St. Petersburg.
A century and a half ago the low marehy shores
of the Neva, and the islands formed by the
branches into which it separates just before it
empties itself into the Gulf of Finland were inhabited
only by a few Finish fishermen. But
commanding the entrance to Lake Ladoga, it was
a military position of some importance, and the
liorl a fortress, tllC
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possession of which had been often unavailing!}*
contested by the Russians, up to 1703, when
Peter the Great made himself in;ister of it. He
determined to found upon this desolate sj>ot the
future capital of his vast empire and at once commenced
the task, without waiting for peace to
confirm the possession of the site, lie asscmI,;,
d a vast number of the peasantry from every
.piarter of his empire, and pushed forward the
work with the energy of an iron will armed with
absolute power. The surrounding country ravaged
by long years of war, could furnish no supplies
for these enormous masses, and the convoys
which brought them across Lake Ladoga were
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frequently detained by contrary winds. Ill fed
and worse lodged, laboring in the cold and wet,
multitudes yielded to the hardships, and the
foundations of the new metropolis were laid at
the cost of a hundred thousand lives, sacrificed in
less than six months.
With Peter to will was to perform; he willed
that a capital city should he built and inhabited,
and built and inhabited it was. In April,
1714, a ukase was issued directing that all buildings
should be erected in a particular manner;
another, three months later ordered a large number
of nobles and merchants to erect dwellings
in the new city. In a few months more another
ukase prohibited the erection of any stone mansion
in any other portion of the empire, while the
enterprise of the capital was m progress ana mat
the lack of building materials should Ik? no obstacle,
every vessel, whether large or small, and
every peasant's car which came to the city, was
ordered to bring a certain specified numbar of
building stone. The work undertaken with such
rigid determination, and carried on with such remorseless
vigor by Peter, was continued in the
same unflinching spirit by his successors; and
the result was the present St. Petersburg, with
its aspect more imposing than that of any other
city on the globe, but bearing in its bosom the
elements of its own destruction, the moment it
is freed from the control of the iron will, which
created and now maintains it:?a fitting type
and representative of the Russian Empire.
The whole enterprise of founding and maintaining
St. Petersburg was and is a struggle
against nature. The soil is a marsh so deep and
snonnrv that a solid foundation can be attained
I
only by constructing a subterranean scattblduu;
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of piles. Were it not for these the city would
sink into the marsh lik<* a stage ghost through
the trap door. Every building of any magnitude
rest- on i iles; the granite quays which line
the Neva re s on pile * '1 h * very foot pavements
cannot be laid upon the ground, but must
be -upported by p les. A great o uninercial city
is maintained, the harbor of which is as inaccessible
to ships, for'six months in the year, as the
C *nt e of the d s -rl of Sahara. In tin* ne ghboring
<ountry no part produces any thing for human
sustenauce save the Neva, which rtimishe*
ice and fish. The severity of the climate is most
destructive to the erections of human hands;
and St. Petersburg, notwithstanding its gay summer
appearance, when it emerges from the winter
frosts, resembles a superannuated belle at the
close of the fashionable season-; and can only Ikj
put iu proper visiting order by the assiduous services
of hosts of painters and plasterers. Leave
the capital for a half century to the unrepaired
ravages of its wintrv climate, and it would need
t ?j
a l^ayaru 10 iiuearm u? iiu/iiuniciiui.
But sure as are the wasting inroads of tinic
and the climate, St. Petersburg is in daily peril
of an overthrow whose accomplishment would require
but a few hours. The Gulf of Finland
forms a vast funnel pointing eastward, at the extremity
of which stands the city. No portion of
the city is fifteen feet above the ordinary level of
the water. A strong westerly wind, blowing directly
into the mouth of tin.'funnel, piles the water
lip so as to lay the lower part of the city under
water. Water is a< much dreaded here, and
a< many precautions are taken against it, as in
the case of fire in other cities. In other cities
alarm signals announce a conflagration; here
they give notice of an inundation. The tiring
of an alarm gun from the Admirality, at intervals
of an hour, denotes that the lower extremes of
the islands are underwater, when flags .re hung
out front the steeples to give warning of danger.
When the water reaches the streets, alarm guns
are fired every quarter more and more freq.iont,
until minute guns summon boats to the assistance
of the drowning population.
So much for the lower jaw of the monster that
lies in wait for the Russian capital; now for the
upper:?Lake Ladoga, which discharges its waters
through the Neva, is frozen over to an enormous
thickness during the long winter. The
rapid northern spring raises it* waters and losens
the ice simultaneously; when the waters of the
Gulf are tit tle ir usual level, the accumulated
ice and water find an easy outlet down the broad
and rapid Neva. But let a strong west wind
heap up the waters of the Gulf just as the breaking
up of Lake Ladoga takes place, and the. waters
from above and below would suffice to inundate
the whole city, while all its palaces, monuments,
and temples would he crushed between
the masses of ice, like 'Captain AhabV boat
in the ivory jaws of 'Moby Dick.' Nothing is
more probable than such a coin idetice. It <?ft n
up columns, like whales in the death agony. Th<
streets were filled with abandoned equipages, anc
deserted hortees struggling in the rising waters
The trees in the public squares were crowder
with those who had climbed them for refuge
During the night the wind abated, and the wa
ters receded. But the pecuniary damage o
that one night is estimated at twenty millions o
dollars, and the loss of lives at eight thousand
All through the city a painted line traced upor
' lmirflif ti\ wlilVIl till
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T
waters reached. Were ever house-painters be
fore engaged upon a task so ghastly ? But sup
pose that, instead of November, April had beei
written as the date of this inundation when tin
waters from the lake above had met those t'ron
the Gulf below; St. Petersburg would have beei
numbered among the things that were.?Iliun
f?*t. ^
Massacre of the Crews of two E.vgusi
Smi'S.?Advices were received at Lloyd's Marcl
17, communicating the details of two most fright
fill events at sea,?the massacre of the command
ers and Dortions of the crews of the British ship
Victory, of London, and llorald, of Leitli.
The Victory was the property of Messrs. Cool
and Wilson, shipowners, of Dockhead, Hermondsey.
She was a bark, of 579 tons burden
commanded by Mr. William Lenox Mullens
and having sailed to some Chinese port, wsu
chartered to convey Cooties to Calloa.- It ap
pears, that on the 5th of December, she sailei
from Cumsinginoon, with upwardsof 300 Coolies
on board and a general cargo. On the afternoor
of the 10th, between three and four o'clock, t be
Coolies made a rush into the cabin, and with
little difficulty, possessed themselves of the ship's
1 arms. The slaughter then commenced. The)
murdered the master, the 2d mate, the cook and
i several seamen. They then endeavored to beat
ni> the coast to Cochin China, but that beinf
i difficult, they bore away fur Pulo Ubi, where tlu
| ship was ultimately brought to anchor. During
this cruising they took every precaution of avoid
ing detection. Obtaining the ship's papers ant
log-book, they tore them up, and rinding a coil
venient place on the coast where they had brought
up, they went ashore, carrying with them a con
sidcrable amount of the cargo. They then de
serted the ship, and, Mr. Fagg, the mate, sub
sequently obtaining someI, she was got tt
i Singapore in the latter part of January.
Tlie Ik-raid, under the command of Mr. Law
I son, left Shanghai for Lcith in the course of lasi
j October, and in addition to the master and hi;
! wife, Mrs. Lawrence, the-ie were on board tw<
! European mates, a steward, a carpenter, a cook
a Portuguese seaman, 12 Manilla meu, and i
Manilla U>y. Some four or five days after tlu
11 laid had left Shanghai, the crew were pui
upon the customary allowance. This seeinec
to annoy the Manillaincn. They b'gan to b
dissatisfied, and before the Vessel had made An
goer, they had gone to the captain sonic four 01
five tinu-s and demanded more, which was re
fused.
i About the 25th dav of the voyage, during tlu
whole of which time the European portion o
the crew were kept in a state of painful suspcnst
as to the movements of the Manillaiuen. An
geer was sighted, but there being sullicient wa
ter and provisions on board to last them, as ii
was thought, until they reached the Cape or St
Helena, the Herald was not brought to anchor
but continued the voyage. This more exaspera
I ted the men, and curly un the morning of th<
20th the Portuguese sailor was alarmed by hii
hearing his name called in a loud voice. He rai
' on deck, and, meeting some of the Maniliamen
they told him that they had plenty of water ant
provisions at their own pleasure, as they hat
, sent the captain and his oliicers to the othei
! world. The Portuguese was sent to assist ii
clearing the cabin, wlieli he discovered the bod
ies of Mr. Lawson, the carpenter and oliicers
who, with the exception of the chief mate, wort
quite dead. Mrs. Lawson, the wife of the cap
tain, was seen near the corpse of her husbant
Crying hitteily. The villains attach)d heavr
weights to the legs ol the bodies, ami, taking
them on deck, threw them overboard.
Tin* poor mate had not breathed his last whet
brought on deck, and lie was heard to say, "Gooc
Ciod 1" One of the Maniliamen, a gunner, thci
took the command, and appointed two of hi:
>'< >m i cm ions as first and second oliicers. In tin
course ot' tive or six ?lays the wretches recoiu
menccd the slaughter. The steward, the cook
and the Portuguese were tied uj? and told tha
their last hour had arrived. The steward, i
would seem, made an appeal to them for mercy
when the fellow who acted as chief male sjdi
open his head with a hatchet, and to render hi:
death more certain, ran a long knife through hi:
body. The Portuguese and the cooky who wa
a native of the coast, contrived to move tin
wretcln s to spare them, and they were eventual
lv released, but enjoined to keep the greatest se
ereey. On that day it was determined to ieav<
and scuttle the shin. The boats wen; got ready
and Mrs. Lawsoli, hearing of their contemplate!
abandonment, appealed to the Manillamen win
bad the command to take her ashore, and no
leave her behind. The villain unheeded all he
entreaties, however, and stated that his conipau
ions would not permit him to do so. She thci
implored them to allow her a spar to cling on to
but this was denied. Indeed, so determine!
were the villains that she should have no ehaiici
I,/.re,.If 111;if. before tliev deserted till
Ul r?(l? 11^ HVIOVtlf VIIX* vv/.v. ? ..
sliij? they secured the unfortunate lady in one o
the cabins, where she .should have 110 chance u
-L^^Tltoiit 10 o'clock at night they, with the Por
tuguese cook and Manilla boy, ijuitted the ves
I sel in one of the large boats, and shortly after
wards she was seen to founder. Early on tin
following morning the boat reached Java; tin
' murderers landed at Sjilkang, but the authoritie:
I hearing of the horrible occurrence, no time wa
i lost in arresting them, and being secured, thm
1 were sent on to Hntavia to await the operation o
the law. The Portuguese seaman, the cook, am
iboy have also Wen secured, in order to give tin
necessary evidence against them.
?
Sinoulab Causk ok SficiDK.?Mr. Warrer
Cobb, of Mansfield, Mass. aged 00 years, hearing
the other day that his old friend Leonard Ever
ett, Esq. with whom he w- ? intimately acquain
ted from boyhood, ' omitted suicide, be
eame so aflected .< imnu diately left tin
| presence of his wilt a in half an hour after
|^rds was found hramrpng by the neck a corpse.
; THE SEMI'WEEKLY JOURNAL.
j FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 9, 1852.
THO. J. WARREN, Editor.
^ Our Market.
j- The Cotton Market has been somewhat animated
since our last, with an upward tendency in prices.?
j "We quote extremes at 5 to 7 5-8.
i Charleston quotations, 6 to 8 1-4.
Presentment of Grand Jury.
In another column may be found the Presentment of
; the Grand Jury at the Spring Term of our Court. There
j are several suggestions which are opportunely made,
j and we hope may be productive of good.
opnng.
We have often desired to be able to make a concord
, of jingling words?to be a poet?but never so often as
, in the beginning of the Spring season, when Nature in !
. its first beauty and freshness, emerges from the icy
_ embrace of gray-beard winter, and the frosts and blight
^ of the surly tyrant are seen no more. When "far to
the North'' the "ruffian blasts" have gone, and
t "Softer gales succeed at whose kind touch,
Dissolving Snows in livid torrents lost,
? And mountains lift their green heads to the sky.''
' No season of the varying year presents such charms
as Spring. The trees seem joyous and speak a lanI
guage to tlie heart; their plumes arc waving in the
breeze, and the birds are singing gaily in their branch
( e.?. x lie nine nowers are springing imo me, auu mu
little boys and girls, (bless tliein) arc as happy andjoy'
ous as the birds and (lower? are beautiful. Everything
, is full of life, and life itself seems full of Spring. There
, is a spring-time of the heart?it comes in youth?
| "When worldly cares, and sorrows keen,
t Formed of our shares no part,
r In the bright hey-day of our youth,
The spring-time of the heart."
.r IIow bright! how beautiful is earth, when seen in
Spring! We look through the magnificent array of
' Nature up to Nature's God, and confess there is a perfection
in the works of Deity. How cold is that heart
* which feels no generous impulse, and bows not in adoration
before that power, which said "let there be light'1
?which gave the seasons their respective courses and
guides, and directs the vast machinery of the universe,
} with as much case as man his creature, performs the
smallest action. We join the invocation of the poet of
^ | "The Seasons:"
s i "Come gentle Spring, ethereal mildness, come,
) I And from the bosom of yon dripping cloud,
, j While music wakes around, veiled in a shower
i i nr?li.iilmvin<r roses, on our nlains descend."
I ~ o . .
I Brother Carolinian,
I You have our thanks for the kind solicitude which
: you manifest in our behalf. Nothing more at present,
but remain your's truly, till death, 4c., 4c.
r This is in and about the best we can do at present.
Juvenile Publications.
; We have received from the prolific press of M ssrs.
f "Walker, Richards & Co., copies oftlie "School-FeUow,"
; a most excellent Magazine for boy's and girls. A pub
lieation of this character should be sustained, because
- it richly merits all the patronage which has hitherto
t been bestowed upon it, and from the zeal and industry
of the publishers it is bound to maintain its character
? as one of the best Juvenile Magazines in tho United
" States.
: Trice one dollar per annum, published monthly in
5 Charleston, S. C.
1 The Child's Taper.?Ts one of the neatest little
j publications we have ever seen?superbly printed on
I the best kind of paper, and filled with choice matter
r for the juveniles. Ten copies of this little monthj
ly paper, will bo sent to one address for one dollar.
. The postage on the paper, each copy over a thousand
miles, is only 5 cents per annum. Published at l.'O
. Nassau-Street, New-York.
mUA r\f n^notrforintr rmr A rtiono
| That "no man livcth to himself," is a truth of power.
fill import, and set forth in language strong, j*ct simple.
Did we keep the fact constantly in view, how
i circumspect would wc be in all our words and actions!
I Our conduct lias a most important bearing upon othi
ers, and though for the most part unmindful of the
s truth, yet wo are moulding the destiny of those around
i us, and sending down to the end of Timo. the influence
- of our actions! While this is true in regard to indi,
viduals, it is equally so as to communities and Nationst
With what serious consideration then, should wc rot
gard every measure of a public nature, how should wo
, weigh all matters affecting the political aspect of the
t country, and with what vigilance should we view the
* ; acts of the government which do not nlone influence the
s 1 present, but simply shape the future destiny of this
s j Confederacy. * *
New York, April 2.?New York City for Gen*.
- ' Cass.?Both the Old and the Young Men's Democratic
i City Convention last night endorsed Gen. Lewis Cass
, i as their first choice for the Presidency.
^ | Passage ok the Liquor Law.?Harrisri-rg, March
J j 31.?The Senate to-day passed the hill prohibiting the
1 | sale of liquor, except under great restrictions, by a vote
r of 17 to 15.
The London News says that a house in Ledbrookesquare,
Kensington, London, had been taken for M.
i' Kossuth, whose family is expected to take possession
j on the 1st of May.
, The Rev. Burgess Nelson, one of the oldest minisf
ters belonging to the M. E. Church, at Middlctph,
f Frederick county, (Sid.) 90 years of age. came^,to bis
cfcatirtiy linrOVvlt hsmtv\jdiiphJio cfl'ecter', by a stran.
gulation with a sninll cord fasten etTTo a stick.
The only money they uso in the baek part of Oregon,
- consists of live stock?a hog paying lor a dollar, a sheep
2 for fifty cents, turkics twenty-live cents, and young
2 dogs for a shilling each. If Smith owes Jones $4.12
4 1-2, ho sends him live hogs, and receives for change
s one sheep, one turkey, and two pups.
The Indian's in Flohida.?Wo noticed, some days
j no, the capture of several Indians by Gen. Hopkins,
i These Indians arc still at Palatka under guard, and wo !
learn that one of them states that there is a camp numbering
nliout thirty in the vicinity of the place at which
they were taken. It was the intention of Gen Hop1
kins to take a sufficient force and endeavor to capture
C them.?Savannah Morning News.
Emigrants at New York.?In two days of last
" week, the number of emigrants at New York, amount
ed to eight thousand persons.
Repealed.?The Legislature of Pennsylvania has
' repealed the act prohibiting the use of the jails in that
State for the conflnemont of Fugitivo Slaves.
Subscriptions Received,
Commencing 5th of March to Date.
John U. Ingrem, to 1st January, 1853.
Jno. L. Dixon, Sr., to 22 October, 1852.
W. M. Shannon, to 1st January, 1853.
Major Jno. Whitakcr, to 1st January, 1852.
Capt. Jno. Boykin, " " " 1853.
John McCaskill, to 22d October, 1852.
J. W. Arthur, to 1st January, 1853.
Major J no. Rosser, to 1st " 44
Miss I. S. McRa, " " "
Mrs. Martha Mickle, " '* "
James Biggart, on account, $2.00.
John Motley, to 1st January, 1852.
W. Bracey, " " " "
W.C.Moore," " " 1853.
Capt. J. T. Mickle, " 1852.
Levi Nelson, " " " 1853.
Mrs. Ellerbe, " 44
Wm. Dabney, on account, ?3.00.
J. Massey, to 13th March, 1852.
J. riylor, on account, ?2.00.
F. M. McAtecr, on account, ?2 00.
R. D. Montgomery, on account, ?2.00.
Thos. E. Haile, to 1st January, 1853.
l)r. S. M. Reynolds, 44 " 44
J. B. Cureton. 14 44 1852.
Col. Win. Drakoford, 44 1853.
Thomas Moore, to 44 44 44
Samuel McDowall, (111.) to 1st March, 1852.
Wm. B. Fletcher, to 1st January, 1853.
Washington Myers, to 1st December, 1852.
Mis. L. Haile, to 1st January, 1853.
Mo.-es Ilough, Sr. to 1st December, 1852.
A. D. Jones, Jr. to 23d March, 1853.
Jno. Barnes, to 1st January, 44
W. O. Duncan, to 1st February, 44
uapt. jno. L/raKuiuru, iu .131 oan.
Maj. I). L). Kirkland, to 1st Fob. "
Josojth Murphey, to 1st January, "
N. Ilotchkiss, on account, ?'2.00.
Dr. Jno. Milling, to 1st April, 1853.
W. M. Mathews, N. C. to 1st May, 1852.
13. W. Chambers, to 1st January, 1852.
Miss J. A. Holmes, La., to 6th April, 1853.
Mrs. ,A, E. Peay, to 1st January, "
Edward Billings, Ala., to 1st May, 1852.
For the Camden Journal.
Mr. Editor : Desiring peace on the subjec
of the Plank Road, I attempted to administe
a soporific through the columns of your las
Journal; greatly to my horror on unfolding tli
paper, I found two articles on the interminabi
Plank Koad question. Now Mr. Editor wh
can't you let us alone ? Sleep is the happies
state of man provided he be undisturbed by ba
dreams. Well you can't wake us up, you on1
disturb our slumbers with unhealthful visions <
grass-grown streets, dilapidated houses, a fleein
and tied people ; let us aioue, ?e arc uumg ?
well as we deserve, and reasonable men ought nc
to expect more. " A little more sleep, a littl
m-.<re slumber."
13ut, sir, laving aside the delights of our pr<
longed nap,is it desirable to wake up on th
subject of Plank Roads ? No sir; it is just ot
of these now fangled uotions that has sprun
up in this age of "the march of mind," whic
ought to be classed with French Liberte, Ko
suth Hats, Bloomers, Spiritual Knocking?, Coi
stitutional Unionism, el id omne yama.
Why sir, where did Kershaw District get il
wealth from ? (f??r it is a very wealthy District
was it imported ! was it brought by the facilitu
of trade? Oh no; our fathers digged it out <
the ground,?did tln-y travel on l'lank Roads
oh no, they didn't live in this fast age?the
" multiplied and increased" but they did'nt li\
in this boiler burstin;/ age, when everything
slow that is behind the lightning line.
o o
I have not dwelt on the arguments attempte
to be foisted on the people, because they are to
absurd for refutation; take one as an cxainpl
? i~:...... i! .. a k..1?a
' 'IIU WHgOII HOW Ullll?a V IV \j uune v/i
with ;i Plank Road the wagon could bring 1G t
20, and bv this process it is proposed to increa5
the wagon trade two or three ibid. Why th
is just a mistake of using multiplication instea
of division, for of course one wagon would on]
come once where it now comes two or thro
times, and if we would increase the wagon trad
we ought td have our rotate in such a fix tin
a team could only haul two or three bales <
cotton, and the wagons, teams and drivers woul
he here all the year instead of for a little seaso
i:i the winter. Depend upon it, sir, your philosoph
is wrong. Facilities for trade destroy tradehut
this wicked restless age won't sec the result
of these mad schemes. " Whom the Gods wis
to destroy, they first make mad," and 1 expe<
nothing else but that this city of the plain wi
come to destruction some of these days. W
may rest assured, however, that when this da
comes, there will be no pillar of salt on the lir
of retreat, for nobody's wife will cast a "las
long, lingering look behind." Now Mr. Edito
let us alone, let us sleep it out.
SLEEPY DAVID.
I have a theory that excess of population, sue
as it is, is otic of our greatest evils, and coul
recommend a practice that would check it, bntI?am
s-l-c-e-p-y. S. D.
Presentment of the Grand Jury
For JCenlutio District, at Sy, 'tu,j Term, 185
The Grand Jjwff tor this Term would r
spectfully "j,resent, that they have in a boil
carefully inspected the Common Jail, and ol
serve that the recommendations of the la
Grand Jury have been carried into effect by tl
Commissioners of Public Buildings; and thi
the Jail so far as concerns its internal arrang
incuts is in an excellent condition, but that tl
Well attached thereto, is in a very bad conditic
and needs cleaning and repairing.
2. They would further present, that they hai
by committee examined t lie Poor House, and <
far as tliev could be able to determine from
hasty examination, they could see no cause <
great complaint. The inmates in several scemo
satisfied and contented, and they content then
selves with repeating as t<> the Poor House, win
they recommend for the Jail, namely: that tl
well should be thoroughly cleaned and repaire*
3. They would also present that they hat
witnessed with much pleasure the completion <
those repairs, which have been in progress cot
nected with our Court House, and are happy t
present it, so far as they have been able to d<
termine, as in most excellent repair, and in fa<
as an ornament to the District.
4. So far as it has come to the knowledge (
the Grrud Jury, they would consider the Road
Of the District as in good repair, and they have
heard no complaint from any quarter.
5. The Grand Jury would further present, that
he present Free School System works most badly.
Large amounts -of money expended, with
no corresponding advantages, so far as they have
been able to discover. They do not feel themselves
competent to make any specific recommendations
on this subject, but this much they
would say, that this Free School System, ought
to be carefully investigated, and the Grand Jury
are of opinion, entirely remodelled. In a country
like ours, if we would prosper and increase in
wealth and not be left far behind our neighbors,
it is necessary that the priceless boon of education
should be within the reach of the humblest
and the poorest, and the Grand Jury are of the
opinion that this desirable object will never be
gained under the workings of the present system.
6. They would further present the dangerous
and cowardly practice of habitually carrying concealed
and deadly weapons, and are of the opinion
that the Legislature would do well to make
it the subject of special enactment; it is their
I duty to take care of and protect the lives of its
citizens, and the Grand Jury are of the opimotf
that that object would be promoted by some
such law as above referred to.
7. The Grand Jury, though they do not deem
it within the legitimate sphere of their duties,
still they would earnestly recommend to the citizens
of the District, that they do join most heartily
and liberally, in urging forward those improvements,
which tend not only to preserve us
from decay, but really enhances the value of our
property.
All of which is respectfully presented.
B. PERKINS, Foreman.
On hearing the presentments, it is ordered that
so much as relates to the Public Buildings and
the Poor House, be copied and served on the respective
Boards of Public Buildings and the
Poor to which it may apply, with an order indorsed,
requiring them respectively to clean and
repair the wells at the Jail and Poor House.
It is further ordered, That the presentments
relative to the Free Schools and the practice of
>t carrying concealed deadly weapons, be copied and
,r laid before the Legislature at the next session.
lt It is further ordered, That these presentments
e and orders be published in the Camden Journal,
ie if the Editor and Publisher will publish the same
v without charge against the State.
ft JOHN BELTON O'NEALL.
ft March 30th, 18.52.
y 1
>f Municipal Election.?The following geng
tlemen were on the 5 th inst. elected Municipal
is Officers for the ensuing year:
>t Inlendant.?Hugh Miller.
le Wardens,?G. W. Ladd, B. P. Ravenell, W.
A. Morrison, Wm. Campbell.? Winnsboro Reg>
inter.
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Municipal Election.?At an election for Intendant
and Wardens, held on Monday last, the
F following gentlemen were elected :
Intendant.?A. II. Gladden.
Wardens.?Ward No. 1?Wm. Maybin, J.
?. uoatwrignt.
Ward No. 2?"Win. Glaze, A. S. Johnston.
15 Ward No. 3?G. Monteith, J. V. Lyles.
>) This is the former Council, to which then was
^ but little opposition.?South Carolinian.
' At an election held on Monday, the following1
V gentlemen were elected officers of the Town of
;c Cheraw for the ensuing year:
is In tend ant.?W. L. T. Prince.
Wardens.?D. B. McArn, A. Blue, Dr. C.
d Kollock, W. Strothcr.
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e Symptoms.
; Ex-Govcrner, Cleveland, a Democrat from
0 Connecticut, yesterday delivered a Freesoil speech
ie in the House, in opposition to tlyit of his colls
league, Mr. lngcrsoll, the day before. We are
* l.of fl.\t? PloralfiiuVc artAO/tli U'dC V/IW
Q IIIIi/lllK'U uiav v*v?t vtgTuauuo o^vvvu n?w iv?j
|y ultra, personal and indecorous.
,e Thus far in the session, the slavery question
[e has not been much agitated. But this speech
of Mr. Cleveland's aud that of Mr. Fowler, of
jf Massachusetts, the day before, have set the ball
(I in motio'. As the elections approach, members
n are looking to their own districts, as well as the
,y Presidential canvass; and as a seat in Congress is
I better than the chance of Executive favors, there
s is danger that local politics will triumph over najj
tional. It happens accordingly that when a
:t Democrat iq* Congress pronounces for the finaliII
ty of the Compromise, a Whig responds by pro c
claiming Frccsoil. So, if the Whig goes for the
y Compromise, a Freesoil.Democrat rises to the
l0 combat. Then, ever and anon, there comes from
t the States the manifesto of voices still for war.
r On Monday last, Mr. Seward presented a petition
in favor of repealing the Fugitive-slave law,
and moved its reference to the Judiciary Committee.
A motion was made to lay it on the ta(j
ble, and against that motion voted Messrs. Fish
_ and Seward, of New York, Davis, of Massachusetts
Km it mill TTtilimri nf Vorninnt anrl Warier
of Ohio?all whigs. It will be recollected that /***
we were assured that Messrs. Fish, Foot, and.'
0 Wade, were good Whig Union men wheii th<*
' were elected after the passage of the Comprop
e" ise measures. Messrs. Chase, of Ohio, Doc^e,
of Wisconsin, Hale, of New-Hampshire, Hamrin,
j of Maine, and Sumner, of Massachusetts, of fhe
s*; Democraiic party, also voted against laying on
10 ! tlie table. Here are no less than eleven Senaj
tors for agitation?in fact, all of them for the rec*
| peal of the law?and almost equally divided be10
j tween the two parties; and this was one-fourth
,n | of the whole number voting, and nearly a ma
jority of the i>ortn. v/n uie same u<iv, ai* 01
re these Senators voted against laying on the table
jo a petition praying Congress to "take measures
a for the extinction of slavery ." And if there is
i)f and finality to the Compromise, that is it.
d Now, lot it be considered that a-presidential'
i- election is approaching, and that the~v
it constituents of these above-named Whigs and
ie Democrats is deemed necessary to the success ofI
each of the candidates respectively. "What will'
0 be the consequence? Why, that the Presiden-,1'
tial canvass will excite again to activity the agitation
of the slavery question. That agita0
tion will extend everywhere over the Union.?
j. Gentlemen may cry peace?but there is no peace.
We beg them, however, to remember that neb
tin r we nor our friends are responsible for the
>t' renewal or countinancc of the strife.
|s Southern Press K