The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, October 17, 1849, Image 2
THE JACKSON CONVENTION.
We here received a copy ot the Missippian
of the 3d in*t? which contains the proceedings
ofth" Miwiwippi Stale Convention, which as.
*t Jackaon on the 1st inst.
W!We?hi*re onlv room to-day fir the resolutions,
wfcich-mtt bo found be I nw:
1. Resolved, That ?he institution of slavery
in the Southern States is left, t?y the constiui
tioej exclusively under control of the States in
which it exists, as a part of their domestic poll- i
Cj, aid they only, have the right to regulate,
abolish or .perpetuate, a* tlicv may severally
judge expedient; and that all attempts on the
the' parf of Congress or others to interfile wiih
ibis suhject, either dirrctlv or indirectly, are in
tolartdn of the'constitution, dangerous to the
rights and safety of the South, and ought to be
:J. 'flal Congress has no power to pass any
law abolishing slavery in the District ofColumDim.
or frf brohlhit the slave trade hetxven the
several States or to prohibit the introduction of
sfiivS^ into the territories of the United States;
and that the Passage by Congress of any such
Guv wow Id 'mri&nTt^ be a dangerous violation of I
but would afford evidence of a
fixed and deliberate design on tho part of that
body, to interfere With the institution of slavery
mtbsfitatM.
3.* That we Would regard iho passage by
Congress of the Wilmot Proviso (which would
in effect deprive the citizens of the slave.holding
State's of an equal participation in the territories
acquired mainly by their blood and treas.
ope) a* an insulting discrimination?to which
tJmse States cannot, without political degradation
, submit; and to which this Convention,
rapfwsealrng' the feelings and opinions of the
people of Mississippi, solemnly declare tbey will
not submit* "*+ 4
age of the Wilmot Proviso,
Pf.ofiany law abolishing slavery in the district
of Columbia, by the Congress of the United
Stales, would of itself he such a breach of the
federal compact as in that event, will make it
the duty, as ft is the right of the slave-holding
States, to taM ea?? of their own safety, and to j
treat the non stavenoiaing ouues n> enewuon ?
the slarehvldiog States and their domestic institut'wfc
5. That the Legislature is hereby requested j
to pass f*ch laws as may, in their opinion, be
best calculated to encourage the emigration of
cMfeens of the slave holding States, with slaves,
to tbe new territories of the United States.
>6. That in view of the frequent and increasing
evidence of the determination of the people
of the non-slaveholding States to disregard the
guaranties of the. constitution, and sgitate the
subject of slavery, both in and ont of congress,
avowedly foryhif purpose of effecting its abolition
in. the States j and, also, in view of the facts
it forth m the late " Address of the Southern
members of Congress," this Convention proclaims
the deliberate conviction that the time
bsys arrived when the Southern States should
take counsel together for their common safety ;
and'that ^convention of the slavebolding States
should beheld at?? ?,.on next, to
devise and adopt some mode of resistance to
these aggressions ; and that this Convention do
jUMwSqt twelve delegates and iwelve alternates
?being double the number of our Senators and
xLepraaentatives in Congress?to attend such
Convention, and that the other slaveholding
States be requested to appoint delegates agree,
ftbly to the same ratio of representation.
& That iojthe language of an eminent northmil
writer and patriot-?" The rights of the
South in African service, exists not only under
Tmt oner the Coostftutioin, They existed before
tlfV govern went was formed. The constitution
was rather sanctioned by them than they by the
find nnt thnr instrument admit.
tod tbe sovreigoty of those right*, it never would
tare ' Kfen itself admitted by the Souih. It
Koii^eiStit deference to rights older in their date,
stronger in their claims and holier in their nature
than any other which the Constitntion can
TwWr/*^T?ose rights may not be change even
by a change of the Constitution. They are nut
of tW reacb of the nation, as a nation. The
cmtledeiracy may dissolve and the Constitution
pau^way, but those rights will remain unshaIcon?will
exist while the South exists?and
when they fall, the South will perish with them.'
8- Tnat to procure unity and promptness of
action in this State, this Convention recom.
wends that a central or State association be
*9pfmad at the capital, and affiliated county associations
within tbe several countiei of the
IWIW#
9. That we recommend to the legislature of
this State, that at its next session a law be enacted
malting it the duty of the governor of the
state by proclamation, to call a general Convention
of the Stale, and to issue writs of election
baaed apoo the ratio of representa ion in
the State legit ilation, upon the passage by Congress
of tbe "Wilmot," or any law prohibiting
slavery in lite District of Columbia, or prohibit,
ing the afajjh' trade between the States.
T9. That a committe of be chosen l?y
the Convention to prepare an address to tbe
fetspls of the slave-holding States.
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The ifexr Congress.? There will be as
"ft* a balance of parties at the approaching
aeaskxi of the National Legislature in the popular
branch, m has ever occurred at any other
C'od of our history. The result of the Mary.
I election heingtbe gain of one democratic
member, leaves it doubtful which of the two par.
HmwDI bare & majority in the House of Rep.
resenfattVes. Should the eleven members yet
to lie elected lie of the same politics as tliote
representing the same districts in the last Con.
gresa, there would in a full house be a Whig
majority of one. Those elected are now,
Wbigs 113, Democrats 107: yet to be elected
11, in Mississippi 4, Louisiana 4, one vacancy
in Ohio, one in Massachusetts, and one in Vir.
gitthu
The election in Louisiana and Mississippi
takes place on the 5th of neit month. The
vacancies in Ohio and Virginia will be filled
before the meeting of Congress, also the vacan.
cy io Ohio.
In the Senate the Democratic majority will
be eight.?Evening Newt.
A gentleman from Boston chanced to find
bhnself among a little party of young ladies,
away down East, last summer, and while in the
enjoyment ot some innocent social play, he
carelessly placed bis arm around the slender
waist of as pretty a damsel as Maine can boast
?G when she started and exclaimed, "Be done,
air' don't insult i?e!" The gentieman instant*
iy apologized for the seeming rudeness, and
assured the half offended fair one that he did
not intend to insult her. "No?" said she, archty*,
"Well if jou did'nt jou maj do so again."
Alb. Knick.
M Nowaaa*."?The Pittsburgh Chronicle j
says, "Nowhere is the place where the banks
lend money to poor roeiE-who need it, instead
of the rich who do not.'
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*" ' From the Edgefield Advertiser. y<
PLANK ROADS.r w
Mr. Editor: In again recurring to the sub. d(
ject of Plank Roads, 1 propose to show the
probable cost and income of a Plunk Road front
Edgefield to Hamburg. In my last I stated, si
supposing the Road to be 25 miles in length, is
that it "would take 4,356,000 feet lumber.? tr
This at 87 per thousand, would be 830,492 00 ol
Grading and laying down plank,
25 miles, $200 per mile, 5,000 00 fj
Estimated cost of Roatl, $35,492 00
Thus much for the cost, now for the probable | "
income. Tho receipts ot Cotton at Hamburg, I
the past year, have been 06,000 bales, as a rea |
sonable estimate. I will suppose 30,000 hales _
will passover the Road* Allowing 10 hales to
a load, it will make 3000 loads Cotton, this at
one dollar per load, will make $3,000 00 n
The same wagons returning Irom u
market, the same amount, 3,000 00 (|
Wagons laden with Flour, Meal,
Bacon. Apples, Peas, Whiskey, c
Oats, Brandy, Feathers, Tobac.
co. Powder, Shucks, Fire Wood, ^
?Sec., (both ways,) 5,000 00 ()
Stage 6 times a week, 312 trips, 156 00 r'
Carriages, 75 cents, {
2 Horse Buggies, Barouches,
75 "
1 Horse Buggies, Gigs,
&c., 00 " j.
Man on horse, 25 "
2 Horse Wagons, 50-*"
1 Horse Wagons, &c., 25 " 5,000 00 "
16,150 00 |
Deduct for Gate Keepers and
Repairs, 1,500 00 *
$14,655 00 "
Deduct 10 per cent, on the cost to t
reserre as a sinking fund to
_ t MJ . I? 1 ...I v
remind iae rouu, wiicu wuiu
out, 3,549 00 c
F
Leaving to Stockholder*, 811,107 00
which i* above thirty per cent per annum.?
This enormous dividend, as it is, is not equal 8
to what has been paid to the Stockholders on 1
some of the Northern Plank Roads, but it is c
sufficient to induce capitalists to take stock as *
an iiveftment, without regard to the great benefits
which will result to the country from their
introduction. SALUDA.
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From lite Fuirfield Herald. -1
PUBLIC MEETING.
A large number of the most intelligent Citi- ^
zens of the District, in conformity with previous
notice, assembled in the Court House on Monday
last, (1st inst.) to deliberate upon the pres. ,
ent postal jfdci'ities, and the increase of the
same, (if any be needed,) and the amount nec- ^
essary to secure proper intercommunication between
the different portions of the District and *
the public offices located at the Court House, c
and also the adjoining Districts.
The meeting was organized by calling O. 8
Woodward, Esq., to the Chair, and requesting 1
Dr. John Kincaid to act ax Secretary.
The object of the meeting was at the request 8
of the Chairman, explained by Maj. S. G. Bark- ?
ley. C. J. Shannon of Camden being present, 1
was called upon, and in a neat and happy man- *
ner stated the views and wishes of the Citizens 1
of Camden and Darlington. 8
The matter having been satisfactorily dis- a
cussed, it was, upon motion resolved, That the f
Chairman and Secretary of this meeting, for
ward through our immediate Representative, ('
the Hon. J. A. Wodwarri, a Memorial and Pe- ''
tilion to the Post Office ^Department praying
for th i additional mail facili ies, which the meet,
ing deemed absolutely necessary for the prop,
er accommodation of the Town and District, in r,
view of the near completion of the Rail Road i,
to this Town and the increased transactions j,
which will surely follow, if not precede that c. j
vent. n
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From the Southern Baptist. ^
nkethrrn Editors.?I transmit to you the. n
joyful intelligence, that the Lord has been Q
pleased to favor one of the Churches, of which n
I hare pastoral charge, namely, Fork Hill, Lan- g
caster District, with a refreshing season from s
his presence, under which, his childrpn were v
much revived and engaged in prayer for sinners, b
Engagedness of spirit were manifested in the g(
Ministers attending. n
At an early period of the meeting, the power
of the Lord was manifested in the conviction n
and conversion of sinners. tl
On the 10th day after the commencement of
the meeting, which was on the 7th inst., 68 j
were baptized, upon a profession of their faith jj
in Christ.
The interest of the occasion was so deeply
felt, as to draw forth an immense concourse of n
spectators. And, oh ! it was an affecting scene
to sen all the vast, assemblage around the u
water's edge, whilst two of the commissioned ?
Servants of the Lord, attentively buried the ?
happy converts with Christ, in baptism. After M
which, it was our intention to close the meeting
which intention being announced, solicitations ^
wo rex on tif ennnrlv nrotcorl thai tliA iriPotinrr tv.lQ I
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protracted till the 19ih inst., when 21 more
were baptized, making a total of 89. The tj
work was not confined to the conversion of sinners,
but, also, was manifested in reclaiming
backsliders ; six of whom were restored to the
fellowship ol the Church.
Yours in Gospel bonds,
W. F. Bbasington.
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SELF.TRAINING.
The late Sir T. F. Buxton had great faith in c
tho self-training power of men. lie thus ex- !'
presses himself:
" I am very sure that a young man may be
very much what he plaeses. In my own case p
it was so. I left school, where I had learnt
little or nothing, at about the age of fourteen. r'
[ spent the next year at home; learning to hunt "
and shoot. Then it was that the prospect of ^
going to College opened upon me.* ******** 'l
I made my resolutions, and I acted up to them: *
I gave up all desultory reading?I never looked c
into a novel?I gave up shooting. During the r(
five years I was in Ireland, I had the liberty of
going when I pleased to a capital shooting place. , r'
I never went but twice. In short, I considered ^
every hour as precious, and I made everything l'
bend to my determination not to be behind any
of my companions; and thus I speedily passed p
from one species of character to another. I c
had been a boy lond of pleasure and idleness,
reading only "books of unprofitable entertain ?
ment; I became speedily a youth of steady habits
of application, and irresistable resolution.? c
[ soon gained the ground I hwd lost, and found "
those things which were difficult and almost "
impossible to my idleness, easy enough to my
industry; and much of my happiness and all my
prosperity in life have resulted from the change t<
I made at your age. It all rests without your- tl
self. If you seriously resolve to be energetic t<
and industrious, depend upon it you will, for ft
>ur whole life,'hare reason to rejoice thai you
ere wise enough to'forin and to uct upon thai
^termination." " (
A reviewer adds : r
"No man ought to be'convinced by any thing I
inrt of assiduous and long continued labors, c
suing in absolute failure, thai he U not meant f
i do much for the honor of God and the good
I mankind." f
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[HE CAMDEN JOURNAL 1
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Weducsday .Horning, October 17, 1849. <
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W. TIIURLOW CASTON, EDITOR.
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NEW MAIL ROUTES. i
We direct attention to the proceedings of a public ?
iceting held in Winnsboro, published in another col (
mn, relative to additional mail facilities in that Die- <
ict. It is time for Kershaw to act. One of the imrovcroo.its
proposed is to establish a route direct from
lomdcn to Newberry through Winnsboro. Thecitizers \
f Fairfield expect the co-operation of the people of |
[ershaw in the enterprise. Lot a public meeting he I
old during Court week by our citizens and a suitable |
ssponse be given to the movement of our neighbors, i
t is desired and expected by them. The route is much i
ceded, for tho convenience of a portion of this District, <
nd a Petition to the Post office Department, should i
c sent on, in company with the one from Fairfield, I
ully representing the necessities of the case, and i
trongly urging the claims of our people to additional I
nail advantages. A direct mail route to Darlington
"ourt House is also much needed, and should receive
ho attention of a public meeting. The trado and
ravel in that direction liavo greatly increased, and i
vould well warrant the running of a semi-weekly or 1
ri-weekly line of hacks. It is hardly necessary to <
nulliply words upon the action of the meeting in i
Vinnsboro', and propriety of a route direct to Darling,
on. The objects to be effected are apparent, and so j
roll recognised by all whom we have heard express an .
ipinion, that we arc sure the subject will receive the i
iromnt sunDort and atlontion of our citizens,
We commence to-day to publish the names of con- i
ignees of goods, brought to our Depot by the Railroad, i
\s permanent arrangements hnvo been made to pro
:ure them regularly, our readers may rely upon our i
voekly reports as strictly correct.
MISSISSIPPI CONVENTION.
We rofer our readers to the resolutions found in nn
ithcr column, passed by this Convention, which met at
fackson oo the 1st inst.
The Hon. W. L. Sharkey, Chiof Justice of the
Stale presided, and Gov. Jos. W. Mathews acted as
fice Presinent,
The Hon. D, Wallace, of this Stale, was present
ind by invitation took a scat in the convention. A
Southern Convention to be held at Nashville (Tcnn.)
tarly in June next, is strongly recommended, and twclvo
lelcgates were appointed to represent Mississippi. Great
inanimity prevailed in the Convention and whig and
lemnr.rats became one in firm icsolvcs to resist Northern
anaticism and aggression. This is as it should be,
nd is fust becoming the feeling of the entire South.
Mississippi has stepped out in the front rank and Vir.
rini.i, Alabama and South Carolina, and wc may now
,dd Georgia, will hail the movement as a signal lor
jreater concert and eloscr union. Wc hope the suggesion
will bo adopted throughout the South, and again
ay, that the Memphis Convention will bo a proper
iino and occasion, to exchange views and consider
uggestions on this vital question. A Convention of
II the Southern States is certainly much needed to
iresent to their enoinies that show of resistance, and
irm und determined spirit, which characterize their
icoplc when theii rights aro infringed, and long borne 1
nsulls become unsupportably heavy and oppressive.
MOVEMENTS IN SUMTER.
Considerable excitement cxi*l9 in Sumter District
dative to the institution of slavery, and a stern donrmination
seems to be awakened to cxreuto rigidly the
aws that govern it. T. J. Coghlun, Esq., the Intcn.
ant of Suintcrvillc, has requested through the Dan
icr, owners of slaves who wish thcrn to visit the vil I
age on Sundays to mention it in the pass or ticket
hey give thorn. lie says that he is induced to be
tore particular than formerly, from the fact that there
re a few unprincipled characters in the place, who
aanage to baffle the Law, and who ore engaged every
iunday in illicit traffic in spirituous liquors with the
lave population. A determination i* expressed to preent
the elevated mora! condition of the negro front
cing contaminated by, and sinking to a level with
uch characters, who are by far more dungerous and
lore to be dreaded than all the abolitionists in the world.
The Committee of Safely for tli it District held a
reeling at the Court House on the Gth inst., to hear
he report of the Cominillc appointod to enquire what
Iterations and additions were necessary in tho negro
iws of the Slate. From tho tenor of the resolutions,
, might bo easily inferred that there oxisted somo imrediatc
cause of alarm in that District, but the Editor
f tho Banner says such is not tho case. That com- j
luuily however appears to have bcon visited by Borne
aspicious persons, and the belief is entertained, based
pon recent developments, " that tome notions huvo
been instilled into the minds of a certain class of the
population, which aro not at all consistent with their
position."
Tho Committee in their report, regard the existing
rtos as sufficient to socure and maintain tranquility
nd due subordination amongst tho slaves, but express
ic opinion that they arc "generally performed very
tmely and sparingly." They recommend an amend- '
rent to the act of 1839, by requiring the commander
f the patrol, at least as often as once each week, to
all out the natrol, &.c , instead of " once n fortnight," <
nd empowering the commander to arm his men, if j
eemed necessary. The committee think that rogious
instructions given to the nogro should be oral,
nd from the mouth of white persons nlonc, nnd re.
oinmcud that slaves or free pcrsuns of color should be
rcvcntod from preaching or instructing their fellows
i public. A change in tho act of 1803 is urged, nnd
ro-onnctment of a clause in tho act of 1800, which
rohibils meetings for the mental or religious instruc>
on of slaves or free persons of color, dec., before sun.
ising or nflor sundown. The committee concur in
iving the enforcement of tho act of 1740, which re.
uircd owners to give slaves sufficient clothing and
rod, to the Grand Jury of each District, instead of to
Justice of the Peace. The committee, through their
hairmun, Cupt. Sumter, recominondcd the following (
isolations, which were adopted ; t
1st. That tho Committee of Vigilance should t
ecjuest the Colonels of the Regiments of tho i
listrict ?o order out the patrol at night, at least
wico n week, and that the patrol go armed.
2d. That the officers of uniform corps, use ]
fTorts to increase their companies, and to pro- r
uro a full compliment of arms. (
3d. That elTort8 be made to raiso a Troop in ]
ialem. t
Our citizens ought to be on tho alert for these mis- ?
biovmta i ?i!/ rin nrl/Mnf C fmm nlUr oarlmua if nmi
",v,w,,n ..w... 11 o | uim II ?...J I
rc detected in their wicked designs, they should be
lade to feel the heaviest penalties of the law.
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CflARLRSTON Mayoiui.tt.?The citizens of Charles- I
in balloted on 8th inat., on the question of extending 1
le official term of tho Mayor and Aldermen froin ono ?
> two years. A majority of 197 votes were cast in '
ivor of the one year torm. <
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? * HARMONY PRESBYTERY^
This Presbytery mel on Thursday last, at Pine Tree b<
>ump Ground, about 14 miles cost of thid place, and ai
cligious exercises were continued until the following it
donday morning. This placo of worship is of recent tl
irigin, this being, we believe the second year lliut c
amities have attended. , g
A well covered shed or stand, and about a dozen of p
pacious and comfortable trnl? have already been creel:d,
and we learn that by next year other additions and
neons of accommodation will be prepared. The crowd 1
n attendance on S;ibbuth wnv large, nnd we have nev- o
;r seen an audience moro attentive and orderly. A
lonBidcrablc number of Preachers were present, rcpre "
iciitalivcs, we believe, of every neighboring District. *
riie accessions to the church, we understund. were few, j
rut doubtless great good was done, as tliut region is
. cry destitute of church privileges, a consnqu nee of a c
>pnrsc population. This effort of that denomination to (
mpply that section with tho means of tlio Gospel, is j
icscrving of all commendation and praise.
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Reduction or Fare.?We omitted to notice last
ivcck the wise policy adopted by the Rail Roud Com* |
inny in reducing the fare from Charleston to Cnlum. j
un, Hamburg or Camden to five dollars, and 4 ccntg
per mile for way travellers. We call it wise, becaoso <
it will have the effect of increasing the travel, as was
tbunduntly proved by the tomporary reduction made t
iuring the summer months. The citizens of Camden ^
ire favored by the change, as their distance is groatcr ^
Jian to other points. We take pleasure in noting this, (
Hid trust that the increase in passengers un this
jranch will return a full remuneration. I
THE SOUTH CAROLINIAN.
We scarcely had time to notice the addition of four
columns to the tri-weekly issue of this paper, before (
we sec it announced that it is the intention of llio f
enterprising Proprietors, to commence at an early day,
i daily issue.
The Papers of Carolina are decidedly on the pro. \ (
zressire and none more ao than the Carolinian. That ^
Journal enjoys a wide circulation and is constsnlly (
increasing in importance and respectability.
Wc wish nur neighbors every success, and congratulate
the up country on tho many channels by which ,
news can be transmitted from our beautiful and grow (
ing Capital. The people of Columbia are a | apor pat.
tronizing people, and wc can see no greater evidence
ofil than in their demand for two Dailies.
The next Session of our Legislature will likely prove
on interesting on?. The people will apt to be well !
informed of iu progress and matters of Stalo by the
strong publishing corps around head-quarters.
Sons or Temperancc.?This Order is greatly on the 1
increase in Alabama. To the semi annual meeting of 1
the (i. P. tho following aro the returns for the preceding
lour months : number of members initialed, 1359,
dispensation 127, admitted by card 192, withdrawals
310, suspended 11, rejected 28, reinstated 57, expelled
177, violated pledge 137, violated pledge second time
31, signed over 72, deaths 22, numborof members 11,237;
receipts $10,054 61 ; per ecnlagc $524 93c ;
benefits to sick members $1465 13c ; cash on hum!,
$8958 84c, There statistics indicate continued pros
perity in the order, and the amount of benefits shotv
that the purposes of charily arc not forgotten.
Rah. Road in Alabama.?A Ur.e convention lias
been held in Talladega, Alabama, to consider the most
practicable routo to connect by Rail Road the waters
of Tennessee River and Mobile Bay. Selina, on the
Alabama River, was selected as the point at which to
cornmcnco the woik, thus securing the benefit of sur
vcys and grading, to the distance of 27 miles, which
were made in an old enterprise, and were abandoned
during the revulsion of 183G-37, for llio want of funds.
It is said the road will pass over coal beds, marble
quarries urid iron mines, and when completed will
carry n great trade to Mobile which now goes to Savanuuli
and Charleston.
O* The Telfgritph says thot the numerous friends
of President Preston will he gratified to know that lie
has returned to his home and to his duties in improved
health. ,
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C.?'AR anu Camioun. ? A Writer in the "National
Era," from B<rlin, gives the following description of
a full lenght statue ofC^sar, found in the ruins of a (
villa in Italy.
"The celebrated Roman was not a broad full. .
faced, and rather plethoric gentleman, ,*?9 some
modern painters have imagined, but a lean, tall
sinewy inan with a wrinkled lace aim projecting
l)row. Before you seethe name, you feel that you I
gaze on a men who left his mark upon his age.? I
The face is not without a resemblance to that of i
sur South Carolina statesman, John C. Calhoun. <
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Edgar A. Poc, the distinguished pool and |
s.ilic, diod on 7ih inst,, at the Washington Hospital, ,
in Baltimore. 2
Carolinians?In the Telegraph of Louisville (Win- j
ilon county) Miss., wc perceive a scries of appoint- j
nonts for tbo Hon. Henry Gray and Col. William Mc (
Willie to address the voters of the third Congressional ]
District of that State. These gentlemen are both > <
Darolinians by birth, and the latter is well known to ! /
nany of our readers. [Col. Telegraph. j
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Tkiiuantepec Route.?The citizens of New Orleans )
lavo held a public meeting to promoto the establish, j
ncnt of a Rail Road across the Isthmus nf Tohuante- ;
ice, in llio southern part of Mexico. The distance
icross is about HO tnilcs. The meeting was addressed j
>y some of her ablest citizens and considerable interest t
rvas innnifcsted in llio enterprise. It is regarded as of j
;rcot importance to that city. t
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Son op Lord Byron.?Mr. Fuller, Editor ot llio I
Vcw York Mirror, has been sued by a "Major George ?
jordon Byron," who professes to bo the son of the 1
loblc poet. The major 1 tely gavo notice through t
he New York Herald that he intended to publish n c
reluiuo of what lie called the "Unedited works of Loid \
3yron." Tlio Miirior spoke rather doubtingly of his t
imifiliii, nml i,iu Hnnk?lil>nw. tbn suit. Fur lIlL* verv ! s
ittlc good, conferred upon llio human family l>y the ! I
gilded poison dug out of that mino of infidelity and vice, ?
vc feel no sympathy for the claim of the Major or
tie " Unoditcd Works," and wo nro disposed to douht ,
vliethcr tho world would have been much the loser if ?
nany of the "works" from that source had remained (
'Unedited." ?
Geonnu Ei.ectio.N8?The Senate will stand 25 ^
lemocrnts and 24 whigs, and the Houso of Represcn.
olives C7 democrats and 63 whiga. Town's (dem.) f
najority for Governor over Hill (whig) will bo about (
1,300. t
Mart-land Ei.ECTroNS.?The whole returns from g
Vfary!i.nd have been received, and show not that tho t
opresontation in the next (Congress will be 4 Demo, s
;rai8 una 2 tvillgs, as wis ni urm nuppuscu, uui a l
Democratic gain however. Instead of 4 wliigs and 2 t
Icinocrats, as at lust session, it will be 3 democrats 1
ind 3 whigs. Tho Democrats have a gain of 11 r
neinbcrs in tho House of Dclcgotes. j
t
Connecticut Elections.?Elections nro going on c
n this State, but a full return has not appeared. So c
ar the Democrats have carried 35 Towns, gaining 13, I
1 nd the wliigs have carried 19, gaining 3. Four
ithor Towns arc dividod. The Now Haven Register C
uiys that at the next election, Connecticut will stand s
.'tnpliatically opposed to tho Administration. b
v? f7?52F~~- W.
Mai:<e Election''.?The pan* as* of votes for' raem
in of tlie Senate, in Muine, sliows that 14 democrat
re eleolcd and 11 whigs and abolition. Tlijr Wo?h
iglon Union says lliorc urs 6 vacancies ft be filled b
io Legislature, in which the Democrats have a de
ided majority in Loth brandies. A Senator to Coti
rcss in also to be elected to succeed to the seat tein
orarily occupied by jMr. Hamlin.
South Carolina Institute.?We learn from tli
itenivg News thai, at a regular meeting of the Boat
f Directors of this Institute it was
Resulted, That the time of holding the first Ar
iital Fair of the Institute be postponed until tli
Itird week in November, and that the Fair b
petted and the address hy Jas. H. Hatnmom
isq., be delivered on Tuesday night, 20th Not
It is a nource of gratification, that tlto services of i
tnincnt a statesman have been procured to render it
erc8ting its first annual Fair, and doubtless the crow
n attendance will be great. This ofibrt to elevate ai
icrfccl the mechanical and manufacturing pursuits i
rui pcujiiu, kiiuuiu receive every cricuunijjuniciu, ?
vc sincerely trust that this section of the State wi
10 represented at the Fair, by something new and us<
til, in some of the branches of atl and mechanism.
It is said that many, from various portions of t)
slate, iiavo intimated an intention to present mod
ipecimens of their skill, and that the Ladies too, hat
Ictcrmincd to be contributors. Wo say to our pcopl
vhether they havo uny thing new or not, to go by s
neans. An attcndanco upon the exercises cannot fi
o be profilalilc and instructive.
We hope thai tho improved Rico Pounder of O
Bossard, of Sumter, will be certainly presented for tl
nspcclioii of the savins of the mechanical art.
A Dreadful. Riot in Philadelphia-?We learn fro
lie B iltiinoro Sun that on last week a most fearful ni
nnguinary riot occurred in Philadelphia, in whir
nany lives were lost. It was directed against tl
:olorcd population, and originated in the indiguatii
>f the rowdies against a colored man, who had a whi
rife or was living with a while woman. We ha
not room to give further particulars this week.
Florida.?Billy Bowlegs, in a tall with Go
Twiggs, has agreed to give up the offending Indians
Charlotte harbor by the lOlh October.
To Ihc Editor of the Camden Journal:
As snmr> writers have mtsrenrescnled me I
bating that I reject thn account given in tl
Bible of the origin of the human race, you w
promote the cause of truth in republishing tl
following extract from my article in the Courii
of the 3d inst. In addition to which I furth<
state my belief that all mankind hare sprtir
from one parent Mock, Adam and Rvo?th
Ham, Shem and Japhet are the progenitors
all the races.or varieties, or whalevpr they mt
l>c termed?that Ham and his descendants a
inferior human beings to the descendants
Shpm and Japhet?that thpy were decreed 1
ihe Almighty to lie " servants of servants fo
ever," and that they have a physical organiz
lion accordingly, displaying a means adapted
;?n end?that the decree dooming the Africi
negro to perpetual slavery and consequent int
riority is the true moral ground for thp sami
Let the public read what Governor .McDi
fie says in his message of 1835 :
"That the African negro is destined by Pr
vidence to occupy this condition of servile d
pendence is not less manifest. It is marked<
'Jicfucr, stamped on the skin, and evinced i
'he intellectual inferiority and natural improi
rlenec of this race. They have all the q?ia
tics that fit them for slaves, and not one of tho
ihat would fit them to be freemen. They a
utterly unqualified, not onlv for rational freedoi
but for self-government of any kind. They a
in all respects, physical, moral, and politic;
inferior to millions of the human race, who ha*
lor consecutive ages, dragged out a wretch*
existence under a grinding political despotisr
and who arc doomed to this hopeless conditir
by the very qualities which unfit them lor a be
ter. It is utterly astonishing that any enligh
mod American, after contemplating all tl
manifold forms in which even the white m<
r?f mankind are doomed to slavery and oppre
don, should suppose it possible to reclaim tl
African racr from their destiny. The cnpaci
to enjoy freedom is an attribute not to be con
ntinicaled by human power. It is an endov
nentof God, And one of the rarest which it In
deased His inscrutable wisdom to bestow upc
he nations of the earth. It is conferred as
reward of merit, and only upon those who ai
tualified to enioy it. Until the " Ktlieopia
:an change his skin," it will be vain lo attorn
>v any human power, to inake freemen oftno.'
a hotn God has doomed to be slaves by all the
itlributes.
" Let not, therefore, the misguided and di
dgning intcrmeddlers, who soek to destroy ot
leace, imagine that they are serving the cam
if God by practically arraigning the decrees t
'lis Providence. Indced, it would scarcely e.
'He surprise, if with the impious audacity <
hose who projected the lower of Babel, thi
tJiould attempt to scale the battlements of Hearst
md remonstrate with the God of wisdom f
kaving put the mark of Cain and the curse t
Ham uf>on the African race instead of the Ei
opcan."
Tilts, Governor McDuflio says, after say in
t has a christian sanction. Slavery, then, i
his country, is founded, according lo Goveriu
WcDufiie, upon the natural inferiority of th
African negro, and is sanctioned by the sacrr
scriptures. This I consider the natural at
urn tfiound for slavery. Upon this and th
done can it ltc expected to be perpetual. Th
anguage of Governor McDufTio ahould he c
he first page of every school book, making tli
sducatiou of the child the con?titution, as
vore, of his country on the most important i
ill subjects; while " Paley's Moral Philosophy
hotild be treated by the law as a inccudiai
look, and be banished from our Bookstore
md certainly excluded from our schools.
But, Messrs. Editors, I will present anothi
ixtrnct from the greatest of all men that th
state has sustained in her'public service. Th
liMinguished individual, in his " Memoir n
slavery," re-published by the State Agricu
oral Srciety in 1837, uses the following lar
juage:
"The opinion which connects form and fet
ures with character and intellectual power,
me so deeply impressed on the human mini
hat perhaps there is scarcely any man \vh
Iocs not almost daily net upon it, and in som
ome measure verily it; yet in spite of this ii
imation of nature, and though the anatomi
md physiologist may tell them thnt the ract
liffcr in every bone and muscle, and in propo
ion of brain nnd nerves, yet. there are son,
rho, with a most bigotted and fanatical de.tcrm
\ation to free themselves from what they hai
irejudged to he prejudice, will still maintai
hit the physiognomy evidently tending to thi
f the brute, when compaire.d to that of the Car
assian race may he enlightened by as muc
hn.i.rhf /Till /mimnlPil hn nx innrh xpntimpnl.
?3' ?
Upon the principles contained in the al?ov
ixtracts, 1 plant myself in defence of slaver
ustained by these greatest of men; and tli
latteries of sectarian bigotry, and the wild an
i. furious ^a?K3?iu of. tips abolitionists, mar play
a. away upon me as long as they please* I stand
ty\ with a good conscionce, clearly and ane^Msaa*
j colly, on the side of the institutions of mjr $mn??
i. try. Firm and truo to these principle.tW
i. .South'has nothing to fear from abroad; Imt if
i. we should give up the natural inferitfNtyaftVfc*
negro?an inferiority to which he was dmJtyfrd
hy the decree of the Almighty agstatf
ic scendants of Ham* and Iwe. slavery npranwhal
d is found in the New Testament alone.' hs#
could we justify the enslavement of the r^gjprr
i- alone 1 Where is there any tiling tfraj jjgpjpft
e the African alone to slavery ? Those wWsssh
e us to gire up the mark of Cgir| and tj^icifrfcyC
' Ham, atul the consequent. infenQr^y^oCfM^*
'' gro, are well tvwgre thai there is no Scrtptarer
ground in I ho Nryr Testament to- rwMw sKir
!j negro that doe# not apply to die
' and whenever they can get US Uirft.'!^y.,tj?nywell
know that the mat-s of l.he {^opl^vvopld
? oppose slavery based upon a prindytaf Ahttf
would justify the enslavement of thuiU&HMNi
I Beware of this sly policy* People of the Snath,
lie ware of this mischief! Jt was. tVphuMll**
was a<lo|rted nt the North to ?yhK;slsinjit
uj Soine.ol the .clergy went so far aj Jo Tt?t
6 some oft he ablest christian Cuberstrwew jifr9
groes, and they.(fravellcd frtair T?#ft
preaching this.... Their first eflort. vrasJO.
. off the enrae of -Ham,and to raise ihe p"gr? t..
II an eqiialhy of intellect jmhI .tporal jbftHjtf.ftjUl
that of the white man. (' v -- /
' Abolish the curse of (lam andthe^tyqjpgg
ioffriotilym the negro, and
we for Aftiran slavery ? Off, hnswia/jt-tWW***
cd that weeouM beep him in froad-rge if hf ?
m to be. cQiial with the While maa ?. \Vji? mit/hfe
] race inside inferior hy (he enrpe
'1 he snltscrrieot to the. white man AfflijtaijMt
1C slave? Those who reject thaderrw-Wifho
511 Bible against the descemiaotsM lltlhAKhlt1
u sis of slavery, reject the fulfilment o(Wfr<nrt>*IK
T0 for the A fricpni negroes have bectvsullMHfhrtW
to all nations, and never masters nf49|r.:l9^f(
the readier bear in min<MhM weiitMnftMiE*
the right to onslavo the African.pad)pfgflw
at white man. atid that the in*tific?liaa Te
existed long More- the iXeW< Tc*m?ne*r*ji jf)
It might be edifying- tgfhe ?p?>bb?y
print the answer ??l my asmilntits Hi tfrpfaijotyt
?)' ing questions, together with their reagp^Pfe^fT
ie Do you beiierr, gentlemen, thstlke .Aftim
II negro is intellectually and mnrally-eqttt!flt tbn
white men? " ,7. 1 ..d
lt Do you Mieve that be' is eapaltfo jopfoittpft
pr moral and intellectual developtneiH.fts>lta'flhjft
>g man? - , >( * ?(? ' */?. ?*< !? .'ly/
at D>? you. believe that he can Is* nuMtatapitHfe
?>f of self-government by educations it* Af|ict|t|r
?y in any other^art ol the globe.?. y^MvibasTI ,TT
re Do rim believe lhxt slavery k'? euMjtlrittej*)
?f and political bleating,' aud .that lt nogbp.to b*
?y perpetuated? jt .11 ,iwrtli"
r- As you hare conrtrmnedtny vie**, jtfnluKMr
* it is-, your. duty to present .Hotter o?es,b Gtme,
to now. let us have i hem in the nuno^w! ktfi|fMtl
"? way in which the questions afei putr It ifinu
?- son ably .expected by the public.; M,]HM |(d
p* christian gentlemen, t . J.. F- G. MrrtsrfJ/,
if* -J r ' ' ? . .fburi'V'wtt
Ftoin tlto Charleston Conner, ';?/
LITER- FROM EUROPE. ?*Q
? ARRIVALOFTI1E CAtBDOIU,e.,''? .
-t* The British steam skip Caledonia baa at*
li- rivprl at Hali/ax, with Liverpool ndvicgc^o
te 20th ull. ? .
re | HE COTTON M ARKET.
11' Speculative purchasers are not disposed to
re support the market, and manufactures amisptlf*
l'? ners find no induceiiieiit to anticipate tlieir.waSls
r(* in the present slat? of business. The sales wf
the week amounted to 33,000 'Hales, ^Ibs
"i imnnrli duriixr lit. asm. time Are rinfv SAC
)n half". *?m? - i
The reports from the manufacturing d?4trtfct?
represent trade as languid, without any prrwyrtl
10 of improvement, particularly as the 'Wfeent
*e advices from India are unfavorable. "
*' During the week the prices of AmerieatrCnt,'1
ton have not changed, hut at the HMK'lfiilljf'ls 1
'J difficult to buy or sell on satwfaigoryJer|n*?Tl??
continued dullness is not attributed to any change
v' in the accounts of the growing crop^wbich'aw
15 still unfavorable, but to the discouraging state
m of the Manchester Markets. Surat Oottoq'qooa
ted 4 to 4 1-2. [Our dispatch gjyes no quuiare
tion for any other descrintion ofCotloo.Y
0 OTHER ARTICLES. '
Baring's London, Circular of the 28ih,s?atee
that the Colonial Market was hedey durttg the
week. Lower price* were accepted lor Coffee,
a and Sugar. The Corn trade was dull, and was
Is. per quarter lower than at hast accnuc**.
Flour was also cheaper, and '23*." waa tberlop
r price for Western Canal; in the Grain lode
generally, prices have rather & downward tea.
f de,lC> MONEY MATTPRj^f *^*
,j, Money was more in demand. 'ITiemfl?an#n
,r marked increase in the price of AmeriranStocfc*.
In several instances 106 was pnwi fe4r U. S.
1 Sixes, for investment.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
ig The over.land mail arrived on the 26th ultv
in bringing dates from Calcutta tn thc. Sth Aug.,
>r from Hong Kong to 26th July, and from MnHilie
ly to the 14tli of that month. Bu?ine*s was j
>d dull in China. Heavy inundations had taken
id place, which were doing serious injury to tto ?
is Cotton and Rice crop*.
is THE CHOLERA; f' "
m This frightful disease, which ha* committed
ie such'dreadful ravages, is on the decrease,
it POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE,
of Austria and Hungary.
Nothing has transpired relative to the rears,
ry lution of the Sultan not to yield the Hungarian ,
s, refugees to the demand ol Austria and Rotftkl tt* ^
cept that a Russian officer, high in Rtrtik; ttr.
,r rived at Constantinople to demand tbei/eilta* \
;s diction: no d oil lit, l?ut requisite facilities ra^i 1k>
js furnished the Hungarians to get ont ofths' Tiukin
ish domain, and go where they please.
I_ The latest intelligence from Vienna extends
the 23d of September. Comorn had ho*' ?tir?
rendered, and there is nothing of impact* i"*o
t from that- quarter. It is reported that thta Unn>
is grtr'nns 'nade a sally on the 12th and obtained
.] some advantages over the Imperialist* troop*.
0' Nothing definite as yet arranged a* regards
ie Hungary, hut there does not appear to be any I
, insurmountable difficulties ' in the way of a
Rt final pacification upon the basis of a complete
,s union with Austria. The Emperor of Russia
!>??(* pO lupnoil to 5t Pot coelii ecr am/) kl? 1 paaop
p lias IClliliini IW unu inn uvjiv ^
IP are gradually withdrawing within the Prussian
frontiers.
J FRANCE.
n Perfect tranquility prevails thrrmghoot the
lf French dominions, and there isno present pros(
pect of another political agitation.
^ ? *. ./ vftr
? "Henry, love, 1 wish you would, throw
e awny that bonk, and talk with me?1 feel
so dull." (A long silence and no 'reply.)
ie "O, Henry, my foot is asteepr *ii h?. j
<] well, dou't talk, dear, you might wake it."
'