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' 'r l' '7* . - ;%?, i v T..; . ?$6 >' jg?| " ' ' '* ~ - ;' V* - - . ..- ,v;r VjjH " L- <%*B THE CAMDEN JOI lO u,. ?EDi,isi>Ai jn y ^ _ :f| Published every Wednesday Morning, THOMAS W. PEGUES, At three dollars in advance, three dollars and fifty centa in aix months; or four dollars at the expi- j ration of the year. Advertisements iuscrtod at 75 conts per square for f the first, and 37 1-2 for each subsequent insertion.? ... .. c The number of insertions '.o be noted on all advertise I tnonts, or they will be publishod until ordered to be r discontinued, and charged accordingly. One dollar ' per square will bo charged for a single insertion. ( Semi-monthly, Monthly and Quarterly advertise- 1 menls will bo charged the same as new ones each in. I sertion. t All Obituary Notices exceeding six lines, and i Communications recommending Candidates for pub. \ lie Offices of profit or trust?or puffing exhibitions, 1 will bo charged as advertisements. \ Accounts for Advertising and Job Work will be t presented for payment quarterly. U" All Letters by mail must be post paid to in- t 'y*ure punctual attention. jj = t - AGRICULTURAL. o b From the Plough Boy. " 0 Smut in Wheat. v Mr. Editor:? Sir?I do not intend in s this communication to gratify the reader r in a learned and elaborate essay, upon the v * subject under consideration, but simply to ? impress upon the minds of the Agricultural , public, the impropriety of subscribing too , hastily to the different theories that present n. themselves in this age of experiment and |w' improvement. Much lias been said and 3 written upon the subject of Smut, not only by the practical and experienced Far- P mcr, but by those who have had the ad- 3| vantage of a more liberal education; yet, w notwithstanding all their experience and i,r intelligence, I am at a loss to account, satis-1 ^ lactorily, how the Smut is produced, and j P what is the preventative. Most Farmers . have however subscribed to the doctrine; t!| that Smut originates from impure seed, 01 and that a strong solution cf blue stone, copperas and salt will prevent the Smut, tG this I believe to be the experience of ab most every Farmer in the country; but yet, there are a few who have but little faith in the above recipe, and I confess I am one of that number, and have been con firmed in my opinion, from an experiment j; of one of my neighbors, who by the by, is a'G a close observer, and an excellent Farmer. A suitable field was selected, of about the | same quality of soil, the land was prepared p( as usual in the neighborhood, and the , cnwprb hut previous to seeding the [j " ,,v'Wh " ****7 i w wheat, about one half of it was soaked in a J" strong solution of blue stone, copperas, jj* and salt, for twenty four hours, the other ^ half was not soaked at all; the wheat came up looked fine and healthy, and continued Cf to grow luxuriantly throughout the season; ^ at length however, the Smut made its ap- j, pearance, much to the astonishment and disappointment of my friend. Without the least exaggeration, we believe, the |n wheat that was soaked in the solution produced about one half Smut; yes, the ^ real Smut, when in the other, that was not ~ soaked, compare.* veU vpeak:n^, there was no-,e. This, Mr Editor, ts a matter ~ of fact. Some Fa-mors, ?av, that impu c seed wi'I pr duce i?, or rather is tie cause - of t e Smut: this last doctri e I am at a loss to subscribe to, for I recollect an expe" r.ment, mtde by a frend of mine, some several years ago; he had almost lost his seed wheat, (the little white) but for a few bushels left in a hogshead in the barn, through the whole summer, exposed to the weavel and every thing of the sort; at length the wheat was sown, the worst weavel eaten I ever had seen; whether it ^ was soaked in the blue stone or not, I am unable to say; it came up and done finely; produceed as fine wheat as ever grew in any country, entirely free from Smut or any thing else. I should like, Mr. Editor, a for some of the large wheat growers to ]( tell us how to raise this valuable staple, in a pure and unadulterated state. My own ' opinion about the Smut, is. that it isadis- Ci ease peculiar to some kinds of wheat, and h whether soared in blue stone or not will si make its appearance, some time or another, c If wo wjoh,to raise wheat successfully, we ? must procure the best seed we can, that variety that is free from Smut, and all other impurities, and perhaps none would sue- h ceed so well as our native wheat. I ain f< among those, who believe an all wise 1Providence has provided every section of r country with the kind of plants, most coge- ^ nial to the climate, and its only remains 1 for us to select and cultivate properly, to v rvkto.r. th*? Hiflfhront kinrlc nf cppi-I that 11 1 would be best for us; and here I might observe, the greatest variety of vegetation I have seen in any section of country through which I have travelled,is a portion leading from Cambridge to the Island ford on Sa- , luda river, down Wilsons and Ninety-six ( Creeks; through that region of country we have seen the native wheat, rye, oats and blue grass. I firmly believe the blue grass will grow, if properly managed, as luxuriantly among us, as it does in Kentucky. A Young Planter. Collecting And Preserving The t Different Grasses. c For a short time past some of the most irdent friends of scientific agriculture, have P igitated the subjectofcolleciing specimens " >f the various grasses of the United States, md designate them by their common ^ xames. We presume in giving the co/nmo/i j, lames, the classes, orders,genera andspe- p nes, will not be excluded. We see great 3 itilityin this, as some of the grasses are a mown by different names in different sec- b ions of country. Timothy, for instance, s s to the north called Herds grass; and tl vhat we call Herds grass, is there called <1 led top. Were we to pursue this subject, b ve miffht find many similar illustrations; ? )ut no farmer of ordinary intelligence, can a iclp seeing the importance of a book on he grasses in which all the species are fully [escribed. One object we have in view in ' hese remarks is, to enquire of Mr. Curtis (j f Washington North Carolina, (who first (i rought the subject before the public,) and u thers who are taking some interest, if it a t'ould not be well to give the appropriate |, oil to each, the proper cultivation and the |j elative valuesof all the varieties? Such a n york would be invaluable to the Ameri- tl an farmer. There are many grasses in c> .\mnessec, Alabama, Mississippi, and Ar- T ansas, (where our paper circulates most.) rri ot to be found in other states,?these we jould be pleased to collect ourselves, and ' ? - ? u ni scertain an mrelation totnem,wai wouiu e valuable to the farmer. What do the P' eople of the south west think of it? If ^ griculturists would lend their aid, they u< :ill much improve themselves in one of the ^ lost delightful sciences, and contribute a ^ ood deal to the object proposed during the ,jJ resent y;ear. We should be pleased if far- ;n icrs generally would commence the inves- sj gation of the grasses, native and foreign, u their own farms, and send us the result w f their experience, that if the contempla- r? :d works is published, we shall be ready, in Agriculturist. at '.V From the Agriculturist. A Cure For The Pole Evil And "l Fistula. w Messrs. Editors:?Believeing your pub- sa :ation to be the proper place to register ly receipt that may in any way benefit e community, I send you the following^ ' liversal and never failing cure for thei^. ule Evil and Fistula. I have seen in your ^ iper some remedies for the same com- C( aint. But there is never too much of a i,( >od thing, and I am conscious that the e, inexed will cure when all others have ie ilcd. w Take a lump of salt, say as large as an y< r?, the same size of hard soap; then take sh quantity of polk root and boil it separateuntil it becomes a syrup,(in quantity a lit.) then mix the salt and soap with it so ?to make a ball. Wash the place every lorning for a week and a cure is effected. w Yours, R. W. GARDNER. c< m MISCELLANEOUS. at FOR TIIE JOURNAL. ef GEOGRAPHICAL ENIGMA. w "TO THE YOUNG STUDENT IN GEOGRAPHY." |"r My 6, 4, 5 and 2 is a county in North Carolina. af My 7, 6, 3 and 2 is a county in Georgia. W( My 5, 11, 12 and 2 is a town in Upper Canada. My 7, 9, 1 and 2 is a county in North Carolina. g( My 1, 2, 9,4, 5,6 and 7 is a district in S. Carolina. u. My 12, 2, 4 und 8 is a town in Austria. ga My 7, 6, 3, 4, 6 and 7 is a city in Europe. yC My 7, 6, 3 and 6 is a town in Africa. se My 5, 2.9 6 and 8 is a town in Asia. nd my whole is the name of an efficient corps in auth Carolina. DIALECTICUS. T THE WILLIAM BROWN. bl A TALE OF HORKOR. in The Boston Post of Saturday contains jtJ most painful narrative in relation to the >ss of the William Brown, and the scenes r0 n board the long boat. It was given on a| le authority of John Messer, one of the ih rew who accompanied the mate, and who 0, as not yet fully recovered. It will be ii, ;en that while he fully vindicates the f,< onduct of Capt Harris, he describes that te f the mate as barbarous in the extreme. STATEM ENT OF JOHN MES8ER. b< I belonged to the mate's watch, and was ar elow at the time the ship struck, there- m ire I am unacquainted with the particu- ni ?rs relating to the fatal collision, which 'I aused the loss of the William Brown.? hi Ve (elt the collision below, but did not pi hink of hurrying on deck, especially as tl re were not called?and then the not un- ti isal cry of all hands shorten sail, roused tf ~ .1 ? 1. <tm . u_..? c. ,i id uu viULti. 1 ne lopgaliairt oaiid, iuic* mi upmost studding sail?, and other sails vere taken in, and top-sails clewed down tl nd reef tackles hauled out. The captain ei hen went down into the forecastle in or- m ler to ascertain whether damage had been lone, and upon ascertaining, lie exclaimed d< ? 'My God we can't save the ship' its no a< ise?clear away the long boat." The rn ni.nps had previously betn rigged, and e< very effort used to keep her afloat, but b' vithout effect. The passengers also ren- ci lered every assistance in their powe^and si * . ; " .* -:V>' V?v.-* vere willing to do any thing for the safetj >f the ship. The long boat was cleared away, and irovisions, water, a compass, a quadrant nd several other articles were put or mard of her. One or two of the passen srs secreted themselves in her while sh< pas yet on board, and were hoisted out ir er. When she wns in the water, the lassengprs made a rush, and I believe tha everal of them perished in their haste tc et on board. In the meantime the sterr mat was also lowered dowtv; hut I did nol ee what trainspired; I will not state any hing upon hearsay. The boats both ropped astern, where they remained fasl y their painters to the ship until she was n the eve of sinking, when they were cul drift. The ship went down in about lireeliours, I think, after she struck? 'here were forty-two in number in the 1. _ _ A >ng Doai. At daylight, Capt. Harris told tlie mate ie latitude and longitude, and advised im to steer N. \V. The captain then >cik I lie names of the passengers and crew, fter which the mate told him that the >ng boat was very leaky and could not ve. Some communication, which I did ot distinctly hear, then passed between te captain and the mate, to which the iptain replied, '-I will not hear such talk." 'he male then distinctly said? "VVe ilist cast lots?we cannot all live?some f us must die, the boat is so leaky."? he captain again remonstrated with the ate, urging him to do the best in his ower pefore he resorted to such measures. Before leaving us, the captain addressed le boats' crew encouragingly, ursiruig ? to keep our hearts up, not to quarrel or ght among ourselves, but to be advised y the mate, and to do what he should [ sire us. He then bid lis good bye, and i fifteen minutes or so he was out of ght. During the whole of the day the weather as extremely cold, and the sea very nigh. We rigged a drag with our oars, i order to keep the boat's fiend to the sea, id inbreak the force of the waves. Toards night fall the mate 'onsulleri, in a iv voire, with several of the crew, about ghlening the b<?nt I was aft at the time, itli my back against the stern. At last he iid to me and another man, who was near e,"WeII, I suppose, you have no objrcnns to lending us a hand to lighten the >af" I inquired how he iutended to do i? and while I was speaking, 1 heard a dash alongside, and the whole boat was an uproar,?the work of death had mnicnced. The other man and myself ?lh remonstrated againstsuchcold bloodI proceedings, end said?"if we are to die, t us die fair?let us cast lots.** "Very ell," s'lid the mate, "they will throw ill overboard next." I ihen drew my lealh-knife, and swore, that whoever lould lay a hand on me, sh?uld share my te. The mate then called a tall negro, le nl tlie cr< w, an, u> loss mc i?vc? uumu, it when lie saw iny knife lie went forard, and lent the others a hand. My impaninn stuck close to me during the hole of the heart-rending scene, deterined to defend himself to the last. One old man. a native of Ireland, when lout to be seized, fell upon his knees and llreated them to spnre his life, and he otild give them all he had. He then drew om his purse a. number of sovereigns, id offered them to the crew, but they ere thrown aside and himself passed overinrd. A lad, about 18 years, of age, relested time to say his prayers, which as granted, and when he concluded he id," I am now prepared?I do not wish ni to throw me over board?I will go myIf," and he stepped off the gunwale of e boat into the sea. Of all who were rown overboard, not one, to my knowlIge, succeeded in getting on board again, here were no hands cut off, nor any ood spill; neither did any one, exceptu ihf? vnnntr man a'ready mentioned, n -* ? mp overboard voluntarily. The unfortunate passenger? offered no sistancr; prayers and entreaties were 1 they tised. "Oh, spare me!" several of em rried, even while they were half rerboard. I will not attempt a deseripmig of this awful scene?it would melt a art of stone. I believe there were sixen thrown overboard. The boat was bailed out after she had enlightened; she then rode very well, id made but little water. The following orning I discovered a sail, and cominuicaled the fact to the male, who said, ly G?d, Jack, you' re a lucky fellow; you jve saved your life." The ship that icked us up, as is already known, was 10 Crescent. ? So strong was my indignaon against the negro, that upon reaching ic Crescent's deck, I seized a leaver and irew it at his head. All of the crew in the boat, excepting ie mate and another man, were fnreigu s, or as sailors say, Dutchmen, that is en belonging to the conlinentof Europe. ' - ?j .?._ v;n? Upon our arnvHi hi uavic 111 mc . .i.t e Lyon, the American consul, when ma<le :qnainlpil with the facta, advised me and iv companion to rpmain and give our vidence against the mate and the ere a'; ut we declined, upon the ground that we inceived the testimony of the pussengers ufficient. As he was not very urgent, we j I were liberated after an examination befo I the Board of Police. ! After my health was somewhat recrn , ed, I shipped on board the Angelo, Ca| j Jaqnes, bound for Nowburyport, where - arrived on Wednesday last. I arrived > Boston on Thursday, and have made th i statement for the information of tl > public. John Mesber, Seaman, t ? New Orleans, June 29. i Our Havana papers to the 16lh inst. r t cpiveil by the Virginia Antoinette, ro ' tain later dates from the Mexican capit i than we had previously received direct, t There is increasing dissatisfurtir t among the people of Mexico, on accou t of the onerous port and iutetior duties 1 L vied upon imported merchandize. It asserted in some of tlte publications, th the enormous charges. amounting on cc n tons to 240 per cent, on their cost in E i rope, on woollens to 10S per cent. &c. a seldom paid in full; so that the hore I merchant cannot live, because viciw ! persons smuggle their ariicles across tl ! lines?while the government revenue , from the same cause, are scarcely half large as they were at rates only one tlii as high as the present*?The poorer pe pie especially complain, that the duty the articles which they deem nec.cssar is three or four tines as great as th Ion goods consumed by the more wealth A petition signed by 125 merchants ai others of Vera Cruz, states 110 loss than ships have been loaded in English por for the Pacific coast of Mexico, whe they presume the goods will be introd ced without paying a dollar of duty.This they hold to be the legitimate resti of extravagant duties; mid they quo Lord Palmerslun to show that no eonnti can prevent smuggling where onormoi ' exactions are made upon articles whu I the people desire or deem necessary, was thought a significant indication til more than half of the petitions were a dressed to Santa Anna, instead of the Ce tral Government. j The rumor that Arista had become i bad odour in the capital seems to be coi firmed by various articles in the papers It appears evident that Arista would t dismissed from his command in theNortl ern States, if the Central Government hi the power or courage to enforce the nte sure. | A letter from the mineral District i Mazapil states that a violent enrthqnnl was experienced on the night of the 29i of April. The first shock lasted two mil ules, and there were five cithers during tl night It was conjectured, judging fro the circumstances and past experienc that news would soon arrive of the hreal ing out of a volcano. The conduct; from Zacutatas to Tajlillo, resting for tl night at a place called St. Helena, wi nearly ruined by the falling ??f the wal of the house in which they were restiu for the night. ! Hard, to Catch.?"Will you pay me m bill, sir?" said a tailor in Charters slree to a waggish fellow who got into him | bout a feet. 'Do you owe any thing, sir?" aske the wag. I "No, sir," said the tailor. oTIinn vim ran afford to wait?"?an I ? J.... he walked off. | A day or two afterwards the tailor cal ed again. Our wag was not at his wit' end yet; so turning on his creditor, h says?"Atp you in (lobt to any body?" "Yes, sir," says the tailor. Well, why ihe devil don't you pay? "Because 1 can't get the money." That's just my case, sir. I am gla to see you can appreciate my conditiongive us your hand!"?Crescmit City. From'the Savannah Republican. Our readers will recollect an accoui wc published some three months since, j | relation to the attempt abduction of mulatto woman belonging to Maj. Flou noy, of this county The individual eng: ged in this unlawful business, belonged I New. Y"rk. whither he escaped b< fore ll officers of the law here could arrest hit Maj. F. had the matter investigated ar | laid before the Governor of the Slate, wl I promptly despatched an Agent to the G* vernor of New York, requesting him I issue a warrant for the arrest of the fug : live. We have seen a letter from the in - - . m? . V....L. ; dividual who was sent to new which it is slated, that afier consulialiu with the Attorney General, the Governr decided the rase was one in which 1 could not issue a warrant. His reason for this decision he. would commimicai without delay to the Governor of this Stati We will not condemn without a heai ing the doings of this arch Abolitionis and therefore make no comment \V shall wait for his Mreasons"how ever, wit impatience; From the Neto Orleans Picayune. The Virkburg Seiuinel staws that Mi Portei field of that city detected a coupl of negroes on board a steamboat a fei days ago, making ih^ir escape lo'QIilu i n singular manner. They we re" dressed i Indian costume, with the mane of a hors as a wig ^00 their heads to hide thci 4. v:; rc woolly lorks, with their face3 paintedv*^,^jijH . In this disguise they had travelled Tennessee; 50 miles east of Nashville;' 1l- where their master lives/ They came Ifrom /. ^^ / Jackson on the rnra and m?ufa for the: ^ J | *n landing, anil took passage fnr,CfricitthtU>~v, ^ 115 jabbering broken English and pretended^ Cherokee. Mr. Pur if rfield looked ' suspected them, and walked.upto the4ar|?r v est, who was a man, (the other was a.-it?' man dressed like a man) and hegaiiio exrr/.r , '^3 e* amine his hair. The Indian ohj<*fcted, n* Pnrterfie Id, persisted, and pulled off the.*' *** false scalp, leaving the African head ex? " ^ posed. Both were taken inlocuftod^tait ' )n lodged in jail. They had two pistols' Wei 1 Mt loaded and knive^ftfHh plenty of amttoie* lion. Thev told that they had deen jn?^ in iL. I c ! mi 111 itrtj (ib iu me iiioue ui escape uj auw ^ ^ V *4 at liiionists in Tennessee: ?t ?- DONT LIKE IT, re I dislike In hear an. apology from lh?| st pulpit ^ivinc preliminary warming of ,> "s grout physical inability to preach, follow* ii* erl np by a tremendous effort which, at : Si last grates hardily upon the ear from the 50 very excess of voice on the preaclrtfV \ r'l part. 0- I dislike to hear an apology for want of . preparation, succeeded by . a labored at* .j >"1 tempt at formal method, nice analyaia,'. ?$>.' ,* at pretty figures and the like. If the prearh- ^ er has been pressed for time, or overrun id with Saturday visitors, why Jet bint do . * * 6 ihp hr>?l ho run nrwl mn?t wlin hoar him ...... ... w. ..V v...., < ?<? ^ NVW* ------ ^T- y is will be satisfied. re I dislike to hear Hebrew, Creek or. u- I.alin fetched into the pnlpit by' main ? strength. No body quarrels with thaut,.- . dt of p.oursr, fur burning his oil t>vefr the -j te <leai! languages; but let him keep 'all that^ ry in bis study. What do ninety nine hun- " us dredths of any popnlar assembly know or - < ' ih care about roots, and points, Greek- *r6-. It cles and all the rest. We watK to hear ?t the plain word ofGod set forth in a . pWttjT: fm d- way clenched and riveted by plain oId ^.... '< o- English common sense, ami-attended with. power from on high." Give us that, anil ^ in a fig for the rest, unless the preachdr ; ; n* wishes to display his learning. ? I dislike to see a preacher so vastly nice >e about his choice of language and mode of It- gesticulation as to awaken suspicion id he had been hunting over the diclioniy a- for hard, high-flown words; or been practia. * ing before a looking-glass at home, of Agnin? I i'ialike to hear a minister In te a solemn appealto flrxl in ppgyer^iniln^ r . th in labored descriptions of the divine n- attributes, and using the words, "We knoir .. . if that we arc not heard fur much speaking,"1 m ?s a prelude in a vary long prayer. J ul- . ~ f, terly dislike to hear the Lord's prayer id*- j It- proved upon, by the addition ofany tiling^. C ^ ?s as if that divine composition could be bet- * ~'S", ie tered. '? is Does it hot approach to the verge of ih'e Is profane, to hear a minister protest in the ig pulpit, by "the Rtcrnal?" dViy blood has ;* sometimes run bark upon the heart, chili- / e<l at the thoughtless indifference and frCy quency with which the name of the Su- z. t, preme Being is repeated by some well a. meaning but weak judging men. Too much reverencp cannot well be exhibited d in this matter. Ami many a minister has : ruom to mend. . Finally?I don't Jike the introduction, at every turn, of that figure d of speech called the interjection. Don,* ;: * ; it often seem as llmnuh the preacher were'| a straining point without the quantumsof, 's of genuine feeling! Old and Ah! are fre-. e qnently the faithiul indexes of barrenness'*. - C " I- I _ e _ ? ol mougiu ana poverty 01 jeenng. To lliink lint one of these words shnuhl > be profitnble to a single iniliviiiusl of. that class of men so valuable toihe world, 80 <1 dpar to the Cburcb, as ibe christian minis* - try, would afford the highest satifartion to SIMON SIMPLE. The Louisville Journal savs that John W. Itaer. <. . * r}-~ 11 the individual dfnominnted the "Buck eye Black* smith," has been removed trom the Indian Agency . a to which he was lately appointed; and the Journal anticip tea a growl or two towards the Ad ninistra* a* tion,f oinJohn. We don't k no how that ma/be. io but wc are very much inc.ined to the opinion that ,e if there is any thing to be found fault with in the n* business, it was the appointment?N. Y. Cour. ttl . 7 v General Jackson.?Just as our papers "J going to press the following was put into i. our hands: Nashville, June 22, 1841. in Dear Sir: General Jackson vm liken ' very ill yesterday morning about8o'c!ock. ?r I took up Dr. Robertson by 1 o' clock, ie and left him a short time ago, much im. is proved, and quite easy?sleeping; it was e an attack of cramp chnhc, and I have ner* ' er seen him so far gone, or so much pros* f- trated. He may recover from this attack* I hut I feat? that he will remain very feeji]* e | P.S.?Air. Crutcher hasjust got Oown, aud h brings favorable accounts of the Qfnertl. He is still improving.?Globe, A young lawyer married to on# of the r* most beautiful and accmplished ladies of e the city, has been arrested for fbigery re. sorted to for relief from embarrassments n brought on by extravagant living. The " affair created quite an excitement; thd " r name is suppressed.?Boston Paper. v ' i. y. . it * ' ' - ' Vja/' .v ' '> '** "" " V': ' '"V/ "