The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, June 13, 1840, Image 3
?ASEDiaa jJCDWLBSIAIii*
OAMDEW, a OAHOIINA.
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 6,1840.
~TO CORRESPONDENTS.
"VYator," " Fumifer," "Juveriia" "A.
G." and "/I." shall appear next week.
We think we have seen "Anna * *' before.
JUDGE COLQUITS CIRCULAR.
We conclude our extracts to-day, from this able papqr.
Thoae of our readers who perused tlie first part,
with & sincere desire to form & correct judgment,
conid not, we think, fail to be convinced that there
are at least, strong grounds why General Harrison
should not-be supported by the South, and we itnagine
that after they have read the conclusion, they
will find ample reasons for joining heartily in the support
of Mr. Van Bcrin. A correspondent who
prrites us from Augusta, Ga. informs us that Judge
^oiauit has written his constituents another circular
"more powerful than the former." It has not yet
made its appearance here. The same correspondent
informs us that the whigs will be beaten in Georgia,
by upwards of 10,000 votes. We trast be may not
be mistaken.
THE NORTH-EASTERN BOUNDARY.
Some weeks since, a rumor was current, and which
we noticed in this paper, that it was highly probable
that tho question of the north-eastern boundary would
be soon, and amicably scttlod, from the fact that a
proposition had been made by England to pay a million
of dollars for certain portions of the disputed
territory, and definitively to fix the boundary so as
to prevent future misunderstandings in relation to the
subject. This rumor, it since appears, is without the
least foundation; no such proposition has been tnade.
Some time since, information was asked for, in the
uriusD ranidmcni on uie suojeci 01 iiojw.i?uuu
relative to the boundary, and on the 7th of May Lord
John Russell made hie answer to the inquiry- Hit
Lordship stated that there were two distinct questions
involved in the matter; the first of which was,
the general question of the boundary, growing out of
the treaty of 1783, and tho treaty of Ghent; and the
other was with respect to the interpretation of the
agreement, entered into in the spring of 1839, between
Gov. Fairfield and Sir John Harvey; referring
to the agreement made tliro. gh Gen. Scott.
In relation to the first question, his Lordship said
that a proposition was made last year, by the British
government, and tho reply to thut was a counter proposition
of a totally different nature being niado by
tho United States. In the moantime the commissioners
appointed by Great Britain to survey tho disputed
territory, had returned and made their report, which,
it was said contained matter of considerable importune
-, and was then under tho consideration of the
government, and an answer would be immediately
returned to the lost proposition made by this government,
giving information as to how far they will fall
in with the terms of that proposition. His Lordship
stated that "this was tho only answer ha could give at
present, on that branch of the subject." The answer
in relation to the second question is given more
-a 1 al j a 1 1 ? 1 ! -11 at
01 icpgui, ana out 01 which lie says nas arisen an mo
recent difficulties. He recapitulates the terms of the
agreement and suggests that it was not explicit c.
^ough,?that it was ambiguous, and lhat__the Ainericans
had advanced farther that the agreement
referred to warranted tin m in doing. Under these
circumstances he wrote to the Governor of British
America, that it would be exceedingly desirable, in
order "to avoid any collision between the adverse parties,
that the exact geographical position at present
occupied by each party should be distinctly ascertained,
and made the foundation of a fresh agreement.'
la the course of liis explanations, his Lordship remarks,
"there is, I will not say, no possibility, but I,
will say no probability, of any collision taking place
between the adverse parties." The following is the
concluding sentence of his answer:?
Such is an outline of the slate of affairsat
present between the two countries?no
doubt it implies that differences of an un
A ? A - L - I 1 . _ A? _
pieasam nuiure nave occurrcu oeiween me
two countries on this question of the boundary;
but when I consider how much both
countries are interested in the preservation
of peace?(hear, hear, and cheers)?
the great responsiblily that will be incurred
by whichever country shall unnecessaril
hate recourse to hostilities, (cheers,)
I trust and believe that peace will not be
interrupted, but that the whole will end in
a formal and amicable settlement of all
existing differences. (Cheers)
It has been wisely asserted that " men
arc but uionkiesof a larger growth," lacking
only a certain interesting appendage
(which the refinement of modern idiom
has latterly dubbed "fly disperser") to
make the resemblance perfect. We are
not decided in odr opinion upon the merits
of this comparison, but are every day
more convinced of the truth "that man
is an imitative animal." Indeed if we
had ever had doubts with respect to this
1 ;.l a?.at. .1
now iuciu truiii, iney must ?oug since
have fled before the testimony of our editorial
experience for a few months past.
It is only necessary to "set the fashion,"
and forthwith the multitude follow. We
have been led to thesa sage reflections,
upon looking over the favors of our
numerous coriespondents. Time was,
when our humble Journal could not boast
of a solitary " Poet"?now we have files ol
poetical contributions, so numerous in fact,
that we are forced to decline numbers ol
them weekly; for unless we were to issue
an extra sheet, it would be impossible to
present them all to the public.
The rage for rhyme is still rife, but wc
think it is about to be supplanted by thai
of Enigma's, judging from the uumbei
I
11 we hare received during the past Week
Our prose articles are not a few either,
- and if the merits our paper are to be
judged by the number and variety of contributions,
we will not "knock under,"
either to the " Brother Jonathan" or the
New World" mammoths though they be*
We believe we mentioned some time
since, that a society had been formed ib
Paris, for the promotion of knowledge,
by establishing an exchange of literary
productions, curiosities, dec. dec. between
the different nations of the earth. For
this purpose Mr. Alexander Vattemere,
a citizen of France, who has devoted himself
to the accomplishment of this project,
is now at Washington City, with the
- ? n
nope 01 gaining some action ay congress,
for promotion of this end. He haa already
traversed Europe, and gained the
co-operation of many of its sovereigns,
and wc trust he will receive that encouragement
which he merits.
Louisiana jhas already made provision
for the execution of this system of literary
exchange.
BANKRUPT BILL.
We frequently refer to the action of
Congress, upon this Bill, because we consider
it a rery important subject, and desire
to see the National Legislature exercise
the authority vested in it, by the
Constitution, that of 14establishing a uniform
system of bankruptcy." That provision
of the Bill which embraced Banks,
has been stricken out. A motion to strike
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out me compulsory clause laneu oy a voie
17 yeas?27 nays. A motion was subsequently
made to lay the Bill on tbe table,
which also failed; yeas 16?nays 28. The
indications, therefore, are strong, that tbe
Bill will pass the Seuate. We regret to
see so mach opposition as is manifested
in some quarters, against a measure calculated
as wc believe, to produce such
happy effects.
The Charleston Mecery in mentioning
Mr. Calhoun's speech on this Bill, says
he opposed it, as was to ljave been expected
of a State Rights mau. We confess
ourselves at a loss to perceive what principle
of Slate Rights would be violated
in uic carrying oat Dypjongress, ot a clear
and undisputed grant by the constitution.
It is not one of those ,4 general welfare"
questions, upon which serious doubts
may arise, but is a distinct and unequirecal
grant of power. The Constitution
says; ''Congress shall have power to establishuniform
laws on the subject of Bankruptcies
throughout the United States."
We think that the time has arrived, when
it is expedieut for Congress to exercise
this iinportsnt power, and in this matter,
we can well imagine that a difference ol
opiuion might arise, but how the pasaagi
of a Bankrupt law would affect the rigkU
of ihe States, we are at a loss to coneeive,
Legal decision.?The Supreme Courl
of Missouri has decided that an assignment
for the benefit of creditors, which
stipulates that they shall receive such dividend
as the assignment makes in full satisfaction
of their claims, and that the
debtor shalh be released on the payment oi
that, is null and-vo-id.
PERIODICALS.
t Tti* Mav nnmh#, rtf ' Tt,
Lames' Book," hat reached us. We have
already expressed our farorable opinion ol
this periodical. It is such a publication
86 the South has long needed. Our friendt
here object to the price, five dollars,
which is more than any other publication
of the kind, except the Knickerbocker,
end the Southern Literary Measenger. Ii
answer to this, we merely state the fact
which is well known to every person a
all acquainted with these matters, viz, thai
it is impossible ta publish at the South foi
the same price as our Northern brethren
Even after charging higher for a work
our profits are yet smaller. We thiol
this consideration should satisfy all, inter
ested in the success of literary publica
tlon6 at the South*
The Souther* Literary Messenobe
for May has also arrived. It is as usua
excellent, and not excelled by any periodical
that we have ever seen in its literarj
department, and without intending to b<
invidious, we believe it to be superior tc
any in its mechanical execution.
The Lady's Boos for June, has will
its usual promptness already reached us
r It contains a colored engraving of " Sumi
mer fashions" with thrgff' figures; also
> two pages of Music. Its literary charac
ter is interior to none of its predecessors
[ This number completes the twentieth vo
i lurne. Its age alone, may be considered
|ns an evidence of its worth
Titti IiA&ifs' Comunion.?The June
, number of this handsome publication has
i eome to hand: The artists employed in
ite embellishment, have done themselves
great credit. The engraving* "Mary of
i Mantua," and the plate of "summer fash*
ions" are fine specimens of the Arts.?
The contents ate, as usual, good and entirety
original. Our old friend Daniels,
is a contributor to this work; his article,
" Death on the Pale Horse; or tbe story
of the White Mare," isjmarked by his peculiar
vein of humor.
The BaoTHEa Jonathan.?The enterprizing
publishers of this ably conducted
Journal have engaged, in addition to the
number of able contributors to its eolumns,
the pen Mr. N. P. Willis. The writings
of Mr. Willis are too well known to require
us to say any thing of them. The
publishers in announeing the arrangement,
make the following remarks?
His reputation is of no mushroom
growth, but the well earned meed of years
of application. His popularity is no temporary
enthusiasm, excited by novelty,
and likely to give way before the next
new thing; but a deliberate judgment of
his countrymen, seconded by transatlantic
criticism, and formed and recorded alter
literary detraction and envy bad done their
worst. He has triumphantly passed the
ordeal, and lived down the jealouss which
mere mediocrity' never meets; and now
stands, acknowledged upon both sides of
the water, as among the first writers of
his.couotry;?the men whose proud place
' it is, to represent her literature abroad,
and to !fead it at home,
i The engagement of Mr. W. perfects the
, plan with which we commenced the publication
of the "Brother Jonathan." We
wish to make it what its name indicates;
and while we never neglect to cull the
i choicest articles from foreign sources, our
, ample limits leave us space to preserve for
the paper a distinctive American character
at the same time. We say nothing about
the increased expense to which this en*
gagement subjects us; because we have
ever found that money applied to the improvement
ol the paper returns directly
in an improved revenue; and we close with
the expression of our gratitude for a pubi
lie patronage which has enabled us to o4?r
terms to the best Atnerican writers^ and
; to put the Jonathan in a position never
excelled by any newspaper in the country.
rot TBI JOURNAL.
"Answer to Iota's enioma.?Cahben Debating
socistt.
GEOGRAPHICAL ENIGMA.
I am composed of 16 letters.
My 4.15. 7. 8. 12. is a county in North
i Carolina. . r
. My 10. 8. 7. is a River in Nortb Carolina
My 6. 4- 2. 6.16. 3. is a County lb North
Carolina.,
My 3. 7. 6. 1. IS. is a to urn in New York,
i My 1. 2.16.3. 8. is a town in Italy,
i My 3. 4. 8.16.12. is a town in New York.
My 2. 4. 11. 16. is a town in New York.
1 Mv a a q a is in i m a lAtwri in M..?
. 4im v v? w? VI avi *VI ? ? ?Vffu cm iUUijr
'land.
> My 8.14. 10. 6 18. 9. is a (own in Ten<
t nessee.
My 7. 8. 4. 6. is a county in Georgia.
My 3.9.7.6.1.13. is a town in New York
, My 7. 8. 4. 4. 6. 16. is a town in Ohio.
And take my whole, you hare one o:
the greatest men id the past century.
' {^Answer to appear next week.
P. S. I think this week, you will be sa
. luted with a roily of enigmas: but I think,
. if you ire willing to be bothered wit!
!> such stuff at all, as I came first, that 1
will-?But of that you are your own judge
....II ...... .1... .i.? .?:.? 1- A* ?
A vriu juo? otare maw mic wiiici is tui A
but wishes to change bis name for several
good reasons, to that of WILLY.
f I
roa THl CAMDCN JOUWUL.
f Mr. Editor: I see in your last paper, t
, call made upon all desirous for the forma
i tion of a Volunteer Rifle Company tomee
at the Court House this afternoon at fivi
' o'clock. I hope it may not be unheeded
1 but that we shall see a large number o
i our young men, who wish to |reflect hon
i or upon, our town and district, repair a
the appointed hourto the place of meeting
[ and show that spirit which ought to b<
manifested in an object every way patriot
ic and praiseworthy. Our town, I believe
r is the only one containing an equal popu
lation, in the state, in which there is not t
, volunteer foot company, (and if we cai
l obtain a sufficient number without infrin
, ging upon the Beat company, which onl)
requires 40 men rank and file,) what place
more proper than the classic ground oi
Kershaw, to turn out a company whose
t :nl P D ? ?:.l i
' mouu wui uv am/tpcr z uruci, wiui oravt
I hearts ami stout arms should their country
. or state ever require their services in de<
r fence of their rights. In a country when
. no standing army is or can be kept con
sistently with the spirit of our institutions
' or without endangering and jeopardising
our liberties, the militia is the great but
1 wark of our nation in times of emergen
. cy; and what plan can better instil discip
. line, and enforce order than a well organ
ized Volunteer Company? Our duty ii
' this respect is required o! us, by our staU
?let us show to our fellow citizens wc
' take higher ground than the mere perforn
* ance of duty to avoid the penalty annex
I ed to the neglect of a Compliance with tlx
)<$tcr of the law: and by thij means w(
may be the instruments of producing an
lionorable rivalry amongst our fellow aoldiera
who may belong to the Beat
VOLUNTEER.
Fran the Ftrmor'a Cabinet.
FRUIT TREES.
Shame be to him who planteth not fruit treea. Those
who lore good fruit should annually
devote a small portion of their lime
to producing and perpetuating the trees
that produce it The apathy of many to
this very interesting subject csn scarcely
be accounted for, on any other principle
than that of excessive laziness or extreme
stupidity. Where the male portion of a
family can't muster courage or industry
enough to give reasonable attention to this
important matter, it is hoped the females
will look to it^nd then the trees will soon
f * A 11 11* .1 i? . *4
oegin 10 Diossom ana onag lorm iruu,
for I have seldom seen an intelligent, active
female undertake anything useful,
without the fruits of her labors soon becoming
apparent. 1 saw the present
season a number of flourishing young fruit
trees which were engrafted by the wife
of the ' "good man" of the farm, reflecting
great credit on her for her industry,
perseverance, and skill as a cultivator of
fruit trees.
The stones of peaches and plums, and
* the seeds of apples or other fruits should
be planted either in drills, or in the ptaees
they are designed permanently to occupy,
before they become dry; they vegetate
better and more certainly than when kept
over winter to be planted in the spring.
The right season to plant the stones or
' seeds is when the fruit is ripe, and it will
' be found they will more certainly vegetate,
and acquire a larger growth the first season.
Plant a few stocks each year, be careful
to enmfl or innffuliU them vIim of
proper size, with the best varieties, protect
them from the cows and horses till*
they grow out of their reach, and you will
not have to complain of a lack of good
fruit. , ^
OAMh
Ftp salt at $9 tffcti per sack:
Apply at the Camden Mills, one iqile
below Camden, to
SAML. BASKIN.
June 33. 28 3t
NOTICETHE
subscriber tenders to his friends aad
customers, his thanks for their patronage,
and at the same time, respectfully calls on
all indebted to him for immediate payment
nr ifttia&rfnrv irrinopm*nt< Nnthincr
but necessity compels him to make this
1 argent demand. And he hopes that the
call will not be'disregarded, and constrain
him to use summary measures to realize
his just claims.
C. II. DAVIS.
? June 13. 28 tf
Notice.
' ALL persons indebted binole, bond, or
open account, to Wm. Nixon, deceased,
' are requested to make immediate payment;
and all persons having claims, tite reques'
ted to render them in according*? law, to
either of the subscribers. \S
priscilla nixon,
wm. a pArker,# p.
J. D. WINN, i **IfMacon,
June 2.
i ni - - - - - - - - - A ,
Stflfp of South r7flrnliiifa.
r KERSHAW DISTRICT.
M. A R. lUiley, \
ft > Bail Sum. Pro. '
B. C. Smith. )
Same )
| vs > Bail Sum. Pro.
r Same ) <
Vty HEREAS, B. C. Smith rho ia in the
i custody of the Sheriff of Kershaw
I District, by virtue of the above stated cases,
at the suit and instance of the said M.j
dc. R. Hailey, has filed in the office of the
Clerk of the Court of the said District, a
schedule of all his Estate, and also his pe1
tition praying that he may be admitted to
' the benefit of the act of the legislature ent
titled an act to establish the bounds of the
' several districts or counties in the said
* State on his complying with the requisif
lions of the said act,
Notice is hereby given to the plaintiffs
t or their attorney, to appear before George
r Q. M'Intosh, Q. U. and Commissioner of
\ Special Bail, on Friday the nineteenth of
[ June, to shew cause, if any they can, why
the prayer of the said petitioner should not
' be heard and granted.
' GEO. Q. McINTOSII, c. c. r.
i June 0, 1840. prs. fee $2
; IN EQUITY.
LANCASTER DISTRICT:
f Thomas J. Wright, vs. John Massey and
> John Myers and his wife Frances.
Petition for relief.
ST ?C iL.
j % ippcanug iu iiiG o?iivi?buuu ui iuc
? ' Commissioner, that John Myers and
, wife Frances, defendants in the above case,
' are absent from and reside without the
the limits of this State: On motion of J.
' Williams, Solicitor; fov Petitioner, It is
? Ordered, That the said defendants do an
swer, plead or demur to the petition in the
' above stated case within three months fan}.
' the publication hereof, or that the saauuh'e
taken pro confesso against them.
i J. H. WITHERSPOON, Jr.,
5 C. E. L: D.
5 CommYs Office, June 4, 1840.
I ^Printer's fee 86)
[ , JOB PRINTING ""
; Jftatly executed at this (Wet.
i
TH ESt for
their nMM *blheirmaBtfwfaad wmmfl*
ction in purifying?"?*
neifl of life* and eftdting them JiA?*
newed tone and Vigor. In VHUSf fci?d#lA
certified caret whrdrfiare beetrmad*g^fc<
lie, and in almoet every tpeeied of dfeeete
to which the human frame it Adplfe ***
happy effects of MOFFAT* UF%
PILLS AND PHE1HX BtTTEESfafv#
been gratefully and publicly aelu!o*)adjfed
by the persons benefitted, tad vkf
were previously unacquainted with #it
beautifully philosophical principle# op<A
which they are compounded, and ?f??
which thev consequently act. . T* 1
The LIFE MEDICINES recommod
themselves in diseases of every desertp?
tion. Their first operational to kweeft
from the coats of the stomach-and bowels*
the various impurities and ferudhjisa (M*
stantly settling around them; and ta rwmove
the hardened feces which collet! in
the convolution of the son]! intestines.
Other medicines only partially cleanse
these, and leave anch collected masses behind
as to produce habitoal costiftoeaa*
with all its tram of arils, or saddaa.djar*
rhcBa, with its imminent dangers. Tni*
fact is well known to all regular anatomists.
who examine the human, bowsla
after death: and henee the prejudge of J
these well informed men against fpsck
medicines, or medicines prepared ,kin he-,
raided to the public by ignorant perinea.
The second effect of tha Life Medicine! it
to cleanse the kidneys and the bladder*
and by this means, the liver and the longs*
the healthful action of which entirely w?r,
pends opoo tha regularity of thwdMB#
organs. The blood, wbieh taketita|?a
eAlna fpAm iks ssawast aI tka tia?M Oftfll dltik
vv<'/i it vui ?nc vi niv hvvi mwmmm iu?
lungs before it pallet into the butt, be*
ing thus purified by them, tad nonrishoi
by food coming from a clean sunaaeht
courses freely through the reins, renew* ,
emery part of the system, and triumphant!#^
mounts the banner of health in the Mooc^
ing cheek.
Moffat's Vegetable Life Medicines bare
been thoroughly tested, and pronounced
a sovereign remedy for Dy.p.p-VrtEtutency,
Palpitation of the Heart, vote of
Appetite, Heart-borh and Headaebe,
Restlessness, 111 temper, Attaiety? Languor
and Melancholy, Costivenets, Diarrhcs,
Cholera, Fevers of all kinds, fthematism,
Gout, Dropsies of all kindi|jQts*
ret. Worms, Asthma and Consumption,
Scurry, Ulcers, fnreterste Sores, $eOrbutic
Eruptions and Bad Complexion,
Eruptive complaints, Sallow, Cloudy,and
j* * l i_ r< i c.u
omcr ui5?jfrcc?Pir 'sumpresiora, owk
I Rheum, Erysipelas, Common Cold* and
Influenza, and various other complaint*
which afllict the human frame. In Fb->
vee and Ague, particularly, the Life Medicines
have been moil eminently aocceseful;
so much so, that ia|be ftwt and
Ague Districts, Physicians ihnoil Mtiversally
prescribe them. *
All that. Mr. Moflfct reqitires of his Patients
is to be particular in taking the
Life Medieines strictly according to the
directions. It is not by a newspaper notice,
or by any thing that be himaetfraey
say in their Cator, that he bepat lo gain
credit. It it alone by the results of a frit
trial. For sale by J. L MdjtMM.;
TO THE IlI'lH?H
OP THE STATE CONtrtimOS 1 or
THS
BAPTIST PEIWjHKATIOff,
Dear BRETHREN: The President of
the Board of Trustee* of the Ferae*
Institution has recently informed*mf thee
the affairs of thaEogtiah and Cfaeaieal department
have undertone such aehaagfe
since the annual meeting, at torvodecaaEktra
Session of the Convention indiapen- _
sably necessary. From the sttti mapi tilst
he mahee in hit communication, K fidFy
concur with him in hit opinio* I hU*
therefore, consulted the Board
of the Conveulion on the subject, el whose
instance I am authorised to ceBesitn Jleetings
of the Body. The member a Wthis
Board concur with me in the opinion thai
such a meeting should be called on the
present occasion. <
Thus authorised, I do now appoint IB
o'clock in the morning of Monday, the 6tb
day of July next, as the time, audthe acite
of the Institution, three miles from Wiansborough,
as the place at which the members
of the State Convention of the Baptist
Denomination in South Carolina are
requested to assemble in Extra Session ou
the affairs of thnForman Institution. And
as the interesvs of the Denomination and
the cause of imnorinllilv rMIOlM iXtt
the meeting be held, I do earnestly and
affectionately, entreat every member of
the Body* to be present at the time appointed.
WILLIAM a JOHNSON.
President of the Convention*
June I. 3l27
Dr. E. H. Anderson, Jr.
OFFERS his professional services to
the inhabitants of Camden and its
vicinity. He may be found at the office
formerly occupied by his father, Dr. E. H
; Anderson. ' April 25.
Ewligf ny health aonewhat
improved, impatience of idleness, and particularly
from the motive of omMngtiny
'aop.with my counsel and persona! a Kenttpn
to patients, as Auras my strength will
permit. If#fob to tesomo the practice ofmy
profession, and may be found either at tb#
old stand, or at Maj. McWiHio*a for the
preset.
1 E, H. ANMW90*, ?. D.
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