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Letters by mail must be pbst paid to insure upnetual attention. air ??w<?aab CAMDEN, April 25, 1840. ORDERED, That the Ordinance against firing guns, &c. be re-published in the Journal, and that the Recorder give notice that the same will be strictly enforced. J. W. LANG, Recorder. ORDINANCE. AND whereas, the practice of firing small arras within the limits of the said town is extremely dangerous to the lives as well as the property of the inhabitants thereof, and ought to be strictly prohibited. Be it therefore OTtlained, by the authority aforesaid, That hereafter, it shall not be lawful for any person to fire or dis- j charge any gun, pistol or other small arms within the limits of the said-town, ?tnd if any person shall wantonly, knowingly and wilfully fire or discharge any gun, pistol, or other small arms, within the limits of anesaui town, sucn person snail lori-et ami bay to the use of the said town, the sum of one dollar for each anil every offence, to be sued for and recovered according to law. And whereas, offences of this kind be committed by minors, negroes or other disorderly persons who have no ostensible properly whereof the said penalty can be levied and made: 2. Be it therefore ordained by the authority aforesaid, That any gun, pistol or other small arms, fired or discharged by such person in breach of this ordinance, shall _ 1 li_ a . .i A . r i i M e name 10 uie payment oi uiv ftuauy ui penalties aforesaid, and it shall be lawful for the Intendant, either of the wardens, cither otf lire constables, or for any freeholder of the said town, who shall see such person offend against this Ordinance, to seize and take into possession of the gun, pistol, or other small arms so fired or dis-charged, and deposit the same with the Intendant jor anyone of the Wardens, and if the person charged with the said offence, shall be convicted thereof, and shall -not within ten days after conviction, pay the penalty incurred; and the costs for proseution, the same shall be sold to discharge aid penalty and costs. NEW DRY-GOODS, AT YER7 LOW PRICES. AMOXG WHICH ARE! Fine Mourning Calicoes, at 25 cts. per yd. do Half mourning do at 25 " " do mourning & half mourning Lawns, 50 and 75 cehts per yard, do Light color'd Lawns, at 50 cts. per yd Linen, for. gentlemen's wear, from 25 to 62 1-2 cents per yard, Uubleached Homespuns, at 6 1-4 cents * per yard, Lawn Lawns, at 50 cents per yard, Furniture Calico, (handsome) at 18 3-4 cents per yard, With a complete assortment of Dry Goods equally low. ALSO? One case Nun's Bonnets, at 75 cts. each. -ALSO? A handsome assortment of Gentlemen's HATS, suitable for the season, very low, / by II. LEVY. t May 2. t(32 Notice. I'HE subscriber will clean and repair all kinds of Watches, Clocks, Music Boxes, Guns, Locks, Pistols, Jewelry, &c. &c.? All articles repaired by him warranted to answer the expectations of the owner. He would take this opportunity to tender to this community his sincere thanks for their liberal patronage. S. E. GIFFORD. May 23. FOR SALE OR RENT. rpHE Brick Store on Broad-street re * cently occupied by Wm. Matheson &> Co. apply to S. E. CAPERS. Apri \ TO HIRE. A NEGRO Girl of 17, accustomed to all kinks of Hoosiawork. Apply at this office. May 23. I o&vavA&MMoMMk WWfM. ANDERSON, Agent for the Au** gusta Insurance and Banking Company, continues to take Fire, Marine and Inland Navigation Risks, at the customary rates of premium. Camden, May 16. 4l24 PROSPECTUS Of a New Weekly Paper to be published in Augusta, Georgia, entitled TS3 S0~TS3r.H32t. "Principles?Not Men." jJN order to expose and counteract the misrepresentations and falsehoods so unblushingly resorted to and disseminated by the federal whig presses of the country, in the present contest for ihe Presidency, and in order to place before the people of Georgia, a faithful account of past and passing events, as they relate to tire questions at issue, we shall begin the publication of a weekly sheet, on Saturday, 6th of June next, which will terminate on the 31st Octerber following. We have been urged on to the adoption of rhis undertaking, by many of our political friends, who have seen as well as ourselves, the unscrupulous and highly censurable course pursued by our opponents, which, instead of being marked by honorably and just feelings, is characterised by a perversion and distortion of well authenticated facts, and a feeling of hatred degrading to human nature, and to t 1 -t- _1 1J 1_ _ _ ? - I ine respect wmcn snouiu De enienaincu by citizens of the same country, however wide may be the difference in their political opinions. This paper will not be betrayed into a like course towards our opponents; but it will expose, in strong 1mguage and with undoubted proofs, the misrepresentations and falsifications which maybe resorted to, in order to prejudice the sensitive mind, to deceive the unwary, and* to lead astray the unsuspecting. In this undertaking, we hope to receive a support adequate to the object in view. By the dissemination of this sheet, much and useful information will be imparted to , those who wish to act, in the present contest, with impartiality and with an eye single to the public good. With these few remarks, we place the undertaking under the care of our political friends, -to j whatever party denomination they may have heretofore belonged, for we consider as political friends all those citizens who, governed by patriotism alone, support men only for the sake of principle; and the welfare of the country. We must -show to the people of the United States' the danger of the Rights of the States, and of the State Institutions, protected by the Constitution, threatened as they are by a party which, disregarding honest and fair means to obtain power, employ the basest expedients to rally around its standard, men of all political descriptions, of all political hues, and of all degrees of political degeneracy. The Southerner will be printed on a large sheet, every Saturday, from the Gth June, to the 31st October, lor One Dollar, payable in advance. As postmasters arc authorized to transmit money for subscriptions to newspapers, persons wishing to subscribe to ^he Southerner can request their respective postmasters to transmit to us" the r>f cr bU/. ! Augusta, may ii, 1640. CAMDEN, INTENDANTS OFFICE, > May 18th, 1840. $ Town Council hare caused the 1 ? >' j..' ^ . 'aae. ed, liio ixc\.i irirrnrv;., and ihe rubbish ce-, moved, so as lo give a more decent appearance to "this city of the dead"?but they have not thought it proper for them to intrude upon the private inclosures, and to clear them [up, and as these are now in a condition demanding attention, particularly since the other parts of the Ground have been cleared, the Couucii request that all families having private inclosures will cause them to be cleared of the undergrowth and rubbish, and the trees within them trimmed up, or to give notice to the Council within the next week, of their intention not to do so. Th.e individual employed by the Council will be engaged at the grave vard all ) -1. . 'l _ _ .1 next wee/c, in coirpieung ine worn, anu will be glad to continue his labors in clearing the private inclosures, if applied to in the course of the week. It is desirable, as it would be more convenient, that the whole of the work should be finished at the same time. In future, one of the gates of the Grave Yard will be nailed up, and the other locked, and the key left with the Recorder.? Persons desiring it are requested to call on him for it. By order of the Council, J. M. DESAUSSURE, Intendant. wanted, Until the first ofNovemher, A NEGRO Woman to do the Cooking, Washing &c. of a small family. Wages paid monthly.. Apply at this office. May 9. | POETRY. V' * * [The following beautiful and appropriate versos were written for the late May celebration of the Cam. den Female Seminary, by its accomplished Principal. We had not the pleasure of hearing the delivery of them, but we understand that it was highly creditable to the young ladies who distinguished themeelves on the occasion. By some strange oversight an account of the interesting ceremonies was neglected at the proper time. But wc now lay before our readers the Poetry, which gave most interest to the festive and happy sccno.] ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN, BY HER MAIDS OF HONOR. We come in the gladness Of childhood's bright hour, Ere the shadow of sadness In our horizon low'r, To bring an oblation I Of primrose and vine, For thy coronation ' At Flora's gay shrine. Young'dawn had scarce waken From rosy repose, Ere our light-feet had shaken The dew from the rose. The wreath of the mountain, The pndo ot the vale, The stores by the fountain, So sweet on the gale, Have lavished their treasure Of perfume and dye, To heighten the pleasure Our love would supply. And lov'd one, we own thee The pride of the 6cene, ?- J And joyously crown thee ^ Sweet May's lovely Queen. THE QUEEN'S REPLY. Now, do not think, my pretty-friends, I feel a true? j true, Queen, Bocause your love has made me one o'er this gay fesI tive scene; I would not wear a regal crown of diadem or gem, For all the gold and incense of Britain's haughty realm. , I would not sway a sceptre o'er any subject land, Nor would I raise my woman's voice in words of high command; . We were not mado to sit in state, proud, isolate and lone, Above the reach of sympathy, where friendship is unknown. , No! ever may our chaplet be, of gentle breathing flowore, : Telling of lovo and confidence, wreathed in affection's I bowers; T~ > And thus, our trusting hearts, to life's-sweet charities given ] Till "we arc-called to guild them up for purer joys of Heaven. i - FOR THE CAMDEN JOBRXAL. FAIRIE LAND. I had a dream, a pleasant dream,(Which mortals ne'er command) Of musing by a sylvan stream, In ancient Fairie Land. And fast before ray charmed oyCs, A castle grand and fair, . With lowering dome began to rise, In wond'roupglory there. Within it dwelled the sisters three, Whom holy pilgrims say, compass ye, or land or sea, Vrr . j;cr.e as fair as they. I The one she was a cherub grace, As overy legend saith, So sweet and heavenly was her faco. They cali'd her bluc-oyod F&Uk 9 Anothet with hi/ dove-like eye^ Lit up on earth a flame, * From which a spraph seemed to fly, And Hope wis her sweet namo. Now last of all the fairio band, In beauteoijp mpjesUdf All hearts to win and to command, There was queen Charitie. And well I wot that young and old, With honors rich and raro, Came there to seek tncir fortune bold, And win a ladyo fairo. Full often came each welcome guest, Who told his pleasing pain, From North to South, from East to West, They came?but all in vain. And entering on the fairie scene, A joyous look each had, ? But pass'd they on?how chang'd 1 ween, To melancholic sad. One drew him near a river bank, As if to drown be meant, But no! he stooped him down and drank, And on his way he went. Some others scemej} distraught in mind, A- - 1 - ' 1 vr signed, or wept wvuio?j But all like chaff before the wind, In clouds were soon dispersed. Now while I gazed in awe and fright, At this strange phantasm. An Angel eamc in robe of light, And thus ho said to mc: My child, quoth he, take hoed that thou From fairio land do floe: Nor e'er to forms of fairies bow, 1 T * All (?racba Hough they be. _ . Tifou mortal art; and wiselie keep * Fforaj^ren bower and stream'-^He vanished, then I sttoke.nom sleep, And lot ''twas aH ^dreart. ' Miscellaneous. From the Austin (Texas) Sentinel, April 15." 1 EVENTS OF THE CAMANCHE TREATY. The fight growing out of the late attempt to have a talk with the Camanches > at San Antonio, was very unexpected on ] both sides; the Indians depended upon i that species of duplicity which bad al- i * - *" ? * ? "*? f??l in + trn nco A_ \ IV8V1 Deen SO SUCVCMIUl in men ?auw? tions with the Mexicans, and our people j did nut think ihey would attempt so bold an adventure? the Americans were many of them unarmed and found themselves in 1 the centre of a severely contested fight-in a very awkward condition. Among the number was Capt. Matthew Caldwell, 1st. reg*t. infantry, (an old frontier man.) He stepped into a house near by to see if he could not get some kind of a weapon. Finding none there, he passed through the house into a back yard, where he was confronted by a gigantic Indian warrior armed with a rifle, tomahawk, and scalping knife. The yard um?? surrounded bv a hiffh stone wall, and there was no chance for either to retreat. The Indian raised his rifle to shoot Capt. Caldwell, but he. in the meantime was not idle?(he ground was covered with stones?the only defence in reach of the Captain. He seized one and let fly at the Indian and struck him so ccntrely in the forehead that the Indian came very near 'being knocked down, the Captain again armed himself with the same weapon, and as often as the' Indian attempted to shoot, let fly snch a shower of stones about his head that he bad no time for taking sight. At this juncture, Jno* D. Morris, Esq. "?? n"n?'n? tlio /Innr and flicfnvprprl the. woo I'aoaiaig ?uv v>vrw?y . .. critical condition of Capt. C. and immediately came to his assistance. The only . weapon he had was a small three inch barrel pistol. As he stepped into the yard, Capt. C. remarTO^:'~r'-(I=wr 'flfatfrlloW^ Morris, if yon don't shoot him I believe he'll kill me." " My arms are light," said ! Mr. Morris, M Give him the dornicks while i I advance to within shooting distance, and i I think we can manage him." Caldwell i kept a constant stream of stones about; him, while Morris advanced to within four j feet of the Indian, and placing his little tttmnet naninct his hrPSSt SllOt him ! through the heart. They then both armed themselves with the fallen Indian's weapons, and sallied forth to join the general melee. Mr! Morgan of San Antonio (one ?f< the old deaf Smith's men,.) was attacked in a yard surrounded by a high stone wall. He was not armed, and the three Indians , charged upon him with their bows and spears. He seized a stone and dealt the foremost one such a blow on the head, that it fractured his skull. After this he retreated into a small room fronting upon the enclosure, Nwhere he found an axe. One of the Indians attempted to rush in after bint; and received a blow on the head which deprived him of life?the other one followed and was served in the same way, and Mr. Morgan had the enclosure to himself. A phrenologist who was present, after the battle, discovered such extraordinary bumps upon one of the heads of one Indian, that he cut it off and boiled it for scientific examination; but on removing the flesh, he found the 6kull bone in almost twenty pieces, and he pronounced it the organ of " blub-of-an~axc-aiivcness-" Capt. Geo. T. Howard of the 1st. regiment of infantry was stationed at the door of the council room when the fight broke out. One of the chiefs sprung upon him and inflicted a severe wound in his breast with a knife. He had no arms but his sword which was too long to use in so close an engagement; he seized the hand holding the knife, bnt wounded as be was, 1 he ivas not able to disarm him, and he ! called to the sentinel, who was stationed nearby, to come and shoot the Indian, which order was promptly obeyed, and 1 he fell dead at the feet of Captain Howard. But Ebawatschouchimachuscha, (the se j ven headed hyena,) the largest and most muscular of all the Indian chiefs, sprang npon him with a tomahawk in hand; the - ' . --ZW- :2* > '/ ; captain ran fffcn ?hrough*a?(J H>?ocgh' the body, and Ive fell arrow the bod^ of flljf other Indian. By this ItmV titdft Of ihf > chiefs in the council house h^'bSWdty" patched, atul^ Capt. Howard had become so fa.int from the loss'^f^ilood, thai fa* was ordered, (which or tier heobeyed reluctantly,) to resign the cojhrosst of the company to Captain Gilkn. <St:/' v ! Lieut. DuniTingtod was killed by* wo; map, who shot bitp with an ?r;ro%.;iriijj? passed through his body.; she ww drepoei so much like the mem thai he tttfc wot know her sex, and-if ho had^Ht is airtm ful whether it Was time for the ererdse gallantry.* .Ifedretr a pistil atrd through the head, and her brtros lre^^pV. . tprpd th? o/sll; he turned round aod jSS?. ? ? ? claimed,** I have killed-binv&ut he. has killed me, loo;" and fell -ami **5^ V; JS pired in twenty ir.iflotcs. :c ' { ' Judge Thompson, w|ts lulled by ffiMok * * dian boys; while.he was seating, up srafi^ pieces of money for them to shoot ^t^e* fore he suspected it. hejcceireda Atper * ' of arrows, from the effect* of whi|fctiier died in fen hour. * Judge Hood was stabbed ia lle.qouiKK^ ^ room, where he was * spectator at " commencement of the fight; ; be wmm^Krn * Jy out of the door, and was endeevorfn? to leave ibe place. . ,r ' A few of .the Indians attempted to make? their escape by flight, and were pursued, by Col. Lysander Well*, and four pw.toY* gentlemen .who had j^tst inaBtfled horses to take a ride., The w)iolck?Nfe>> pony were badly -armed: Col. Welt* hi# one of Colt's relating pistols. Ah fit* dian warrior seized his horse 'bv the ill!, and attempted to jjiirop up b^in^VktsL But the horse fiery and testify. be codld not soceeedj, he -then> ward and seized, the lnniiii lij fliii iiililpfci and attempted to stitB the colond!-with arrow. The'latter'kept snapping hii'pfs^ tol at him, but the pin which barrel to the revolving .cyttnderhaddrctpped out and the hammer did not Strike 4a 9 flu) Indi#n fnmwl lie hook] TMl -Trill? him with the arrow, ami gffrpfi fb?>>Wt?l of the pistol and attempted to takedt from him; the barrel ihrftarrtlycame off; jbeIndian gave a whoop and sprang'iatotfteiri*ver, and swam under water to (be Opposite sho e: but he had no sootier putbi# head above water than he received^??$ ball, which terminated bis adveqtBM.rWells bore it very well, damning- <be Indian for his^ want of .politeness^ anfrcorritig. r'-l "Nut* nnA nf fll? liWlltr VUll 9 I'd I.C II ? HVk vuv v* VMV .. 1 . 'if made their escape. " * ,, One touk possion of a storehouse, *&(?. refused all proffers of capitulation. Witik hie bow and quiver he. gaurded the - maibt. passage; it being after night, and dark no one coiild enter the'door Without the certainty of death. They aheatptCjd* to smoke him out, bur he ef pepper, tobaccq, and assafeetidq. , X Me*i? can (heft.roadexballof turpenUfi?$odg& it on1 fire, in hopes <Of iHunhuatiing ^ttar room so that the Indian codld be seen. |T happened to fetrikO on thetop of his.bfcad and stick; he came bounding out of the room, the turpentine upon his.head-glazing four feet high. It made top good* mark to be (hissed, and at the ?an\p.4o?7 stant hie was peirced byseveral riflei bads.: - ~y If CLOSE CUTTING. LVv v * - \ '?T 1 i 'My hens ore scratching up the garding like all wrath,' said oneyankecto another* ' what do you Vpose is good to stop themt* 4 CnMheir toe nails oil? % ? " The experiment was tried, there was no>, more scratching the *sass'untilfhiy heal* ed up when'the hens wont at it as hard as ever. i ' I cut off tliem plaguy hen's toes, neigh-' borand it stopped 'cm from scratclnn till they got well agin.1 * You did'nt cut 'em short enough.' Why how close did you cutyourn?' 'Just behind the cars-?close vp!?You "* ' " 1 ? ? ?Ava(<ik try it once and see it tney -ewer <. ?>? ? l^^erwaT<]s!, A Roland fur an Olivcr.-rThc Editcr of ihe "Maysvillc Monitor, abused J. N. Maffit, the Moihodist preacher, in his paper Maflit invited the editor to hear .him preach; the invi ation was accepted, the ilitor was converted, and became a mem*, ber Maffit's church.