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<dent which follows this paragraph. Let
he sickly sensibility anil mawkish sentif
mentality of those who can faint in the most
k approved fashionable style, and wreathe
themselves into romantic agony at the bare
idea of employing blood-hounds against
'the poor Indians' read it, and learn to feel,
if they can:
"Mr. Harlan's dwelling was burned, and
his family, murdered, in the afternoon of
the 29th of January last. Mr. H. was abcorit
mill nn pveuiiln>><? olvpc llip fit I Imvi n (r
account of the return of the unhappy man,
with an armed party, on the day after the
occurrence: On arriving at the spot, we
found every house reduced to ashes, and
at the kitchen door the bones of a human
being nearly burnt up; after examining all
around, we saw the track of moccasins making
ingress and egress the same course.
On the trail, not far off, we saw articles of
clothing, potatoes and papers, dropped;
about twenty-one persons, armed, now arrived
from lola, amongst them Mr. Harlin,
who in a wretched state of feeling, proceeded
to examine the burnt bones, which he
believed to be those of his wife and son,
whose knife he found amongst them. One
of the company, in searching behind.the
garden, about one hundred yards off, called
out; "Come here, Harlan; here is your
wife!" Joy immediately /sprang to my
bosom, and I ran.,to see the dead come to
life, where there was a general rush; but,
Jo! I found Mrs. Harlan-ly-ng .prostrate on
the ground, behind some pine logs, with
her tnroat cut, a ball shot through her arm,
one in her back, and a fatal shot in the
neac, wnicn must nave been very near, as
the ball-patch was sticking in her head.
Her younges* son, say eight years old lay
near her side, with his skull fractured by
a pine stick which lay near him. lie exhibited
signs of life, and I had him carried
to a shelter; water given him, and his feet,
which were cold, put in warm water, and
faint hopes are now entertained of his recovery.
Had yen witnessed the heartrending
sight of .Mr. II., embracing his little
son; and calling him by his nick-name,
Buddy! Buddy! Buddy!'' with the solemn
sound of parental affection, sunk to the
lowest ebb of dojection; and then running
to the corpse of his wife, throwing bis arms
around her cryiiig out,J"My Wife! Oh! my
dear Wife!" I know your feelings would
have given way as mine did;J had always
.ftilt a sympathy for these merciless savages,
but my heart now assumed a stern
fortitude, foreign to its nature, and I felt
' like not leaving an Indian foot to mark a
, Attack in the ashes of the desolation they
^haVe maae.''
Who can read this extract from the letter
of a highly respectable gentleman,
without anguish? who can witness such
-atrocities without admitting it to be lawful
to usfc* bloodhounds against such hell;
hounds? The intorduction of these animals
is entirely, it is believed, a Territorial measure.
It is creditable to the officer with
whom it originated, and whose ample justification
is the stern necessity which required
it.
A citizen, remarkable from his piety integrity
and intelligence, lately exclaimed,
in my presence," 1 would use devils if I
could, against such an enemy," and I
am compelled to yield assent to the sentiment.
In the straight to which we are driven,
the severest means ai^e the best means;
and whatever tends to the speedy tcrmina,
tion of our protracted difficulties, will lend
also, to the preservation of human life,
and to the advancement af the cause of
humanity."
Macon Telegraph.
From the Charleston Patriot.
SUtWJ,liters from Gen. Harrison have
been recently published," irT wtrrrrrrn- ?7>uvowsand
repudiates the doctrines of the
Abolitionists. On the ground of this disclaiming
his friends demand for him the
votes of the South, placing his pretentions
on the same footing, in tins regard, as
those of Mr. Van Burcn. We do not admit
the conclusion, supposing the premises
to be true. Mr. Van Burcn has been
tried on the slave question in all its aspects.
He has stood shoulder to shoulder with
Southern men, since his elevation, in the
maintenance of Southern institutions.?
We A now his personal and political firmness
on this ^questiop. Fully admitting
the sincerity of- Gen. Harrison, he has never
been placed in such a political position
as would test the strength of his resolution
and the firmness of his principles.?
He will most necessarily receive a lar^e
* - o
number of votes from the Abolitionists,
and those under their influence. The situation
of a candidate for the Presidency
with office in perspective and office in possession,
is as opposite frequently as the
antipodes. An aspirant for the Chief Magistracy
is under influences when he has
attained his political elevation, the force
of which he did not and could not calculate
or imagine while power is sought and
not yet possessed. However indomitable
his resolution to act in compliance with
the dictates of his political conscience and
his conviction of right, he will become
the creature, or if unyielding, will be
made sacrifice, of those whose secret councils,
in the Cabinets of Presidents as well
as Kings.
There is a sympathy in politics, produced
by mutual obligation, that controls
the strongest self will. There are affinities
between those who receive support
and those who yield it, as strong as any
tics that can be created bv reciprocal no
litical dependence. Can uny rational observer
suppose if the Abolitionists should
hold the balance of power and elect Gen.
Harrison, that this would not create an intimate
political relation between them?
Can it be imagined, if elected for on
term, that compliances, if not sacrifice!
would not be required from him, to s<
cure Abolition votes for a second terrr
Does political history show that sacrifice
of this character arc never offered at th
shrine of office?that the surrender c
personal opinion is never made the condi
tion of future and indispensable suppoi
from a party powerful enough to jurn th
popular scale?
Now, let us admiti for the sake of at
gument, that both candidates stand befor
the people of the South with equal claim
to their support, as relates to Souther:
interests. Mr. Van Buren is the actual in
cumbent, and we have tried him by al
t Urt tflntf 4 V*.. 4 J ? * ? ? ? -?? 1 - * - ? ? I ?* *" *
nit iwoto inai ueicnniue pomicui nrmness
We have measured the stature of his mim
and found it of the proper proportions ?
The question to be resolved, then, is
shall he be sustained for a second term
having no concessions to make, as th<
condition of future support, or shall Gen
Harrison receive any portion of the South
ern votes, who is yet to be tested as t<
his moral and intellectual capability, am
who, if he succeeds, will necessaril]
have to conciliate opposition by variou
compliances, to secure votes Cor a secom
term? On which side is. the most risk
Do the Southern people hazard less b]
continuing support to-.a tradypr untriet
Statesman?to one who is alrout to ente
on the last term of his official existence
as Chief Executive, or one who aspires t<
clothe himself with the attributes of thi:
high office for the first time. The peoph
of the South have sufficient sagacity to re
solve the question for themselves, when
ever their minds are turned into the pro
per chaunel on this great subject.
Snake Story.?A huge black, snake wa
recently killed in this State upwards o
thirty feet long. On opening him he wa
found to contain two squirrels, five birds
and two young negroes!?Miss. Paper.
Nothing to one that was killed in thi:
vicinity, measuring upwards of forty rods
Our snake, on being opened, contained i
family liible, the unexpired lease of i
three story brick house in Royal-street
three boxes of Peter's Pills (with direc
tions,) an unfinished mile of the Nashvilh
Railroad, three stray horses, three pack
ages of tickets in the Grand Lottery, i
Dulh music grinder with his barrel organ
a plan of the city of Uncle Sam, lost sinct
1837, and a pair of peg boots which th<
j ah ?
owner is rcspecuuuy requested to provt
and take away When you can tell of t
bigger snake story we'll try again.?Pica
yunc.
M Sal," said a tall raw boned Yankee t(
his sweet heart, "I hope to be goshbusti
ticdly chewed up, if 1 don't love you so 1
want to eat you up."
John Randolph's opinion of Henry Clay
?The Washington Correspondent of thi
Baltimore Republican, writes to thai papei
as follows:
4'The late John Randolph, of Roanoke
was a keen and close observer, a man whe
scanned the objects of men minutely, anc
' found no difficulty in defining them. Somt
years before he died, he said that it wai
plain, that one of the first <5c dearest object!
I of Mr. Clay's heart was the political des<
triiction of ,\Tr. Calhoun: aud mark me, sail
he to a f. iend in Loudon, who a day or twe
after reported the remark to me, he wil
follow Calhoun to the grave, and beyonc
it, if he outlives him, and will riot among
his ashes. His detestation is inveterate
una uncompromising, and it never will be
satisfied."
A Curious Grist.?A Fankee, who mi
grated, some twenty years since to Illinois,
?hc followino inu.eni >us substitute
for a grist mill. At the foot of a Tall in i
] small stream, he drove down a crotch stick
1 he placeed another horizontally about eigh
j feet long, to one end of which he had fixci
: a pestle, and on the other a bucket. Thi
water faom the fall tilled the bucket,<*.af
rjng that down and raising the pestle.Near
the ground he had driven a peg, upoi
which the one side of the bucket wouh
j strike, capsize and empty itself, letting th<
pestle fall into a large Indian Mortar, con
taining the corn. I n that way he made al
the meal he used. One day, on returning
from his work to his mortar, he found ai
addition to (he stock he put there, in thi
shape of a racoon, whih was pouded up
hide, hair and bones, with the corn, to i
similitude in consistency, work-house soup
The'coon not observing any thing to it
terferc with his intentions in reference tc
the corn or not understanding the uninter
milting operation of machinery, put in mo.
tion by a natural agent, perched himsel
upon the mortar, meditating a luncheor
upon the provender, so providentially fell
in with whnn llm r.ocil? ' ? ?i.? *
... ..?, ? ~ |"-ouc, in me even lenui
of its vibration, put an end to his mediia^
tions, by knocking him on the cranium.?
Illustrating, in a signal manner, the uncertainty
of all earthly calculations.
Two Irishmen going to london through
St. Albans, one of ihem asked a man by the
road side how many miles it was to London,
to which he replied, twenty. "Arrah,"
said one of them, 'we shall not reach
London to-night.' "Pooh," said the
i other, "come along, it's but ten miles
a-piecc.'"'
1 .
True.? It is bad enough when men agree
to cheat each other?but to call in the
lawyers to cheat both parlies is a great
deal badderer
If VOU Can't snunlr TTrrr nf nomVi.
J | * V* I .iVlgHbors.
giro vour tongue a resting apell?
e ?? ???if?ga,
!; Iiamp Oil, &c.
i? FTHE S ibscriber has just received a
is J. supply of Superior Winter and Fall j'
e Strained Sperm Oil. Also, old North Ca 1
if rolina Linseed Oil on hand, together with '
i. White Lead, Spirits Turpentine, Train Oil,
t &c. <fcc. All of which will be sold very ,
e low for the money.
JAMES R. McKAIN.
March 28.
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e
s TTTP TTTTTn A ft A
n MR. POWERS thankfully acknowledges the fa- I
jj Tore of his patrons, and respectfully notifies the public
that his Writing Academy will close on Tuesday
j evening next, unless having previous application to
give another course of lessons.
| Gentlemen not having an opportunity to attend in
' the day, could take lessons from 7 to 9 in the evening.
' Ladies and gentlemen are invited to call and see
the improvement of his pupils, since they commen*
' i ced their course of lessons. March 28. 1
i?
5 i
] CAPITAL PRIZE,
Alexandria Lottery, j
^ For Internal Irnprovemen in the District j
r of Columbia?Class A, for 1340: 1
, To be drawn at Alexandriat Fa., Saurdoy, the 18tA 1
5 day of-April. 1840.
I SCHEME. j
1 PRIZE OF $ 75,000 is 8 75,000
1 25,000 25,000
1 15,000 15,000
1 10,000 10,000 ,
1 9,000 9,000 !
s 1 8,000 8,000
f 1 7,000 7,000 i
3 1 6,000 6,000
1 5,000 5,000 ,
1 4,000 4,000
5 1 9,866 2,866 i
5 2,500 20,000 j
i 10 2.000 20,000
l 20 1,750 35,000 j
, 50 1,000 50,000
50 750 37,000 (
3 120 500 60,000
85 400 26,000 (
I 65 300 19,500
65 200 13,000
; 65 100 6,500 ^
5 65 80 5,2oo
5 65 70 4,55o
i 65 60 3,9oo
13o 5o 6,5oo
4,485 4o 179,4oo W
) 27,040 20 540,800
i " > II
32.396 Prizes, amoiuitinir tn ?1917 0lfi
Tickets $20 ?Shares in proportion.
A Certificate of a Package of Whole 0
Tickets, will be sent for 9270; of Halves, j(
J and Quarters in proportion. v
r Address, (po6t paid,) j
J>. S. GREGORY, ft CO. f
\ 26, Broad Street, Charleston, S. C. C
SUMTER HOTEL. S
5 P~pHIS commodious establishment is now r.
.. A open for the reception of Boarders 1
I and Travellers. The proprietor will en>
deavor to please all who may favor him
I with a call, and respectfully solicits the pa. w
i tronage of the public.
; THOMAS STARKE. "
; Camden, March 26.
STONE LIiTIr^?100 barrels Stone p
Lime for sale by ?
ALDEN ft AUSTIN. b
Af?r??h 9?
j | Anothei wJNimv Y^'irai." i"
THE subscriber respectfully informs f
bis friends and the public generally
e; that he has taken Mr. WM. L. O'CON- r
- j NELL into co-partnership for the purpose 0
I of manufacturing and repairing BOOTS r
i1 and SHOES. Both being experienced and v
i practical workmen, tht*y can confidently ^
b recommend their work as being equal if ^
not superior, in point of ueatness and dura- [j
1 bility, to that of any establishment in the a
\ State, and on as accommodating terms.
i Grateful for the patronage he has here- (j
3 tofore received, the subscriber respectful- j
illy solicits its ccntfooance to the "New n
? Firm." J,
The Shop is on Broad-s.treei, one door
i south of Mr. John Workman.
> WM. JOHNSON. March
21.
I"! Notice. *
A RED and white COW, sold to the ?r
Butcher in Camden last summer 12 ti
- i months, by the subscriber, on White Oak ni
[Creek, marked with a crop on the right, w
- and a slit and under bit in the left car has V
come back. The owner is requested to ol
come, prove her, pay for this advertise- ct
i ment and take her away.
JESSE KILGORE.
March 7. 3tl6* ~
Election. T
AN election for Intendant and Wardens in
for the town of Camden will be held pt
at the Council Room on Monday the Gth of
of April, from 10 A^M. to 2 o'clock,.{ind th
from 3 to 5 o'clock, P. M. The following w
' gentlemen are appointed to manage the ro
! same:?John H. Anderson, F. Math^on, re
1 and A. M. Kennedy. fo
By order of the Council,
J. W. LANG, Rec'r. & Treas'r.
March 11 -
The pel-son who has in possession
an odd number of "Hone's Etery Day
Book," (not his own,) will confer an especial
favor by returning it to J. Goodlad. .
March 28.
Fifty Dollars Reward, j
THE Town Council of Camden will pay
the above reward to any person who
will give information, so that the offender
:an be prosecuted to conviction, of any
me who mutilated-or defaced any of the1
Fomb Stones within the jurisdiction of the
own of Camden.
Bv order of the Town Council.
J. W. LANG, Rec'r. <fc Treas'r
March 14.
X XVJUOJOL BriilMU
And Summer Goods.
THE subscribers hare just received a
landsome assortment of
Spring and Summer Goods,
CONSISTING IN PART, OP
Superfine black Crape Camblet,
44 blue black crirap'd do.
iVhite, drab and brown French Linens,
Striped and plain Linen Drill,
Cotton Cassimere and Drilling.
Herseilles Vesting,
iTery fine white' Silk figured Valencia,
I fine assortment of Cloths and Cassimeres
44 44 44 Handsome Printed
Lawns and Muslins (just imported)
?*ine black and white Jackonet Muslin,
44 French Cambric Prints,
A very handsome assortment of
SPRING CALICOES,
rancy Gauze, Silk, Satin & Picnic Shawls,
^adies' summer Gloves, of every description,
i
i fresh snpply of Zephyr Worsted, and i
' Canvas,
English lung Cloth, Cambrics and Muslins I
.11 1. ! _ .1 _
UI an KMIUS.
jinens, Lawns and Linen Cambric Hdk'fs.
ileached and unbleached Shirtings and 1
Sheetings, I
^adies' Hoods, new and old shape,
They have, also, a good assortment of
jlentlemen's white and drab HATS, for
summer,
jrenllemen and boy's Palm Leaf Hats, of
different qualities.
SHOES, of all kinds, principally from
White's factory.
?ALSO? (
A general assortment of i
Hardware, Groceries, &c.,
I'hich will be sold unusually low for ('ash.
JONES <fc HUGHSON. I
Camden, March 21. *]
ATTENTION!!! ,
The Store of the subscriber was entered
n the night ?>f the 16th inst. and the ful- 1
owing small change in money taken out, <
iz:?between 70 and 80 dollars, in 6, 6 i
-4, 10 and 12 1-2 cent pieces, a few 5 t
ranc and shilling pieces, a (4 biil on the i
'ape Fear N. C. Bank, also a 91 bill on t
he same Bank, a very remarkable bill; t
be back is pasted and the bill out of date, t
iny one who will majte a discovery of the <
ogue shall receive a liberal reward an.! t
he thanks of JOHN B. MEUGY. 1
EPA large flat French Watch without a glare, (
is days of the week marked round the dial in French, j
as also taken. I
March 21, IS40. I
. ..I ?
At;n 1 /1AmmAV .-inrm /
WIVIVA LUl iUil OH.IIiLF. *
THE subscribers have for sale a sup- ^
ly of the above justly celebrated Cotton
ieed, at the reduced price of *50 per
ushel cash On delivery.
C. & F- MATHESOiV, "
JAMES R. M'KAIN.
- '
JHHE subscribers TiavtWfc entered into i
-P- copartnership for the purpose ol ctfcifying
on the above business in all its vari- '
us branches, respectfully solicit the patonage
of the citizens of Camden and its
icinity. From their experience in the
usiness, they feel justified in saying that
heir work will be executed in a style equal
f not superior to any in the country and on j
s reasonable terms. . They
may.be found at their shop immeiately
South of Mr. C. Matheson's, and irectly
opposite and west of Mr. Jas. Coner's
stores. A liberal deduction will al- ~
'ays be made for cash.
Mcdonald-& Watson. l
March 14. "
p
JSTntirP- ?
wv""" t
FIE limited copartnership, trading nn- n
der the firm of ALDEN AUSTIN, e
i which George Alden and Edward A us* u
n were gene'a] partners, and John Chesat,
Thomas Lang, and Murray & Bonney,
ere special partners, was dissolved in
ecember last, in consequence of the death
" John Chesnut. The ajfeirs ol tho con- _
tm will be settled by the new firm of
ALDEN <fc AUSTIN.
March. 14.
? ft
>IIicc of Comptroller General, e
Charleston, Jan. 16, 1540. bi
HE Legislature at their last session hav- b<
g enacted that the General taxes shall be g<
lidjn specie, paper medium or the notes th
' the specie paying Banks of the State, m
e Tax Collectors and Sheriffs of the State w
ill govern themselves accordingly. Ju* O
>r s ana uonsiaoie s t^eruncaies are also si
ceivablc iq payment of taxes as hereto- in
WM. ED. HAYNE, hj
Comp'ioller General. (
Jon- 25. 15t8
SHERIFF*S SALES.
BY virtue of sundry Executions to me
directed, wi'l he sold hi fore lite Court
House in Camden, on the first Monday and
Tuesday, being the Oth and 7th days of
APRIL next, within the usual hours of
sale, tiie following property, viz:
Two negro men, Anthony and William,
and a variety of Household and Kitchen
furniture, levied upon and to be sold "
the property of A. R. Ruffian, at the suit
of John L. Bitting.
One tract of Land, containing675 acres,
more or less, on the waters of Flat Rock
Creek, and bounded on the east by the
lands of Win. B. Fletcher, on the south by
the lands of the Rev. C. M. Breaker, on
the west by the lands of Joseph Kirkland
and others, and Fiat Rock Creek, levied
upon and to be sold as the nronertv of S.
A. B Shannon, at the suit of William C.
Workman.
One hundred and fifty acres of land
more or less, bounded on the east by Mrs.
RatclifTs and ethers, levied upon and to
be sold as the property of Wiley Hall, at
the suit of Robinson & Caldwell (Bearers)
Conditions, cash. Purchasers to pay
for titles.
BENJ. GASS, 8. K. D._
Sheriff's Office, )
March 6, 1840. ) Price adv. $3 00 ,v
JYetc Fihri'
fflHE subscribers ha*e formed a limited
-* Co-partnership, under the firm of
ALDEN & AUSTIN^
for the puipose of carrying on the
Shoe and Leather Businesi,
in the town of Camden. George Alden
and E'lward Austin are general partners,.
Thomas Lang, Thomas Whitaker, and the
firm of Murray & Bonney special partners.
Messrs. Lang and Whitaker have each in*
rested two thousand dollars, paid in; and
Murray & Bonney four thousand dollars,
paid in.
GEORGE ALDEN.
EDWARD AUSTIN.
THOMAS LANG.
THOMAS WHITAKER.
MURRAY & BONNEY.
March 14. 6tl6
1
Stateof South Carolina.
/
LANCASTER DISTRICT,
IN THE COURT OF OBDIIA^V
rhomaa J. Wright, Assignee of J. McD. Oi44 vs.
Kichael Campbell, Adm'r. and James M. Riahpj
ton, Adm'r.
|T appearing to the satisfaction of theOr
(Jin?ry,that Michael Campbell, Adhfi- ,
listrator of Kennith Mclnnis, dee'd. is
ibsent from and without the limits of this
State: It is, therefore, Ordered, That the
laid Michael Campbell, Administrator as
iforesaid, and James M. Richardson, wr.
riving Administrator of John Richardson,
lereased, (the security of said Campbell
0 the Administration bond,) do appear berore
me at Lancastet Courthouse on Monlay
the 27th of April next, and render in
1 true and perfect account of the adminisration
of the said Michael Campbell, on
he estate of said Mclnnis, at the instance
)( Thos. J. Wright, assignee of J. McD.
jarlick, a judgment creditor of said Mc[nnis.
JAMES H. WITHERSPOON, Jr.
Ordinary L. D.
Feb. 29, 1840. [Prs. fee, 85 75]
Bank ol' Georgetown, S. C.>
27th February, 1840. $
TIHE pubiic are informed that this Bank
has recovered the Package advertised
is 6tolen between this and Charleston.
The notice stopping the payment of
these bills is revtfcai,
p.. -c o?j~ - ? ?
uiuci vi nic uunrUf
D. L. McKAY, Cashier.
IN EQUITY.
LANCASTER DISfjUCT.
David Miller, vs. F. K. Brufrimkt,'dt*hB E.
Ingrem, Elizabeth Smith, el 1.
Bill for relief.
[T appearing (a the satisfaction of the
Commissioner, that Elizabeth Smith,
me of the defendants in the above stated
ase, is absent from and without the limit*if
this State: On motion of Wbioht, Complainant's
Solicitor, it is Ordered, that the ?,
aid Elizabeth Smith do answer or demur
o the biil in the above case, within three
lonlhs from the publication hereof; oth- I
rwise judgment pro confesso will be en~
ered against her
JAMES 11. WITHERSPOON, Jr.
Comtn'r. Equity L. D.
Commr's. office, Feb. 22, 1840.
Pr's fee, $0]
LOST
Some time in February last, on the road
om SumteTville to Camden, or from
arnden to Winnsborough, or from Winns
trough to Columbia, an account book,
jund in yellow calf skin, containing a
sod many bills which 1 hare paid, togeipv
ivitit 9 niimkar /if I?lloi*o o ^
ivt ?r III! u .umwi vi IWIVI9 I lUCU 11/
e from G. W. Brown, ol Charleston, is
ell as from different persons in Kentucky,
ne of the letters contains a Blank Note
gned by G. W. B;own and made payable
Kentucky.
The finder will be liberally rewarded
r K-aring the Book at the Journal Office.
J1LSON PAYNE.
M ?!ch "# 3t
.