Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, February 21, 1851, Image 2
Northern rs. Southern Slnrrn/.-*-It is n notorious
fact that the slaves of the South are in
n better condition, physically and mentally, <
than the poor of the northern Stales: they are ?
better fed and dothed, and have more leisure i
for enjoyment Instead, however, of taking i
better care of their paupers, tV.ey seek to take i ?
care of our negroes; and in doing so, they med- i
die with matters which do not concern them at i
all. They are perfectly nervous at the idea of
compelling human beings to lahor without recompense,
while if they would consult their 1
Statute laws they would find that in many of, i
their States thev force poor white men into a j,
Btate of slavery which is quite as odious as black j
silvery. As an instance in point, we make an s
extract from an article in the February No. of
the Democratic Review, which contains a re* j
ply to a letter of the editor addressed to an '
eminent citizen of Connecticut, asking informa- j
tion as to the law 111 reiauuu iu 0
off of paupers." The following is the reply:
"It is the custom in many towns in Connec- |
ticut, no set up the paupers at auction every
year, and knock them off to the lowest bidder1
?that is, tojthe man who will take them for
the year, at the lowest price. This was the
case to my knowledge in several counties. I
have always understood it to be a general thing
in Connecticut. When we were in H. they ;
were sold to the number of sixty for the year to i
our next door neighbor for 15 dollars a head, ,
and he got all the work ont of them that lie .
could, though most of them were infirm and not
able to do much. They hoed his corn and
sawed his wood, and weeded his garden; and .
being an extensive fisherman, they assisted in !
dressing his fish, and "did chores" generally, i
They are made to work all that they are able.
In H. the contractor,'as I said, was a fisherman,
and during the fishing season, a principal article
of food for the paupers was the heads and
tails of shad, which were cut off when dressed ,
for salting. They were all lodged in a little !
one-story house, with an attic 1101 to exceed
25 Ly 80 feet, and were all stored in logeuiur,
male and female, with, as appeared to me, very
little regard to decency. In case of the death .
of-any of them, the contractor got a specified
sum for their burial, and also, I think, secured ,
the whole amount contracted for, for the year; j
indeed I believe the probable death of some of
tfiem, was a contingency calculated on in
making the bid; so that the contractor bad a
direct interest in starving them to death, or in j
neglecting them when sick."
This is white slavery with a vengeance, and
a running comment upon the sincerity of these
dear friends of freedom.?Nashville American. .
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,*paogbess op Abolition.?Abolitionism has
catiquered the North and almost conquered the ;
Sbutb. Nothing can prevent the complete con- I
quest of the South, but timely, manly, united ,
resistance, and resistance a V oulrance. We .
believe that the South is fatally apathetic in the
midst of appalling and threatning dangers.?
We believe the peril demauds that every Southem
State should now be armed to tjie teeth,
and hang out its Mpqer on the outer wall and !
proclaim to abolitiou Philanthropy in Europe j
as well as America, that the Institutions mid j
property of the South will be defended to the 1
death. A mock Philanthropy has raised the
standard of war of extermination againsi us?
Governments the most powerful on earth:?
churches of nil denominations, but two; the
press and the forum are enlisted, in hot cry,
under its banner. Our own Federal Government
has joined the league?and what are we
doing { A powerful press in our midst, cries !
"peace and union"?our Representatives and
Senators hack in the fight, blanch in the storm,
and compromise, where they should "diejn the
last ditch;" and the true men who sound the
note of real danger aud tell the people the honest
truth are overwhelmed with vituperation
and obloquy. And do not our enemies 6ec ;
these fatal signs of division and weakness <
among us ? Have the Argus eyes of a furious
religious fanaticism ever been known to sleep
when a feeble point for attack has presented
itself? Our dangers are fearfullv augmented
by our own false security, wickedly induced and
fostered by ambitious puhiic men and a partyMind
or venal press. The attempt to raise a
National Union party at the South, is at once
the evidence and the acme of Southern infatuation.
We are making a great outcry over the
danger* of the Union, when perils a hundred
fold more appalling, are knocking at our own
door-stones. For what is the Union to us, in
comparison with our property, our lives, and
the rights of supremacy of the white race??
When the South becomes a Jamaica or a St.
Domingo, in the name of God, what halm will
there be in calling the people of the North
brothers, what consolation in reading WashingurMrucs
nr what music ill the rus
bvug miv nv?? v? ? tie
of the stirs and stripes??'Columbus Times.
We command the following comments of the
Montgomery Gazette to the consideration of
our readers:
Does it not strike every Southern man as
something remarkable, that those suspected of |
having been engaged in violation of the laws j
of the United States, in this case, should be
pursued and hunted down with so much ferocity
by the General Government, while those who
plainly and openly violated the law in Boston,
Massachusetts, by preventing the arrest of the
fugitive slaves from Georgia, should have no
notice whatever taken ol them by the very same
government? Why is it, we ask, that Southerners
(and for this purpose even the sovereignty
of a State has been invaded and its executive
attempted to be seized and carried out of
|ta limits,) should be arrested and tried for a
bare suspicion of participation in a violation of
the laws of the United States, while Northerners,,
who, without disguise boldly violated the
plainest provisions of the law, as in the case of
William and Ellen Crafts?go unwhipped of
'PkAUft am nlnin nriij oimiJa nfnnnoi.
V JUDMW* * UVOO UIV pifiiu (iliu Ollil|UV J/I I
tions that can be understood by all, and we I
desire that every man should consider and an- {
wer them for himself. For our humble selves, j
we cannot regard it as that justice and equality
attempted toHBe established by our forefathers |
in the Constitution nt the United States. Do ,
our readers agree with us? (
[Montgomery GazeUe.
'BISHOP CAPERS.
As conductors of the Public Press, we are in
duty hound to keepoitr readers informed of every
important measure iti whatever quarter it
may originate, which is calculated to exert a
material influence, whether for weal or wo, upon
the current of events which is sweeping on
to the yet untried future. In this point of view
we lay before the public the address of Bishop
Capers, to the citizens of South Carolina. In
a contest for our rights, the views presented by
the address are to our minds strongly inconclusive,
and we venture the assertion that such arguments
have never led a brave and outraged
people to victory and freedom. But of these
things others are as capable of judging as ourselves.
There is one point, however, upon which we
are not satisfied, and we hope that Bishop Capers,
should this article ever meet his eye, will
set the matter right, if it is capable ol any satisc.-t.
-?I...Tt will rpnwmhpred
i.'iKiury uAjjiuiinii'iii. *?. ....
that the feature in the present controversy,
winch agitates this country, and which gives it
most of its importance, is the ceaseless war
which is waged upon the institution of Slavery as
a physical anil moral veil. The point which
we wish settled is this, how can Bishop Capers,
as a citizen, counsel submission to a course of
conduct on the part of the Northern people, for
which as a Minister of the Gospel, he ventured
to sever one of the noblest ecclesiastical organizations
which has ever been formed for the
advancement of the religion of the Bible. The
decrees of the General Conference, whenever
they interfered with the rights of individuals,
were simply ineffectual, for a refusal to obey
would have desolved that connection, from
which alone originated any obligation to obedience.
But the decrees of a consolidated
***- t on.* Anltf kn ocao rifirl \\\r
reuerai uuvcrmucm uau v/uij mv vovuj'VM ..j
seeking slielter in the only asylum which fanaticism
lias left us, and whoso security it becomes
us to test, before the evil days shall come upon
us. State sovereignty is our only hope, and
when breach after breach is being made in the
ramparts which surround us, and we are called
on to make an unconditional surrender, because
a "blight may full on Charleston'' and "all the
State," and our taxes may be increased, we may
well adopt the language of the Bishop h'inselfj
and exclaim: "Can patriotism demand the
sacrifice? Patriotism demand the sacrifice of
the State! No, never."
We are contending for principles, and patriotism
may call upon u3 to sacrifice our interests,
but never our principles ! No, never."
Black Riccr Watchman.
From the Charleston Mercury.
PRAISE WHICH IS NOT PRAISE.
The letter of Bishop Capers, published in
our paper just before the election for the Convention,
has been the subject of comment in and
out of the State. At home the writer is recognised
as a South Carolinian, identified with his
native State, in all' his feelings, and the comments
on his advice are altogether respectful in
tone, though the advice itself is considered bad.
It i3 asked why, on an issue of principle, a high
minded man should address hims&Jt exclusively
to the fears of the people ? It is also asked
why, after Bishop Capers had advised and
aided a dissolution of the Union in the Methodist
Church, on this very ground of encroachment
and unjust interference with the rights ol
shareholders, he feels impelled to oppose the
assertion of the same principles? in politics
which lie had asserted in the church. These
questions are asked in South Carolina, hut in a
tone that indicates no distrust of the good faith
of the venerable clergyman. We cannot say
as much for his reception out of the State. His
letter is copied and praised by that portion only
of the Southern press which seeks all occasions
for accusing and deridingSouth Carolina. As
it goes North it gathers the same discriminating
'I'Iia Vott/Mwil T n till I i ir/?nPi>r
Ul'lllUIV-llll'llMMI. I IIC iltUIWMIU II.IVIII^VMVW.
cannot refuse itself "the pleasure of laying it
before its readers." The New ^ ork Evening
Post, Van Buren's organ, concludes its praises
with the following paragraph.
" We copy his address below, which can
hardly fail of having great effect. His demand
for a Convention of sober and wise men instead
of boys, and men half-made, is significant
enough. If the convention should he composed
of the materials against which he remonstrates
we may naturally look for a counter-organization
of the more rational portion of the citizens
of South Carolina."
Mechanics and Lawyers.? The New York
Mirror has the following, which shows that
enlightened construetiveness is rising to its true
place in public esteem:
"The Bar is no longer the resort of the ambilious
youths of our country. The mechanical
departments are being preferred; there are
now thirty young gentlemen in this city, that
have received liberal educations, who are serving
their 'times' as shipwrights, architects, carpenters,
Ac. In a few years the United States
will have the most accomplished mechanics in
the world. A new class is springing up, who
will put the present race of mechanics in the
shade. The union of a substantia! education
with mechanical skill, will effect this. Indeed,
already could we name some mechanics who
are excellent mathematicians, and acquainted
with French and (Jerman, able to study the
hooks in those languages connected with their
vocations. Heretolore fond fathers were wont
to educate their sons as doctors or lawyers, to
ensure their respectability and success. The
day is past. Mechanics now take the lead,
and in a few years will supply the larger portion
of tie State and Federal Legislature.''
Sad and Fatal Occuhubnck.? It is with
unfeigned regret we announce the death of John
Simpson Peden, of Greenville District, who was
shot by Enoch Massey, on Thursday, the utli
inst., while attempting to locate a small tract
of land, supposed to he vacant, which Massey
claimed. He died on Monday last. Massey
has been arrested; and is now in Jail at Greenville
C. H. We forbear to state the particulars
from rumor, as the caso will undergo a legal
investigation.
Mr. Peden was a gentleman of high respectability,
a member of the Presbyterian Church,
ind much esteemed by his neighbors as pea:eable,
quiet and orderly citizen.
Lavrcusvilh Herald.
A Crazy Editor.?The editor of the Daily
Oi lcanian postpones the discussion of certain
importaut questions which lie had commenced
in his paper, because lie can't write when Jenny
Lind is in New Orleans. The fellow is
, cracked to a certainty. Hear liiin:
| "But Jenny Lind has arrived! and our world,
j onr New Orleans world, are now on their way
| to Paradise, which they hope to reach in two
I or three days at most?and who will stop on
j such a journey to read anything, whether it he
: of earth's glittering wealth, its glory, or its
I grandeur? None, none! All earthly business
! i? shut out from the mind, and the hand is held
I upon the beating heart to still its throbbings,
j lest some pure note be marred as it falls, on
earth born ears?sounds,surpassed only by the
angel strains, as they first broke through the
celestial vault of heaven, and saluted Adam,
amidst the Paradise of a virgin creation, and
, toid the power of music on man. Who would
! not stop ihe plow, the loom, and the anvil, to
i hear for the first, and perhaps, to many, the
inet o pa I n c rliuf t ?- ! I unoii the par. thov are
i from heaven, by the ppell hound enhancement
I with which they visit all hearers, and the
ecstasy that thrills every nerve, as they bear to
human hearts raptures, that Angel Harp alone
can surpass. When the last song is sung, and
: the last note, soft as the dying echo of angel
lute, shall be fading ou our ear, we again re!
sume our earthly themes, our earthly business!
Till then, we well know, that no thought, no
feeling, no study, can be given to the grosser
i things of this life. We then say go?go and
! hear Jenny Lind; many of you may never hear,
: either in time or eternity, strains so like those
! that fill heaven with beauteous harmony. Go
1 and hear, it may make you reflect that Heaven
is worth living for."
WELL DONE, GREENVILLE.
An enormous waggon-load of Brooms pas
sed through our village, the first of his week
, from a manufactory near Greenville C. H. Up^
on seeinir this broom-omnibus drawn up in oui
plaza, we were off to our office to offer an oj)
i hand congratulation to our house-keepers upot
i the present prospect of a "clean sweep;" bin
| happening to look back, we preceived that the
,; wagon was off alpot? Upon inquiry, we discov
i ered that the entire load, ($500 worth) was en
7 gaged to some dealer in the city of Augusta
Hearing tiiis state of the case, one of our wag
gish villagios |ierpetrated the following:
, Sisier Georgia, Carolina
Sends ycu greeting?and pome brooms,
And she hi pes that you will find a
Full supply for all your rooms.
Sweep your chambers morns and evens?
Sweep with Carolina brooms?
i And fiom join councils sweep out Stevens
Howell Cobb and Bobby Toombs
Starvation Wages.-The shirt sewers (females
, had quite a large meeting in New York or
j Tuesday evening, at Convention Hall. Thei
i rwAAoneoD fn iiulnno tkoi
I UlJJftl W'ilb HI b<ll\C llicanui CO w aimuvv iuvi
' employers to give tliem better wages, or, as the;
( : themselves more graphically express it, "wage
a little higher than the starvation murk." J
New York letter says;
"One lady, a shirt sewer, stated that she hai
been making, for the California trade, shirts fo
; two firms in Maiden Lane and William street
(which she named,) at 6d. and 9d. a piece pe
dozen. They were to be well stitched in ever;
way, and all that she could make was two doz
en weekly, and to work day and night. Sir
further stated that she had not eaten any kim
of meat in three weeks hut onee, when sh
was asked to dine by ? friend, of whom she go
a good dinner."
Snulh Carolina College.?It will be gratify
t' ing to the friends of this cherished iustitutioi
i of our State to be informed that the health o
I the President, Col. Preston, is gradually bu
| steadily improving, even under the pressure o
i duties univlaxed and uninterrupted. Aware o
! the great interest felt throughout the State 01
' I
| this subject, the information is imparted at tin
I present time, and we doubt not it will be re
I ceivcd witli gratification. ? Carolinian.
Si Ire red Gl.usware.?The Boston Trans
1 ..uti.b nino *liof \1neeea ^nnimni* nf flint nfv
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have recently received from London a new
style of silvered glassware, which promises tr
lake precedence of the Iloheinian and othei
fancy glasses. The silvering is indestructible
being coated over with glass, and is of a vivii
brilliancy that can never be tarnished or impair
ed. Dishes, vases, and pitchers of this ware
make a more brilliant display than the same articles
of pure silver, however highly polished.
The advantage, in the greater facility of keeping
the former clean, must bo obvious. The
metallic radiance of the new ware is beyond
all that art lias yet attained.
New Kind of Ware.?A Mr. Fenton has
tnkeu out a patent for the manufacture of a
species of stone ware, made at Remington,
Vermont-, from flint, feldspar and quartz, which
is ground fine, made into a paste, and then
moulded into tl)? desired forms. While baking
it, a pure flint enamel is added, which is
tinged with various delicate colors. It is said
to be as cheap as common crockery, hard and
tough, perfectly wholesome for any use of the
kitchen or pantry, and without the enamel is
: wlilta, very cioseiy resemunng mat eon 01
composition of which statue are now made
in France.
REMEDY FOR BURNS.
Dr. Reese, physician of Belivue Hospital,
New York, has been making experiments concerning
the best mode of healing burns and
scalds and checking the acute suffering. He
has found that flour, thrown on with a common
dredging box, is one of the best and most
ellicient remedies yet discovered. The external
air is one of suffering and the flour thus
applied, both heals aud closes the rounds to
the atmosphere. The edges of tho wounds
which remained open he dressed with lime and
oil, applied by a feather. Dr. Reese says the
above application made to wounds by fire, not
water gunpowder, dec. has been most happy in
the practico at the Hospital.
Those who are honest, as the best policy,
are half way to being rogues.
Death of a Distinguished Astronomer.? '
Peofeesor Shurnaeher, the astronomer in the
Observatory at Altoua, died on the 28th of
December, in his seventy-first year. For many
years he lias been before the scientific world
as the editor of the "Astrouomisehe NarhnchI
ten." He was a man of great scientific ncI
quirements, and many important scientific miI
dertakings were completed by him, such as
j measuring by the government the degreess of
I longitude from Copenhagen to the western
! coast ot Jutland, and uie degree oi i.iuuuie
from Skagen to tlie frontiers of tlie kingdom
| of Hanover?also for tlie English government
j the measure of the difference of longitude existing
between th<> observations of (jreenwieli
and of Altona. He was a diligent and accurate
observer, oi e of his latest labors being
connected with Enche's planet Astrea;.
The Albany Register publishes a plan for
carrying railroad trains across the l iver at that
place, without a bridge, tunnel, or a ferry. A
railroad track is to he laid on the bottom of the
river, and for this are to be constructed trucks
with wheels, having sufficient diameter to
bring the platform to the surface of the water.
The oars are to be run on these trucks, and
thus carried over.
Wild Cattle and Horses in the. Sierra And.
? We learn from the Texan Hunger. Captain
i t ~ ~ u w
1 McKinly, now of San Jose, who, it ia presum'
ed, has traversed the whole region l'roiu this
city to Monterey, and from the coast of the
> Pacific to the plains of the San Joaquin, more
> thoroughly for fifteen months past than was
1 ever done hy any other American, that large
1 numbers of cattle and horses that are entirely
wild are to be met with in the retired valleys
and deepcanyans with which the Blue Mountains
of the coast abound. These animals are
as wild as the elk and deer. They mostly feed
> at night, and lie hidden in the thickets by day;
and have rarely, if ever, seen the face of man
: Some of the bulls are peculiarly leiocious, and
r Capt. K. considers them, in fact, more danger
i i ous than the grizzleys themselves, which are tc
t be found m large numbers in these mountains
[I'acific Next.
Tub Three Best Doctors.?A judicial
officer of some distinction, in the interior of the
State, gives the following results of his expertenee
withjthe three host doctors he coald pro
cure for his wile. She had been sick lie said
for, two years, and was daily getting wore.',
though he had an alopathio physician to call
daily; he then procured a homuepathic doctor
and for sixmonthshis wife improved percej t'bly
hut at the end of that time the doctor broke hi:
leg and could no longer continue his attendan t
whereupon the lady speedily and entirely re
^ covered.?N. Y. Evening Post.
1 ''Humble as I am," said a bullying spontei
_ to a mass meeting of the unterrified, "I still re
r m .
v member that 1 am a fraction of this magnificent
8 republic." "You are indeed," said a by-stair
^ der, and a vulgar one at that"
[ In the 10th chapter of 2d Chronicles, may In
r , found the following severe allusion to a piofes
I sional failing, which, very incorrectly, is sup
' | posed to have an existence at the present time
. | "His disease was exceedingly great, yet ii
_ J his disease he sought not the Lord, but the phy
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L> | siciuns. aim .Asii siepi wim mis earners.
i
L, ' A littlr l?oy hearing his father say?
t j "There is n time for all tilings," climbed up be
I hind his mothers chair, and, whispering in he
! ear, asked ?"When was the proper time fo
hooking sugar out of the sugar bowl i"
j- Loxnox has 390,000 houses, which cover ar
j j area of 14 miles long, and 7 miles wide. Be
f tween the 1st of January 1839 and Januarj
j- 1850, 04,058 new houses were built, forming
j 1052 streets.
In Franconia last summer, a hen having los
all her chickens, adopted a small puppy ahou
four weeks old, and treated him in all respects a:
she have treated one of her brood. .She zeal
j ously defended him against the attack of tlx
' j other denizens of the yard, gave him choice
} ! morsels of meat protected him from cold ami
r rain under her wings, and in every way comported
herself in mothedy style.
! I I or nrlnidorl liL'rt/l tlu? i rrnnnrnmont mnnli
and in general conducted well and "lie must
, have been an ungrateful puppy' if he had'nl.
As time passed and her charge waxed larger,
however, some few drawbacks to dame Pallet's,
happiness arose. For instance, he raani,
festc-d decided contempt for pieces of bread,
I worms, and seeds, which she unremitiugly
sought and scratched out for him; then too he
would frighten hor nearly out of her senses by
, his precociously loud harking. But her gi eatest
annoyance was in fact that she could never
induce hea unfeuthered favorite to roost.
Portland Neics.
A man engrossed by one subject while talking
another, often says one thing when he means
another. Perhaps some contradictory testimony
may be accounted for in this way; for a
man who has said, what he did not mean to say,
and is not conscious of having said, will, of
course, bo likelv to dpnv that he did sav 80.
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A friend to ladies' rights suggest that the
militia laws be so amended as to make ladies,
over eighteen years of age, liable to military
duty. What a figure they would cut, with old
muskets and corn stalks on their shoulders!
An old creed is often like an old house, decayed
and forsakened, while it still appears imposing
at a distance. Or it is like an old hollow
tree; the shell makes a show when the substance
is gone. At length a strong push
makes it totter and crumble to the dust
The Indian Convention has adjourned, after
passing provisions prohibitiug the future immigration
of blacks under penalty of confiscation
of their property, and imprisonment.
To the question, "Whatig the object of studying
history?" we once he^d this answer given:
"It iB to learn the providence of God."
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THE CAMDEN JOURNAL. J
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THO. J. WA&REN & a A. PRICE, Editor*.
FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 31, 1851.
Our BJarket
i No particular change in our Cotton Market * '
since our last, quotations pretty much the same?
! say from 9 1-2 to 12 cts. Produce of all kinds
' command high prices. M* *1
RETURN DAYS
For Darlington, Saturday, March 1.
" Fairfield, v- -ta u #. , %
" Kershawv^*-* " "15.
j " Sumter, u tt 22.
" Lancaster, " " 29.
j ? ,
25f We regret to learn that the freshet in our
river has overflowed the low grounds to such an
extent as to cover the trestle work on the Rail
Road over the Wateree Kwanip, preventing the i
Cars from crossing. I
irtfOur thanks are due the Hon. J. I* Orr for
a copy of his speech on the public printing Also
to Rev. T. B. Russell, President of Oak. Bowery
(Ala.) Female College for a copy ofhis inaugurak
Backer's Oar Factory.
We took occasion, when in Charleston recently,
to visit this establishment, and were kindly ehowu J
over the premises by Mr. Thomas F. Puree, who
explained the different parts attached to the Factory,
very much to our satisfaction. A fiill de1
scription of this Factory has recently been given
by the Charleston Courier, which we copied into
our paper. We will not, therefore, attempt a perfect
description, or enter into very minute details.
We were shown, among other things, a felloe-cutting
machinp, for cutting wheels of any size or description?it
is very simple, and the operation
( shows that they can be furnished to wheelwrights
. cheaper than they can cut them by hand?it is
really a time and labor-saving machine. There is
a large foundry attached to this Factory for cast'
ing iron and brass ol all kinds and descriptions.
' Also, morticing and tenanting is done on the lar.
gest scale, and in the quickest time. Also, plasI
tering laths may he sawed in any quantity, and at
the cheapest rates. The Passenger Cais made
[ at this Factory, as well as Freight Cars of every
description, are superior in point of durability, ^<1
r than those imported from the North. In short,
i every thing in this department of Southern en?
terprise may be obtained at rates quite as reason
able, and in quality far superior to those of Northern
origin. We go for the South, the whole
South and nothing but the South, and it must be
r a source of satisfaction to every true hearted
^ Southerner to see the growing interest manifested
by the right kind of men in Southern Eaterprise,
and their confidence in the integrity and
perpetuity of our own institutions. . t. . i
5 Alter leaving the Car Factory, we visited Mr.
Alts' Castor Oil Factory,-a ud regret that he jpas ^
absent. We were nevertheless shown tli&ma:
chinery in part, for the manufacture of thbyiseful
' article, ami also specimens of the oil txmccted
' from the ground nut, said to be superior to table
or olive, oil. Mr. A. is very anxtolts to introduce
the culture of the castor oil plant in this Slate, and
will furnish seed to persons free of charga, and
r buy them back alter they are raised and gathered t
r at a price of some two dollars per bushel The
Oil made at this factory is represented by the
Courier as being superior to any imported. We
> need not add that we wish Mr. Alts success in
* his new enterprise. The simple fact is enough
' for us that he is endeavoring to promote the spirit
' of useful enterprise at home. . ?.
^ Kershaw Court.
^ The Spring Term of the Court of General Ses5
sions and Common Pleas for this District, wilj
. commence on Monday, the 31st of March next?
> The following is a list of the Jurors:
| UK.V.MJ J1 'KUN9,
1. John McCun. 13. S. Donnelly,
2. Ililton Robinson, 14. J no. Bell, Jr.
i 3. R. C. Drnkefnrd, 15. J. S. Thompson,
4. Jas Clyburn, 16. Thos. English
5. VV. R. Catoe, 17. John Albert,
, 6. Levi Pate, 18. Jevi Pate, J*.
7. Henry Truesdel, 19. John Toluiie, ^
8. Robert Mickle, 20. Jas. Suinmcrville, V
9. W. E. English, 21. John Croft,
10. Angus McLeod, 122. Willis Jossey,
11. A. A. 1*1 CUOweu, IXd. lUMKIiew Treat,
12. W. R. Young, |24. Jas. R. Dye.
PKTIT JURORS.
1. W. Clyburn, 25. W. F. DeBrahl,
2. JameflCampbell, 28. W. A. Ancrutu,
3 D. C. Quinlin, 27. Wylie Albert,
4. Win. Catoe, 28. John Bowea Sr.*
5. Eli Adkins, 29. J. C. Dobv,
(5. Joab Cotton, 30. Fred. Bowen, /
7. Herman Arrants, 31. Daniel Wooten, .
8. G. Stratford, 32. Win. McKain,
9. E. M. Boykin, 433. John Brown, *
10. W. J. Duncan, 34. W. D. McDowell, ^
11. Edwin Bapies, 35. John Blvther, |
12. Daniel Bethune, 36. ErvinfflRaley, !
13. Jas. Addison 38. Richard Sanders, '
14. Jas. M. IngramT 38. Thos. Smith,
15. Jas. Bran nam, 39. Jas. B. Bell,
16. C.H.Davis, 40. John D.Young,
17. Jas. Chesnut, Jr. 41. Sam'l. H. Youog, 18.
Jos. Albert, ,42. A. A. Watkins, j
19. Charles Bird, 43. W. B. Watkins, 1
20. John Brannam, 44. John Young,
21. John Bowen, Jr. 45. Alex. Young,
22. Henry Berry, 46. Levi West,
23. J. E. Rodgers, 47. Daniel McDonald,
'24. Anderson Bowers, 48. Hugh Young,
? , ?
Kindness.
How much of life's sorrows might be ofan^ted
by kindness; a gentle word, a kind act, or-happy j
look, often dissipates the clouds of grief which
have gathered over our sky. and throws a joyous
light along life's pathway. He- who is kind, is
I wealthy in the happiness of others. J
y/ii.