The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, May 07, 1836, Image 2
the bounty allowed by law (o ressels employed
in the cod fishery* *
Approved, April 80th, 1836.
[Public No. 10 ]
AN ACT to prescribe thti mode of payinj
pensions heretofore granted by theUni
ted States.
lie it entered by the Senate and Floute of Represen
lalices of tie Untied States of JJacriea in Congrts
assembled, That all law* and parts of laws, aolbo
rizing or requiring the Bank of the U. S. oi
ts branches to pay ponsons granted undo
the auth'ity of the U. 8. shall be, 6c the sam<
arc hereby, repealed; & such pay mc't* shall
*w " fS 9 ' .
hereafter made, at such limes and places, ix
by such persons or corporations, and under
soch regulations, as the Secretary o!
War may direct; but no compensation 01
allowance shall be made to such person!
or corporations for making soch payment!
without authority of law.
Approved 20ih April, IS33.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, a Convention for a second
additional article to the Tresty of Limits
between the United States of America
and the United Mexican Slates, the ratifications
of which were exchanged in this
city on the fifth day of April, one thousand
fight hundred and thirty-two, was
concluded and signed by their Plcnipo
tcntiarics in the city of Mexico, on the
' * :l ni irfi I
third timj 01 Apm* i?u?
hundred and thirty-five, which Convention
is word for word as follows:
A Treaty having been concluded and
2?gn*d in the city of Mexico on the I2t!i
day of January, 1S28, between the United
States of Ameriea and the Mexican United
States* for the purpose of establishing
the true dividing line and bonndary
between the two nations, the third article
of which treaty is as foTows: " To fix
this line with more precision, and to place
the laud marks which sbmll designate exactly
the limits of both nations, each of
the contracting parties shall appoint a
Commissioner and a Surveyor who shall
meet before the termination of one year
from the date of tho ratification of this
Treaty at Natchitoches, on the Red rircr,
and proceed jo ran and mark said line
from the mouth of the Sabine to the Red
river, and from the Red river to the river
Arkansas, and to ascertain the latitude of
the source of said river Arkansas, in confiirmity
to what b agreed upon and stipulated,
and the line of latitude 42 degrees
to the South Sea. They shall make out
* - -/-a--:
plans, and keep journal* ui wm pimvulngs,
and the result agreed upon by them
shall bo considered as pari of this treaty,
and shall have the same force as if it were
inserted therein. The tvo Governments
aril* amicably agree respecting die necessary
articles to be furnished to those persons,
and also as to their respective escorts,
should such be deemed necessary :
M And the ratification! of said treaty having
been exchanged in the city of Wash
A? JImm-AT ifi'i r*-"'
' pIjSk, but from variooa causes the contracting
parties base been unable to perioral
the stipulations contained in the
abovemcntioucd third article, and the period
within which (he said stipulations
could have been executed, has elapsed:?
and both republics being desirous that the
ssid treaty should he carried into effect
with all due solemnity *, the President of U
8.of A. has for that purpose fully empowered
on his psrt A. Butler, s citizVn thereof
and Charge d* Affairs of said States in Mexico
and the acting President of the United
Mexicans States having in like manner
fully empowered on his part their Excellencies
Jose Maris Gutierrez de Estrada,
Secretary of State for Homo and Foreign
Affair*, and Jo*c Mariano Blasco, Secretary
of the Treasury ; and the said Plcn
?.?it..
ipoteutiaries alter having mmuauy exchanged
their full power?, found to be amide
and uniform, they have agreed and do
hereby agree to the following second additional
aiticle to tha said Treaty.
Within the space of one year, to be estimated
from the dates of the exchange of
the ratifications of iliii said additional article,
there shall be appointed by the Gotcrniacnt
of the United States of America,
and of the Mexican Uoited States, each a
commissioner and surveyor, for the purpose
of fixing with more precision the
diridtog line, and for establishing the land
marks of boundary1 and limits between the
two nations; with the exactness stipulated
by the third artielc of the Treat v of Limits,
concluded and signed in 5)cxico on
the 13th day of January, lwA. and the
Ratifications of which were exchanged in
Washington city on tne oirt uay 01 Apru,
1832. And the present atlJititmul ortielr
shall have the same forrc and effect as if
it had been inserted word for word in the
abovetnentioncd Treaty of the 12th of
Janoaiy. 1828. and shall be approved and
ratified in the manner prescribed by the
Constitution* of the respective Hutci.
In faith of frhich the said Plenipotentiaries
have hereunto set their hands and
affixed their respective seals.
Done in the city of Mexico on the third
day of April, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, in
the fifty ninth year of the Independence of
the United States of America, nod of the
fifteenth of that of the United Mexican
States.
A. BUTLER. n . i
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J. t)> UU 11 tilUiiuA uii [, i il. IJ
J. SE MARIAN B LASIX), f,.. ,]
And whereas (he said Conoention ha*
been duly ratified on both parts and the
respective ratifications of the same were
exchanged at Washington, the twentiethj
day of April; one thousand eight hundred i
anil thirty-six, by John Forsyth, Secretary
of State of the United States of Amcri-;
a
' ca, tod 5. iVl <le Castillo V. ?iii2ol|lii? i
Charge d'A flairs of (he Mexican Republic, J proi
on the part of their respective Govern- sesii
mcnts. tern
Na*v, therefore, be it known, that I, An- injui
I drew Jackson President of the United or tl
- States of Amerira, have rai sed the said Lon
Convention to be made public, to the end theii
- that the same and every clause thereof, of u
*i may be observed aod fulfilled with good in la
J faith by the United States and the citizens M. I
1 (hereof. In tritncH whereof, I have'pate
, hereunto set my hand, and hare caused at M
j the seal of the United States to be af as tc
, fixed. pcrj
Done in the city of Washington, this from
C twenty-first day of April, in the year of ton <
. our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and our i
t thirty-six, and of the Independence of the W
United States the sixtieth. in th
ANDREW JACKSON, ahon
By the Pretidfnl: The
John Forsyth, Secretary of Stale. T
TEXAS" "I
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A letter from Natchez, (in the U. States w,rS
Telegraph,) atates thai" the Hoo. Wm. 8 ?arj*
Archer, and Dr. Cockc of Virginia, Mr judic
Ross, Mr. Blackford, and several other c?rl<
' young gentlemen, also from Virginia, Ken- l'on
tockjr and Tennessee, accompanied Mr. Cl*lf
I, Quitman; and Gen. Felix Houston will lot* w',ei
low in the same cause in the course of
weeks*"
We give copious details of iho events in
Texas, in our preceding columns. We re- ml 1
ceived by yesterday's mail, further accounts to ^
from the theatre of war.?Among these b
the Louisiana Advertiser, of the 13th April,
which states that" Captain Horton left Co- ,ea(l
liad on the 10tb ultimo, informs as thai Col. R'
Fanntn, having taken op bb line of march **>
on that day, at the head ol 300 men, was
a'lacked by the Mexican army, consisting of n'n f
from 1500 toQQOO, about nine miles from
Goliad. Our informant commanded the ad- hou
vanced grtaid, consisting of only 35 men, nor 1
which was cut off from fbe main army; tbey l^cn
remained in view of the battle for about ?TCr<
three-fourths of an boor, and in bearing of it I ]
for a boat two hours. Daring the time they 11(1 wl
weic in view, the Mexican cavalry made two j ai)?a
unsuccessful charges on Fannin's army; the
Mexicans, he thinks; must hare lost at least ?' ^
half their number in these charges. Tbe a?d1
attack was made about 5 o'clock in tbc crc- es
n ing. and tontiuued a boot two hours and a ^on,
balC lie is enable to state particularly how uPon
the battle terminated; ho encamped within s'??
six miles of tbc battle-field. that night ard' ^anL
heard the firing of cannoo next morning.?! nPon
Having remained ten days within about 93, t^iat'
miles of the place where the battle was jcan/
fought, be was unable daring tbe time to get j "P'1
any correct account of its result Capt. H. j ^as S
had two skirmUhcs with ibe Mexicans, al
alout 230 in number, the day previous to
tbe attack on Col. Fannin. They could ob? "can
ewe three of tbe Mexican horses going off T0'f 1
unmounted?Capt. 11.'a force in these skirmisbes,
consisted of about one to five CoL VIC><>
J swa a kit CVk salt iitik s DOl 0
II (ru WU uu ?*aw viii him ??
mission, fodr 09 mroAahant 3d imlo? Crow *T 10
Goliad, to the relief of Captain King, who1 ",er(
bad been taken prisoner by the Mexican* ?ltn
with 23 of bis men, (six being killed.) An b*11*1
engagement took place on the I lib?Col. f8 1
W. was attacked within 23 mile* of tbc mis- ] *?*u
won by 1200 of tbc Mexicans; bo retreated "1
into the Mission without the km of a man; lo 10
02 of the Mexican* IdL He foeght them wb?c!
from half past 4 P. M*t till nine of tbc aame ft"1?
evening?Ward then retreated toward* Co- J8?4*
, pan?. The latest accounts from him stated n 00
that be was making bis way into the settle-?004 P
ments between the San Antonio and the Mc?
Goadiloupe rirera, towards Copano. On the reclM
same night, in the town of Waloopc, three of *'['
ear citizens were murdered by the Mexican '
citizens. Dr. Itnrrwoo (son of Gen. W. pare*
llarnron of Ohio) wia among tbc number of coai
these unionunaic victims. .
We find io the Columbus (Georgia.) ^oua
Herald of the IDth, letter from Geo. Bt- 6841 *
thuoc, oil board the Dc-Kalb, on the Missis- ^oc*t?
ippi riref, the 7t5? inst. which gin-s the fol- #?d ^
tow tog disastrous aecaunts of Fannin's fate: ??
"Fannin sustained a great many charges,!
in quick succession, sustaining some duto
age, and doing much executiou; and kept re-!
treating during the fight, which la>tcd the
greater part of the day, until he gained some ?
poast oak woods, when the Mexicans ceased 6
their charges, but closely invested the place Uk5
on all sides. Here Fannin reciered pr??pcsitioos
from the enemy, and capitulated upon
the pronbe of the Mexican*, that they,
should be treated as prisoners of war.? J k
Their arms were immediately secured, and Uo11"
tkm nfrt norariitr thru were all that. tare the , wre'
(Am itho escaped" 6r*. Fannin had juM arritcd
in , Texas bui doi in time lo acc Iter lwTe 1
husband." ^?
This breach of faith is horrible, and speaks gird
Sanu Anna the greatest assassin of the age. j ceruii
?It is said that this monster is not even C
sparing of us?if the following account majr C
Ihj depended on. C
(From the Louisville Journal) g
"Col. Lewis, a Commissioner from y
Texas, has stated lo us a fact, which, when L
known, will show the people of the United ^
States, that a portion of them; cren now,
are not secure from the machinations of
Santa Anna, the Alexiran butcher. A fenweeks
apo, Col. Manny, commander of c
the United Stales garrison at Fort Jcssup ?*rl
situated about 20miles from the Sabine, ******
- - ? fw? shi
accidentally learned that an influential ?
Mexican, living 9 or 10 miles from that bullh
place, lin I received frog) Santa Anna an ,bwe(
important communication. Col. M , bus- q^na
peeling rnuchiel and resolved to exercise t
the uifimat vigilance, immediately sent uiil cided
some 3 5r 4 men under his command, who shall L
had the good fortune to oh'ain possession
of the origiuul letter in Santa Anna*a utvn A m
hand-writing, which lliry placed In the ?>'? , ?
hands of thiir c>m<nauder. The letter and wl
i urged the Mcxiran to arou<e the Indians in turc o
icinilv agaidst the Teiians, and to u
nisc (hem* if necessary, the full pos-[(?
in of all theTcxian lands after the ex- ?
lination of the inhabitants. Another re
action was, that he should, by himself, hi
trough emissaries, excite the glares of/n
isiana to rise up and cut the throats of 0f
r masters, and then, under the promise 0*
nliraited rewards, to join the Indians *0f
ying waste the Texian country. Col. po
baring read the letter, instantly des- kr
lied it lo the Government of llic U 8.
'ashingto tu There can be no mistake ^
> these facta. Col. M. stated them in lm
on to Geo. C. Childress, the Minister ~J
>the Tcxian Contention to Washing*
nty, tod Mr. Childress stated them to 0
informant, Col. Lewis." ' f
refer also to the letter from Congress
is day's Enquirer, for additional items 10
it this Mi x-can cut-throat. ^
insnUmg 7grant?8ANTA ANNA. ^
9 the editors.
' Wasbisotos City, April 24. go
congratulate yon on the result of the be
inia Elections. Notwithstanding the pr
jus influences calculated to excite pre* tai
:e, the triumphs of Democracy, is now gu
tin, and tho friends of the Administra- u
may reasonably anticipate a more de* Uu
e triumph in the Presidential election m
m .
ii llie popular suiiragc win cwu?eigc w 1Qj
ngle question. Coming events east ^
1 shadows before them; and 1 think the
i of the lime* cannot well be mistaken
lhat is, that the parly which professes
? united only in oae obj*ct% that of deng
the eleetiou of .??c "magician," ^
itself be decisively overthrown, and w
cred into its original fragments. aj>(
amors* are tbiek as to events in Tex*
nd of the designs of that arch Tyrant Di
a Anna. It is said that Col. Pan* a{
rith his corpse of about 3C0 men had > ,
ndered. under a promise that they ^
Idjbc enlarged on their parole of ho*
aot to serve again during the war, and
murdered in eoH blood?this, how- "
, wants confirmation. It is also said
a correspondence has been delected, Ml
hieh Santa Anna was attempting to
n numeious Indian tribes to onite
liim against Texas, under a promise ^
i.lnwina thai PritfinM tin An ltirm~ ill
?,u" '6 ?
Jiat be was attempting through agents He
;cite the Louisiana slaves to insarrec- 30i
nndcr a promise to bestow that State mi
i litem, and maintain them in posses* tin
of it. E doubt the latter, as 1 think Bt
a Anna has too rroch sense to enter in
such an enterprise?there is no doubt w
fie has said he could plant the Mexi* tit
lag upon the dome of the American on
ol at Washington; and it is said he
grossly insulted the American Consul ^
exieo. Ever since the Tcxian revo- w
a commenced, I have feared the Ame- lo
Government would ultimately be in*
?d in it. I think that our true policy j
d be noninterference; yet if, in the ^
Mludes of war, our neutrality shall *
c respected, it m?y become neetssa* r
loach the gasconading Tvrnnt that Sr
t is much greater probability of the
land Stripes being planted on the
ements of Mcxleo, than the Mexican ?
teiug planted on tbo dome at Wash- pe
?n hi/
"here has nothing transpired in relation m
jr negotiation for the purchase of Texas ab
b authorizes the various newspaper W
meats tod speculations upon thai sob- w
1 am inclined to ibe opinion, that there
negotiation on fool, and I think it is
robatde tbero trill be, if 8anta Anna or
reds m suppressing the Texian insor- W
m, as there is great reason to fear be let
??i
[*bcrc arerarious rumor* afloat, some ap- u
itljr authentic, that oar frontier will be ,u
rj with another rnibless Indian War,
with unparrcttclcd ferocity. The ^
e of Representatives, with more fore- mi
han usual, w taking time by the foreand
organizing the meant of prompt
lecisirc action, if necessary." ^
THEJOURX At! T
CAMDEN, MAY 7, ISW.
? ' " ' - .. ?
are indebted to Mr. H?aao?, of ihnSutt cii
copy of Mr. Bill a ray Umgtky apcech on Um
irai Appropriation BiU . arl
BANK OK CAMDEN.
Book* for racemnf eubacnplion* to Llac Ca- ^
5lock uf Una Bank, Two Hundred Thousand ^
* (four tbooaand ahare* at KiAr Dollar* each) CO)
opened on Monday and Tuesday last at the ^
i* place* designated by the Clurter. We hx
not beard from all of them, and cannot there* ...
C?l
ate the entire number of thares taken. We
tie amount aa far aa we bare been able to aa?
a litem, m. 1
a rodeo, 23,351 Share* 29t
harlctlon, 23,700 41 the
herawr, 10,913 44
umterrille, 2,155 44
Finnaborongh, 2,765 44
inniltt 2202 44
dlurabis,' 22,^
riv
W.alU
hare not heard what hat been done at the fo.,
place# where (he Uooke were opened, nor g-n
re U?o numlcr of naiuea which were uaed at ini
ire placet- There can be no doubt howerer bc?
ere %a a greater number of Snberribcra than
ire aharra in (ho Capital tAock. Tho conae* coi
? will be that in the apportionment, share* Ca
tare to bo divided, or it will hare to be do- Th
by lot wbo shall hare ont abare, and who <JU1
wre none. f**
Ta
'titer in the Charleston Cburitr of the 2fhb I
inder the head of Sterrmtim in Chmrltsfn," fbi1
bo add* to hia lucubration* the quaint aignaf
"Vn?iovf," asks the following question, riti
id answers it in the language we quote; ? What til
ays the writer) U the fact at Camden, Colombia, bi
id, in ahort, every tcction, me Uie mountain cj
gion, in this State? meat cannot he had (we give hi
own italics) at twenty-fire cents the poand." V
lie miter may be a competent judge of the price 01
meal in Charleston, where perhaps he gets his ^
rn supplies, bat we protest against bis quotations 86
Camden prices. Who ever gave 2*? cents a w
and for meat in Camden? We should like to
low. W
Mr
The writer.we should judge, from bis concln- ^
ng remarks, is apposed to the present plan of in w
msl improvements by means of Rail Roads We ^
ic it he is one of the old Canal school, though he ^
es not say so, bnt from his kit at the Charleston
til Road Company, and his irony relative to the ~
eat western project, it is evident thst he is blind
tne benebts wtucn me city ot Charleston uto K
rive from the accomplishment of grand a. to
bemc. **
C|
We axe astonished ih&l a writer weilding ao vl- bj
coot a pen, as thia one evidently does, sboold th
solar behind the age on ibe subject of internal im- j*j
Dvements?we mean as to the best means of (acili* T
ing inland commnaicalions. \\c had not ima- la
oed there were any who remained a neon ri need,
to the entire superiority of Rail Roads, over ajl
it of every other mode hitherto suggested; bat as
r were mistaken, we suppose. There are some **
ieOects so obtuse that the plainest and most In- Wl
I demonstrahon, makes not the slightest imprrs- is
u on litem. lQ
m
GOV. SPA1GHT OF N. C. |{j
The Governor of North Carolina, is jast now ( <
living a large share of the attentions of the f*
big press of thai State A portion of the Whigs
use htm in no measured terms,because be has not tn
t ordered an eWclion,in the 12th Congressional cd
strict, to supply the seat made vacant by the re |*?
nral of Mr. Gaamx. We, of course, hare J**
thing tonjuto Che conduct ef Ujc Executive u
that Stair, it U a subject for the approval or fJ
adeaoatioa of his own i in media's constituents, ^
i not for as; bat are do (eel it oar daty to correct all
error into Trnith some of the Governors appo- J
ots bare fallen. For instance, the Fayctlcrille Qf
server, in commenting on the subject say*: m;
r*o jremrs ago, a special election was ordered in (hi
alia Carolina, to take place as late as the 3d ^
oe. The member elected took his seal in the ^
m*c, some lime before (be Session cloaed on the m
th Jane/' The Editor has made a considerable
stake in this matter; the election allndrd to, eras co
it to sappiy the place of the lamented Genera! Lt
aim, but the member elected did net take his ^
QH
it at all that Session, nor did be proceed to x
ashingtoo. The length of time which elapsed, be
er the vacancy occurred, before the election was
Icred, and the failure, on the part ol the Exccne
to fcrniah the member elected with the asual n
-dentists, until within a lew days of .the adjourn U?
nt of the Congress, rendered it nsrirss for him &
Uempi to take bit seat, and he did not do it ^
The Whig picvs in ft. C. bare in our opiuioo ;n
ectrd a very bad precedent for the condemns- G
n of their Governor, when they refer to the ^
cliou in this District for that porpooc. II Gov.'m,
uonv was really desirous of preventing the
ice of the I&h V ongrceaional District from
ing beard in the Halls of Congress, for the reunder
of the present Session, and wanted a high wj
cedent to snatain him, be lias only to male "
mself acquainted with all tbs sircossatanees atsding
the eiectioo referred to, and be would be (h
le to give such authority for his conduct, as the *
bigs would hardly be disposed to condemn.? ^
?j --'- -ir ihrm nnl tn mnrl IhisimssTion m
MiuzfRntmno?.-W? bad occasion a week aJ
_ , til
two since to notice a nusrepmenlptioo of tor
nbnCndminl8iriationtoHr. Vii b<
in, and in the last number of thai paper belerr
, are find another error. We aresaptisei at tins,
the Carolinian has berrtotorr. tboog I b nltra in
eoinc, at traal been inprnuoo* Tb* Editor in
errinf to, and commenting on aotne of the prording$
in Congress, and partieoUrljr to the Comttcc
raised under Mr. I'iockskv's Resolution, \\
ira; F1
14 Mr. Blade (Va* Bcnr*) from Vermont, pre*
3ltd several petitions from Philadelphia. prajing ^
m^ress not to admit Michigan into the Uoioq as
Bute, aolraa ailli a Cunititubon prohibiting
nrl" lib
In the former enor of the Editor, in pronoun- co
if Mr. Va* Bisks a letter rmmk mbolaion, ?
Might that ho might perhaps haro worked him
f into the idea that the letter war such as be
lamented it to br, but in the present instance
t hare not so much charity; we cannot for a mo- c'
nl suppose that the Editor doca not know that
r. Suot is not a Van Bute* man; bat on the
atrsry he must knew that I*1 ia one of lite moat
tor, and uacompromiainj opponents Mr' V. B. ^
i in tlx* llouae* We would not support an?
ise requiring such artifices to sustain it.
FLORIDA. ^
IVe have dales from thin Territerjr as late as the
Ji olL na Charleston We hare only room for
( fol.oarirj exlnct from the Charleston Patriot. cj
LATEST FROM FLORIDA.
IRMINATION OF THE INDIAN CAM- CJ(
IA1GN.
Lieut. Van Burrn. Aid to Gen. Scott,
d Capt. Finlcjr, Aid to General Eiistis. ar- 10
ed hero thin forcnoan from Picolata via
rannali in the Steam packet IVtiliam Sea- ar
fok, from Sirannah. We hare conrcracd 10
ill both theso gentlemen who hare politely ?P
parted to us aU the information they pos- P?
set I. di
Lieut Van Rurcn states, that owing to the
nmenccmeu; of the warm weather the
ropatgn had been brought to a close.? ?
le regular forces had gone into summer
irters at St. Augustine. There were sup>cd
to be about 42t>0 on the sick list at
impa Bay and SO at Volusia. T
l.'apt. Finley has communicated to us the p<
lowing intelligence:? of
The left wing of the nrmyof Florida, ar- S.
J at Tan pa Bay, on the 5th of April, left
4*.
teiO jb the ITifv aoci uiarched to VoiUsid,
f PSikTikaba. Th? actire operations of the
impaign hare ceased from the sickly searon
iriog commcuced. The South Carolina
olnnieers, left Volusia ou Friday, ?9 h to
arch to St. Augustine, where CoL Brisine'a
Regiment would be discharged,?and
nt by transports to this City. CoL Goodiu's
Mounted men would be discharged at
ickronrille. The regulars it is believed
ill be kept in Florida, to garrison pasta
bich may be important in the commence*
tent of the next campaign. The Indiana
ere no where in any force, and are sopwed
to be scattered all orer the territory'.
C0MMVJTlCJlTI0Jr8.
Much attached to the cause at education, on
iociple, and fr??m btuoj bad my
imewhat directed to thrsuoject, 1 an ever alive
> the interest of literary and academic institutions,
id delight to aee them proper ard the fostering
ire of public patronage extended over them. It ia
r Education, moral, religions and intellectnaL
tat domesti.: lite ? hallowed?rendered holy and
iKdm). IfllllH. MCIM? A*M ila *Ihmm muI t? ?
lies?end (be iu stability sod safety,
hough this is a philosophic (rath. It is in (MS
iter times only. that the benefits of generally di?
sed education have been advocated sod the prinplc
carried oot into practice. Yet so far: man
one w?s regarded: the importance of woman, as
i intellectual constituent of society, was uuccnded
nay even oniboagbt oC But at the present,
ie of the most prominent signs of the times, that
ill characterize them as rational and enlightened,
the rank and quality of many of the female institions
of oar country. It denotes a radical change
sen; intraL No longer is the female limited to
e rudiments of a few of the sciences, leaving, in
dividual instances, a fantssUc foperstructnre of
9 styled) accomplishments, to complete her edution.
ti lgber objects are now aimed at?not only
the course of instruction much more extensive;
itft is also more thorough?her mental faculties
e belief developed by the process and she is In in
I to think. Pitt that the system is perfect; bnt
ch is the tendency of the prevailing spirit of the
!*
The,a reflectinns are prompted by the recent ex
oi nation of die femqle seminary in this place. It
eaplifird the revolution, that is Utag effected,
the mode of female education. It clearly showed
at there were branches of study, in times past.
moat exclusively appropriated by ifce male, tint
nr with the greatest soccess and aliity, be eaten
d to the female. fallode particularly to a breach
the higher matiwrnatiekt, is which, the cwptk
in i firmed an excellence, highly creditable alike to
rsuclres and instructors. It would be imridoas
single oat this one class, for coonagodatioa
bete every thing evinced so mack intelligence
d persevering study on the part of the schoilsss
d snch seal and learning ca that of the teachers,
deed the examination ihrooghoat indicated that,
a Ladies at the bead of the seminary seek, to
Jtivatcia their popi!s,a?re of the mental bed
othau mere memory, and that they regarded
rro not as parrot* hot is ratknal creatures. Long
iy Camden receive the benefit of thrfa iavslnaMo
rricessnd may they reap the reward of their Bars
here and bercalter P.
In conformity to poUie notice, a meeting of the
lisensol Kershaw District convened at the Coort
oosc in Camden on Thursday t e 4th inst fhr
c parpoos of appointing delegates to the Rail
Dad Convention to meet at fijmxville, Temrese,
on the 4th July next. The meetingiwas ormixed
by calling the Honorable Hurt R. Coon,
ilrndant to the ~bair, and the appointing JottTM
. Cut ax to act as Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been staled.
'v following R<-<claliens were offered and onaniw?*ly
adopted.
Rttolred. That Doctor E. H Asnsasoir, W. E.
us son, Jobs Bonus, Sen. Jons M. Dxaassrax,
d Uxsav R. Cook, Eep. be and are hereby apinted
delegates to represent the Interest sad
tshes of Ketshaw District in the Rail Road Conation,
to assemble at Knexville. Tennessee, on
r 4th July or at, and that the said delegates have
11 power to fill any vacancy that may occur in
sir body by death, resignation or necessary ahnet,
Resobrd, That the thanks of this assemblage are
k to the Chairman fee tha dignided and impartial
anoerbr lise rttse bargv 4 Iris daUsa alibis msstire.
Pcmlrtd, That this meeting stand ifomitl
tin lor ixlorn oi our oeirgaies uuca UK ubtcb
Em, ?be? Ok Chairman vill give public netiee.
Rrtolrrd, Thai lb? proccedinga of this iccatiag
r published in Ibc (tadra Journal.
HENRY R. COOK, OatnM*.
Joiiri G Cliu, Secretory.
Commercial Accord*
Recited and corrected ffwtfy Jfcy 7.
&Uon, II ? 181-9
nm. 90 a 95
beat, I 37 a 1
iuor, Caintico Mllia, $10; couattv 8 50 a 9 50
sddrr, I 7<*
icon, 18
'hi*krr, 35 a 40
REMARKS.
CoTm*.?The transactions bava beta lashed bt
i? article during (be work, but a ?nall quantity
min| in. We quote talri al 14 to 18 1-9 cents.
IA1L ARRANGEMENTS.
Northern Mail, doe every day 4 A. 31.
oses, every day, 0 P. M.
Southern Mail, due everyday 10 P. M.
Baca every day 7 P. M.
ounucn iikj, ami: uuv ciwj ahchmj turn
Friday, 8 P. M.
jscs cvtry Vr ednesday and Sunday 6PM
Stnicborgh Mail, due every Tuesday and
Friday 8 P. M.
lacs, every Wednesday 12: M. Sunday 9
A. M.
Lancaster Mail, due every Monday, and
Friday; 6, P. M.
owa every Tuesday and Sainrdfty7 A. M.
York Mai! duo every Wednesday 10 A M.
ones same day, 12 M.
Letters are made up (or Charleston, every
iy, except Saturday, and sent via Charlesn.
Office open every day from 6 A. M. to71-2
id from 9 to 2 o'clock, P. M. and from S.
sunset On the Sabbath, the office will be
ieu for the delivery of letters and newapars,
from S to 9 o'clock, and no other time
irinff the day.
P. THORNTON, P. H.
May 7.
THE Subscriber will attend to tho
WINDSOR and FANCY CHAIR PAINING
business, and hopes to receive ft
irtion of the patronage of the citizens
' Camden. He mny be found al Messrs
&. J. Shirer's Coach makers shop.
Mav 7-I&-C.