The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, September 20, 1853, Image 2
(Central items.
From Mexico.
On the 17th August, Gen. James Gadsden,
of Sojith Carolina, presented his credentials as
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iixumjruinary ana minister rienipuMMi
' tiary of the United States of America to the
, Republic of Mexico. The presentation took
pluee at Tacubaya, when he addressed his Ex-j
cellehey Gen. Santa Anna as follows:
-MIt is with high satisfaction that I present my
credentials as Envoy and Minister from the
United States af North America to the Republic
of Mexico. Familiar as is your Excellency
with the history and composition of the Government
w hich I have the honor to represent?
federal in the relations of the sovereign States
which constitute it, and popular in the influences
which convey the official authority to declare
the popular will?it is appropriate on this
occasion, that 1 place at your disposal the inaugural
of our lately elected President, who,
with a unanimity cotemporaneous with that
which re called you to preside over the nation;
nlity of Mexico, has been barged with the
hfgh responsibilities in the Government of a
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?isier ixepuuuc. i nai inaugural, wuu me letter
of credence herewith presented, affirms, in
language neither to be mi"taken tior distrusted,
the friendly relations which it is the desire of
President Pierce to promote with the Nations
of the Eaith.
f . In a mutual respect for each other's nationt
nlity?in a just observance in their spirit and
letter of compacts and treaties?in the recipro.
cations of a free and progressive commerce?
and in the kindred alliances which invariably
follow in the train of enlightened intercourse?
does the Government of the United Slates recognize
the most reliable guarantees of harmony
at home and peace abroad. These relations
of good will and fellowship it is t.hepe,.
culiar interest of the neighboring republics of
L North America to maintain; whose very contiguity
may prove the stimulating cause of
border irregularities, threatening interruptions
w&ch it-is the policy of both powers to anticit
pate. What would be the higher destinies of
tfffese two#communities?so gifted with all the
elements which can establish rational liberty,
individual prosperity and national greatness,
''animated by the.kindred impulses of fraternal
..neighborhood ? no sagacity can foreshadow,
and no obstacles Impede.
* Tire United States of North America therefore,.
through its accredited representative,
avails herself of this opportunity to greet the
Republic of Mexico in a spirit of amity, of
justice, and of peace."
.To which his Excellency President Santa
Anna made the following response:
. - " With satisfaction I receive the communication
of the most excellent the-President of
"the United States of America,-accrediting your
Excellency her Envoy Extraordinary and MinL
ister Plenipotentiary. It furnishes me a proof
of the desire which animates His Excellency
to cultivate the happy understanding now ex
\ ' isting between the two countries and so highly
valued by this Government. No less salisfac
tory is the inaugural of the noble chief, who at
present guides the destinies of a friendly Ke
f public; evincing a sincere friendship, a judi
cious policy, and a benevolence which in mere
prudence must be a. sourc^ fruitful in results
for the peace of the continent.
Thia declaration, together with the sound
principles .avowed by.your Excellency, as well
as- the .great propriety preserved throughout the
-conduct of recent intercourse, shall add new
bonds to those what at present, under favor of
* Haoftrea, so closely suite the Mexican ftdpub
A$c tp that represented by your Excellency.
Recognising as I do these to be the only solid
basis of international relations, and convinced
of their utility to people of a common bouuda
ry, who as children of one continent should
consider theinsetves brothers; and persuaded
of the immense influence which their faithful
observance would exercise over her destinies,
Mexico, most assuredly would never deviate
from such principles. On this account, then,
I take pleasure in assuring your Excellency
that you will meet near this Government every
facility which vour mission rcnnircs! siim-ps.
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sivtly good faith, the strictest adherence to
justice and treaties, and an earnest desire to
prevent 3S far as possible the slightest cause
> for indifference, so that the relations between
the two countries may every day be more intimate
and prolific of results; relations which I
/ promise myself shall be founded upon an indestructible
basis of lasting friendship, mutual
respect and common benefit, to which end an
incessant vigilance on my part shall be directed.
Such is the policy which my administration
professes in respect to all nations, and
shall with pleasure observe towards, the R public
that your Excellency so worthily represents,
as the occasion of our immediate vicinity
and well-conceived interests demand.
Mexico, theti, through me, corresponds with
pleasure to the salutations which the United
States of America offers by your Excellency
in the same spirit of amity, justice, and peace."
Abolition Lecture.
It is scarcely two weeks ago since we noticed
a work from the press of G. P. Putnam
& Co.?"The Liberties of America"?which
was foully tainted with anti-slavery doctrines;
we knew that it was a book that would be
bought and read unsuspectingly, and that those
for whom it appeared more especially designed
(Undents of nolifics? inirrlif find c.mo iii
genious arguments at war with their notions of
our instilulions. We have observed but few
notices of the book, and but one in this State,
the editor merely mentioning the title, and
staling that he hud not read it.
On the heels of the above coines from the
same publishers, who appear to take pleasure
in issuing in an attractive form this description
of literature, a new novel called " The Exiles"
by Talvi, author of "Ileloise," Arc. The greater
portion of the scene in thi-> tale is laid in
Charleston, where a planter's family 'had a city
mansion and lived in handsome style. The
apparent heroine of the tale, and her atliunced
lover were from Germany. The latter is rep.
resented as having been engaged in seducing
negroes from their masters in Charleston, while
the former was a tutoress in the planter's fainily.
The discussions of the question of slavery,
the arguments adduced, and the expressions
"human beasts of burden," "sold like cattle"
"cruelties," and "abominations," practiced, all
show the source of the work, that it is the production
of a Yankee, and one too, who does
not know anvlhing of our laws, or life in Char.
. ? ...... iu k.. i;n?.
li'SiUlIt lie v hi ii"* i?r ??"uui nr. i> wr' ni\n
t<? it'll years' iiiij,ri>oiiriu-iit in the Penitentiary,
w hen no such inst.tutiou exists iti the .State;
and on other topics connected with Southern
! life lie betrays ignorance, or a wilful misrepre- j
! sentation.
This book is moderately anti-slavery ; it describes
the planter's daughters as both opposed
to the institution ; and the arguments against
j it nre put into the mouths of the characters we
like best. What Messrs. Putnam & Co. desire
to gain by forcing these books on a Southern
maiket, we do not comprehend. We cannot
think they would find it profitable in the
long run, however popular it may make them
at the North. We think that the Southern
editors should glance at the works they receive
from this house, before thev notice them.
- Whilst on this topic, we clip the subjoined
from a Georgia paper:
"We chanced the other day to pick up a
small volume that had for months been in the
hands of one of our children, entitled a "Manuel
of morals for common schools, adapted
also to the use of families," and published by
John P. Jewett, Boston, and Win. K. Wardwell,
AinJover. From a list of books on the
back of the volume we gather that Miss Hall
is the authoress of this inanuel, which contains
over six pages of as rank abolitionism as we
have read for many a day. We submit it to
the good sense of booksellers and teachers
whether the sale and use of such works, can be
justified on any principle of justice or patriotism
in a Southern community. If so, we would
like to see such justification."? South Carolinian.
House Thief Arrested.?On Friday evening
last, a man calling himself Geo. Howard,
came to the American Hotel in this place and
represented that he was the agent of some Circus
Company, and soon made arrangements
with the Landlord, Mr. Joel Curry, for the accommodation
of his company, which was to arrive
about the 19th or 20th inst. This preliminary
to other business in Mr. Howard's line being
settled, he requested the loan of a saddle horse
to ride as far as the first toll gate on the l'lank
road, to see, as he said, his acquaintance the
gate keeper. The distance being only one mile,
some hours having elapsed and the customer
not yet returned, Mr. Curry was induced to send
out to the gate, where he learned from the keeper
that his man had passed on up the Martin
Town road in a quick pace. Suspicion being
aroused, Mr. Curry dispatched Mr. James An1
derson in pursuit, who after ridi.ig all night
| came up with the fellow on Saturday early in j
j the day, some twenty-five miles from Hamburg, !
j making his way towards Abbeville. He was
I 1 1 I " .1 ? t _1_ 1 A 1 _ I
I arrested ana urougnt duck, ana niter a neanng |
before W. J. Wightman magisistrate, was coin |
initted to await his trial before the Court of
Sessions. There seems to be but little doubt
but that this is tire same circus gentleman that
recently-opined a horse in Abbeville in a similar
manner and brought him to this place, and
sold him to one of our stable men. It would
i be well if the same vigilance u?cd bv Mr. Curry
in this case, he having promptly olFered lifty
dollars for the arrest of the thief, could be always
adopted so as to teach* such gentry the
danger of their calling.
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Hamburg Republican.
Businesses Charleston.?The fall business
is fairly open and promises better than it has
ever done at any other period of our history. A
gentleman engaged in extensive business, a few
days ago, informed u?, that he has sold more
goods already than during the whole of last
season, llis is perhaps a solitary instance of
such excessive increase, but every consideration
concurs in the belief that the increase has been
general.
The causes of this are various. There arc
many from the States of Alabama and Mississip'
pi, who have been in the habit of receiving a
portion of their fall supply from New-Orleans,
they are thrown upon Charleston; there are
others who were in the habit of purclipsing in
New-York for shipment by way of New-Orleans.
1 IJC Vliainivi Hiiwu-n ill. " "Viiv;<uia wv.ni" viv^vut
they have been compelled to coine to Charleston.
Add to this, there is more money in the
country than there has ever been at any one
time before, and the facts that through the extension
of .pur railroads, a larger tract of country
has become tributary to this road, that Charles
ton lias been more healthy than any other city
upon the Atlantic coast, and we have causes
which together might have very naturally prepared
us for what has come to pass.
Southern Standard.
The Suspension Bridge over the Niagara.?This
work, which promises to he one of
' the most remarkable in Bridge architecture,
is now nearly completed, and is thus described
in the Lockport Journal:
"Imagine a span 800 feet wide in length,
forming a strait hollow beam 20 feet wide, and
about 18 feet deep, with top, bottom, and sides.
There will lie an upper tloor to support the
railroad and cars 20 feet wide wire cables, assisted
by stays.
"The lower tloor,, 19 feet wide and 15 feet
high in the clear, is connected to the upper
floor by verti al trusses. The cohesion of
good iron wire, when properly united into caI
hies or ropes, is found to be from 1)0,000 to
100,000 pounds per square inch, according to
quality. The limestone used in constructing
the towers will bear a pressure of 500 tons
! upon every square foot. The towers are 00
j feet high, 15 J'eet square at the ba-e. and 8 at
the top. When this bridge is covered with a
I train of cars the whole length, it will sustain a
! pressure of not less than 405 tons The speed
is supposed to add 10 per cent: to the pressure,
, equal to 01 tons The weight of supers! ructure
i added, estimated at 781 tons, makes the total
aggregate weight sustained 1,273 tons.
"As-uining 2,000 tons as the greatest tensi<
11 to wtiirli the cables can he subjected, it is
considered safe to allow five times the regular
strength, and providing for a weight of 10,000
I tons. For this 13,000 miles of wire ate re
j quired. The numbers of wires in one cable
j is 3 000. The diameter is of cable about U-1 -4
inches. '1 lie Inidge, we believe, is the longest
between the points of support of any in the
world.1'
j Sam; Day Auiioad.?The Editor of the
Edgefield Advertiser in his ".-ale day items"
I says "On the evening of sale day, .we stood by *
the Court House with one of the most sincere
j and consistent Temper nice men. (ientlemen
j were getting up here and leaving for their homes
and all were dispering deeently and in order,
j Not a drunken oath was heard nor a tone of
wrangling. "J hero, observed our companion
j "see (he excellent woiking of our anti-li euse
i regulations. Is it not the change delightful to .
1 wiiiiossf" Ami, as we called t<> mind some ol j
i the shameful scenes of riot and debauchery |
j whi> h wcie wont to he enacted under the tilling j
I s\stem on every side of our public square, we :
i cordially assented to the rental'!:." I
j-'wiiBagj?:i,rmzr n i' 1 v.v. :in? r i\rwr n
Cl)f (Coutkn HUflilt) Jmiritul
Tuesday, September 20, 1853.
THO. J. WARREN, Editor.
To Printers.
A good Compositor will find a permanent situatioi
at this office.
New Post Offices.
The following new Post Offices have been establish
ed on the route from Camden to Monroe, N. C.:
Klm Grove, Kershaw District, Col. James C. Hail<
P. M., Palmetto, Kershaw District, C. C. Hailc, Esq
F. M., and Butler, Lancaster District, Capt.T. L. Cly
burn, P. M.
Rail Road Meeting.
On Wednesday, the citizens of the Town and Dis
trict are invited to meet in the Court House for th
purpose of consulting together on the best and sures
plan of building a Railroad to Lancaster.
We have already said enough?words have beei
expended in superabundance. There is no value ii
words, unless the action is in keeping with them A
tion is now the word, and the word should be actioi
Come up, gentlemen and fellow-citizens, and sliov
your faith by your works. We don't want talkerscommonly
they do but little work?ne want worker
Come up to the mark, and subscribe your money, am
help to build up your ancient and beloved town.
In all candour and sincerity, we ask our friends ti
come to the meeting, and let us do something fortb
Lancaster Railroad. Come yourselves, and send you
neighbors word to come also.
The Commissioners to open books have gone t<
work in good earnest. Will our fellow citizens com
up to their help? We earnestly hope they will.
Things in Charleston.
Whilst on a recent visit to Charleston, we had ai
? r?,i. ?1,ti,n? ti.?
ujjuvi bumty \ji iivu\-aiig a i\. ? uiiiijji] vuviv. xnw vn;
looks lively and prosperous?indeed, the very grea
healthiness which Charleston has enjoyed this season
has served to put an entirely new face on every thing
The Merchants are busily engaged receiving ver;
heavy stocks, and will soon be prepared to suit tliei
customers in quantity, quality, and (of course) in price
Great improvements are being made in the appear
ancc of the streets. We noticed on Mast Bay particu
iarlv, where large blocks of handsome buildings ar
taking the places of small indifferent stores, whic
rather served to inspire disgust, in place of excitiu;
admiration. The City Council, with eommendab!
good taste, are widening ahd straightening the street
wherever they can. We have always thought that i
was a great pity the beauty of Charleston was so inuel
marred by the irregular and narrow streets which ar
so often to be found. With very few exceptions, sucl
is the case. Wc trust in time, that these, to accrtaii
extent at least, will be improved.
The new Custom House will be a very grand affair
whoever lives to see it completed. Tire workmen ar
taking their time, and mean, we presume, to do wha
they have to do, well. Slow and sure is a very gooi
motto?particularly wheu one gets paid well for it
observance. The foundations of this edifice will be
when completed, on a scale hitherto unprecedented
one mustsce to believe. The estimated cost of construe
tion is about thirty thousand dollars per month?some
tiling over a thousand dollars per diem, counting onf
working flays. There arc at present some two huu
dred^ hands engaged. This House will cost som
money by the time it is finished. But Uncle Sam i
rich, who cares?
Wc saw*n iron palmetto tree in Charleston, whic!
the ingenuity of one of her adopted citizens, Mr. C
Werner, a German gentleman, had executed hi
evuewivs -Iron foundry at the corner of State ran
Cumberland streets.
This treo is a representation of nature as truly, i
seems to us, as nature can be represented. It look
for all the world like a simon pure Palmetto. Tin
limbs and leaves and all are exactly like a handsomi
tree ought to look. Indeed, we are not sure but tha
it is something of an improvement on our old warrio
palmettoes. The whole structure, says the Courier
reaches the height of thirty feet, and weighs nbott
27,000 pounds, all being of iron except the leaves
which are of copper. The Evening News is our au
thonty for the following:
"The tree stands on a base five feet square. Fron
the base to the pedestal the distance is ten feet, tin
height from the top of the tree to the base is thirty
feet. There are sixteen branches composed of cop
per, forming principal leaves, and twenty bro
ken branches. The diameter of the trunk is four
teen inches.
At each corner of the pedestal there is an eagle hold
ing wreaths of laurel in its beaks. The foursquares o
the pedestal are embossed with a palmetto. A doo
opens at its east side, showing in what manner tin
work inside is constructed
On the top of the treo will be placed an eagle, (o
iron) measuring from wing to wing seven feet, in closi
combat with a rattle snake, issuing Ifom the tranche!
of ihe palmetto, also made of iron.-'
Another evidence of improvement in Charleston, wil
be found in the very extensive steam printing aud gen
eral pu blication establishment of Messrs. Walker i
James, No. 3 Broad street. We were shown all ove
the building by one of tlio proprietors, Mr. Joscpl
Walker, who is also agent for tlio Wholesale Pape
Commission Warehouse, No. S2 East Day. It is torn
a source of pride that we have at home such an estab
lishmcnt as this of Messrs. Walker & James. Thcj
are the Harpers of the South, and are prepared to d<
all kinds of work from the smallest book to the larges
volume, executed in a style unsurpassed by any othe
for durability and finish.
New Banking Houses seem to be going up wit)
considerable speed. The State Bad, arc having a nev
building erected on the comer of East Buy and Broad
streets. The Farmer's anil Exchange Bank is in coursi
of erection one door North of the Planter's and Me
chauic's Bank?which is also being improved and mod
cruized.
Every thing is looking up, and Charleston is rapidb
improving The merchants, traders, and all are widi
awake: and one must keep his shop-windows open al
the time if be would succeed, for the motto of even
business man is?Push along, keep moving.
The New Female College.
The Carolina Sjiartan, after copying our notice, ii
regard to the location of the New Female College bo
ing resisted at the next Conference, says in answer:
All tlio reply required, we humbly and defer
eutially submit, would be found ill the following
Resolution of the South Carolina Annual Con
fereiicc, passed at the session of December last
See Minutes page 19.
" licsoli.'cd, That a Committee of five be ap
pointed, to receive anv offers that may be inadt
on the subject of establishing a Female College
in some central or suitable position in this State
and if they shall deem it necessary to act in tin
recess of the Conference, they are hereby clothct
- < . -1-. *-<> - w ('oiiooivsiolli'lS of till
Willi |IO*Yi;i IU UU nw ?% ? ...
So. Ca. Conference.*'
Under this Resolution the following gentle
men were appointed to act as said Committee
viz : Rev. Win. M. Wighttnan D. L>. Rev. H
H. Dtirant. Re*.*. Charles Betts, Rev. Whatcoa
IJL tmm k I M ? 'I I f ? -rmT~T**T*'
A. GaineweH; and Rev. Hugh A. C. Walker, \v
These are good men ana true, faithful servants rr
of the Church; most of whom have grown grey r<
as laborere in the harvest fields of Methodism, ci
These men are the trusted and beloved eo-la- n
borers of the clerical body with which they stand t!
r connected. These men are not likely, to act tl
rashly, or foolishly ; or unjustly, when charged p
Q with official functions for the Church, and having ci
the great interests involved and the fear of God n
before their eyes. w
They were clothed with plenary power to act ft
for the Conference, and they have acted. The u
Committee were not instructed to select a " cen- ai
tral and suitable place." Now we presume the f(
' Editor of the Temperance Advocate speaks by ft
'' some Clerical authority. Now we should be ir
pleased if that Reverend personage would pro- ai
pound to himself the following interrogatories, p
and answer them to his own conscience, before tj
he utterly nullifies the action of a Conference, a
0 for such is, no more nor less, the action of the C
lt Committee, viz : a<
1st. Am I capable in the absence of all the b
facts, circumstances and reasons, governing the e
committee, of acting more wisely : judging more
correctly, and deciding'more judiciously, in so p
grave a matter, than the Committee have done?
1 2nd. Am I prepared to charge that Commit- ci
v tee with either a want of intelligence, or a want of
good faith ? t
3 3rd. Can I serve the cause of Christ; pro- hi
mote hafmonv, or aid in ultimately sustaining p
a cherished Institution, bv conjuring up storms ii
D of opposition, and putting different sections of tl
e the country and the church in a bitter and bel- a<
r ligerant attitude toward each other. \>
4t.li. Is not Spartanburg a safe latitude for c<
a the residence of young ladies from all portions tl
0 of the South, having retercnce to health ? it
5th.'Would Camden be as safe fur up-coun- Si
try students, at all seasons as Spartanburg ? te
Oth. Is it wise to pronounce judgment and c<
1 condemn in advance before you have heard the t<
Y case ?
t 7th. Is it wise to become wise above what is S
i, written ? K
. Who is lie that makes the request, Brother l>
y of the Quill; let us see him. Jle is, we doubt ii
r' not, " a marvellous proper man !" b
?. Wo answer the Spartan in the order in which the a
- questions are put?premising, however, that wo do a
i. not speak "by some Clerical authority" or uSecerend '
e personage." Wc speak for ourselves, and we speak "
h what we believe to be the true sentiment of a good *1
g many "Rcvcrbnd personages," who will speak for them- b
e selves at the proper time and place.
s With the Committee above named we have no quarl
rel to make; wo presume they acted for the best in J1
h the absence "of all the facts, circumstances and rea- "
e sons," which should havo been presented before deI,
ciding "in so grave a matter." That Camdcr. was mado !'
u a tool of to spur up Spartanburg can hardly be doubt. 1
i ed?whether such was the intention or not, such at
t j least was the case.
e | To the first interrogatory we answer, that the Com- ^
t I mitteo did not havo "all the facts, circumstances and
I o
j reasons" necessary, before their election of Spartan .
h burg as a "central and suitable location in the State." p
tj The Conference will havo all those facts before them, ^
; and will be prepared to "act more wisely, judge more
>. correctly, and decide more judiciously, in so grave a ^
. matter, than the Committee have done." U
y To the second wo answer: The Committee have not ?
- been charged "with cither a want of intelligence, or a 0
e want of good faith." It is not generous to affirm that ,,
s such was the the ease, nor by asking the question tj
imply as much. We make no such charge. p
i To tho third we reply, that it is unjust, ungenerous ri
I. and unkind, to intimate that we are trying to "conjure tl
8 up s'orms of opposition, and putting uifl'erent sections fi
r tn tne country and ihe churcu in anH_h?iiigep o
ent attitude toward each other." We are trying to do It
?.ml, tl.lnf, Wn tinvo t hp riirlit tn nnrionl to a hiirli- Ci
1 ,,v OMV,i *,M"M ** w * " *o? ? TI CP
3 er tribunal than either that of tho Committee or tho
2 Spartan, and we intend to do it. t\
3 To tho fourth we answer, ves; and are not disposed |c
t to rob Spartanburg of that which justly belongs to her, T
r nor do we wish to try to make it sickly. t,|
To tho littli, we answer emphatically, that the loca- tl
t tlon intended for the College in the "beautiful village" w
| ofKirkwood, would be "as safe for up-country stu- li:
. dents at all seasons as Spartanburg," or any other in
"burg." tl
] To the sixth, we answer no, men, no. lie is unwise si
i I who would, unjust who could. bi
7 To the seventh, wo answer in the negative.
To crown tho whole, we answer our Spartan ,'riends c?
. that upwards of several names of "marvellous proper" 1,1
I men, even not a few "Reverend personages," occupy*j
ing considerable positions as "good men and true: ^
r faithful servants of the church," will be given at the
proper time and at the proper place. cji
Tho above answers we intend for the Spartan?cdi- ti
I torial, Squibs and all. Gentlemen, have you anything ] hi
j I further? ^
I Opinions of the Press. tJ
1 j .,
We copy below the opinions ol the Press of differ- -u
^ cnt sections in the Slate, in order to show that we are st
,. not alone in our opposition to the location of tho Fc,
j male College at Spartanburg. The article from tlie ( 111
r Laurcnsvillc Herald embodies our views on the sub5
ject, and we invito the attention of our readers to the
. j same: w
The Female College. ti
' | VVe arc not at all surprised to iiml that the ac- fa
t! tion of the committee w ho located this College ! C
at Spartaiiburg is most strenuously objected to, ! m
r i particularly by the people of the low country. I ot
1 Wc have never felt inclined to oppose the in- j of
' terests nf?ur neighboring villages, but we have i tli
f | earnestly called upon our citizens to unite and j w
"I join in a just competition with any or all oi l
0 them, wherever and whenever such competition : fi
-[ was invited, and the prize to be obtained gave , eel
* promise of important general good t<> tnein.! ei
Nor wil! we now arrav ourselves in opposition in
? to our neighbors, but feel constrained to give C
01 our views ol the resolution adopted In the Con i ps
' ference, for the guidance of the committee, and se
f ; our opinion of what the. Conference expected , ai
of the committee. The resolution read thus : j vi
" lic.su Iced. That a committee ot live be up- R
pointed to receive any oilers that may be made
1 on the subject of establishing a Female College j
j in some central or suitable position in this I
j State; and if they shall deem it necessary to ,
- j aet in the recess uf the Conference, the\ are tli
r I hereby clothed with power to do so as com- w
I ' missioiiers in behalf of'the South Chrolitia Con- j pt
:1 ference." | sy
We cannot believe that so intelligent and sc- w
. gacions a body as the Methodist Episcopal si
? Conference of S. C., would entrust so import- w
1 ant a subject as the location ofi/sFemale Col- ei
; lege to live members for Jinal and dejiuite ac- o|
2 tion?however "true and faithful servants of the ct
1 Church" tlicy may have proved themselves to d<
i he. Our understanding of the resolution is , m
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lllill lilt: CI H 11 III 111 t'U SIIUIJIU IfCl-IVl- ?111CI a Ilwm III
. sucli locations as feel inclined to bid fur its gi
establishment in (lieir |>ai ticular loealiiio6?that as
.. is the extent of one of the powers delegated to ( In
t. them. But the power to locate the College ' 01
-as not given them, unless " they (the Cornlittee)
shall deem it necessary to act in the
jcess of the Conference." Now, since the loation
is, evidently, objectionable to a large
umber of the laity, and also the members of
le Conference, the question arises, what was
le necessity Tor locating the College at that
articular time? Could the work be commened
before the Conference met? If the comlittee
had the power to locate the College
ithout regard to any future action of the Consrence
in the matter, with the same propriety,
nder the same resolution, they could have
dopted plans for the building, and contracted
>r its erection. We think a decent respect
>r the body who appointed them should have
iduced the committee to have submitted such
n important matter to Conference for sanction,
articularly where there was noacturl necessi
f for its being: located at that particular time;
ii'l unless the committee can fully satisfy the
lonference that it was necessary for them .to
ct at the time, it cannot be denied they acted
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ejruuu uie power vesieu 111 mem uy ooni?rnee.
That Spartanburg will not yield the great
rize which she confidently supposed herself
) be in possession of, without a struggle, we
innot expect?her duty to herself retires it
-her future prosperity depends mainly upon
?but should she lose it, she has only herself
nd the committee to blame for the delusive
osltion in which she is now placed. We have
eard (whether true or not we will not say)
nit the committee would have deferred final
ction in the matter but for the eloquence and
'isdorn of some persons interested, who so
oustrued the resolution as to make it seem to
te vominittee that they were bound, to locate
1 on l/iul day. If suck was the ease, we again
ty, that Spartanburg must blame the commit;e
lbr holding out the golden apple, and tne
ommittee mu?t blame Spartanburg for being
)0 eager* to grasp it.
But the objections against its locadon at
partauburg are too great to allow Conference
i pass them by unnoticed. The College will
e a permanet institution in the State, and will
ivolve Jin outlay of a large amount of money
rfore it can be put in operation, and if, from
ny cause, it should encounter the prejudice of
ii) great number of its*expected supporters, it
lust lie a failure, and the money invested cunot
then b>' ni de avjiilable elsewhere; conseuently,
it is not chimerical to suppose it will
e a drain on the finances of the Conference.
Its location, therefore, should have been inajrely
considered on and discussed by those
ndcr whose contiol and patronage it is to be
ist.itilled and perpetuated, and not risked in
ie hands office men, who, however upright,
litlil'ul and conscientious they might be, are
ke all the rest of mankind, liiii-le to be decked
by influences thrown around them by
ie crafty and sinister mind.
It is uiged that its location so near the Male
'ollege is dangerous. W d have always been
f that opinion. Nothing can be a surer in
'ndiiction for the whole male College than the
ict that.one student has a sister in the Female
hillege. It is useless to think of preventing
ornmunication between the two institutions.
io regulations or resti iclions short of prison*
ke confinement on both sides will avert it six
lOtiths; and the old adage, " the greater the
ppositioii the more siire the alliance-," is too
I ten verified to bt sneered at. We believe it
quid become perfect match-making and doing
institutions?and in nine cases out of ten,
uinous to the liappiness of the young persons
icinselves, and destroying the peace of whole
undies. \Ve have other quite as important
Injections to urg?, but flint wi have alVeady tfeiined
our readers too long, jmd will therefore
lose for the present.?Luurenaville Herald.
It appears, from a notice in the Temperance
.di'ocate that a dissatisfaction exists as to the
iCatiou of the female College at Spartanburg!
here seems Lo lie a (litfereiice nf ooinion as to
ic propriety of establishing this Institution in
le same village as Wot ford College, and the
riter predicts, from their proximity, if so estabdied,
the early fall of one or both; and gives
Jlice, by request of parties interested that,
icre will be a strong opposition at the next
Lling of Conference, which convenes at New?rry
T..e reasoning is good, and the propriety of a
innge of location mu->t present itself to every
lember composing the Conference, who will aloe
himself a moment of diiinterrested reilecoti.?Lexington
Telegraph.
The Camden Journal is authorised and reuested
to state that the action of the Coinmite
in locating the female College at iSpartanurg
will be resisted at the next Conference at
ew berry."
The Journal states that the main ground for
ic opposition is, that it is located too near the
lale College, and that the committee have not
lectcd a eei! Ira I and suitable place." It seems
u* opposition is pretty general, and that a large
Huetice will be exerted against the location in
ic Conference.?Anderson Gazette.
Our friends of Spartanburg have reckoned,
ithout their host, in calculating on the locaon
of the College at that place as a "fixed
ct." We see from the last number of the
ainden Journal, that the action of the Com
ittee will be resisted at the ensuing meeting
the annual Conference at Newberry. One
the grounds of objection urged is, that
ie location of it so very near Wofford College
ill be almost certainly ruinous to one or both.
In case the decision is reversed, where will
iend Trimmicr send Iiis "gal baby''to get her
lueation ? lie may have to " board In r out"
tli.*r at Camden or Union yet, in order that she
ay enjoy the advantages of the New Female
allege that wan to be at Spartanburg. This
irlicular circumstance seems to be the only
rioi'x dillieiilty in the way, ju>t at this time,
id that might be obviated without the int? r ntion
of a Southern Congress.? Yorkville
eiiiedy.
For the Camden Journal.
Prediction lias now become Fact.
The results preda ted some years ago when
ie construction of a Plank Road to Concord
as advocated, have been attained. An exnulitiirc
of one hundred and twenty thoutnd
dollars would then have accomplished the
oi k ? fully one half of which would have been
ibscribed elsewhere;?but the opportunity
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tmiuu'u mm mi" umuiu "u-? uiiuij'ciicu (lie
iorgies ol till* friends of the measure. An
jjpnrtunity (and perhaps a last opportunity,
rtainly I he last but one,) is now presented of
ling something to aire-t the ruin impending
/er the eomnieice of Camden. Does any
le doubt that ruin is impending? Let him
> fi-rth among the wise and experienced and
sk the question. There is not one who will
isitate to assure him that the hand-writing is
.1 tlie wall. Let the doubter then ask of the
young, and enterprising business men, as to
their probable course for the future, and he will
be answered that they all have seriously don*
sidered the question of emigration, and must
seek another home unless arrested by a change
in the resources of Camden.
Then it is time to consider whether we will
throw awnv the opportunity again presented of
arresting the ruin and re-establHjfajng the com.,
meroial importance of Camden. i^w^Lancaster
Rail Road presents this opportunit^\ The
Books of subscription are now open amNvHl
remain so for a short period, and only a sbcbCt
period. The subscriptions of our citizens have-.^
heretofore been conditional upon the extension < .
of the Road to Concord, N. C., with some oth?
er conditions considered favorable to Camden'. \
If the road is extended to Concord, we are at \
once on the highway of Nations, connecting
with important Rail Road enterprizes in North
Carolina, which penetrate nearly every section *
of that State, and bring us into communication
with the rich valleys of N. Eastern Tennessee,
and in all probability open a Rival eqaal in
importance to the great Rabun Cap Road.?
With very little expenditure in addition to the
cost of the projected road to Concord, a connection
might be made with Charleston, materially
diminishing the distance, and jnaking
the nearest possible Rail Road connection with
the upper portion of East Tennessee, tn connection
with this communication, an extract is
published from the letter of a poetical, experienced,
and well informed Engineer now in
North Carolina, showing the importance of
some of the views here presented. Let every
man consider how much he will lose by the
gradual decay of Camden?how much he will
sacrifice, socially and otherwise, to abandon the
home of his choice, for another and strange
laud. Let him consider the claims of Ms
family and children. Let the working men, ^
the mechanics, the merchants, the lawyers, the
clerks, the Railroad employees, consider what
their condition will be when the anti-climax of
ruin shall have been readied.
Ilow long will Camden retain her Railroad
connection with Charleston, if new combinations
of trade are not effected? It would be
just as probable that a bank would pay a premium
to those who borrowed their money, as
that a Railroad would be continued for the
public accommodation after it had become a
burthen to the proprietors. The Camden
Branch is worthless now as an investment, but
it will ver y soon reach the point when it will
be a dead loss from here to Manchester. How
then will merchants get their gocds to .and
from market, and Planters their produce??
By the River and Canal? Gentlemen, an.examinatioti
of the files of your Charleston papers
will show you that the Canal company will
apply to the Legislature at its next session for
permission to abrogate their charter and close
i he canal.
But it has been suggested that a plank road
will he built to the Wilmington and Manchester
Railroad, which will obviate the necessity
of a resort to the three or four weeks voyage to
Charleston, via Bull's Bay. A plank road in
another direction, when Camden was better
aide to build it, would have'saved the Railroad,
but the people fancied themselves too poor
then. It is apprehended that the Planters *
alone will have to build the Manchester Plank
Road, it ever it will be built. Yes, and the
Planters alone will have to build up and sustain
the churches and schools, court . houses,
jails and poor-housos, support the paupers, (who
will not lie diminished in number.) and pay for
the punishment of crimes and misdemeanors.
If time neroiittcd, it muiht be shown tbaU-he
Planter's have nearly as mueh interest in- JtW?
question as any other class. But I have already
tresspassed too long .on the patience of
the reader. A NATIVE.
Extract of a letter dated Salisbury, N. C., Aug.
Oth, 1853. .i
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The citizens of Camden ought to take great
interest in the construction of the Rail Road to
Lam-aster C. II. Could the progress of events
have been foreseen at the time of constructing
the Camden Branch, a route for that road
might perhaps have been chosen that would
have been better for Camden. It is now too
late, however, to mourn over what has been
done, but perhaps not to try to remedy the
mistake. It is very evident that if something
is not done, and that quickly, the commercial
prosperity of Camden must go down. It will
no doubt continue to be resorted to by the
Planters of the neighborhood as a summer retreat,
but the trade which formerly centred in
Camden is cut off by the greater facilities offered
by surrounding Railroads; and the only
thing that can be be done for Camden, is to increase
the facilities of approach by constructing
good roads, die. - Had yon constructed a
plank road through Lancaster when it was
talked of, perhaps it would have been of more *
service to the place than a Railroad ; but it is
too late to talk of a plank road when a Railroad
has been started.
If Camden has a road constructed through
Lancaster to Concord in this State, it. will give
you a shorter route from here to Bratichvillo
than by Charlotte by from25 to30 miles; and
as you would build a better and straighrer
route, it would most likely take the trade. This
State is now carrying a line of survey across
the mountains, and if a practicable route is
j found, there is no doubt that the State will conj
struct a road. If this road is built, Concord
| being in the direct line between here and Cam
j aen, me i^amneu hug uoncora nne wouia siana
a fair chance of the western business of the
North Carolina Rail Road.
Correspondence of the Camden Journal.
"Who would be free tlicnselves must strike the blow.'
The spirit exhibited by our present authorities
in the late Costa outrage, seems greatly to
surprise and enrage the crowned heads of Europe.
It is truly high time that we learned
them the lesson of our independence, if we pretend
to be a free people. Every nation of Europe
has signed treaties, granting our citizens
the privilege of travelling over their dominions
: without molestation. But many of them act
as if faith with us was binding no farther than
1 dictated by interest. Justice has a meaning
I unknown to these old feudal tyrannies, farther
than explained at the cannon's mouth. The
I spark of democratic equality, lighted by our
i institutions, has already struck off the head of
i one feudal Tyrant, and made the seats of many
I others sit uneasy. It is the policy then, of the
i absolute Rulers of tbe Kingdoms of Europe, to
I exclude us from that contact with their subjects,
I which might teach them that man was created
i for higher, nobler purposes, than to live the
mere tools of Kings. They are jealous and
watchful? vive le Republiqne would be the
death knell of Le Roi. How is this contact to
be prevented ??not by open edicts ; this would
savor too much of Japanese barbarianism?but