The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, August 10, 1842, Image 2
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jgft NORTH EASTERN BOUNDARY QUESThe
Madisonian. the olhViol onnn of the flora
vernment, has the Ibllowin S ?* ! tcr!o:
' i" The North Eas'c*n ?I fnvinrr noticed
the varjous and widely dillcrciii statements-in
Bks."" other journals in rctrard t" :1m X rt h Eastern
Br Boundary negotiation, wo believe it to be as well
A "t0 ?lve our vers'on* w"h;r!j, perhaps is as likely
to be correct, as the rest, ) > say the least.
That the matter is settled ail admit.
* * The line, as we understand, is from the monument
North to the .St. Julius?nbmtr the middle
of the St. Johns to liio inouiii 01 uie c-.i. crancis;
up the middle of the St. Franristo Lake Pnlicnagram'toh;
thence-Southwesterly sirvght to 1I10
, JVorthwestermost head of Cornier' i'-nt river.?
The portion of the M iddawaskn settlement South
t of the St. Johns, to belong to Maine.
By this it will he seen that by lar the Inrgo??
Iiortion of the territory and all the land of iho
^ east value agriculturally is retained by Maine.
Great;Ejritain lias a strip over which she can
^ pass fro'ro Fredorickton to Quebec, and, if we
w are not misinformed by tlioso who have opportunities
of knowing all, that this strip is, or can
be made good for, is to pass over, and t hat as
speedily as possible, unless one wishes to starve
from cold qr hunger.
For this right of way, we are lo rcrcivc the
free navigation of the Sr. Johns, from its source
its mouth and Rouse's Point, an unquestioned j
^jj&rtion of British territory and a valuable military
jMsition. For parting with that portion of the j
territory, Maine and Massachusetts are to re- ]
ceive a smal^sum of rtioney [contrary to our in-1
g formation a few days since] from the U.S. quite j
|? as much to be sure as it is worth, and not onequarter
of what Gen. Jackson proposed to pay i
Maine alone, or loan her, as the Globe calls it. j
? ?- > A pretty loan to be sure; the land to he surveyed j
jjjjp and to lie sold by Uncle Sam, lie paying all ex-[
* flenses and. the gross amount of the sales of
twelve hundred and fifty thousand of acres to be .
paid over to Alamo, winioui uctiuciiun.
This is what we understand lias been agreed '
upon, as regards the disputed North-eastern
. Boundary question. We do not pretend to be
a exact or minute, but we have good reason to be3?
lieve that we arc, in the main, correct in our dc^
scription of tlie line. As to other matters, the
t settlement of which is not yet made known, we
wait with confidence and patience the result.,
I That the President or the Secretary will pro.
pose or agree to any thing that the Senate, or any
t-* reasonable and honest man can find plausible
? ground for objecting to, we do not for a moment
believe; nor indeed, can we give credit for sincerity
to those of either faction, who are so impatient
to condemn before they know, and who
seem resolved to find fault beforehand, with what
ever the administration may do, lest they should
have no chance after its arrangements arc declared,
to indulge their bad passions in abuse
and vituperation.
The matter all settled ron Federalism,
where and as it should be.?The London
News, in an elaborate editorial notice of the U.
S. makes the following disposition of the Presidency
for the next term:
"Henry Clay of Kentucky will, undoubtedly,
be brought forward as a candidate for the Presii?-vdency;
and if any man in the country have i??i i
claims upon his fellow-citizens for the first otlice i
~ In their gift he is thartnavi. Mr. CUy hac filled j
"\A every office below those of President and Vice j
> President, with pre-eminent ability, and with tin- j
questioned integrity?in the most satisfactory j
and beneficial manner to his country, and with
the greatest honor and the truest lame to himself.
General Winfield Scott, the commander-in-chief
of the Amorican army, will be placed in nomination
for the Vice Presidency by the same party [
which will support Mr. Clay for President, (ion.
Scott is as advantageously known as a gentleman,
a scholar, and an enlightened and patriotic I
citizen, as he is for being a skillful, judicious and !
gillant soldier. The people of the U. S. would 1
do themselves honor and service by the election
of VIr. Chv and Gen. Scott to the two highest
offices in the Government."
"Daniel Webster, tiie present aide Secretary
of State, will not, in ail probability, be a candidate
at the next election. His talents and his
services have rendered him the idol of his own
part of the country?the New England States:
but strong sectional feelings, arising from local
ciuses, which will, it may be hoped, subside in a
few more years, would, at present, shut hiui out
from the remotest chance of success.
Thieves Killed.?A notorious horse and negro
thief named Met calf was recently shut at
Fort Jesup. It was ascertained that he had a
house on the Toro which was the rendezvous of
a gang of robbers, and that another notorious
character, named James Strickland, alias "Tiger
Jim," was there. A party consisting of some
citizens and a few dragoons from Fort Jesup,
immediately proceeded to the place, waited in
ambush during the night, and seeing Strickland
in the morning, ordered him to yield. lie attjmptgdto
getaway, but was instantly shot.?
The rouse was filled with arms. A slave stolen
last August was found a short distance from the
house.
"Thus says the Natchitoches Reporter, "two
of the most hardened wretches on the frontier
^ have met their deserts at last. 'Tiger Jim' last
eumrner was one of those who perpetrated so
many atrocities in Shelby and Harrison counties,
Texas.? lie then barely escaped with his life,
having been shot at and wounded. Finding Tex?"??
as too hot for him, lie came back to his old haunts
^ on this side of the Sabine. It is to be hoped
-j^^Biat .the whole gang will now disappear. Tliev
crried on a system of plunder along the
t "/frontier for many years.?jV. O. Picayune.
? ???
The Sea Serpent jn Tenobscot Ray.?Capt
Silas Hatch informs the Editor of the Bangoi
Democrat that he met with a sea monster or
the mom in <r of the 2-ltli inst.. while on his wa\
from the Isle d'Haunt to the Penobscot river.?
' It was one hour after sunrise and the morninj
was perfectly clear when something was des
cried at a distance, supposed at first by a^r
Ward, who was with Captain Ilatc.', "to foe ?
mast, and afterwards to ho a whale, changing
i the course of the boat they drew near to the object,
until they arrived within thirty feet, nf
Hatch, says, the boat lying parallel with it ?
3ut before approaching thus near they observer
that it was not a rnast nor a whale, and tlicii
curiosity being stronger than their fears, tho\
moved up to within thirty feet of him, the annua
all of the time remaining stationary. They thus
had a fair view of the sea monster, or that part o
it out of the water. The head was elevated ahou
r - n . . . . IA I * _ 1
two ieer, was nat on ine top ?Ke a Mime s neat
and the neck bent like a snak^B when cr&wiin<
on the ground: the eyes were of the size ofa;hal
dollar and very enakish?the body was of the siz<
of a half barrel,-thirty feet of it 5was out of th<
water. ^J^eTrlooking at them awhile the 'crit
ter' sujilt'iftte the water and moved'off, leaving :
wakeiSKlnd him like that o( a steam boat. 0:
MM&-.
.'account of his proximity to the creature and (
I t!w time it was visible, Oapt. Hatch saj's li
' rouhl not have boon mistaken about its appeal
! ance, but never having soon a sea serpent, li
would not depose positively that this was om
hut r.s he has seen whales and agreat man
, strange fish, he knows tijis to bo a sea monste
Boston Times.
The Laporing people of England.?Wi
j the whig federalists of this country persist i
I their attempts to fasten upon these United State
I a system which has heen tried in England, an
ii-i.i/.l, Iirninrlit a irreat portion of the peopl
?r- ? i . j
ol' that country to tiic brink of starvation an
| dontli.' The following is from the London Glob
| ol July-lib, brought by the Acadia.
Ball. Republican.
"Evidence of the appaling extent and di?or
gnni/.ing tendency of distress, among the labor
j nig population of the country, accumulates witl
) a rapidity which defies all our attempts to des
j cribe it in detail. The conviction is forced upoi
| our inind-i that we are on the eve of a disrup
j lion of the social ties, unless immediate and ef
fectual relief be brought to the suffering multi
j tuiles who fill the streets and highways of all th<
thickly populated portions of that land. Tin
' accounts which reach us by every post, conc.u
in depicting the victims of compulsory idleness
and starvation according to law, as becoming
more and more fierce in their demeanor, more
and more reckless in their conduct, and more
and more threatening in their language. That
hunger, which breaks through stone walls, anc
braves death in pursuit of the means of life, if
doing its work among our population with t
ha<1e that should arrest the solemn attention ol
all who dread the consequences of an ignition
of the combustible masses of society.
We havejust learnt lroin a respectable informant,
who came up from Hull to London in the
steamer Water Witch on Saturday, that there
was 22 recruits on board?eleven or twelve from
Leeds, and the rest from .Sheffield. In the
course of conversation with one of them, he
stated, that during fourteen days he had been
obliged to subsist on half a penny roll a day.?
All these declared that their sole motive for en
listing was tlie want of tlio necessaries of life,
ami that it was at last a choice between death
and the profession of arms. Our informant, who
is a member of the select vestry, belonging to
tlie township of ilolbeck (Leeds,) says: "Every
day women with families apply for relief, whose
husbands have enlisted or emigrated to escape
starvation; and that, many mechanics in Leeds,
who eighteen months ago were earning twentyfour
shillings per week, are now working in the
same shops, ami the same' length of time, for
fifteen shillings per week. And yet the Prime
.Minister tells us that he will resolutely oppose
that measure which alone promises employment
and the means of honest subsistence to the people
of this country!
What a spectacle does this Island present!
Though no awful visitation has befallen us in
the shape of invasion, or civil war, or pestilence,
or blight, or earthquake; and though, as a nation,
our power at once of production, consumption,
and the carrying out of an extensive and
honorable commerce, is unrivalled, we arc in a
condition, with regard to the most truly deserving
portions of the people, which might command
the pity of the untutored savage. This
cannot last. On the ministry, a,,j ilwii majorities
in the two houses, rests the responsibility
of those consequences which are now apprehended,
with trembling anxiety, by all who arc
not blinded bv selfishness and the love of party
It is the spirit of monopoly which has brought
us to the verge of ruin. It is the spirit of lrcc
commercial intercourse that must inspire agan
the drooping, and almost extinct energies o
our country."
A mcctingof the citizens of fMiintcrville wa
i-i.i-.. ... I..I,. ?)) fXr t lir> tniriinsi
unci uii i" rm t> u\unin^< .?? ?> ^ ?. r*" i?
| of forming a Temperance Society, and a pledgi
having been submitted, was signed by twenty
| eight members, who immediately lormod them
selves into an association under the name of th
Washington Temperance Society >>f Sumtcri il/i
A Constitution having been submitted an
adopted, tlie following named gentlemen wer
elected officers for one year:
Montgomery Mosf.s, Esq. President.
William L. Bki xson, E-q. V. Pres'dt.
Wm 11. 15 a nr. k i t, Sec'ry. and Treas'r.
W.m Lewis, Alfred China, Dr. F. J.. Zf.mi
I). B. McLaukin, E. D. Felder, Board (
Managers.
Ciias. W Miller, Anniversary Orator
Ilev. James Parsons, Kev. J. W. Weli
borne, C. W. Miller, W, L. B run son, an
Montgomery Moses, E.-q'rs were nominated <1
delegates to represent this Society in the Ten
perance Convention, at Greenville, in Augui
next.
1 THE MILL BOY OF THE SLASHES."
This is the title bestowed by the Federal isi
i upon t heir new idol, Henry Clay. If that be an
j great recommendation, (and we are free to adm
! its full weight,) we hope to reach the Presidet
I cy our sc. If at no very distant day, seeing that u
| had once the honor of being a "mill boy!"j
What say you fellow Democrats of the Unite
Slates, suppose you run the "mill boy" of 11
mountains against the "mill boy of the slashes!
The race is said not to be always to the swii
but nevertheless, we are willing to take a fa
, run for it with our illustrious coternparary of tl
\ "slashes." We propose to meet him any whet
' j between this and the limits of "Old Kcntuck,
i and to test our qualifications by a match goii
! to mill race. If our most magnanimous compel
tor beat us, we will most cheerfully admit It
superior qualifications; and if we beat him v
shall expect him to surrender all pretension
and suffer us to walk over the course without
' competitor.
' We submit our proposition, with all gravity,
our neighbor of the Lynchburg Virginian, wh
' we see, talks so largely about the "mill boy of tl
slashes." Our neighbor, as we heard and b
licve, is, baring his politics, one of the best fe
1 lows in the world, and withal, as honest as
r Whig editor well can he. From bis love of
! good joke we have no donbt but that lie will r
:j lish t he proposition amazingly, and will promp
j ly accede to it?nay, so much confidence ha
' j we in him that we are perfectly willing he sh;
" I be one of the judges of the race. What say yo
' .Mr. Virginian, will you take us up.
I i Charlottesville Jejfersonian.
! Convention of Free Negroes.?From a circul
j which has been sent to the Philadelphia Spirit
rj the Times, it appears that the negroes intei
1 j holding a Convention in that city on the k
' Tuesday in next month, to devise a plan
which they can enjoy the same political priv
! eges, &.c., with the white citizens of the Unit
i' States.? Washington Index of the8th nit.
fc,
)f Correspondence of the Charleston Courier.
? Washington, JULvaa
r- The Webster's Treaty is likely to be the m<
ic popular, as it undoubtedly is the most importai
c, that has ever been made by this government sin
v : its origin. I learn that Mr. Webster is willii
r. to hazard upon it all his reputation as astatcsma
and also that the President and, in fact, the whe
Cabinet, approve of it and deem it a moist sat
11 ' factory and honorable arrangement for both, cou
n .tries. The sneaking politicians of the day ha
)S I endeavored not only grossly to misrepresent t
(1! treaty, in advance; but have intimated that t!
e i President might ultimately throw cold water u
d j on it, and that it would never be ratified. On tl
c 'contrary, as the matter is now understood, the
is not a doubt that the arrangement as to Main
considered independently of all other couce
. sions, on the part of Great Britain, will rcceh
_ the unanimous assent of that body. Nothing
|i now known or apprehended to the contrary..
Some who were forward to denounce the treat
a on misinformation, are now very anxious to r
. themselves of any blame on that score?allegir
. misinformation and anxiety as to the question i
. the cause of their hasty objections.
? The Revenue Tariff is still bpfore the Sen at
3 and the question is still upon the details. Tl
r motion of Mr. Calhoun to reduce the duty o
; 'cotton baggingfrom tU cents to 2 cents the squat
^ - - - r.? _ l_..
r yard, was lost, without a division, auer a. juh
> argument to-day.
> Mr. Buchanan then moved to strike out th;
t section which repeals the proviso in the distribi
1' tion law. The fate of the bill, he said, dependc
; j upon the decision of the Senate on this provis
i J Me expressed a wish to address the Senate full
f j on the subject, and the Senate adjourned to Mot
i day.
The Senate, in the morning, received an
. agreed to a Report of the Committee of Confei
> ance on the disagreeing votes between the tw
. Mouses on the Navy bill. The Committee rf
i commend that the number of midshipmen be rc
i duced to tlic standard of 1842, and that the nutr
her of officers of higher grades be limited to th
number in the service on the 1st day ofJanuan
1842. The Senate concurred in this amend
merit. The House afterwards concurred in i
The Select. Committee of Nine, to which wa
rcfene 1 Mr. Arnold's bill to reduce the pay r
members of Congress to six dollars a day, an
mileage accordingly, and to reduce one-fourt
the salaries, of all civil officers of the government
reported a bill, for that purpose, substantially th
same with that which Mr. Arnold originally in
troduced.
Mr. Gwin, of Mississippi, made a report fror
. the minority of the Committee, which propose
to leave pay and salaries as they arc, hut rcdu
ees the pay of members of Congress to four do!
lars a day alter the close of the fifth month of an
session. The report was coirrinitted-to the Com
miltcc of the Whole on the state of the Unioi
I do not see how the Mouse can now we
avoid a concurrence with their Committee, a
their own pay is concerned. They can, if the
please, stifle the subject in Committee of th
Whole.
The Mouse devoted much time to the consit
I oration of private bills, and then took the contir
:gent Appropriation hill.
The Committee of Conference on the Nav
bill bail, ?n I loarir, a pretty tough time of i
'in l,.,.t-?' ii n without rnmimr to ant" COt
I 1 III;} ... >?-r.
' elusion, and once in a state of considerable e>
, J ciiement.
.! There is a talk to-day of an adjournment <
. | Congress on the 15th August, to meet on a cei
| tain day before the commencement of the nc:
t regular session.
j I LOOK OUT!
f Information is wanted respecting a man wl
represented his name to be Amns Allison,
Singing master by profession. Said Allison pu
chased ahorse of tic subscriber, at $75, in Jul
5 IS 11, and gave hit note for that amount, pay:
3 j ble in October last, but about the time tl
3 | note was due, he cut out and left his note unpa
" and untouched. Allison stated that he was or
" ginnaliy Irotn Kanawha county Va, but whell
e er he has gone no one knows, certain, it
j thought however tint he is somewhere aboi
d Vork or Kershaw District, S. C. Should th
e notice meet his eve, it will inform him that
want my horse or the monev.
J. SIJACKLEFORD.
ITT The Editor ol the Milton [X. U ] Citron
cle would remark, in connexion, that the abo\
?, hull-frog Singing master scampered off and le
>f him minus 8fi; beside?, the botcher of vocal mus
1 left a tall bill with his Landlord unpaid; he alt
-'took several Merchants in; and above all, rune
' says that lie swindled several indigent widow
d ; Allison is about .'38 years old, five feet high, fac
is ! inclined to be freckle, dark hair, dark and laugl
i-! ing eyes, more mouth than brains; is famous f
st "dropping in" and spunging on the hospitali
of poor folks when travelling about?alwa;
makes it convenient to "call" when "meals
are ready?can smell baron and greens fr
miles distant,and is versed in Ghost and Wife
^ I 'eoloiry.' The Editors of the Camden Journ
7 j and Vorkvilie Compiler will do the public a f
^ j vor by inserting the above.
?( South-Carolina Iron?We noticed ycsterdi
T; at Messrs. Polock, Solomon &. Go's. Store, a sp
jcimen of Iron, from the Nesbitt Manufacture
'? Company of Spartanburg, destined for the U.
" Navy Yard, at Washington city. Compete
' judges, who were present at the same time, pr
Ir nounced the Iron to be equal if not superior
10 any manufactured in this or any other counti
It appears that it has been previously used at t.
1 Navy Yayd in WashingtoB, and the workmi
'p have bestowed the highest encomiums upon
The present lot has been forwarded by order wi
ls the probability that the Government will co
0 tract for a regular supply of it. All our mecha
N ics here join in their commendation of it, and \
a hope it may come into general use in this Sta
We understand the Company intends to throw
0 large supply of their Iron, of all sizes and kirn
?' into this market in the fall, and Messrs. Poloc
10 Solomon & Co. are now prepared to fill small (
ders for it.? Columbia Chronicle, '3d inst.
? A good joke is told of a polygamist
B_ North Carolina. lie had married I
it- thirteenth wife without wailing for any
vc them to dieofi'as the law directs. An i
til I dividual who wished to claim a handsor
1 " ' - cr ?, I Ini* ihp nrtlvri
-> rewm u uiai WHS (liiuiru |?j t
mist's person, recognized hirn in the sin
arid invited him to accompany him hon
and called in his wile to chat with h
while he went for the officer to take hi
0 On returning with the constable shortly
tor, what was the poor man's aslonis
lst rnenl to find that his own wife had absci
by dered with the guy Lothoria.
ed Cheap.?It costs only S4.7 to travel from E
ton to Natchez, by 6tage, railroad and steau
4-vr
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i (BAsaiDiam ,
>5t, WSPXESDir ROHMIi, AUGUST 10. 18?.
nt,! ? - :
cc ; Washington Temperance Society.
ng ' The regular semi-monthly meeting nf this Society
in? will he held on Saturday evening next, at Davis's
c Ilall, at 8 o'clock. Persons friendly to the cause j
~ arc invited to attend.
_ c,
lie ! "Simpson" came to hand too late for in- (
he sertion this week. <
p- ;
,ie RAIL ROAD MEETING. '
I Saturday next, it will be remembered, a meet- J
s., ing is called for the purpose of considering the (
;e propriety of extending the Rail Road from Gads- t
's den to this place. We hope the meeting will be
~ well attended, and that all will come, with a de
ij termination to do something for the good of Cam- '
ig den. In 1833, a correspondent of this paper v
1S predicted that if the Rail Road was carried to ^
: Columbia, Camden would be ruined, unless the! ^
G, i I 1
ie road was brought here also. The Columbia road 1
hi has been completed, and is in successful opera- "
e tion, and we shall now see whether our people *
? I will permit liieir interests to suffer, or whether ^
it: they will come forward with one mind, and puti
i. forth all their energies in the enterprise,
d i In urging our citizens to action in this matter,' ^
0 we cannot use more appropriate or forcible lan-;
i- guage than that used by the correspondent alluI
ded to. lie says:?
d j "We know our duty; and cannot mistake our
interest. If we pursuejtjge one, or follow the
other, our course is plaih.'* In this matter indeed ' ti
!- we have no alternative. Our rise or fall now tl
i- depends upon ourselves. o
e | "Camden is by no means in a prosperous con- ft
jj dition. For some time past its course has not tl
l?ita nmcno/'fc am nnw rrloomv. tl
t. UCl'U uiiWiuu, aim no ^iw|/ww 0 y . ..
s To mourn over this state of things is folly. Ac-' g
tion can remove the evil?united action will re-! o
h store to us our former prosperity. I si
t, j "If Columbia succeeds, and a branch of the'n
e rail road is extended to that place, jt is evident
'* that we must be ruined. Nothing can save us- v
n Trade will be diver'ed from us, and capital musti p
s follow it. tl
- j "To prevent this, is alike our duty and our e
"interest It can be done. We can doit. We o
^ | have only to act decidedly on this subject, to tl
i. show our zeal, energy, and enterprize?and all fi
II will yet be well with us. e
s i "We are favored by circumstances. The a
g trade of Columbia must go to Charleston. It has o
! no other outlet Not so with regard to Camden1
All that country which is north of us, may find, i:
'* and often does find, other markets, than those of i
y Camden and Charleston. v
t. j "The Charleston capitalists, therefore, who ii
)- are desirous of witnessing the prosperity of that e
c" city, would of course prefer securing a large d
jf amount of trade which is uncertain. By extend- h
r- ing the rail road to this place, this object would k
be efi'ected. For, from the facilities which s
would be thu>afiforded, a large and important o
portion of North Carolina business must come to v
I ,
10 this place and Charleston. I
a "We trust then that our good citizens will /
r" rouse themselves on this subject Our very de- p
^ pression should give them a newer and a fresher 6
ie energy. No people can assume a nobler stand e
id than those who determine to rise superior to ev- f,
*" ery mislortune. None are more degraded than
jg those who sink under its weight. Ixit us then
it act firmly, decidedly, and by union, we may re- r
is gain the loss of the past, and ensure to our town '
1 a palmy prosperity. J
"Of one tin ng we are certain. Let a branch of t
ij. the rail road extend, to Camden-, and it must be- '
e cmne a prosperous town. Will its citizens then
remain indifferent; or refrain from publicly pro- t
^ claiming their opinions on this subject? We 3
:,r hope net."
s.
:e The Tariff Bill.?The Senate have refused 5
to strike out the distribution clause of the Tariff (
or1
1 r _ n.? rni J...U*
fy ' JJill, Dy a vote 01 zo to 46. l nere is uuic uuuul
that the bill will be passed with the distribution |
5" feature, and as little doubt that the President t
lC will veto it. w t
h
al
a_ The papers brought by late arrivals from Eu- (
rope are filled with accounts of the death of the j
Duke of Orleans, heir apparent to the crown of (
^ France. This event took place on the 13th of <
July, and was caused by a wound received in an 1
S. attempt to escape from his carriage, the horses of (
which had taken fright and were running at full. ;
speed. "We look upon this event (says Galla- *]
y. g' a 't'8 Messenger) as an event as in every sense 1
be lamentable, for the afflicted Royal Family, for J
?n France and for the peace of Europe. . <
JJj "The permanency of the throne of July is, in '
n_ our judgment, a European, nay, universal inter- '
n- est. The whole civilized world is concerned J
ve that France should learn repose in the arms of ,
^ her constitutional monarchy; and this monarchy i
i- will be ieoDarded bv the Regency, fa word of 1
:k, evil omen in France) which must now be provi- 1
)r- ded for a near contingency. <
Louis Philippe is now 69 years of age, and
although of robust health and temperate and ac- I
,js tive habits, is care-worn, and by this blow will '
of be deeply, perhaps fatally, smitten. The heir
n- to the throne, the Count de Paris, eldest son of
ne the deceased Duke of Orleans, is just four years
[a* old, and hence the necessity of a Regency."
el ?
I*1. A report on the progress of the temperance
im cause in the city of New York, contains the folr"'
lowing interesting facts: 179,624 names have
^ been enrolled, of whom 120,000 have taken the
3n total abstinence pledge. In this aggregate are
included 237 clergymen, 429 physicians, 4,976
Germans, 900 colored persons, 13,350 seamen,
ios- and 23,300 Irish, Protestants and Roman Cathoter.
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John Smith lately ran away with ^?^rl ' irjy v
Kentucky, and then married her.?Mourn C#y? j
Vou are mistaken, sir?John Smith is a near * *
neighbor of ours, and is yet a single man. He
has desired us to contradict this report.
Lou. Sun.
Not so fast, Mr. Sun, John Smith lives here,
md has neither-run away with a young lady, nor
is he a bachelor, but an honest old Dutch pioneer,
(vith a numerous family. lie desires U6 to re]uest
the ne vspapers to let him alone, as he is
lisposed to 'fight his battles o'er again.' in his
nvn way.?Elizabeth town Register.
Hold your boss, Mr. Reg ster, you are tinders
nistake, yourself. John Smith lives not far
rom this place, and says, he never ranaway in
lis life, nor was he ever a bachelor, but a widow:r;
and what is more, lie was married a few weeks
since, to a very pretty girl in Garrard county.
Danville (Ky.) Mercury.
You are mistaken too, Mr. Mercury. John
Smith lives but a few doors from us. He never
vas a bachelor, and hopes never to be a widower;
le has been married several years instead of a
ew weeks. He is as clever a fefiow as ever
ived, and one of our most particular friends. He .
s one of the Vice Presidents of the Kershaw
district Temperance Society, and makes better ?
Carriages than any body else in the State. c...
Freeman, the murderer, an account of whose
rrest is published on our first page, has been
irought to Edgefield Court House.and lodged in
lil.
For the Camden Journal. t
SoMTERVILLE, JULY 29th, 1842.
Mr. Editor: Witnessing with great satisfac
on the rapjjdjMggress of the Temperance reform '
iroughout t^&nited States, and being sensible -.
f the many benefits arising from it to the human
imily, it is with intense feelings of pleasure,
lat^ifannounce to you the determination of
le inhabitants of our village te^ in the subjuation
ofia monster, as well theinOst subversive ...
f the higher hopes of morta^-ag the most detructive
to the holy quiet of oomestic happiess.
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On the 22d inst., some of the gentlemen of the'
illage assembled in the Baptist Church, for thfl^ .
urpose of of forming a Temperance society, on- |
le VVashingtonian principles. Having appoint-1
d a Chairman, the pledge was read, and several
f ihc gentlemen present signed it^HM^irwhich,.
ie meeting immediately proceeded^'Jlept pf- *
cers for the ensuing year. They then-a^olim- '
d to meet on Thursday the 28th, when" it was
nnounced that their Committee had prevailed
n Dr. W. H. Dinkins to address the meetingAt
an early hour, a large audience assembled
n the court house, and it gave us infinite pleasire
to witness the presence of an array of beauty^
vhich was calculated to awaken a much deeper ^
nterest, than the Doctor could hope to rouse^ v
ven by his chaste, glowing, and eloquenti<ajdi."_\
ress, which w^_.attentively listened to iiaa'
audly applauded. - As for ourselves we scarcely ?_
now which to congratulate him most for-^|p \Wt,
miles and gratulations of so brilliant a circle^.
r the successful manner in which he treated hitf- -*3$
aried subject, after a few remarkB^rota the
'resident, the meeting adjourned until the 1st of%
tugust. The particulars of which I shall not I
resume, inflict upon your patience; as I unde?tand
an experience address will then be deliverd,
such subjects being better adapted to waken
eelings of disgust than sympathy.
At a meeting held at. Flat Rock Church, on
Puesday, the 26th ult for the purpose of ^ .
orming a Society to be called the^-Flat Rock
3aptist Libray Society, on motion, Joseph Patron
Esq. was called to the Chair, and Wrliam
Drakeford requested to act as Secretary.
The following Constitution and Bye-Laws for
he government of the Society were then read * ,. *.
ind adopted:?
CONSTITUTION.
1. This Society shall be called the Library
Society of the Flat Rock Baptist Church and
Congregation.
2. Its object shall be to improve its member?
n knowledge and religion, by establishing a li- ~ ^
>rary of useful books at the site of the Church,
o be purchased by voluntary contributions and
lonations made for that purpose.
3. Any one may become a member of this Society,
by subscribing to this Constitution, and
paying annually, a sum not less than twenty
:ents, into its Treasury?and any one may be:ome
a member for life, by contributing at any
me time, the sum of ten dollars. Either may
withdraw by signifying his wish so to do. . . ' 4.
There shall be a President, two Vice Presi
lents, a. Secretary, Treasurer, Librarian and
Book Coqamittee of three, to be elected annually,
and to serve till a new election. The two
former of these officers shall perform the duties
usually devolving upon the same. The Secretary
shall keep a fair account of the affairs of-tba? 1?
Society, in a book to be kept for that purpose.?
The Treasurer shall receive all monies in any
ivay contributed to the Society, and disburse
them as it shall direct. He shall also collect
me annual suoscripuons. i ne iiiorarian enaii
procure a suitable blank book into which he shall
transcribe this constitution, the names of the
members, and register the names of all the books
received into the Library. He shall have charge
af the Library, and shall attend in person from
El to 11 o'clock, on the morning of the 4th Lord's *
Day in each month, to receive in and give out
books. He shall keep an account of the name
of every book given out, and the person to whom
it is given, and also of its return. He shall notice
whether the books are in any way injured,
and if in any case they are, he shall report wherein,
and by whom, to the Book Committee. Furthermore,
if any person taking out a book, shall
fail to return it at the stipulated time, he shall
report the same to the Book Committee. The
Book Committee shall suggest what books to
purchase, make the purchases, by order of the
society, ana piaceinem tne tjiDrary, emu nw.o
donations of books &c. They shall have the -f
general superv si n of the Library and Librarian,
to see that the books are properly kept, and see
that be does his duty. They shall have power
to recover forfeitures, and shall report annually,
as to the state of the Society in general, to the
Society.
5. No one shall have the use of the books b(?
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