The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, September 15, 1841, Image 4
, AN ADDUKSS,
vDelivered on Vac. Qrith Jvne, bcjnrc DarHey
Lolye. Fart (j lines, Ga.
< BY LEONIiMS KING, E.-Q.
-V The regular observance ofcerta n fssti.
%- vals and the celebration of certain anniversaries,
are among the most time-honor
ed customs of Free Masonry. They are
points upon which we may stand, whilst
we review the past his! try of our order;
study the present situati* >n of our noble
institution; indulge in the pleading contemplation
of those future triumphs which if
we are but true to our principles shall surpass
the enthusiasts 'nope, or the prophets
dream. Their use is not to dazzle the uninitiated
by an idle pageantry, or a vain
display of pomp and splendid ceremonial,
but to inculcate our precepts, and impress
upon the mind of the Mason the high nature
of his duties, and bid him in their performance,
fear no danger, spare no expense
and remit no exertion.
On such occasions it is usual for some
member of the craft to deliver an address
revealing as much concerning our order
as should be known, by those who are not
of the brotherhood. That duty has on
this occasion been assigned to your humble
speaker, and permit ine in the outset
to remark, in the language of another,
"that for the consideration of that portion
of the community who have suffered their
prejudices to cloud their reason, to poison
the source of their judgment who have
hastily formed and indulged opinions concerning
our order without the information
necessary for the award of a just decision,
we have no equivalent inducement to offer
for the tender of their attention. Their
opinions we leave as we found them, floating
like a bubble on the fountain created
by the slightest cmnm ition and dissolvcb
by the slightest effort." But to those of
this assembly who enjoy not the high privileges
of Masonry, yet are disposed to
investigate with cand >r and decide with
justice, we would tender our personal acknowledgements
fir the honor their presence
has conferred on our institution more
sinneu agaii]*i.<!ia:i ^isnnii^i.
The origin of .Masonry is the subject of
frequent enquiry, and if we confine ourselves
to the principles upon which it is
founded, the problem is easily solved.?
"It rests in the bosom of G >d, its voice is
harmony of the world, the universe is its
sahctriary, earth is its alter, truth its spirit,
Jehovah the object of its adoration. I;
is the life of religion, the light of love, the
crown of wisdom. It is the beauty of virtue,
the brightness of ho or, the blessing
of reason and the joy of faith. Its essence
is in God, its dwelling with his servants,
its will is his wisdom, its work to his glory.
It is admired in patience, in charity beloved.
It hath a pure eye. a plain baud and
a perfect heart. It. is wis loin's walk in
the way of holiness, takes 11 > rest but in
the resolution of goodness. Its hand-never
fails, its faith never fears, its lodge is
without schism, its city without fraud and
its courts without vanity. Its principles
are eternal, its morality comprehensive,
its mysteries sublime, its promises encouraging,
its hopes heaven born, and its fruits
faith in God, charity to the poor, peace
on earth and good will to all men,
When the ancient of days spake into
PYicmnon tine fnurlitit nnirnrtj^?w!if?n ftp
i ty to our own order. But the most signal
instance furnished by tradition of the operative
usefulness of Masonrv, on which
the twilight of uncertainty does not cast
its shadows, is to be found as we have already
said in the erection of the Temple
at Jerusalem. An Edefice was to be raised
in honor of the Most High, and its foundation
was to be laid upon the spot once
. consecrated by the presence of God.?
I "A house was to be built in the name of
the Lord, to be dedicated to him' to be
hallowed by the presence of Jehovah and
fillet wiih liis rrlorv. Who was able to
. build him an house, seeing that the Heaj
uen and Heaven of Heavens cannot conj
tain? What finite mind could plan, or
i what human hand complete a Temple
; meet for the High and Lofty one that in;
habiteth Eternity, whose name is holy,
i who stretcheth out the Heavens as a cur!
tain, and spreadeth them as a tent to dwell
in?"
The task was to be performed by one
of the House of David, who had received
from the God of his father, riches and honor,
power knowledge and wisdom, such as
none of the Kings before him had nor
were to have after him. lie sent unto
Hiram King of Tyre? for a man, cunning
to work in Gold and in Silver and in Brass
and in Iron?in purple in crimson and in
blue? that had skill to grave, with cunning
men that were in Judea and Jerusalem.
He collected together the craft and
j formed them into different lodges accord*1
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I ingio meir several uugiuos ui
I He sent forth workmen, who from the cej
dar trees, fir trees and algum trees of
j Lebanon and from the quarries of Zeraj
datlice collected materials for the building,
j All moved on in Harmony, and each
Lodge performed its appropriate labor,
, well knowing that its work was scanned
by the all-seeing eye. The hewers bronght
together the cedars and other trees of the
forest. The Smith fashioned the metaJ
with his hammer and wrought it with the
strength of his arms. The Carpenter
i stretched out his rule, marked his work
with a line, fitted it with planes, marked it
' with the compass, levelled it with the
plumb, and conformed it to the square.
The materials were ready gathered together
upon mount M<"riah; and so perfect
was the work, that no sound of any
metallic instrument, was heard at the rearing
of the Temple, to tlisLtib the harmony
of the scene. And the Temple thus
reared was filled with the glory of God.
It was begun and finished solely by Masonic
hands, and was the proudest trophy
of her architectural skill, of her harmonious
spirit and the power of her knowl-j
edge which Masonry has ever permitted
the world to witness. What but Mason- j
ry could have preserved such union, such;
perfect concert of ac ion, among so vast a
multitude as were engaged about the building
of the temple, collected together from
Hlltiountries, spcnkixig_dufcreht languages
governed by different customs and perhaps
national prejudices. Yet this was
effected by Masmry where lessons are
drawn from that sacred volume which
teaches us to love our neighbors as our
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fcUivt's aiiu IU u?? uniu uuiuidaa \YV; HUUIU
that others should do unto us.
Alter the completion of the Temple;
' he Craftsman were dispersed; and whereever
they went established lodges for the
preservation and dissemination of the
knowledge which they had acquired, and
the mysteries into which they had been
initiated at Jerusalem. Commencing its
career in Palestine, Masonry went forth'
conquering and to conquer, and rested I
r?iit iirtlil nli/\ bncl rJnntn/^ kn?? konnfti* nnrvn I
ii'H uiiui auw uau |JtaiiiGw IIGI uamii/i upuu
i every shore. Truth was its beginning, its
i end and aim. It triumphed every where
prevailed in every country, until now to
study its history, is to study the history of
the world. The arts were her handmaids
the science her companions, and whcrccver
mechanical genius has left its impress
j there was once the abode of Masonry.
Whereever taste has erected a Palace,
religion a Temple, learning an Academy,
power a Fortification, there do we find
the landmarks known to our order.
Wherever Geometry, Architecture or As-'
tronotny have been studied, we discover
traces of Masonry. When the Pyramids
of Egypt, which for centuries have mocked
the sands of the whirlwinds of the desert
were reared, it was there and presided
overthe stupendous work. Pompey's
Pillar and Cleopatra's Needles are monuments
of its power. The temple of Diana
at Ephesus, the Arcropolis at Athens, the
Coloscum at Rome, the stately edifices
of Antiquity, and the magnificent structures
of modern times all attest its glory.
It directed the studies of the Egyptian
Priests and the Seers of Cbnldea, it guided
Pythagoras in his invention of Hieroglyphics,
his mathematical investigations,
and his Logical researches. It accompaiiiprt
Plnfn to the frrnvo nf Ararlpmnc anrt
was with Socrates in his musings upon
the immortality of the soul. It assisted
Phidias and Praxitiles in their work, and
contributed to the triumph of Pygnalion.
Its precepts formed the minds of i'aphael
Angelo, and Canovn, Newton, D Cartes
and Ilersche! are indebted to her principles
for their fame.
In a word, every age and every nation
bear the impress ofMasonic science. The
world is its stage, good its object* universal
triumph its destiny. Founded upon
the principles of eternal truth, it knows no
'y V 3
first fixed .he planets in their orbits, an l
in the region of the stars placed a tabernacle
for the sun, the spirit of Masonry
was then living and was impressed upon
his handi w irk bv her first Great Grand
Master, Jehovah, Lord over all. And
when the inorniusi stars sang together for
joy, they chanted the natal song of our ininstitutions,
and the Music of Planets, sum
and adamantine sphorer, wheeling unbro.
ken through the wide expanse, sounded
" the earliest and the noblest triumph of
Masonry. The Harmony which characterises
and pervades the whole of nature's
beauteous temple is the true spirit of Masonry,
by which all well regulated lodges
are influenced and governed. Here is
the foundation upon which Hie whole magnificent
superstructure is erected, and
where is the Mason who has not felt his
intellect expanded his heart warmed with
benevolence, when, with the eye of
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aatuj nu lias iuuiv u uiimijjii iiuikius \> ui a
up to nature's God! Yes, when he knows
that the principles of his order are co-extensive
with the universe and as immutable
as the great 1 AM who is the same
yesterday to-day and forever, and shall be
as lasting as eternity.
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Hail Masonry! "when yonder spheres sublime
Pealed their first notes to mark the march of timo,
Tiiy joyous youtli began but not to fade
"When all the sister planets have decayed,
When wrapt In firo the realms of Eilicr glow
And Heaven's l.kt thunder shakes the earth below,
Thou undismayed shall o'er the ruin 6mile
And light thy torch at Nature's funeral pile.
Although the origin of Masonry in its
principles is contemporaneous with that
of the world, its origin as a social institution
is involved in obscurity. lis history
cannot be traced with any certainty to a
i.emoter period of antiquity than to the
building of the great Temple at. Jerusalem
by our first Grand Master, the most excellant
King Solomon. True, there existed
societies in Egypt, anterior to that period,
to which the Priests belonged, and
which, in many of their features resembled
the Masonic Fraternity. The Eleisiniau
institutions, before they became cor j
rupt, were marked by a striking simulari...
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change, is subject to no decay and is in-,
vested with immortality.
It is a moral amaranth and blooms
perennial on the earth, and that shall be
as a crowning ornament amidst the cir|
cling glories of the upper world. Yea,
| when the bright sun shall be extinguished
and the stars shall wander darkling in the
eternal space rayless and pathless, and the
icy earth shall swing blind and blackening
in the moonless air; Masonry shall still
exist Its Corinthian columns stand unshaken,
and the triple lights shall burn un.
dimmed upon the alter of Heaven. Time
I whose touch destroys all things else, has,
: made no impression upon our institution.
It has stood unmoved and immovable amid
:the mighty revolutions and changes which
j for centuries have convulsed the world.?
I Thebes, with its hundred gates have crumbled.
Troy exists only in song, and the
iowl makes her nest in the place of the
J Caesar's Greece is living Greece no more;
the land of battle and of song is the abode
j of ignorance. Athens lives only in the re- j
lictsofher mind, the traditions of her
j love and the records of her renown. The'
i Academy has disappeared, the walk of the
peripatetic can no longer be traced. The1
porch has fallen, the arch is broken, and
desolation broods over the city of letters. I
Even Home, imperial Rome, whose architecture
was unsurpassed, whose sculpture
. was unequalled, whose legions were triumphant
over half the world, has fallen
| the sceptre has departed from her hand,
j and the brightness of her glory is dimmed
,! forever. Demosthenes no longer enveihgs
against Philip of Maccdon, nor are the
| melifluous strains of Cicero heard in the
| Roman Forum. Homer's harp is still;
! Virgil's lyre is unstrung, and the song of
Horace lives only in echo. Jupiter no longer
thunders on Olympus. Neptune has
ceased to rule the seas, Mars to head contending
armies. Their temples have
crumbled, their worship is forgotten.
Thus has it ever been with man?a
point their space, their time a span"?not
so with Masonry. It has been as a Pyramid
in the desert of ages. From its summit
we may now look down upon all
generations of men. It has witnessed the
; destruction of thrones, the disemberment
[of kingdoms anil to the end of time like
j-'the Moon of the Morea, in love and disi
tant glory beaming, it shall preside in
cloudless chastened majesty, over the
wreck of fallen empires."
Do not however, suppose that Masonry
lias m^t with no opposition during its
magniheent career. Indeed no institution
has been the object of so many attacks
or such bitter vituperation of those
who feared its power, or were ignorant
of the designs of our order.
Religious bigotry has persecuted her,
(the inquisition has assaiiledhoiy-the-Popes
i in Jhg oJerjttirde of theirpower, in the palfmiest
days of the Roman hierarchy often
I morio it tho nKiont nf t liAir />cnf>Pinl VPntTA
IHttUU IV IUW V/UjVyVl VI VIIWII vujyvviMi ? Vll^w
ance; Anathemas were hurled against it
from the Vatician; the society of Jesuits,
who held a rod of terror over all Europe,
was arrayed against it. Membership was
made a ground of excommunication from
the self-styled Holy Church. But all has
been in vain; Masonry has pursued the
even tenor of her way unappalled by danger,
and unchecked by the great impediments
she has had to overcome, and she
still lives triumphant, whilst kings, her enemies,
are in the dust, and the Pope who
proudly claimed to be Heaven's vicegerent
one rth, is now an object of scorn
and contempt.
Thus have we hastily and slightly touched
the history of our institution, and along
the whole line of her progress through
many ages have we beheld the trophies
of its power, scattered in the richest profusion?trophies
that are found in the
monuments of art in the triumphs of science,
the work of genius and the achievements
of industry, but above all, trophies
that consist in the influence Masonry has
exerted upon the hearts of her sons, and
in those good deeds, which,though unseen
by all, save the initiated, have received j
the approving smile of God.
The cardinal principles of Masonry,!
are Faith, Hope, and Charity. We have
faith in our brethern; we can.mt doubt :
their fidelity to each other and to the or-1
der. We have faith in God, who has
spread out before us the beauties of na- i
ture to delight us, her wonders to instruct)
and her abundance to sustain & nourish 1
us so long as our work is good. We have '
hope to cheer us amid persecution and
"in the night time of sorrow and cares to
gild our gloom with gleams of gladness.?
Above all, we hope that if we are true to
our principles, to have a scat in that Great
Lodge not made with hands eternal in the
Heavens; where Jehovah, the Great
Grand Mastes. shall confer unon the
worthy, the last and highest degree of
Masonry.
Finally, we have Charity, an active
living charity that is ever ready to extend
the helping hand to a brother in distress
wherever it is lound, whether among
Jews or Gentiles. Charity that visits the i
sick, clothes the naked, feeds the hungry,
that raises and spports the wounded in
spirit; in a word, a charity that is born of
Heaven, is an ornament to even Heavn's
Angelic hosts.
Such is Masonry.?
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To her tongue have seraph words been given, - j
And power on earth to plead the cause of Heaven;
The proud, tho cold, untroubled heart of stone,
That never mused on sorrow but its own,
Unlocks a generous store at her command,
Like Horeb's rock beneath the prophet's hand;
The living lumber of his kindred earth
Charmed into soul, receives a second berth,.
Feels her droad power another heart afford,
Whose passions touched harmonious strings accord,
True as the circling spheres to nature's plan,
And man, the brother, lives the friend of man.
|X3= We are authorized to
announce THOMAS BALLAfti), as a
Candidate lor Sheriff, at the ensuing
Election.
April 14.
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\M ck uro outhririvod to an.
T T \J U1 Vs UUlilV/1 I&IVU IsVT UIJ
notince Capt JOSEPH B A SKIN, as a can
didate for Sheriff of this District, at the ensuing
election.
|l3:=,We are authorized to
announce WILLIAM CARLISLE, Esq.
as a candidate for Sheriff, of this District
a t the ensuing election.
IN THE COMMON PLEAS.
SUMTER DISTRICT.
Crane & Conway, i .
vs v Sum Pro.
J. J. Richardson. }
J. J. Richardson the Defendant, who
is in custody of the Sheriff of said District
by viitue of the above slated case,
having, in order to entitle himself to the
benefit of the Act, entitled "an Act for
the more effectual relief of insolvent
debtors" &c., filed a schedule of his whole
cstiite in the office ot the Clerk of the
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uourioi me sain LMsirict.
Notice is hereby given to the said Crane
<fc Conway, and to all other creditors of
the said J. J. Richardson, to whom he
may he indebted, personally or by attorney,
to appear at the Court of Common
Pleas for Sumter District, at Sumter
Court House on the (4tb) fourth day of
November next before one of the Associate
Judges of the State of South Carolina.
then and there to shew cause, if nny
they can, why the estate and effects mentioned
in the said schedule should not be
assigned, and the said defendant liberated
agreeably to the said Act.
JANES PARSONS, C. C. P.
Office of the Common Pleas, i
Sumter C. H. Aug. 2, 1841. $
[Printer's fee, ?12]
godolpM
This Celebrated Horse will stand the
approaching Summer seasonal Camden,
The season will commence on the 1st of
July and end on the 15th August, and the
season from the 15lh of August to the
- - - i n n fl |!_
lotti of mnvntfiDor, ni o. u. liummuii i ?.? 1
tie will be let to Mares (during the Sunt- J
mer Season) at fifteen Dollars tlve single
Visit twenty Dollars the Season and fifty
Dollars to Insure?50 Cents to the Grooir.
in every instance. Money,or anapproved
note payable on the 1st day of November
next must be sent with each inare or she
will not be served.
PEDIGREE,
tiodolphin w as got by Eclipse, out of
Sylph; she nutol Lottery, by Hephestion;
he out of Castianira, (Sir Archy's dam,) by
Imported Buzzard; his blood goes immediately
back to the best English stock. In
short, there is not a better bred horse in
the U. States, or in England.
June, 20.
DENTISTRY.
YYR. J. LEE continues the practice o
Dentistry in Camden. He will, on
application, visit families in the surrounding
country without ? xtra charge.
All operations will be on the most approved
principles, and warranted at least
equal to the best done in this community.
Feb. 10.
FUK USALM UK KMIX 1.
The subscriber being desirous of devoting
more of his time and attention to
another branch of his business, will close
his H ouse of Public Entertainment, on
the second Monday in August next; he
offers the same for sale or rent. Any person
wishing to embark in that line of business,
would do well to call and examine
the premises. The terms will be made
accommodating.
He takes this opportunity to return his
thanks to a generous public for the very
liberal patronage they have given him.
L. SECREST.
Lancaster, July 12, 26t32.
South Carolina.
LANCASTER DISTRICT.
Jonathan Knight, Applicant. I
vs. . '
William Knight and others, Defendants.
It appearing to my satisfaction that I
Thomas Knight and Levi Whitaker and .
wife Suckey, defendants in the above case,
reside without this State: It is therefore
1 I mL_* ikoo A orvnAAd ^ U! ^ - 4
oruereu, inui mcj emu uujrui
to the sale or division of the real estate of
William Knight, dee'd. on or before the
4th day of October next, or their consent
to the same will be entered of record.
JAS. H. WITHERSPOON, Jr. .
Ordinary Lancaster District.
June 23, 1841- Pr's fee, 8550.
JOB PRINTING.
Neatly executed at Ibis.Office,.'
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ESTISAY. . W
South Carolina.?Lancaster District:'/ ^ -
ToHed before me, asaneatray, ? dark/-:',
bay MARE*"with black legs, mahe and; : ?
tail, fourteen hands high, and about, ten /'
years old, her-, shoulders markedthe
collar, .and a saddle mark upon her ^ ^
Appraised at' forty-five donarsy " Said e?r
tray may be foond at Pa^idlTayl<>r!s three ''
miles from Lancaster C. H. The owner
is requested to prove property, pay chat-'
ges, and take her away.
J. WILLUMS. Magistrdik^MA
Lancaster C. H. June 21.
Fashionable Tailoring, r i
THE subscriber returns his thanks to
the citizens of Camden and it?> ric*r- ;
nity, for the patronage he lia? receivedf^8j
nn<l na.iirps the ntihlir. that lliflV rah Vim ran
their clothes made equal to any in the?
Slate, on moderate-terms at Ids establishment
two doors north of the Post Office/ v
Broad Street.
J. CHARJLESWORTH/ I
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The subscribers are now
prepared with a general assortment ef |fe& j$
uino drugs, chemicals*,.latent . &
MEDICINES. Also, Dy%-StufFar paints,
Oils, Varnishes, and . all otjipr articles
usually found in a well supplied Establish-;. m
mcnt, and offer them to our patrons ami
the public at reasonable prices, and usual
credit to punctual customers.
Among the articles, are the following;
Acetate Morphine; Sulphate do.
Veratrino; Strychnine;
Sulpliate Quinine, French;
" " American;Jodine:
Hvdroid Potash;
Croton Oil, Ac. &c;
Perfumery, VStc. . + 38
Virbena Cream, } 1
Saponaceous Compound /.For shaving
Almond Paste, V ' \
Cologne, Lavender and Rose Water;. " .t
Bears Oil; Hair Powder; j
Balm of Columbia; .
Orris Tooth Wash and Powder,
Charcoal Dentrifice; Wash Halls;'
Soaps, assorted;
Prepared Chalk in Balls;
Pearl Powder; Pink Sauierc; . .
Rouge, &c. &c. &c. .
.With a great variety of articles.lo^putne
rous to mention. For sale at: thV*ign of
the mortar by
DELEON <fc LEVY.
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TkR. WM. REYNOLDS desire* M
form his Iriends and the public-gen- -1?S?f,
erally, that having entered into.connection
with Dr. BLANDING of Colombia,'he
will now devote himself entirely to^tho r*t-.
practice of Dentistry. ? " r , _ . ^
This opportunity cannot be allowed,
pass, without a sincere expression of grate^y'.fill
acknowledgments to his friends anil :
patrons, for thai confidence which has aK ~ ?.
ways been manifested towards himVxthWs^^H
before th.em as a medical practitioner.?f
Now about to embark, more extensively^
n the practice of Dentistry, he begs to assure
them that it shall be his ahrh, eiilf
preserve this confidence; and in all liis , 4
Dental operations, (surgical orrnechanic- <
al,) to give such satisfaction as trill insure
a continuance of it.
The well desei red arid extensive repu- '
tation which Dr. Blanding haa jcyjg since ^
acquired, needs no comment. Therefore,
when thus connected, the .hope is expressed,
that without presumption, they may
look for that confidence from an en'lighl-;
ened and discriminating public," which
thev. several v. and individually enioved.
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19.
ESTATE SALE.
In pursuance of an order fro*n the Court bf Ordinary
for Kershaw District, will be sold before the
Court House in Camden, on the I6tfi 3iyof Septen:ber
next, between the hours ofl2 aniT2 o'clocJr,*
three NEGROES, viz. Nancy and Samuel, her
child, and Ibby an old wench, as the undivided j.
?>rsonal estate of Joseph Lochhart, sen, deceased he
terms of sale are one third cash; the balance
on a credit till the" first day of Jannaiy,next,'the
purchaser to give two good securities and amoit^age
of the property. ?! > . .
6 JOSEPH LOCKHAJRT, Ex'r.
Aug. 25.
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Executive Department. "
CLABUinoir, July.10, J6ii.
AS the Governor of the S^ata will be ~?bscnt Z-^'
front Clarendon until October, on a tour of
Review of the Alilitia through the upper Districts, r,. 1
all communications of-importance,-should be addressed
to him accordingly, with reference to the
General Orders of the Adjutant and Inspector -*"
General. , , ' >.<
13. T. WATTS,
Executive Secretary.1 '
July 26. 34
DISSOLUTION. "
The co-partnershrp heretofore existing
under the firm of FERGUSON &, EA-*.
TON, is this day dissolved by mutual con-;
sent. All persons having claims upon
ihe firm will present them to A. W. Eaton.
And all persons indebted to the
firm are particularly requested to pay to
A., W. Eaton, who is duly authorised 10/ .
receive and receipt for the same.
ROB'T. FERGUSON,
A.W.EATON.
Columbia, August 16, 1841. ?' ,,
NOTICE. i
We, the subscribers, have this day asso-'
eiaied ourselves in business as copartners,
and will be thankful to the public for all
favours in our line.
A.W.EATON,
JOB RUSSELL. *
Columbia, August 16, 1841.