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/ CAMDEN JOURNAL. [ VEH* SERIES.] VOL. 3. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1842. NO. 52. ??___???_? ??? IIBIir? ? >, * wirrr. TSrr.TZSU^'nM MJm fcgnBPT^KJIUJUI T1A11T." 1H J +*J*Jk.X*r~ l > THE CAMDEN JOURNAL PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING, BY THOMAS W. PEGUES. TERMS. Three Dollars per annum in advance, Three Dollars and Fifty Cents within six months, or Four Dollars at lit" expiration of the year. \dr'-rti<"in nts inserted at 7"> cents per square, (fourteen Iin*?s or less,) for the first and'.Yi\ cents for each subsequent insertion. The number of insertions to he noted on all advertisements, or they will he published until ordered to be discontinued, and churned accordingly. One Dollar per square for a single insertion.? Quarterly aid Monthly advertisements will be char- j ge j the same a a "ingle insertion, and Semi-month m :,j ,m: .<o _ For publishing Citations as the law directs three dollars will he charged. f All Obituary Notices exceeding six lines, and Communications recommending Candidates for linblic offices of profit or trust?or puffing Exhibi' lion will be charged as advertisements. HT7" Accounts for Advertising and Job Work trill be presented fir payment quarterly. All I tf-Ts l,y mail tilust he post paid to insure , npnetna1 attention. ~M IS CE L tJaNEOUST i i original letter from dr. franklin. The Southern Literary .Messenger contains the loilo'.ving ropy of an original letter from the venerable Franklin to a minister of the Gospel in the southern part of New Jcrsor, which has been recently discovered there, among some old family papers. As the editor remarks, "it isa composition perfectly in the manner and spirit of that great and worthy man." "I>iiiladi:i.!'IIia, June the 6th,1765. "Dear Sir: I received your kind letter of the?.I instant, and am glad to hear that you increase in strength. 1 hope you will continue mending until you recover your former health and firmness. Let me know whether you continue the cold bath, and what * if'ct it has. As to the kindness you spoke of, I wish it could have been of more real service to you: that you would always be ready to serve any other person that imv need your assistance: and so let good > < i.:_.1 olliees go rouiiu--ior uiauKiuu arc an ui a family. For my own part, when I am employed in serving others, I do not look upon myself as conferring favors, but as paying debts. In my travels. amUsinre my settlement, I have received much kindness from men, to whom I shall never have an opportunity of making the least direct return, and numberless mercies from God, who is infinitely above being benefited by our services. For these kindnesses from men, I can, therefore, only show my g-atitnde to God, by a readiness to help his othcrciiiidrcn and my brethern; fori do not think that thanks and compliments, though repeated weekly, can discharge our real obligations to each oilier, much less to our Creator. "You will see in this my notion of good works; that I do not expect to merit Heaven by them. Iiy Heaven, we understand a stale of happiness, infinite in degree, and eternal in duration; we can do nothing to deserve such a reward. lie that, for giving a dt aught of water to a thiisty person, should expect to be paid with a great plantation, would be modest in his demands, compared with those who think they deserve Heaven for the little good they do on earth. Even the mixed imperfect pleasures we erjoy in this world, are rather from God's goodness than our mprit. How much more so the happiness of Heaven?? I- or my part, I have not the vanity to think I deserve it, the folly to expect it, or the ambition to desire it, hut content myself in submitting to the disposal of that God who made me, who lias hitherto preserved and blessed me, and in whose fatherly goodness I may well confide, that he never will make me miserable, and that the affliction I may at any lime suffer may lend to my benefit. "The faith you mention doubtless basils use in the world. 1 do not desire to see it diminished, nor would 1 desire to see it lessened in any man. IJiit I wish it were more productive ufgood works than 1 have seen; I mean real good works?works of kindness, charity, mercy, and public spirit, no holvdav-knenincr. sermon.benrimr. or reading, performing church ceremonies, or making long prayers, filled with flatteries and compliments, despised even bv wise men, and much less capable ofplcasing the Deity. " The worship of God is a duty, the learning and reading may be useful; btit.if man rest in hearing and praying, (as too many do,) it is as if the tree value itself on being watered, and putting- forth leaves, though it never produced any fruit. "Our Good Master thought less of these outward appearances than many of his modern disciples. He preferred the doers of his word to t' hirers; the son that seemingly refused i !?cv his futher, and yet obeyed his con tndmcnls, to him that lirnfessed his reniinnss. Imt npulpc.ted his nil . word. 1 he heretical, charitable, but or* thodox priest ami sanctified Levite, and those who gave food to the hungry, drink to the thirsty, and raiment to the naked, entertainment to the stranger, who never heard of his name, declares shall, in the last d i\\ he accepted; when those who cry Lord ! Lord! who value themselves on their faith, though great enough to perform miracles, but have neglected good works, shall be neglected. He professed that he came not to call the righteous, hut sinners to repentance; which implied his modest opinion, that there were some, in his time, so good that they needed not hear, even for improvement; hut now-a-days we have scarcely a little parson who does not think it the duly of every man wiihin'his reach to sit under his petty ministration, and that, whoever omits this, offends God. I wish to such more humility, and to you health and firmness. Being your friend and servant BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. A Heroine.?A short time 'since, our readers will remember, we published an I account of the shooting of a negro fellow by a Mrs. Wilson, near Pittsburg, while he was with others in the act of robbing her house. The following communication relative to the matter, which we find in the Pittsburg Sun, speaks for itself. We should imagine Mrs. Wilson a dangerous "customer" to meddle with: "Mr. Editor: In your paper of the 15th instant, 1 notice a communication purporting to come from an iron-hearted scoundrel?very likely one of the cowardly companions of the victim whom I shot. Injhis ignorant communication, he threatens, ("poor silly, worthless wretch,") my life. I fear him not; for were there as many of them as would stand between my house and the market-place, I would most assuredly, were I similarly situated, shoot them as freely as I did the first; for I Consider (and so would every honest person) I was doing my duly, in the absence of my husband, l??r the protection of my helpless family. Since this excuse for a man has given me warning, in return I will give him a hint that may not only be useful to himself, but to his associates in crime, viz: let them not come near my dwelling in the capacity of robbers, for a robber is nothing but a woman's plaything. ?. .! . ii . "lours, respecwuiiy, "MARY ANN WILSON. "Riceville, October 15." 'How do you do Mrs. Totne, have you heard that story about Mrs. Ludy?" "Why no, really Mrs. Gob, what is it? do tell!" i "0, I promised not to tell for the world! No, I must never tell on'l. I'm afraid it I'll ait out." i "Why, I'll never tell on't as long as I live; just as true a6 the world, what is it, come, tell. i | "Now, you won't say anv thing about it ; will you?" ! "No. I never will open my head about it." "Well, if you'll believe mo, Mrs. Funday told me last night that Mrs. Trot told her that her sister's husband was told by a person who saw it, that Mrs. Trouble's 1 oldest daughter told Mrs. Nickins thatshc heard Mrs. Pittefog tell Naomi Blute, that she heard her mother say that a milliner told her that bustles wore going out of fashion."?Aorwich Aurora. ! "Wife, which way do you suppose the wind is to-night?" | "Well, really I don't kuow, John, but suppose you light the candle and look in our straw bed." "How can I tell by that?" i "Why, God bless you, don't straws show which way the wind blows.'" i "Go to sleep, you critter," Examination.?The following, from the Boston Port, is the most recent evidence we have met with that "the schoolmoster is abroad." 1 "Fust class in j"ggraphy, 'stan up and 'cite. Thomas, what is n zoue.'" I "A zone is a belt, such as my cousin Sally wears." "Very well; next?what is the use of zones?" "To find out latitudes without the aid of a microscope, and to tell the time between the tooth-picks ol Cad-o'corn and Scam per. "Right?Samuel, where is Cape Sable?1' "Donno, sir." I "Next." i "In the middlie of a nigger's face." "Right?go above him." "Hiram, where is the Hole-in-the wall?" | "Over the head of my bed, sir; the wind blew in last night in great numbers, so that ' I catched cold. Father intends to have it stopped up?" i "Well, yon may stop up your mouth.? Next ?what can you say of China?'1 "China is a town down east, where the people smoke large quantities of opium, | which is raised Lynn. One man has built , a great wall all tound his farm, to keep off the tasmakcrs." "What sea north of Germany?'1 "The Cobalt Sea." "What picked up along shore, there ?" "Verdigris." "No. nut verdigris?some kind of urease o o ?next-" "Soap grease." * "Next." ''Bear's grease." "Next." "Top o' the pot." "No, ambi?" "O, I know?ambergris." "Yes, go above'um. Take your scats? boys may have an intercession of five minutes." The Woman who Married the Woman.? We mentioned yesterday that a woman dressed in the disguise of a man, was arrested for marrying a woman named Mrs. Donnelly, Strange as this may appear, it is true. She has worn the trowscrs, coat, hat, boots, and all, for some years past, and has worked at the tinsmith trade in town for a long period, "on her own hook;' carrying a budget on her hark, with all the utensils necessary for mending old pots and kettles. It is also stated on very good authority that she voted the whig ticket, in the eighth ward, at the la'.e election. She has passed under the notorious and unfortunate cognomen of John Smith, and married by the Rev. Mr. Still well, minister I I* iKa Muft ! VIofitAilict P.linrpli. enmp finir weeks since, lo Mrs. McDonnell, a widow lady, moilicr lo a chubby-cheek boy in trowscis. Tliev lived together as man and wife since then; but Mr. Smith on all occasions went to bed with his trowsers on. Mrs. Smith, for this was her name by marriage, was dissatisfied with the matrimonial slate, and complained to a friend of Iter's, Michael McGuire, that her husband, to use her own language, "did'nt do the thing that was right." Mr. McGuire, from the conversation, was led to believe that there was a mystery about the affair, and protested that he would fn relit out. A day or two subsequent to this, Mr. John Smith called at Ale's house, enquired "any pots or kettles it; niendf" "Divil a one," said Mike; "come in my lad, I've a word to say lo yourself." 121 walked John Smith, and Mike eyed the gentleman very sharp. "A purty trick ye have been play, in, isn't it, madam," exclaimed Mike, with ashretvh shake with his left eye. "Madam! don't Madam me," roared Smith greatly excited. "Yes, I will," said Mike, in an angry tone, "and I'll know whether yon are one or not;" at this amount Mikeseized hold of John Smith, and tore his coal, vest, and , saw to his great surprise that Mr. Smith was indeed a woman! These are the facts that led to the arrest. There is no law on tin* statute, however, I which covers the offence, arid yesterday she was discharged from custody. Albany Atlas. From the Temperance Advocate. MONTICELLO PLAN! JEMS' SOCIETY. October, 5th, 1812. At this the 7ih Anniversary of the Mnnlicello Planter's Society, the concourse was as usual large, and the interest enthusiastic. The President, Chancellor Harper, being absent?the Vice President, Gen. Means, took the Chair, and called the Meeting to order. The Pens were as usual, filled, with i Durham, Devon, Ayershire and Native Cattle, Berkshire, Irish Grazier, and other breeds of H"gs, as well as llorses, Jacks, and an unusual number of young Mules., The first procedure being that of electing Members, the following were elected and subscribed to the Constitution: Thus.! Henderson, II. II. Counts, P. S. Brooks,' J. D. Strothcr, Julius J. DuBose, R. E. i UMIiann YV I? Robertson. John Adirer. J. F. Gamble, J. Cockrelle, Win. Shedd, Wm. Moore, and C. Randall. Reports of the several committees, tverc | deferred till the Spring Meeting. Dr. Myers, moved that this Society congratulate the State on the prospect of an Agricultural Paper, about to be published in Columbia, under the patronage of the Slate Agricultural Society, to he edited by Rev'd Join:- J. DuUose, and Dr. li. W. Gibbes, and that we do all ir? our power, to aid the undertaking. Dr. Myers, spoke at some length on the advantages to result front tiie effort; the necessity of establishing some independent means of dissemina ling speedily, me iiiifn-sw <u me punning community, 6cr. 6cc. Dr. Davis, also re marked upon the object, and desired the Rev. J. J. DuBose, to detail minutely all the purposes thereof, which he did to the unanimous satisfaction of the Meeting and a very large subscription, was forthwith j made. E. J. Palmer, then submitted the following resolutions: 1st. Resolved, That this Society wit-1 ncss with pleasure, the spirited manner in which the Saluda Manufacturing Company have emhaiked in the manufacture ol lagging, made of Cotton. 2d. Resolved, That this Society rccorn-j mend to the Planters and Farmers, of this! District, the exclusive use of the above ar-j licle. 3d. Resolved, Tii.it we discountenance every Factor, or Merchant, who by word or deed, oppose the use of the above Bagging That a committee of three he appointed j to address a circular to tSi dillerent Agri-j cultural Sorieiu * throughout the State, and r o expenses thereof be paid by the Treasurer of ibis Society. After some able remarks, by the mover, anu ur. mycrs, ami umuia, me icsmu lion-: were must enthusiastically adopted, and the President appointed thereon, the following as the Committee: E. G. Palmer, James M. Taylor, and Thus. Lyles, Jr. The Anniversary Orator, John Cooh, Esq. nf Winnsborough, was <*?llrd on, and delivered an elaborate, u ell digested, and highly creditable oration, interesting and entertaining to the assembly, and which was unanimously ordered to he published A;Commiltce was then appointed to nominate officers, for the ensuing year, as well as Delegates to the Stale Agricultutural Society, and the following were adopted, and unanimously elected. Hon. Win. Harper, President. Lien. J. II. Means, Vice l'resiueni. Dr. James 13. Davis, Recording Sec'ry. .Tamos M. Taylor,Corresponding .Sec'ry. Adna Johnston, Treasurer. James M. Taylor, Anniversary Orator. And the following, as Delegates to the State Agricultural Societj: Maj. Thos. Means, Wm.Lyles, D.Cuillard, Wm. R. Davis, and Edward Means. The meeting then adjourned to a most sumptuous dinner, and then repaired to the Pens to make the awards. Dr. Davis, by previous understanding, with the conteu ling parties, did not enter his stock for awards. The several Committees, after a thorough and considerate examination of all the stock, made the following awards. To John M. Robertson, for the best 3 year old Ilorse coll, A Silver Cup, 815 00 To Col. Jonathan Davis, for the best 2 year old Horse colt, 7 50 To A. Holly, for the best 2 year old Filly, 7 50 To A. Cook, for the best 3 year old Mule, 10 00 To Col. Jon. Davis, for the best 2 year old Mule, 10 00 To Ed. Means, for the best Milch cow, 10 00 To Ed. M cans, for the best Heifer under 3 years, 10 00 To Gen. Means, for the best Bull, 15 00 To Col. Jonathan Davis, 2d do. 10 00 To Maj. Win. K. Davis, for the best Boar Berkshire, 10 00! To Richard Woodward, for the 2d best, 5 00 j To Edward Means, for the best feniv, I. G. 10 00 To M?j. Means, for the 2d best Berkshire, 5 00 To Maj. Means, for the best Rain, 5 00 To do do for the best Ewe, 5 00 The above reports wore satisfactorially received, and the Society adjourned, in entire good feeling. James B. Davis, Recording Sec'ry. THE NEXT PRESIDENCY. j The Banner and other Whig prints in this State, are using every exertion to throw liicbrands among the Democratic party, in regard to the candidate for the next Presidency. They are consistent in this, for it is only in.the dismembermentof the Democracy, upon that subject, that they entertain a single hope of success ! for themselves. They see with increasing regret the daily advancement of Democratc principles, and the consequent overthrow of Whig humbuggery. They are< making efforts to ex it? the Democracy of dilferentscctioiis of the Union against each other, on account of tin ir favorite leaders. But this they can never do. The great Democratic party of the Union is distinguished for sobriety of thought and calculation, and not less so for an urdent and unwavering adhesion to principles rather than men. The Banner laughs at the idea, that the Edgefield Advertiser, away in the distant South, has unfurled its flag for Mr. J. C. Ca'houn, not subject to the decision of a National Convention. And this is all the Banner can find in the Democratic ranks that augurs defeat? Does the fate | of the Republican party hang upon the i pen of the editor of the Edgefield Advcrti-1 ser? If so, it might be an unfavorable augury to see it lift up at the bead of its columns, the name of Mr. Calhoun, not subject to a convention. Such organs as the Advertiser, that disregard the feelings and principles of the grtat party to which they profess to belong, and for thegratili cation of personal preferences, would endanger the success of the principles they ! pretend to entertain, must elicit so little of the public confidence, that their influence will neither be for the weal or the woe of the Democratic party. Dut while the Banner would laugh over! the feeble npostney of one little print,! from that genuine integrity that runs j tliroujih ilie Democratic press generally, i in reference to this important subject, what are the prospects on their side of the question? Almost too horrible to tell. John Tyler, the President of the United Stales, has vetoed their Clay Banks, one after another?intends to be a candidate Bgain? will get a handsome support from the Southern whigs. There too, is poor Henry Clay, the impersonation of the Bankrupt Law and Distribution, who is making his fourth and last attempt for the Presidency. Often and often has the star that | rules his unlucky fate been dimmed and I | shrouded, just as it seemed to shine brightIest, bv postponement and rejection. And j ever}' circumstance seems to indicate that such is again to be the case. There too, G"n. Scott, a mililarv chieftain, who is wooing ihe Presidency. But Air. Clay, no doubt. would rather see ' war, pestilence and. famine'' come upon the land, than to witness his elevation to the Chief Magistracy. Gen. tfcoli tflo, is (lie stronger man of the two. And worse than all, die evil genius of dismemberment rules and reigns over the opposing factions of modern Coonocracy, ?And still more than all this, the day for hard cider, gourds and eoonshins has gone by. The Dayton coon, though lie walked up tall upon the liberty pole, effected nothing. The mighty convention of an hundred and seventy thousand, amounted to nothing. Mr. Clay's speech was more than nothing. Dayton is the Waterloo of Ohio?where Mr. ('lav and his hundred and -seventy thousand cnonitp-regulars hare found their graves. The Democracy of Ohio have ovc rwhelmed them. From present prospects, we have nothing'to fear. The Democracy will be true to themselves. Sections of the Union?particular men are nothing to them?the inotto of the great body of the Democracy is ?"my countryJirst?my country last and my country forever!!" Tennessee Sentinel. The New York Courier & Enquirer, remarking on the overthrow of Whigery in that State, says: "It may not be denied that the Tariff bill as passed last Session, lost us many warm friends in this city, and as far as we can perceive obtained us none any where else. We presume thus is tnainly to be attributed to due allowance not having been made'for the embarrassing circumstances under which it was passed, and the absolute want of time to give perfection to the details. Concessions too were demanded by particular interests, which, perhaps pushed the principle of discrimination loo far, but the principle itself carried out with moderation, we cannot but still believe the best interests of the people demand. Where indeed would Mr. Calhoun's t t . _ j .1 _i .1J 1 ineones ieaa us:?anu u siiuuiu uurcjjl hi ihhiu, that there can be little doubt that this gentlemen is the prominent candidate for the presidency of the party now in the ascendant?the discrimination in favor of the interests of navigation, must go by the same rule as those of other interests. If a vessel can be built in the North of Eurdpe, for half the price at which she can be built here, why should we not obtain our vessels where they can be had cheapest and why continue to refuse a foreign built vessel, an American vessel, if she becomes American property? Our carrying trade too, if foreigners can carry "our goods from one port to another, cheaper than we can our! selves, why prevent them by a heavy tonnage duty from so doing and thereby impose an additional burthen on the consumer?" If the robbery had been less atrocious, and the oppression less grinding, the Courier thinks it might have passed?the principle of sectional injustice, and the favoritism of a single occupation, might have been preserved, if the spoilers had taken care to "perfect the details." Perhaps it is true?perhaps we are somewhat indebted to that insatiable greediness of unrighteous gain, which tempted the Tariff party to seize all, instead of a 1 part, and urged them to load themselves with | more than they could carry. ! But "where would Mr. Calhoun's theories lead us?" And the whole question is summarily settled in the Courier by two ifs. "If a. vessel can be built in the north of Europe for half the nrice"?"if foreigners can carry our goods cheaper," &.c. The opposite side is just easilyproved in logic, and has the advantage of being true in fact. The United States in fairconipetition, have advanced upon every nation of the world, in the general trade of the world. FLORIDA. Extract of a private tetter to the Editor,' dated Taloftt, Madison Count tj, Fin., Nov. 5, 1842. Our Indian disturbances are last drawing to a close. The last crack, we trust, ! of a hostile rifle has been heard on our frontiers, and emigrants are already wending their way to this land of plenty.? Your Ex-Representative in Congress, Hon. S. II. Butler, is now at my house. His health is much improved, and be is just confirming a large land purchase in this neighborhood, (known as the Hicks town settlement,) and will probably place his hands here by the 1st of January. lie is (as is the case with every visiter here,) highly pleased with the country. a We have lately been visited by a very .Inctfiioiliin cinrm. which has orrpaflv in. IIVSHUVi.'v "I J j tired the Cotton crop of Florida, and but for which, the present crop would hare stood unequalled for abundance by any previous one; such a thing as a fever, of any sort, I* have not seen this season; and I may mid, that out of a family of between 30 and 40 blacks, i have not lost a day's work from sickness in two years. This speaks volumes for the health of a country improperly considered sickly. South Carolinian. The benefit of Advertising.?Mr. Robert Sears, the proprietor of the "Pictoral Bible," expended in eighteen mohths, in advertising, five thousand dollars, but then -he sold 30,000 copies of his work during the saine period. Dr. Brandreth has expended -omr. forty thousand dollars a year f>r advertising and yi f has made a large fortune. A number of other persons we eotiM name havo expended enormous sums in a similar way, and always made an immense prolit by this juiliciuiu expenditure. The conduct of the "rigidly righteous*' estranges more from the walks of tirttie. than the blandishments of Pleasure allure.