The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, December 07, 1839, Image 3
IWY.U.TV r\* IXvxcek.?Stone* Were thrown iut<?
r.i:iv\<rc. by a cmzv woman, as the King and
o5 I'm nee, v.vro returning from the ThuilM[
mi the l'dth O -t: the glass was broken, and
f slightly injured by the fragments. Stones
A- lis" been thrown into the windows of Windsor
H'ic; Queen Victoria was not in tliu room at thcl
and no damage ensued. The Kmprcss ol i
la :1a. is said to be dangerously ill.
|k \ Offer far tiii: hauiES.?The Texian Con.
_ js lias off Ted tilW!) acres of land to every young
** who will marry a Texian eiti.:en, who wjsi
hen she <1 clared her independence, provided j
Hi til uriage tain s td..e.f l/its i;eur. The Congress i
.r overlooked tiie faet, thai next year is leap year
-they are not very anxious that the challenge
o accepted. j
.?;u.n Sort..?An opulent banker of Franco
' ' I* * .4 ll'-.M Jt'lJI
IL'ho l.iti .y c.iir.o into t'ic possession 01 iu.uuj.i.muj
^ncs i unn di ttelv presented C;tc!i of his live hro-:
and si.-tors 600,000 lraucs and afterwards offer.
^E:is hand with lhe remainder l?? an orphan jfirl.
P LA'IMK 1-iiO.M KXCLAXD.
. The Steamship Humci C^vitcx, arrived at. New
YOrk on the 23J ult. in 23 ;i ivs from London, briiitfiuif
advices ten days later than had !>een prevlously re.
ceived?her was protracted < n ueeomit of
Lead winds &e. The lie Wa however i.- not importuid.
The follow;::;;- items are furnished u.-> hy Schuyler's!
i -w York Iler.dd:?
i Tint Markht. Xov. 2.?The e!pri- j
A- w. re:?Consols 9 3.S, buyers for 11101103% and
a :'m o-l for the account; Three ]\r Cents
Klucd, 6.1 3.6 11 63 L2; Three and a Half lX-r
Tents reduced. 1>7 1.3; new Three and a Half IYrj
" - "? ! I
outs, a Us 3-S ].l; iY\cl!Cj.:er iii:is a v. u:.-|
?::m! ; I?an!t Stock 170 1 -if a 170 1-J.
| Liverpool Cotton M.vr.::cr, Oct. .'11.?A ?r<?>U |
. f>r ('.;!?:;J| onlinu :? to prevail, asid. as:
i!o im: u.'ihr tlxir stocks t'oily, prices have!
Vinpnii'cd 1-"^ pr. ]o since Friday last.
At>;>ut *>(! ' J :>:iif 1mvc been so! J to-day, c.>n<.stir.jj <
Vd* fctV? B.-.IZ;!, at :: :i.! a 111.1; liKJ l/ijyptian, 11 j
1-1.1 a 17 lc.'.l; do.) Sarat, ! 7 b a 5 3-1.1, and t7ao.
^ .tiic titider American.
llspc..; have t :k n 503 A::i-.ric'ia and l jo
^^K:rat.
IT.ivre (' a:or. Market was r ported una at
^^^^Llast
Vjcrostv's Muict-vo::.?There is now no
any aioai the
with. IVir.ce Albm-l S: :? II
v.!:'? he.-. its ?talks witlii
walks Tiiis lift is to tu'.d t
^^^^T7a::a;i.: .1 0. o s.ih.v, u:;d t:..' lai.'iktyv is to'
aril
N'l v, V-cix.? '."!; N- V f k e-ii-jc p'-r.-l > 'the
nkmai Iv -!i-_ r says, .Mon-h rj's arc rapidly j
..vU'ng .,1" il.-'it. ?V> lvw a .M'l^e.aetits ate.
itrnlo. 'i'iio.v i. a.? ji-r.ii d.sp-)-!*:o;i l>? make i.oi
lie..* it '-'.tRicis. I.' the (lovernnn .it is br:i! upon a j
":io cr.v'.i;*' >y ( in, i'.:i 1 ,h3 iicy of socio" y j.< j.,.|
prepare to: il." i'.-> i these rem t/ks w.o s!.?u!d bcj
led t-> Co ,.I. tli.it :tiu:;.?;s i*i New York w-c got.)
ting in i: s !" .{ion f-o'iicvrli d betler l'r:n t::ey were i
Mi,i- i. -..:i . !..t: 1. !;c tc!!s ?> ? : ! '* isi ?noy I
cmnov. !. *f't i:s ! :i' *J .rr: J.;' p. r t:j j
month, and h:;-1 n j ??* * i;?y.-r Cc.it. ?>:i ti j
piper.*' T:i.s rs i i'.v.'i.i'fc c.ange,'
if we can ij i'i. :-- jnciJ any ; ! .".? tie in'tier;
and slm.o--, v.v dunk, th.it :t I. vs o.\teti.-i\v. "e.edii
system" licit: tiut which i'. is p.trailed would b?
much K ;?:t l;?r a:' c';: wv 'y. And yet Iiu is
manifestly very mo ; ti ' it. :i; for l.y tells us
Mat " Al i'iv, ve-y laborers n:.i ntaciiauicf,
?: this in > ! i.ianspr.io.:.; i-:m?o;i of the voir, arc lie.
~fc cessarih, S :f:trJ y i.An? we
f-t understand Hist. while men are kept . iiploved
.. 'lilt: money . t in ' !i: tfit lor lc:.; than live
p T r - it. H in , ii!i o;> - i i-i r.a, . , they arc iicjcssari.
! ib: hargt il cvi :;, itijrdiv nigh' whv:i it is ivitnin?
i in c'v ;n iwo in.. two a half pir cent. ? This
ati|u: iTif tu us to ho v.-*y strange logic. Ho would
prefer, wo suppose, that merchants should not get
?* of dt ht; that engagements should be made which
'"cannot ho complied with; that a grand "credit system"
which I;nows no hound should prevail, by
V vitioli an explosion sis-.tld bo frequently produced to
, Pi throw every thing into contusion, the merchants j
'( may bo embarrossed. tiic bunks suspend cpoci:: pay-;
!' in*ats. and the whole community i;ij':rod and disi'i
tressed. Ti::.- ;? vVuig policy.?[Halt. Republic in.
) ? *
From the Belfast (Me.) Republican Journal.
I limn Tarjit.?Ti e Federal papers arc obliged J
* now to admit tint the main cause of commercial o;n.
barrassineat is oYntiradintr, notwithstanding they
have for tho Ijr-t two years been constantly and per.
tinaciouslv denying this plain and palpable truth,
and endeavoring to excite a prejudice in the mind of
the trading el issos against the Democracy ibr boldly
stating this a;; the cause of their distress: not withrtanding
they have assigned every other nameahlc j
tiling us the cause of the failure of the banks, from
tie removal of the den ashes to the death of the gi.
r.atFo?notwithstanding they have so long and so pa.
thclically condoled the merchants us ti:<> victims of (
the cruel and oppressive conduct of the Admmi.-tra. ^
tion, and have entirely exhausted t!:e list of tyrants,
ancient and modern, in anathema tiring Cren. Jack
con and Pre. ident Van Burcn; after all tliis they
J_,c.nnrr'f. rwai 1 wilh a theory of wltich they are as
oortain as of any of the former. The great Regulator
is abandoned, and a new ground is taken, and
tiio Federal papers now cry out, " Wo must do something
to prevent this ort rinding true! orcrimpjrta.
lion." What is to he d ine? Diminish the. amount
of paper money? Oh, no! but make a high tariff,
But do you intend to make it payable in specie? Oh, ,
no! that is !/>co FocoLsm. What then? Make a (
high tarifT, and make bank rags receivable by Gar(rrrimcut?
That is a remedy with a vengeance ! Can
an}- man be such an ass as to propose sueh a course
as a preventative to commercial embarrassments1
(Did not the trouble of l.-3d accumulate and burst
upon us under just such circumstances? Is this the
' -otcction fiu t!ie merchants which lias been fo vori.
terausly claimed? Yet this is a fine illustration of the
hodgc-jodg9 doctrines ?,f the Federal party?any
course, t^y roinody, only oppose the Administration.
Wl\ js so hlind as not to see that such a course
would prodi^ t!,r r, rv eflVret which it is proposed to
prevent ' must any magnanimous, highievb
v,Lli'ljt t'J Li?
timirrslaudiug "is put forth. IVu do not beliuwrtbat
merchants, as a class, aro desirous of any such
protection, They aro men subject to tho sumo inlluences
which operate on others?they are irresistibly
drawn forward by a rkouxuant currency?and
they are, as a class, too honorable, too intelligent to
urge the continuance of a monetary system which
makes it necessary for Congress to legislate for their
special protection, Such a system of legislation,
even if it would elJcctually prevent overtrading,
would be arbitrary in itself and unjust and unenu.il
in its operation, llut. it is but of a piece with the
mass of contradictory notions which arc held by the
Federal pally.
Tin: CoMMKtu i yl Bank of Columui v.
?It gives us sincere pleasure to correct
flic misapprehension into which we may
have led our readers by the remarks we
?i ,.1 1: ..?* .!,,, e.
made Oil itu: prucecmugs ui uiw ua;|n-ir
sion meeting at Columbia. The South
Carolinian informs 11s that tlie Commercial
Bank declined the invitation to suspend.
It was nobly done. The Bank deserves
credit not merely lor continuing cash payments
against the tempting examples of
those institutions that have heretofore been
allowed to give the key note of bank morality,
but still more for resisting the clamors
of her own customers. It is the onlv
instance we have now in remembrance
of a bank refusing to suspend in obedience
to the dictation of a public meeting.
The word now is?persevere?persevere!
Mercury.
Olh prices Run rxixg.?The Dayton
Journal states that a contract of 1000 barrels
of Flour at $.1 03 1-3 lias been made
by a miller in that vicinity. The Middletown
(Ohio) Mail slates that a lot of Corn
was sold in Hamilton last week at 35 cents
per bu.ihol, and that another lot could not
find a purchaser at that price. In the
rich Corn district of Missouri, 35 1-3 cents
per bushel is row the standing price.
TilL Bill DCS FAREWELL.
By l\Irs. Ilentans.
Why do I weep? to leave the viae,
Whoso dusters o'er 1110 bead,
T.io myrtle?yet O! call it initio ?
Ti.e flowers I loved to tend
A thousand thoughts of all things dear,
I. he shadow.-*. o'er mo sweep,
] leave my sunny childhood .here,
0 i! therefore let mo avecp!
I leave thee, water.'?'we have played
Turougli many a joyous hour,
Where the silvery green olivo shado
1 lung dim o'er fount and bowel!
Yet ! thou and 1, hy shore,
la song, in prayer, in sleep,
i! ,ve boon as we may bo no more?
Kind sister! let mo weep!
1 leave then, father! -ivA bright noon
hi est now light other ii vf,
With gathered jr-cptrs?:u,u lyre in tur.e,
Toy homeward stops to gn 11.
Thau in whoso voice to b'oss thy c'liiJ,
Lay tones of love, bo deep.
wito.Ni' eye nTer all my yuum nutti siiu.'U.?
I leave tlico ! let me vvcop!
M itlier! I ioave ''ire?on thy broaat
Pouring out joy and wo,
I've fined that uoly place of rest
Still changeless?yvt I go!
Lip;* that hare lulled me by your strain,
Eyes that have watched my sleep
Wi'l car!!: give lore like yours again
S;vo. t mother! let :nc weej: I
M\kp.!ei>?On Wednesday td7111 ult. 3IR. J'ERRV
MOSES, Merchant of Charleston, to Miss AXXA,
daughter of Abraham Del,eon M. D. of this place.
O.i the 17th ult. Mr. SAMUEL COOK to Miss
MAR TIIA YICKEIIS, both of this district.
Dil'u?At Makclv, Ala. on the night of the 11th
ult. in the forty first voar of his age, Mr Daniel
McCall of tiiis city. Mr. McCall was a native of
Society Hill, S. C. and for a number of years, at
ditfercnt times a citizen of Caindcn in tho same
citato, and of Augusta Georgia.
Mobile Corn. Advertiser, j
CAfflttO I'RKE CUKHD.\T.
DECEMBER 6.
ABTiri.KSi. PER $ C $ 0
Beef, in market, lb o a 7
Bacon from wagon?, lb 11 a 13
by retail, lb 14 a 15
Bitter, lb 15 a 35
Boesv/jx, lb 20 a 35
Bagging ya*d 10 a 25
Bale Rope lb 10 a 11'
Coflbo lb 11 a lb
Bottoa lb Do 10
Flour bbl 4 75 a 5 25
Feathers from wagonp. lb 37 a 40
Fodder e*vt 1 a 1 25
Hides, green. lb 5 a 7
dry. lb 10 a 12
Iron cvrt fi a 6 50
I'tine cask { ad 50
Card lb 12 a 15
Feather, sole lb 22 a 25
Molasses gal 45 a 50
Oats lnishol 45 a 50 j
Oil, currier'e gallon 75 a 1
lamp gallon 2
linyccu gauon X jo 11 l 25 ]
Pork ewt 6 50 a 7
Rico c.vf. 6 a fi
S'jgsr . !b 10 a 13
Salt sack 3 75 a 4
Tallon- lU 12 a 14 i
Tobacco, nnnnfaclurcd lb 10 a 50 j
BUST received, and for sale at the Post j
" Office, a few boxes of superior Bunch'
Raisins, very low by the box. Also, ,
Fresh Can-J tea ami Kifses of a superior j
quality^ Pre. 0 !
NEW AND CUE IP
GOODS.
1 'SlIIE Scbscribf.rs having established
themselves at the corner of Broad and
j Kutledgc-strcets, have just received u gcJ
neral assortment of !
Staple aciii Fancy Dry Goods.
consisting in part of |
; Superfine black and blue, green, brown
and inix'd I)road Cloths,
" Cassiineres and S.ittinets,
J Kentucky Jeans, while and red Flannels,
1 English and French Merinoc.?,
| Bombazines, Italian Crape,
Muslins, (of every description) Cambrics,;
| Furniture and Cambric Dimity,
J A very general assortment of Calicoes, j
! Apron Checks, Bed Ticking,
Damask Table Cloths,
! Tabling ami Bird-eye Diaper,
' tfegro Cloths and Blankets,
. Brown Shiiting at 0, 7, b, 9, 10, 11 and
12 yards lor 81.
Cotton Oznaburgs and Suffolk Drilling,
Silk, Cotton and worsted Hosiery.
w 4 u] sm sa
Superfine Black Gros do Rhine,
" " Gros dc Swiss,
" ltep.
" Bloc-black lig'd Gros dc Nap.
" Color'd " do.
" '* plain do.
Black and blue-black Silk Velvet,
Super. Black India Satin,
Rich Mouslin Delaine,
.Mourning do do
Rich Satin and Valencia Vcstings,
Silk and worsted Shawls, worked Collars,
Black Lace and Gauze Veils,
Zephyr worsted, Shcnccl &c.
SHOES.
Ladies' French and English Kid Slippers,
" Pruncllo, Seal and Leather Shoes,
i Men's Shoes of various descriptions,
j Misses' and Children's do do
| All the Shoos from the manufactory of
i Mr. White will be sold by us.
i They have also on hand a general as'sortmeat
of
! H:trdwa?e, Crockery, and
GROCERIES,
all of which will be disposed of at the
i lowest cash prices. Merchants and others
from the country would do well to
j call and examine the slock before making
i their purchases.
JONES & IIUGHSON.
j December 0, l*vi!h
| NEW GOODS. "
' i^'UlIE Subscriber having purchased in
| New York and Philadelphia, a coin1
plete assortment, nnd being desirous of
: making quick sales, offers them at very
| low prices. They consist in part as lot!
i
IU .} ?
Very heavy Duflil Blankets,
Mackanaw Blankets,
Large French Bed Blenkcts,
1 Blue Plains,
! Negro Linseys,
Superfine black, blue,invisible green,
j brown and mis'd Cloths,
Superfine black, blue, drab and other
colored Cassimeres,
Superfine Doeskin Cassimerc,
Superfine anil common Suttinelts, of
i all colours,
Rogers' best Welsh Flannel,
White & red Flannel of every quality,
Cotton, worsted and silk Stockings,
Superfine and common Irish Linens,
Superfine and common Long Lawns,
Bird-eye and common Diapers,
Fine and common Calicoes,
Coloured Cambrics,
Figur'd and cross-barr'd Muslins,
Plain acd figur'd Swiss Muslins,
Bohbinct Luce,
Splendid fig'd black Satin Vesting?,
White and color'd Morsellis do.
Fig'd black Silks, at 30 cts. l'or ladies'
dresses,
Handsome plain black Silk,
Black Silk Velvet,
Black Tabby do.
Shallysand .Mouslin Dcluincs,
iMcrinocs ol'ail colours,
. Bombazottcs of all colours,
Pongees, very low,
Fine strip'd Homespuns,
Bleach'd and unblcach'd Homespuns,
Salt, Iron, Sugar, Coflcc, Tea, Cordials,
Best Sherry and Madeira Wines,
Best French Brandy,
Best Holland Ciin,
Monongahelaand N.Carolina Whiskey,!
Port Wine in bottles, (very old,)
ALSO?/l complete assortment nf
SADDLSR? &
With many oilier articles, bv
11 A V \l" A M T V V V
4.A 4* A .'A4 AJ.1 l^U I A .
Dec. 7, 1630.
FOR SALE,
A FIRST rate Cook and Washer is of-;
fared at private sale; the price will be j
low, and the terms accommodating, if!
; not disposed ofbelore the first of January, |
! she will be sold at public sale at the Court J
I House. Apply to
YOUNG & DEPASS.
Dee. 7*
~ NOTICE.
i A LL persons indebted to the late firm
of J. H. Anderson &. Co. are requested
to call on the subscriber and settle
without delay, as the business of the concern
must bo closed.
J H- ANDERSON.
Dcr. r :
Boots, Shoes & Leather.
Fall and Winter Stork.
THE -subscribers having taken the store
one floor North of C. & F. Matheson, will
i keep constantly on liainl a large assortment
| of HOOTS and SHOES, superior to any'
that have ever been offered in this market.
Among which will be found tbe follow ing
kinds, viz:
j Gentlemen's Dress Boots, pump Soles,
" thick
" h waterproof cork '
AI.S0::::.\ large assortment of GentleI
men's lir.e Shoes and Brogans,
Ladies' English Kill Slips,
j " French " " and Tics,
' black and while Slips, .
" while English Kid ,4
" Quilted Boots, with thick soles,'
j and Silk tops,
" G titer Boots,
I 'H .! ? i. ? ?r Mice'
I null a ^icak ? ui ?v. ??i i
; and Chi UIron's Shoes Roots and Slippers* i
ALSO?A large stock of Stout Shoes and \
lirogans, suitable for plantation use, and |
9,000 pair iVegro Shoes, j
of the best quality, Camden make Also, (
S do, Upper, Harness & Band LEATHER,1
Litiingand Binding Skins, various colours,
Morocco, for. Coach Trimmings, Shoe
1 Threads, of variousqualities, together with
; a great variety of Shoe maker's tools.
ALDEN & AUSTIN.
Camden, Dec. 7.
For sale at the post-office,
Stationery tic School-Books,
Among' which are the following:
Wondbridge's Geography, with Atlas,
Smith's do do
Willis' do do
Greenleaf's English Grammar,
Ivirkham's do do
Murray's do do
Adam's Arithmetic,
Smith's do
Pike's do
Key to do
Walker's School Dictionary,
Columbian Orator,
National Reader, Murray's Reader,
j New York Reader, Nos. !, 2 arid 3,
Cabb's Juvenile Reader, Nos. 1, 2, & 3,
I Parley's Little Reader,
I Parley's Tales of Europe, Africa, Asia
and America,
Child's first Rook of History,
do second do do
do first reading Lessons,
Pocket Expositors,
do Juvenile Instructor,
Popular Lessons, Child's Instructor,
N. York Spelling Rook, Elementary do
Alphabet of Natural History,
.i?
uu ui uuiui uiib uauwiid,
Receipt Books, Slates, of various sizes,
Copy Books. Quills and Ink.
Steel Pens, by ike card, Paint Boxes,
Almanacs, of different kinds, for ISiO,
Blank Books of various sizes,
I Memorandum Books,
Wufers, black and red,
Lucifer Matches, low by the dozen.
CHEAP SILKS.
I^IGUR'I) Bl'k Silks, at 50 cts. per yd.
do color'd do at 50 cts. yer yd.
Color'd Bombazettes, at 20 cts yard,
Unbleached Homespun at 12 yds for 81
| Ladies' Grass Coals, at 50 cts. each,
J Mouslin Delaines, at 50 cts. per yard
With many other articles equally low by
DAYMAN LEVY.
December 0.
THE SUBSCRIBER
HAS opened a new stock in the Brick
Ilmisc below Mr. James Dunlap,
consisting of staple and fancy
DRY-GOODS,
A general assortment ?f Hardware, Carpenter's
and Blacksmiths Tools, and will
have in a few days,
Swedes and English Iron,
Cast, German and Blistered Stcc1,
Ilollovvware, Axes, <5cc.
GROCERIES.
SLUAK, UUl'tM, 1 JbA.
Havana, Loaf Lump, Porto Rico anJ St.
Croix Sugars,
Rio, Laguira and Java Coflee,
Hyson, Gun Powder and Souchong Tea,
Mustard, Pepper, (linger, Spice, Cloves, <
Nutmegs, Lamp Oil,
Sperm and Tallow Candles, Soap,
Powder, Shot, Bar Load. ,
With many other articles, which will be I
sold low for cash.
A. M. KENNEDY. |
Doc. 0.
Tew dry goods. ,
THE frrBStlSIBEK
IIAS a very complete assortment of DRY j
GOODS, sniuble for the season, consisting jf
of Cloths, Cussimercs, Satlinettes, Silks,j,
Calicoes, Homespuns, llats, Caps, Shoes, |:
Boots, Negro Cloths, Blankets,&c. 'i'ogc-j
.1.- :.t_ .. I I >1 .. ?1.... i... I ..I* t
wilt wim it liiryu uiiu \> ni ntittitu siuiu wi
GROCERIES,
Consisting of Sugar, Coffee, Molasses, Tea, (
and Tobacco. Also, Bagging, Bale Rope, j|
Twine, Iron Steel, Nails, &c- which arc ;
offered low lor cash or country produce.!"
\YM. J. GERALD. 1
December 7.
A LOT of Northern Potatoes, of tho??
white kind, very fine for planting or;
family use?Just received and lor sale at \
the post orricp. r
pec o. p
PERFUME St Y.:
/AN assortment of Pr.nruj'F.RY just rc?:
^ ceivcd and lor sale bv
J ONES &, HUGH SON.
Per. fi. 1 Slil).
IjEWDttUGSTORE. - .
Hp HE subscribers inform their friends
and llie public geii'vally, that they
hare formed a co-partnership under firm of
DELEOX & LEW,
in l)ic Drug and Colour business, and are
now opening jo tlu one door north
of .Murray Ov Bouncy, a large and general
assort incut of fresh DRUGS, CHEMICALS,
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS and
Family and Patent MEDM INES.
ALsn,.::::Paiuts, Oils, Varnishes, Paint
Brushes. I)re Stislfs. and Window Glass.
with all other articles usually found ill
such an establishment, which they will
dispose of as low as can be obtained elsewhere,
and of equal quality.
They will attend to all orders directed to
them with care, punctuality and dispatch,
and solicit a sltarc of public patronage.
A. DEL EON..
M. M. LEVY.
Camden, Dec. 5, 1S39.
PROSPECTUS
OF TIJE
Southern Literary l?lesseiigcr?
T.,W. WHITE, Editor and Proprietor.
This is a monthly Mngaiine, devoted chiefly to
Literature, but occasionally finding room also for
articles that fail within the scope ot Science; and
not professing an entire disdain-jf tasteful selections,
though its matter has been, as it will continue to
be, in the main, original.
Party politics and controversial Theology, as
far as possible, arc jealously excluded. They fire
sometimes so lilsnded with discussions in literature
or in moral science, otherwise unobioctionablo. as
to gain admittance fot the sake of the more valuable
matter to which they adhere; hut whenever that
happens, they are incidental, only; not primary.?
They are dtoss. tolerated only because it cannot
well he severed from the ateriidg ore v.herewith it is
incorporated.
Reviews, and Critical Notices, occupy thair ?due
spree in the work: and it is the I dilor's aim Jtliat
they should have a threefold tendency?to convey,
in a condensed form, such valuable truths or interesting
incidents as are embodied in the works reviewed,?to
direct the reader's attention to books ?"
that dcsctve to lie read,?jttd to warn him against
wasting time and money upon that large number,
which inetit only to be burned. In this age, of pub
lientions that by their variety and multitude, distract
and overwhelm every up liscri. mating student, impartial
criticism, governed by the views ju-t mentioned.
it is one of the mast inestimable and indispensable
of auxiliaries, to him who docs wish to
discriminate.
Essays, an I Talcs, having in view utility cr
amusement, or both?Historical Sketches?and Reminiscences
of events too minute f>r Ulrtory, yet
elucid iting it, and heightening its interest,?may
be regarded as fo m ng Hie staple of ilic work And
of indigenous Poetry, enough is published?sometimes
of no mean .-train?to n anilist and to cultivate
the growing pcctical Lsle a;ul talents of our
country.
The times appear, for several reasons, to den and
such a work?and not one alone, but many. The
public mind is feverish and irritated still, from recent
political slri: -s:?The sol), assuashe influence
_f I llo.nt...,. rt.m f,? fill-., til,it Aiviip on.I
soothe tit .t irritation. Vice and foilv arc rioting
abroad:?They should h? driven by indignant rebuke
or lushed by ridicule, int> their fitting haunts. Ignorance
lords it over an immense proportion of our
people:?Kvery S) ri ig should I c set in motion, to
arouse the enlighten, d. anil to increase their number;
so that ;hc great enemy of popular government
may no longer brood, like a portentous cloud, over
the destinies of our country. Audtoaceo' pi-'iall
these ends, what moresowerful agent ran be ei loved,
than a periodical, on the |dan of the IWess. n_ct;
if that plan he carried out in practice?
Th South peculiarly requires such in get Ji
all the Union, south of Washington there are ut
two Ltterary publications! Nortuward uf'hatci
there are probably at least twenty five or it.! Is
this contrast justified by the wealth, the Ins re. file
native talent, or the actual liierary taale, of the
Southern people, compared with those of the Northern?
No: for in wealth, nlents, and taste, we may
just 1 v claim at least an equality with our brethren;
and a domestic institution exclusively our own. lie
votid all doubt alfords us, if we choose, twL the
leisure lor reading and writing, which tiny enjoy.
It was from a drop sense of this local want, that
the word Southern was engrafteJ on the name of
this periodical, and not with any design to nourish
local prejudices, or to advocate supposed local interests.
Far from any such thought, it is the Editor's
fervent wish to sec the North and South bound endearingly
together forever, in the silken hands of
nUlnal kindness and affection. Ear from audita
tinghostilily to the north, he has already draw;,
and lie hopes hereafter to draw, much of his elm.
cest matter thence: and happy inde d will he dee ::
himself, should his pages, by making each regi n
know the other better, contribute in any cssetitt I
degree to dispel the loweiing floods that now threaten
the peaeo of both, and to brighten and strengthen
sacred ties of fraternal lovr.
The Southern Literary Messenger has n w
reaohedthe May No of its fourth volume liow
fur it lias acted out the ideas here ulter'-d -ft for
he Editnr to say. He believes, how i ii ?it
alls not further short of th no, tha I "a"less
usually tuakes l'jactice full slier :
CONDITIONS.
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