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THE CAMHEN JOi RVAL 1 g= ?-gagsqg i ? [i\EW SERIES ] VOL. 1. C\?8DE\, SOS Til C.tROLLVA, SATURDAY, 1AY 2, 1840. ' No. 22. ??i??bomp?m^?ao??wLu-mi ifi in in. ii ? E335SSS ^^^afc. BROTHER JONATHAN, THE LARGEST TAPER IX THE WOULD!!! The proprietors of this mammoth sheet, the 'Great Western" among tlio Newspapers, have the pleasure of spreading before tlie reading public, a weekly periodical, containing a greater amount and variety of useful and entertaining miscellany, than is to be found in any similar publication in the world. Etch number of the paper contains as la:*gc an aniount of reading matter, as is found in volumes of ordinary duodecimo, which cost two dollars, and more than is contained in a volume of Irving's Columbus, or Bancroft's History of Columbus, which cost three dollars a volume?all for six cents a number, or three dollars a year. 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IfO Nassau Street, New York. *r ?i - :UJrCll >. ; " Tc2 2S ISVEEftttS&ESi::?; ; A monthly Magazine < / X>ic and Popular Z'c'cs, Poetry and Engravings. j/T^'iK characteristic feature of this work is sig^ nifted and pottrayed in its title. The month ly wreath we intend ottering to our readers shall be literally composed of "Evergreens." Our design is to collect into n shape at once n -at and suitat.le for preservation, the be.-l and most interesting epecimens of periodical and fugitive li erature of the day 11 care filly fa pirate the chaTfrom the wheat, the dross from the line gold, and to present a compendium, which like go xj wine, shall he heightened in value by ag^, and be. in the language of our motto,perennial and flagrant." Of course it will but require a proper exercise of; t iste to render a in ignzine, Ibrneil on this plan, the ! richest deposit >ry of elegant and entertaining liters- J lure ever published, and this wc seriously mean the ' 'Evergreen" shall be; for we arc quite sure we have the materials to render it so. 'We can boast of a m ire brilliant list of contributors th in any contemporaneous periodical, as may lie seen by glancing at the contents of our present number. Indeed, there is no author honorably known to fame in these or any former times, to whose productions we do not have access. We shall always aim, however, at presenting what is new and comparatively original I i the readers of this cuuntrv: bo'ievimr at the same ti.-uc, that an old familiar piece, so it be excellent in itself is far preferable to unoriginal article having 11 j claim upon the attention of persons of rt lined literary Lisle. A portion of the talent of the age, in this roantry an I in Great Biilaui, has been exercised in the periodical department of literature. We need not] mention the names of Campbell, Wilson. HnUver,1 Washington Irving, Jeffreys, Locknarl, Knnwlcs,! Moore, Marrvatt, Ainsworth, Miss Mitford, l'rar !.! Mrs. Ilcmnns, T. Iv. Ilervey, Bairv Cornwall, T. j ilood, Poole, Leigh Hunt, anil hundreds of other distinguished and agreeable writers, to prove this fact. These and many others of eminence have given brilliancy to the magazine literature of the last ten years; and such of the productions of these as may be new and uncollected, shall linil a "loca . habitation'' in the Evergreen. Our work will be embellished "it'i rngravi"*;. on wood or r.n st. el. and r.eb number wi ; '. pages r."--,:y printed. Terms. in advutiec. iYbiLdad by j. Winchester, 2d, Ann-Street, Now York. Subscriptions received by P. THORNTON. P. M. Camden, S. C. Office oi'Coaiiplroller General, Charleston, Jan. 16, 1S40. THE Legislature at tlieir last session having enacted that the General taxes shall be paid in specie, paper medium or the notes of the specie paying Banks of the Slate, the Tax Collectors and Sheriffs of the Stale will govern themselves accordingly, rot's and Constable's Certificates are also receivable in payment of taxes as heretofore. WST. ED. IIAYNE Conipitollcr General. Jan. 25: 15tS ~ SUMTER HOTEL HIS commodious establishment is now " A open for the reception of Boarders ~,i T rat'ptlnrc. TtlP nntm-intni. mill nn. deavor to please all who may favor him with a call, and respectfully^sulicils the patronage of the public. THOMAS STARIvE. Camden, March '40. POETRY. F'jR THE JOURNAL. TO MY MOTHER. What fond endearments, mother, does thy name, Of all that's sacred to the heart, convey; Kindling upon that allar its pure (lame, With incense sweet of years long past away. Life's sun the zenith iiast travers'd with thee, | Downwards low bending its still glorious crest; ' And glancing beams far o'er the western sea, Flash brightly on to some blessed isle of rest. With time and thought those locks arc silvcr'd now. Which sham'd tlio raven's glossy wing, in youth; And cluster they about thy pensive brow, And round their throne of purity and truth. ' Dear to me more than ever now. they .-ecm To symbolize liic moonlit eV\l- of cv'n. That float in vision thro' a poet's dream: Or that bright robe which spirits wear in Heav'n Fond nicm'ry, thro' the past must vigils keep, OVr all the scenes of thy maternal care? The hour of re:t, when rob'd forev'ning rest, I knell nie down lo lisp my infant pray'r. To church convcy'd, my transport knew no bounds, When first the white rob'd Priest caught my gaze; Cou'.d I forget tliosc wondrous sights and sounds? I The crowded aisles?the organ-choir of praise? l'rom schooi rctum'd, my mother's calm rctroat t'laim'd tin iir.it thought, its troubles to beguile; Hr In., .n- l.nr/1 r.nr^'/l n? 1 V. *X*J H.J X,?*.4*V4 ll./.IWIOUfcUU ItX'l) I And feel the keav'n of her approving smile! hong years have passed, and thy once fair-hair'd boy, | Has rcach'd, at length, the goal of manhood's prime; Yet not with case; nor yet without alloy, Of dust ai.d toil, in triumph over time! And why, my mother did thy prayer prevail, To stay this breath, and make the spirit live, 'Midst all the cares that may this heart assail, Or all the pangs that this sad heart can give? Was it for these, with each fond stealing tear, My sickly couch thy constant love confin'd; Or built for me bright palaces of air, To sec them melt, and leave no wreck behind? Those thoughts will come, as distant clouds that low'r . i O'er mom'ry's ruin, crumbled by a sigh; And still they'll come, to hail the welcome hour, When I may calmly lay me down and die! 'Till then, my mother, thy sweat image seems To rise fce'bic mo ever pure and blest? T! re.' devious wild:;, cr time's unhallow'd schemes, My guardian angel to a home of rest- E. ron the journal. OLD SANDY IIILL. Thv days are. nnniber'd now, deserted cot! And nigh an upstart dome its head uproars, Claiming with haughty look the sacred spot, Which thou alone, hast occupied for years. In vain the manse would yet maintain its ground, And claims of hy-gonc times injustice prove? j Domestic comfort?joys which circle round, To in ke litis scene the commonwealth of love. Kind friends were here to crown the soeial hours, With welcome glad (long may their peace remain) And beauty too, which like spring's sweetest flow'rs One must admire, tho' he cannot obtain. No more from hence the sacred hymns of praise Will rise as incense to the dread supreme? The song of mirth?the light of other days? 1 Have pass'd from thee as a forgotten dream! Wo all will change! And dimni'd will be tho ray Of rosy smiles, when hope and youth depart; For time will come with all its sad decay, To clothe in weeds, the ruins of the heart! But when the hour is come, to change, at length, Those mortal frames which nature here hath giv'n, Be ours the building of immortal strength, Xol made with hands, eternal in the Ilcav'n. P. !*?5sceItaEicous. . <TiEEMBLi>iG EYE-LiD. BYMRS. SIGOUKNEY. . It was the clay before Christmas in the year 1778, that during the war of the Revolution, an armed vessel sailed out of the Port of Boston. She was strongly built, and carried 20 guns, with a well appointed crew of more than a hundred, and provisions for - cruize of six months. " As she spread her broad white sails, & steered from an harbor with a fair fresh breeze, made a noble appearance. Many throbbing hearts breathed blessing on her vovaxre. for she bore aa company of as bold and skilful seamen as ever dared the perils of the (Keep. But soon the north wind blew, and brought a heavy sea into the bay. The night proved darks and they came 10 anchor with difficulty near the harbor of Plymouth. The strong gale that buffelted them became a storm, and the storm a hurricane. Snow fell, and the cold was terribly severe. The vessel was driven from her moorings, and struck on a reef of Qltn Knrron (ill uritK *irr?onrl IUCIVS. witv i/v^ou iv mi >1 IUI viaivi) auu thov were obliged to cut away her masts. The sea rose above the main deck. sweeping over it at every surge. They made every exertion that courage coulci prompt <?r hardihood endure. But so fearful were the wind and cold, that the stoutes* man was not able to strike more than two blows in cutting away the mast without being relieved by another. The wretched people thronged together upon the quarter deck, which was crowded almost to suffocation. They were exhausted with toil and suffering, but could obtain neither provisions nor fresh water. They all were covered by the deep sea when tlie vessel became a wreck. But unfortunately the crew got access to ardent spirits, and many of them drank to intoxication. Insubordination, mutiny, and madness ensued. The officers remained clear minded, but lost all authority over the crew who raved around them. A more frightful scene can scarcely be imagined. The dark sky, the raging storm, the waves breaking wildl over the rocks, and threatcing every moment to swallow up the broken vessel, and the half frozen beings who maintained their icy hold on life, lost to reason and to duty, or fighting fiercely with each other. Some lay in disgusting stupidity, others with fiery faces, blasphemed God. Some in tempo-1 rary delirium fancied themselves in palaces surrounded by luxurv, and brutally abused 1.1 _ ?i- - it -- tii nit: servants, wuo iney supposea naq re. fused to do their biddings'?Others there were, who, amid the beating of that pitiless tempest, believed themselves in the home that they never more must see, and with hollow reproachful voices besought bread, and wondered why water was withheld from them by the hands that were most dear. A few whose worst passions were quickened by alcohol to a fiend like fury, assaulted or wounded those who came in their way making shrieks of defiance, and their curses heard above the roar of the storm.?Intemperance never displayed itself in more distressing atti n/lftp A 4- InnMU JnAik ? J I-- ? IUUOJ, ill 11,11"111 UCUU1 UL'gdll lO UO Ills work. The miserable creatures fell dead evciy hour upon the deck, being frozen stiff and hard. Each corpse, as it became breathless, was laid upon the heap of.dead, that more space might be left for the survivors. Those who drank most freely were the first to perish. On the thilrd day of these horrors, the inhabitants of Plymouth, after making many ineffectual attempts reached the wreck, not without danger- What a melancholy spectacle f Lifeless bodies stiffened in every firm that suffering could devise. Many lay in a vast pile. Others sat with their hands reclining on their knees; others grasping the ice-covered ropes; some in a posture of defence like the dying gladiator; others with hands held up to heaven, as if de- ( precating their fate. Orders were given, to search earnestly for even' mark or sign of life. One boy was distinguished amid the mass of the dead, only by the trembling of one of his eyelids.. The poor survivors were kindly received into the houses of the people of Plymouth, & every effort used for their restoration. The Captain, and Lieutenant, and a few others, who had abstained from the use of ardent spirits survived. The remainder were buried, some in separate graves, and others in a large pit, whose hollow is still to be seen on the southwest side of the burial ground Plymouth. The funeral obsequies were i most solemn.?When the clergyman who i C. iL. 1--4 V*- r?. ? \>us iu j/crnM iu iii?j msi service nrsi entered, and saw more than .seventy dead bodies, some fixing upon him their stoncy eyes, and others with faces stiffened into the horrible expressions of their last mortal agony, he was so affected as to faint. Some were brought on shore alive and received every attention, but survived only1 a short time. Others were restored, after long sickness, but with theii; limbs so injured by the frost, as to become cripples for I lite, m a village, at some distance from \ Plymouth, a widowed mother, and her] daughter, were constantly attending a; couch on which lay a sufferer. It. was] the boy whose trembling eye-lid attracted I the notice of pity, as lie lay among the dead. " Mother," he said, in a feeble tone, God bless you for having taught me to avoid ardent spirits. It. was this that saved me.?After those around mc grew intoxicated, I had enough to do to protect myself from them. Some attacked and dared me to fight. Others pressed the poisonous draught to my lips and bade me drink. J\ly Iijk and throat were parched with thirst. But I knew if I drank with them, 1 must lose my reason as they did, and perhaps, blaspheme my Maker. " One by one they died, theso poor infuriated wretches. Their shrieks and groans still seem to ring in my ears. It was in vain, that the Captain and other officers, and a few good men warned them what would ensue, if they thus continue: to drink?and tried every method in their power to restore them to order. They I still fed upon the intoxicating liquor. They I grew delirious?They died in heaps. | ." Dear mother, our sufferings from hunger and cold you cannot imagine. After my feet were frozen, but before 1 lost the use of my hands, I discovered a box among fragments of the wreck, far under the water.?I toiled with a rope to drag it up. But my strength was not sufficient. A comrade, who was still able to move a little, assisted me.?At length, it came within our reach. We hoped that it might contain bread, and took courage. Uniting : our strength, we burst it open. It contain 1 i _ c l + + i r * ea oniy a iew Domes 01 ouve on, yet we gave God thanks. For we found that by 1 occasionally moistening our lips with it, 1 and swallowing a little it allayed the gnawing, burning pain in the stomach.?Then 1 my comrade died, and I laid beside him as ' one dead, surrounded by corpses.?Pre sently the violence of the tempest that had long raged, subsided?and I heard quick footsteps and strange voices amid the wreck where we lay. They were the blessed people of Plymouth, who had dared every danger to save us. They lifted in their arms and wrapped in blankets all who could speak. Then they earnestSr sought all who could move. But every runkard was among the dead. And I was so exhausted with toil and suffering and cold, that I could not stretch a hand to my deliverers. They passed me again and again. They earned the living to the boat. I feared that I was left behind.? Then I prayed earnestly in my heart, "O Lord, for the sake of my widowed mother, and for the sake 01 my dear sister save me." Methought the last man had gone, and I besought the Redeemer to receive my spirit.?but I felt a warm breath on my face. 1 strained every nerve. My whole soul strove and shuddered within me. Still my body was immovable as marble. Then a loud voice said, "Come back and help me out with this poor lad. One of his eye-lids trembles, he lives. Oh, the music of that sweet voice to me! The trembling eye-lid, the prayer to God, and your lessons of temperance, my mother, saved me." Then the loving sister embraced him with tears and the mother said," praise be; to Him who hath spared my son to be the comfort of my age." A Noble Defence.?A writer in the Philadelphia Ledger lately published a severe article in reference to the Jews as a body. One of the Israelites of that city replies as follows: "Can the author of the philippic against the Jews point out any Israelite who has ever been brought up before a (Magistrate and fined for drunkenness? or has ever one of our people been convicted, or even tr ed for murder, arson, rape, blasphemy, adultery &c.? Does your correspondent know of a single instance where any one the Israelites has abandoned his wife and pliiWmn nnrl left them a r.hs?rnrr> tn thn r.irni*. v"" v w WIV v,w j seers df the poor?" The writer of the letter then makes an appeal to us of the press. "I ask you if you ever received an advertisement from an Israelite announ eing that his wife had eloped, and cautioning the public not to trust the partner of hi? bosom??Providence Courier. Extraordinary Petition*.?On Saturday the 11th inst. Mr. Walker of Miss, presented to the Senate a petition from John Scarborough and Nancy his wife, askmcr a errant of land nn thp orrmind nf o - to - - b* v? ? ? having raised 20 children for the benefit of'the Republic. They state that they emigrated from North Carolina about eight yojurs ago to the far West; that they have reared 20 children, the oldest not 25, and the'youngest not weaned. They tell Congress that by going to Texas they can have an immense grant of land, but they prefer their own glorious Republic. They express a hope that, with God's power "and perseverance," they may be further fruitful, as they have high health and unimpaired constitutions, and conclude with the belief that, as a future precedent, it will not be dangerous, but would rather meet with the approbation of the whole American People. It was referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Animal Cotton.?In a recent number of Chambers' Edinburg Journal there is an account of an insect very common in the West Indies called the Capada Worm. which produces a substance equal if not superior to the finest silk or cotton. It is of the most dazzling whiteness and of the greatest purity, answering the purposes of lint in the hospitals of the negroes, when silk and cotton serve only to inflame the wounds by the asperities of their filaments. 1 he uapada worm itselt docs 1101 yieiu *hc substance here spoken of, but is the mere subject of a most singular process by which it is produced. The worm is assailed by a swarm of ichneumon flies, as they are called, a specbs of insect, very small, which drive their stings into the skin of the victim over the whole extent of back and sides, and at the same time deposit their eggs in tlie wounds thus made. In the course of a fortnight these eggs are hatchedkthe Capada worm during that interval feeding upon leaves with great voracity; and the animalcules thus generated without quitting the body of the parent worm, elevate themselves on the lower extremities and each proceeds to envelope . u: -ir :? i:??u ??? nnu^ luuiacu 111 a iuug cutwii. A lit; uucouilS occupy only about 2 hours, and myriads of them being crowded close together, form a white robe, with which the capada worm appears 'elegantly and comfortably clothed. As soon as this covering has been completed and the little artists that wove it have retired each to his cell, the worm endeavors to rid himself of his officious guests and of the robe which contains them;, and he fmaljty succeeds. after great.efforts. The.cqtton produced in this temarkahlo manner may be used without any preparar' tory process, as-soon as the flies have quitted the cocoons, which is generally with- . in eight or ten days after their seclusion.? It is not known that any attempts have been madie .to weave this silky substance into a wearable tissue; but from the description that is given of its texture and consistency, there seems to be no doubt but tnat it couia be wrought into a beautuul and enduring fabric.-?Bait. American. From the Southern Cabinet. Production of acre of Cotton.?Below you will have the product of an acre of short cotton that was manured the last yeai and planted on pine land, that had been planted for the last seven years without rest. I put three hundred bushels of compost manure on the acre; it was planted about the 10th of April, and yielded 300 pounds of clean cotton. The ground was listed, and the manure put on the list, > and then then it was banked up. Colleton. How to measure a Corn Crib?We have been asked in a variety of instances, the < rule by which to arrive at the quantity of corn in a crib or house. That our patrons and their neighbors may understand the rule hereafter, we give the rule, as it may be of some use to them. Whatever may be tlie length ot the crib, house or pen, measure its correct length, breadth and height, multiply the length into the breadth, then the height into that amount. Now for the rale?as there are 1728 cubic inches in a cubic foot, and 2150 cubic inch-. es in a bushel, and 10 bushels in a brrael in the ear, all you have to do is to multiply the length, breadth and height by each other, as above. This will give the contents in cubic feet, and then multiply the product by 1728, the cubic inches in a foot; this will give the number of inches in the house or crib, then divide by 21,502, the number of cubic inches in a barrel, and will be the quotient of the number of barrels in the ears. If you wish to know the number of bushels divide the number of hnshfils diiiirJn the numhnrnf r.nhir. inrhea by 2150, and the quotient will be the num of bushels.?People's Advocate. "Soft Soap" for the Ladies.?Mrs. Randolph, the author of the Virginia Housewife, gives the following mode of preparing a delightful cosmetic soap for washing the hands. Take a pound of caslile, ^ or any other nice old soap; scrape it into small pieces and put it on the fire with a little water?stir it till it becomes a smooth paste, pour it into a bowl, and when cold add some lavender water, or essence of any.kind, beat it with a spoon until well mixed, thicken it with corn meal, and keep it in small pots closely covered. It is said, that once, on an occasion when a distinguished citizen of North Carolina was disgusted by the taste of some beverage, or other, which was placed before him at the public, table, to answer the nlace of coffee or tea, he exclaimed, 'Boy, if this is tea bring me coffee, and if it is coffee bring me tea.' IN EQUITY. LANCASTER DISTRICT: G. L. Masscy, Adm'r. ) vs > Bill for discovery and relief. T. J. Wethers, ct nl. J ?T appearing to the satisfaction of the ? Commissioner, that Richard "Williamson and William Gray, of jhe firm of Richard Williamson do Co., Joseph Kessam, F.dwatd if. Jacob, James A. Smith and William Brycc, of the firm of Kessam do Co., defendants in the above stated case, are absent from and reside without the the limits of this State: On motion of J. Williams, Complainant's Solicitor, It 'is Ordered, That the said defendants do answer, plead or demur to the bill in the a hove stated ense, within three months from i lie publication hereof, otherwise judgment pro confesso will be ordered against them. J. II. WITHERSPOON, Jr., C. E. L. D. CommVs Office, March 38, 1840. (Printer's fee 87)