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1 4 ] J Semi-lUechlL) Cmnticu 3ounwl. ! f VOLUME 2. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, JULY 15,1851. NUMBER 55. THE CAMDEN JOURNAL. PUBLISHED BY TttOttAS J. WARREIV. THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL I* published at Three Dollnrs and Fifty Cents, if paid in advance, oifFour Dollars if payment is delayed for three months. mrro WPrrTV TOTTRNAt. X 11 Xj HDUU1I1 Ts ptiblinhed at Two Dollar* if paid in tdvnnce, or Two . Dollars and Fifty Cent*, if payment i* delayed for Si* month*, and Three Dollar*, if not paid until the end of the year. ADVERT1SEMENTS will he inserted at tlie following relet: For one square (14 line* or le**) in the *emi-weekly, m?e doHnr for the first, and twenty-five cent* for each : nfewqnem insertion. In tire Weekly. seventy-five rent* per square for the first, *nd thirty-Seven nnd alialfrent* foremen subsequent inaertion. Single insertion*one dollar per square. The nomner of insertion* desired, and the edition to Ire published in, must be noted mi the margin of all advertisement*. or they will be inserted semi-weekly until or tiered to he diseohtintied. and charged accordingly. Semi-monthly, monthly.and quarterly advertisements charged the same a* fdr a slnjfle insertion: OT" All communications by mail most be post-paid to ectire attention. A. The following gentlemen are Agents for the Journal: VVg. C. C'sstok,- (Jcneral Agent. ;. Cot. T. W. Hurt, Jackannham. Lancaster Di*t v 8, II. Rossm, Esq., LancasterVtlle, S.c. . C. McCrpxukk, Cartliage, N. C. ' W.C. Moore. Esq., Camden. S. C. And Postmasters are requested to act as our Agents. . ItlATHESON, BANK AGENT. At his oi.n stand opposite Davis's Hotel B. W. CHAMBERS, Rec eiving and Forwarding Merchant, AND Buyer of Cotton and other Country Produce, CAMDEN, 8. C. WILLIAM C. MOOKE, BANK AOENT, And Receiving and Forwarding Merchant CA MDEN, S. C. References?VV. E. Johnson, Esq. Maj. J. M DeSaussure,_T. J. Warren, Esq. PAUL T. YILLEPIGUE, FACTOR, And General Commission Merchant, ACCOMMODATION WHARF, CHARLESTON, 8. CLiberal advances made on consignments of Prodace, and prompt attention given to the forward, ing of Goods, at the lowest rates Aug. 20. 68 JOS. B. l&EltSHAW, Attorney at Law and Solicitor in Equity, CAMDEN, S. C. Will attend the of Kershaw, Sumter, Fairfield, Darlington and Lancaster District*. " W. H. R. WORKMAN, Attorney at Law, and Solicitor in Equity, CAMDEN, S. C. (Office. immediately in rear of the Court House.) WILL ATTKJfD T1IK COD?T? or Darlington and Sumter Districts. Businew entrusted to bim wit. meet with prompt and careful attention. July 26. , f. BQOfr CAMDEN, S. C. PAVILION HOTEL. (BY H. L. BUTTL'RPIELD.) Corner of Meeting and Iln?ell Street?, and in the immediate vicinity of Hayne ami King Streets. Cliarlesion, S. C. KICK DUL1N, FACTOR AND COMMISSION _MR HAN," CENTRAL. WHAKf, CHARLES l'ON, S. C. May 2. 35 tl JON. B. SICKLE. Attorney at Law and Solicitor in Eqnity. WINSBOROUGH, S.C. (Office in tbe rear of the Court House.) uiay 6. 36 4m marine. Fire, and Life Insurance. ^ BT TIIE Commercial Insurance Company, OF CHARLESTON, S. C. CAPITAL, $260,000, ALL PAID IN. OFFICE, NO 1, BROAD-STREET. rRESIDEMT. WILLIAM B. IIERIOT. DIRECTORS. /AMES K. ROBINSON, | HENRY T. STREET, GEO. A. TREN1IOLM, WM. McHFKNEY, ROBERT CALDWELL, J. H. BRAWLEY, A. K. TAFT, | J . JU whawv, A. H. LEE. Secretary. E. L. TESSIER, Inspector. R. C. PRE38LEY, Solicitor. R. A. KIN LOCH, Medical Examiner. The subscriber having been appointed agent for thin Company, i? now prepared to receive PiopomU for Fire Risks, and will effect Insurance on fair and liberal tirms. WM. D. McDOWALL. W Camden .8 C. ..Mav 5,1?9I. :if, tf COORTENAY~& WIEN6ES. BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS anddealkr* ik cheap publications. chahle8tox, 8. c. y Opposite the Post OJfice. . Agents for the beat Green and Black Teas, and i Patent Medicines. ^ #.0. cocrtekat. o- w. wiences. ^ CHARLES A. PRICE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CAMDEN, 8. C. Will Pbactice in Kershaw and the adjoining Districts. Feb. 4 C. A. PRICE, ru OFFICE AT THE C0DRT-H0U3E, CAMDEN, S, C. ? * " '~+jr NEW STORE. rj^HE subscriber is now opening a large assort J. ment of Groceries and Staple Goads, in the Store lately occupied by William J. Gerald (south of the Bank of Camden,) which he will dispose of at Charleston prices lor cash. Those wishing to purchase would do well to call aud examine the stock, consisting in part, ot the following, viz: Loaf, Crushed, Ground and Grannlated Sugar* S Croix, Porto Rico, and New Orleans do Nw Orleans, Muscovado and Cuba Molasses JaTa, Lnguiraand Rio Coflee ^ v II .1 TIL.I. t.unpowner, ioung iivfun mm iiiiiiiv iuu< Sperm. Adamantine and Tallow Candle* . , No. 2 and 3 Mackarel, in Barrel*, Half and Quartern Wine, Soda and Butter Hi*cuit* and Ctieene Soap and Starch, a**orted Pepper, Spice, Ginger, Nutmeg*, Mate and Clove* Povder, Shot and Lead Hardware. Cutlery, Nail* and Casting* Paint*, Linseed Oil, Sperm. Oil and W in w GU ALSO Bleaclied and MnWeached Shirting* and Sheeting* Blanket*. Bed Tick*, Apron Check* and Oznaburg* Together with a large assortment of Bagging, Rope and Twine. J. W. BRADLEY. Camden, S.'C. Sept. 23. ?3"Ca*h paid for Cotton and other Produce* NEW STORE THE subscriber would inform his friends and the public generally, that he lias opened an extensive slock of GROCERIES* at the stand formerly occupiea by Joseph W. Doby, one door soutli of Campbell's Bakery, and opposite il. Levy & Son, where may be found all articles usually kept in the Grocery line, consisting in part of the following: Fulton Market Beef No. 1 and 2 Mackarel in kitts, for family use; Rio and Java Coffees; crushed and brown Sugars; New Orleans Molasses, (new crop) butter, wine and soda crackers; cheese, buckwheat, raisina, currants, almonds, English mustard, filberts, pecan nuts, assorted pickles and preserves. ALSO A few doz. old Port Wine, Heidsick best Champagne, London Porter and Scotch Ale in pints, to- ( geiher a large slock of Bagging, Rnpeand Twiue, all of w liich he offers low lor cash. Jan. 1. S. E. CAPERS. THE SOUTHERN STORE. ALL who wish DargainP, are invited to call at K. S. MOFFAT'S new Southern Store, third house above the liank of Cainden, where they will find a complete assortment of Dry Goods, Groceries and Hardware, consisting in part, as follows: Fancy and mourning Prints 7-8 and 4-4 brown Shirtings Blue Denims and Marlborough Stripes Saitiuetts and Kentucky Jeans Cloths and fancy Cassniieres Negro Ke-seys; Bed and Negro Blankets Mous. De'aines, Ginghams, cf-c. Groceries. Brown, L"af, crashed and clarified Sugar Rio ami Java Coffees New Orleans and West India Molasses Mackarel, Nos. '? and !l hi barrels Cheese, Kicc, Flour, Bacon and Salt Raisins, Pepper, Spice lolMCt j, oegars. cvc. ocr. Hardware. Pocket Knives and Porks Britannia and Iron Spoons Trace and liailer Chains Axes, Hammers and Hatchets .Spades, Shovel* ami Hoes Hand, mill and crosscut srws Vices, anvils and blacksmith's bellows Nails, brads, tacks and sp igs Knob, pad clo.-ct and stock locks Iron squares, compasses and plane irons Brushes, blacking, cotton and wool cards Broadaxes and steelyards; pots and skillets Broad and narrow Iron &r. Ready {Hade Clothing of every description. Saddles, Bridles and Martingales Crockery and Ghssware Gunny and Dundee Bagging Kentucky Rope and Twine Together with every other article usually foutt I in a well selected stock of Dry Goods, Groceries and Hardware. All of which will be sold exceedingly low for cash. f^yThe highest market prices paid for cotton and other country produce. Dec. 24, K. S, MOFFAT. Darlington Hotel, DARLINGTON COURT-HOUSE. THE above House having been purchased and fitted up anew by John Doten, is again open, ed for the accommodation of the Public. Strict attention to the wants and comforts of guests will bo given, and no effort, calculated to merit the patronage of all who may favor the establishment with a visit, phall be spared. All that the market and surrounding country afford will be found upon the table. Comfortable rooms, for families or individuals, are prepared. The Stables will be attended by careful and attentive hostlers. Drovers can be well accommodated, as any number of horses and mules can be kept in the stables and lots expressly prepared for them. Nov. 1, 1950. 86 tf_ MANSION HOUSE. CAMDEN, 8. C. r^a THE undersigned l?egs leave- to return his grateful thanks to his friends, and the travelling Public, for the liberal support which he hue received since he has been opened, (four months) and lias entered upon his duties for 1851, with renewed energy to endeavor to please tall that may call upon him, both rich and poor. His House will he found one of the most desirable, situated, and best furnished Hotels in Camden. His servants also will be found respectful and attentive, and the table will be supplied with the best the market affords. His 8tables and Carriage Houses are roomy and always fully supplied with Provender, and an experienced Hostler. An Omnibus calls at the House every morning for passengers for the Railroad. Give me a call and test ray motto. As you find me, So recommend me. E. G. ROBINSOIV. Proprietor. Camden, February 7th, 1851. 11 tf 2t_a?rs Maccaroni, a superior article, received andforeale by SHAW cf- AUSTIN. April 25,1851. 33 tf FRENCH, German and Engli*h Plain Caahmerea, for Ladies Dreiwes. Also?Velvet and other Trimming openad thin day, at BONNEY8. For the Camden Journal. SOME THOUGHTS FOR THE PEOPLE. When this Union was formed, many of our wise men of tbe Revolution were opposed to the adoption of the present Constitution for various reasons; one of which was, that it put the power of taxation too much out of our own hands, allowing others to impose taxes upon us, in a way we could not check them. The taxes are laid hy the same power that passes nil laws, that is?the majority in Congress. This majority Over the nomslaveholding States, and they, knowing that their own people would never consent to be heavily taxed, the plan was adopted to raise money for the government by taxes on imports, that is goods brought into this country from forcigrvJfctfioos, and thus a revenue was raised, and the people taxed in a waj' they could not exactly understand?they know that goods were olten high, but they did not see the cause of it;?that the government taxed the foreign goods they used, instead of directly taxing them. Now was it not wise in these men who opposed the adoption of the Constitution on this ground, and because they Baw that other wrongs would be perpetrated by that same majority. Now only think how many millions the South has paid since the formation of this government, at least two thirds of the revenue for sixty years; what an immense sum! and most of it spent at the North; is it any wonder that they flourish, when they have in this and various other ways, made tho South tributary to them ? Is it not a wonder that we y are 110 worse off after all this drain ! the reason that we are not is, because God has blest ns with immense sources of wealth ; had the North been taxed as we have, it would have been impoverished. The Union then, has been of this mach service to us, it has permited us to enrich others, and not quite ruin ourselecs. This great annual tribute that we have paid to the North is one of the items that it has cost us to maintain this Glorious Union! Truly the glory is all we have got, and with that, it appears that we have been content, while our enemies have chuckled over the profits. This same aggressive spirit, this same determination to control the wealth of the $ou?h for their own aggrandisement, is shewn in all the acts of Congress that can by any possibility be used to this end; a noted, or glaring, a damning instance is that, which robbed us of every foot of the public lands! Foreigners?convicts?felons,?the offscourings of the earth might benefit by our public domain, but wo should not! Here is another benefit we have derived from the Union:?we have had the privilege of waesting from Mexico, at a great expense of blood and treasure, an immense extent of country that our enemies might possess it; we have tlic glory of having fought nobly, that those our enemies who would not fight, might get all the advantages arising from onr exertions. Verily we are a noble race, so freely to shed our blood, and spend our treasure, and then yield up all, to those who say we are unvcorthy to enjoy any of the acquisitions. Thus have our enemies after fastening upon n.?. through tariff acts, and other laws, an organized system of roblierv, now taken from us, (and make a merit of it) every foot of the public lands to which we were equally entitled with themselves. Well might Patrick Henry and others, in their far seeing wisdom, oppose the adoption of the Constitution. " Written Constitutions," said Anucharsis to Solon, "are but spiders webs, which only hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful easily break through." "A sectional majority remote, arrogant, and fatally bent on maintain:ng its supremacy, and promoting its peculiar interests, never listens to warning or to reason, and the minority, if it has not the courage to tender an issue of force, is soon eurrnnted. divided, and i / ' 4 / ' necessarily enslaved," Having noticed our condition as to the tariff and the pXiblic domain, wo come now to the consideration of a third subject, that of Abolition. We have seen that the Constitution has failed to secure our rights on the two subjects already noticed, let as see how we stand in regard to the other. "At the period of the Declaration of Independence, African Slavery was established in every Colony, and as late as the formation of the Constitution, slaves were still held in every State. But it was a decaying institution every where save in the Plantation States, and great apprehensions existed among the Southern members of the Convention"?that formed the Constitution?"that the other States would combine to emancipate all the slaves immediately, or gradually. They therefore refused absolutely to enter into any union with them without a distinct agreement on this essential matter. Ono rrroot nhioi>t in ?n i>nna(ifntinnr the Federal Government that it should have no powers not clearly conferred upon it, reserving all others to the States, was to prevent legislation on this subject. But beyond this, the Southern Delegates required a Constitutional obligation from all the other States, to assist them in maintaining their authority over their slaves, in case of necessity by restoring fugitives and aiding to put down insurrections.? They also demanded a recognition of slaves as a permanent element of political power and a fixed casto, by assigning them a representation, though a restricted one, in Congress." Submitting to the Missouri Compromise was the fatal mistake of the South, it allowed Congress to legislate on the subject of slavery, and all the evil consequences that have ensued oritritia ted from that act But wo trusted to the faith of the North, as it was understood at the time to be a final settlement of the question. The North has shewn repeatedly sinoe, that it keeps no faith with slaveholders. Since that time the agitation of slavery has gono on, abolition has taken complete posses; is - sion of f'he Northern mind, and it now rules supreme in the government at Washington.? "While the abolitionists have directed their attacks against specific parts of the slave system, they have never made any secret of what indeed was perfectly apparent, that from the first, their object was the entire emancipation of all the African race in the United States, without re moval or compensation, since removal or compensation are known to be utterly impossible." Having succeeded so far in their designs as to hem in the Slave States, and to exclude them from all the territories, allowing them no room for extension; they now boast, that in five, or ten years at most, they will, if the Union lasts, emancipate our slaves. The South has submitted to so many encroachments since the Missouri Compromise, that they conclude she will never resist, and thus they anticipate the full accomplishment of their purposes in a few years; their object will be shortly realized if this Union remains unbroken; they know it well, and wo sliull soon see it if we fail of being true to ourselves. " The Slaveholding States have become emphatically the Provinces of a Great Empire, ruled by a permanent sectional majority, unrelentingly iiostile to them, and daring as it is despo tic. If they submit to continue thus, their history is already written in the chronicles of Poland, of Hungary, and of Ireland, perhaps of St. Domingo and Jamaica. And now, fellow-citizens, the alternative is upon us, and we have to choose between emancipation and secession." Does it not seem strange that some of our prominent men who are now opposed to separate State action, were strong supporters of the Ordinance of Nullification which had a secession clause in it, to take effect immediately ou any attempt at coercion by the government. These men have no right to expect us to fol low them in their inconsistencies, they who would have (years ago) acted for a less cause, have no reason to ask for our confidence now, when their counsels if carried out would lead to submission. Our politicians have for years past, warned us of approaching danger, and urged us to resistance, and now forsooth, when they think we aic in earnest and intend to do something, some of them tell us to pause?wait say they; well have we not waited tor years, and are we not waiting now ? there was a prospect of co-operation, but we waited nntil politicians in the other States have managed to keep the people quiet, and the most desperate efforts are now used and will be continued to produce the same effort in South Carolina. If South Carolina secedes, there will not be many fat offices to be filled, and some who now enjoy such may not hope in that event, to oeeupy as comfortable places as at present. Our en*> miee say that secession will ruin us, those who advise waiting say the same thing; this is a strange coincidence of opinion ! If our enemies thought as they say, they hate us too cordially to put a straw in our way to prevent it. Let those who can, reconcile these discrepancies. A little more of this waiting policy, and we shall find ourselves shorn of our strength, and like Sampson, when told for the last time that the Philistines were upon him, we shall find ourselves powerless. Those who talk of waiting to resist at some future day, either deceive themselves or are endeavoring to deceive others ; past experience refutes their arguments, and demonstrates the folly of their assumptions. A few months I fear will find some of our men engaged in President making, which would not be a profitable game if South Carolina resumes her independence. We are told from high authority that gold is now here to bribe those who may be reached. Let us keep our eyes about and we shall see where influences are at work, and who are counselling in a way to paralize resistance. It would appear that there are some, who are trying to iuventa plausible mode by which the State may submit; they advocate co-operation previous to secession, and when (at some future ?'?I\ 2- nuitnnf ka nklain. UiiJ, IDIIIUJ lb 18 IUUIIU UIUV Ik kullliVD uv VW.UIUed, why?"we will have done all we can do, and therefore, it will be no disgrace to yield to the force of circumstances." Yes, indeed, the very circumstances into which we have brought ourselves ! This device will not do, dishonor and disgrace cannot be wiped out, nor ruin averted in this way. As a scare crow, much has been said about the effect of secession upon Charleston ; like all changes, it would perhaps, lor a time, produce some embarrassment, but in a little time it would recover from this, and its prosperity be greater than over. Perhaps many of the present merchants might leave the city to have their places supplied by others. A large part of the mercantile houses are merely Northern agencies, or Northern men, whose feelings have never been with the Slate. If they should all leave, the city and harbour would yet remain, and our cotton and rice fields would be no less produc! tive than they have hitherto beeu. Those staples would still invite capital from abroad, and Carolina products and trade would bo anxiously sought after by somebody. It is our productions which constitute and create the wealth of the State, not the goods brought into it by merchants, we make nothing out of them, it is they that make fortunes out of us. This fact would soon refill Charleston with goods and capital if every merchant, whose heart is elsewhere, should leave the city, and carry his all with him. Our forefathers made sacrifices to procure tin kino..inrra thov left to us. and of many of which we have been robbed, if we wish to retain what }'et remains to us, ice must be willing to make sacrifices. Liberty can neither bo gained, or retained in any other way. God has given us no blessings that ho will allow us to retain, but by exertions, by sacrifices. T. Public Sbstimbbt?As far as we have observed the expression of public sentiment throughout the State, daring the late national anniversary,. that expression has come op fully to our expectations in relation to the popolar feeling on the question of secession. If the accounts from Greenville be true, and we have no reason to doubt it, the death-knell of Unionism and salmilssionism has tolled from its own headquarters; and the back of the teeetit de< velopruents of federal insolence in that quarter, will we think, throw a wet blanket on the zeal that any of our metropolitans may enter* tain in behalf of the Union. Every day is removing further from the hearts of Sooth Car* olianians those feelings of affection they once felt for the Union?so much so, thai webelh?v? the natural operation of time, even- with oat any new aggressions, would completely eradicate the last vestige of lhem. tfcieb we be- 1 lieve to be the tendency ot. the eurfgnt of pablie sentiment in the State, and it will require something more than parchment compromises to stem it or give it a newdirection.-Coro/iaiaa. i What icill Ruin CJtildren.?To have pareqta exercise partiality. This is lamentably prevalent The first-born or the last-born, the only son and daughter, the beauty or the wit of a he usehold, is too comonly set apart?Joseph like. To be frequently out of temper. A. child nnirlit nlwnva tn ho ininul ? < nn??W? nil jast c.inse of irritation: and nev*.* to be punished for wrong-doings by tauats, cuffs, and ridicale. To be suffered to do uncorrected to-day the very thing for which chastisement was inflicted yesterday. With as mnch reason might a watch which sbonld be woond backwards half the time, be expected to ran as Well,^pflStta thus trained to become possessed of an estimable character. To be corrected for accidental faults, witb the same severity as if they were those of intention. The child who does ill when be meant to^do well, merits pity, not upbraiding. 'Jlie disappoinment to its young projector, attendant on the disastrous failure of any little enterprise is of itself a sufficient punishment,, even where the result was brought about by carelessness. To add more, is as cruel as it ia hurtful. Parents who give a child to understand that he is a burden to tbem, need not be surprised should they one day be given to understand that they are burdensome to bim. . : ^ ^ rvTOA/vpa JUAI1W1V1U, Who is there thai,has not dcsamed and-had their dream broken! Who is there that ha? not sighed to see spring flowers blighted, or summer sanshioe yield to wintry clouds, or bright hopes change to dark sorrows, and gay joys pass away like sudden meteors, that blaze for one splendid moment, and then drop power* less into the dark bosom of the night! If memory, instead of softening all dm traces, gave us back the original lines ot life in their native harshness, who could liv6 on to old' age? The catalogue of broken hopes and disappointed wishes, and pleasares snatched frou? us, never to return, would be more than any human mind could bear. It would harden the heart to marble, or break it in its youth. Itift happy, too, that in early years our mind has greater powers of resistance, for the noireity of , sorrow gives it a double sting. " ~ ^ The coming time is filled with incidents of which we know not, and chance calls forth so- >' many unexpected events, that tire only rule in life, is to wait for Fate, and seize the circumstances of the day: by the errors of the past to correct our actions ot present, and leave the future to a wiser judgment and a stronger hand. The heart is a garden, and youth is its Spring and hope its sunshine, and love is a thorny plant that grows up aud bears one bright flow er, which has nothing like it in all the earth. Who is there that when futurity is decked in the brighest colours which probability can lend to hope,?when youth and health and ardent imagination combine to guarantee all the prom* iscs of life,?who is there that even then does not feel the painful influence of parting from' any thing that is loved? Who is there, the anmmer of whose bosom is so eternal, that such moments dark imaginings will not cloud the warmest sunshine of their heart, and cast a gloomy, uncertain shadow on the tnost glow* ing prospects anticipation can display? Richliev. Pompeii.?A recent letter from an American1 gentleman in Naples saya "Vesuvius is now csimijr smoking, nuu seems disposed to repose himself from the fatigues of his devastating labors of last year Pompeii is slowly appearing above ground. About twenty laborers are kept at work, who manage to get off a cartload of earth a day. from the subincumbent city. Not one half of the entire city is yet excavated. The earthly mound which covers it is an exceedingly beautiful and rich vineyard, with houses of peasants scattered over its surface. A bastion ot the seawall has recently been unearthed, which goes to confirm the opinion that the sea, now nearly a mile distant, once laved the walls trf Pompeii. Dress, as trifling as it may appear to si man of understanding, prepossesses on the first appearance, which is frequently devolve. And nifooH wa imtv frtrm an uninion of a man's sense and character from his dress. Any of the fashion, or any affectation in dress whatever, argues a weakness of understanding,,and nine times out of ten it will be found so. Up flew the "devil" all in a rage, To find two Knee to fiUwit this page. ^ - ; J 4