The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, October 25, 1848, Image 2
From the Charleston Courier, of Saturday. |
LATEST FROM EUROPE. ,
Yesterday morning we announced that the i
British Steamer Niagara, had arrived at Boston
the preceding day, hut did not receive from !
our correspondent, any synopsis of her news by I
Telegraph. i
During the course of the day, however, a
despatch came to hand, communicating the
heads of the intelligence she brought, which is j
of rather a gloomy character. The Niagara
left on the 7th instant. f
THE MARKETS. \
Cotton.?The sales were small, and purcha- <
"""""" k?wl rnottoi-o nrollu milrll ill tluHT OWII 0
r"~'" f.'? J - ^
hands. The transactions of the wcelflBmount- j c
ea to twenty-four thousand hales. Middling t
and fair qualitiy Orleans had declined about \
one-eighth of a penny per pound. In other do- ?,
scriptions, no positive change in quotations are <1
made. Prices it is said, are now lower than t
has ever before been known. g
The following are the quotations; Upland and c
Mobile, fair, 4d; New Orleans, lair, 4 3 8d; c
middling Orleans and Upland, 3 3-4d. p
There is scarcely anything doing in qnali- | i
ties above fair, and the transactions generally v
are at rates under 2 3-4. t
Breadstuffs.?Corn is quoted at 35 to 30s. f
6d ; Meal 17s. 6d. to 19s. and scarce at that i
price; Flour (duty paid) 32 to 33?the duty
now is two shillings.
G KN E R A L I NT E LUG E N C E.
England.-tjthe M- ney market was quite f
easy in England, and but lit'.c fluctuation had r
taken place since last advices.
In London, the trial of the Chartists had
been concluded, and the principal offenders
were sentenced to transportation for life. Those
in prison, who were less prominent in the disturbances,
escaped conviction. These trials
are said to have disclosed a system of espionage
over the acts of the agitators of a most disgraceful
character, through the agents of spies
employed for the purpose.
The Queen had returned from her recent ex- r
cursion to Scotland. s
Ireland.?The trial ofS>irrH O'Brien was
progressing slowly. The evidence adduced is I
said to be very strong against him, and as a
natural consequence his conviction is very r
probable. ^
France.?There was quite a disturbance in g
the French Assembly, caused by remarks made '1
in the course ofa debate on the affairs of the I
Republic. To such an extent was it carried'
that the President was finally compelled to ad- F
journ that body. The government had expressed
its dermination to favor universal suffrage, r
Meetings were being held in all parts of; }
Franco by the Socialists and treasonable speeches
made at them, causing great fears that anoth- j s
er outbreak would take place. Gen. Cavaig- i
nac, however' expressed great confidence in 1 ?a
the ability of the government to preserve peace
and finally to settle all difficulties. n
SECOND DESPATCH. 1:
Last evening we received a second communication
from our Telegraphic agent, contain- h
ing the information which follows; si
FURTHER FOREIGN ITEMS. C
It was reported at Paris, that Austria had li
rejected the profferred mediation, and the. Government
ha<iproposed a Congress of the Eu- Sl
ropean powers. I'
Switzerland is now virtually at war with Austria.
Si
k
Bagging and Bale Rope.?Wc stated in a
late review that orders had been received from r'
the owners in Kentucky, limiting a large porm
tion of stock on hand, in this market at 19c. lor h
Bagging, and "8 1.2 for Rope, since which the ; *
ruling rates, for the residue on sale, have lieeu
17c. ?t*?J 9 1-4 n 9 l-2c. Yesterday furlhc or- -I
ders were received by Telegraph from the same
parties, raising their limits to 19 and 20c. for r
Bagging and 10c. Rope, which had the effect of '
stiffening prices generally: and at the close, although
some holders wero still offering their r
stocks 19 and 8 1-2 others were asking 16 12a d
18c. for Bagging, and 8 1-2 for Rope, which
they had previously held at lower figures. The r
supply of Bagging freo from limit's cannot much
exceed 4000 pieces. The receipts of the. last 1
three days have been confined to 574 coils, and I
of the week, to 955. Exported none.
Gunny Bags.?Wo noticed in our last re. d
view sales at 12 a 12 1-2. These continued I '
to be the ruling rates on Wednesday, but pri- ! I
ces have sincod improved and closed at I3e. s
with an upward tendency. The sales of the ;
tbreodays embrace 150,000 bags. e
Orders have been received from Boston, lim- j r
iting a portion of the stock here at 15c., and a |
jsmall sale was made yesterday at those figures. ! J
2V. O. Price Current, lith inst.
t
Correspondence of the Savannah llcpnbliean.
Tampa Bay, (Fla.,) Oct. 3d, 1848.
Gentlemen:?I have volunteered to give you \
some little account of the disastrous storm !
which visited us on the 28th ultimo. I: com- j r
incnced about 9 A. M , wind S. E., and contiu- |
ued with unprecedented violence until 0 I'. M.,
during which tirue it hauled round from S. 10. I
to N. W. Every building on the Bay and river,
public and private, (except Mr. Palmer's }
Hotel, and that much injured,) is destroyed:?
The water rose ten feet above high water mark, J
and such was the force of the wind and waves
that the strongest buildings were driven from 1
their places crushing every thing in their course.
The sturdy old oaks that had braved the c
storms for centuries, were torn up by the roots,
or twisted off like reeds. t
* All the vessels in port were driven up the river
and lodged in the pine-woods?far from their \
natural element. Iron safes, a fire engine, kegs
of nails, &c., were driven from the places they ?
occupied, and not a track left to toll where the j s
building in which they were stood.
Major Wade, Commanding, and Lieutenant t
Griffin, the Quarter.Master, with the entire gar* 1
rison, were incessantly engaged throughout the ; j
day, in removing families and their furniture to \
places of safety, and in scouring public proper- ,
[y- * . . .1
It was truly distressing to witness families ; (
hurrying from one supposed place of safely to j
another?vainly hoping their neighbors more '
secure than themselves.
The Commissary and Quarter-Master's stores
are entirely destroyed, and their contents are
scattered for miles around.
Many hair-brcadlh escapes, both serious and
ludicrus, might be related; but fortunately no
lives were lost.
Major Wade has been unremitting in bis efforts,
day and night, to alleviate the distress of
the sufferers, ny utiorung assistance to the liolp ,[
lew, giving shelter to the houseless, <Scc. \ r
We learn that the fishery, dwellings, Arc., on ' j
Old Tampa, were totally destroyed?the people, : v
with difficulty, escaping with their lives. At
Clear Water Harbor, ar.d in parts of Benton , t
County, the destruction is very great. Appro- ! r
hensions are entertained for the safety of the \
people at the fishery, and the trading establish-! i
menton Charlotte's Harbor, and Mujor Wade IS
lias despatched a boat with some supplies, to
rescue tliem if possible. The storm has been
nueh more destructive than that of 1810.
I write in great haste, and can only add that j
Major W. is in excellent health, and keeps up j
lis spirits, although much worried by his calanity.
\ours, dec., A.
The New York Courier, speaking of .Morse's
tnd Bain's Telegraphing system, says:
' I he diftercnce between the two systems,so
iir as rapidity of operation is concerned, is aim*
dy this:?Morse's Telegraph, (or any other
xcept Bain's.) can only transmit matter as fast
is one person can write it, because only one
perator can work at a time. On Bain's plan
he matter is prepared before hand, and then
vound upon a cylinder; when, it is to he transtitled,
the cylinder is turned and his can be
lone with almost any despatch, for example in
ransmitting the President s Message by Morse's
ystem, it can only be done as fast as one man
an write it. On Bain's system, the message
an be cut into one or two hundred parts, and
nit into the hands of as many men. It can thus
?e made ready, wound upon the cylinder, and
round off again almost instantly. This is the
heory of the instrument whether it would be
ally sustained by practical results remains to
?e seen."
ELECTON RETURNS.
The following gentlemen have been returnd
from their respective Districts for the Congress
of the United States:
District 1. Gen, D. Wallace.
41 2, Col. J. I,. Orr.
44 3, Joseph A. Woodward.
44 4, A. I). Sims.
44 5, Armistead Burt.
44 0, Isaac E. Holmes.
41 7, W. F. Colcock.
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Abbeville.?Senator, John F. Marshall; Repescntalives,
B. Y. Martin, Thomas Thompon,
Joel Smith, Edward Noble.
Barnwell District.?Representatives, Owens,
lay, Evans and Ayer.
flirtrh'eitin.?Senator. W. T). Porter: Ren
vr.??. iv/iv??. ? " ~ 7 r
csentativcs, Jas. Simons, Dr. L. FI. Peas,
V. G. PeSaussurc, X. Mitchel, Danl. E IIuor,
Chas. Macbeth, C. G. Mcmminger, Jas.
Supper, Thos. O. Elliott, W. A. Pringlc, F.
.anneau, Jno. Cunningham, W. IT. Houston,
Christ Church Parish.?Senator, A. Uihben;
teprcscntalive, W. Du Pre.
Chester.?Senator, Maj. X. IT. Eaves; Rep.
csentativcs, .Maj. James B. 31'Cully, Samuel
1 'AliIcy; Esq., Dr. Thomas W. Moore.
Clarcinont.?Representatives, J. I). Witherpoon,
Nelson, and J. 1). Ashmorc.
Clarendon.?Representatives, Witherspoon
nd Ingruham.
Darlington.?Representatives, Law and Zimlerman.
Edgefield.?Representatives, Bouknight FIolmd,
Jones, Yancey and Thompkins.
Fairfield.?Senator, Flon. J. Buchanan;
tepresentatives. J. T. Owens, W. R. Robertin,
Jos. D. Aiken, and D. Crosby.
1 cor gel own. ? Representatives. Read, Easterng,
Middlclon.
Greenville.?Senator, T. E. Ware; Reprncntaiives,
Edward FI. Earle, Elias Earlc, G.
\ Townes. II. Smith.
Kershaw.?Senator, W, J. Taylor; Repre nlativcs,
Capt.s James Cantey, A. II. Boyin.
Kingston.?Senator. Joel B. Skipper; Repcscntative,
II. G. W. Grisset. z
Lexington.?Senator, Gen'l. Paul Qaauloaum:
Representatives, Col. W. Fort. J. II.
?-: c
jci?rr,
Laurens.?Representatives, C. P. Sullivan,
. II. lrby, P. L. Calhoun, J. I). Williams.
Lancaster.?Senator, Dixon Barnes; Rep.
esentatives, George McC. jWiiherspoon and
1'hos. J. Wright.
Marion.?Senator, Benjamin Gause; Rep
esentatives, Gen. Win. Evans, James IlaseF
en, J. R Bcilioa.
Marlboro.''?Representatives, Cook and liar-1
ington.
Newberry.?Senator, Hon. P. C. Caldwell;
Representatives, R. Moorman, II. Summer, R. I
Nits.
Orange Parish.?Senator, Hon. J. M. Fe|. j
er; Representatives, L. M. Keitt and I). R.
Jarton.
t. F. Reynolds, J. E. Carew, F. D. Richardon.
Pendleton.?Representatives, Taylor, Pickins,
Hunter, Reed, Alexander, Whilcfiold, Xoris.
Richland.?Representatives, J. S. Preston,
. II. Adams, W. I). DeSaussure, J. Wallace.
Spartanburg.?Representatives, B. B. Foser,
R. W. Foster, Henry, Miller and Smith.
All Saints.?Representative, John A. Alston.
Sl.Uahn's Colleton.?Representatives, W. J.
Vhaley, E. M. Sealirook.
St. I'rtcr's.?Senator. J. D. Johnson: Ren-I
esentatives, A. M. Ruth and A. M. Martin.
St. Helena.?Representative, 15. J. Johnson. |
St. Pants Parish.?Senator, Col. [5. Perry; I
Representative, W. 15. It. .Mitchell.
St. Ja>nc\s Saalee.?Senator, Alexander I
tlazyck; Representative, 1-5. 1). Jerman.
St. Bartholomew's Parish.?Representatives,
. (5. Oswald, J. 15. Perry, X. Hcyward, Jr. :
St. Mathews.?Representative, J. M. Dantz- j
er.
St. Andrews.?Senator, W. I. Bull; Reprc- .
entative, W. Melvenzio Parker.
St. Thomas and St. Dennis.?Reprcsentaive,
J. B. Poyas.
St. James, (loose Creek.?Senator, Dr. J. j
tVilson; Representative, J. C. .McKewn.
Union.?Representatives, John Wright, R.
5. Chick, Or. Jnn. A. Melts, and A, W. Thompion.
York.?Senator, J. I). Witlmrspoon; Rep.
esentatives, R. (J. McCaw, Geo. W. U'iliatns,
Esq., William Ciles, and Richard A.
Springs.
Taking thh Initiativk.?A notice with !
he, ahnvc heading appears in the Coltunhia
Jarolinian, which is said to he signed by many
expectable names, suggesting a meeting of the
titizens of I'air field district on the Oth of No.
. ember next, to deliberate on the propriety of
equosting the Representative of the Congreslional
district of which Fairfield Ibrms a part,
o retire Irotn his seat in the House of Repre
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if if i mil v in i m; r.nuii, wi iiiu | mi-* *?i in*.
IVi!mot Proviso l>y Congress and its approval
>y tho I're.siileni; requesting the other districts
:ornpo?ing I lie Third Congressional District, to
mite with the citizens of Fairfield for that pur)0<e;
and also requesting the Legislature to direct
our Senators to return homo should ('on;rcss
pass and the Incentive sanction the Pror\<o.
We. have always deprecated the separate anion
of the State in reference to Federal policy
ind relations. Wo think the objection applies
villi aggravated force to any insulated move,
ncnt by one or more districts within its limits,
state action in any such contingency as is con
tomplatcd by the ppople of Fairfield district,
should be determined by the collective wisdom
of the Legislature. An opposite course is calculated
to embarrass its proceedings?to prevenl
a free interchange of opinion?to convert
a lr'e deliberative assembly into a body of leg/lAuimiHiwI
kof/tro nmiciiIf:i 1 inn fn a nrn.
I9iau/|^ Ul/illllllilUU SVI*'?W .w v
determined course of action. In a matter of
such hiiih resolve popular requests trammel the
judgement, and place under bondage the independence
ot the legislator.
Rut we object to the State of South Carolina
taking the initiative in this matter, in any form
or manner. Virginia, whose load we -have
been hitherto proud to follow, is entitled to this 1
distinction. Mere geographical position, as a j
frontier State, in that cluster of Southern repub- :
lies which have a common interest?her wealth
and population?her intelligence and patriotism
place her in this, which, if a post of honor, is
also one of high responsibility. Her resolutions
were appended to the Report of the Committee
on Federal Relations adopted by the
Senate of South Carolina at its last session.
These resolution prescribe a call of the Regis
latore by the Governor of Virginia, in case the
Wiluiot Proviso passes Congress and issantioned
by the Executive,'?and between the call
and the assembling of that body a consultation
with the Executives of the other Southern States
in relation to the ultimate measures which it
may be proper to adopt is suggested. It is to
lie regretted that the popular branch cf our leg- j
islaturc did not sec fit to adopt the report and
resolutions. They embrace all the exigencies (
of the case, in its earlier stages. We would
not have our Senators and Representatives a
haudon their scats until such had been the
resolve of the entire South. Any other course
would deprive a proceeding so solemn of all its
moral force, from common consultation and I
united action.?Charleston Evcnins News.
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CONGRESSIONAL P.W AND MlLEAGE.? A j
Washington correspondent of the New York j
Herald says he often hears members complain- I
ing of the sacrifice which they make in coining
to congress.
Sonic idea oft lie "sacrifice," ho thinks, may |
lie inferred from the fact, that computing a Con- j
gress along and short session, to he fitly weeks, J
at $8 a day, a member receives, in per diem,
$2,800. If ho comes from Louisiana or Texas, j
he. gets about $5,000 mileage, a sum for which j
he might make a tour of a year in Europe; his ;
mileage, and pay amount together to $7,900.
Annual expenses in Washington, $1,000; actual
travelling fees, $500, leaving $000 clear
gain. New members receive besides, $750
worth of books?$20 arc allowed for stationary j
for a long session. These are awful sacrifices,
no doubt, but wo fancy they arc all on the part '
of Uncle Sam.
Influence ok the Moon on Plants.?1.
Vines, if pruned when the moon is increasing
in light, will shoot out, spread and grow fast, I
particularly if it he done in the second quarter, J
because, as the light of the moon increases, so
docs the sap in the tree. 2. Vines, if pruned
while the moon is decreasing in light, will not
spread nor grow fast, particularly it it be done
during the last quarter, because the sapdecrca- j
sos with the light. .'1. Timber cut down when
the moon is increasing will soon become rotten, i
particularly if she be in the second quarter. 4.
Timber cut down when the moon is decreasing
will last for years, and the more durable it will
be if cut down during the last quarter. 5. Peas
sown during the moon's increase will bloom to
the last and will he full and rich in flavor; still
more certain if sown during the second quarter,
fi. Peas sown when the moon is decreasing in
light will he ju^t in (lie opposite condition. 7.
The age to which the pomegranate will live depends
on the moon's age at the time of planting;
it will live just as many years as the moon was
days old. 8. Plants and shrubs shoot tip and
lake little root if planted when the moon is increasing
in light, and in the zodiacal signs (Jo.
mini, f<ihrn, or Aquarius. 9. If planted when
in the signs Taurus, Virgo, or Capricornus, they I
take deep, and do not grow tall.
Glcmurfs Garden Almanac for 1818. i
Evil Spraxtxo.?That yon may not speak
ill ol any, do not delight to hear ill of them.?
Give no countenance to busy bodies, who are j
running from house to house, and love to talk of j
other men's faults. Those who delight to hear
ill of others, will soon fall into the habit of speaking
ill of limn. When busy bodies ran out of
fact, they will soon resort to conjecture and idle
stories to please those who are fond of hearing
others spoken against. Such characters are
common nuisances, often destroying good neighborhoods
and the fellowship of old friends. If
we endeavor in good earnest to mind oiirsclvc*,
we shall find work enough, and but little to talk
of others.
Rusixrss nr.Four. Plkasukr.?A man who
is very rieh now was very poor when he was a
boy When asked how ho got his riches re - !
rdi.wl- Ml f'iflinr frmr?lit n\i* noVPT If) SIhMltl
y ? 7 >
money mil il I hud earneil it. Iff lintl but half
an hour's work to il<? in a day I must do thai
the first tiling, and in half' an hour. After this j
was done, I was allowed to play, and I could s
then play with much more pleasure than if I;
had the thought of an unfinished task before
tny mind. I early formed the habit, to which
owe my prosperity." Let everybody who reads .
this go an I do likewise, and lie will meet with '
a similar reward.
A Yank 1:1: Trick?A Northern vessel came
to Wilmington, N. (!., with a cargo of rum, (lis- t
tilled, as the dull, awkward captain alio'lged, in j
the I niled States, and, as he believed, in Georgia.
His papers appeared (air enough as liir as
they went, but were thought to be rather defective.
The dates were somewhat old. lie
had touched at Charleston?ho had assisted a
distressed vessel at sea?he had been blown oil ,
tbe coast, and we know not what lame and suspicious
accounts he gave. It was suspected lie |
was smuggling from the West Indies, and a very :
bad, a fatal circumstance it was, bis ruin was :
good, much too good to be made at home, l ive- j
ry rubicund nose in Wilmington smelt, and
every palate tasted, and all said and swore it
was prime West India. The vigilant collector
very properly libelled both vessel and cargo.?
The whining captain requested tli.a' the nun
might he sold to save expense, while the trial
was pending, which was accordingly done. Ii
was readily sold at auction Ibr $1 10 a gallon,
while Darien and Newborn rum, known as
such, would have brought only 43 cts. No sooner
was the enroo sold and the proceeds fairlv
lodged in hank, than Jonatlian seemed In come
to his senses. [fu is now wide awake, lie
found some other papers that had been overlooked.
lie could give a clear account oI his voyage
lie proved beyond doubt that (his rum was ma- i
nufartured at Ibirien. His vessel was released, I
and he pocketed fin cents more than the common
profit upon every gallon! We believe he ;
had the grace not to sue the collector fordama- j
ges.?Raleigh Register.
THE CAMDEW JOURNAL.
Wednesday .Horning, October 25, 1818.
WfL.LTAM K. JOHNSTON'. EDITOR.
Cotton markets.
The receipts and sales of cotton in our market
during 1 he past week, have been to a considerable
extent. In the early part of the week, the prices
of last week were fully maintained; but two arrivals
from Europe, bringing together intelligence
of a decline of |d., have had a depressing effect
here. Previous to that, wo quoted from 5 to 5?4
cent.
The market in Charleston previous to the last
arrival, was jn a drooping state, and prices had
given way about Jc. The quotations were 5? to
f>^. The total receipts of this year since 1st September,
amount to 18fi,89G bales against 100,275
bales the sainc tims last year.
Waterec Division, No. 9, Sons of Temperance.
The following brethren were on Thursday evening
5th inst. duly installed as officers of this Division
to serve the present quarter:?
James r. McKain, ir. p.
W. THURLOW CASTON, W. A.
JOHN K. WITIIERSPOON, II. 8.
7. J. Dr.IfAV, A. li. S.
J. B. KERSHAW. F. S.
W. E. HUtHISON, T.
F. L ZEMP, C.
11. W. CHAMBERS, A. C.
M. P. BELCHER, I. S.
THOMAS J. WARREN, O. S.
Delegates to the Grand Division.
The following brethren were on the same evening
elected as Delegates to the Grand Division to
represent XValcrcc Division So. 9, Sons of Temperance
:?
P. IK. P. W. E. JOHNSON.
W. P.JAMES R. McKAlN.
From Mississippi.
Through the courtesy of the friend to whom it was
adilrcssed, we arc permitted to copy the following
extract from a private letter, written by a former
distinguished citizen of this town, now residing in
Mississippi, and an elector on the Cass and Butler
ticket in that State. The writer is one of the
many sons of South Carolina, scattered throughout
the West, who retlect honor upon their native
State.
We perfectly agree with him in regard to the
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UIUCUUI1 OI ITRPIOUIIllitl UlUClurf, (UIU He HUM liidl
the present Legislature will ilelivorup to the people
their just rights. In connection with this matter,
there is a subject which we would commend to the
attention of our readers, and especially would we
recommend it to the consideration of our neighbors
in Richland District, and that is the manner in
which the canvass is conducted in Mississippi?
The contrast, between that and their recent campaign
ought to arouse the gocd citizens of the district
to make an efibrt to remove the reproach
which must attach itself to such disorderly scenes
as those lately enacted in that portion, and that
portion only, of our State.
Wc too would ask the question, "how can the
whigs of the South affiliate with 'practical abolitionists?"
and still further, how can Democrats,
by merely prefixing the word Taylor, to their ap.
puliation affiliate with them! Hut whenever we
seo "Taylor Democrat" written, it reminds us of
people, who "steal the livery of Ilcavcn, to serve
the devil in." " Federal Whig" is the true name
Hut to the letter:
"I have been from home a good part of my
time fiiiieo the latter part of July, engaged in
the Presidential canvass. Cnss and IJutler are
certain of .Mississippi, and I think will be elected.
Things in this State are done very differently
in reference to tho Presidential election,
to what they are in South Carolina, and I think
better. The people ought to vote directly for
President. The canvass is very instructive to
the masses in relation to national politics; the
State is fully canvassed, and directly to one issue.
I have addressed the people in many
counties. They are attentive and orderly, much
more so than any other people 1 have ever seen,
and strong drink is never used to influence an
election, nor have I ever seen it used in this
State for such an object, and though I have attended
many barbecues anil mingled with thous
amis, no in oxicaling beverage is ever used or
scon, nor ;i m iiimcu man.
Last week I attended u groat mass meeting
in Hinds County, where I suppose at least 2,000
voters were present. It was a free discussion.
The speaking occupied two days and part of one
night. The Democrats were represented l?y
Senators I'ooti: and Davis, Coventor M i ritis
and Kx Governors Ihtowx, and McNutt, and
myself. I think the Whigs were liiirly beaten.
Fn.r.Mont:, the abolitionist, is hard to swallow,
and General Taylor has not set I he prairies on
fire as the Whigs expected. There is no enthusiasm
in his finvor, nor ought there to be.?
llis position is loo equivocal. I have no doubt
myselftliat be would sign the Wilmot Proviso?
all his pledges have been given to the North,
and if elected, nearly all his support must come
from their. He is a Southern Whig, with
northern feelings and principles. I fear that
the South will divide on the slavery question?
many higs here, hate democracy worse than
abolitionism and all the Whigs of the North
are practical abolitionists. How can the Whigs
of the South affiliate with them?"
Col. Jell. Davis.
This gallant and distinguished officer, has reached
his homo in Mississippi, and like a true son of
the South, has defined his position, with regard to
the unjust encroachments of the North. In a
speech made at Jackson, he said he was prepared
to resist such encroachments peaceably and firmly
until forbearance ceased to he a virtue and when
all oilier efforts tailed, rather than see the South
trampled upon he was ready to appeal to arms.?
Colonel I), said his warmest sympathies were with
the Democratic party, and if his vote could decide
the contest it would he cheerfully given for General
Cass. He passed a high enlogium on General
Taylor.
ID"Tlic official returns from Georgia from all
hilt one county show a democratic majority of 5MH.
ID" The Hon. J. I,. Manning, Judge Richardson
Hon. \V. II. Skahuook, Hon. F. W. Pickens, and
General J. II. .Means, are nominated by their
frends, as suitable persons for the oiliecof Governor.
ITT'It is stated that the Kcgislaturc of Florida
will be Whig by a small majority 011 joint ballot.
Large Increase.
A Parliamentary Report of lvv ports from this
country to Groat Britain from lti-Ri to 1818, skews
an increase since 181R of more than one hundred
and fifty per cent. There were over fifteen millions
bushels of corn exported to that country in 1847.
The First Note.
\Ve are requested by the signers of the followI
ing notice, to give it a place in our columns. We
cheerfully do i', signed as is, by t early one hundred
respectable citizens of Fairfield, and believing
that the course suggested therein, is the only safe
one for the Southern people to pursue. It is well
known to the readers of the Journal, that we have
labored to arouse the spirit of our fellow citizens
| to adopt some such measure as this, feeling con'
vinf*f>d that if the Senators and Representatives of
the Southern Slates be all instructed to present
i the alternative of dissolution or a full recognition
of our rights, we will obtain justice. This movement
may be considered premature, and not likely
to produce any good result; we believe otherwise,
and from all the light we have on the subject, feel
well assured that the chief reliance of the Noitliern
politicians is placed upon our own divisions.?
To be effective however, such a measure as is contemplated
by the movers of this call must be adopted
by the people of every Southern State, and
we prefer that some other State should "take initiative."
The Citizens of Fairfield District are requested
to assemble at the Court House, in Winnsbo.
rough, on Monday, the 6lh day of November
next, at 12 meridian, to deliberate upon the
propriety of requesting our Representative
in Congress to retire from bis seat in the house
of Representatives, and return home immedi.
alcly upoii the passage by Congress, and approval
by the President, of the YVtlmot Proviso
or any kindred measure calculated to endanger
our institutions and destroy the equality of the
States, or place the slaveholding States in a
position of inferiority as to privileges to the non'
slavcholding Slates; and to request the other
, Districts composing our Congressional Districts,
to unite with us; and also to request the
Legislature to direct our Senators to return
; home an I also to invite the other Congression.
| al Districts of the State to unite with us, so t hat
I we may present an undivided front to our ene
mine
Samuel J. Baikley. Samuel E. Norton,
John Campbell, R. M. McDowell,
Win. S. Lyles, Wm. Nelson,
II. R. Cock re II, John IWcCrnry,
, Joseph (rladney, D. B. Iviikland,
David McDowell, Jas. B. McCants,
Stephen Gibson, J. W. Rabb,
Samuel Johnston, T.J. Woodward,
A. S. fRodman, T. W. Rawls,
J. II. Propst, J- W. Hudson,
Jacob Feaster, Jr. John II. Means
Jonathan 11. Mickle, Thomas Lyles, Sr.
R. M.Stevenson, Thomas M. Lyles,
Alexander Douglas, Thos. II. McDowell,
Wm. A. Owens, C. II. Durham,
Win. W. Louis, Joseph I). Aiken,
J. A. McCrory, J. 11- Harrison,
J. Cockerell. * J. C. Williamson,
Jonah Ilurnnnt, J. D. Strother,
James F. Craig, S. 11. Owens,
John M Buchanan,j David Aiken,
Daniel Scott, J. J? Woodward,
James R. Aiken, Win. Braiton, Jr.
T. D. Pear, J?>hn D. Coleman,
II. J. Gayden, Eli Harrison,
Cannon (Jason, Wm. Jones,
J. S. Stewart, H. W. Powel,
Philip Pulling, 11. II. Paulig,
John C. McCall, K. S. Dargan,
Wm. T. Rabb, Thos. B.Craig,
John W. Ware, J. M. Rutland,
Win. Braiton. Sr. I J. II. 11 writes.
0. M. Kennedy, 0. K. Thompson,
J. l'\ CJnniMc, John L. Ford,
Silas (ihidden, Thomas Stitf,
Win. flnyd, F. V. I Inches,
II. L. HI lion, I). W. Hughes,
Win. il. Hllison, J. C. Ilosborough,
Osmond Woodward, T. C. Means,
Win. Clarke, F. H. Edrington,
Abolition of Capital Punishment.
The people of .Michigan are getting tired of their
! law for the abolition of capital punishment, in con:
sequence of the increase of the crime of murder,
I since it went into effect. In some of the Northern
cities, the increase of murders and assassinations
are attributed, to t he mere agitation of the propriety
of abolishing the punishment of the gallows.?
The memorial which is being signed for the Legislature
of Michigan asks "for a restoration <f
that penalty which alone prevents man from assailing
the life of his fellow."
A Brilliunt Metaphor.
An orator at Utica recently compared Martin*
Van IU'kkn to a ' whale whose oil would feed the
! lamps of liberty to all eternity."
Ifnnifl fnr flu* ,t"ooLr.
Xews.?Tiicic nrc (wo hundred orphans now in
Girard College, Philadelphia.
Dates from Kingston, Jamaica, to the '20th ult.,
state that Santa Anna was at that place, and was
preparing to re'urn to Mexico.
I A few (lakesof snow fell in N. Y.on 10th inst.
The Emperor of Brazil has appointed a Minister
Plenipotentiary to this Government.
A line of Bain's Telegraph is being erected between
Boston and New York.
The Arch-Bishop of Baltimore has issued letters
for the convocation of the lirst National Council of
the Catholic Church in this country.
Two largo Flouring Mills are being erected on
the canal near Augusta, Georgia.
Six thousand gallons of wine have been made
this year in the neighborhood of Hermann, Ohio.
Sixteen millions of gallons of water arc used in
New York every day.
Political.?The Boston Signal announces its
ticket for 1S P2: For President, Abbott Lawrence
of J/ass., for Vice President. \V. S. Archer of Virginia.
The Columbia Telegraph suggests the propriety
of the Legislature appointing Senators Calhoun
and Butler Presidential Electors; we doubt if they
would consent to have any thing to do with it.
Hon. J. M. Botts says that in lSo'2, the whigs
will unite in one universal motto; lknrij Clay, the
people's candidate, and no Convention.
Jolm Van Buren bar. commenced an elcctioneer1
ing tour in Ohio, in the cause of Free soil and his
: father.
Miscellaneous.?There is a Cook at one of the
I Boston Hotels so tender hearted that he don't like
to beat eggs; the Boston Post says lie don't blame
him, if the eggs arc as old as the joke.
The Merchants of Philadelphia now display political
llags, in accordance with their party predilections.
The man Doyle who figured so extensively in the
Kentucky slave stampede, has been convicted and
sentenced to the Penitentiary for twenty years.
i RIagcc, the Irish refugee Irish Patriot is in PhilI
adclpiiia. having escaped under an assumed name.
The following is an old Bachelor's toast:?The j
Fair! saints in churches, angels in the Ball Boom, j
but devils in the kitchen.
When you hear a man calling every body a fool, '
you may set him down as one of the same sort.
Soiuo body says knees were made before elbows, j
uecausc beasts were mauc oeiorc moil,
j If yon want enemies, excel others; if you want
riends let others excel you. I
, t . . , ?
HT In the following squib which we clip from
the New London Chronicle, will be recogniied a
vein of a certain kind of paragraph wit, which once
illuminated the pages of the Camden Journal.?
We omit a sentence or two, which under all the circumstances,
we conceive to be in bad taste, and had
much better not have been written. The remain- ^
der will amuse our readers:?
Sound the trumpet, beat the drum,
For here comes mighty Quail lebum I
Affairs look squally in South Carolinn, for
CJoose Creek and Devil's Turnip have come
nut for Cass. Sminsh hollow and Coon swamp
have "thrown themselves upon their reserved _
rights,' and Gopher X Roads have nullified the
nomination of Taylor. Huckleberry Hill has
declared its preterence for the democratic candidate,
and St. Matthew, St. Paul, St. Simon,
and Saint Judas, Santee have sworn to 'go the ?
death for their sugar." We had previously
learned the defection of Colonel Turnipseed
and the "Bluffton boys" from the cause of old
Rough and Ready, but as no one of higher
rank had bolted, it was impossible not to have
hopes.
it is all over with us now, however, and wo
give up. The State of Calhoun (sometime!#
called South Carolina) has gone from us, stork
and fluke. The whig cause is as dead as a sealded
pigeon, and Taylorism in Palmetto land is
as flat as a carricature gut up by Robinson.?
General Quattlebum, Quallleburn the immortal,
has lefi us! He did threaten his influence for
Taylor and there tra<? a moment when we indulged
the darling expectation of seeing the
ponderous avoirdupose of that mighty nanus
thrown into the Taylor scale. Alas! the moment
has passed by! Quattlebum has quailed! _
Calhoun has cuttlefished him and he can't see
clear. He has succumbed to the mighty, and
partaken of his master's hatred for codfish.?
Quattle, we say again, is going to "stand by his ^
State." Bum is determined to turn to and "run
a mudk," and old Rough must be Ready to see .
himself Quattlebumharded in all the musterfields
north and south of the Santee. The thing
is fixed and the Buena Vista man must make up
his mind soon what he will do. Our present
impression is, that he will withdraw. We don't
sec what use it will be to attempt to make headway
against Quallleburn.
For die Camden Journal.
Mr. Editor.?At the meeting of the State
Temperance Convention, which held its SemiAnnual
Session in Camden in June last, the j
following resolution was unanimously adopted, |
viz: A
"Resolved. That the people be again afTec- Jm
(innately invited to memorialize the Legislature
against the retail system." H
After the adoption ot this resolution, a Com. fl|
mittee of seven, including the President of the
Convention, was appointed to suggest the form
of a petition, in order as far as possible, to send
up to the Legislature ti united and harmonious
voice against the license system. This committee,
after having maturely considered tho
subject referred to them, recommended tho fol.
lowing form, ahich was adopted by the Con*
vent ion, viz:
"To tho Honorable tho members of the Sen.
ate and House of Representatives of the Stato
of South Carolina.
The undersigned citizens of District,
believing I ha* the retailing of ardent spirits is
an unmitigated evil, beg leave respectfully to
petition your honorable body, to submit the 1
question of license or no license for the sale of * \
intoxicating drinks, to be drank at the place
where sold, to the people of the respective His
Irict.x, Cities, Towns and Villages, a majority of
the snme to determine by ballot, whether the *
commissioners or corporations, shall or shall not
grant license irs the said District, Cities, Towns,
or Villages, as the caso may bo. for the sain of
intoxicating liquors as heretofore,?and your
petitioners as in duty bound &r. &c."
One individual wasnppointed in each District
in the State, whose duly it was made to circulate
lit is petition and procure the signatures ot all
who were willing to sign it, and to send it, at
an early day in the Session, to the Legislature.
In pursuance nfHtis action ofthe Convention,
copies of the p-tilion have heen sent to Various
neighborhoods in this District and put in the
hands of gentlemen whose known zeal in the
cause of Temperance will no doubt prompt them 1
to procure as many names as circumstances will
penn't.
In Camden, a copy has been left at the Drug
Store of Jambs R. McKain, Esq , where we
hope all those who are opposed to the enntinuanoe
of Grog Shops?those legalized fountains
of iniquity?will call and record their names
against this deadly evil.
TH E COM MITTEE OF ONE.
TEMPER VNCE MEETING.
Pursuant to notice, the Washington Tern* *
pcranee Society of Cantdcn met this evening,
(17ih inst.) in the Presbyterian Lecture Room.
The President road the circular of the President
ofthe State Temperance Society appointing
the time of the winter Convention in Columbia;
and informed the Society, that an oppor?.
n? _j..i i r. 1
wiis now miorueu ui urciug i<ivurru wuu
the services of Tit. Dojiyeb as a lecturer.
On motion of J. B. KkrsKaw, Esq., it was
Resolved,
1. That the Society defer for the present the
appointment of Delegates to the Convention.
2. That Lt. Duryee he invited to visit our
Town, and that the President give notice to,
and confer with, the other Societies in this dis?
trict relative to meetings dec.
3. That a Committee he appointed to make
necessary arrangements &c.
J. B. Kershaw, W. Titurlow Castox and
J. It. McKain, wore appointed the Committee.
On motion, the Society adjourned.
A. M. KENNEDY President.
W. Tiiuklow Castox, Sec. pro tern. J
Tin? Irish being accused of being tin most un- ^
i o'i: hed people in the wsrld, an 1 '< aan said it
ought to be i therwise,jfor they mee: wi:!i hard rubs
enough to polish any nation in the wo: Id.
A VOICE FROM VERMONT.
Tunbridgk, Orangf. Co., Vt., Nov. 25, 1845.
Mr. Sctli W. Fowlo :
Dear Sir?I hereby certify that one year ago lost Jane,
I was violently attacked with a cold and cough, with
a lame sido and stomach, and was not free from a
cough during that summer. In December following
u y cough increased to an alarming extent, so that during
that winter I lost about thirty-five pounds of flesh,
and physicians with whom I advisod, could give me
m relief. It was thought by all that I should nerer
recover. As my good fortune would have it, in Merch
following, aflor suffUring exceedingly through the winter,
I hoard of tho beneficial effects of Wiatnr'a Balsam
ot Wild Cherry, by way ot a menu wno naa receivea
tin greatest benefits by tlio use of the article, and waa
inclined by him to mako a trial of it myself, and no
words can express my obligations to that fflend for
thus recommending this article tome, and at the criti.
cal moment ho did, for I had not uken up ouc -beUlo
before I was completely cured, and from that day to
I