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S20.0q "Weekly, $10 00 * - Single copy - $1.00 Rates for Advertising: ' rrFor one Square?ten . lines or. less?ONE POM, All for the first insertion, and SEVENTl*1J1VK CENTS for encli subsciucnt. Odituauy Notices, exceeding one square, cTiarged &t advertising rates. * 1 Transient Advertisements and Job Work MUST &K PAID FOR IN ADVANCE. No deduction niade^cxcept to enr rcgulat advertis ng patrons. f? uija?cacp?ciTUPzg3M??w From Auerusta. A most disgraceful aifair^f mob violence 4ranspired,on yesterday morning, which, we trust, .for^lie honor of our soldiers and the fair fame of the crty, will never be repeated., The sacking of the Government stores would have been proper enough had there boon anything like fairncss-in the plunder of the property. As it was, a most unequal distribution was made of the spoils, and the parties engaged in the action hav.c done great injury to their follow soldiers who have yet to at rive. We do not believe that many of those iin plicated were of Lee's or Johnston's armies, or, if so, they were instigated by shameless partics who have avoided the front of battle. This fact is made manifest by the alacrity with which the truly brave men rallied around General Wright and Colonel PiseT, who addressed the crewed in a shrilling and earnest manner. To ' ?ii- 1.1 .1 i suese nouiu gcuueiuen ana uisauiguisuvu &>.u* dicrs our people owe a deep debt of gratitude. The most heinous part of the affair was in the pillage of Messra. Neal & Whitlock's to-'? baceo store. The stock of these gentlemen was of private ownership, and should have been respected. We know that some twenty boxes of tobacco stored in the establishment belonged to a gentleman whose whole fortune had been placed at the disposal of the Government, and who resolutely refused to sell his bond?, lest by so doing his example should be followed by those less patriotic than himselfThe little all that he had saved is now gone, and the pilferers have the poor satisfaction of knowing that they have beggared a man who garye bis-son and p'ropcrty for their benefit. Let there be no more destruction of private property. It is tmmanlw and cowardly. No ' true defender of his country should tarnish the glorious record of the past four years by a motnent's rashness and for so insignificant a preftt*. XXTj\ ?nJn*elnn^ fliof A ITflPTI ftf.ft *Tl nil 1PI*. ftftlllft V iiBWvjcycauY vunu ^ v. -..? place was shot and killed on the bridge near ibo factory. A man on board one of the gunboats was r killed /ox insubordination. TYe have no heart to enter into tire particu, '. lar% of this mortifying event and dismiss it with v lb? brief raenton made above.?ConstiivtionaU 'H ut, f r- There is nothing on earth so bdautifnl as tbje household otj which Christian love forever smiles, and where religion walks, a counsellor anj aftiewp- No cloud can darken it, for its twin str-r-f'.tt" v. nt rJ i? t->r sonf. No storms can maic_u v.c:ut'X.. fur has a heavenly anchor. TCIjc hvo-v ' *cv!e smrounded by such inflnptifTj Liis si; auce-j?:<st of the joys of a h?T^JynVtutt. . CAlVJDEiti FfCJUMT, MAY 12, Having tried in vain to make use of Confederate nunoy in tlio purchase of tho necessities of life, ve are compelled, in self-defence, 10 adopt the specie system, or its equivalent. All advertisements inserted in this paper a*, any time afte? tho 1st inst.. must bo settled for mjflint way. A Great PesioerAti'M.?AVe take pleasure in calling the attention of the people of Camden and vicinity to tho advertisement of llr .Tajiks Jonks?giving notice that lie lias established a gristmill at the railroad depot. His mill i3 new, and in good working condition. Having used meal nud hominy ground at this mill, we can recommend it to tho public as being above ordinary. The enterprise is deserving a liberal patronage. Since the above was placed in type we have been '''* "JilmMit /ottilil.., e,.?lru tnt.nl n,,A rinn fftur, for which Mr. Jokes will please accept our acknowledgement. The meal is line, and fte rice flour is decidedly the most palitablc arliele of the kind vv^* have c\ cr used; {/ A Municipal C'ujiubncy.?'Tho city fid hers "rf Camden, we learn, are off cling arrangements t" issue a pnpgr currency on a specie bases?cenkicntes of'indebtecfues.*. whicli will no tVouU. in agreit measure., mefct the wants of the people in tliis respect, and will be receivable in payment of taxes due the town. The anionut issued w.li bo siua!', and should be taken freely in course "of trade and in liquidation of nil in* dcbtediiess at a specie value. "We should have no ono in onr midst paitroonish enough to depreciate, through speculation or othc-rtjjse, this currency.? Through this medium alone will we be enabled to carry on trade successfully with tln*peo?1e of onr seel ion. It is payable to the town ot Camden for taxes and all. other dues, and consequently equal to gold. Sharpers nnd speculators, who arc ever humous to make their heavy per cent., will no doubt he oa the alert seeking to liorilc up ana trmncin mis currency, we njcnuon this that the unsuspecting citizen holder may not be duped to part with these certificales ot less than par value. He Kot Discouraged.?Hope on, hope ever. Life's prospects may appear to. yon dreary and uninviting; life's realities may bo painfully oppressive to your sensitive feeling; but with trustful confidence believe that He who made a way through the lied Sea for his redeemed ones to pass over, can easily light up your path with sunshine and strew it with fariest tiowers. lie who forms the night creates also the day. He who directs the course of the storm cloud-also sends the fair weather out in the North. The railway of life does not always lie through tunnels. Another moment and your gladdened spirit may he enjoying the fine balmy air, and reveling in the beauties of earth and sky. It mat be that yon are even just now upon the verge of God's choicest Messing. Nolle Sentiment.?Some true heart has given expression to its generous-nature in the following beautiful seutimcnt: Never desert a Irieud when enemies- gather round hiin. When sickness.falls on the heart ?when the world is dark and cheerless, is the time to. try a true friend. They who turn from a scene ot distress betray their hypocrisy, and prove that iutevest moves them. If you have a friend who loves you and studies your interest and happiness, be sore to sustain him in adversity. Let him feel that bis former kindness is. appreciated ancl that fck love is not thrown away. Ileal fidelity may be rare, but. it exists in the heart. Who lias, not seen and felt it3 power? They deny its u worth, who never loved a friend, or labored to make n i frie^J happy. From Mexico. Movements of Pieukik Sovl::.?The N. V. Hcru/J of a late date gives the following it- ins of Pews: l'ierrie Soule, who arrived two weeks ntjo from Havana, is reported in llie newspapers as having on hand a gigantic seccsii" emigration scheme, but of what particular nature is neff generally understood;. perhaps it. is an offshoot of the exploded Gwin affair. A more t^an usual number of Americans, loyal and disloyal, are in Mexico just'now. Maj. Calhoun Ileabain, of theicbel army, and formerly United Stales Distirel Attorney in California, has be< n here for several weeks confined to his room by illness, at the Iturbidc Hotel. Captain Heauroirard, brother of tlie General, is in Sonora, having passed through this eity sonic weeks :since on Jiis way thither. General Shields, who. bus been for some months in Sinaloa, was ^arrested at Mazatlan recently by the Fieuch authorities, as u-spy or suspicious personage; but by tliu intercession of Mr. Harrow, of Topic, v.lio visite ! Mazatlan for the pnrpo.se, lie was liberated, ami'is expected in tlrs city'tomorrow, li.-ivinjr arrived already at tiuaiiajiiato. j fc is bcliovct! to be a true bine Uuiim man. Mr. liny a I Pilosis, a v. ell known citizen <>f NewYork, has bean herd a fctv weeks, and re:urns by this strain -r, via. Ilavaia Mr. MeLeod Murphy, furnualy Superintendent of the I'nited States Xwvy Yard at lirooklyn, has recent !y arrived here, with the intention of engaging in sonic extensive engineering business. Movements of Tuoops.?Over tbo great National road between Mexico and Vera Cruz ineessanr. Detachments of, Austrian*, J.?eigians and 1'olc.s are contiunaliv ariivmg at Ye<?? i ? ...... i...?.w,i If! l/lll/.j MllU t*l ^ VUWV5 lllwll V.I1C* I IMIW L#1 ?J llj/" lands of the.iutciior. Tiic Fr&.uh arc mpidly ie^inc, 1'iit tioi in' proportional numbers.? The second "unaves left Mexico on the liUtl) for Vera Crna, on their return to France;. and, tlicyVdi app -.glad euongli to go. As is well Unowu; the Mcxicau war is not popular among them, and the sooner the. country is cleared of French troops the hotter Maximilian will like it. A Treaty Between* Spain* and Guatemala has just been published in the Mexican news papers. . It is long and full of Spanish details tl - ?/3 . _ I !. 1 .. J. i_ ? T 1.11 an* snpernuous veroiage, out in it isaDcna acknowledges the independence of Guatemala, and fori^ally renounces all-claim- to her former dependency?a decision which. Spain has been, it seems, forty-two years in reaching. Spain has never been in haste to recognize republican governments. She was the last to field to the United States a scat in the family of nations, and long years intervened before she would renounce her claims to Mexico after its act of separation. It seems, however, that she was not long in making up her mind as to tho establishment of Maximilian's empire. In recognizi^Guatemala the Queen conferred upon Rafael Carrera, President Dictator, pf that countiy, the Order of Charlos Third. Whatever Carrera may have been in his earlier career, be is undoubtedly the man for Guatemala where his-iron- hand, like that of Dr. Francis, iir-Patagoa), ha? preserved order and maintained law among a people about as capable of appreciating or exercising the Mess-' 1 ings of self government as so many flMtenrote or Lascars. Some of the firmest adherent* of i Maximilian sometimes wish that he wodkl show less- 5:iMurt and benevolence: of character mm A exercise a little more of Cumra's IimHvo infiexibSUj- It requires Jt<? Jojig lesideoce among these* descendant Spaniti American populations lo soc Hi at thcv aeed cot oeffy a luasicr^.butaa absolute one whom they most .< '< ' ^ * respect ami fear. Under such a government alone can they last even a few more generations, ami without it there will W in pcrpetni-^ iv ihe old scene uf revolutions, bloodshed, anarchy and continual decay. Inaugural Address of PresJolmson. We take the following troin the Richmond Whig of the 19th ultimo: Gentlemen : I must bo permitted to-*say that I have been almost overwhelmed by theannouncement of the sad event which lias sorecently occurred. I feel incompetent to perform duties .-o important and responsible us< those which have been so unexpectedly thrown. upon uie. as iu an niuicauoi) ol any policy which- may be pursued by me in the adiuini.*of rlie Government, 1 have lo say that "that; must be Itfft fur development as the Ad~ ministration progresses. The message or dec Inrulioi) must lie made by the acts as they transpire. The only assurance that I can now Vive ol 'thc future is reference to the past. Tito course which 1 have taken in* the past, in con*. . liec'iou with this rebellion, must be regarded: as a guarantee of tiio future. The best energies of my life have been spent in endeavoring* hi establish and perpetuate the principles of liei' iioverninent, and I believe that the Government in passing through its present penis* will settle town upon print spies consonant witb popular rights more pel mi. neut and enduring* loan heretofore. I must he permitted to suy.,if I understand the feelings of my own' heart,, that i have long kboreJ ro ameliorate and to* alleviate the condition of the*great mass of the. American people. Toil and honest advocacy . of the gi'ent principles of free government have ! been my lot. Duties h ive been, mine? consc- ' ' ! (pienets are God's. Tins has been the founda j lion of my political croud, and I "fool that itv | tliu end Govcsiifiit-ntr vtili triumph, 'and that. 1 those great principles will he permanently' e.-ublisbed. In conclusion, gentlemen, let me say that I want your encouragement and countenance. I shall ask and rely upbn you and others in carrying.the Government through its. present perils. 1 feel, in making this request,, that it will he heartily responded to by yon and all other patriots and lovers of the 'rightsarid interests of a free people. The FotnS' Sterling?:?The Joui-hM^]^ Commerce thus answers an inquiry I made : A correspondent asks for an explanation i of "how many cents"-are represented by a cer~ j tain sterling quotation. He can always ascer1 . 1 ... i.1. - 1- 1? C* A 4 A A , tain oy multiplying sue quusituuu i;y Qi.ii ?r which is the nominal par. If the quotation for I sterling is 100 per cent., then ?4.44 4 equal the pound ; and 160x?4.44 4, is ?7.11 (with it 1 small fraction)?that is 100 per cent, equals* ! seven dollars and eleven cents to the pound! sterling. Various attempts have been made to? i couform the quotations for sterling to the sinir ; pie rule of so mauj cents to the pound,, but 1 they have hitherto been unsuccessful, No? I other exchange quotation is so intricate. In, I French exchange u3.50"" meacS' that three: ; francs and fifty centimes (L e.? three and' a half francs) are reckoned do the toilar? and all i tie ?tEer quotations give so many cents to> nix dollar,. guilder, or leading- money piecs of tie I eo-a&trry wbkft is naarcd! in the reetoo-ingp? ; -EiclTawge oo London or other British porta' (called sterling eicLaage) is die only nxcitjpi| ticua to tHiiiw e>ii?rcriieat role- An inveterate !| habit ss the only (dfixstaiele to a citMigf, wild || should always quote the poand sterjoaig of* ji t5J30~ #6.60. #7.12 or whatever the it* I ralo? might be at the sdling late. 1