The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, October 24, 1849, Image 2
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Corre?pjn<h*riee of dsa Conrier.
Washington*. OCT 13.The
trreut topic of the day is the Nirarngiii
or Musquito question. The French difficult
sinks into insignificance in con parUoil with it
The latter is an inc'nlpnlal flurry-*='he forme
kits the nppp&rancp of a long gathering, nov
impending, an inevitable stnnn.
The matter has gone farther than any on
in this countrv had supposed, it has gone s
fir that it is difficult to see how the Aduiinistra
tion can retrace their Mops without dishonor, o
! , VVnr Ttl
procetjci wiiwiui < ..... ...
pfop!t? of this Country have looked at the matte
with indifference ; for the\ are confiding in err
ry Administration. Thev ar^ surprise! to fin
from Mr. Sqnier** address to llie Government <
Nicaragua, and from recent semi-official sf:i*??
nienls, that the Administration had taken a hofil
not to say rash step, in our foreign afTiirs, fron
which they cannot retract with any grace, nor
indeed, without much discredit.
Wc find in Mr. Squiers* address an assertion
of course dictated to him in his instructions, r
President Monroe's dictum in regard to co.'oni
zation of any part of the Continent, and an up
plication of that dictum to the British settle
I mem* in the Mu?quito country.
In fact Mr. Squiers not only declares th.i
the American Continen: must he owned onl
r hy Americans, hut that an invasion of the right
of Nicaragua must be redressed as an injury t
the United States.
That is the plain meaning of Mr. Squiers' ad
dress. The same declarations were cornmuni
rated to the British Government through Mr
Davis, the present Secretary of Legation a
London.
The protest of the British Consul, was datei
July 31st, and or course the remonstrant
asainst it was not communicated through Mr
Bancroft, because on the first of August his offi
ciai functions ceased by the peremptory orde
of this Government.
The tone of the British Government is as de
termined a* it has ever been upon any interna
tional question, as we see in the correspond
cure of the British Consul in Guatemala, wit
the Government of Nicaragua. Distinct threat
are thrown out not only against Nicaragua, hi
any Company which may contract with her fu
the right to construct a Canal along the bank
of the San Juan, and through her territory.We
shall have more of the matter anon.
IMr. Calhoun's presence in the Senate, nex
winter, willMxt necessary and as important as i
wo* in the fifty.four forty war, and his efforts ii
behalf of peace may he more availing lhati the
were in regard to tho Mexican war.
Statue or Mr. Cautious.?The Chariest
Mercury contains a letter from Hon. R. E
Rhett, covering one from Edward Everett, con
taining the explanaiion of Power* why th
statue of Mr. Calhoun has not been finished ii
the prescribed time. We make the followinj
extract.
"Mr. Calhoun's Statue is now almost finish
ed. It has taken a year's more labor than
had expected, and I know that there is mnc!
impatience about it. It will be my first drape
Statue and this must account for my tnisralcu
lation of the time it would take me to execute it
If you could say a word two to Mr. Preston
or perhaps it would be better tn write to soin
of Mr Calhoun's more immediate friends upoi
the subject, you would greatly oblige me. Yoi
know better than they do how I have been sit
uated. I have been compelled to do ns I havi
done in regard to this Statue; but during lb
last year and a half, the work has not been do
laved for anything else. It has gone on unre
Bsittiugly."
"I have no doubt that Mr. Powers, .who i
thoroughly conscientious, has done his best t<
fulfil bis engagement* relative to this Statue
He took with him a good many models of head
when he left this country for Florence; and ha
been obliged, in order to the support of his largi
family, to accept new orders."
The Morxo.t City of Salt Lake ?
correspondent of the Pittsburg Gazette, writinj
from the Mormon City on the Great Sa't Lake
says it covers more ground than Pittsburg, atx
contains almost ten thousand Mormons.
The whole valley is occupied by the Mor
mons, who build their houses entirely on sun
Ar-iaii kri<-L? TKev ape luiitilinnr n rhurch n
stone, which is already one story high, and wil
be a fine building. They assemble every Sun
day mornj.?rT under a large shed. The societ]
is governed by a President, the twelve, and tlx
seventy. The President andjthe twelve oocn
py the pulpit, and do all the preaching. I wen
this morning when the be|| rang, to rhurrb
where I saw a large assemblage, 9ome dresse*.
quite fashionably, and all clean and neat. A
brass band first played a lively tune, and then
the clerk rose and read several notices.
One man had lost a pocket hook?another
bad had his garden destroyed by cattle breaking
into it. He then read ofF the names of persons
to whom letters in the post office were address
ed, and several other items of that kind, lie
then announced that on next Tuesday they
would have an anniversary feast, as it was the
day of the month on which they arrived at theii
present snug quarters. He stated that the city
would be roused early in the morning by the
firing of cannon and the music of the brass band'
A procession would then bo formed, which
would march out of town, at 2 o'clock dinn<>i
would be served. The emigrants were all invited
to attend.
They are very strict in the administration ol
justice. One of their number stole a pair ol
boots from an emigrant. He was sentenced tc
pay four times their value, fined 850, and wn?
compelled to work fifty days on the public roads.
One of them'was sentenced to death for borrow.
ing nomo properly from a neighbor and celling
it ; but finally, owing to the intercession of his
family, his sentence was commuted to banish
ment. When they first arrived they were very
mueh troubled by some Indians who killed their
cattle and stole from them. They sent to re.
monslrate with them, and the Indians replied
that their president was an old woman, and
they would not mind him. They then sent out
a company of soldiers and killed a few of them,
aince which time they have not been again
annoyed.
THE ANCIENT RIGHTS AND LIRER.
TIES OF GRE AT BRITAIN.
When William thn HI., who with Mary his
wife, was crowned King and Queen of Eng.
land, Scotland and Ireland, 011 the 13th of Feb.
roary 1699, there was read in their presence, a
declaration, adopted by both houses of Parliament,
setting forth the reasons, why thev
adjudged King James the II. a* having abrlicafed
his throne?and the principle?! upon which
thpv required the governernment to be administered
by their new Sovereigns. Inthisdeeln.
ration, it is something singular that tho num.
her of distinct points corresponds evactly with
the number of States in this confederacy which
adopted the Federal Constitution. They are
as follow*, viz:
' !. Tb it the pretended Power of suspend* , in
ing laws, oi the execution of laws, by regal an- j If
* thority, without consent of Parliament, is illegal. ] iv
Y If. That the pretended power of dispensing j pr
with laws, or the execution of laws, by regal : cy
f authority, as it hath been assumed and exer- ! al
^ ciied of late, is illegal. III. That the com- , rii
mission for erecting the late court of coinmi.s- in
>' sioners for ecclesiastical causes, and all other al
o commissions and courts of the like nature, are i th
j illegal and pernicious. IV. That levying often
r j money, tor or to the use of the crown, by the fbi
e | pretence of pierogatire, without grant of Parli w!
r auien'. lor longer time, or in other inanner than Si
j the same is or shall tie giunte.l, is illegal. V. I><'
d I hat it is the right oflhe subjects to petition the pr
'I | King, and u!i commitments and prosecutions in
| lor stteh petitioning, are illegal. VI. That
I. the raising or keeping a standing army within I -s'
n iIk* kingdom it* time ofpeace, unless it he with j h;
the consent of Parliament, is against law. VI f. !
That the subjects which are Protestants may | hi
i. ; have arms for their defence, suitable to lh?*ir | (1"
>1 ! condition, and as allowed by law. VIII. That he
elections of members of Parliament ought to be ??
?* free. IX. That the freedom of speech, and ri'
debates or proceedings i.a Parliament, ought not 1
to be impeached or questioned in any court or
t place out of Parliament. X. That excessive
V bail ought not to he r< quired, nor to be excess
sive lines imposed, nor cruel and unusual pun- ?
'? ishments inflicted. XI. That jurors on^lit to
he duly empannelled and returned, and jurors wi
whicit pass upon Men in trials of High Trea- c:i
on ought to be freeholders. XII. That all wc
grants and promises of fines and forfeitures of
t particular persons before conviction, are illegal BI
and void. XIII. And that for redress of all vc
d grievances, and for the amending, strengthing lul
c and preserving of the laws, Purliametits ought to in(
he held frequently. And they doclaim, demand, i
- and insist upon all and singular the premises, j ? |
r as their undoubted rights and liberties; and j to
that no declarations, judgements, doing or pro.
coediogs. to the prejudice of the people in any
of the said premises, ought in any wise to he
! drawn hereafter into consequence or example." t;c
h an
s THE PROSPECTS OF COTTOW c.
it Below we copy the important part of the last pR,
r Circular of R. Zwilcheuhart Blessing and Co.,
s one of the most eminent houses of Liverpool, bu
- It will he-found to embody a very interesting pr
view of the position and prospects ol Cotton. |a[
t Mercury.
it Liveupool, Sept. 23 1949. tl,
t The period is arrived at which we consider it j,o
y desirable to acquaint our friends with the views |n.
we have firmed in regard to the opening col- ??
ton season, nnd we do so, with some hesitation, ZCI
t as the question is involved in unusual diflicul. tj,(
f. ties. Iit,
The history of the past teaches us, that con- nn
e sumption is subject to as wide fluctuations as
a either production or prices,?the circumstances ljll
?? of the two previous years, the high prices of al|
fwid and great depression of trade, afford an
easy explanation of the great expansion it has co
I undergone in the past season; which, after an ou
h unprecedented crop leaves us with a stock
d scarcely larger than at its commencement. How ^
far this consumption can be kept up with the
. enhanced prices at which this season promises p,
i, to open, is a question for serious consideration; i:v
b that it will fall off in some quarters, is but too riJ
a probable; but when we reflect upon the disturbu
ed, unsettled state ol the continent during the | ^
greater pait of this season, and consider how
it must hnve crippled the means of consumers 8(J
e in that quarter, we nuy expect that the restored |
tranquilly nnd general commercial activity, j
will cause an expansion there, which may more ,
than counterbalance any falling ofT elsewhere,
s As respects our own consumption, cheap I o I ) (i
o and good wages render our operative popula- f
. I? . . L ..I I
lion sucn extensive consumers, inai wu mjouiu
.... an
s fear no diminution. |
s Under such circumstances, even wilh a fair
i i slr
s average crop, we see no reason to apprehend
any decline in price?; we consider it, indeed,
probable that between this and and the close of J"
i this year the decrease in our stocks before
i |} 11
fiesh supplies come in.iwill force an advance;
, but as this will arise from temporary causes, ^
J. we must not calculate mi its maintenance in the
face of renewed imports.
Experience teaches us, that reports of short
- I crops at this early period must be listened to '
fj with the greatest caution; hut should those
I which have been so ilong reiterated in re.uird
. . till
to the present crop prove to re?-t on a solid Ibun
f dation, we must not lo c sight of the fact, that
with short supplies, a proportional amount of.
laboring population must lie thrown out ofj
t i work, and the consequent depression of wages 1,11
, i in removing the mass from the field ofeoummp C11
! ' tion, would go far to equalize the demand with?
out any material enhanceinent of prices,
i The traiiS'tctions of the present week are as
r ii da
follows:
tin
Imports. Sales. Comsnnplion- Speculation. Export,
r Bales 322,000, 32,00, 17,159, 13,200, 2,670, wc
i The demand from the spinners has been on l'if
. the most restricted scale foj sometime past, and 1,0
i has continued so throughout this week. On c'?
receipt of the advices per Caledonia, there ap. ??1
i J pea red a momentary revival, but the subsequent as
| dull accounts from (Manchester,?which promp- VCI
' | ted spinners to keep aloofaud restrain consump- 'ov
i tion as much as possible, soon induced holders
I to relinquish higher pretentions. The market ""
i is amply supplied, and so much during the past do:
two days, that buyers have had some slight ad- ',a
- I . - . . - - .-I I M..
vantage, diii nfii 10 any qnotaim? i'??- |
ring the last five weeks llie deliveries to the |
" trade average no more than 19 001) hales per | ^
[ week, and it is thus evident, that the stocks of!
i cotton in tho interior are becoming much re- i
i I duced ; and equally clear, that the slightest [ l'?o
spark of improvement in the demand lor ina- ?r,:
. i nuiiictured goods must lead to a larger demand 1 01
; | lor cotton, whieh, with our gradually deereas- 'ho
i! ing stock, will he more sensibly felt than under l'ia
ordinary circumstances. l'ie
The corn trade, with such abundant crops in rcs
almost every department as have been secured k"<
. at home, promises for some time little or no I ""
I change, and prices must continue! to rule low. i ?'h
I As regards potatoes, the yield is so unusually 1 l,;it
large, that the appearance of disea?c in various wli
, quarters is not likely to nflect the value of the 'i*
i article to any material extent.
J tlc.-i
Financial Condition oi. ritb Statu of, the
I A. ....... I'l,......... I ..,.;.t,.|lir.> t.f \ |..l,nrn-i Pill
just elected lor |w?> years, has a ethical condi- ! <>' i
t tion of affairs to adjust, rlu r ii??j their short time j let
of service. The State debt is large, ami the * ?
funds provided for the payment of the interest, ccs
uncertain and diminishing. unf
The Slate owes a bond debt of SO, 170,550, cor
and to trust funds, hearing interest, $1,215,000, laii
making a total of debt of 10.3S5.550: of which ver
i the annual interest is 8512,">70. The expenses
of the Sta'e annually are about SI 20.000. T
The total amount required lor expenses and in> of
teres! on dolus i?, therefore, $002,5??). The hi.s
j resources of the Slate roiisisl only of i t < lax bill C'?i
, and about two millions (estimated as good) ol Ii mI
i the assets of the deposit hanks. These lasi j lion
funds, it is thought, have been employed, in pat I, J him
I)ii) ing up Stale Bonds at the market prices,
true, the amount of annual interest payable
ill he considerably reduced. The tax hill
oduccd la>t year ?14,000, showing a deficieuto
he made up out of the hanks assets of
love $*218,000. The payments will heva.
il, ofcourse, hy the amount of bonds that
ay have heen withdrawn and the consequent
(sorption of the assets of the hanks. Still,
ere seems to he no expectation that the pres.
it tax hill, which is so much complained ?>|
r its severity, can raise enough to meet the
hole of the interest on the. deht and all the
ate expenses. Tim hank assets must soon
exhausted, and on this Legislature will de.
ndthe formation of some system for maintaing
the State credit hereafter.
The misfortunes which have befallen this
ate are an instance fir commentary upon
tinls of State hanking. Mharna has no hond
lit, except for money borrowed lawfully to
ink upon, and the tru-l funds which are set
-- - -I I t .. .... Ot r to it>ne<i !/?cf In*
vvn ;is linns ng.uiiM un- .jiuh , ?i?u j
ing deposited in I he hanks.
HE CAMDEN JOURNAL
Wednesday ."tlornin'g, October 17, 1819.
IV. TIIUllLOW CASTOX, EDiTOR.
To ConnesroMiKXTs.?We h?po " Frequent Roder'
II cxcuso us for not giving Tire Infuiticidu" an
rlier insertion. It was impossible to publish it last
tek. Will lie not favor us again 7
In another column we introduce to our readers ' Billy
ulf," a new character "in Ilie play," whose strong
in of irony, we trust, will either " bluff" off the
icwnrit) and apathetic, or "bluff" up our critcrpris.
r capitalists to practise tbc " manly virtue" of
needing their ways," By all moans give us a
dull*" mi tbc Penitentiary ; not forgetting, however,
throw a Plank on the Jiuad occasionally.
PUBLIC MEETING.
Wc arc requested l?y the Town Council to give no.
o that a public meeting of the citizens of this Town
J District, will bo held ul I'Z o'clock on iucsuay 01
>urt Week, to take inlo consideration the propriety of
lilioiiiug t!ie Post OlHco Department to increase onr
til facilities to Darlington Court House, and to New
ry via Winnsboro, Fairfield has held a meeting, to
cure the Ncwbrcry route, and we learn, that a a.mimeeting
was to take place on last Saturday, in
irlinglon, to sccuro the cstahlishmenl of a route in
it direction. While our neighbors are moving on
th sides of us, it is expected of Kershaw that she
ike a hearty response, and cheerfully co operate in
|.plying the wants of her own and neighboring Citing.
We learn that it is the opinion of the A vent of
? Northern lino of Stages, that it will add hut very
lie to ttic expense, to run to L'licraw, via Darlington
d Society Hill, it being about four hours longer drive,
is Imped that our citizens generally, and especially
Dsn residing in portions immediately interested, will
.end in largo numbers, to give importance and con
leralion to the meeting, ami aid by their presence and
unset in securing these invaluable couvoniencies to
r penplo.
LECTUIIR BY TUB RRV. MR. CATRR.
We aro requested to state that the Rev. Mr. Ctlor,
incipal of llio Bradford Springs School, will do
cr, by request, a lecture on the institution of Slate
on Saturday evening at candle light in the
turt House Mr. Citrr regularly delivers lor.lurrs to
> pupil*, and recently look occasion to discuss the
>ral and politic.1 benefits of this institution. As ho
pplies the pulpit of Dr. Davis on next Sabbath, and
the subject is deeply interesting to every citizen, ho
s consented to give an expression of his views, on
3 subject in the Court House, on the evening before*
c understand, from those who have heard him, that
bases the institution ujmii II,hie authority, the curse
Ha in and the consequent inferiority of the negro,
d we are inclined to tire opinion, fiom all thai wo
vc learned, that he places its defence upon the very
oncost grounds.
The subject has excite ! considerable attention in the
pers lately, and we doubt n*?t but] tint a considerable
dience will ho present In heir his address. The
lilic generally are invited to attend.
KKTINO OF THE GRAND DIVISION S. T.
Notice lias In-cn given l?y (J. \V. (iiruinny, G. W,
, that llic Grand Divisinn of llie Sons of Tempercc
of S (?., will hold ils annual meeting on Tliursv
evening llie 2.)ll) inst,, in Charleston. The Rail
ui Company with their usual liiier.il.ly li ve reduced
! fare for Delegates, from II imbti'g, Columbia or
linden loCharleston and back again, to five dol.'as,
il from all intermediate points lo a |>r<i|ioitio:iatc rntc.
isiucss of great importance it is said, will conic before
s G, I?but \vc fear llie ruuiois afloat in llic up
iintry, will prevent a large attendance of Delegated.
M J2KTINU OK SYNOD.
We Iravc omitted to notice at an earlier day, that
i Synod of the Presbyterian Cliu'ch will meet in
s place next month, The friends of religion will
Icoino these men of God, and will freely extend to
mi the hospitalities of tho Town. Our citizens will
peculiarly blessed with church privileges during the
sing part oftliisycir, and will not be wanting in
rortunilics to hear many expounders of tli? Word,
the Conference of tho Methodist Church also conics
here sometime in December. We tako the folding
from the Richmond (Va.) Watchman ?j> Observer'.
The Synod of Smith Carolina will hold ils an.
al meeting in the Presbyterian Church, Cam
n, S. on tho Thursday liefiro the .'M Sub
lit in November, 1311), at 7 o'clock, P. M.
IJ. .M. P.VL.miiu, S. C.
IIKALT 11 OF CllARIjKSTOX.
Wo concur with our neiglilairs of Columbia, in opin.
that the Hoard of Health in Chaile-ton should give
up country tbc benefit of daily reports of tho pro
ss of tho Strangers' Fever, ami differ with the
itrier, when it says, " a daily report of the stale of
health of tho cily is unnecessary." IVd understand
t some of our citizens who are desirous of visiting
city on business, receive letters from their friends
itling there advising them to remain at homo. H'o
jw of persons who have passed through this place,
their way homo from New York, that followed the
dec of acquaintances in remaining on board the
diets and steamers until the cars left?ami others,
o went to the city to purchase goods, cut their vis.
short at the suggestion of friends.
Various rumors have reaction us its |o Uio uutnocr 01
ills mid burials in each day, and the progress of
disease. The great danger incurred by visiting the
y, we believe, is exaggerated, and doubtless many
tho reports afloat in the up country are untrue. JV'e
I satisfied that this is the case from their differing
widelv from the published reports. Hence the lie
sity of daily reports from the Hoard of Health, that
bunded apprehensions may lie removed, and that
reel iiifnin at ion may be disseminated. It is ccrr
that the interests i.f our metropolis ore suffering
y materially from these rumors.
X*o Cot'ht at I.AiutKN*.?Owing lo the severe illness
M.s. O'Neall, who was taken sick nl Spartanburg
Honor Judge O'Neall was prevented from holding
n t at I.aureus. It is slated however that her health
I so far recovered as to lie able to start on Iter wiy
Howard, and that in all probability there will be no
drancc to the Judge's attendance at Abbeville,
NEGRO MECII-VN^CS.,,
i Wc believe that the opposition to the competition
1 brought about by the emploj merit of Negro Mechanics,
I is on the increnso in tho Southern Stales. We regard
it as a great evtl among us, and tvould hail the
| day of its abolition, us the harbinger of higher excelj
lencc, in the various branches of mechanism and art
. in the South. It is susceptible of proof, wo think,
that tho field is the proper place for tiic negro, and that
ho is wholly incapable of going beyond the point, in
mechanism, where his instructor leaves him, and Ilia
! his employment as a mechanic has a ruinous tendency
J to prevent the trades from reaching perfection by dri |
ving out tho While competitor. Wc believe its effects
arc ruinous in our own town, indeed, wc know men, |
; who bavo Sons designed litr trades, but arc deterred
I from carrying nut their laudable purpose here, by the
fact, that on the opposite side of the bench or at their
elbow withstand a negio as their daily companion.?
' These feelings and prejudices do oxist. We can't tieI
ny it, nor can wc deny, hit that they will always ho a
| dead woight, (unless a change is made) upon uny con
| sidcrnlilo improvement in .Southern mechanism.
| Suppose there arc now 5000 negro mechanics in the
j State, and they were removed to tho field to give place
: to that number of our white population, what wuulil lie
the result in 10 years ? Besides the immense superiority
of runou* articles of mechanism, we would have a
strong increase among our most profitable and worthy
citizen-, Many trifling negro characters would be ra.
moved from our Towns and villages and :lie emigration
of many of our white citizens would b<- prevented.?
; We might say much more hut will conclude by ac
. knowlcdging the right in every owner of a slave to use
! his labor, in any way, fur himself individually, hut
j when allowed to he used by another, to iho public
detriment, wo regard it as no invasion ofprivate rights,
for the public to regulate and restrain it.
These views were suggest'd by the following preamI
Ic and irsolutions passed by the Journeymen Mcchun
i.-s of Petersburg, (Va.)ou the 20th till.
While we regard the right of property, and
the privilege of the owner to employ his slave
in honest labor our sense of self resprel dp.
mauds that we put, plane, esteem and tnantain
ourselves a distinct society, and not the association
of the Negro :
Therefore he it resolved,
Kt. That we regard the leaching of any Ne.
I oro any branch of the mechanic arts, as prrjn
j Hi pal to the interest, and injurious to ihe morals
i of the laboring White man.
"2d. That we whose names are hereunto art;
nexed, will not work fi>r nnv employer who
shall take a Negro into his employ, for the purpose
of teaching said Negro an y branch of the
mechanic arts.
3<l. That each member is at liberty to engage
with any employer using his own slaves
at the business, provided they be not purchased
or provided in any way subsequent to this time.
4. That we form ourselves into a society,
as stated in the preamble signed by the committee.
THR DAILY CAROLINIAN.
ylccording to notice, of which wc have already wide
mention The Daily Carolinian lias conic to hand,
about the si/.c and appearance of the formor Tri
Weekly issue.
As wo expected, it bears evident signs of tin skill
and enterprise of the Proprietors and wc hail it as ono
of our most vigorous and independent exchanges,
May good fellowship, increased patronage, and
great success mark the career of ull our neighbors of
the Capital.
Tiik Comwbia Tef.egrapir.? According to notice, <
on Monday 14th instant, this spirited doily came to us
much enlarged, ntforiliiig ample space f?r reading in tter,
willi a wide ficltl for advertising, " tlie stay and
support" of the piililislicr. The energetic Editors have
our wannest wi?h?s lor success. The Telegraph from
small beginning*, Ins gro.vn up to be one of our uust
! sprightly and interesting papers. Its growth and sue.
; cess inn-l put to lest the doubts of those who thought
I that tin; up c iiiitrv could not sustain a Doily. and .
! proves conclusively that there is-m increasing demand !
|
I fur the home production in the wny of Papers.
D.\rs of Tinnksoivi.no ?Gov. M in'y. in compliance
with a resolution of ilia Legislature of North Carolina,
lias issued his Proclamation setting apart Thursday 15th
of November next, as a day of general Thanksgiving
and praise to God.
The Governor of Massachusetts has appointed the
observance of Monday, the 29lii of llio samo month,
for the same purposo.
C'j.aims on Mkxico.?Tbo Washington corrcspondent
of the New York Courier of tin; 9th ir.sl. a.iya ;
I "The Biirfrd of Commis?ii?m?r for iIip si'lflo-|
| mcnl of claims against Mexico will mccl uguiii i
j oil I In- fiist of ni'sl month. Tin* whole amount j
of claims filed exceed $ 12,000.000 ; the amount i
already adjudicated is about $2.~i().()(K). The i
investigation has not lieen sufficiently thorough !
j to enable the Commissioners to deterinine, '
I even approximately, the amount of valid claims."
j [D* The Greenville Mountaineer says : that Major
J I). F. I'erry lias been duly elected a member of the
Legislature to fill the place of Edward II. Eurlo do.
j ceased. Not many votes were given, nearly all for
. Major 1'.
Tklkciianiic Ratks.?'The Telegraph Company will
bo apt to find the change lately in ulc in their rales, by
which tiro Press is charged the snne as other patrons
; a losing business. In all trades or business, a discrimi
iualion is nude in f vor of those who palroni'/.o regtf
! larly mill largely. Many of the press have done thus, \
I to the amount of five to twenty dollars per week.? I
I They arc now forced to nliondon its use, or pay the
' same rates as iho individual that employs the " light- |
ning line" probably once in six months. It will docrease
the dividends, by forcing the pross of towns and ;
| c'lios lo combine in procuring ono cominutiiealioii Ibr j
til, instead of nuo for each separately. .Many will j
give up its use entirely. The following taken from j
ilie Atlanta Intelligencer, (Ga.) breathes the spirit of j
(UUIIjr U&livr
! i
j " We arc sorry H >r tho move, very! lor we ,
j shall have lo cut short our acquaintance with
j our invisible iuteilocutor after the loth inst.,
, and sudor his voice no inure to he heard in our ,
sanctum, lie would soon eat out all our living. ,
were we to continue to entertain him, and minister
to his increased voracity. We hope the .
press will hand together to resist his inordinate ,
' demand upon u?."
Tuc Pope's .Wanifksto.?The Pope has issued his j
manifesto, by which ho gives a mere outline of his (
future policy and mode of governing his lalu rebellious ,
subjects. A State council, and Provincial councils, f
one for each Province, are to be organized, (treat dis- |
1 satisfaction in felt every where, especially in France. ,
I at the limited concessions made to tho people, nod the
| number of persons excepted from the terms of thu
J amnesty. France is particularly displeased as no men- ,
j lion was tuado of bur in the manifesto. Tim Pope, it (
is said, intended to return to bis .Slates about tho first j (
, of October, but nothing is said about tho linio of bis ,
' returning to Koino. i ,
Naturai. Diuduk ok Virrima.?It is said thai this ' i
W'oiuleit'ol natural curiosity is advertised to be sold, to ' 1
, the extent of the undivided two thirds interest therein. | i
iM KMPHIS CONVENTION'.
Doubtless, as we wiitc, llic great ATethphis Corn en.
lion is engaged m earnest deliberation,- upon various
propositions, by which the immense wealth of the Cal
ir??mlnf?, tlic trade of the Pacific, of Chirm and Southern
Asia, may ho directed hy Rail Roa I through the
heart of our country. Modi information on the subject
will he educed and disseminated throughout the
country by this meeting, and " u puffing engine,"snorting
over hill and dale, over snow snow capped mouti
tains and roaring torrents, through the western wilds,
will soon he talke d of us u thing neither impossible nor
improbable. We fear 'hat the Delegation fiom ibis
State will be small, yet in that vast concourse of practical
minds, wo doubt not hut that her voice will be
heard, cheering on every enterprise lint looks to a tie.
veloprment of doullu-ru wealth and Sourkcrn greatness.
To the action of that Convention all eyes are turned.
Apart from the great interest felt in its Rail Road de.
liberations, many entertain the belief, lh.il the action
of the late .Mississippi Convention, added to the real
necessities of the ease, might introduce the discussion
of the propriety of endorsing its recommendation of a
Southern Convention, to protect home institutions. In
extending the hand e>f invitation in closer fellowship in
one direction, it seems natural that some preliminary
steps should be taken to shut the door against intruders
from another. Wo fear, however, lliul deciding upon
the claims of opposing routes, will very much nl-sorb
the uttuntion of the Convention, and prevent a free
and full interchange of views upon our federal relations.
The citizens of New Orleans have decided upon the
Tehmifitepic route, and their Delegates go armed with
instructions from an imposing mcflii g held in that
city, while thoso higher up the Mississippi, governed
by the St. Louis Convention of the lath inst., will in
sist upon St. Louis or the mouth of the Ohio River as
the proper starling point. Neither of these will ho
backward in urging their icspcctivo claims and interests.
So great is the prize to he won, so rich llio harvest
to he reaped, that no less than six routes luvc
been proposed, cacli claiming to he Ihe In st. The
Lakes' interest, with the growing greatness of Chica.
go, insists upon the grand project of Whitney's Oregon
Road, while rit. [.outs calls a convention to invite attention
to her suitableness as one of iho termini. Olh
crs prefer the mouth of the Ohio, where It c trade of
Ohio and Mississippi Rivers enmes together, either to
float on down to tint crescent city, or take the Ohio
-....i \i.a.:!.. t>:i n..?,i ii,?
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Gulf J? tales. or lo seek the Atlantic coast through the
Roads of Georgia ; while I lie Memphis Convention, and
to llnil the into real of South Carolina looks, will
doubtless conclude thai ilio ccntr.il position of their
place of meeting, midway between extremes, will best
serve the tapping process, by which the immense trade,
and productions of the undeveloped West, will be most
effectually spread a'l overtime South. New Orle n*
says her interest points across Tehuantrpec, while
in any regard all other schemes its impracticable except
the short cut by Panama. The golden harvest has
excited tiro cupidity of England, tu.d l.kc the unwelcome
bill of a biting mtmquil'i, she has thrust herself
into the Musipiilo Kingdom to practise another lesson
of piercing the veins through which courses the life.
Idoad of others. If permitted ?<> retain the possession
of iMiisrpiitodfliii, it reauires no prophet to foresee that
she will .-oon he looking after yet another route. Great
anxiety, therefore, is fell to see the proceedings and reports
of the Memphis Convention. In any event, we
trust the meeting will prove a harmonious one, and
productive ol great good lo the future wealth and piospuriiy
of the whole Union.
We learn Irom the Faycttcville Observer that
80 men with horses and carts, ure at work on the
Plank !{o;ul between that |>l;ice and Murchison's Factory,
and the road between these points will be
opened within a foilnigiit. Every 8l;stc, and nearly
cucrv Town of importance in the South, arc urging us
on hy their example to s> cure the advantages of this
iivw muUti of making roads.
Russia axd Tokket.?It seems there m some pro
liability of a tvar between llnsc countries. The Turk
ish Government, seconded by the English and Frenelt
mini*:eis, icloses to comply with the demand of Hits
sia, t i surrender llio Hungarian fugitives, Kossuth
and his compatriots. The Russian Ambassador in
Turkey took leave abruptly, and diplomatic intercourse
UCIWLLII ii)f iwrj courunu.s is? mo^l'iiiiuu.
SI EAM P..CKKT.S OF CHARLESTON.
Clinrh stun is now in regular trade, by llic aid of.steam,
'.villi Wilmington, Suvaim-ilv, Havana, Ciltimorc,
Philadelphia and New York, and two .splendid Summer*
recently built, liavo been lately added to lite Fhila
delphia and Baltimore line.". .4 writer in a late n/?rany
suggests, Vi have lines also to Liverpool and New
Orleans and Boston, and says that the Uiilro.ids about
to lie constructed in the West, demand that the project
should* be carried out without delay. The running
Srleamcr* direct Irom some Southern I'mt to Liverpool
has often been talked about, as a tiling greatly desired
by the South, but at no lime, has there been a greater
iiecesily, or a stronger dispo-itinti to su-t iin such an
enterprise than at present. Our agitated federal re lalions,
the determination of the West to construct a
Pacific Railroad and the growing trade of our inclro.
polis all urge the propriety of the undertaking. Nothing
could gratify the people of the South more, than
to have a diricl commercial intercourse with our broth
rcn across the waters.
FOREIGN NEWS.
News by lho Hiagara reports the English Cotton
market at about the same as at llio sailing of the Cul
etluiiia. At Liverpool, on the Gth in*l? the stock on
hand was alG.TSU bales, against 531),GOO bales at the
same period last year. At Havre the market was hm
guid, but prices a little higher. There aro but few
political items that have reached us by the Niagara.
The Hungarian refugees in Turkey have been ordered
In* the Sultan to repair to Constantinoplc. England
Hid France are manifesting a deep interest in Turkish
i(fairs, and have sent a strong note to Austria arid
Russia. Their respccrivc Representatives are cncouriging
the Sultan to continue firm to his first rcsnlu
lion. It is slated that not the slightest doubt is en.
icrlnincd as to the result, if Russia persist in demand
ing tin; surrender of ilic Hungarian rofugees. A European
War is thought to hr inevitable. All Europe is
eonjccturii g the issao of I'rinco Radizval's return to
llio Czar, conveying intelligence of Turkey's refusal.
A good understanding exists between the French and j
English cabinets, uuu their fleets will be ordered to
.lie .Mediterranean to await the result. Councils have I
iccii held in both countries to consider these gravo '
:ircumstanccs. M. Mnrrast or M. Thiers is expected i
,o bo scut to Washington to succeed the late French
Minister.
It appears that llio French Ciovcrninenl was about to
ecu I] M. Poussin, who is a Red Republican, before
ho dillieully occurred between him and the American
[>uveminent. No apprehensions are entertained of a
upturn with Franco on account of that matter. Do.
ipatchos have boon received at Washington from Mr
[fives, our Minister to Franco, tho contents of which
ire not yet known.
(JnKUNvn.i.K and Cot.umdia Railroad.?The up
:onntry above Columbia are awakened to the itnpor.
nnco of this enterprise and tho lalo meeting of the
tockholders evince a renewed spirit to prosecute the
vork vigorously. Tho following we lake from tho
rolmnns of tho Telegraph :
A meeting of the stockholders of this company
is called at Abbeville Court House, on Kri.
lay next, I Dili inst., for the purpose of consider,
ing a proposition from the people ofGrecnville. j
to build a IrrHneh road from a point, fiPr*
Brown's,) nine miles lw>low Anderson ^r(
(louse, to extend to (1 reeti ville Cotirt HoiW^?
as also a proposition from tlie citizens of Abbe"vi
1!o to buitd a hranrhto AI?I???villo Court House*
These movement* art? induhitJilde evidence#
of the spirit til woik amongst the citizen* of tho f
up rounlr\{ and must he regarded as an earnest
of those improvements which are to do mora
lor the development of the resources ofSouth
Cnroliiia, ibati fttiy thing else attempted. And
it requires no prophet to foretell, that, hefote th<v
lapse of many jears, the hack country of South
Carolina will lie the fairest and most important
part of the Slate.
In connertioti with this stthjeef, it mu?t he
giatilying to the friends of this noble entesprise
to learn, that n section of 27 milesoflhc Green*
vi|!e Road will he opened on or before the first
of January next. The Superstructure and iron
are now being rapidly 'aid down; and a Locomotive
actually passed over a mile or two of
the lower portion of the road a few days sirtce*
The Engineers and Officers are bending all
their energies to the fulfillment of public expectation
on this subject. And when this sha'f
have hern accomplished, our word for it, all
di ubts and misgivings will he dispelled, ami
such floods of encouragement and of promises
he thereby given to the people, as will cheer
the heait of every patriot son of this good ohf
SlatP.
Mr. J Kcrvin wts elected Tax Collector for Dar.
I!. ?(r? IVI-lrinl /v.. ll.o O.I.
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Tun liraiit Spirit.?Wo Ink? from tlio Hamburg
lit publican I lie following communication, which
l.re;>tlicfi the true spirit of improvement. The exam. '
pie is worthy of imitation.
Is there ro " Balance Wheel" to bo found amor g the
hundreds so deeply interested in a Plank Road fiotn
this place to tho North Carolina line?
Mr. Editor: As various npmtoTUH?*i*t-in the
community respecting the com nnd dividend* of
Plank Roads, and in order to express " hie,opinion
of at least one person, I proposp to'build a *
Plank Road from Hamburg to Edgefield Village
over the most lerp) route, for two thousand dol??
lars per mile, and take half the stork of thtf.
Company, that is to sav, hitfljl the road fir that
srim, half in script of ihe Company, and half in
cash payable as ihe mad is completed.
You are authorized to give mo real name to
any one desirous ol knowing ft. ^
r> _ m
dalance wiieel.
Hamburg, Oct. 2, 1849.
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\> e litkc (lie following from the XTereuiy. The citizens
of Charleston are also teaching os lessons in
tfii* new mode of improving Road*-:
Plank Road.?While wc hear of project*
in every direction for the cnn*tniclion of PTanlc
Roads, the Commissioners of .Main Roads for
the I\tri-he.? of St. Philip and St. Michael Ijavo
very quietly pone tn work, and are eneniied in
laying down one of the wooden track* in the
tipper part of King street. It would bedifftenft
to conceive a prcater improvement than that
which will he cfli-cteil by thi* work, and especially
in the locality/ which the Commissioners
have selected.
A Nkw W'fliK by Mr. C?r.iioi7N.?The New YorlC
Cnurier understand* that the Messrs. Harper* will |>ublisli
before a great while, from the pen of John C. Calhoun,
a Treaties on the Elementary Principles of^
Government and the Constitution of the United Statcsj
and that it is so nearly complete that he expects to prepare
it for publication in his leisure hours during tho
coming session of Congress.?Baltimore Sun.
For the Camden Journal.
son's OF TEMPERANCE IN MONROE, N. C.
In April of the presenr year, notwithstanding"
the nptinsifinrr made By a number of licensed
dram shop* rhat appeared inihis town a few
friends petitioned for a charter, and organized a
Division, styled Monroe Division, No. 514.?
For a month or r\ro, very fit tie progress wa*
made, hut after seeing the few friends adhere tiy
their faith so firmly, a different spirit wa* disseminated,
antr soon onr numbers increased.?
M'? hare now about fifty, and "still they c^me."
We initiate 3. 4. 5 or G every meeting, and'
those too, who were very mncfi opposed to u?,
until they understood the 'plan and pnrpose of
.. I f. r. ? i ? -i . .i
I imr iinirr ii is innrc wonoprmi mm mey join
' here, iff a seetion of country, where every ihinjf I
is comparatively rhpaper than t lssewhere; yet
i flipy pay two dollars, arnd ilieir five cents weekI
fy, without a murmur, being convinced that it
is a guarantee f<?r saving four fidd the amount^
to say nntliing of the discontent that their home?
escape.
.Maj. David A. Covington, Chairman of our
County Court, richly deserves the paternal titlw
of "Father of Temperance in Monroe." fJa
has not only reasoned with men, persuading
them to dash the bottle down, but fie has be*,,
sides, given the Division a i??;yn lot, upon which
to build a Hall solely for the Son*. ,
Wc have just begun our third quarter, and
have 43 members, and 6 or 8 applicants fur
membership.
The Officers of the present quarter are?
DR. WM. TWITTY, W. 1'.
WM. C. CASTON, W. A.
DR. EMERSON RROWN, R. S.
CULPEPPER RROWN, A. R. S.
HENRY J. NKALY, F. S.
MAJ. WM. ST Eli ALL, T.
CAPT. 1JBNJ. TKOTT, C.
JAMES M. ROGERS, A. C.
DARLING RROWN, I. S.
WM. F. WINDLK, O. S.
REV. WM. C. CLARKE, CHAPLAIN*
ltEV. J. T. DRAFFIN, P. W. 1'.
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For the Camden Journal.
Mr. Editor: I liuve sc. en in severu! numbers
of ilit* Journal a good deal said on I he subject
of a Plank Road from Camden to Charlotte,
and if you will piiut my present article, I think
I can give a perfect quietus to the foolish
tion of ever having such a road made. F t
then, 1 will sny nothing uhout the exjiei??*; P
the road, for I helieve that the people coiu-.m-i.
eil in its construction would not mind that. ' <t
I will give a few arguments that will nutw-igh
dollars and cents, and prove to you some of the
tuitions consequences that would follow thn
building of this road. One would he, a great
increase in the quantity of cotton ma le in that
region of country, the very evil sotncbigmni
wi>h to avoid.'.This would he luoughi ahout in
this way: one half the time would take the crop
to market on a plank road, leaving the other
half to make manure, improve land, &c., so that
corn, cotton and other produce would hardly
bring any thing. Hut this is not all?the timo
saved would he improved by many in the educa1
ion of their children, so that the Stale would
soon be aide to raise her own Pork and Professors,
her Mules and her Teachers, and thereby
lose that good name she has so long been
entitled to, of buying stock fioni the Kentuokians,
and e:np!o\ ingevery stray Yankee or Irishman
to teach for us, that may happen to know
his A. I?. Another reason, is, that one half