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olfi.ces under certain circumslancei for other purposes. He it enacted by the Senate and / of Representatives of ike United Stat America in Congress assembled, it shall be the duty of the Secretary o Treasury to take all the necessary sures for the completion of the sur in the several districts for which vcvors general have been, or maj appointed, at the earliest periods com hie with the purposes contemplate law; and whenever the surveys anc cords of any such district or State be completed, the surveyor general t: of shall be required to deliver over ti Secretary of State of the respective Si including such surveys, or such < officer as may be authorized to rc< them, all the field notes, maps, rec ami other papers, appertaining to titles, within the same; and the offii surveyor general, in every such disl shall thereafter cease and be uiscontin Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, ' whenever the quantity of public Jan< maining unsold in any land district ! he reduced to a number of acres less one hundred thousand, it shall be the of the Secretary of the Treasury to dts tinue the land office of such district; if any land, in any such district, shal main unsold at the time of the discont ance of a land office, the sane shall subject to sale at some one of the exis land offices most convenient to the trict in which the land office shall I been discontinued, of which the Secre of the Treasury shall give notice. approved June 12111, i?4U. COMMUNICATIONS. Agreeable lo previous notice, a mee of the citizens of Kershaw District, t place at the Court House, at 10 o'cl A. M., 4th inst., for the purpose of e ting an Orator for next 4th of July. Hon. the lntendant, was called to Chair, and R. L. "Wilson was reques to act as Secretary. The meeting w into an election?after counting the vo Capt. J. P. Dickinson was declared <! elected. The Chair then appointed Alex. Jo son, Thos. E. Shannon and Geo. Gilm Committee of Arrangements for the suing Anniversary of American Indcp deuce. The meeting then adjourned. J. M. DESAUSSURE, Chairman It. L. Wilson, Secretary. FOR THE CAMDEN JOURNAL. In the neighborhood of the cemete there are shops filled with garlands of 1 mertelles, everlasting, which are pure sed on fate days of anniversaries, and plai on the graves; the yellow flowers of whi if gathered before their maturity, will p serve their color and appearance for great length of lime. The custom throwing garlands over the grave has, the absence of a free press, been made occasion for the display of political feeli The monument of yonng Lallemand law student, who was killed in 1820, b private of the royal guards, during a ] pular tumult, was placed in Pere la Chai at the expense of the students of I schools of Law, Medicine, the Fine A and Commerce, who, upon the anniv sary of his death, made a point to rep in a body to strew immortilles on his gra until the government refused them adm sion to the ground on the third anniv sary. Two young deluded lanatirs, b ther and sister, were arrested by the ] lice of Paris, in the act of throwing g lands on the graves of Morey and Pep who had been executed with their acco plice, the accursed assassin Fsiechi. an act of such moral perversion, a pat lei, happily a solitary example, is affo ed by the historian Suetonius, who, af dwelling upon the detestable character Nero, whose name shall ever be, ' Aux plus crucls tyrans unc cruelle injure.' Says that there were not wanting perse .7ho, 'for a long time after his dea strewed flowers on his tomb, each rev ving spring and summer. Ilow pleasi it is to contrast the feelings which prou to acts like these, and the tenderness sentiment characteristic of the old custi of carrying garlands before the bier youthful beauty, which were afterwai strewed over her grave! In 'Hamlet't queen scattering flowers says, "SiToots to the sweet, Farewell! I hoped thy bridc-be J to have docked, sweat m And not have strewed thy grave." VV <1 A A ? 1 ? uvuvt u viiobuai in t>uine places planlin. r.-svs, and the poet Gay, notici a st.r.iiar practice, says, " Upon lier grave the rosemary they tlirew, The dvsy, bettor flower and endive blue." Amongst the floral emblems, rosemt was considered as that of faithful rcmc brance. Thus Ophelia says,?"Ther rosemary for you, that's for remembran pray you, love, remember." [to be continued.] 5 a"J <3AS2IDtaSI jKDTHBHAHi* louse csof OAMDEM, s. OAROIIWA. That SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 11, 1840. f the mca r?j*We are requested to state that the reys, Post-office will be open for the delivery oi SUT- lpftprs A nil nnnorc half nuet ft 4*11 liill ' he, past 7 o'clock A. M*, and for one hour afipati ter the arrival of the Southern mail on d hy Sunday. ? 1 re- o* \Vc regret that the proceedings on the 4th at shall Capt. Kirk's Muster ground, Lancaster District, did lie re- not reach us in time for publication this week. They i) the shall appear in our next?We have also on hand, atcs, several other communications which shall appear as )tlier soon as we can find room. :cive ords, An old and valued friend who writes under the land euphonious signature of " Clodhopper," sent us on ire of Thursday last, just "in pudding time," a baskotof trict, the finest Irish potatoes we have ever seen. He .tied, says, "it is probable you may have many much I hat superior," but this is a mistake, and we'doubt if 1 re" they are to be found in South Carolina, not cvon exihnll cepting those raised by Mr. LaCoste, of Cheraw, than qj[J unon which the Editor of the finreltp has boon duty fca?,tinjr for the last week. Those raised by Mr, con* LaCoste, weighed from 10 to 12 ounces, while ar1^ some of thoso sent us, weighed 14 ounces. We re" trust our friend " Clodhopper" will favor us with ,nu" hi* mode of culture, that our readers may have the 1 .be benefit of it. ling tlis- ^ few evening since a number of gentlemen wero ,ave discussing the affairs of the nation in front of our lar)' office, when we observed an old gentleman, who had come down from North Carolina, with his wagon to market, stop for a momont to listen; as he started to leave, he remarked, that he had heard the name of Mr Van Buren mentioned, and wasd osirous of learning what might bo said. On being asked his ting opinion, he remarked that "he always judged of-rtho ook measures of an administration, by the character ock which the countiy sustained among tho nations of j the oarth, and as the United States, during Mr. Van Buren's administration had never stood higher, or His was more respected abroad, and as lie had so triumtlie phantly sustained the dignity of the country, he ;ted would continue to sustain him." Such willl be tho ,en ^ determination of#a large majority of the bone and sinew of tho country. * tes, ' uly At a numerous meeting of the Democratic party in tho city of Mobile, Ala. on tho 14th ult., Col. |jn_ James S. Deas, formerly of this town, was norai. natod among others, as a suitable person to repre. ' sent the county in the State Legislature. Col. Deas en* was for many years a Senator from this district, in en- the Legislature of South Carolina. Congress will adjourn on the 21st instant, both Houses having agreed on that day. An immense mass of business, will, of course remain unfinished, The Independent Treasury Bill has become the law of the land. It was to receive the signature of the President on tho 4th of July. ry; im- New Paper.?We have received the first and 6ejla. cond numbers of a new paper, published in Columi bia, South Carolina, by S. Weir and H. Raiford. It is a large and handsomely printed sheet, and de? voted to the interest of Gen. ILirjuson for the Prcsi. re- doncy. . a of GEN. HARRISON?CORRECTION. A friend has called our attention to tho following ,n sentence in our editorial of last week, where wc 1 a*1 were contrasting the opinions of General Harrison, ng. at difforcnt periods, viz: "We have not pursued 1 a either, tlie disingenuous course, which 6omo of his 1 enemies have been charged with, by making garbled ' ' quotations from his letters, but we have, in every !)0" instance, laid the whole before them." He has 1 se, shown us also, that wc did not lay the whole of the ' ,l. r> it- i? ?? ,? ? me viciiciui b uucuiur uwuru our rentiers, aii wo can 1 rts say in explanation is, that we published all that we had ever seen of it, up to the day on which the GT Journal was printed. We take pleasure however alr now, in making all the amends in our power, by vp, giving the circular entire in this day's paper. It is iis. a " document" mightily relied on by the Southern er- wh'?9> to prove the correctness of Gen. Harrison, in relation to Southern institutions; and they are ro* welcome to tlic benefit of the whole of it. It will be perceived that wo published scarcely one-fourth ar- of the " document" last week, but if the remainder ill is any less objectionable than the former pait, then wc confess our ignorance of Southern feeling. This circular was written to explain and defend his voto on the Missouri question, and he puts it on this ground, al- bccauso the territorry of Louisiana, of which Mis. rd- souri was a part, was purchased under a "solemn [cr covenant with France," to recognize and preserve in. j. violate the ri?ht of the master over the slavo. His sentiments however may be seen from the last sentence in the circular, be says: " We cannot emancipate the Slaves of ?ns the other States without their consent, th, but by producing a_ convulsion which , 0j. would undo us all. For this much to be na desired event, we must wait the slow but ? certain progress of those good principles, 1Pt which arc every where gaining ground, and which assuredly will ultimately preum vail." 0 f What "good principles" aro those to which ho refers r(js in this sentonco? Aro they the principles which ho professes, and which 14 will ultimately prevail" un. dcr his administration, if this country should com. mit the great folly of electing him to the Presidential Chair? Wo seriously ask, is there any Southern aid, man, is thcro any Carolinian who desires to see these " good principles" to which General Harrison Qf refers, ultimately prevail?" As the opinions of Gen. Harrison, on the subject of slavery, are becoming 11 ^ more and more important cvory day. from tho position lie occupies as a prominent candidate for the Presidency, we shall make no apology to our readers for dwelling a little longer on the subject, and con. lj.y trusting his opinions expressed at different times with m"_ those which the South entertains. On tho 6th Janua, ry, 1820, in the Legislature of Ohio, the following e s Preamble and Resolution were returned from the ce? House of Representatives to the Senate: PREAMBLE. "Whereas the existence of slavery in i the United States must ever be regard* as a moral and roLrricA.l jevil, ana tl extension thereof, in its tendency, direct calculated to impair tiie national ch racter, and materially affect the iiapi ness of the people; and inasmuch ! the extension of a slave'population, * the new States and territoricshei'cafter be erected and admitted in the unic must increase an evil, so much to he c prccated, which, if not promptly ?uardi against, will probably, at some not ve distant period, shake the foundation of o ' political fabric; we would therefore fond l 1L.4 J . _ r uupe, uiai inu consistency 01 our nuuuu character will never be tarnished by a 1 knowledging an evil, while we tolerate extension; and whilst the civilized natio of the world, not through necessity, b acting on the broad principles of phila . thropy, are laudably uniting, to preve the extension of traffic in human bcinj that the United States, who are so imm diately interested in this important subjei who understand so well their own rigln and who have so much to dread from tl extension of slavery into the interior this vast republic; and who have it in the power to prevent the evil, will rot i pass the present opportunity, but will, I an act of the national councils, guai against the extension of slavery into a> of tiie statas, hereafter to be admitte or into any of the territories thereof The yeas and nays being called, 1IAF RISON VOTED FOR ITS ADOPTION'! ! RESOLUTION. " Therefore resolved, That our Senatoi and Representatives in Congress, be r< quested to use their utmost exertions, b every constitutional method to freven THE ADOPTION OF SLAVERY IN ANY STAT? OR TERRITORY OF THE UNION, where sl< very does not exist; to prevent its furthe i extension where it has been introduce* and that they be requested to oppose tii admission of any state into tiie unioj unless tiie further extension of slj very within such state, be exfkessl proiiibitde." The yeas and nays beings called, IIAR RISON voted for its adoption!! Wo ask our readers to reflect on this preamble an resolution, and see if they do not contain sentiment and exhibit principles ut war with the best interests < tho Southern country. 'We ask them if they ca consent to aid in fastening these principles on tli country, by contributing their influcnco to raise Gei Harrison to the Presidency. We scarcely need as tho citizens of Kershaw District, if they will aid i such a suicidal act, for they have already expresse their opinions?opinions diametrically opposed to tli very first position assumed by Gen. Harrison, wliic is, that slavery " must ever be regarded as a mora and political evil." As long sir.ee as 1835, Ui people of Kershaw, ever watchful and joalons of an encroachments on their rights, expressed fully i public meeting their sentiments on this cngrossin subject. To show how immediately and directly o[ posed arc tho opinions expressed by Gen. IIarriso> and those entertained by Kershaw District, we cop; two of the resolutions adopted at the period rcfcrrei to viz: " Resolved, That slavery, as it exists with us we deny to be an evil, and that we regard thosi who are now making war upon it, in any shape, o under any pretext, as furious fanatics or knaves am hypocrites; and wo hereby promise them, upon al occasions which may put them in our power, th< Pate of the pirate, the incendiarv and the midmgii' assassin. Rosohcd, That we shall regard any attempt 01 die part of Congress, to abolish slavery, suddenly )r gradually, in any State, Territory or District ,vhcre the institution now exists, by appropriation ol die public funds, or by other means; or any attompl iy Congress to regulate the manner in which slaves nay be sold or transferred from one State to another >r any resolution or act of Congress, adverse to sla. eery, as a reckless violation of our C onstitutional, jompact, as a wicked and direct infringement of oui ights, and as involving the certain and speedy dis. rolution of this Union." Theso resolutions contain tho deliberate and re. :ordod opinions, not only of this District, but ol he whole South, and wo beg our readers to comiare them carefully with those of Gen. Harrison, ind see if one is not the antipode of the other; one tsscrts emphatically that slavery is a moral and ro. litical evil, and tho other says in equally strong anguage " we dfny it to be an evil." On a qucs. don of such vital importance, can we tolerate s< adical a difference of opinion? Wo quit the subject for the present, fully convinced that Gen. IIarriso> has snid enough to prove that he is at heart, and in principle (if he has any) an abolitionist. "TO THE PUBLIC. JL CilU U 1 IIJ Ut'lllg tailCU 3UUUt II ly home to attend my sick family, 1 hare but a moment to answer a few of the calumnies which are inj circulation concerning me. "I am accused of being friendly to slavery. From my earliest youth to the present moment, I have been the ardent rriend to human liberty. At the age o/ [8, I became a member of an abolition society, established at Richmond, Virgilia; the object of which was to ameliorate he condition of slaves, and procure [their rreedom by every legal means My vene able friend Judge Gatch, of Cler/nont :ounty, was also a member of that socie,y. and has lately given rne a certificate hat I was one. The obligations which 1 hen came under, I have faithfully performed. I have been the means of liberaing many slaves, but never placed one in tondage. I deny that my votes in Con jress, in relation to Missouri and Arkan;as, are in the least incompatible with hese principles. Congress had no more egal or constitutional right to emancipate he negroes in those sections of Louisiana, vithout the consent of their owners, than hey have to free those of Kentucky. 2d These people were secured in their p he pcrty by a solemn covenant with Frai ]y when the country ypas purchased fr ^ that power. To prohibit the cmigrat ?I_ of citizens of the Southern Stales to i ' part of the country, the situation and mate of which,- was peculiarly suite< Jn them, would have beet? highly unjust t0 it had purchased out of the comr >n' fund. Particularly, too, when it is re> lectcd that all the immense territory to Northwest of fhe Ohio, had been ce ry by Virginia, ar.d that with an unexamf ur liberality, she had herself proposed by Hy eluding slavery from it, to secure it for lal emigration of- those States which had ic- slaves. . Was it proper, then, when its reserved territory was in a great meas ng filled up,* to exclude her citizens fi ,ut every part of the territory purchased n_ of the common fund? I was lite first j s%n to introduce into Congress the j rg position that all the country above j ' ' souri, (which having no inhabitants, free from the objection made to Mis?< ' and Arkansas,) should never have slav ^s' admitted into it. I repeat what I h before said, that as our Union was o o* effected by mutual concession, so o i can it be preserved. eL "My vote against the restiiclion of 3 >y souri in forming her constitution, was a conclusive one; there would have b [Y | time enough, had I continued to I d, member, before the question wasdecit for my constituents to have instructed t- and I should have rejoiced in any opp tunity of sacrificing liiy seat to my pi ciples, if they had instructed me in op a sition to my construction of the consli tion. y Like many other members from the n< T slaveholding States, of whom I mcnti -g Shaw, Holmes, Mason of Massachuse: j. Lanman of Connecticut, and Baldwin ,r Pennsylvania, I could see nothing in j rnnslitntinn whir-h I Timt c,?r/.r.. ?<-? j, - ""J'J" E to warrant such an interference with v rights of tlie States, and which had ne' before been attempted. And where is " crime in one set of men not being able Y interpret the constitution as other men terpret it. As we had all sworn to int " pret it, the crime would have been in g ing it a construction which our ronscii 1(3 ccs would not sanction. And let me a s> for what good is this question ag: brought up? It has been settled as all t n family differences have been settled, ie! the firm basis of mutual compromise, > 1 And patriotism, as well as pruder.ee, i kj voted the effects of that awful discussi n ! to eternal oblivion. Is it not known tl d i from.that cause the great fabric of r ie| Union was shaken to its foundation? Is h not known that JVfissouri would not ha > submitted to the restriction, and that t e other slavehoMing Slates had determin y to support her? But for this compromii n the probability is, that at this moment 1 gi might look upon the opposite shore ?* Ohio, not firr an affectionate sist ', State, but an armed and implucab'e riv Y What patriotic man would not join t i gallant Eaton in execrating llie head ai the hand that could devise and execute i, scheme productive of a calamity so u1 d ful? ' r "Up'on the whole, fellow-citizens, o 3 path is a plain one; it is that marked o I us well by humanity as duly. We cann 8 emancipate, the slaves of the other Stat r| without their consent, but bv producing | convulsion which would undo us all. F II this much-to-be*desired event, we mil T wait the slow but certain progress of iho ? good principles which are every uhe r gaining ground, and which assuredly w t ultimately prevail. 1 ******** ; "WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON." J NATIONAL ANNIVERSARY Our National Anniversary was celebrated on S turday last with'more spirit, than it has been for soi years. The day was ushered in by tho ringing r bells and the firing of cannon. According to pi vious arrangements, our citizens, both civil and n litary, assembled at the Court House at 9 o'cloi > A. 31.. and proceeded to tho election of an Orat< and the appointment of a Committee of Arrang [ monts, for tho next Anniversary. Capt. James Dickinson was elected Orator, and Alex. Joilnso >; Tiios. E. SnANxo.n and Geo. Gilman, appoint t1 Committee of Arrangements. '< j A procession was then formed and marched i the Presbyterian Church, under the command of Ci Haile, as Marshall of the Day, assisted by Maj Murray, where, after an appropriate prayer by t Rev. R. B. Campbell, the declaration of Indepc ' dcnce was read by Capt. James P. Dickinson, afl ! which tho following Ode composed by Miss Piieli ' for the occasion, was sung by the Choir: 1! Arise, arise and wake tho story, Of brave Columbia's valiant power, That crowned hor fields with deeds of glory, i In dark oppression's trying hour, Shall foreign Despot, sword unsheathing, E'or tread again this gallant land, While her brave sons, dovoted stand, Fair Freedom's spirit proudly breathing? No, no, her shores we love, Our hearts' best blood shall flow, Ere she shall foreign bondage jirove, Or home-born tyrant know. This day behold her banners waving, And hear her bugle's pealing sound, The caverns deep and mountains braving, Its notes of victory echo round; And should its peal awake the slumbers, Of those who sought their gory bed, Triumphant to the patriot dead, Let glory's plumo inspire its numbers; To-day let pceans riso To Heaven-born liberty, Aloud proclaiming to the skies, A Nation's Jubilee. 0 % iFO- Bo Peace, with dove-brought branch abounding, nee That boon bequeathed us by our sires, om And sacred Liberty surrounding, ion Our holy altars and our fires* that Then glow our breasts, With glory swelling, cli- Resolved that to our latest breath, i to Tho watch-word Liberty or Btealb, , as Shall with'our heart's last blood be welling, non 0! God; with mighty hand, col- From man's oppression save, 4" the. And proudly over every land, lied Let Freedom's banner wave. James Cantet, Esq. then pronounced a-chaste, eloquent and appropriate orution. After the audionce was dismissed, and tho procession reformed a feu-dc-joie Was fired by the DcKalb Rifle Guards, over tho monument of DeKalb, producing a very pretty effect. rom r J , out At 2 o'clock, a largo number of citizens partook ^er. of a barbecup, provided for the occasion, after which >ro- tlio following Regular toasts were drank, dis- 1. 4ih of July '76. An era consecrated was by lhe deeds of noble daring of our fa)uri | fliers?may each returning anniversary find i ry J their sons determined to perpetuate unsulave i lied, their rich inheritance, nly 2. The Union. Esto perpetua. inlv 3. George Washington. The father of his country; thy mrmory is hallowed in the hearts of freemen. not 4. South Carolina. Our home?<Ve will ecn ever reJ?ice i? thy prosperity; grieve in e a thy adversity, and sustain thee undff eve- . led rylr5a'me' 5. Kersliaw District. Thy soil is clas' si^; emiched by the blood of Heroes. rj G. Lafayette, DeKalb, Kusciosko. Thy spirits commune with those of our Washl'lu ington, Montgomery, Sumter, and the oth-, er co-labourers in the cause of Independence?may wc cease to be free before we )n" forget your disinterestedness, toils and on privations in the accomplishment of .our MS>,_ liberty. 7. The Army of llie United States.? l"e Slotif arms and brave hearts. At Orleans >r',. they proved themselves equal lo the vetel'le rans of Waterloo. Tfiey will prove* ui* r?r vincible. " the q NaVy of the United States."? .t0 Floating, impregnable batldHes. They in- ''nevervgive up the ship" worthy to be ?r* cherished. * IV' 9. The Militia. The bulwark of the.* eJ1* country; each breast a rampart, and every s*? soldier fights to defend his own fireside.? ain More to be depended on than standing ar,ur mies. on 10. The Press The palladium of our liberties. Its freedom a blessing; its liceu"e* tiousncss a curse. OU || T.iVinP ltioKiirilcnn. TTp hns fnith. iat fully represented his const i I vents, while in ,,,r Congress. Let the Stale honor him with 5 il Iter first office, and he will also receivo lVC her approbation." '1C 12. The Orator of the Day. He has more than realized the expectations of his se? friends, and has given a promise of his fuw'e lure usefulness at the bar. 13. The Ladies. .Man's virtues emaer nale from the lessons of his matrons; his a'* incentive to action aims at ihe'approbation 'le of beauty's smile as his rich reward. After which the following volunteer toasts were ' 3 drank. By Jos. W. Doby. The present Banking system.?A gross delusion; an imposul ture; the veil has fallen off; the monster stands revealed in all its hideousness.. Behold the hand-writing is on the wall.-? cs "Mene, Mene,. Tekel, Upharsin." a By Gen. James W. Cautey. The Administration?It has been true to the South ?the South will be true to it. FG By Joseph J. Jenkins. The Sub Trea... sury?Jeflerson's alternative for a Nation1 al Bank: A simple, but constitutional and n*.An! Lnl.t rt/>n nrVinnl in tkn IlC/tQ I <*nm_ CUIUICIlb uaiaiitc vt ului in uiu uotaif winiriercial and banking system of the country. By Capt. James P. Dickenson. Martin Van Buren?The " Northern Man with !a_ Southern Feelings." The South will give no him a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull - all together. x By T. W. Pegues. Gen. William Henry Harrison?"the ardentfricud of human ,k liberty.as evinced in his desire to sell *r the whiles and free the blacks. ,c* By James R. M'Kain, Esq. Our late p esteemed fellow citizen, Col. John Ciits' nut?His memory will be cherished by the people of Kershaw as long as they have hearts to entertain a sense of gratitude for . the good and the virtuous. g? By W. T. Birchmore. The Ladies? The good and virtuous example which [ie they set before the world is worthy of all admiration. n" By Z. VV. Maner. Martin Van Buren? ' The faithful ally, the valiant and intrepid * champion of the South?she will rally a round her gallant standard bearer. By James W. Cantey, jon'r. Domestic Slavery?If it be an evil, it is one whose ramifications have reached the Hody politic; and no foreign or hostile hand shall ever attempt its eradication. By B. N. DcLeon. The Union?We cherish for it that attachment which becomes enlighted freemenf but will never submit to be made the notaries of a blind idolatry to it. By Copt. M. M. Levy. John P. Richardson?If private virtues and purely Southern Principles are claims to the gubernatorial chair, "Thou art the man." By James Cantey, jun'r. Judge David Johnson?We appreciate the integrity of :?,?,i i..,# ,i:r IMS jjiivuic anvi juuibiai vuuiauici, uuv uiifering from liim fundamentally as to principles and measures, cannot consent to confer upon him an office which can add nothing to his already well earned and well established reputation. By Daniel Motley. Col. Jas. H. Hammond?We respect his talents; admire his fidelity to principles, and would willingly