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*" ; '"' . V ^ ; '- ^ ' ' '$ 1** '"- ' *e ' - ' '. .v->?."t.vT^v>#-.:.. . *^? THE CAMDEN JOURNAL. . ? - ' { . ' ' ' '. . >.'.. ' <: \ * A'"-'"' 'v ;*" +%??' ''. -"fa-:? c.-'m ... " - - *& C:> [NEW SERIES.] VOL.11. CAIUDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1S41. >*" v.V- '. *!% :^?i&AWfZ ^ : ? - ' . ?^H Published every Wednesday Morning, THOMAS W. PEGUES, At three dollars in advance, three dollars and fifV cents in six months; or four dollars at the expiration of the year. Advertisements inserted at 75 cents per square fo * ?-e__? __j 07 onoli onhupnnnnt insertion.? -*iio unii,unu ui k.ivi v?>u , The number of insertions to be noted on all advertise ' tnents, or they will be published until ordered to bi 'discontinued, and charged accordingly. Onedolla per square wil' be chargod for a single insertion. Somi-monlhly, Monthly and Quarterly advertise sncnts will be charged the same as new ones each in -sertion. All Obituary Noticoa exceeding six lines, ani * 'Communications recommending Candidates for pub lie Offices of profit or trust?or puffing exhibitions will be charged as advertisements. Accounts for Advertising and Job Work will Is presented for payment quarterly. O* All Loiters by mail must be post paid to in suro punctual attention. POETRY. rt'n iTRTn\Tns TOGETHER. C, . * v*.SM* A w.. v BY CHARLES SWAIN. Oh, time is swoet, when roses meet, With Spring's sweet breath around them, And swoct the cost, when hearts are lost, If those we love have found them, And sweet tho mind, that still can find A star in the darkest weather; " But naught can be so sweet to see, As old friends meet together! . . Those days of old, when youth was bold, *?I otnla w!n<ra to Kneed it. AIIU UIMU o?v.v .....& r . f;_. ~ v And youth ne'er knew how fast time flew, - Or knowing did not hoed it! , Though grey each brow that moots us now, For ago brings wintery woatlier, Yet naught can be so swcot to see, p~* ' As those old friends together. !<i; -' ; , ... "The fow long known, whom years have shown, y With hearts that friendship blesses; And hand to cheer, perchance a tear To soothe a friend's distresses; Who helped and tried, still side by side, A friend to face and weather, ; $ "Oh, ihus may we yot joy to see And meet old friends together! 1 ; / AGRICULTURAL. From the Temperance Advocate. THE STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. . PREMIUM LIST FOR 1841. - i ?or ; , For the best Stallion for Agricultural purp For the best Mare for Agricultural purposes, A Silver Cup, 20 For the second best .Mare " If For tlie best Colt, 44 1G For the best Filly, 44 1C For the best Bull, " 2f For the second best Bull, 44 li For the best two year old Bull, " IS For the best yearling Bull, " 1( For the best Cow, " l; For the second best Cow, 44 IS For the best Heifer under 3 years old, 44 l; For the second best, 44 1( For the best, yearling Heifer, 44 1( For the best bull Calf, 44 1( For the best heifer Calf, 44 ]( For the best Boar, 44 1( For tho best Sow, 44 K ' For the best pair of pigs under one year, 44 For the best pair of pigs under six y ? months, ?? < For the host Ram, ?? jj ^or sccon^ best Ram, ? K For the best Ewe, ? 2( Por the best pair of Lambs, ? 2( The second annual Cattle Show of the State Ag ricultural Society of South Carolina, will take placi in Columbia, in the State House yard, on Wed nesday of the first week of the Session of the Lc gislature, in November next. Gentlemen interested in the improvement of Stock are respectfully requested to contribute to the exhi bition. It i9 expected to ha?e a Sale of fine Stocl at the Buno time and place. All who intend to exhibit Stock, are requested ti communicate to the Secretary, before the 15th o November, the number and kind, in order that pro per arrangements may be made. Rv order of the President. - - - ROBERT W. GIBBS. JKec'g Sec'y. From the Southern Planter. .. CORNCOBS. Mri Editor,?I am happy to see you and correspondents pressing the value ol the corn cob upon our wasteful and extravagant community. If farmers would onJy attend a little more to this and some lOther points of rural economy, they mighi easily save enough to justify a system o| Improvement which they admit to be desirable, but from which they are frequentJy deterred by the want of funds. I arr -fully satisfied that there are but few farinerg jn our community who do not waste * U ,rt nil l% r\l .r fKom with more lhau enougu ??r,,v ?<v the means of effecting improvements, thai in lheir turn would double their means ol t;; mdking others equally as profitable. h Go upon a large farm in Virginia, observe the niggardliness in providing fenPes, houses, and fixtures, and the correspondent waste in food, labor, and destruci Mon *>f itnpletnertts. Compare the man. agenoeAt with .that of a manufacturing 01 mercantile establishment, and you see ai - once, why agriculture U- notprofitable.? yi ^7 ' ' -S/*' V '*' - **V-r " Such system, or rather such a want of it, would break down any other business 'in the world. ^ But I have been drawn off from the main object of this communication, which r was simply to confirm the value of corn - cobs, by relating to you a circumstance 0 that came within my own knowledge. In e the winter of 1S16 corn was very high, r and Peter Bedlock, of Dinwiddie, who ' is now an independent farmer, was a very . poor man, but an, excellent manager.? . Afraid that his corn would not last, he de- ' teimined to try, and did, winter his horses 1 upon corn cobs alone, pounded in a com- i . mon mortar with his own hands. They received no other sustenance except long I forage, as hay and fodder. Upon this they ji ? did their winter's work, and no man everjl I saw Peter Bedlock drive a doo? horse. To this fact 1 am ready to testify and I you are welcome to give my name to any person who may feel sufficiently interest- < ed in it to ask for it. < Yours, J. H. i From the Southern Planter. I BERKSHIRES. ] Mr. Robinson, who is not less remarka- I ble for his practical common sense than < for the forcible quaintness of his style, < gives the following excellent advice to the i breeders of Berkshires: |i "Experience is an excellent teacher? < as I have been taught a little I will impart i it to others engaged in breeding pigs.? I Great care is necessary with this breed to ! i guard against the temptation to use them < too young. They are so large and fine at ' eight or ten months, that many suppose they are plenty big enough to breed. It is | a great mistake. The boar should scarce- < ly be used until twelve months old, and I then but sparingly until eighteen. A sow I should never be allowed to have pigs until i a year old, and then only in warm wea- < ther?and it would be better that they < ivnrp civtppn months nlil ?nature Cannot I be forced wiih impunity. The period of i gestation in a sow is exactly sixteen weeks; Now of my experience?I had two sows last fall on the passage from Albany, got , with pig at about four months old. On the first day of Jauuary, one of the coldest seasons, one dropped seven and the other two, and as the sows had little or no milk, and were too young to mind their pigs, all died in spile of all that human care could do. ( "Yesterday, another sow, just one year old, dropped eight pigs. She is one ( of the kindest, most careful, and sensible . hogs I ever saw; and as the weather is warm, are all as lively as could be wished. It is characteristic of Berkshires, that they are great breeders, and fine milkers 1 but do not be tempted to use them too | young. But above all things, do not be ' tempted to do without them. 1 SOLOMON ROBINSON. 1 1 r. IT ? _ A : 1 O O JLane O. n., la., /vpru a. ' To Preserve Hams, ?fcc.?To prevent ' injury from the fly, worm, or bug, make ' a strong ley of wood ashes. With three 5 or four gallons of this ley, in a large iron 1 kettle, take your ham or smoked beef, } and dip it into the kettle so that it is com1 pletely wet with the liquid, and let it dry; > after hanging the meat in its former place, it will invariably be found that it is free * from bugs and worms, and no taste of ley > it ever perceived, even on the outside. * Nothern Wheat for Seed.?Itissup* posed by many that the reason why the - Black Sea wheat, so called,-will withstand 3 the rust better than any other variety, is, j because it grows in a higher latitude and j has become more hardy than those kinds' that are cultivated in a more southern cli' mate. There can be no doubt that it will ' ultimately become acclimated with us, and 1 -> ? L-"?<i ~.i 1 men oe no ueuer iimu any umei vanciy. j 5 If these two positions are true, it follows f that it would be good policy for our farm- , . ers to obtain seed often from a more north-! ern latitude than they arc in. We think that some of our shipmasters, who are in the Russian trade, and visit Arqjiangel, 1 could obtain the right variety. There is a 1 northern limit to the wheat region, a point 1 where wheat is raised much quicker than it will grow with us, but there it has more i day light in that space of time than we can j f give it. Seed from this point would be " valuable to us. The several Agricultural societies can- j ; not better use their funds than to lay aside j j. a small part annually, to be expended in j defraying the expenses of obtaining seed t wheat and other valuable seed from other j , regions. The Kennebec Co. Society x . has done so several times with advantage I j > to the community. We hope they will e i continue so to do, and that others will aid c t in the cause.?Maine Cultivator. r r ii Petty Larceny.?A woman in Pennsylvania has prosecuted another for steal- e ing her husband? Very few husbands are v worth stealing. t . ; I Ephraim says that the feelings of a man ? whose note falls due the day befroe his funds are ready, are peculiarly lack-a-daysical. j -N ' . " . . . * - Vv. f. - ' . ' * ''f. " '*> " 'Jz'*'* W* **. ?-* ? Y ?' . * . * . '"r. \ * V# ' - :r>^- v ,-^v - ' MISCELLANEOUS. From Foote's History of Texas and the Texians. IUTTE OF SAN JACINTO. Cos had reinforced Sanla Anna, as apprehended. The Dictator had now more than fifteen hundred soldiers around him. The Texians could only muster seven hundred and eighty-three. It was not positively known in tljte Texian camps that Cos had arrived; and, at any rale, addition!! reinforcements were yet to be apprehended There was a bridge which afforded the only means of passing a creek between the Brassos river and the camp of Santa Anna. ^ 1 . I .1 !. I 1 J Deal smilli proposeu mat aiiinoniy snouia be given him to destroy this bridge. Such nn application could not he refused. The bridge was demolished by Smith, Carnes, Tapham, and another. By this time, the battle was raging. The army of Freedom was thus arranged: * "The first regiment, remanded by Col. Burleson, was in the centre. The second regiment, under the command of Col. Sherman, formed the left wing of the ai my. The artillery, under the special command of Col* George W. Hockley, inspector-general, was placed on the right of the first regiment; and lour companies of infantry, under the command af Lieutenant Col. Millard, sustained the irtillery on the right. The Texan cavalry, sixty one itl number, commanded by Col. Mirabeau B. Lamar, (whose gallant md daring conduct on the previous day liad altrcted the admiration of his comrades, and called him to that station) plac pd on the extreme right, completed the Texan line." It would be altogether a mistake to sup* pose that more that a minute <>r two were occupied by the soldiers of Freedom, in taking their appropriate stations in the Reid. This was all perfectly understood imong them beforehand. It would be squally an error to regard the contest which now occurred as any thing like ordinary battle. It was in fact rather a universal assault upon the enemy's line, ?lite magnificent acting out of the plan nf ntinrk nf the dav before. Col. Sherman again commenced the fight; his brave soldiers were seen running towards the foe. and were heard thundering forth the dreadful war-cry "Remember the Alamo! Alamo!" The same sound was insinntly heard along the whole Texan line, and every man was in rapid motion towards the barbarian breast-jyprk. There wa?not much need of Generals, Colonels, M*? jors, Captains, Lieutenants, or Ensign-, just at this instant of lime. All had but one object, one spirit, one dutv; each man rushed forward as rapidly as possible, to wreak long-suspended vengeance upon the assassins of Liberty, the inhuman murderers of their friends, relatives, and countryman . Every private had become an officer now,?every officer a daring and deep-performing soldier. Each armed hand" seemed to represent the vigour of a whole company of ordinary men. "Led in fight, yet leader seemed Each warrior as in chief, export When to advance, or stand, or turn the sway Of buttle, open where, and when to close The ridges of grim war, no thought of flight. None of retreat; no unbecoming deed, nvmtrJ font- nnnh nn himfinlf fcliccL AUUb Uiguvvt ivui | vuwm ?... .... , As in his only arm, the moment lay Of Victory!" The Texan soldiers on the right and left wings succeeded in forcing the enemy to give ground first: the Barbarian centre remained unbroken a little longer only; in eighteen minutes their whole line yielded to the fury of the Texan assault; and Mexican officers and men were seen flying in every direction, some on horseback, some on foot, some Igwards the bridge which had been broken down, some towards the adjoining lake, into which they precipitated themselves headlong, and were there either slain or drowned. Such a scene as was now proceeding defies all description. The fugitives who fled on foot were rloselj' chased by the Texan infantry, and killed by scores, as they ran before thein with all the speed which terror could impart to their dastard limbs. The Texan Cavalry, who had charged and routed that nf the enemy had dashed after them, as ihev galloped towards the place where the i L J | bridge over the crecK nuu luieiy oiuuu.? What was the dismay of the barbarian horseman when they saw that it had been broken down! Some of them leaped to the jround, threw themselves inlo the creek, tnd attempted to gain the opposite shore. Some again, seeing the Texan Cavalry ] ust behind them, spurred their horses iown the precipitous bank, and struggled hus to get out of reach of the destroyers. < 3ut the efforts of the greater part of them < vere vain; the slaughter here was prodi- ' ;;ous; the waters of the creek are said lit- I rally to have been reddened with Mexi- c an blood; and to have been reddened still ' nore deeply with the floating garments f if the slain. a The pursuit was kept up, with unabated d agerness, until a late hour in the evening, t vhen it was terminated by an order from s he Commander-in-Chief, who announced f hat "enough glory had been won for? sin- C ;le day." This officer had been wounded < ??' Si * I here quote nearly the words of the official re- t iort to the goveiraent, 1 .'"r f>; 'A .^?35. by a ball in the beginning of lite battle, and had been conducted to his tent, in order to have the proper remedies applied. ; The result of the conflict was now ascertained. Two of the Texans had been slain; twenty-three of their number had been wounded; but only six mortally. Of the Mexicans 530 had been killed; among whom, was one General officer, four colonels,,lwo Lieutenant-Colonels, five Captains, and twelve Lieutenants. Two hundred and eight of their number had been wounded. Of prisoners there were 730; among whom there were four Colonels, aids to Santa Anna, and other officers. Six hundred muskets, three hundred sabres, and two bundled pistols, several hundred mules and horses, and near twelve thousand Hollars in specie, fell into the hands of the Conquerors. General Cos was captured the day after the battle, and Santa Anna himself in 24 hours after, and both these august personages were duly paraded into the Texan camp. A Convenient Memory.?A popular jockey was called on one morning by a negro man, who was mounted on a fine looking horse and with whom a conversation something like the following ensued: 'Good morning Massa Sharp; my Massa sent me to sell you dis horse, cause he so bad massa dont want to keep him.' 'What are the faults of the horse?' O, he got a good many very bad faults; ?dre'ful bad faults.'. 'What is one of them; the principal one?.' 'Well then you see, Massa Sharp, dis horse alober white; and when massa ride him, de white hairs all slick to massa new black coal, spoil massa's bran new coat?, Well that is rather a bad fault to be sure but has the horse no other faults?' 'O yes massa; horse got tree very bad faults; two oders besides dat one.' 'What is another of the faults which you have spoken of?' 'Why den massa I'll tell you all about it. When I rides dis horse to water," he souses his nose down in the water, and wet massa's new bridle?spoil, massa's new bridle.' 'Well, what else!' 'Toder fault massa, dat toder fault?ah ?me can't think on em; 'tis very bad fault, but,?but can't think on em.' *Anr trliif-pri-p do you ask Tor the horse?' 7 'O not much, he so very bad,?only ask but one hundred dollars; massa says if can't get dat?may take seventy-five.' 'I'll give you sixty dollars for him.' '0 no; can't take less than seventyfive and don't mean to take dat.' With that the fellow turned his horse as if to ride off, but the jockey called out to bim, 'here slop; I'll take hint at seventyfive.' 'Well hand out de money quick den, cause mus be off.' Seventy-five dollars in new bank notes, v - ? 1 ..n.trit were soon lenuereu, anu which mc ur^u with much reluctance received, before he would gire up his seat on the horse. The bridle was changed, and the jockey much elated mounted his new acquisition to ride into the stable door but before fairly considered the propriety of fetching up by means of the rein, the horse struck his head with some violence against the stable walls. The jockey, looking over his shoulders, and seeing Sambo induslrously walking away, he called out, 'Here you black son of a possum! this horse is stark blind!' '0, la! massa,' drawled Sambo, 'dat are toder one fault me coulden't think of!' . t, *; .1 The following is a good illustration of a stvle of disputing, which has not yet whol Iy gone out of fashion:? A. Supposing I had a ship at sea? B. But you have no ship at sea. A. Well, supposing I had a ship at sea B. (warmly) 1 tell you, you have no ship at sea. A. But supposing I had a ship at sea? B. (mad as fury) You lie, you d d rascal, you have no ship at sea. An Evasive Answer.?Well, Pat, did you present that bill for payment, which I gave you this morning!" "Yes, your honor." "Well, what was the gentleman's answer?" "Evasive, your honor/'' "Evasive! what do you mean?" "Why, your honor,he said he'd be d d if he would pay it!" A Reprimand.?Some years ago, in me of the counties of Virginia,a witness unJerexemination before the County Court, efused to answer a question put to nimi )y one of the counsel, and was] thetefore :harged with a contempt of court. He vas arraigned on this charge; a long and )atient investigation of the matter ensued, md tne court, after mature deliberation, lecided that the prisoner was guilty, and nnKiioiv rpnrimanded by the pre nat uc I'uuuui^ -.j-.? r iding magistrate of the court?The cuf-: ?rft wa3 accordingly placed at the bar, the 3hief Justice arose with all the dignity the iccasion required, and with impressive gravity, pronounced and expcutr.d:the senence of the court in the following" wordsr G ^ -,{you hare been accused: ? .. v. -" ?% "?> I of a heinous offence; ymi Iiaive bten fuiTly 1 and patiently tried; and found ^ The court in punishment of thH . nflence has ordered, that I'shaTJ 'reprimand ybu^-^jSaS aim you ashamed; you dirty dog.1' ' . - ' :>. (Corretpondenec nf tfe MrrAttr/.) [From the Philadelphia'Saturday Couritr.1 THEGKANARY. A Tale which. Every body will Read. BY RE7. A. C. THOMAS. "Whoso readelh, let jiim understand." ' Jonathan Homespuft, having purchased an ex'ensive farm, and provided him- ; self with every tiring requisite to prosper- wm ous husbandry, proposes tofyhusll sub-, scribers with oqe quart of wheat weekly, for one year, at the' low price oftone dollar and fifty cents, in advance; two dol# lars at ine cnu oi six months; or t wo UQWffiya Inrs and . fifty cents if not paid til! the close of the year. The facilities afforded by the govern-.; ; ment, for the transportation of wheat to ; >. every section of the Union and adjacent provinces, are such as must prove.satisfactory to every subscriber; and the proprietor of the Granary assures-all who ;'/< may patronize him, that he will exert himself to supply an article of the b*gtquality. N. B?Agents will be allowe'dj^H generous per centage. Address (post paid)" Proprietor of the Granary, Hopewell."; Such was the prospectus issued by my*' . r friend Mr. Homespun. Feeling a lively_ interest in his welfare, I visited his farm, although it was a long journey from* my^ home, and was pleased to find every thing ' in nice order. He informed j*ne thai he had contracteil a large debt in the purchase of the premises, stock and imple-. ments of husbandry, but that he bad' no doubt of his ability to discharge eery 0 obligation in a few years. He also stated" ;"' that he had already received many hundred subscribers, and that in four or five * :aj weeks he would commence the delivery . of the wheat according to his proposals." The scheme appeared plausable; "and my friend was so confident of his success, that I had not the slightest doubt of his. prosperity. I entered my name aVa subscriber, and-when 1 left him he was pre' paring many thousand'quart sacks. ;* Every week for the space of two years* Ireceivcd myquartof wheat, and conclud-^ ; J1 eil from its excellent quality and prompt"' ' ?_ delivprv pvprv tbimr waa nrncnpriiiK with: . .-* Jonathan Homespun and. his tjirm. So t <* fave myself no concern about^rny indebi* aness l<? mTn-Hui, so in i,? m & mmigi1,1 i so extensively patronized as he is, the small pittance of two year's'arrearages would be but a drop in the bucket.,". It is true, there was occasionally prtyitcd-oi*.' sacks a general notice to delinquents?^' . i but ( never suspected that this waSiritenlJi ed for his friends. The notice, however became more .frequent; and having leisure, 1 concluded ! would visit my friend, the proprietor of the Granary. He greeted me cordially? but I saw there had been trouble.. He y was evidently worn with toil and anxiety; and in the conversation of the evening, he entered into particulars. "Here I have been labouringVday./incf almost night for two years; and l anymore^ ^ in debt now than when 1 began. My ereditors are pressing for payment;.I am conscious of inability to meet their demindgj^randcan perceive no result but bankruptcy and ruin. . "But have you not a large jisi 01 souscribers? said I. "Yes, a very large list,' was the reply,. < ' "but too many of them are likeyo'u!" , "Me!'' I quickly rejoined in amazemetitfv' too many like me!" "Pardon me," said my friend, in a me-. lancholy tone?"pardon me for oppression^ >' will make even a wise man mad. You have bad a quart of wheat weekly for twoyears?and 1 have not had a cent of pay- ' v ment; I have a large list of the same kind of patrons scattered here and there over thousands of miles. If they would pay me the trifles they severally owe.me,, I should be directly freed from embarrass-;, meiit, and go on my way rejoicing. But .. they reasoned as you reasoned; and among * you, I am brought to the door of pover-jflfc ty and ruin. > ; I felt the full force of the rebuke, and promptly paying arrearages at theThfcreag- ^ ' ed price named in the prospectjis(rand also a year in advance,, I shortly hid adieu to the worthy and wronged farmer, resolvincr to do every thing in my power tore " y o " , ? * w ? T .. pair the injury which had been .accrued" from my delinquency. O ye patrons of Jonathan Iforocspunf wherever ye are, or whoever ye arel ye [who have received and eaten the wheat | from his Granary without making payment! Ye are guilty of a grievous sin of ? commission. Therefore repent. Pay the farmer what you owe him. Uncle Yarn's teamsters bring yo" the sack of grain eve- ^ ry week, and Uncle Sam's'teamsters will carry the money safely to Jonathan Homespun. A Silk weaving manufactory has bean establish, cd at Nashville Tonn. by wk White and Dr. Fo*. 'v . ,? *>% The value of Batter and Cheese made in Now "T t- o?nr in Stl0.437.0fi2. Of maplo sugar lorRiooi. jw? ? ? there were m^de 10,093,991 Uw. v, ' 'v * ; ; ". riP-',-M-r