The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, March 07, 1840, Image 1
THE CAMDEN JOURNAL.
[i\EWSEfiIES.] VOL. I. CAMDEN, SOL Til (JAKOLIi\A, SATURDAY MARCH 7, 1840. Ko. 14.
THE CAMDEN JOURiNAL,
Published every Saturday Morning,
Bl* THO.HAS W. PEGI/KS,
Publisher of the Lows of the Union.
At three dollars in ad va?.oi-, three dollars and fifty
cents i i six ni intlis: or four dollars at the expiration
of !h?? year.
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per square veil1 be charged for a single insertion.
Soini-mo..<nh% Monthly and Qurterly advertise- j
!. !_ I
merits will bo cbarged tbe same as now ones cacu m-1
eertion.
Ail Obitniry Notices" exceeding six lines, and;
Communications recommending Candidates for pub-'
ic Offices of profit or t-ust?or puffing exhibit ionst
will J>o c:i.ias aji ertisenionts.
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presented far payment, quarterly.
33*All Letters by mail must be post paid to insure
punctual attention.
rrr^'S'Sur *?Hb?icriber hariai^l
returned to (,Y.mdcn, will attend !
to any work in the TAILORING line with J
promptness and dispatch Any orders:
left with Mes?rs. Jones &, Ilughson, cor-1
ner of Broad and R,u ledge Streets, will
meet with immediate attention.
J. L. BRASINGTON.
Jan- 4. 3i5
Boots, Shoes <fc Leather.
Fallan i Winicr Stock.
THE subscribers having taken the slcrc
one door North of C. ?5c F. Matheson, will
keep constantly on hand a large assortment
of BOOTS and SHOES, superior to any
that hare ever been offered in this market.
Among which will be found the following
kinds, viz: i
Gentlemen's Dress Br>>!s, pump Soles,
?? '> ? it.;-,)- ?
*' waterproof rork '* i
AT?SO::::A largo assortment of Gentlemen's
line Shoes antl Brogans,
Ladies' I^;t^!is=!i ?\id Slips,
" French " 44 an 1 Tie?,
" black an I white Satin Slips,
" white Foolish Kid 44
" Qtrlte.j Mints with thick soles
ami Silk lit)',
" (ruler i> ?ots
Toother wiilt a great variety of "Mioses'
and fjhnrs Foal's and Slippers*
ALSO?A 1 urge stock of "t Sh .t'i, r;?."/ i
lirn'san.j, suitable for | Is ".ta'.ion t;?n, and;
2,000 pair Ti?z;?o !
ofthe best qnali'v, Cam-ieM make \
S la, Upper, ilar:irs< !'. ?' ! *.F. STl? |
Lining &, 3imiing Skins, vh<i '*is coloured, [
Morocco, f??r Coaeh Trimming?, Shoe
Threads. of vnrifiit<?|fialilit s together will)
a grcai variety ofShoe maker's to. ! ;.
A LI) EX & A U.STIX.
Camden, TV-. 7.
MML AUUAXCHUENT.
Northern Mi.il, duo every day at a. m. .
Closes every day at 2. m.
South' rn or Columbia mail, <!ae evetj* day
at 5, p. ip.
Closes every dat at f). p. in.
ilJ^Lelters for Cliarleston, arc made up
everv dav, and sent via Columbia.
Sumtcrville mail, due every Tuesday and j
Ft iday at 3 p. in.
Closes every Wednesday and .Sunday at
PStatehurg
mail, every Wednesday and Friday,
at 8, p. m.
Closes every Wednesday and Sunday at
4, p. m.
Lancaster mail, due every Monday and
Friday, a- f! :> pi.
Closes, every Wc.l:v?d< ''nil Friday, at
G, p. m.
Yorkvillc mail, ;i.? Liberty /Lit, due every
.?-TnursJay, at 10, a. :;i.
Closes every Thursday at J, p. m.
Jtp^The office will be open on the Sabbath,
for the delivery of papers and letters
f?- in T ! ? '8, a. m., and in the evening one
h or :i" - the arrival of iho Columbia
mail. P. THORNTON, 1'. X. |
Mrs. Carpetilci' & E3?l2?c<,
BEING desirous of reducing their present
stock of GOODS, before getting
will (until tin1 lir^' of April,) soli whit
they have, at very rfir cash.
Their stor.. cou.-ists . f
Wh ito, black and colored Silks and Satins !
for Dresses,
Smyrna, Satin Luxor, Pondichcrry,
White and black Hernia Gauze for dresses,
French Embroideries,
Fancy Shawls and Scarfs, Gloves,
Silk and Mnhuir Hose,
Straw Bonnets, and Ribbons.
With many other articles unnecessary to
enumerate. Those having cash to spare,
may rely upon being supplied with any of
the above articles at prices much lower
than heretofore. Feb. 8.
a\ LL pel sons indebte<l to the subscribe1"
bv note or account, will please cal'
and settle the same before Return Day?
otherwise, they may expect to lind them in
the hands of an Attorney.
JAMES CONNER.
JUST RECEIVED,
BY Boyd's fast sailing boat, Belle, Captain
Jack, master only OllC hundred aild
forty days out from Charleston,
10,000 lbs. of Wetherill's WHITE
LEAD, which the subscriber will, for the
CASH, sell at prices hitherto unheard of
in this piacc. tie ha?, also, lately received
larjic additions to his stock of Paints. Linseed
Oil, Window Glass, Medicines. 6lc.
makineit as complete as any in the State,
and nil ol which will be warranted equal
in quality, to any stock in the country and
will be sold for CASII at prices unusually
ou\
53s The subscriber returns his thanks
to such of his customers as have liberally!
patronized and punctuallv paid him, since
his commencement in business here. To!
those who owe liitn accounts of two and;
three years' standing, he would say, their
money is wanted, and if it is not got soon
they must pay costs.
ifj'Thc subscriber will discount ten per'
cent, on adl biils purchased front him where
the cash is paid and the amount exceeds!
five dollars.
JAMES R. McKAlN.
7 nrt . rm. !
.tan. -i.-'. m/
200 Dollars liewuril,
"SdgTILLbe paid to any p?.rson who will,
* * deliver t?? me my two servants. DA ;
VY and BOB, or lodge them in the Charleston
Work House, so as I may obtain them,
and on proof to conviction of their being
harbored by a white person, or one hundred
dollars will be paid for any one of
them delivered or loigedas above, on be-!
ing so proved and convicted; or if harbor-'
rd by colored persons, and proved so as to
convict them, fifty dollars reward will be
paid for each one so delivered or lodged; I
or one hundred dollars for the delivery or \
lodgment of both. David was purchased
|Votn Catherine Barcnean, Williamsburg
Di--!rict, it. ?*35. of dark color and small
I.end. about five fret 0 inches high, i-; bold
and cunning in his manner. Bob is c?nl
v i _ - i. i.. i i. - J !.i. . i_: 1: __
iich k, s.igmiv pocii puieu, wim uuck ii|>s
and plausible when spoken to, is about 5
feet 5 inchrs High; they are Blacksmiths,
by trade, ami Bob plavs the fi?l;l!?
JOHN McKKEOAN.
Charleston, Jan. 20 dt9
Bon ?arlos, i
A very superior itnported
SPAMSII JACK;
' Z STILE stand this Season at thr Hermit*
~ ? age, (near Camden,) at ten dollars, j
and 25 cent* to the jrroorn. Any person '
intending to insure a foal must declare the
*;vi c al the time the mare is put, and will
be charged twenty dollars. The Season
1} commence the first of February, and
end on the 15th of June.
j><> itaoiiuy mr.accidents or escapes.
Apply on the premises to
SAMUEL BASKTV.
Ilermitace, Jan. 27. 4 M
Drugs, ('homicnls,
A TEN T MEDICINES, Sur?iral In-**
slrtmicnts. Paints, D\c-^iuffs, &c. j
The subscribers have just received the
balance of their supplies, which makes!
their stock complete, anil which they arc1
enabled to offer with confidence, as to qual- J
Sty, and on as reasonable terms as can be!
; b I a 5 ;ed cb'Mvbpre.
The Pliartnacuiical Preparations are'
prepared by one whose experience for;
thirty years, (twenty fi' e years spent in |
this community,) is sufficient guaranty of
lVir*ir nronninnti
v.. v.. fe~.
All articles warranted. Orders careful-;
lv put up at the shortest notice.
DEL: O.N & LF.VY. \
Fib. 1. Bt9
IJissolution of ( o-irartnersfiip.
THE firm of WM. MATIIESON & CO;
was dissolved on the 1st iust. by niuttia !
consent. The business of the concern
will be settled by William Mat' eson.
WM. M\Til ESON.
C. MATIIE: ON.
Jan. 0. 1^49. Gi6
NEW DRY GOODS.
THE SUBSCRIBER
TT \Q o rortr nnmnlnln nccnflmnnf f\ f T~\ T? V
I I i"l U ? * VI J VVIHj'IV IV UO.TU I lllivill' VI A/ A ? *
GOODS, snitnble for the season, consisting
of Cloths, Cassimercs, S ittim ttes, Silks,
Calicoes, Homespuns, Hats, Caps, Shoes,
Coots, Negro Cloths, Blankets, &c. Tog?ther
with a large and <vell selected stock of
groceries,
Consisting of Su^ar, Coffee, Molasses, Tea
and Tobacco. Also, Bai>gin<:, Bale Hope
Twine, Iron Steel, Nails, &c* which arc
offered low for cash or country produce
WM. .1 GERALD
NOTICE.
A LT, persons indebted to the late firm
of J. II. Axdf.rson & Co. are requested
to call on the subscriber aid settle
without delay, as the busincs* of the concern
must be closed.
J. II. ANDERSON.
Feb.?.
From ihe G&arlvton i&rcury,
BLOOD HOUNDS.
Mr. Editor?1 perceive there ha9 been
some excitement in Congress on the late
importation of Blood Hounds* from Cuba,
to operate against thi S em moles in Florida;
?It is not to be credited, that either
the President or Secretary at War, will
shrink from any responsibly they may
have assumed on the subject; but it is due!
to truth to say, that the pr >jcct, whether
reprehensible pr not; originated with, and j
has been consummated thus far by and
exclusively with the funds of the People:
of Florida. At an early period, at the |
last session of the Territorial Legislature,
an appropriation was made to enable the!
Executive to afford protection to the de-!
"? ?/! /? nl 1* 1?a rr\ rv? 1 _ I
luilV/Civs^ aiiu t^uaiaiiuj' nai i a.^s^u lomr i
lies of Florida, and among the measures
canvassed by the members, ihat of attaching
Dogs to each company in service,
was most approved.
An occurrence in the neighborhood of j
Tallahassee,^in which a gentleman with
his faithful dog, hunting ift a hammock
near his residence, jumped an Indian instead
of a Buck, and killed him, and thus
miraculously saved his family from massacre
premeditated for that might, was en-1
couragmg to the project <4* hunting with
Blood Hounds. Active measures were
immediately taken to carry it into effect,
and he who writes this article, was one
who cheerfully responded to a call from
the Governor, for an advance in specie, j
from the Union Bank of Florida, to ena-j
blc him to send an Agent for the purpose'
to Cuba. Col. Fitzpatrick, formerly of'
litis State, was the Commissioner, and
his report on his return to Council, evinces
the promptness with which lie discharged
the delicate trust. If Mr. Wise or any
other gentleman at Washington, require
investigation into the matter, let them
meet the Representatives of the Territorial'
Legislature in their own halls, where they:
may listen to, if not deaf, heartrending!
tales of reproach on those, who havej
manifested, at a distance, so much sick- j
ening sympathy for the blood thirsty and
cruel savages of the South. There has,
been an unaccountable romance and chi-1
valry cast abroad on this contest in Flori- i
da, which we at home, not knowing the i
hour or the night, when our wives may be >
scalped, and our children tortured, arc;
unable to comprehend. 1 ne savage irom
the shade of a hush, 01 under the con-!
ccalmcnt of darkness levelling his uncrr- j
ing rifle, against defenceless and unsus-j
peeling innocence, and effecting his es-j
cape, before the light of day can enable j
the white man to pursue or overtake him, j
maybe an adventurous hero in the ima-i
gination of those who slumber in security, j
and awake to pleasure, but we hold he is j
an assassin beyond the pale of law, or the
sympathies of humanity, and should bej1
pursued, whether by the parent whose fa-''
uiily have been murdered, or by the more 1
sure scented dog, who can follow on his I
blood stained track, and more certainly 1
secure the the criminal. The refugee 1
u :? I - I 1 1 1
OUinuioio, iiiu ia\v n;ss vauauuuu wanuuicr
from the Creek confederation, who
lias sought the wilds and fastnesses of '
Florida for the spoils he may gather and
the blood lie may suck, can scarcely even 1
merit the Blood Hound as a competitor.1
The noble dog, who in the chase sounds ]
alarm, and in the contest, proffers fear- '
less battle; and let him whose tomahawk
is reeking with the blood of innocence, j'
use it if he dare or can, on the faithful j'
domestic of man, who would die, ere he j
turns on his master and benefactor. Can
any one say as much for the Indian, for
Oceola, who shot his Agent with the Rifle!
he had but the week before in peace and
friendship presented him?
But to return to the narrative. The
Blood Hounds, some 5 or C> in number,
have_bccn distributed to each company in
the Territorial service, and portion ot them
turned over to the regular army. They
are now in training for a grand hunt, and
if they hut fall upon the track of a Seini- '
nole which has been dyed with the blood
of mother or child, the anthem of thanksgiving
should be sung to the ennobled
Towscr, who takes retribution for the
cowardly and inhuman deed. Five years 1
of agonizing sufferings and apprehensions :
on the part of the citzen; of Florida, is a
? Iw.c-o wtin havp nnt nnrlinv
ii'|>iwai u ?'ii ??n ??u.w vM.
used ail the means "which God and nature
gave" of terminating this assassin
warfare. A FL0R1DIAN.
'I say, mister,' said a little urchin to a
squint-eyed man, 4 warn't you born in the
middle of the week?'4 Nu, you little d?1!
?why do you ask me that?' 4 Cause 1
did'nt know hut you mought have been,
seein' you arc always look in' both ways for
Sunday.' i
The Emperor of Russia is said to bo
seriously ill ?with the constitutional or (
hereditary malady?-insanity. '
SrEECII OF MR. CALHOUN,
of soutii carolina.
In Senate, Wednesday, February 5, 1S-K
?Oil Mr. Grundy's report in rolatioi
to tlie assumption of the debts of th;
of the States by the Federal Government.
Mr. UAijiiUUri said:
When I have heard it asserted, again
and.again, in this discussion, that this report
was uncaJIcd for; that theie was no
one in favor of the assumption of State
debts, and that the resolutions were mere
idle, abstract negatives, of no sort of importance;
I could not but ask myself, if
all this be so, why this deep excitement?
why this ardent zeal to make collateral issues?
and, above all, why the great anxiety
to avoid a direct vote on the resolutions?
To these inquiries I could find but
one solution; and that is, disguise it as
you may, there is, in reality, at the bottom,
a deep and agitating question. Yes,
there is such a question. The scheme of
assuming the debts of the States is no idle
n . rr*i _ i r? 1
ncuon. l nc evidence 01 us re amy, anu
that st is now in agitation, burst from
every quarter, within and without these
walls, on this 9ide and the other side of
the Atlantic; not, indeed, a direct assumption,
for that would be too absurd; and
harmless, because too absurd; but in a
form far more plausible and dangerous?
an assumption, in effect, by dividing the
proceeds of the sales of public lands
among the Slates. I shall not stop to
show that such distribution, under existing
circumstances, with the deep indebtedness
and embarrassment of many of the
States, would be, in reality, an assumption.
We all know, that without such in
dcbtedncss and embarrassment, the scheme
of distribution would not have the least
chance for adoption, and that it would be
perfectly harmless, and cause no excitement;
but plunged, as the States are, in
debt, it becomes a question truly formidable,
and on which the future politics of
the country are destined for years to turn.
If, then, the scheme should be adopted,
it must be by the votes of the indebted
States, in order to aid their credit, and
lighten their burden; and who is so biind
as not to see that it would be in truth,
what I have asserted it be in effect, to
that extent, an sssuinption of their debts.
Here, then, we have the real question
at issue, which lias caused all this excitement
and zeal?a question pregnant with
the in< -st important consequence?, immediate
and remote. What 1 now propose
is, to trace rapidly and briefly some of
the more prominent which would result
from this scheme, should it ever become
a law.
The first, and most immediate, would
be to subtract from the Treasury a sum
equal to the annuai proceeds of the sales
of the public lands. I do not intend to
examine the constitutional question whether
Congress has or has not the right to
make the subtraction, and to divide the
qc tiie probable annual amount ot tnc deficit,
and how it is to be supplied !
The receipts from the sales of the public
lands, I would suppose, may be safely
estimated at five millions of dollars a'
least, on an average, for the next ten
fifteen years. They were about six ini
lions the last year. The first three quarters
gave within a fraction of five and : j
half million's. The estimate for this yea; !
is three and a half millions; making th-*
-l . i?., ,.u I
average jn me iwo years mu muu ?u?:<
of five millions. If, with these data, w
east our eves back on the last ten or fiftec; !
years, we shall come to the conclusion
taking into consideration our great increns
i f population and wealth, and the va
quantity of public lands held by the Gov
ernmcnt, that the average I have cstima'
od is not tot> hi^h. Assuming, then/ tha.
he deficit would be five millions, the nex*
uqu'iy is, h<nv shall it be supplied? There
s but one way; a corresponding increase
>f ihe duties on imports. We have :io
tlier source of revenue, but the Post,
oflice. No one would think of laying, it
a that, or to raise llie amount by internal
axes. The result, then, thus far, would
be to withdraw from the Treasury five
millions of the proceeds of the sales of
the public lands, to be distributed among
the Slates, and to impose an equal amount
of duty on imports, to make good the deficit.
Now 1 would ask, what is the difference,
between withdrawing that amount
for distribution, and imposing a similar
amount of duties on the imports, to supply
its place, and that of leaving the pro
cccds ol the sales ot the land in the 1 rcasury;
and imposing an equal amount of
duties for distribution? It is clearly the
same tiling, in effect, to retain the proceeds
of the public lands in tiic Treasury
and to impose the duties for distribution,
or to distribute the proceeds and thereby
force the the imposition of the duties to
supply the place.
It is, then, in reality, a scheme to impose
five millions of additional duties on
the importations of the country, t "> be distributed
among the Slates; and 1 now
ask where is the Senator who will openly
avow himself an advocate of such a
scheme? I put the question home, solemnly,
to those on the opposite side, do you
not believe that such a scheme would be
unconstitutional, unequal, unjust, and
dangerous? And can vou. as honest men.
do not in effect, by indirect means, which,
if done directly, would be clearly liable
to every- one of those objections?
I have said such would be the case, regarded
as a fiscal transaction. In a political
point of view, the distribution of the .
proceeds of the sales of the land would
be the worst of the two. It would create
opposing and hostile relations between
the old and new States, in reference to
the public domain. Heretofore the conduct
of the Government has been distinguished
by the greatest liberality, not to
say generosity, towards the new States,
in the Administration of the public lands.
Adept this scheme, and its conduct will
be the reverse. Whatever might be
granted to them, would subtract an equal
amount from the sum to be distributed.
An austere and rigid administration would
be the result, followed by hostile feelings
on both sides, that would accelerate the
conflict between thorn in reference to the
public domain?a conflict ndvancing but
too fast by the natural course of events,
and which any one, in the least gifted with
foresight, must sec, come when it will,
would shake the Union to the centre, unless
prevented by wise and timely concession.
Having shown that the scheme is, in effect,
to impose duties for distribution, the
next question is, on whom will they fall?
I know that there is a great diversity of
( pinion as to who, in fact, pays the duties
on imports. I do not intend to discuss
that point. We of the staple and exporting
States iiavc long settled the question,
for ourselves almost, unanimously, from
sad experience.
We know how ruinously high duties
fell on us; how they desolated cur cities,
and exhausted our section. We also know
how rapidly we have been recovering as
they have been going off, in spite of all
the difficulties of the times, and the distracted
and disordered state of the currency.
It is now a fixed maxim with us,
that there is not a whit of difference, as
far as we are concerned, between an expert
and import duty?between paying
toll going out, or returning in?or going
down to market, or returning back. If
this be true, of which wc have no doubt,
it is a point of no little importance to us
of the staple States to know what portion
of the duties will fall to our lot to pay. ...
We furnish about three-fourths of the exports,
with about two-fifths of the w hole j
M/N?M?lAitAn rtf flxro iriil'irttK !<2 *
jMipuiaiu'ii, i uui-Mini.? wi u? v in ... .... .?
four millions, which would be the measure
of our contribution; and two-fifths of
five millions is two millions, which Would
be our share of the distribution; that is to
say, for ever}' two dollars we would receive,
under this notable scheme, wo
would pay four dollars to the fund from
which it would be derived.
I now ask, what doe? it amount to, but
naking the incomo -f the States to the
mount of five millions annually, corri'n?n
property, to be distributed among
.hem according to numbers, or some such
w '.hom the lere-t reference to their
*?-{votive contribution? And what is that
' at rank nereranism?cgrariau'sm atmrng
* r* > ' 1 *!?/> n.tnitn' .it /%
.IC iiaKV: l" U Miiu wic umr at i> v->
as much aevr.rianisin as lo divide prowl
v itr-. I:- and w.-'ttid be as much so d>:']<d
anions: twenty-six States, as anions:
vonly six in lividuals. Let me a hnon sh
nvmiber: opposite, ifthey rea!'y approMid
tlio sp'rif of n<rrarianism as niuph as
.ni^l:tbc it:f rr<"d from IV',f[UQnt dee
proceeds among the Slates, it is not necessary.
The committee has conclusively
shown that it has no such power; that
it holds the public domain in trust for the
States in their Federal capacity as members
of the Union, in aid of their contr but
ion to the Treasury; and that to denationalize
the fund, (if 1 may use the expression.)
by distributing it among the
Siates for their separate and individual
u.-es, would be a manifest violation of the
trust, and wholly unwarranted by the
Constitution. Passing, then, by the constitutional
question, I intend to restrict
my inquiry to what would be its fiscal
and moneyed effects.
Thus regarded, the first effect of the
subtraction would be to cause an equal
deficit in the revenue, I need not inform
the Senate that there is not a surplus cent
in the Treasury; that the most rigid economy
will be necessary to meet the demands
oil it during the current year; that
the revenue, so far from being on the inert
as-*, must be rapidly reduced, under
existing laws, in the next two years; and
that every dollar withdrawn, by subtracting
the proceeds of the public lands, must
make a corresponding deficit. We arc
thus brought to the question, what would