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Tlie Gold Discovery izi Australia.
i in tunings, as "
iiuei ucaci iui?^ < f ciui'^ivii, , town
where there are scarcely (wo houses withi
a stone's throw of each other, and where ever
second one is a public house," Colonel Muncl
goes on to the little settlement of Summcrhil
the scene of the lirstgold discovery. It will I
remembered that it was in theSmuincrville Creel
in the year 1S51, that this took place, la 1841
none dreamed of the metallic wealth that lay s
near at hand. In 1850, on a second visit paid b
the Colonel to Countbing, Mr. Icely showed bit
some minute specimens of gold inatjuartzinatri:
visible only through a microscope, lie sltowc
hira at the same time a letter from Sir ltoderic
Murchison with reference to a specimen sent hum
expressing that eminent geologist's opinion tin
tho western slopes of the Australian Cordilct
would be fotmd highly auriferous. This was i
~ * " " .1.1.
September, ltfoU ; tiic specimen ;n;u inn upuuu
probably stimulated research, and in May, 1 So
the newspaper* announced the discovery, I?y A1
llargrnvc, of indigenous gold in the iiathur
district- Th first news were discredited by mair
and sot dowu as a hoax. " The suspicious nssc
ted that the Iioax was got np by the Galium
people in order to attract custom; thai the spec
mens circulated in Sydney wuc of California or
gin, and had been planted and lbund again wit
a view to tempting persons inland." Now tin
the iirst novelty h.a> sworn oil, thai the gold mint
of Australia have ceased to be matter of doul
or wonder, and that specie from New South \Va!<
appears as natural an item in a ship's entry, :
do dollars from Mexico, or iron from Sweden,
is interesting io read in Colonel Mttndy's Glimp*
of tuo Gold Fields, of the various indicationscalled
to mind after the fact? which ought, on
would fancy, to have long ago led to the imcartl
ing of Australia's mineral treasures. For man
years past, it appears, "gold, in the virgin stat<
had occasionally found its way to Sydney, an
been sold to jewellers there, but some iufatualio
always led them to doubt that it w.?s indigeuou
An old prisoner, named M'Gregor, disposed p<
riodically oF bits of the precious inetal whilst li
was employed as a shepherd in the Wellinglu
district. This man being in prison for debt j
Sydney, when the gold-find took place in ISo
a party, procc'c ding lo the diggings engaged lo pa
his debts and to liberate liini, on condition of li
biuding himself to them for a term, and givin
them the benefit of his gold-hunting experienc
lie soon disengaged himself, however, from th
association ; and when 1 was at the mines," coi
tinues Colonel Mundy, " lie was supposed lo 1
' lying up'in some i blind gulley' near his ol
haunts, with a countryman, named Stewart f<
his companion. I have heard that in IS2-3?
far back?a convict of an ironed gang, workin
on the roads near BatJiurst, was flogged for In
ving iu his possession a lump of rough gof
which the officer imagined must have been tl
product of watches or trinkets stolen or incite
down ?" Rather hard upon tlio unlucky trail
port, who had perhaps chipped the prize out
a pebble in the course of his compulsory Mac
dainic pursuits; just as at Dathurst, litis tin
twelvemonth, gold was found it: a stone, pit-la
up in the street and smashed with ab'ack-iniih
hammer. This liyppeiu'djiisi :itt?*? the great fit
of the " Kerr IIuudr$lwcight," and helped
augment the fever, which had previously bet
subsiding. Dr. Kerr owed his good fortune
his and his wife's uniform kindness to the al>oi
gines. Colonel Mundy hoard from his own li]
the story of the find. This was in noout-of-ih
way or rarely-visited spot, but on a gentle slop
in the middle of :t frequented sheep-wane. n
black shepherd, its discoverer, had passed, perlm]
6nt upon, the mass of treasure?not once, b
hundreds of times. The man had long bee
there, but the hour had not yet come. At la
it struck.
Sauntering along, Blacky'"s eye was caught I
a glittering speck on a lumpof rock. A clip wi
his tomahawk revealed a mass of pure gold."Without
a thought of appropriation, he hurr'u
to his master, who in an instant was on hoe
back and away?taking saddle-bigs to recei
the spoil. Afterwards, these bags, like evorythii
and everybody connected with the wonderl
lump, became objects of great curiosity.
"it was amusing to hear that the worthy do
tor, on his long ride homewards with the gold <
his saddle, being compelled to halt at some li
mane habitation for refreshment, had, in ord
to avert suspicion from the precious freight, lilb
it with assumed ease from his horse's back, ai
flung it with forced indifference over a rail-lein
4 It seems heavy,' remarked a bystander, hi
* of gold, of course!' replied the owner, with
smile, and with more truth than he desired
get credit for."
Virginia Fuus. ?We find in tlio Parkcrsburj
Gazette an interesting statement of the fur tra
of Western Virginia. The following is an e
tract:
Last year we are t.uld, furs and skins wcivshi
ped from our wharf to the amount of *10,000
upwards in value. This year's collect ion great
exceeds that amount. Six or seven large wago
came this week, loaded to the bow, with ] <
tries, and others have gone to other point-. .
showing the extent of his operations within t
Inst season, in the tier of counties lying betwoi
the Ohio river and Alleghany mountains, N
Taylor has furnished us with tii following lit
shipping fiir> utal M;ins collected l?y him, ai
now "en imuc ' to the ^-aboard : Raccoon ab
117.000; Mink do 4,500: Red Fox, <].. ],o0<
Grey Fox, do 5.500; Wild Cat, do .".000 ; ?
tcr and ly-h-r. do 400 ; < >j ossuin do 0,50'
Boar, 500 ; 1 ? < r, do 0.000.
Considering that ours is the old* I Stanthe
Union, wc regard this list as giving,-\i?l. n
of a pretty fair eroo of "varmint*" lor one v.-n
Among tlie trophies of iiis campaign, Mr. "!a
lor has the hide and skull of a panther, v.!?;,
for size, mu>t bear tin; palm. This animal w
shot by Fills Iloirchin, Focahoiita^ count v.
v v u;i.. .. ) m / .
OeiK'VC. >>iien mii'.u IL i" i i
inches fioin lip to tip, and wIi-mi stuffed tin?.-!
litU seven bushels of brand !
A curious decision has just been mad by i
lie 's<i autlioriti - '! i'i:'4-!:11n!. \ iz : tl
di mi rabbits | ?i!: I ii> >i < s\i
jeet to an ad valorem ilu.y of five per cci
Tlsev were not sjicrifi<?| j? Sir Robert j'eeiV !
rili" bill. Had they been admitted as dead nie
they would have Wu exempt from clnfcv.
From Mexico.
a We have teceivcd large tiles of Mexican pan
pers, the latest diitcs being those of the 30th j
v .September, from the city of Mexico.
" The insurrection ]>arty having established their
j foothold at (iuadalajara, have issiuda proclania- j
(' tion and decree. calling upon the citizens to join
the National (iuard of the State, and promising
?' a reward to them on enrolling, and another ;
when the campaign will be linished.
.. Three battalions of infantry are to be organ-;
n ized under the names of Minn, Ailcnde, and A I- j
x damn; a body of cavalry, tube called the Jalisco
j Lancers, and a brigade of artillery.
T ! t..i..:.r..? n
1I1C L.CJJ'lMUllirO Ul V> kl.lilillnj.il <i ?
p protect against tlic conduct ot' D. .lose -Maria
bijiiicarto, who issued the proclamation.
?t The Legislature of the State of Tamnulipas
n has issued a decree, c-t;?l?lisljimx a body oi'cavalry
n to pursue the robbers all through the northern
i frontier of the State.
^Franei.-eo do la Vega has been appointed to
^ command the troops of the Slate of Niualoa, for
.. the purpose of restoring order in that State.
We iind great complaints against the mail to
sl" Mexico.
A letter front Toluea savs that "in that <juarj_
ter all is ipiiet, in spite of the elforts of certain
jj revolutionary characters. On the 17th, Aicalde
arrived by t!;? diligence at Leruia, with the ostciisible
object of attending to some law business,
~. but in reality for the purpose of rousing thepeos
j>le of the State to insurrection. < >n the 2Uth a
;s proiiimciameiito was made at Amatepec, Tegupilco,
Ualayanud Santa Ana, ia the district of Sult<jioc,
1 'itt it was of little conse jtienee. Alcalde
_ was captuied and imprisoned. This Sciior Al1C>
cnlde seems to be creating <juite a sensation in
j. capital itself lie published a severe card against
in. Piw^i.l.o!) vvhiiin hn e.-dls ujfiust and tvrani
V I "7 * ' v
^ cal.
By .a statistical tabic of tlie- Stale of Mexico,
M we find thai this Statcis divided into eight districts
s and a number of innnicii?alitics. The whole State
contains 1,002 044 inhabitants, divided as follows:
(" Cuernavaea 110,409, Texcoco 12-1,120, lluejutla
,j 86,100, the Eastern District 120,818, Sullcjiec j
('t 01,519, Toluc.1 218,811, Tula 180,236, Tulanj
cingo 05.032. Coin]' tring the present popula
'; tioii of the State with lli.it of last year, wc find
7 j an :n> reasc of six per cent., or 28,918.
<f i The mail, by order of Government, has stop-1
? ped running Between Guadalaja a and Mexico.
:' j The Government is about to publish an uc
' count of the Tehuantepce aftiiir and the condition
f> J and progress of t hings up to the present time,
j I In Urizava,, on the 6lh of So] timber, a poor
mechanic was returning to his house, when lie
t ; was met by two of the Jleboil. do faction. After
r a short nltcivation, liny beai hint so severely
| that the poor man was brought to the. hospital
j | of San Juan de J>ios, where lie was dying.
j The cholera is raging in the Jainiltej>et' l)isj
trict.?JV. 0. Ddln.
Ax Incident ok .M?. Wkjjstku at the South. |
" ?When this distinguished statesman tirst visi,l
t< d the .South in 1849, he enjoyed the iinboun'
' ded hot]'iLai;tics of the citi/elis of Cltarlesloii,
.' mind was shown ail matters of i;.;: ivst as tin y
j thought in and around their ancient appealing
1 i cily. The \rt-iu.i- of this meeting him at tliecai'
ly lioiir of live in tho morning of the day on
l! ! which lie was to leave the city, made the iiujui1.?
ry of liim if ho viewed the Static of i'itt, stan<i.iiii-.in
ii:? (Iloiisc (ii?.>ii!id which was
I,s ' obtained by tlie* colony of Suiitli Carolina in 17e"
| 70, ten years previous to tin? 1 >> elaraiion of our
e' Independence. His expressive eye at once kin10
died up as lie replied, " No, 1 have not, and will
l's not leave the city without visiting it."' His
111 i morning wrapper was soon laid oil"; and putting
11 ; on his coat he accompanied the writer of this
^ i before the breakfast hour on a \ i-il. to litis most
j Wonderful statue in the United Slates, Fornia>}'
ny minutes his eyes were rivoted on the Statue.
I" Then, turning to me, he said, '' 1 desire to get
~ : up and embrace it; and I would restore that no*
-d ble right arm, stricken off by a bail of his own
e" tyrannical government when bombarding this
vu city, which arm was raised with iiis voice in deJo
fence of the colonics, and in commemoration of
u' which service this statue was erected."
1 would recommend to all our countrymen,
,c" and al>o to all foreigners visiting Charleston, to
JU view this statue. Its history is one of singular
11 ! interest. The likeness of the great orator is said
lvr to lie perfect. The name of the sculptor is not
now known. It was erected previous to the
,R1 devolution, and its right arm broken off by a
:0* ball from the Hriii.di cannon when liombarding
ll" the city of Charleston. During the disturbances
a of the French Jacobin (reiiet, exciting the IIuguenot
jiopulation to riot (the only riots evcroc|
curring in Charleston,) tlie statue was thrown
! down, and the head knocked oil", the other arm
rj broken, and the statue it-elf cast into a corner
of the (iTonnds surroundiiiT the Citv Hall, and
u 0 ^ .7 . 7
there covcied with rubbish. It was alter many
years obtained l?y the Commissioners of the Orphan
Mouse, on application to the city council,
I'" and by them placed on :t pedestal in tlie grounds
of the Orphan li mse, tIn? head l> in^ fastened
1 on by a wire, on the hack of the neck, whore
l:s? it siow stands. A statue of more historical iutcrcst
there is not in the L'nited State---.
^ i A'. V. Jour. ('rut.
i'a Tun Macon Fa in.?The correspondent of the
C'olmuhu* Sentinel el >ses his account of the pruiii'Os
of the recei.t fair at Macon :
'"The most interesting pail, of the show to lis
l!i was the iiiimense throng of Immunity cuii<?re<ra''
t< <1 on the show grounds. No State can furni-h
v a fiin r b' dv ol inen and women than \o re ? \hi'.
hite-1 at Macon last week. \Wsaw an unconii
iiioii number of na n, w lit the brawn i f Ilet rules,
?f who <t.n ii over <i feet in height. The tin -1 disrr
tiaoiii-hed in pi i.onai appearance v.. re lit. Uev.
Stepiieii Kiliott, jr., and 1!? ti. Mark A. Co | er.
'.v- South < V.ruliii.i, ton, was wHl i?-? .< sci:i? ?i in ;lie
!l- )< ! ..n ill" A. < '. Stiimii'T, tiio i ij !i\:isorator
:,s ?il" tii- <.oca*i.?ti, xvliov,. s].|ci..li<l form is :i w.irt!iv
<a-!> i l-.r hi-- 1 >ri!i::it:I niiiul. IIi> :??1?!i? - was
a "trii ^ i?l"in 1-. ivn-ivnl iu:i\ i-a! jiji|
|<laiis.. . \r. j.| fiuiii a sin:;!! Ii.hK ?j?-iit!? iii' ii
wli?i>c nationality i stronger ttin ir loeal altacliiir
iits. Senator I )a\vsou's Known mi-unity
j (j ninl ii:11 j y cniniiiaiul of :ij?jsjh'cclh s
t( <j:tve imieli int' li st to tin-<li liiKiitinu of premiums.
I !< iV'-iiin ntlv rnisi <1 a lau j;Ii al tin* i s10
J, , . . ?
1( J?. IIni till- >s!:i| CoUI]iOMto:s.
I*'1' No I>an<:i-:ic ok Starvation in Kosion.?
ilK Tliuic wi re t;10 market wagons at l aneuil ilall
Market on Saturday.
biwjwagbabnw"ti
Masonic Celelkation.?The Centennial Anniversary'"of
the Initiation of George Washington
into the mysteries of Free Masonry was cole bra
ted yesterday bv the Craft in a most spirited
and imposing manner. The Grand and
Subordinate Ledges met at the Masonic llnll,
and formed in procession under the direction of
Grand Marsha! J. ]>. Fraser, and Messrs W. S.
Cochran and W. II. Gihbcs, Assistant Grand
Marshall.*, and 11. L. iiutlerfield, e?<p, Captain
of the Ilost. The procession moved to Hibernian
Hall, and after an ode bad been sung with
line effect by a Choir of genii*men, led by Messrs.
Spei-siger and Hooves, ft fervent ami appro
prate prayer was offered by Grand Chaplain
JoJiii II. Honour. After tUc singing or anomer
ode, A. G. Maekey, esip, Grand Secretary and
Grand Lecturer, ascended the rostrum and delivered
an address appropriate to the occasion,
characterized throughout with tlie ability and
eloijucnce of this accomplished lecturer. The
ceremonies wore then closed by an anthem sung
by tbe gentlemen amateurs.
The entire celebration past off most satisfactorily.
The Frati rnity turned out in strong numbers,
and looked remarkably well; the elo'juent
address of the learned lecturer; the admirable
manner in which tin- musical performances were
executed; and the inspiring presence of a large
number of tho fairer portion of creation, all contributed
to the pleasure and gratification of those
who had the good fortune of being present on
ibis interesting occasion.? Charleston Mercury.
Wr.i.r. Said.?The following remarks are from
the Southern Christian Advocate, published in
Charleston:
"We learn, with no great astonishment, from
a Huston Methodist paper, that some professed
ministers of the gospel, class-leaders and stewards,
arc advocating the silly fooleries of the
'Spirit liappings.' It is deemed necessary to
handle the delusion with sober scriptural argument,
and to publish long articles in religions
journals against it. Such a state of things might
wi ll seem strange to us in this latitude. That
large bodies of people, some of them preachers
and otlicial members in the Church should so
ivu lily give up the sobrieties of common sense
not to talk of scriptual truth and led by the nose
floundering about like Milton's devil, in a chaos
of burlesque 'manifestations,' duped by canting
knaves or rabid lunatics, might take by surprise
one unacquainted with the guillibility of a population
long under the influence of the abolition
mania. People who believe the rigmarole of
falsehoods printed in'L ucie Tom's Cabin,'have a
credulity capacious enough to swallow any other
sort of preposterous fooleries. Agitation has so
long been the clemeul in which such people have
delighted, thai Christianity itself is too tame and
prosy a tiling for their intellectual lasio. incy
tl-cd upon 'siu-li stud'as dreams are made of.'?
They must have a new revelation from 'spirits'
who arc supposed to he the self-constituted teacher?
of truth and duty. Higher-law, larger lib -rty,
votc-you!>cll'a f irm ideas, necessitate a trans*
ecndentalism which wearies of the 'righteousness
I tempi-rain and judgement to eoJiie,' that c<>11j
slit ute the staple of ordinary pulpits. We must
have jrTio-ii from in-* grnvifm prr.-iro
more spicy, more accordant with the spirit of the
ago, and the tendencies of a barn-burning woj
man-rights, and all-leveling radicalism. South
| era civilization and Christianity knows no such
ferment, and throws up no such scum to the surface."
Mr. Webster's Rcligioi's Character.? The
j following letter IVoin the IJoii. Robert IJarnwell
i lilctL to the editors of the Charleston Mercury^
will he tvnd wiih interest. It places Mr. Webster
in a new light before the American people:
(j> ,<//. hi> u: ? Voiir Washington correspondent
is very obviously v; rv far from being an impartial
judge of Mr. Webst -r's character, IJow
gr; at i- his impartiality will be obiious from a
single stat m. ;.t made in liis I -Iter ] ublished
I yesterdav morning, lb-says of him: "lie was
a member of no religious denomination?lie
nru! no pretentions to piotv." Now the tact is,
that for several years jiast Mr. Webster did
j make continual pretentions to piety by being n
j regular member of the J'rolestaiit Episcopal
! Ciiurch. I myself for the last two winters have
j seen him very often in Washington in attendance
I on public worship in the Rev. Dr. Rutler's
j Church; and 1 have, moreover, repeatedly seen
j him partake of the communion at the hands ol
I Dr. Duller, and on one occasion at the hands, I
| think, of Dishop Meade,of Virginia. Every one
- 1 1 ?> Ilinln. mn.if 1-ll/iW fluit lie
j iicfjii.uimu i'i i'luiv i, 11?11 ?v ntiv v*
| would ;iduiiui>tor the sacrament to no iii;iii high
i or low, of whoso piety ho doubte d. Knowing
| these* tacts, it is duo to truth, and the memory
i of a deceased christian, that I should state them.
I IJt.lirw me, gel 11 lemon, vour most obd't servant,
It. I J. I! II KIT.
A Mm uui.ors Iv r mm:.?A g.-nihman named
Wood, living near Kahwav, iNe-w Jersey, as he
wa- going on horsebae'k to church last evening,
te? k the New Jersey Railroad track, to save the
: mud <>f the common road. Suddenly, be-fore lie
t'oiihl ivnch a cro;-way and while he was yet tin|
ilisrove-red l-y the engineer, a train running at
tin- rate of forty miles an hour, slnw.-k Jiis horse
and killed him instantly, tore eifl'thc saddle so
that it hung te> the sieh-s of the locomotive, and
ve-t left tlie- maii perfect ly unhurt, though he was
thrown eilf to some: distance. When the train
had ste?i j?eel, anel the- passengers ran back to see
what the matter was, he was found contemplating
lii? j u'.er lior.-e, without a bruise or s"ar.?
lli.w lie e >( ;;p-. el 1:" eailliot tell, as lie lost all
. iK.-;,,!-, tlur moment the a,e'iih nt occurred,
I'ji'ittivf/ Z'ud!.
\Vi: v!.iiii 1 i i i.nw.? TiV Huston Mail snv?
lli.it the ve.arly income of Kbon ;i isell
eitiivn uf hi-toii. would buy twelve hundred farms,
Hi, income at si\ per c ut. on lho entire wealth
would amount <" daily, inure than the wages ul
_>(J<i hard working men. IIi> income woulil l>uv
a hut tie of Schneider or a pair of hoots every
three niimites. Kvcry breath of the old liTan is
worth another iiiiiepence. Ilisetiortiiousenpital
commands the toit of near one thousand laborers
and ineehaiiies yearly, to j.ay the interest,
i aiul amounts to more than to those laborers' wanes
would, in a long life-lime. A human laborer
i a maehine, but can't complete with hags ol
| dollars in stirring up an income.
*
THE SEMLWEEKLY JOURNAL."
TUESDAY EVENIXR, PfOVEJIBER 9, 1852
THO. J. WARREN, Editor.
Our Cotton Market
Is tolerably active, ami prices are ranging from 8
I to 9 1-S.
The Weather.
"\Ve have seasonable weather now. On Sunday last,
wo had afino rain, and it cleared off cool, and on Mon*
j day morning there was a fine frost, for all of which we |
j foci very grateful.
Some Fotatoe.
Mr. ? Garland, of Chesterfield District, lias sent us
! a Sweet Potatoo, weighing three and a half pounds; a
j few of these would be enough for a small sized family
j for one meal.
Judge O'Neall's Speech.
According to. previous announcement, on Thursday
night last, the Hon. J. IJ. O'Xeall, Most "Worthy Pa.
triareh of the Order of the Sons of Temperance in tho
i United States, addressed a large and intelligent audi|
cncc. in tho Baptist Church, upon Temperance.
As usual, his defence of the cause was able and eloquent;
and wo presume there aro few willing to deny
! the truth of what he said. It is superfluous that we
' go into detail. After the exercises at the Church, the
i members of the Order returned to the Hall in procos;
sion, (as they had gone, accompanied by the Cadets of
j Temperance,) when the following Resolutions were
. offered and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we the members of Waterce Division
1 Xo. 9, Sons of Temperance, cordially tender our thanks
to M. W. P. Q'Xeall, for his able and interesting ad1
dress delivered this evening, evincing as lie does on
all occasions, his zeal in the cause of all mankind.
Resolved, That a copy of tho above resolution, signed
by the R. S. and W. P.,-with the seal of the Division
attached, bo conveyed to Most "Worthy Patriarch
| O'Nkall.
Our Advice.
"We would advise our friends not to visit Charleston
i for some time on any account whatever. Private ad;
vices state that it would be imprudent to do so, and
those who go under a month, are in danger of contracting
disease and losing their lives. A little prevention
is better than a great deal of remedy.
L O. of Rechabites.
A Tent of this crder has recently been pitched in
i Lancasterville in this State, called Wax haw Tent. The
object is the promotion and furtherance of the Temperance
cause. Wo wish them great success.
A Model Subscriber.
There are many kinds of "models" these days, but
of all kinds which we have yet discovered, as the most
useful and profitable, it is the Model Subscriber of the
j genuine stamp. A friend, who is a model man, and A
; Xo. one in any tiling, recently wrote us, and in the
conclusion of his excellent lcttersaid: "Put now as to
{ the "Joi'ltx w.;" enclosed you have Ten Dollars; if that
does an}' more than pay arrearages, please forward it
I for the balance of the time to Ac." When shall wc
"*~"IuUTT Tip Hill ilin ii?\0 ngiuu
Presideutial Election.
Pirr.ck and King arc elected President and Vice
j President of these United States as certain as if they
j were already in office, and Pierce was sitting in the
i Chair of State in the White House, and Kixo was
j President of the Senate. So mote it be. Wo can't
help being glad a little, notwithstanding we have little
or no interest in ttie matter, only that we felt anxious
i to see General Scorr boat, and he has been beat, and
. j that badly. Old "'Fuss and Feathers"lias always been
: accustomed to having tilings his own way, and if ho
phnd been elected, the United States would hardly have
! been largo enough for him. We may now safely assume,
Hint out of thirty-one States. Pierce will receive
, 23. Scott will likely get three, to wit: Massachusetts,
Vermont and Tennessee. Should this statement be cor.
rect, Piekce will have 2GG votes, and Scorr 20?the
worst beat on record.
! We are not surprised at this result, for from the first,
we expressed our conviction that Pierce would be
, elected, and in our paper of the IStii of Juno last, in giving
some reasons why we thought South Carolina
should east its vote (as it recently did) for Pierce and
King, we said?"A President is to bo made, and it is
' | better for the interest of the South that ho be a PernoJ
erat, than a Whig. We have had quite enough of
j Whig rulcio satisfy us that nothing may be expected
, from that quarter. We feel confident in the success of
: the Democratic party, and believe that Pierce will be
; the next President."
A Strange Statement.
Tlio Charleston Courier of Friday last, in its notice
of Dr. Mexdexiiall's death, says it was "occasioned
1 by a severe attack of country fever, contracted in Cam.
den, in this State, which town lie visited a few days
' since for the purpose of being present at the Ordination
of his Sou as a member of the Baptist persuasion." To
i say the least of it this is a very strange statement, utterly
uncalled for, and very doubtful in point of fact.
How does the Courier know that Dr. Mendenliall's disi
| ease teas "contracted at Camden ?" Is it not a mere
assumption? "Where is the proof? Is the Kditor ol
tlio Courier better versed in the science of tlio Medical
1 | profession than his Physician, who did not know
i whether it was country or other fever which caused
his death? How can any one pretend to so much wis'
dom, to tell when, where, or how disease is contracted?
i We do not pretend to say that Dr. M. did not contract
the disease in Camden which terminated his useful
life, but we do say that our assumption is more reasonable
than the Courier?that his death was caused by
remaining in Charleston this summer in tlio midst ol
the raging elements of disease and death, and that it is
j likely his changing his location, but for a day or two!
caused tlio disease previously contracted to . manifest
> itself soon alter his return to tlio City. Let us sec il
; /acta do not bear us out in this opinion,
j In the lirst place wo have had but few serious cases
1 offerer among adults, during tlio wholo summer in
. Camden, and can call to mind but one death from fever
i of any kind among the grown persons who were atj
taeked; that one in a house nearer to tlio river than
I any other in tlio town. In the port of Camdon where
I Dr. Meniiexiiali. staid for one day, but one death, nud
I .1?4 .. ,.t,;i.l I,.,a /w>nr-i-o<l tlio lvholo SeflSOn Tforw mil
the Courier make such a statement?
Persons nro entitled to think, ami act as they think
, best, provided they aro reasonable and do not trespass
upou tho rights of others; but we think in the proseu'
*
case the Courier lias tresspassed upon botli justice and
trutli. "Let justice be done, though the heavens should V '
fall,'' is a good niollo, iunT one which the Charleston W
Courier, and ail others, we hope will observe tor the fu- V
ture when they make statements, iu regard to Camden,
either iu its health, or iu any matters o! a local nature.
It seems to us it would be but common justice for
those papers which have copied from the Courier. to
copy this article also.
Great Britain and America.
It is a surprising fact, that these, two of the most
powerful, as wcil as the most enlightened, liberal and '
best governments cu earth, should almost simultaneously
discover within their vast dominions such inex- -fi
haustless Hints of Gold, by which each government is
largely supplied within themselves with this precious
and use ful metal. The discoveries of the gold regions '
of California hitherto regarded as the rocky wilds ofa
I desert waste, have opened a way for the acquisition of
I immense wealth to private as well as government en!
terprise's. The gold discoveries of Australia have like-^ ^
wise given to the British government increased means
and facilities in the administration of its monetary affairs.
Recent accounts confirm the idea that Australia
is literally a land of gold. It is stated that at some of
the mines in the Colony of Xcw South 'Wales and Victoria.
that the minors are now rich and that there was
at least ?1,000,000 of unemployed money in the hands
of laborers, and this from a single section must increase
confidence in these cpterpriscs. * ^ ]
Aur is it confined to .Australia alone; in other por.
lions of the British possessions, gold discoveries are
becoming almost every day occurrences. From our
exchanges wo learn that the Canada gold discoveries *
promise to assume an importance that lias not yot been
attached to them. A lump weighing 38 pounds has ^
recently been discovered on the Chaudiere, and tho ~
Quebec papers state that amass of 42 pounds lias been
picked up, and is valued at $8,000. Our, exchange
says, "it is reasonable to suppose that tho washings of
fine panicles of gold that have been long taken from
the bed of the river had been brought down from a
rock where the metal exists in considerable quantities.
And the discovery of large lumps would also seem to
indicate the existence of considerable quantities. Tho
recent discoveries will stimulate to increased exeitions
on tho part of "prospectors;'' and who knows but next
year Canada may become as noted for its gold fields as
either California or Australia? There are now in tho
United StntC3 plenty of persons who have returned
from California thoroughly experienced in all that relates
to tho discovery, washing and mining of gold; ?and
those, doubtless, if the present discoveries continue,
will bring their experience to bear upon tho development
of the riches of the Chaudiere region."
Xor is it possible to calculate where these things are
lUSlVJf. XI IUOJ "V v*.4V vi wo, Wiuv ?v? WW MllUg
in the davs of golden wonders; for rich mines are being
constantly discovered all over this ns well as otlier portions
of the globe. What immense ehangdftave hcen f
wrought in the conditions of hundreds and thousands ,'j
of people in this and in other countries. From the i
low vale of pinching poverty, to the gilded dome of
wealth and luxury many have gone. With these increasing
pecuniary benefits, it becomes, as a matter of
course, the bouuden duty of theso two great nations,
England and America, to extend their spheres of usefulness
to others who have not shared liberally in the
goj>d tliinos of this life, but who are literally perishing,
in their blood, :.nci in their sins for the bread of gospel
life and religious truth. Some preieud to deny the obligation
of the christian world to send the gospel to the
heathen. Is this in accordance with the revealed will?
Go preach uiy gospel to every creature! is the broad W
and imperative command ofGod himself How impious - ?
to deny his authority! It is clearly the duty of Amer. _ \
ica and England to lead the way in the enlightening ?
and civilization of the world by gospel truth. They
have done something, to be sure, but uot half of what
they ought to do; and Providenco having placed within
their reach such increased means for doing good,
how recreant will they prove themselves to the trust,
i f these tallents are not improved.
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"Wo would say to our readers, purchaso none
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October 22.
TO T1IE ' m
For the effectual rooting out from the system of al diseases
brought on by indigestion, billiousness and irai
purit v of the blood, it is a widely and well known fact
that' WRIGHTS INDIAN VEGETABLE PILLS
, aro the great PANA CEA. Throughout the entiro *
South, these Pills have long been held in the highest
repute, both by private individuals and by the Medical
i tho unfortunate victim to "earthly ills and woes" is made
, faculty of our country. Southern fevers and Southern
diseasea generally, yield to their influence at once; and
1 to thank Heaven that a sovereign balm has been pro1
vided. .
hot each try them for-himself and if tho medicine
. fails to satisfy, tho experiment shall cost him nothing.
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