t ?1 1 " . " : y>*->*? ' *&% . ' i vj VOLUME 2. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA," AUGUST 171851. - - NUMBER 60* I r-n r?? ?1 1-1 1 IIBIIIBII" ? . ? ??ctt??3???????? " THE CAMDEN JOURNAL PUBLISHED BY THOitKAS J. WARREi\. THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Is published it Three Dollars mid Fifty Cents, if paid in advance, or Four Dollars if payment is delayed for three months. THE WEEKLY JOURNAL Is published at Two Dollars if paid in idvnnce, or Two Dollars and Fifty Cents, if payment is delayed for Six months, and Three Dollars, if not paid until the end of the year. ADVERTISEMENTS will he inserted at the following rates: For one square (14 lines or less) in the semi-weekly, one dollar for the first, and twenty-five cents for each anbeemient insertion. In the weekly, seventy-five rents per square for the first, and thirty-seven and a half rents for each subsequent insertion. Single insertions one dollar per sqnarc. The nnmber of insertions desired, and the edition to ( be published in, must be noted on the margin of all adver- I tisements. or they will be inserted Femi-weekly until ordered to be discontinued, and charged accordingly. Semi-monthly, monthly and quarterly advertisements charged the same as for n single insertion. * CST-All communications by mail must be post-paid to lecnre attention. r j . MATHESOK, BANK AGENT. At mis old stand opposite Davis's Hotel B. W. CHAMBERS, Receiving and Forwarding Merchant, AND (layer of Cotton and other Country Produce, CAMDEN, S. C. WILLIAM C. 3IOOBE, BANK AGENT, And Receiving: and Forwarding: merchant CAMDEN, S. C. References?W. E. Johnson, Esq. Maj. J. M DeSaussure, T. J. Warren, Esq. " PAUL T. VILLEPIGUE, FACTOR, And General Commission merchant, ACCOMMODATION WHARF, CHARLESTON, S. CLiberal advances made on consignments o! Prodace, and prompt attention given to the forwarding of Goods, at the lowest rates. Aug. 20. 08 JUS. B. KERSHAW, Attorney at Law and Solicitor in Equity, CAMDEN, S. C. Will attend the Courts of Kershaw, Sumter, Fairfield, Darlington and Lancaster Districts. W. H. R. WORKMAN, Attorney at Law, and Solicitor in Equity, fc- ' ' CAMDEN, S. C. ([Office.i nearly opposite A. Young's Book Store.) WILL ATTKXD TJ1E COURTS OP Darlington and Sumter District*. Business entrusted to him will meet with prompt and careful attention. July 20. A. G. BASKICT, Attorney at Law, and Solicitor in Equity, Office in Rear of Court House, Camdkn, S. C. Will practice in the Courts of Kershaw and adjoining Districts. A. G. BASKirJ, WAG Camdkn, S. C. jo'tf. n. sjcKLr. Attorney at Lav; and Solicitor in Equity. | W1NSBOROUGH, S. C. j (Office in the rear ofthe Court House.) may 6. 3G 4m CTS. WEST,"" Attorney at law. Office In Rear of the Court House, Camden, S. C. June 17 48 2ms ASS? Saddlery an? ?" Vit*/, Hl,l IT ifn VlkOllWn,,,!^ 1'Ji.ai M IftC) A U11U Al^tliauvi;t BY THE Commercial Insurance Company, OF CHARLESTON, S. C. j CAPITAL, $250,000, ALL PAID IN. OFFICE, NO. 1, BROAD-STREET. PRESIDENT. WILLIAM B. I1ERIOT. DIRECTORS. JAMES IC. ROBINSON, 1IENRY T. STREET, GEO. A. THEN HOLM, WM. McHURNEY, ROBERT CALDWELL, J. II. BRAWLEY, A. U. TAFT, tiiSzal T. L. WRAGG, A. M. LEE. Secretary. K. L. TE.SSIER, Inspector. B. C. PRE5SLEY, Solicitor. R. A. KIN LOCH, Medical Examiner. The subscriber having been appointed agent for this Company, is now prepared to receive Piopogals for Fire Risks, and will effect Insurance on fair and liberal tjrms. WM. D. iMcDOWALL. Catnden .S C. ..Mav 5,1891. tlfi if C0URTENAY& WENGES, BOOKSELLERS, STATIOiNERS AND DEADER* IN CHEAP PUBLICATIONS. CHAKLKSTON, S. C. Opposite the. Post- Office. Agents for the beat Green and Black Teas, and Patent Medicines. S. C. COUaTENAY. C. W. WIENGES. M ANSI ON 30 U SE. " CAM DUX, S. C\ THE undersigned liegs leave to return his grateful thanks to his friends, and tlie travelling Public, for the liberal support which lie has received since he has been opened, (four months) and lias entered upon his duties for 1851, with renewed energy to endeavor to please tali thai may call upon him, both rich and poor. His House will be found one of the most desirable, situated, and liest furnished Hotels in Camden. His servants also will be found respectful and attentive, and the table will be supplied with the best the market affords. His Stables and Carriage Houses are roomy and always fully supplied with Provender, and an experienced Hostler. An Omnibus c-a!Is at the House every morning for passengers for the Railroad. Cive me a call and test iny motto. As you find me, iiu recommend me. E. G. ROBINSON. Proprietor. Camden, February 7th, 1351. 11 tf Darlington Hotel, DA KLIN GTU.n CO U RT-HOIJSE. THE above House having been purchased and fitted up anew by John Poten, is again opened for the accommodation of the Public. Strict attention to the wants and comlorts of guests will he given, and no effort, calculated to merit the patronage of all who may favor the establislir.ent with a visit, shall he spared. All .I.-, . 1. .....I ...... 1.,,., 1... an liJdl till: 11 k 11 t \ i. uuu .-UMWJHU.U- tv ui.lij ; aftord w i!l be lotted upottbe table. Comforlah.e rooms, for families or individuals! ' are prepared. The Stables will bo attended by careful ami j attentive hostlers. Drovers can bo well accommodated, as any 1 number of horses ar.H moles can be opt in the staldes and lots expressly prepared for them. Nov. 1, 1S5U. 60 tf NEW STORE. THR subscriber would inform his friends and the public generally, that be has opened an extensive stock of GROCERIES at the stand formerly occupiea by Joseph \V. Doby, one door south of Campbell's Oakery, and opposite li. Levy & Son, where may be found all articles usually kept in the Grocery lino, consisting in part of the following: Fulton Market Reef No. 1 and 2 Mackarcl in kitts, for family use; Rin and Java Colleen: crushed and brown fcJutrars: New Orleans Molasses, (new crop) butter, wine arid sud,000,000 better off, with not half the a oppression we now bear. Hut to pursue the argument. Will not $4,000,000 much more than suffice for the expenses of a separate government for South Caro- ^ lina? We have now one of the best governments in the world. For its support, only y $IJ00,000 are requisite. This is raised by di- j rect taxation upon the people. Let us now j calculate the additional expenses of the new i government. We will use, what every one, on l reduction, must deem largo estimates. The 1 following tublo will serve to indicate: 1 Present expenses of State Government, including whole Civil List - - -$300,000 ( Under the new Republic?President - 15,000 r Cabinet of fonr Secretaries and Clerks 5 ,000 J Charge d'Affairs and Consuls (12 in number) - - - - - -- -- 50,000 | Post Office Department ----- 50,0<>o < Military Establishment ----- 100,000 ( Naval 1,000,000 < Total #1,505,000 ! Some mav regard the last three items insufii- j cicnt. But analyze the matter. The whole cost of the mailsin South Carolina, annually, < is $110,000 [Treas'r Rep ] It will be seen by < examining the Congressional Documents that | the i'ost-Uilico Department usually supports I itself. For the year ending June 30, 1850, the < receipts were #5,552,971 : the expenditures j #5,212,950; making an excess of receipts over expenditures of 8:M0,018. It may bo thought that this excess comes out of tlio Northern pocket, by .reason of the extensive mercantile business at the North; and this seems plausible on first blush;?but, uuder' proper inquiry, it will be found, if we mistake not, that while we of the South enjoy mail facilities to a much less extent than the Northern people, we yet bear the heaviest burthen of the Po3t-Otfice revenue. There can bo no doubt, that the largest portion of the Post-Office receipts arises out of the mercantile transactions ef the country ; and it is evident, that a large diarc of the commerce of the land, both foreign md internal, springs out of the great staples of [he South, it is equally certain, that-all expenses incurred in the interchange of Southern commodities for Northern and European merchandize, fall upon the Southern producer; and [he exoense of Post-Office communications is is much to be taken into the estimate, as that :>f freights, commissions, storage, wharfage, i'C. With the increased trade and commerce of jur jState, under jv separate government, the ['ost-ollioo would easily support itself, although )ur mail facilities might he greatly multiplied, dut we have allowed ?50,000 to begin thosys,em. Many, doubtless, will think ?100,000 too mall a sum for a military establisnment. We :anuot think so. For many years the United states army did not exceed 7,000 men. It is, it present, not 10,000. This can scarcely be sailed a standing army in so large a Commonvealtli. It is very sure that the wise framers >f our Republic, carefully excluded from our ystem a standing army. They saw tho dancr and expense, as well as the general inntiliy, of such an institution in a country like this, ['hey supposed?and it is a principle which lies ,t the bottom of our government?that citizen oldiers would answer all purposes of defence nd protection; and wars of conquest and ;nasion never, perhaps, entered the heads of liesc wise and honest men. They, at all events, teemed them highly dangerous to Republican nstitutious. Excluding then, a regxdar army, hey introduced a small military force to take are of our military posts, stores, &c., and to irotect our frontiers from tho depredations of lie Indians. Time has proved the wisdom of heir design. There can be no more dangerous ue to liberty than a large, unemployed, wellrained soldiery. Let us not forget the wise <\l c turned into disciplined troops, prepared, at 11 times, to defend themselves against any orces that can get foothold in their territory. A few hundred men, therefore, to take caro >f our military stores, arsenals, &c., would bo ill we should need. Twenty thousand dollars vould cover the expenses. But we should eiiarge and nurture our present Military Academes, as schools for OiHcers. Eighty thousand lollars would certainly do for this! For our Naval Establishment $1,000,000 lave been allowed. But it may well be asked, vhy so much ? What does a nation want with i Navy unless she have ships to protect! South Jarolina has none. But it is hoped, she soon \ ill have, and it would be a wise policy in our lew government to encourage, as far as practiablc, the shipping interest. As that interest idvances, so should our Navy and Marine; id so they will with anything like wisdom on he part of our government. One million of ioilars annually, would soon give us a haud v* i ...."i m tjiiii; .lawn ?i(in .Utiiiiiu j;r>. luuiCj ww ertain, unless we become involved in war, vould not be necessary. During Washington's administration, the United States Naval Esablishincnt did not cost, in any one year, over 1400,000. The lirst two years, tho cost was 5570; the next only $53; the next ?01,409. Hie whole United Skates Navy and Marine .'orps of this day require for their annual supiort S5.fj23.72-J. ff reasurer's Rep.] One j iflh of this amount would give us a larger Nay than we should have uso for in time of icace. That the above may not be deemed an unler-estimate of our expenses, let it be compard with the annual expenses of the Government or the thirteen original States under Washing on. The following table* will exhibit the exiciuliturcs in each branch of the Government, s well as the sum total of annual oxpeudiu res: I Civil List, |.Military Naval ,p t j 'ear IbrVn inter-establish-establ'h- . | course, &c.|ment. Iment. |each>ear. 789-91 81,083,101 8835,618 857U~ T.919,587 792 651.257 1,223,594 53 1,877.904 793 472,450 1,237,620 1,710,070 794 7O5.59Si2,733,540 61,409 3,500,547 795 1,367,037'2,573.059 410,562 4,350,658 796 772,485 1,474.661 274,7841 2.521,930 797 1,246,904'1.194,055! 382,632| 2,823,591 Thus it may be assumed that the whole cost >f the new Government will not exceed 81,>00,000. Of this, 8300,000 are now raised )V direct taxation ; leaving 81,200,000 to be >roduced by a judicious In riff. Hut South ^arolina is actually paying every year iu me ieueral Government, in the wav of revenue, 51,000,000, as shown above. There could, at nice, then, be a reduction of the Tariff from ]0 to 10 per cent, which would give us the desired revenue. Upon this reduction, foreign imports would inter the ports of our State viO per cent cheaper than they do, or than they would enter the ports of the United States. What would be the effects of this upon our commerce and industry? These would increase beyond calculation. From the large amount of capital set afloat in the State and from the now impetus given to our Co.nmcrce h.y the application of tho principles of free-trade, a spirit of active improvement would spring up in every branch of industry. Agriculture, trade, tiie moclianical arts, the facilities for Education,?in short m all kinds of Internal Improvements would mol* tiply and flourish far beyond what they hare done in any period of our history. American Almanac. . , - 4 avarice" outwitted. Some sixteen or seventeen years ago, whert speculation was at its height in Pottsville, three sharpers from Philadelphia visited our borough, with a lot of ready made clothing, which they intended to exhibit for sale. They called upon Captain Mills, who was then in his prime as fin nnoflnnoni* nn/1 ??< ? ncvtA/l I .... HMV.iv.im, UI1U IT ao IIUKU IUI I1IO auilllj III '' that line of business, and employed him to sell \ their goods at public sale. This duty he.per; formed with bis customary skill and ability, I and although the clothim? brought remarkably I good prices, they chaffered considerably with the Captain concerning bis auctioneer's fees, \ and finally paid him about one-half rif." the : amount of compensation to which he was justly entitled. The Captain said hut little upon i the subject, but postponed his settlement of the 1 account until a future day. I The dealers in clothing returned to Phils* | delphia, and a few days afterwards returned to . Pottsville, with a canal boat load of frame timber, which they asserted composed the frames i of eight dwelling houses, ready prepared for i immediate erection, with shingle roofs, Ac.?; The frames were unloaded at Mount Carbon, and Captain .Mills was again employed by the quondam clothes-men to sell them at ahction. The minimum price for which the frameS.ttere to be struck off, was fixed at seven hundred dollars, and it was agreed that the compensation of the auctioneer should ha twaotu-fiwo dnl. lars. The day of sale arrived, the Captain invited his friends to attend, and such was the demand for honses, that when the hoar of sale arrived, an anxious crowd of bidders were in attendance. The auctioneer was the last one to reach the ground?he mounted the stand, commenced the sale in his nsual spirited manner, and in a very few minates the biddings had reached the stipulated minimnm of seven-hundred dollars for the lot. At this point the avarice of one of the owners was excited, and his meanness pnwafled over his small share of manliness. He reflected that the bidders were already in attendance, that at least the seven hundred dollars were certainly secured, and that if he coold succeed in depriving the auctioneer of his commission, twenty-five dollars would be saved. He interrupted the sale, and addressed the Captain: "Sir, your services as an auctioneer at this Bale are not required. Yon were not upon the v| ground nt the appointed hour, sir. We are yKt from Philadelphia, sir, where punctuality is required of business men, and we shall not pay ^ you a cent, sir, because you were not punctual ^ .to the hour. You may stop your crying, sir. and we wii! conclude this sale ourselves." "Very well, sir," replied the Captain, and turning to the crowd of his acquaintances and friends, who made up the bidders, he quietly remarked: . . "Gentlemen, you are released from your bids. As an auctioneer, employed and paid, I feel bound to do lite best 1 can for my employers, but in this case 1 am glad to find myself relieved from that responsibility, and in a situation that enables me to tell the truth.' "Tfcis fratrv timber is not what you may have sopposed?a good lot of new stuff, properly prepared?but it is made up of frames of old stables, sheds, &c., dressed over, and you will find by actual measurement that there are no two pieces that can be properly fitted together." The auctioneer then mounted his horse and rode oft", followed by the bidders, and the timber lay where it was for some months, and was finally sold for less than twenty dollars, when the auctioneer's statement proved true. Nouse could bo made of the lumber by the purchasers.?Potts cilia paper. Elegant Extract.?"There is an even tide inhuman life; a season when the eye becomes dim and the strength decays, and the winter of age begins to shed upou the human heart its prophetic snows. It is the season of life to whiqh the autumn is most analogous, and which it becomes; and much it would profit you, my elder brethren, to mark the instruction which the season brings. The spring and sunaiuer of our days are gone, and with them not only joys they knew, but many of the friends who gave them. You have entered upon the autumn of your being ?and whatever may have been the profusion of your spring?or the warm temperament of cnmmnr tknro is vot n fipnsnn of stillnpfin or solitude which the beneficence of Heaven affords you, in which you may meditate upon ! the past and future, and prepare yourself for the mighty change which you may soon undergo. "It is now you may understand the uiagnifi. cent language of Heaven?it mingles its voiiee with that of Revelation?it summons you to these hours when the leaves fall and the winter is gathering, to that evening study which (fee ? ?Uunvnn lino nrnviHpH ill tJie Rnrvlr nf i 11L* I U1 UVU'vu ??v v ... ?.v ?wVU Salvation. And while the shadowy valley opens, which leads to the abode of death, it speaks of that love which can comfort and save, and which can conduct to those green pastures and those still waters where there is an eternal spring for the children of God." The Djiodoiit in Virginia.?A gentleman in Charlotte, writes the Richmond Times, that since the first Saturday in May, there has not bten rain enough on his land, or in the vicinity,to lay the dust for half a day. The corn is dying in some places in tho fields, and about t fourth of the tobacco crop is missing. In other ports of .fc ?i La L_A 1 9^, ' * the country tne urougm naa oeen intense. We loarn that hereafter none hot Catholic students will be received at ML St MsryfeGiU lege, located near Emmitsbnrg. Md; S&v' _* V V . ..M lli&Wllfe ..^kk. rjJte*.