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Ceuta is on the coast of Africa, op|>osite Gibralter, and is one of the pillars of Hercules, the Abyla, as known to the ancients, as * ** /-? t - .1 a f|?L.. (iibraltar Wions oaipc was me uuier. mu two marked the western boundary of the world, the gateway, beyond which all was waste and darkness. The town was calle. Septa, from seven hillocks, upon one of which it was built, and in the course of time the Roman Septa has become the Spanish Ceuta. It has been in the possession of Spain for more than two hundred years,* having been acquired from the Portuguese in 1010. The Portugues had, had it then more than two hundred years, having seized it from the moors in 1415. The possession is yet a ground of resentment to tho surrounding Moors. The city alone is under the Spanish Government. " Outside the walls the Moors are strong, and maintain an attitude or hostility up to the gates. Veddettes and patrolling parties keep constant watch upon each other, arid assassinatiensare frequent whenever a Spanish inhabitant gets beyond the protection of the guns. It is a little curious that Spain, which has mourned so long over the occupation of Gibraltcr, on her own coast, by the English, should have compensated herseli in some degree by taking from the Strait, the corresponding African hill of Ceu ta. During ttie war or the Opanrsrt success sion, Ceuta was placed, for safe keeping from tho French, in the hands of the English, and a number of English establishments grew of, J which the effects stiil continue. At the close of the war, the Emperor of Morocco wanted England, in return fur his aid in furnishing to ! their armies in Spain, to assist in recover ing this port for himself, but England could not! well urge this without consent to give up to j Gibraltar. Ceuta is a town, according to MeOulloch, of about 9,267 inhabitant, exclusive of the garrison. It forms a Spanish Presidio, and is cut off* from the interior so perfectly, thnt U supplies from Spain, and gets its .Morocco news by the madrid newspapers. It is the Botany Bay of the Spaniards. The convicts of Spain are sent there to remain in depot until drafted out to work in the mines, or some public work in Spain. It is a mistake, wo believe, j that there are any quicksilver or other mines j at Ceuta, in which the convicts work. Ceuta i is only a place for iiansportation, where the j crinmalsof Spain arc sent inio exile and imprisonment. There may he a regulation, and ! we think there is, that they be sent to \w?rk the Spanish mines, of which there are several of considerable extent in the Peninsula. Of these the principals are the lead mines in Granady, and the quicksilver mines at Ahnaden, in La Mancha The destination of prisoners to the mines is not absolutely fixed by their condemnation to the chain gang in Ceuta, though this usually follows: Urquhart, the British traveller, states that in 1848, two thousand of t.ie 'convicts were sent hofTat once, to work on a canal in Castile. He adds, that there arc remarkable facilities to escape, that the convicts outnumber the popnlution, the town is accessible at every side, the sea open and boats all round, lie praises the good order of the place, and gave the acting Governor at that time a high character for gentleness of character and humanity to the captives. The Mormons-?A correspondent of the Cleveland Democrat, writing from St. Joseph, Mo., Nov. 23d, savs of the Mormons: "We expect a heavy emigration to leave this country next Spring for Oiegon and California. Many familys have already arrived to winter here. "The head of the Mormon Church has or dered the Saints in this country to assemble at Salt Lake by next year. There are at this time in Kanesvillc, Iowa, on the Missouri, near twenty-five hundred, under President Orson Hyde. You will remember him; lie used to be a Cambclite preacher in Lorain county. He is a remarkable man, and as much like .Martin Van Huren in looks, as he imitates him in wire-working. None can excell him in suavity and politeness. Ruling with an iron sceptre, he is at once loved and feared. He is making ajfortunens proprietor of a newspaper." Honesty and interest, like virtuo and Heaven, can never be seperately pursued. j i t AN ACT 10 INCREASE THE AMOUNT OK PKOPBKTV EXEMPT FROM LEVY AND SALE. Passed at the Annual Session, and Ratified on the 1 Gth Dec. 1851. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the following property, in addition to that now exempted by Law, to wit: to each family the dwelling house, and-appurtenants thereto, together with fifty acres of Land, and also one horse, and twen.y-fivo dollars worth of provisions, 1>e and the same are hereby exempted from levy and sale, under fiery facias j ami assignment under mesne or final process: | Provided, that the said exemption shall not include, or extend to any property situate within the limits of any city or town corporate of this j State. And provided further; that the value of j . the said real estate shall not exceed the sum of | five hundred dollars. II. That in all cases, where the landed propi erty of the debtor shall exceed fifty acres, three Commissioners shall he appointed by the Clerk of the Court, upon the application of either the : plaintiff or defendant in the execution, whose j | duty it shall be to lay off to the debtor fifty : j acres of laud, including the home-stead, which ; shall always be done most favorably and ben- | j eficiallv for the family for whose benefit the j provision is made; the remainder of whose land ! may be liable as in other cases. III. And if the said fifty acres including the ( Homestead, so laid off, shall exceed in value, ! by tin." estimate of the said Commissioners or a ; 1 majority of them, the sum of five hundred dolj lars; then, and in all such cases, the said Com; niissioners slial! proceed to lay off such quan' tity less thru fifty acres, as hereinbefore provi; ded, the value of which shall not exceed the j said sum of five hundred dollars, the remainder of which may be sold as in other cases. IV. That the said Commissioners shall make a full return under their hands and seals, of their proceedings in the premises, together with a plat or some other concise description of the lands laid o(T by them, to the Clerk of i the Court, and shall be entitled to receive a compensation for their services, not exceeding one dollar each; per day, to be paid by the defendant ; and the Clerk of the Court shall keep a suitable book, in which the appointment of t the Commissioners, together with their return, and all other proceedings in the case shall he recorded, for which services, the said Tllerk shall 1)0 entitled to receive in like manner, from the defendant, the sum of three dollars. V. That this act shall take effect, from and i after the first day ol March next, in relation to all debts thereafter contracted. Excki.t-knt.?The IViersburg Intelligencer, 1 in '.T* nf humor and satire, the spirit of which is as original it is rare, makes the following remarks on the forthcoming nntici i.iti.fl nf ICiwantli tn t!n> Ainprii>nn (,'nn. gress: "Kossuth's Spkkcii to Concrkss.?Kossuth's speech to Congress will fie one of the funniest incidents of the ;ige. The speech, no doubt, will lie a very aide one, but it will be truly ludicrous to see a Congress of American I tf i.i i ItdjUL'i'itf.. itl? M??#l Ju . I to the lecture which will he given to them on i the true policy and interest of the American I Government, by a citizen of Hungary. Many of the members doubtless, will be so stirred up j by the eloquence of the great Magyar, as to j i conclude that Washington and his illustrious M compatriots were profoundly ignorant of the j ' true interests of the American people, ami tha? it has been reserved lor the 'gentleman of Hun- j < garv' to enlighten us on them. Of course, Congress will allow Kossuth J mileage to and from Hungary." i The Capitol at War hinglum- uhb4. ttttj en- 1 dangered by the late tire in the Library Of Congress, was built at a total cost of neatly two I millions of dollars (?1,740,000.) The north i 1 wing was commenced in 1703, and was finish- ; i ed 1*00. It cost nearly halt" a million. The j I South wing was commenced in ISO.'}, and fin j i isiicd in 180S, and cost over ?300,000. The ! i centre was commeticed in 1818, and was fin. 1 ! I ished in 1827; it cost nearly one million of! dollars. The entire building covers an' acre 1 ; and a half and 1820 feet of ground. The length 1 of front is 353 1-3 feet; depth of wing, 121 1*2; j i east projection and steps, depth, t?5; west pro jection and steps depth, 83; height of wings to top of balustrade, 70; height to top of ceni tre dome, 115; Senate Chamber, length. 71 , feet, height, 12; Representatives do, length 95 j i feet, height (;0 ; height of central Rotunda, 90. ! j The grounds of the Capitol embrace 22 1-2 j ! a'-res, surrounded by a substantial iron railing,1 I the length ol which is four-fifths of a mile. South Ciirnliiiii Conference.?'Y\\o recent j j session of this Conference presented in its pro- ! j ccctliugs the most gratifying information ol the , j prosperity and welfare of the Church within its borders. We notice that six add'tional ; preachers were admitted. The statistics of the Conference show an increase of 1,488 white | , members during the past year. The reports i ; from the Missions within the Conference show* j I ed their condition to bo highly encouraging, | evidenced by the fact of a large increase in the J ? ? i * - c* .i , I COIOrt'tJ tl 11*111 liOZ'Jjll I p. Ol'VLTHl new uii&^iuin were recommended to be established. 'i'liis Conference, long at the head of nil oth- j ers in the amount of its missionary contrihu- j lions, has excelled itself the past year, the re- j turns showing that over eighteen thousand dol- J lars were contributed for the purpose, and that j notwithstanding a large and valuable portion ! of the territorial jurisdiction of the Conference, . j including Wilmington and Fayettcville, X. C. ! had been cut off at the preceding Annual Con- j j fercnce. No Conference, North or South, has | j ever reached such an amount for missionary I | purposes. The Conference has over twenty ! j missionaries among the colored population, j , two in China, and have now appointed two fori California. The immense fund annually contributed mi ! the Conference to the support of missions, i i shows not only that the ministry and the church arc indefatigable, hut also that the planters and I the community feel a deep interest in the reli- ' gious education of tlie slaves. The philanthro py of Abolition and Freesoilism never exhibited itself in this mode; but rather works to destroy the influence of these trusted and fai'hful men of God. These are in the sendee of Heaven, doing good both for time and eternity in behalf of the negro race?the other appears to be in the employment of another matter, as their la bors, if successful, would degrade the slave, and lead him into crimes which would consign him to ignominy and shame here, and to everlasting destruction hereafter. We imagine that but few will find any difficulty in pronouncing which is the best friend of the race.?Soulh Carolinian. The Lnurensville Herald, states, that on the night of the 23d ult., a most outrageous assault was made by an unknown person, on .Mr. Junius Smith, the enterprising Tea plant importer and grower, of Greenville District.? The account given by Mr. S. is, that a person knocked at his door, and as Mr. Smith opened *' ? J * < II .1 .?nc ir, arm Deiore no couiu set* ine assnuaiu, uc lolled to the floor, hy a heavy blow on his foreIiojuI, which stunned him. Mr. S. cannot remember an}* more of the affair; but the shocking bruises on his face and body are evidences that the wretch did not stop then. Mr. Smith is an inoffensive gentleman, and can assign no cause for the attack. If robery was intended, the villian must have been disturbed, as nothing in the house is missisng. Tiib Aztec Children.?The New York Sun thus refers to these interesting specimens ol an exclusive race, the obscurity of whose history, associated with their peculiar habits, has hither to invested them with almost a fabulous notorietv: "We alluded some days since to the presence in this city of two specimersofa Lilliputian race, from Central America. Since then, we notice thnt the rooms formerly occu pied by the National Academy of Design, in the Society Library Building, corner of Broadway and Leonard street, have been fitted and furnished for their reception. Greater living curiosities than these diminutive representatives of humanity, we have never seen They are not dwarfs, nor yet are they ordinary sized beings. They are full grown Lilliputians?every way perfect in form and feature. The boy is about fiften years old, the girl about nine. They are said to be the children of the Priests of The Sun in Iximayn, a secluded city in Central America, inhabited by half civilized Indians, who refuse to have any cammunication with the outer world. The l?oy, named Maximo, is 33 inches, and the girl, Bartola, 29 inches high. Their skin is of an Indian hue; hair and eyes ject black, the latter large, brilliant and expressive. Thay are dressed in closely fitting stockinet dresses, with short fanciful tunics, rendering their very appearance interesting, aside from the curiosity excited bv%the peculiarity of their form and size." A Frkak of Fortune.?The New Orleans Crescent says:?Thousands of returned Californians will probably recollent the firm of Priest; Lee <k Co., at Sacramento, They established one of the first trading houses at ?iw? ?t... 1.,;^ ?- '*y*y commenced with a small capital, anct in eighteen months were the possessors of immense wealth. Two years ago the firm became embarrased in consequence of heavy losses. At that time Barton Lee, esq., one of the senior partners in the, house was the wealthiest man in Sacramento, his property being estimated, and probably not much over estimated, at a million and ?i half of dollars, but ho lost all in the reverses which involved himself and partners. We are informed by a late number of the Sacra ' f j. ikn inento J runsmjir, uini .or ?jee ia iw\t mo Sandwich Islands^ engaged in his former occufmtion as a Iiouso carpenter. In Iowa there arc five hundred and eighty, one public schools, taught by about the same number of teachers, o! whome neaily half are females. In each town ship of the Slate one square mile of land has been set apart to remain forever dcvo'ed to the support of public schools. The number of acres reserved in the whole State, is about one million, which with other lands devoted to the same purpose, are now worth two and a half millions of dollars, increasing in value at the rate of at least ten per cent, every year. I'lvck Xosks.?A resolution has been introduced in the Kentucky Legislature, which porvides '"that the keeper of the penitentiary shall procure a suitable chemical dye, such as will stain the cuticle or outer surface of the skin perfectly black, so that it cannot he washed .or ?iHv wiiv fie removed, until time shall i KJII, J wear it away, and nature furnish a new cuticle or surface; and that with this dye he shall have \ the nose of each male convict painted thoroughly black and renew the application as often as may he necessary to keep it so, until one month of the expiration of his sentence, when it shall he discontinued for the purpos,- of permitting nature to restore the feature to its original hue, preparatory to the second advent of its owner into the world." Pike, of the Kentucky Flag, is in favor of the resolution with an amendment that the sheriff of each county be required to catch every delinquent newspaper subscriber in his bailwick, and black his nose and keep it blackened until he pays up. Free Masonary is in a very florid and prosperous state now in every part of the Union, and tin* fraternity is growing more numerous than it has ever before been. There is now a certainty that the unhappy division which has existed hitherto in tli" State of New York, will lie healed, and the two Grand Lodges he united again in one common jurisdicton. St. John's Lodge, No. 1, of New York city, the oldest in the United States, gave in its adhesion two weeks ago to the party which is now so immensely in the majority. Their example has been followed by many of the other lodges, and the union will soon he complete. St. John's lodge is the possessor of that copy of the Bible on which Washington took Ids oath of fidelity to the Constitution of the United States, when he - < I o_. . was iuau"i.i.aiuu uaiusi* ivaim.ni. CAMDEN, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9, 1852. v ' c THO. J. WARREN, Editor. s Our Market, There has been a good demand for Cotton ^ since our last, with an advance in prices.? t Extremes, 6 to 7 7-8. The supply moderate, f A Word or Two More. 1 In addition to wuat we have already said in re- a gard to the terms of our paper for the present s year, we desire to distinctly impress upon the c minds of our patrons, that what we mean by the { advance price ot the paper, is where the money is c paid at the beginning ot the year, or within three c months from the commencement of the time of \ subscribing. Unless this rule is observed?that is, persons pay us for the paper before the time I expires, we will insist upon the additional rates, t We are obliged to do this. We publish the paper j as low as it is possible to do. and every one en- i ged in the business knows to his sorrow, that the present rates of publishing are too low, scarcely affording a livelihood to the press-gang. It is to be presumed that every man knows his own bu- < a , 1 sitiess best, and we know that printers generally ao 1 not get half paid for their services?we mean proprietors of newspapers?notwithstanding ones would tell us we complain too much. &c? We have found out by sad experience, that there c is, unfortunately, more truth than poetry in the r complaints which are made by this class of speci- j mened humanity. i We are anxious to retain every paying subscri- i ber on our books, and will take great pleasure in t adding a thousand more, but we don't want any I man's money who expects to get our Weekly for I two dollars and pay it at the end of the year. If 1 we have to wait for the money, we must be paid ? for it, otherwise gentlemen are at liberty to withdraw their patronage at any time. This we apply to those who insist upon having /heir own terms. We have subscribers who voluntarily pay t for extra papers for their friends. With such, we t reserve the right to discriminate as it may suit us- ( Tliev are liberal towards us, and we think turn- v about is fair play. We are induced to make this ? statement in order that no misapprehension may a occur. We repeat that we cannot publish the a Weekly Camden Journal at Two Dollars and wail c for the money longer than three months. c Those who are unwilling to obserce this rule c will please signify the same?and don't forge/ to e pay before you order a discontinuance, otherwise, the 'I law in such cases does not recognize such an order c "in order." I ? t To Correspondents. r We make it a rule to pre-pay our postage. We r hope our correspondents will do the same. We t have no objection to pay the tariff when money e is sent, or orders for advertising or work are enclosed, but we are unwilling to be double taxed, while single rates are so low. A word to the wise *i sufficient. The Homestead Exemption. This law wisely passed at the last session of 1 our Legislature, will go into effect on the first of March. In our judgment, the provisions of that law are wise and humane, and reflect great honor , upon our delegated authorities for its enactment. It is right that s;mething more tangible and available, than the symj athy which misfortune ' commonly receives from the world, should be secured to the family of a man who, tho' honest it may be in every sense of the word, is unfortunate and competed to relinquish the last piece of prop- ( erty to satisfy the claims of an unrelenting creditor of the Shylock species of miserable humanity. Cases have been of frequent occurrence where all the proper y of the wife, has been taken for C the husband's debfs. Often has if teen the case, 1 that means acquired bv the mutual earnings of ' both?the industry of tho man?the frugality of the woman?have been sacrificed to pay all that the law had the power to demand. We are clear for every one paying their debts; and, if he or r?uu cur uii>? M111JIU uictuuigr iiiunc uuii^ciuuu? ^ which they have voluntarily assumed, where paymeat can be enforced by due course of law, we j think it ought to be done. The idea we are try- ? ing to) advocate is explained precisely in the ob- j ject of the bill itself?that every family which has a one?may still have a home. There is something v peculiarly grateful in the sound of the word, | Ilome? ' "Be it ever so humble there's no place like home." A man may always have something to live for? s some encouragement to pursue an honest avocation?and no cxcute is loii Uim ?o ro^rt to the cup, or the gaming table, to drown his sorrows as he supposes, or retrieve his lost fortunes, as many sadly mistake at the present day. To the heart of every honest man it must be a pleasing thought, that his family cannot be forced to leave the old homestead?forsake the scenes of their early childhood?and break asunder every tie and f association which bound them to a place dearer * than all earthly beside. s To the sturdy "plowman who homeward plods ; his weary way," there is a pleasure?an addition- ^ at incentive to live?when returning to his home | he is conscious of the fact?the practical and use-! v ful fact, that in no event can the hand of the ty-j \\ rant "grasp the tcholc domain." Many men who j o have been unfortunate, and have lost their prop- 1 li urty, have been destroyed often because they ! were left penniless upon the dull cold charities of 4 the world: Whereas, a home, with a few acres of land, and something to commence the world with again, would enable them to stand up, look ( aloft, and still hope to be a man. The law is practical in its operations, and is not made up simply j of poetical theories. We believe it will tend to impiovo and refine society?make men better?; and improve and more fully develope the agricultural resources of our State. There is no injustice in the homestead exemption. It is the duty as well as tho business, of all persons, to be ^ a dvised of the laws under which they live. Noi ;reater means are afforded the dishonest man rho is disposed to defraud hia neighbor, because ' if this additional exemption from the levy of the heriff; and the law wisely sets a limit to the lowers of this functionary, who may sometimes ;oeven beyond his jurisdiction in the collection of lebts under the old system. No one has a right 0 expect to be credited unless his means or qualiications are sufficient to guarantee the payment >f the debts which he contracts. Even under the aw as it now is, a meager exemption is allowed? 1 small "pittance may be claimed by the debtor' iufficient to keep soul and body together for a few [ays. No one now in crediting his neighbor, is presumed to do so expecting only to enforce the :ollection of his debt, by taking almost his debt >rs life?all excepting the miserable allowance vhich the law makes foi him. We can conceive of no injustice whatever in the* aw, and regard its passage as an act of Legislate wisdom and justice, demanded by the improvement of the age, and consistent with right eason and religion. . -T I A few Hogs. / A small lot of Hogs were sold in our town a lay or two ago, at 6$ gioss, being the first which lave arrived in our market. Southern Literary Gazette. The first number of the new series ofthisspfert lid paper has reached us. Our expectations arenore than realized, and we are satisfied such will irove the experience of all who receive it. Thi s lumber contains the commencement of a highly nterestingtale from the pen of Mrs. Alice B. Neal, he fair and gifted authoress, whose productions lave acquired a deserv?dly popular character.? iVe commend our friends, Messrs. Walker & Richards, to the patronage of a literal and enlightmed public, which they richly deserve. Order of the Lone Star. A new C rder under the above name has sprung lp in New Orleans, which is rapidly extending b rough nut the South West, and it is estimated says a correspondent of the Mobile Tribune) that vithin a year they will number thirty thousand; mbracing within its ranks men of the first talent ind standing in the country. They have already i large fur.d at their disposal, which is rapidly acumulating, and will soon be counted by bunIreds of thousands. They make no secret of the . ' ibject of their organization, but declare it to be to xtend the area of liberty* There can be no loubt that their ultimate intentions point to the iverthrow of Spanish American sovereignty and he annexation of Cuba to the United States* or o independent as a separate republican governncnt. With the "sinews of war" at their comnand, men without number, the sympathies o he slave states in their favor, they will doubtless ixercise a great influence. Eclipse of the Moon. A correspondent of the Charleston Courier, In orms up that "an Eclipse of the Moon was visiile on Tuesday night last, commencing at 55 minites past 10 o'clock, which continued till 33 minitas past 2 o'clock Wednesday morning. The light being c'ear, it was visible to the most unobservant. The whole duration was 3 hours and 18 minutes. The total darkness was 1 hour 28 ninutes. Those who neglected to buy one of Miller's Almanacs for 1852, were uninformed of his celestial phenomena. This is the first re. nark able event of the new year?and we foresee , >ome others which are known only to the lcaruid.M Not being one of "Ihe learned," we did not have he pleasure of seeing this "celestial phenomena," ind must attribute our bad fortune to the lack of >ne of Miller's Almanacs tor the present year, vhich explains our ignorance of the weather. We nust get the book so as to be posted up, and not ippear so late again. From the Charleston Courier. Washington, Jan. 4. If Kossuth be disappointed in obtaining mbstantial aid in this country for the encoorigeinent and prosecution of revolutionary proects in Europe, much more ought he to be disippointed at the lack of any occasion or op>ortunity for the employment, in Europe, of tny such means as he desires. The last adices, just received, do not exhibit any strong iroof of revolutionary tendencies any where in Europe. Napoleon's usurpation has undoubtedly been nnctioned by a large vote of the people, and 10 counter-revolution is likely soon to overhrow him. Our government will of course soon recoglize that of the President Napoleon. The lommunication of the French .Minister will be mswered, and Mr. Rives, our Minister in 'ranee, may attend the next levee of the Preailent. it win be noticed tnat fourteen senators voed against laying on the table the memorial of lie .New-York Industrial Congress praying the uspension of diplomatic relations with France, hi account of the fate usurpation by Napoleon. >lr. Cass was not present. He was the aulior of this radical doctrine ?that we should iiaintain no diplomatic relations with powers whose conduct we disapproved. He brought arward the famous measure for witlidrawing ur minister from Austria, which was followed ^ iy another motion from Mr. Hale, for' tho withdrawal of tho minister from Russia. Our iplomntic relations with foreign powers arc taintained for our own benefit, and for theirshit it is now very common for our politicans o court the prejudices of certain classes in Iris country by such demonstrations against jroign powers. Even in this city, the British ? ag could not be displayed in front of Kosuth's quarters without giving great offence to mne classes; and therefore it is not displayed; jough the tendency of things, as Mr. R, W. Valker savs is to bring England and theUni nl States into an alliance for resistance to the bsolulibin of all continental Europe,