaders, and in
a vei y short tjme dispersed upwards
?>f 2000, committing the former to
prison. V'i Bath Journal.
5The Ceylon, armed en flute, cap
A.. P. Hamilton, arrived at Port
mouth on Saturday night from S
Helena^ Bonapatfe remained si
lep, in Consequence of Adm. Coc
bum insisting upon ms being a
companied in his rides by a Briti
officer. *
The Prince Regent has, in a ge
era! .aider reprimanded in tev<
tirma Sir R. Wilson and Capta>
Hutchinson, for the part which they
took in aiding M. LavalcttftJfcet
caping from his prison in France.
? Gen. Chatsina^Mbibtt shot in
Francee, pursuant to the sentence of
a Court-martial, for joining in the
rebellion in march i8i i. L_
Tunis the h^?*!!lL 1352&.*
TKc
,vvmu" ?? i
at month.
, audi
offered the crown to his brother.
utk a a. 1.1 ... i
they Seized
it to sea,
PP^P^
wm&d.
tflw. refused it.
Kffogoff
people. * It was si
GW?tani..._r._. H B ,t
Lady Hester Stanhope, niece and
companion of the late Wm. Pitt.
(according*?iAe French papers,)
is now. at the head of those tribes,
of Boudouin Arabs in. Egypt. She
had been an extensive traveller, in
company with Brace* lately tried at
Paris, and from a feeble timid wo
man, has become a strong and cour
ageous Amazon. |Her followers
look at her as a superior being) & she
declares the will never forsake them.
f W *v ???;C*A*Lti?ro*f Mr tO.
from south America.
We learn from Capt. Msthea, of
the British schooner St. Ursula, ar
rived here on Wednesday from the
W. Indies, that on the 27th of June
last he was in Carabona, on the
QA*nick iliBliltilHL..-. I ^ Ic^gOCS
re h<
|Boli
g.Amcr
under his command, well anned ami
disciplined, that his force was1 rap
idly increasing ? and tliat nearly all
the effective men in the vicinity
were joining his standard: Gen B.
was waiting the'' arrival of Gen. Ma
rino, hia second in command, who
was shortly expected from Guera,
with, an augmentation of 500 men
to his force which had b<?en recrui
tcd in that neighbourhood ; when
Spanish
south*