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THE CAM?M JOURNAL 1 [H'EWSBKIES.] VOL. I. CAitfDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 8, IS40. NO. 10. L I THE CAMDEN JOURNAL, ? . Published evert/ Saturday Morning, BY THOU AS W. PECtfiS, g Publisher of the Lures of the Union. ' At three dollars in adv<i?.ot, three dollars and cents in six months; or four dollars at llie 0x4115^ ration of the year. Advertisements inserted at 75 cents per square for i. t7io first, and 37 1-2 for each subscquonl insertion.? Tiie numbor of insertions to be noted on all advertise meats, or they will be published until ordered to be ?,?i ><r>/>nr.linrr1v. One dollar ViCWillUlUVUt UJiVl V.UUI-VM ut.vv. " per square will bo charged for a single insertion. Soini-im.iinly, Monthly and Qurterly advertisemcnts will bo cbargod tho same as now ones each in6crtion. All Obituary Xoticcs exceeding six lines, and Communications recommending Candidates for pubic Offices of profit or trust?or puffing exhibitions, will be charged as advertisements. Accounts for Advertising and Job Work will be presented for payment, quarterly. C-V.ll Letters by mail must be post paid toinsuro punctual attention. H^Selling off at Cost!! THE subscribers wishing to close their business, tliter heir stock, 'consisting of BHy HARDWARE, ' * ------ . I v- * - tnii.mnpiT A - r* \ < j u?. i\ v I v lauunvij, w.v. AT COST. A liberal deduction will be made for iarge bills. Should they not dispose of the entire stock befoie, it will be sold at PUBLIC AUCTION, during Court week. ^ All persons indebted to them either by note or open account, are eamesly requested to call without delay and settle their dues, as justice to themselves and their creditors demands a speedy settlement. S. W. CAPERS & SON. Foh. 1. 4t9 NOTICE. Tfr UMBER of any description will he "" J furnished at the Camden Mills, at the usual prices there. For all above twenty loot long and one foot wide, twenty-five per cent, will be added, on account of the difficulty in procuring logs necessary for such lumber. The customary rule of measurement ; J. be ad tiered to, ami it is expected 'iia: all bills will be paid trhen presented. Apply at the Hermitage, to SAMUEL B A SKIN. Feb. I. sni4i9 ]%TOTICE is hereby given, that I will attend at the following times and places, for the purpose of collecting the State and Poor Taxes for the year 1S39, viz:? On Monday, 2nd of March at Liberty Hill; on Tuesday, 3rd of March at Flat Rock; on Wednesday, 4th of March at Buffalo; on Thursday, 5th of March at Lizeiiby's, on Friday, 6th of March at Schrock's Mill; on Saturday 7th of March at Cureton's Mill. Previous to, and after the above-named times, I will attend at Mr. James Dunlap's St.>re in Camden, until the first day of May next, at which time the hooks will positively be closed, and all defaulters double taxed J. W. DOBY, t. c. k. d. Feb. 1. Don Crarlos, A very superior imported SPANISH JACK WILL stand this Season at the Hermitage, (near Camden,) at ten dollars, and 25 cents to the groom. Any person intending to insure a foal must declare the same at the time the marc is put, and will be charged twenty dollars. The Season to commence the first of February, and end on the 15th of June. ?fo liability for accidents or escapes. Apply on the premises to SAMITEL RASKIN. Hermitage, Jan. 27. srn4t9 200 Dollars Reward, WILL be paid to any purson who wi deliver to me my two servants, DA VY and BOB, or lodge them in the Charles ton Work House, so as I may obtain them and on proof to conviction of their being liarbcnvd by a white person, or one hundred dollars will be paid for any one of them delivered or lo Igcdas above, on being so proved and convicted; or if harbored by colored persons, and proved so as to convict them, fifty dollars reward will be paid for eacli one so delivered or lodged; or one hundred dollars for the delivery or lodgment of both. David was purchased from Catherine Barcneati, "Williamsburg District, in 1835, of dark color and small head, about five feet 6 inches high, is bold and cunning in his manner. Bob is coal black, slightly pock pitted, with thick lips and plausible when spoken to, is about 5 feet 5 inches high; they are Blacksmiths ly trade, and Bob plays the fiddle. JOIIN McKEEGAN. Charleston, Jan. rJ0 3t0 AT THE ACTUAL COST, ftrFOR CASH.4^ F H1TIE subscriber bein<r determined to Irssen his stock of Dry Goods, Hardware and Saddlery, persons will do well to take advantage of this opportunity of nurchasinc Goods at the actual cost, for cash. The stock comprises in part: Very heavy Dnffil Blankets, Mackanaw Blankets, Large French Bed Blenkets, Blue Plains, Negro Linseys, Superfine black, blue, invisible green, brown and mix'd Cloths, Superfine black, blue, drab and other -colored Cassimeres, Superfine Doeskin Cassimere, Superfine and common Sattinctts, of 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 ommon Calicoes, ColouredC'ambrics, Figur'd and cross-barr'd Muslins, Plain acd figur'd Swiss Muslins, Bobbinet Lace, Splendid fig'd black Satin Vesting?, White and color'd Mcrsellis do. Fig'd black Silks, at 50 cts. for ladies' dresses, Handsome plain black Silk, Black Silk Velvet, Black Tabby do. fill alive a ml Mnnclln Mcrinoes of all colours, Bombazettcs of all colours, Pongees, very low, Fine slrip'd Homespuns, Bltach'd and unbleach'd Homespuns, ::::also:::: Salt, Iron, Sugar, Coffee, Tea, Cordials, Best Sherry and Madeira Wines, Best French Brandy, Best Holland Gin, Monongahelaand N.Carolina Whiskey, Port Wine in^bottles, (very old,) i Willi many other articles, bv j HA Y.MAN LEVY. ! Jan. 7, Toms & MGiisoN, ovn or of Broad 6c RntledHflUrccts, OFFElt for sale en the most accommodating terms, a variety of Staple and Fancy Dry Goads. consisting in part of Superfine black aiyl blue, green, brow and mix'd Broad Cloths, " Cassimercs and Sattinets, Kentucky Jeans, white and red Flannels, ! English and French Mcrinoes, ! Bombazines, Italian Crape, ! Muslins, (of every description) Cambrics, i Furniture and Cambric Dimity, j A very general assortment of Calicoes, Apron Checks, Bed Ticking, Damask Table Cloths, Tabling and Bird-eye Diaper, Negro Cloths and Blankets, Brown Shining at 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 yards for 81. Cotton Oznabtirgs and Suffolk Drilling, Silk, Cotton and worsted Hosiery. f :lz. Superfine Black Gros de Rhine, '* " Gros de Swiss, " " Rep. " Blue-black fig'd Gros de Nap. " Color'd " do. " ' plain do. Black and blue-black Silk Velvet, Super. Black India Satin, Kich Mnuslin Delaine, Mourning do do Rich Satin and Valencia Vestings, iSiik and worsted Shawls, worked Collars, 'Black Lace and Gauze Veils, Zephyr worsted, Sheneel <fcc. SHOES. Ladies' French and English Kid Slippers, " Prunelle, Seal and Leather Shoes, Men's Shoes of various descriptions, Misses' and Children's do do All the Shoes from the manufactory of Mr. White will be sold by us. They have also on hand a general assortment of n.'irilir.are. rrnel*ei'v. nnil GROCERIES, all of which will be disposed of at the lowest cash prices. Merchants and others from the country would do well to call and examine the stock beforo making their purchases. January 4: For Sale or Rent. THE House on DeKalb street now occupied by Mr. \V. D. McDowall. It is a desirable situation for persons wishing to send children to school, as it is very convenient to both the Male and Female Academies. Apply to ELIZABETH WARREN. Jan. V). tlS From the Carolina Planter. t; S In our Southern States, planters have , neglected too much that amount of farming which is necessary to their proper interest. So long as the management of crops is chcifly left to overseers, and the owner allows them to have their own way pride and Vcsprit dc corps makes them go alone for the "main chance." If a cotton planter make a good crop of cotton and a tolerable one of corn, it is generally considered that he is doing well?especially if he has to buy only a little corn. Most ! men, who consider themselves practical ! nion nni-1 nr. frtf fitrn r?r aiv hfllpo fn thp j UIVII, UI1U IVi ll?V V* i3IA kfMIVU %W fcliu j hand, say nothing if the overseer gets in j the quota of cotton. They sell their cotton, and buy corn, and sometimes they buy pork for bacon?But on these plantations it. is a rare thing for a regular allowance of meat to be given out. It is a old saying, familiar to the farmer, that "bought corn never fattens any thing? and there is much truth in the remark. With most planters a large crop of cotton is aimed at, and habit and faith in the advance of the market, always make them look to cotton alone, A portion of land, it is true , is set apart for provisions, but this is usually a minor consideration? Cotton is the object?five, six or ten bales are the inducements to strain the negroes, the land, and the mules, and when the mules are broken down, they have two or three months, when the crop is laid by to fatten on pasture; and if the land is exhausted, other lands are substituted. If the provision crop is short, it lias to be supplied?the work animals have to be supported, and the negroes have to be fed, and economy is now the order of the day. Stock, which every planter has, must live or die according to their power of endurance or the mildness or severity of the season; and the planter hopes for a better season next year?or as Jacob Faithful has it, " better luck next time." This is too common with us, and for the sake of the country ought not to be so. If a man is heavily in debt, and obliged to ifurnish a large amount from his- "only chance," there may be some excuse; but | for planters generally, who in our State owe but little, to push every plough and j strain every nerve, however much their | land suffers, merely to make as much or I mnrn 1.^ the h.nul limn his nniirhbor. we look upon as bad policy. We arc reasoning upon the fixed axiom that we arc to stay where we arc, and not to be living the life of wandering Arabs, seeking soils to exhaust, and to work out our fortunes at the expense of our mother country. We are for imparting value, if we can, to our own soil ?we are for saving and putting in as well and taking out?and we hope to 9ee our planters, now in a state of wakefulness to their true interests, press on with vigorous exertions in their good cause. It is thought by many that now no rich land is to be bought among us?that to be successful agriculturists, we must seek another soil in a new State. Is this always to be the feeling of our planters? Is South Carolina, an indulgent and fostering motlier, to be deserted and forsaken for a few bales of Cotton, and no other more valuable considerations? Are the bonds which bind us to her soil to be se- 1 vered by the desire for a little more temporary gain, and all other interests left for nought? We hope not, The experience of most of our friends who have deserted 1 our so;! has been dearly bought?that they j should have remained in their own coun* ?* Aii.'n rflammil mr intArnofo VtovrA ' II > , llKll lUUU UVTII |Kvuumi y uiivikaia naib but in a few instances been benefitted, 1 while all domestic comforts and the educa- I tion of their children,are by no means such < as they wish. We think the time has come for us "to < calculate the value of our soil," and to render it productive in various ways. It < is the policy of our country generally, to 1 supply our own wants, and to raise all the i articles of ordinary need on our planta- 1 tions. One of our first, considerations to ; effect this object, is attention to stock?for without stock we suffer in most important | particulars. We hope shortly to lay be- < fore our readers a calculation of the a- ! mount annually given by us as a tribute to the western States forbeef and pork. And ; surely much of this can be saved. It cer- < tainly cannot be the interest of planters to give a pound of cotton for a pound of < pork?and thi3 is the state of things at l this time. < Tf n nlnntor undertakes to attend to < stock, he will find farming necessary?and < we believe the raising of stock will ensure i that of other matters, by showing the need l of more than ordinary- attention to provi- ; sion crops. Hogs, Cattle and Sheep can < be raised with a profit, even here where * blue grass is not to be found, and where 1 root crops arc neglected. Let any plant- 1 er try to raise stock, and soon will he plant I winter pastures, and give some little time i to the means of supporting them. Believing this to be his interest, as absolutely I neccssirv to secure the advantage of ma- 1 * % ' w nure, we advocate attention to cattle in particular. The common habit of a planter is to pen cattle in the summer and fall,and leave them to shift for themselves in winter. If a few die, he is not very much distressed, as he calculates generally on still having as many as he has occasion for. During the summer he is pleased with the sleek np|>earancc of them, and in the winter?he never looks at them. Now, this will not answer in a country like ours, with a spirit for improvement. We are all for fine breeds of animals?but they will not be fine without care. The most beautiful Durham cattle require food ?the large Bakowell sheep eat?and Berkshire hogs grow in proportion to their rations. We think the Flemish maxim a good one. ' No forage, no cattle, no manure? no crop." From the South-Carolinian. JUDGE O'NEALL'S ADDRESS. We publish below, the eloquent address of his Honor, Judge O'Neall. to Neka mum Kelly, convicted, at the late term ot the Court of Sessions for Fairfield District, of the murder of his mother, and sentenced to be hung on the 27th ult. The address was forwarded to U3 just before the commencement of the late session, and delayed till now, in consequence of the pressure of legislative matter, which shall be published as early as practicable. Yet, even now, eloquent, impressive, and beautiful as is the address itself, but from deference to the high and respected sources from which it emanates, and was forwarded for publication, we should hesitate to make it public'fully believing, as we do, that so disgusting evidences of human depravity, frequently published as they are, and familiarizing the mind with guilt, tend greatly to blunt the moral sense, and furnish the"wickedly inclined with an excuse for the existence, at least, if not indulgence, of their evil propensities. We believe it were easier to shame a man out of his evil inclinations, or habits, by leading him to think others, generally, better than himselt, rather than norse; and that it is exceedingly dangerous, to give him frequent cause for the reflection, that, bad as he may be, others, perhaps mankind generally, are far worse. With these impressions it is only under very peculiar circumstances, that we ever publish any one of the countless "horrid murders," robberies, duels, etc. etc. with which the press is continually teeming; and in our mind, a deep and awful responsibility rests upon its conductors, in thus catering for a depraved and morbid appetite. We have heretofore spoken on this subject, and shall take occasion to do so again, more at length, when our leisure will permit. The following address presents to the mind a most disgusting, execrable evidence of human depravity; but we trust its poison, to the wicked, will find a sufficient antidote, in the eloquent and highly impressive remarks of the distinguished and learned Judge. " D/efiemtah Kelly:?The last act, which I am to perform toward you, is now about to be done. As the Judge, on earth, of your crime, it is now my duty to make the effort to prepare you to meet your Judge, who is in Heaven! " The scriptures of everlasting truth inform us, that after this life, there is another, of never-ending duration, in which, is the judgment, of every deed done in the body, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. To all men, it is a fearful thing to enter into judgment with the living God! How much more fearfnl ought it to be to you, unfortunate and guilty young man? " Your past life has been one, I fear, of continued ignorance and crime. For the last ten years, we have heard of your conduct. It was a continued account of disobedience of and violence toward your mother. Had it not been for an accidental circumstance, you would, before you attained to maturity, have been stained with her blood. God then preventedyour guilt, and gave you time to turn from the error of your ways. But you availed yourself not of the opportunity of amendment. There was no trace of filial affection on your part; your sister characterized your conduct towards your motncr as mean. Meanness is always degrading; but there can be nothing more degrading on earth, than the meanness of a son toward a weak, erring, and affectionate mother. Her heart clings to her child, through good and tliro* evil report; others may cast him out, and [ eject him, but still the mother's heart retains that spark of afTcclion, which the slightest thing will rekindle into the ardent glowing blaze of maternal love. "Your course of disobedience of, and violence toward your mother, has at last terminated in her murder. Her blood? the blood of her who gave you lifo, who I nurtured you, who blessed you in the warmth of a mother's love, in childhood, boyhood^ and manhood, and who looked, to you to lay her gray hairs decently and sadly in the grave, is upon you. All waters of heaven can never wash out the bloody, guilty stain. If it had been pos.-/ ble, that you could have escaped lrom human justice, still the shade of your murdered parent would have accompanied your flight. Your imagination would have constantly shadowed forth bef>re you the last scene of her life, when you not id in savage fury, and literally stamped her to death. The shriek of death would have ever sounded in your ears. Turn where you might, the avenger of blood, m the goadings of your guilty conscience, would be ever present with you. " Every one who finds me will slay me," would have been the Cain-like foreboding of your guilt. Life, with these terrors, is not worth possessing ; but still, poor a boon as it is, even that is denied, justly denied to you. Justice, speedy justice, has overtaken you; and after a full trial, according to the forms of law, you have been condemned, and stand now at an earthly bar, to receive the sentence of the law* " Reflect, I beseech you, upon your awful condition; ponder deeply on the deed of blood, for which you are to die: let your whole past life pass in review bef >re you: and in the solitude and dreariness of your prison house, let sorrow and sadness be your companions, untilyoucan feel that you have passed from death unto life. " If it be true, that the purity of your sister, was not safe from your brutal violence, what an awful thought does it pre sent 7 incest and matricide! crimes, horrible beyond all human conception, are upon the head of one doomed in a few brief days to die. Well might you exclaim, " oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night," for the sins of ray past life. 44 Honor thy father and thy mother " is the first commandment, with promise. This you have disobeyed, fearfully disobeyed, and therefore all which remains to you of earth, is punishment. ? Prepare to meet God! You must die upon the gallows: your crime admits not of pardon, here below. But although human pardon you may not expect: although all the waters of heaven, cannot wash you clean from the bloody, guilty stain of a mother's murder, yet there is one with whom there is pardon: in the house of David there is a fountain opened for sin and uncleannesa, in which even you, the vilest of the vile, may wash and be made clean. Your Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, the son of the living God, came into the world, lived a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief, and died upon the cross, that sinners might have everlasting life. Today, if you will hear his voice, he says " come unto me, and I will give you rest." None ever went to him, and were rejected! You mu3t however approach him with Renitence and faith: there must be a godj sorroyv for sin: you must cease to do evil, and learn to do well. " Prayer, effectual, fervent prayer, may enlighten the darkness of your prison-house with the bright answering light of pardon and peace from God. Do not suppose you cannot pray! You can at least do like the poor publican, smite upon your breast, and cry, " God be merciful to me a sinner." Let not your ignorance of the scriptures stand in your way. The holy men of God, the ministers of his son, are around you; they will willingly come to your aid; they will wrestle with you day and night, to win for you pardon and peace. "The dread sentence which I am about to pronounce, consigns your body to death; but your soul, your immortal soul, is to live for ever and ever, in glorious happiness, or in everlasting misery, pain and woe. This last alternative is far worse than the death of the body. In it, the smoke of your torment is to ascend forever and ever. I hope you will be penitent; and that God will yet bless you, that his mercy will be kindly vouchsafed to you, and that your exit of . shame and punishment, from time, may usher you into that blissful state, where the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest." NOTICE. A LL persons having demands against the Estate of the lite Col. John Chesnnt, arfjrerpiested to hand them legally attested, to the Executrix and Executors, arid those v*ho are indebted to the said Estate are desired to make payment to ELLEN CHESNUT, Executrix. JAMES CUES NUT, ^ _ THOMAS WHITAK.KK, > tixTS. JAMES CflESNUTi Jr. ) Feb. 1. sm4i9 I Dissolution of Co-partnership. THF. fir in of WM. MATIIESON & CO was dissolved on ilic 1st inst. by" mutual consent. The business of the concern will be settled by William Matheson. WM. MATHESON. C. MATHESON. Jan. G. 1840. 615