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* ' ~ -gJp*V2f-* ; ' . .-. .. .'- . .' .. . " " -.- . --fi' - - . t . r. *K.W -JX' (J -"T" VOLUME 3. " CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, JULY 23, 1852. NUMBER 59. _ ^ " THE- CAMDEN JOURNAL. published semi-weekly and weekly by THOMAS J. WARREN. 1 TERMS. The Semi-Weekly Journal is published at Three Dollars and Fifty Ceijts, if paid in advance, or Four Dollars if payment is delayed three months. The Weekly Journal is published at Two Dollars a * * * J ? rn VJ#Vt? flanta if nnv u paid m advance; awu uuuai o ?uu x uvj ..,?. ment be delayed three mouths, and Three Dollars if not j y. ?aid till the expiration of the year. 1 ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the following terms: For one Square (fourteen lines or less) in the emi-weekly, one dollar for the firei, and twenty-five a cents for each subsequent insertion. In the Weekly, W~ seventy-five cents per square for the first, and thirty-soT ven and a half cents for each subsequent insertion. Single insertions one dollar. Semi-monthly, monthly and quarterly advertisements charged the same as for a sin- j gle insertion. . yg*The number of insertions desired, and the edi- I tion to bo published in must be noted on the margin of ; all advertisements, or they will be published semi-weekly until ordered discontinued and charged accordingly K. TEE LOST CHURCH. *. BY JAMES MONTGOMERY. Here stood a church?a house of God, An earthly temple built with stories; Its courts our father's footsteps trod, Tt<s u-raves received our father's bones; The hyran^of praise, the voice of prayer, * The Gospel trumpet sounded there; And ransomed spirits, in heaven's bliss, May round the throne remember this. But earthly temples must decay? By slow or swift destruction fall; And time or tide will wear away The stateliest tower, the strongest vi^ll: Here botb conspired in one dark hour, To sap the wall?bring down the tower; To storm the sanctuary, and to sweep Its very ruins to the deep! The river rushed upon the sea; The sea the river's rage repelled; All the wild winds at once set free, f War with the warring waters held. On fire with foam the surges seem, While vehemently beat the stream, 7 And rocked the fabric to and fro, As if an earthquake heaved below. Till as in the dead of night, the flash ? - - ? 5 r UI ligUUUng ibtufa iium c. uuuu, Chased by thunder, crash on crash, Down to the deep the temple bowed; Bowed, for a moment o'er the spot, Another moment and was not! O'er the lost church the billows boomed, And in its wrecks its tombs entombed! "Thus far, no farther shall ye go!" 'Vhe river heard that voice and fled : Spanning the firmament, God's bow, The sign of wrath retiring spread: Promise of future glory gave, Of resurrection from the grave, Wheu circling seasons had lulfilled The term hie sovereign counsels willed. The fullness of that time behold! Nine gem-rations, in ttieir haste, Have passed where stood that church of old, Yet left the ground a hallowed waste ; Ye who where once they breathed, now breathe, To your posterity bequeath Of your existence here well spent, A house of prayer, as monument. From granite rocks the pile renew; [From Cambrian mines the ores be brought; From ancient woods the timbers hew ; To body *bith creative thought; And bid ttie second temple rise A land and sea mark to all eyes, Wnich shall outshine the first as far As harvest moon the morning star. "There is a house not made with hands, Eternal in the Heavens," lor them Who travel singly or in bands, To seek the New Jerusalem : With them may all who worship here, Age after age in turn repair, Where that which men call death on earth, Spirits may deem their better birth. IG^ms of Thocout.?Help and give willingly when you have any thing, and think not the mnrp of vourself: and if vou have nothing, keep j j- ? - - y i i the cup of cold water always at hand, and think rnot tlie less of yourself. Avarice in old age, says Cicero, is foolish; for what can be more absurd, than to increase our provisions for the road, the nearer we approach to our journey's et.d. If half the pains were taken by some people to perform the labor allotted them, that are ta k ken by them to avoid it, we should hear much Igr less said about the troubles of life, and see much more actually completed. A sensible writer says, that to occupy one's tnind with a matter that stands out in open antago? nism to common sense and all the principles that guide us in the affairs of life, is to trifle with the I faculties which the creator has given to us for a B wiser and better purpose. ' Poetry and Pkose.?Poets are noted for their not-to-be-expectod choice of wives. Lady Scott, for example, was as prosy and practical in " "T - - ! ? 1 1 her character as sir waiter was poeucsi ana ivmantic. One day in the spring Sir Walter and Lady Scott strolled forth to enjoy a walk around Abbotsford. In their wandering they crossed a ^ -field where a number of ewes were enduring the frolics of their lambs. "Ah," exclaimed Sir Waiter, "'tis no wonder that poets, from the easiest ages, have made the lamb the emblem of peace * and innocence!" "They are indeed, delightful little animals," returned" hir ladyship?"especially with mint sauce!" The happiness of their wedded life, however, does not appear to have been lessened by the incongruity of their disposition. / ' "Hello, stranger, what are you peddling if " Quack medicines." y "All right?go ahead, I've got a iot of gt-ave es." i From the American Farmer. PRIZE ESSAY. On the Comparative Value of different Manures, To which was awarded the Premium of the Maryland Slate Agricultural Society.?By Wm. D. Gresiiam, of King and Queen Co., Va. continued. Experiments with Lime.?Upon six acres of land accurately measured there was gathered in 1 1846, thirty four bushels of corn. In the summer of 1849, this lot of. land was dressed with fifty bushels of lime to the acre, applied as a top dressing, and the following spring a dressing of woods scrapings was added, thoroughly ploughed in, and well cultivated in corn; there was i gathered in the fall of 1850, one hundred and twenty-nine bushels of corn ; the same fall this lot of land was seeded in wheat, (the first time it had been in small grain for' the last twenty years) the wheat grew off finely, and in thespring so flourishing did it appear, I was iuduced to ' seed it in clover. The wheat was got out, accurately measured, and eighty bushels the result. ' The clover has taken finely, and with the appli-: cation of plaster and bones, will make one of my j finest lots. 1 2. In afield containing 130 acres of land upon which there was gathered in 1844 about 500 barrels of corn, was limed at the rate of fifty bushels to the acre in August, 1848, and cultivated in corn in 1849 ; although the corn suffered very greatly for rain, there was gathered 647 barrels i n 1 I i.Lt, 01 good mercnamaoie coru. 3d. Upon a field of 150 acres of land recently purchased, lime was applied at the rate of fif- ; ty bushels to the acre, in the summer of 1850, i i and well distributed ; it was in corn last year and j < by good judges it was pronounced the best crop i that had been upon it for a number of years. It i is now in wheat, having had an additional fal low of peas, (peas having been sown last summer < in the corn.) I believe this old fi?ld, which con- i tained the sorrel and poverty grass, and which ] was an u eye sore" to all good farmers, will this i summer present a new aspect in the foliage of a ] good set of clover. I Marl.?This is another agent which has been 1 extensively used in this section of the country in the renovation of land, and much advantage has < been derived from its application, yet so great is ] the deficiency in agricultural chemistry and chem- i ical analysis, that some of the marls which from < a superficial view appear to have the most shell < and other valuable properties, have turned out i to be very inferior, and to reward but poorly the it* ri n r* unaertaKcr. i nave irequenuy seen iarmers who ( were zealous in marling their lands, and so soon j as thev had taken off their crops would turn in I large herds ot' cattle to gaze them, ?nd when the J same tields would come into cultivation, (that > being every year) they would declare the marl had done them great injury, in rendering their 1 lands more sterile and barren?experience how- i ever, luts proven their theories fallacious, added ? to the great improvement in the divisiouof lands 1 and the rotation of crops, A'o country has more t improved by the application of marl than this I section of Va. The green sand ruarl acts more i efficiently than any manure 1 have ever applied; I and the marl to which I have reference, is that ! i found along the Paiuunky river, of Va. and which : has rendered the farms along that river so valua- : ble, and given them a celebrity which is not surpassed by any lands in the State. 1 have seen poor tields by the application of this marl pro- . ducc almost double, and it has been ascertained i that any amount can be applied, and to the i greatest advantage. It is to this marl that the : experiments and the five years protit of farming < of Edtnund Puffin on his estate in Ilauover Co. Va., and which appeared in the pages of the i American Farmer, for July, 1849, is alone to he attributed, and which gave a new impetus to the , agricultural interests of this section of country. An attempt is now being made in this county, by raising a company and sending vessels after this marl, and I believe it could be delivered any wheie < on the Day snore or its tributaries at a cost not i! exceeding from six to eight cents per bushel, j, And it can in deed and truth ho said to be u a i mine of wealth to the proprietors, and the adja- j i ceut districts which admit of water transporta- | tion." I have already occupied more space than i intended upon the subject of lime, and as it can with equal propriety, be said of marl, 1 shall not elaborate with other remarks and experiments, i Ashes.?The application of leached and un- ( leached ashes upon land, has been so visible and i apparent to every farmer that it would be unite- i cessary to mention their beneficial effects in detail. < In supplying the alkalies to the soil, so necessary for the production of all crops, renders it one of the most important of all manures. Its application to light and sandy soils, in supplying " the silicate of potash," so necessary for the land, and thereby giving them the power of production, renders it most valuable to such lands. A sufficient quantity of ashes being out of the question for our large fields, " tbc supply notbeirf? equal to the demand," and the juice higher than the farmer can in most cases allbrd, that more need not be said upon their beneficial application, except to recommend them whenever they can be obtained at a fair and reasonable cost. ! Guano.?I have been both successful and unsuccessful in the application of this manure ; no doubt owing to the fact that some of the article used was of inferior quality, or had been adul terated ; and in very dry seasons, its effects are often much less marked. And here let me advert to the fact, that this manure being in the hands of speculators and their agents, it becomes us as farmers, feeling a mutual interest, to rescue it from their hands, and place it under the control of thoso who have wou our confidence. Never Las a class in any community suttered so much as the farmer by speculators ; his lands, his crops, and finally his raauure is now under their controlling influence?yet amid all difficulties, unaided by " the smiles of power," they have continued on, in the even tenor of their i way. My experience in this manure shows, that the manner it is used, and the land upon which it is applied, will alone determine its \alue. It is the most active of all manures; the large . . , , # ' , O quantities of ammonia it contains, and its evanescent nature renders it necessary that something should be used to fix and letain if possible the ammonia in the land; and it is conceded by some that plaster is the best of all known agents iu fixing it?plaster being the sulphate of lime, the sulphuric acid having more affinity for ammonia, readily combines with and forms a sulphate of ammonia, which is less volatile, and - ? ??3 *1 will remain iri me iana 10 ieeu me piaui. uumiu should never be applied as a top-dressing, owing to its volatile nature, but ploughed in the land six or eight inches, aud the seed sown after and raked in ; nor do I believe it will improve land unless followed by some green crop ; and nothing actsso well as clover. I have seen poor land upon which guano was applied, produce most luxuriant, clover. Upou light and sandy land I believe its effect will not be half so apparent, nor do I believe it will pay as good a per ceut; but upon the close and baked soils, which seem in winter to be as compact and hard as the winter's frost and cold can possibly make them, are certainly the lands which derive the inost apparent benefit. The Western Catastrophe. We take the following particulars of the explosion of the ill-fated steamer St. James from the New Orleans papers. The St. James left Bay St. Louis, at about ten o'clock on Sunday night, with nearly seventy passengers, and about thirty other persons, composing the officers, crew, and servants. The California started from the Bay twenty minutes after, and passed the St. James in the Rigolets. Getting into shoal water, the St. James again went ahead, and kept the lead, until when opposite Point Aux Herbes, some twelve or lifteen miles from the landing at Milneburgshe bursted fier boilers. This was at 3 o'clock in the morn ing when all the passengers were in their berths. Immediately after the explosion the boat took 5re, and the flames caused the loss of several, who aad escaped the explosion. The California, fortunately, was not over a juarter of u mile behind, and Captain H. P. Ensign, her commander, quickly placed his boat in a position to save the survivors. A geutleman connected with the Picayune, who was on the Jalifornia, thus describes what occurred, after :he St. James passed her: The ill-fated boat had not gone more than a piarter of a mile in advance, when her boilers exiloded. The scene which ensued was terrible ioyond description. The upper part of the St. fames was litterally shattered to atoms, and the j vreck was almost instantly it flames. "The shrieks of those on board the burning joatwerc heard by t he passengers on the Califortia, and as the flames rose and extended, the t suspense and anxiety became agonizing. Capt. Ensign steered directly for the wreck, but the ire was so intensely hot, that ho was compelled av a due regard for the persons immediately tinier his charge to haul otfa short distance. The tx>ats belonging to the California were launched, manned, and went to the aid of the sufferers.? Some were in the water and others on the wreck, md as many of the former as were discovered were rescued. ''The flames r-ose from the centre of the St. James, and Capt. Ensign made a second attempt to reach the. persons on the wreck, lie suceeeJed by skilful management in trotting under the item, and a large number of ladies and gentlemen Lpiiuod the deck* of the California." The following incidents of i he scene are narrated by the gentleman from the Picayune: "We learn from Mr. Archibald Binnejr that Judge Preston had his berth over the boilers, No. 24. lie was seen to retire to rest, and immediately after the explosion occurred the place where he had been lying was observed to have been shattered to pieces, and he was nowhere to be seen. Jt is presumed that lie perished instantly, although a faint hoj>e, which will cling to one when the destruction or safety of friends arc concerned, was entertained that by some miracle lie might have reached the shore, which was not far di-tant. "J. M. Wolf and his son, a lad about fourteen years of age, were seen standing on the wreck of the St. J.-uiio together. The boy urged his father to jump into the water, and declared that he could save liiin. The father refused to jump into the water, and the hoy left him and struck out for the California, which was then approaching, lie reached her in an exhausted state, and was saved. A rope was thrown to him just as he cried out that lie could struggle no more. "John L. Shed, of the mint in this city, was on hoard the St. James with his lady. Mrs. Shod was rescued, and her husband is supposed to have perished. "Col. Palfrey was among those taken from the water, having swam from the burning wreck.? Ilis hands were slightly burned. "A negro boy belonging to Dr. Pennington was lost. The doctor himself was indefatigable in his exertions for the relief of the wounded, and his conduct excited the admiration of all who obsened him. "The steamboat St. Charles had arrived in Milneburg; but the light ot the burning St. James 1 i ? ii wtr.vun nsivmir oc*cu seen, uiu ciipiiiui uy steered for the wreck. He arrived there, however, after all who could be were saved." The St. James was a high pressure boat, which had been running on the river as a coast packet, until about a month since when she was taken to the Lake. The man who pushes aside the paper with his first si}> of coffee, and says " there is nothing in it," and who turns up his nose at typographical blunders, might find a profitable exercise in trying to make a paper of his own some evening, ana then get the caudid opinion of his friends upon Us merits. & Hearing with the Teeth.?Curious as this assertion may appear, it is easy to prove it by the following simple experiment:?Lay a watch upon a table, glass downwards; thou stand so far from it that you caunot, in the ordinary way, hear the ticking. Now place the end of a small deal stick?say six feet long?upon the back of the watch, and grip the teeth to the other; with the finders close each ear to exclude all external noise, the beat of the watch will then be .'is audible as if placed against the ear. All other sounds can be conveyed in the same manner, no matter how long the stick is; for instance, if one end is put.upon a piano forte in a sittingroom facing a garden, and the stick is thirty or forty feet lung, extending to the farther end of the lawn or walk, now, if the instrument is ever j so lightly played, "the tune" will be instantly distinguished by any person applying the teeth to the opposite end of the stick. We clip the foregoing from an exchange paper. Many years ago an old subscriber who was entirely deaf called at our office, and with the help of a slate which he always carried with him, we were enabled to converse with each other. In the course of our interview he remarked that for many years he had not been able to hear even the loudest thunder; but added, that to his great surprise, a few evening's before, he was at the house of a friend, and was seated by the side of a Piano, hi3 elbow resting upon it, and his teeth upon his thumb, when he heard distinctly the tune which the daughter of his friend happened to be playing. Again and again he tried the experiment, and he could always hear when the connection thus formed was , kept up; but could hear nothiug whatever when it was brokeu either by the /eraoval of his elbow fi\-?ir> tho T.i.inn nr hv r.lflrinrr bia thumb unoil v"~ i ' " -J i ? -r? any other portion or bis face. From the character of our informant we have never had a doubt of the truth of his narrative?and we give it now chiefly as a suggestion whether some simple instrument cannot be framed by means of which deaf persons may be enabled to hear with their teeth.?Richmond, Fa., Watchman <? Observer. The Cottox Ckop.?For the past fortnight, says the Mobile Tribune of the 8th inst., we have had very encouraging accounts from all parts of the South, of the grain crops?and there is no doubt that the yield of corn will be more abundant than for many years past. But in regard to cotton, very little is said. One thing, however, is beyond dispute?the plant is generally small and backward, and in many cases has suffered from the usual cotton diseases; but the late rains, which have beeu pretty general, have produced a favorable change. There has, however, been so much moisture and hot weather, that a more serious calamity is apprehended. Indeed, we find in a Louisiana paper that the caterpillar has already been seen. The same paper says the army worm has made its appearance on the plantation of Mr. McMillon, in East Feliciana.? Its appearance this year is much earlier than ever known heretofore, and will, in consequence of the backwardness of the plant, whose growth has been retarded by the late Spring.do immense r 1 damage, ine worst rears are ciiieruuueu. The Will oe Henry Clay.?Louisville, July 1G.?The will of Henry Clay was presented in court on Monday hist, and admitted to record.? It is drawn up by his own hand, *nd bears date of July 10 1951. It relates almost entirely to the disposition of his estate among the members of his family. The only exception Ircing that which relates to his slaves. It provides that all the children of his slaves born after the 1st of January, 1850, are to be liberated and sent to Liberia, j The males at the age of 28; and the females at the age of 25?three years of their earnings prior to emancipation to be reserved for their benefit for the purpose of fitting them out; prior to their removal they are to be taught to read and write and cypher. Slaves in being before 1850, arc bequeathed to his family. Ashland is left to Mrs. Clay, for her sole use and benefit during her life, and at her death is to be sold, and the proceeds divided amongst his children. The following are the only specifics devised outside of his family:?To Dr. D. W. Dudley, the gold siiii(T-Ikix nresentcd to him bv Dr. Hunt, late of fWashington; to Ilenry S. Duncan, a ring containing a piece of Washington's coffin, and to Mr. W. X. Mercer, a snuff box said to have belonged to Peter the Great. Mrs. Clay was appointed executrix, and tbe lion. Tlios. A. Marshall and James 0. Harrison, executors, with the provisions that no security should be required of either. A Bealtiful and Affecting Scene.?As the steamer Ben. Frankling passed the town of Rising Sun, Indiana, ou Thursday last, on its way to Louisville, with thesacred remains of Henry Clay on board, thirty-one young ladies, representing the different States of the Union, stood in conspicuous view on the wharf, in front of the crowd of citizens that had assembled. All, save one, were, dressed in virgin white, their heads covered with black veils. The one excepted was robed in deep heavy mourning, and represented Kentucky, and occupied the centre of the line. How touchin gly beautiful the scene, and what pride?sad pride she must have felt, as in that galaxy of beauty, she found herself the representative of that Slate whose broad land, from one extreme to the other, was bedewed with tears! The whole scene was rendered more expressively solemn by the deathly silence that universally prevailed on board the steamer, and on shore, as the vessel floated noiseless bv, bearing its precious charge onward to its last repose.? Cin. Com. Never let people work for you gratis. Two years ago a man carried a bundle for us, and we Iwi.m k/*/ir* lonrlinor Kim tu'A wliilltmr ,1 \V?l>lw t3V6T since. The virtue of prosperity is teiuporance; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. A Too Much fob Human Endurance.?We heard a pretty good story, a few days, since, about a good old deacon somewhere out in 'York State,' and was something after this wise: He was one of those upright dignified sort of meju who make it a rule to perform their duty and then make the best of the njatter, however the event may turn out; but every thing on his farm was kept in the neatest of order. It had got to be quite late in the season for mowing, and still the deacon had a fine piece of grass, which he had been unable to cut on account of the press of other matters, soon one beautiful day he put on a large force, and by noon he had it all done and apruuu auuui jii uice uiuci, wueu lucre cuiue up a shower and wet it. After the shower, the old gentleman came out and walked about perfectly cool, and the next day he had it again spread to dry; about noon there came another shower; well out came the deacon again with a long fiace,"and the dignified air becoming one in his station, looked at the hay and walked into the house.? The next day being pleasant, he had the hay dried, loaded and driven into the barn, into which they had got, just as another shower, had begun to fall. The deacon congratulated himself that he had finally seoceeded msecuringthe hay when a gust of wind struck the barn, gushing through completely sweeping the hay scattering it to the four quarters, and tearing the barn doors from their hinges, one of which, hitting the old gentleman, prostrated him in the mud, and fell top of him. After the dcor had been removed, from him, he surveyed the ruins for a few moments and then exclaimed:?'"Well, I think it time for ,ine to express my sentiments."? Westerly Echo. Alaey being asked what business her husband followed, said he was engaged in finishing."? Further explanation was necessary, and after a brief hesitatton, she continued, "finishing his time in the State Prison." "Make way for a hinderpendent woter,' said a man at a recent election at New Orleans. "Why good man," said the Clerk, it is not an hour since you deposited vour vote at this very poll." 4,I knows, I knows," says the voter; that was the Democratic ticket; this 'ere is the Whig ticket." 41 But if you strive to vote twice I shall have you arrested." "You will, will you" shouted the son of the sovereign people; then I say if I'm denied the right of voting for the Whigs, after going the whole ticket for the Democrats, there ain't no universal suffrage, that's all. Its a darn'd onesided business, take it all around. "Oh, dear! Mr. Ferguson, you surely iest when you say my babe is the handsomest child you ever saw. You must be soft-soaping it." "Well madam,"replied Mr. Furguson, "it may possibly be so, for I now lecollect I thought it very much needed soap of some kind." Mr. Ferguson was seen immediately after making a hasty exit, pursued by an enraged broomstick. Here is a laughable instance of "A man short of Bible." A reverend gentleman, while visiting a parishioner had occasion in the course of ih . TJ'Ll. __ ..L! / conversation 10 reier 10 me Dioie, on asmng ior the article, the master of the house ran to bring it, and came with two leaves of the book in his hand, I declare," says he, ''this is all we've got in the house; I'd no idea we were 60 near out 1" A Merry Youth.?Last week the " Swamscot Dorcas Sewiug Society" held their annual meeting and on motion it was resolved, " that our parson wait ou Tony Joues, and see if nothing can be done to correct the manners of Tony, The next day the parson waited on Tony senior and nformed him respecting the object of his visit. Tony listened patiently, and then replied? iL-n tvi i.x rr x ? . "jrarson, i u let roiiy go iu meeting every Sunday, ef I only know'd you was a-goin to preach; but, parson thar aren't a boy in the city of Swamscot what's got more manners than my Tony, and I can convince you of that in just a minit, You see Tony out there skinnin, them are hitlers?" The parson nobded assent. "Now, see," I'll call. And raising his voice to the highest pitch, he shouted? "Tony!" The response was quick and equally loud? "Sir!" "Don't you hear that, parson ?" said the old man. "Don't you call that manners?" "That is all very well," said the parson, "as far as it goes." What do you mean by as far as it goes? That boy, sir, always speaks respectfully to me when I call him;" and rising his voice he again called, "Tnm- i" The response "Sir" was equally loud and prompt. Again the old man called? "Tony 1" ^ The boy dropped a half-dressed fish, and shaking his fist at his aire yelled out: " You miserable black old drunken snob ;Til come there in two minutes and maul you like blazes!" The pason was astonished, the old man disconcerted for a moment, but instantly recovering himself he tapped the parson on the shoulder saying: w"You see. parson my boy has got grit as well manners. That chap will be an ornament to your society one of these days. I need not add that the parson incontinently mizzled. Rowdyism is making such progress in the city ^ AT/*??? \ Ai?lr fliof ilia \fivi?Af AAtitAn^o fni* a Ui 11V.? xvii*, i*x?*w Uiy iUHivi wihviiuo av/4 u v.? izen's organization and lynch law, to protect tho lives and property of the citizens. The police may arrest bullies and desperadoes, but tho Al? dermen at once discharge them.