The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, April 26, 1853, Image 2
W'-fi ?t naaeasg xaas anaw gear*
Search i'ov Sir John Fraukiiii.
l>r. K. It. Kane, having just completed his arrangements
ami received his final instructions ar
from the- Navy Department, expects to sail for di
tlie Aictic;Oeean again on or before the 1st of K
Mayvin "seaich-of Sir John Franklin and Ins b(
company of long lost uavigntors. The enter- qi
nfKi-pr ami his $ral- I vi
Iant band have engaged with such soulful ardor,
commends itself wiUi c-sjvocial interest to every
American heart; and.no statement of their hopes st
ahd plans, or the provision for their own coin- tj
fort and- safety, (if there can be comfort and q
safety ~ in any degree ou siu-h an occasion,J no p0
matter how,detailed, can fail to be read with
surpassing interest.
.l)r. Kane is expected to proceed at once to a,
the head waters of Baffin's Bay, taking in on his ;1I
way several dog teanis from various j>oints ou (p
the ,coast of Greeulaud. Tt is also in anticipation *m
to secure the services of several Esquimaux, the
' ifriondly^offiecs of the Danish Government at Co- ^
donfimren haviti? been obtained to facilitate that j *
object. tlpon reaching the it 11 ana Thttle of
- navigation; a sort of "forlorn hope," of not more
than twelve men, will leave the brig, take two j?,'
? " sledges drawn by the dog teams, and continue ^
their journey over the great frozen ocean, pursu- ,c
ing a due Northern line, in search of that mysterious
water, the open Polar-Sea.
The sledges, in addition to their scanty cargo A
of food, will carry an India rubber boat, spread *3
; upon basket or wicker work?a valuable sugges?
tjon by Mr. Bennett, agent of. the Stanton Lite- w
?*,* Boats. Dogs will be used freely to carry out d<
( it . depots of food for the little party. On reaching Si
the Polar sea, if they should be so fortunate as tc
to find such a water this side of dream land, the si
^ search for Sir John will be.guidcd by the terms lc
of hi&iustructions from . the British Achnirality, SJ
and be pursued until his book of fate is unsealed, U
or the ashes of hope shall have become the black- tl
f ness of despair. Dr. K. has been strongly urged di
tA atiomnt the solution.of some vexed questions n<
K of geography in relation to the continuity'of of
i . Greenland-; but he regards it incumbent upon cr
r % himself to#001106 bis efforts to the great object b<
if of search. m
;The little b?g (the Advance) which is to con- tl
tey the gallant party to their scene of operations, fo
has been magnificently fitted out by Mr. Grin- in
/ noil. The diet of the party was prepared with of
great-care, uuder the special superintendence of Si
? V ,-Dr. fife* himself. It embraces Pemicani tfie E
[ meat Biscuit of Air. Borden, the condensed milk, tf
I ' * prepared by Mcssr?. Abbott, of this city, and D
- Frencli tiessicated' vegetables. The Vegetables, #j
nnfortunatgly, are it:very small quantity, as the cl
, * " limited funds at the deposition of the Expedi1 y<
tiop.liave' made it necessary to consult the indis- ni
possibles rather than the luxuries. This is un- tc
.. ..fortunate, and should be remedied at once, as it tii
may be in an hour^if bur wealthy and public*pitjted
citizens yrill but fc>lk>W the impulses m
which prompt, tlieni ns they read these lines, and ej
act upon them without an hour's delay. On' m
these condensed'foods, much of the safety and P
_ success of the Expedition depends; the great th
difficulties of carriage rendering the use of any' of
R. other articles of diet absolutely impossible. cj
t Several members of the Grinnell Expedition A
have volunteered their sen-ices in this secoud n
I American effort Dr. Kane has selected from of
among them Mr. Henry Brooks, who was second te
officer of the Rescue, and Morton, an at- m
\ tached personal servant of the Doctor's, who has s!
' accompanied him in many of his travels. All C
told, the noble little band, with the Esquimaux
to be procured, will not exceed thirty. Even the
"scientific corps," consisting of only two or three sa
coadjutors with Dr. Kane, have been selected f,
^ with a view also to their ability to haul at a rope, ^
or take part in the hard knock of a march of y?
| hundreds of miles across the icy wilderness. st
Dr. Kane has received valuable autograph let- a
ters from Baron Von Humboldt, Sir Francis se
Beaufort, Col. Sabine, the accomplished Mag- er
netizer of the Greenwich Observatory, and others an
distinguished, in the worlds of scienco each co- an
operating with the ^ientific limb of the cxhibi- 0f
5 tion; while Sir Edward Parry, the Rosses and jn
other well known Arctic authorities have, by ordcr
of the British Admirably, written suggestive ^j,
lexers, affording valuable practical information es
relating to sledge travel. The letters were ac- (jl
companied by presents of field compasses and In
India rubber clothing and sledges, valuable to t{,
r the party, and a still'more valuable indication of
the kindly feeling which prompts their bestow- jn,
al.?N. Y. Times.
* sli
Mr. Cralle, the editor of the writings of the cl<
late John C. CalhooB, has been in town for a oh
few weeks, superintending the preparations for co
a Second and third"vo!ume of that work, which an
are shortly to appear from the press of the Ap- de
pletons. ' These volumes will be occupied ex- mi
clusively with speeches. We understand that 16
the correspondence which Mr. Calhoun left be- he
hind him wffs very voluminous, and related to pc
a great variety of subjects besides politics. It ti\
w ill follow the speeches, and promises to awa- de
ken a new interest in the memory of that distinguished
Statesman. ce
Mr. Cralle has also a voluminous coilection nv
\ of anecdotes and memoranda of conversations hi
with Mr. Calhoun, made during a close intima- ha
cy of some thirty years, which he will incorpo- in
rate as far as may be practicable in a biogra- ha
phy upon which he is engaged, at the request wj
of his distinguished friend. L<
Prominent as Calhoun was during the great- m
er part of the last two generations, before the vo
country, and familiar as his views upon most F;
political questions are to the American people, fir
it is singular how little is known of his inner tic
life; of his views upon the various problems of in
humanity; of religion, of art, and a man's so- dc
cial relations and dependencies. Upon all wi
these subjects he is said to have, conversed w;
freely with nis intimate friends, and to have
displayed far more interest in such discussions,
than be seemed to feel in the ctn-rent strife oi l _
politics, by which he is principally known.? ry
VVheu Mr. Crallc's biography appears, of which, 0[
however, we regret to say there is no prospect to
lor some five or six years, it will probably re- Su
veal aspects of Mr: Calhoun's mind wjth which
few of bis countrymen were acquainted.?N. at
Y. Evening Pont. tli
. h<
rnmn Congress.?It is a singular *(1
I fact, that tlie lost live States which hove elected
members of the new Congress, or from which ^
we have hist beard, have elected democratic ,v
delegations, entire. They are California, New
Hampshire, South Carolina, Connecticut, and
Khode Island. The whole number of members J in
thus far elected to the 83d Congress, is 103, of I V
w hom 105 are democrat*, 50 whigs, and 3 nbo- i In
litioimts. Hie members yet to bo elected arc ( to
77. If they should be of the same politics as et
in the last CoDgress, the whole number of wings i ly
in the House will be 77, abolitionists 3, demo-! te
cruts 151. Total 234.?Democrats to whigs 2:
to 1 exactly. a I
TSse Vi?*e Presidency.
Our Constitution was a half century old bofui
iy instance occurred of the death Of a Pros
?nt in office. Tile decease of Vice Prosidei:
in'g is the first instance of death of thejnemi
'tit of tli.it office, and the fact may suggest ii
lirics as to the constitutional or statutory pre
sions for such au emergency.
The Constitution only provides, directly, f<
ie death, removal, etc., of the President, stil
ituting for him the Vice President; but, h
mt instrument (Art. 2, See. 1, Cth Clause,) tli
engross were empowered to provide, hv lav
r the death, removal, Arc., of the Vice Pros
:-nt. The power thus vested in Congress \vc
? . .i A . pw i. !..? T-nn
;crciseu in uie jvci ui .uimn i, j ia~, uuv
1 '"Act relative to the election of a Presider
id Vice President of the United States, an
K'laring the Officer who shall act as Presides
id Vice President."
We subjoin the 9th and 10th Sections of th
ct, being all relating to the point before us.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That i
ise of removal, death, resignation or inabilit;
Ah of the President and Vice President of th
iiited States, the President of the Senate pi
mpore, and in case there shall be no Preside!
'the Senate, then the Speaker of the House *
epresentatives for the time being, shall act a
resident of the United States until the disabil
' be removed or a President shall be elected.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, Tin
henevor the offices of President and Vice Pies
?nt shall both become vacant, the Secretary *
tate shall forthwith cause a notification there*
> be made to the Executive of every State; an
tall also cause the same to be published in
ast one of the newspapers printed in each Stat
>ecifying that Electors of the President of tl
ftited States shall be appointed or chosen i
te several States within thirty four days prcc*
;ng the first "Wednesday in December, the
?xt ensning: Provided, There shall be the spat
' two months between the date "of such notil
ttion and tho said 1st Wednesday in Deeen
?r;but if there" shall not bo the space of l\\
ionths between the date of such notification an
ic 1st Wednesday in December, and if the ten
r which the Pre>idcnt and Vice President la:
office vera elected, shall not expire on the 3
' March next ensuing, then the Secretary <
tate shall specify in the notification that tl;
lectors shall be appointed or chosen withi
tirty-four days preceding the first Wednesday i
CcemBer in the year next ensuing. Withi
hieh time tlie Electors shall be appointed (
rosen, auehtlic Electors shall meet and give the
)tt& on the said first Wednesday in Decern be
id the proceedings and duties of th? said Ele<
>rs and others, shall be pursuant to the direi
ons prescribed in this act.
It will thus le-secn that no provision has bcc
ade'to supply a vacancy in the Vice Preside!
r co nomine, and it is only in case of then
oval; death, <fec., of both President and Vic
resident, that the President or the Speaker <
le House of Representatives becomes Preside!
" the United States ad interim. The Preside!
' of the Senate is now filled by Hon. David I
tchison, of Missouri. The last Speaker of tf
ouse of Representatives was Hon. Linn Boy<
Kentucky, but as the House whose logislativ
nure dates from the 4th March last, lias no
et or organized; .there is in constitution:
rictness no speaker, at present.? Char ha to
ourior.
? i
John Ericsson.?The name of John Ericsso
ys the Albany Register, now takes rank wit
anklin, Fplton, Watt, Morse, and other gre;
mefactors of mankind. He is a man of 5
a:s of age, of a muscular, well developed, an
rongly-knit frame; he is of the middle size, hr
firm ta nerson who erives assurance of r<
rved strength, and the head with all the proj
intellectual developments, the high forehen
id prominent brow, marking the man of though
d the philosopher he has a dark complexio
hair, somewhat whitened by time, black eyr
trospect and reflective rather than observing,
cisive mouth and the mixed temperament con
ning the nervous and bilious, which dis'tinguisl
the powerful in action and the steady in er
irance. His head rises in a phrenological sun
it of benevolence; lie was henid so to rcinar
e only sign of self gratulation on his triump
at he was pAud to be the means through hi
vention of saving life.
He was born in Sweden in 1803. JIc earl
owed a taste for mechanics, and at the age <
:vcn attracted the notice of Count Platen, wh
taiuod for him a cadctship in at) enginec
rj.s. lie afterwards entered the Swedish armt
d was employed in the survey of northern Sw<
n. While occupied with his favorite study <
ecbanics, he projected his fame engine. I
!2Glie visited England. "While there in 182
competed for the prize offered by the Livei
ol and Manchester railway for the best loeome
e and produced an engine that made the wor
rful speed at that time of 50 miles an hour.
Ilis propeller, his semi cylindrical engine, hi
ntrifugal blower, his distant instrument fc
easuting distances at sea, his hydrostatic guag
s pyrometor, and other ingenious invention:
ive already made the name of Ericsson famon
rtio world. The caloric en cine, whic
V,,V "V.v..... - O '
is r.ow arrived at tlie consummation of sucec.'
is first brought before the scientific -world .1
>n<lon twenty years ago, and was rejected b
en of science as an impracticability and as ii
living the absurdity of perpetual motion.iraday,
lirunej, and Ure, after a short rosistane
tally conceded the practicability of the itivei
>n, and Faraday, endorsed the caloric cngiii
those famous lectures of his before the L01
m Institution. Fox, whose name is ideutiiie
th the success of the great London Exhibitio
as a pupil of Ericsson.
Abkkckombik and tiii; "Whigs ok Alabamj
-Capt. Abererouibic, M. C. from the Montgonn
Circuit, who was one of the leading Whig
iposed to Gen. Scott, still persists in his refust
acknowledge as of his party the Whigs wit
ipported the Seutt ticket. At first they trie
1 drive him from the field by nominatin
lother party candidate. This game failin;
icy then ofTerod to him the nomination. lii
i manfully refused to accept it, and gave thei
1 understand that he intended to run as an jt
pendent candidate. The Eufala Spirit <
ic South, urges the Southern Rights men t
import ijiiii.
Information "\Y antki*.?Some tighter
onths since a gentleman by the name of A. ^
fhite left our District,ami lias not since bee
jard from. It is not known where ho wei
; and any information respecting him, dircc
1 to the editors of this paper, will be thanklu
received, by his friends and relatives, in Suu
r District, S. C.
Editors will confer a favor by inserting ll
;ovc notice.?Black River Watchman.
aa ana?an gag . rt. .mi mnirrrTTT
Colored Seamen.
c The case of Reuben Roberts, an alien' nc{
i- .against Jeremiah 1). Yates, Sheriff, of Char
it ton District, was yesterday dispposed of by
i- U, S. Circuit Court, Judge Gilchrist presitl
i- We have already stated that thteis an action
j- stituted by the Biitish Consul for the purpos
testing the validity of the laws of South Car
,r na in regard to the admission of colored s
y men into the ports of this State. The lorn
v the action is trespass against the Sheriff for
*e sault, false imprisonment, and the exactioi
v. money. The defence was a plea of juMif
. tion, averring that ever since 1704, it has b
IS ; unlawful for free negroes, mulatoes, or m<
j ' zoes, from the Bahamas and West Indies
! come into this State, and that the Sheriff, a
,1 duty bound, proceeded under the provision!
the Act of the General Assembly, passec
| 1S35, to apprehend and confine the Plain
' who had thus unlawfully come into the St
b and that the alleged exactions were the I
provided bylaw for performance of the du
n under the Act. The replication was, that
Sheriff had acted of his own wrong.
lC The Attorney General Mr. Hayne, on j
0 of the Defendant, cited the following Acts
ll the General Assembly, to wit: of 1794, 16
1S01, 1802, 1803, all passed before theTre
* with Great Britain in 1815, and the Act:
l; A. D. 1820, 1822, 1823, and 1825, passed
fore the Reciprocity Act of Congress, relied
it by Mr. Pitigru in behalf of the Plaintiff; i
1- lastly, the Act of 1835, which modifies
af mode of procedure for the enforcement of j
:>f existing laws of the State. The attentioi
d the Court was likewise called by the Attori
it General to an Act of Congress passed in II
o, recognizing and enforcing the. then existing {
>e visions for the exclusion of this class of j
n sons from those States in which laws to this
2- feet had been enacted.
n Mr. Petigru, for the Plaintiff, relied uj
C the Treaty of 1815, the Reciprocity Act
3- 1830, and the President's Proclamation.
i- The object of the Counsel for the Plaii
o being to get the opinion of the Supreme Ct
d of the United Stales, he submitted no ar
ii merit, though it had been intimated by
;t presiding Judge that his opinion was adv<
d to the Plaintiff's claim. The facts set fortl
the Sheriff's justification being proved,
1C I'eligru asked that the Court should eha
n that the laws and statutes of South Carol
n relied on in said plea, being in contravent
n of lhe treaty of 1815, and the reciprocity
>r proclamation of 1830, were unconstitutioi
and therefore invalid and of no force.
rt This charirc was refused, and the clianre1
U ' v
given that tlio laws under which the JSh<
justified were valid, and that the verdict she
be for the Defendant. A bill of excepli
n was signed and sealed to this effect, whereu
1- the Jury found a verdict accordingly, and
2- case stands ready for final arbitrament by
:e Supreme Court at Washington.
af What is the.good expected to be effected
it those who prosecute this case at this til
l- The efforts, we doubt not will be approved
i. the National Era and Mrs. Stowe on this i
ic the Atlantic; and by the Duchess of Sutl
.1,- land and the Exeter llall Philanthropists
c the other side. But how sensible people, >
it profess to desire peace between England
d the United States, and harmony among
n Stales themselves, can consider these ends ]
motcd by the uncalled for agitation of I
question at such a time, we confess oursel
u at a loss to conceive.? C/iur. Mercury.
' From Ike Xcw Orleans I'icayune.
0 Sauta Anna's Proclamation.
d The following proclamation of Gen. Sa
is Anna addressed to the people of Mexico,
?- translate* from the Eco del Oomercio of V
i- Cruz:
d ritOCLAMATIDX I
it Mexicans : On treading once more (he she
n of my country, I salute you with the livel
is emotion. My heart has palpitated with t
a dcrness from the moment that my eyes bej
l- to discover, on approaching our coasts, ill
l- high mountains which told of the proximitj
i- a land in which every thing presents to me
i- most grateful recollections,
k You have called mc believing that I co
h be useful in leading you from that state of
is archy and dissolution into which you have I
cn, and I have not hesitated to come at y
>* ?..U \ linifA ?-?-* A n/viii ti n/tiv 1I/U1I* Cilil
> van. x uu nave inu nun jvui ovn,
>f solved to use all my efforts for an object ofs
o essential importance; but if I have been proi
r to come at your call, it is because! count uj
r, your efficacious co-operation. Useless will
my firm resolution to consecrate myself wl
)f ly to the sab'ation of our country if every <
n of yourselves does not assist, me, lending c
9 ry possible aid to the success of these view
r-' Far from me be it to think of avenging
)- mer wrongs; let those who have been my c
i- mies abandon all fear; everything is lorgotl
and on treading the shores of my counti
is extend to all the hand of a fiiend. Neither
?r I come to exalt any party; 1 come only to r;
c tho sacred standard of union, calling upon
S Mexicans to follow it be what may their o|
is ions. Every one whose heart beats and is i
h ved at the sound of his country's voice, is
;s friend, is my companion,
it Mexicans?too long have we suffered c
y selves to ue-mc victims of umnierieai iui
' we have lost too much time in intestine dis?
~ sion; a sorrowful reality has brought to n
e terrible conviction. What have we, after t
ty years of independence? Look upon the n
e of your country, and you will see a large [
of your territory lost. Examine the state
d your finances, and you will find nothing
11 abuse, disorder, ruin. What is your en
abroad? What is your reputation among
eign nations? Where is that army in wh
i. ranks I had the honor to light? That ar
j. which achieved our independence in whic
js glory to have borne no small share; that ar
d which 1 led across the vast deserts, surmoi
,o ing .obstacles which seemed insuperable, to
d frontier of the Republic, at whose head I dr
g back an invading enemy, and with whic
fought with ill-fortune, hut not without hoi
il when your capital was taken by the enemy
11 Mexicans?Let us return to our senses;
l- us learn from these harsh lessons of experiei
>f let us repair the errors we have committee
,o Here you behold me, ready to contribute
share in this honorable reparation. La
with me in good faith in this glorious w<
,, and we may yet have a country, a untie
I honor, and a name which we shall not
? ashamed to hear.
it Soldiers : companions in arms : behold a;
t- at your head your old general; he who
|. sometimes led you with glory ; he who
j. not abandoned you in the hour of misfortu
who carries in his body an honorable mul
)P J tion, and who with you has bared his Im.j
to the balls of thp oncniv in 'he days of y
disasters. Listen to a voice not unknown to
jro, you. Follow your general and your friend, ac
ies- Let me restore to our noble profession that, irio
the lustre of which it lias been deprived, and al- the
ing. though the friendly relations that we now hold
in- with all nations, and which I will cultivate with ]
eof care, brings no need for your valor, let us be
olif always ready, if our national honor should de- ha
sea- maud it, to prove to the face of the world that Ar
i o- bravery which has always burned in the bosom Os
as- of the Mexican soldier. du
l of Mexicans of all classes: Let the day of my
icu- return to our country be the clay of general
een reconciliation, and that the joy which 1 expc- lat
:sti- rience in being among you may increase, seeing ces
, to you all united around the national standard, Th
sin exclaiming, with the union and enthusiasm of poi
3 of 1821, "Long live our country ! Long live our
1 in. independence!" These are the hopes with
tifT, which I answer to jour call; these the vows Tr<
ate, of your compatriot and friend,
fees . A. L. DE SANTA ANNA.
lies Vera Cruz, April 2, 1853.
the i? ?????
wrt CI(ta&rn iifehln Journal. j?
lOO, Tuesday, April 20, 1853. j?l
^ Jf ~~ THO. J. WARREN, Editor. Cc
be* . , di:
Ladies' Benevolent Society. - a?
and 'oarn ^at ^T?' 2> Save t01'1'8 worthy and flp
jjie cliaritablo society the proceeds of their verdict money
Jre at last Spring Court, amounting to four dollars and jnj
, 0f 0^7 cents. . bh
"Train to Columbia ^je
"We are requested to give notice that the Passenger (0]
^ Train from Camden to Columbia, will run directly
; j- through on Sunday morning next, for tlio accommoda- S[.
tion of tho Bench and Bar. j0j
noil J^c
p Death of the Vice President. pr
The Hon. Win. R. King, Vice President of the Fni in
llifl* ted States, died at the age of sixty-eight years, at Ca- foi
urt ^awd5a' on Monday evening the 18th insl. having
fru reached that placcon the morning of the previous day. |y
Tie was buried on Wednesday. Mr. King was a distin fa
>rse *uW,cd mcm^cr f''ic Democratic party and had long,
jn faithfully and ably represented his Stato in the Coun- St
jyj r cils of the nation. he
j,?( New Pemale College. , foi
j0ll At the last session of the South Carolina Conference, th<
. ntj it was determined that a Female College should be in- nil
stitutcd in this State under the auspices of that body, till
Various places have been suggested as proper locations to I
was f?r said College?offers have already been made for tho CO
faff same?but as wo learn nothing definite has as yet been tic
iuld determined upon. Tho object of the Committee charons
god with the matter, will be to locate it in tho most w<
pori advantageous place, where tho "benefit of the country ba
the and town may be enjoyed . a^
the We suggest Camden as ono of tho best locations in ^rc
the Stato in point of health and position, being as nearby
ly in the centre of the State as could be desired; there .
lie? being near tho town, at Kirkwood, beautiful and *1:
by healthy sites for a college of this character. We hope 111'
side these suggestions may meet with favor from our citiier
zens, and that all will enter with spirit aud real into ,
0,1 the enterprise, as it would unquestionably redoun vast*
vho ly to our benefit, and do us much good. There is not
aild a branch ol business which would not be benefitted by ^
the establishment of a Female Collcgo at or near Cam- ^
Pl u" den. It will be necessary for our citizens to take hold cg
hkt of it and do something towards this enterprise. Wo
ves hope it may be done. On the other liand, there is not n
a tovyn or place in the State whose local advantages a))
aro more favorable to an institution of this kind, and the t0
* Cotifercncc would do well to mako an efl'ort to cstablLsh
the College here. We expect to licar more about a ,
in*a this hereafter, and liopo onr friends will give us the jfo
, benefit of their views and opinions. Ai
< r'1 Since writing the above we have received a commit- en
nication on the subject, to be found in another columnt St
'to which we direct attention. ed
trcs
ic6t Hon. J. J. Evans. ft'
,en" We arc under obligations to our esteemed Senator pri
Judge EVAXS, for a Congressional document. (J;
t'Se LrurvW--u-^-.-xn- m(
*' ?* Lancaster Rail Road. qq
^ac We are told that the citizens of Camden will sub- 00
scribe liberally to our Rail Road. The town council cj(
tdd of that town have already subscribed 8000 dollars,
an- The above is takon from the Ledger of the 20th inst. u 1
"all- Wo do not know where the Editor obtained this in- ^
our formation, but one thing is certain so far as the town .
re- council having already subscribed eight thousand dol- j
uch lars to the Lancaster Road; this is a mistake. No ac- jn'
Tipt tion has as yet been had upon tho subject. Whether
pon the Couucil or the citizens "will subscribe liberally" wj
I'C remains to be seen. 8j(
m,c Exchange Bank of Columbia. cc
ve- Tho Carolinian informs us tiiat at a meeting of the
til
s. Stockholders held on the 20th inst., the following gen- _ '
for- tlemon wero elected Directors of this institution:
me- James V. Lylos, John Caldwell, Edward J. Arthur, 'Jj
:en, James H. Adams, Jacob C. Lyons, Ilcury Davis, Jesse
y 1 Drifts, Jas. Cathcnrt, II. II. Kinard, Robert Stewart, ^
' do James Pagan, Charles Smith, Z. F. Ilerndon. ^
rise At a meeting of tho Directors, J. V. Lylos was elect
all cd President.
_ till
VMitnrial ftftmrfint.inn in dfinnria. hC
my ^c concur with our brethren of the Fairfield llerahl 1,11
in the suggestion that the South Carolina Press Asso- |in
iur* ciation send Delegates to the Georgia Editorial Con;as;
vention, which is to meet on the first Wednesday in
it'll- May next at Macon, and think the nomination of our ".u
is a worthy President Dr. Gibbes, W. R. Tabf.ii, Esq.. and "
liir- Dr. P. M. Wallace is right. ^
,a^ AbbevUlo Banner. ?u
of This paper has changed hands, Mr. Ai.i.en* having *"'
but disposed of his interest in the same to Col. E. W. Hel- 'V"
idit leok; hereafter it will he conducted under the Editofor
rial management and proprietorship of that gentleman, f.L
ose who is well and favorably known. Wo wish the Ban- ,
, loi
my nor increased success. ^
n)^ Governor Foote, of Mississippi, has issued a new
i(ll proclamation, ordering on election for tiro representat|le
lives to Congress, on the first Monday and Tuesday in
ovo November next, four to be Mioscn by the old districts, m<
h 1 and tlio lillh by general ticket. ?11
ior, C "I1
The Bakxwell Sentinel.?This paper, published, Da
jL.t at Barnwell C. tl., hy K. A. Bruuson, and edited by
1(M,. J. A. Bellinger, Esq., has been enlarged, and is, under 011
|# its present management, a very interesting weekly. ,m
my ! ~ '
bor 1 ^'',c consumPl,on orapmtuous liquors in the United
' States, according to the last census, reaches the cnoruial
i In<>us amount of eighty-six million cf gallons annually, q,
equal to six gallons tor every adult person. w.
rain W. 11. Wingate, Esq., has been appointed Coroner to
has for Darlington District, by Gov. Manning, vice Jos. J. of
lias Ding, resigned. ty
' V ' General Arista, the former President of tlio Republic S''
* of Mexico, has arrived at Vera Cruz in a brig, the cap- j
:o'" tain of which was bribed, for a large amount, to bring | :,n
our hiim Xr-w Orli'iins. , I ''
riio Rev. Dr. James Launes, who. first cstablbhec
ongregation of Presbyterians in the city of Wash'
[ton, fifty-one years since, died there on Monday, ir
i 7Gth year of his age.
Reductions in tjie Revenue Service.?Advice;
m Washington state that a large number of ofticcr;
vc been discharged from the Revenue Service
nong tliera.Capt. Levi C. Darby and Lieut. Thonia;
home, of South Carolina, .'fiio service lias been re
ccd to sixteen officers of cadi grade. rcE.?The
ICew York Ice Merchants have just circa
ed their terms for the present season and their p;i
1 are just twice as high as they were five years ago
ov demand now fifty cents a week for 10 * or 1S
unds left daily, y
Robert J. 'Walker, Esq., tlie former Secretory, of the
easury, has, it is said, refused the mission to France
For the Journal.
Female College iu Camden.
Mr. Editor?Allow a space in your columns
call the attention of your renders to an en
rprise, which recommends itself, as well by
i moral effects, as by its commercial advan
ges to the community. I mean the estab
hing, about Camden, a high-toned Female
jllegc, under the jurisdiction of the Metho
st Church. The South Carolina Conference,
its last meeting in January, at Suinterville
pointed a Committee "to receive any offers
nt might be macfe on the subject of establishg
a Female College in 'some central or suita?
position in this State." The Committee
ve been active in the.-discharge of their du
ss. They have been ofTered, by its proprier,
the BarhatnviHe Institute; Bradford's
nings, buildings and lands, and also that
itely edifice at Glenn Springs with lands adiuing,
have been tendered to the Committee,
irne have urged with great earnestness the
opiiety of buying from the State the Asylum
Columbia and its highly ornamented grounds
r the College. The.most favorable proposi>n
yet made, and the one which will certain,
be adopted, if no better is offered, comes
nn Glenn Springs. ?ix or eight men of lib
al views and means, In the upper part of the
ate have proposed thqt, if the College should
located at the Springs, they will contribute
[5,000 to be used in purchasing the.premise;
r that purpose. The question is- are noi
e benefits of such an Institution to thecommu
ty in which it is located, of so great iiftpor
nee, as to induce our citizens to make an ef
rt to arrest the downward tendency of the
mmerce of Camden, by bidding for its loca
>11? The subject has been mentioned40 many
the leading men of the Town, and so far a;
3 know met with universal favor and appro
tion. All agree that.immense benefits, mor
and commercial, would result, to Camder
>m such an Institution. It is proper to retrk
that the Chairman of the Conference
immittce, Dr. W. M. Wight man, on a late
>it spoke most favorably of this location, anti
timnted that this was "a central and guilabk
siciou in the State" for the College?and thai
our citizens' would make a donation someing
similar to that offered in connexion with
lenn Spiings, say $15,000, the College coulc
: certainly established iu Camden. Now
e Methodist church here is not strong?una
i without aid to raise any thing like the ne
ssary amount of money. They would therere
be compelled to appeal to the liberality
d generosity of others. Hire the enterprise
y thing about it to recommend it generally
our citi2ene ? Will it be successful? We
?1 authorized to say that a Female College,
subject in agitation before the Conference for
e last fifteen years, will Le built somewhere
ri energeticand growing church of 120 preach
3?of 32,828 of a white membership in this
ate?an organisation too that has seldom fail
to carry out its enterprises and benevolenl
rposes, are pledged to huild it, and support
after it lias been built. What benefits are
oposed ? Why very many to the citizens ol
imden. Space and occasion only allow enu
;ratioiiofa few. In the first place,the'$15,'0
presented, together with probably $15,0
more, if not a larger sum, collected by the
urch elsewhere and from her own resources,
11 be spent here, among our own citizens in
jcting the buildings, Chapel, Recitation
joins, Dormitories, laying out grounds, &c..
2?as it is intended to be a Seminary ol
lrninrr sppfiiid tA none in flip Snnfhnr'n Sfntoc
the next place, the pupils, numbering, we
ly safely say, on an average per year, 150
11 spend for board, for dressing, among fancj
>res, Milliners, <fca, for books, stationery, &c.
rtainly on an average per year, from $20C
?300?say $250; if so, a reasonable cxpec
Jon would be that about ?30,000 to $37,
0 would be annually distributed among oui
izens by the pupils rtlone, In speaking o
vantages it would be erroneous t?> omit sue!
nsiderations as the permanency secured, am
ditional strength and success given to oui
li 1 road, by increase of travel?additional in
me to Hotel keepers from Parents, Guardi
s and relations who would Hock here to wit
ss the public examinations and annual com
jncements ol such an Institution?not to sa}
ything of the crowds of the young and fash
table, the spirited and the gay that would be
mi time to time, attracted here, thronging
r streets, impaiting life and activity into al
2 business circles, infusing spirit and tone
rightliness and loveliness into all societyrowing
off "the scar and yellow leaf" of oui
perannuated Town, and rejuvenating her en
gics and bringing her forth bright and fresl
a May day morn. The moral restraint;
rown around the youth of the place?th<
neral elevation and refinement of public sen
uent?the great educational advantages af
rded at home to Parents for their daughters
e considerations too great to escape the at
iiliou of an intelligent and wealthy comma
ty. Our citizens have the intelligence to un
rstand anu appreciate their interests, and tin
eans and generosit y to devolopc them. Ai
portunity is now offered forCamden to marcl
i the scale of importance. She will do it.?
:t her citizens secure this College by libera
nations, and all their interests, moral anc
minerciul will receive new life, energy am
portauce. X.
Camden, April 25, 1853.
CoSVICTKD OF M ANSLAUOUTF.il. At till
reenvillc Court, last week, Col. T. 11. Ware
is found guilty of manslaughter, for killing
i father-in-law, Mr. A. Jones, and scutcncei
three months imprisonment and t<> pay a fin<
8500. The trial lasted l liree days; about for
witnesses were examined. Tltecasewe under
tnd was ably conducted by Solicitor Hied
sisted by H.C. Youngon the part of the State
d Sullivan & Stokes, 11. F. Perry, and G. F
nvnes for Defendant.?Laurensi'illc Herald
<
I . For.tin: Cuvidtn Journal.
Tiiat Regular and Business-like
i Statement.
Mr. Warren?In the Lancaster Ledger of
tile 18th inst., 1 find a comumnicationTrom Mr.
' M. Roger,-of the Jute, firm of Boger & Reese,
5 copied IroTn the Salisbury Watchman, which is
in reply to my former remarks.* It' is only to
J oorreet Mr. Roger in some two ofthree wrong
statements he has.-made, that I am induced to
write a second time on* this subject. He has
not seen fit to-take.tbe advfee I recommended
to bin i in iny first piece,.Qr.hc would have in
formed himself better, oik several points before
he came out so boldly - again. . In the first
i -i? i?? .k .i n .u dl:i-,i?i?i.:?
J.UaVC, litr SliUU* UlUl Ull UJCIEA IIIIclUL-tpilld J1UIchases
last fall, were consigned to Mr. P. T.
Villepigue, Charleston;" this I say is not so, for
! .1 have a duplicate lull of lading in uj y possession
showing ihut the 1G Packages per tire schooner
W. W. Fulton, were consigned to the Railroad
Agent in Charleston. Now if Mr. "Boger will
refer to his Bill Lading again, from which he
i copied so extensively; in hjs reply to me, he
will find that Mr. Villepigiuys njnre does not
' appear on it. Secondly, in trying to'prove
that they paid the. expenses ^Charleston on
the 16 packages per schooner.W. \Vx Fulton,
1 to Mr. MrNair, in Ch?*aw, he goes pn to then
tion Several amounts for expenses, in /Charles*
, ton, and th5n says, "about this .time Mr Ville,
piguc answers lhnt-019.24 was for 1G packa>
ges per E. Wen/on." Now,.Mr. Boger will
perceive that.the 1G packages-wlticjj % Ville
piguc nieplions-and received pay for. was by
i a different vessel altogether, and the amodRtof
his Bill greatly over that of" mine for the 1G
packages per schooner W. W. Fulton; and I
i defy Mr. Boger to produce any document to
. show that he has ever paid the BiU but once, ,
or to any other Agent but myself. As Mr.
. Rrifror so insinuatiuulv challenges Mr. VHle
o c* m ' o
! .pigue or myself ta make out a "regular-and
i business-like stnterclent, so that Messrs. Bogcr
J & Reese may know'what all those Charleston
charges were far," here goes for ^duplicate of
the Bill "which r furnished their Agent, iVlr.
i John Rosser, when I first delivered him that
same "hh'd-. sugar."- r
1 . Messrs. fioger & Reese;
I 1852.- To South Carolina Rail Road Co. Dr.
5 "August 23d, for postage.on Bill Lading
from Philadelphia; - 05
1 2.7, for-postage B/L. from Phil. 05
Nov. . 3, for freight on 1 hhd."Sugar
" f.-om Charleston, 2.83
Sept. 24, " freight to Charleston on 16
' packages per W.W.Fulton 7.55
it ? ? "Dray age 2.13
.? ? Wharfage 05
' " " " postage cm Dfll Lading to
r < ChaHeston . !r ' 05
1853 .Jan. 12, for storage at Camden
1 on 1 hhd. Sugar, " - 1.80
[' - $.15.41
Received payment per John Rosser. Jan. 12,
1 1853. -N. D, BAXLEY, Agt.
J < '
^ rwould here remark that! sunpo^e Mr. Ross- *
. or retained the original-Bill as a voucher. In
, Mr. Boger's reply to "Justice's" second com-|
munrcalion, which I have not had the pleasure
r_ of seciug, he speaks <jf "four or five wagons being
sent from Charlotte to Camden for machinery,"
and that they were sent bark empty,
and required to "deposite fiv^hundred dollars"
before the machinery couldgo, and of the trouble
they had in getting the Bill mfde'outy.and
when they did, it turned out to he less than
"three hundred dollars;" and that this "well
regulated Company,' or some person cjse, had
the use of several hundred dollars long enough
to make a handsome speculation." Now this
is all news to me, for if my memory serves me
right, there hasl>een no such a transaction here
. since-this has been a Depot. Mr. Boger's rel
marks on this subject are so general that I am
: at a loss to known who he aims the blow at;.
whether a private Agent, the South Carolina
f Rail Road Company, or myself; but if lie had
given the date and name of the manufacturing
, company, I would have been able to say something
more in my defence.
, ^ N. D. BAXLEY, Agt.
Tni? T7ri'lvp^ ait? Httn P i r? i Df *
i liia xjrrnuio. "i* vtn urtil ilnu 1 la4ml
1 Roads.?VVe sometime ago briefly noted some
, of the effects of our projected Rail and Plank
f Roads upon the prices of real estate, in their
. vicinity. We are now able.to state that the
! improvement then noted is not confined to a
, few isolated cases, but that it is general*
' Within the past week an assessment of the
, real estate within the corporate limits of the
) town, has'been made for the purpose- of taxa.
tion, and we understand it has been rated full
. 25 per cent above the last assessment. - Indeed,
r much property about town which could searcef
ly have been sold at any price, a few years *
1 ago, now fiud ready purchasers at good prices.
1 Out of the corporate limits of the town, the
r improvement is not less marked. Every acre
of land in the neighborhood has been enhanced
in value to a greater or less extent, by our
Rail and Plank Roads, Nor are the effects of
these confined to real estate. Every other
species of property has felt the impulse. Now,
if such are the effects of these improvements,
by anticipation, who can predict tbeir results
when we reap the full harvest of their fruition.
Cheraw Oazetle.
Sad Res?*lt of Spirit Rappixos.?We regret
to announce that a lady of Northampton'?
a lady, too, of beauty, loveliness, and intelligence
1 ?the mother of six children, the youngest of
5 which is an infant, has.hecome a raving maniac
through the influence upon ber mind of the spiritual
manifestation! She was conveyed to the
Brnttleboro1 Insane Hospital on Wednesday, in
such a state of excitement that it took two attendants
to hold her. These instances, the first
of which now appeals directly to the feelings of
this community, are multiplying with fearful
rapidity in every quarter of the country.
1 Springfield (3/or.<rs.) JRepublican.
' Caution to tiir Wagonrrs.?Mr. Arnold
j Murray, a citizen of St. John's Berkely, was
. assaulted in his camp, near tlx; Four Mile
House, last Tuesday night, about 10 o'clock,
by the leader of -a gang of three. He demanded
liquor, and insisted on searching the
wagon for it. Mr. Murray, standing in the
) fore part of his wagon with his axe, resisted
, the search. The bully then drew a pistol and
l ; fired at him. but missed. The report of- the
I : pistol attracted the attention of some other waJ
I pollers, who were encamped on the preen, and
: upon their approach the bully and his eompa
' ny decamped. We would caution the country
, j wagoners to come prepared for such fellows,
i , Tliov may bo of those who are settinp tire in
. the TTppcr Wards, and the work of robbery
. 1 may commence next.? Charleston ShnforJ,