The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-11-12

2fOfu LHe H16n anu neaItny precincts OI
Baton Rouge, and from the dry and whole
some ranges Of the Pine wood country.
and others again, and those by for the
eseuter proportion, from the older lands
Of their immediate Saxon progenitnrs'
In every direction are they seen pouring
in; from over the Lake, up through the
passes of The Mississippi. and waited
adown its stream. II may lead them
somewhat 10 regret their absence, when
they learn what excellent and nninierrup-
ted health our city has enjoyed during that
time, but they will NOT regret 10 see that
even the intensity Of a summers sur has
no. interrupted either !abors Of more i'm.
mediate utility, or works Of taste aud
elegance. The will be gra,ified ia seeiag
that our railroad to Nashville has been a.
pidly progressing; .t!:al j, has penetrated
through the swamp in the rear Of Canal
street; that j. is making c'earanccs on the
borders Of Pontcharuain. aud driving
piles for a passage over the neck of the
Bayou Mauchac. Nor, while this colos.
81; work has teen advancing, liase the
great contributors to the beauty aud sim
mc,ry Of our city been inactive. The
two hotels and exchanges, those great
ornaments Of the FIRST and second munich
pai,.;cs, orc approaching their compile
lion; and ,ha. The Muses. are preparing 10
take, not as heretofore, transient and
temporary, bnt fixed and permanent sta.
,ion in the nearly completed pedimcni Of
the 81. C!,arlrcs' theatre. A!ithcsc things
our friends, who are fastening TO return
amonss. us, will witness with no common
feelings Of delight and exultation. And
ncx. to this, ,lev will be delishtc TO see
ou. !evces piled with the produce Of tl.c
new, aud, contrary 10 expectation, abun.
dan, crop Of the season; nor will they be
less delighted TO count. creu at lncse
very early days Of the young season, no
less than furly ships, ten barqucs. fifteen
tkiss. and upwards Of twenty schooacrs,
slfeudy filing up The crescent that shapes
its graceful crcricc in front Of our city;
no, forgetting the fuo range Of steam
boats that fill lha. crescent in from. OF the
North American Hotel, aud carry il ou,
TO The second municipality. Allthis is no
iction: i, is the plain unrsrnishcd truth,
Our city needs no exagserasins pencil 10
portray its rising greatness and prospcri-
~. /. needs no putting; fdas Of our
steamboats, is The only thing Of tie kind
we will recognise. On whalescr side we
turn. whercvcr wc take our walk. the
faces o! returning friends NEE, us, and to
one and all ne speak cordiui greeting.
and extend The haad Of welcome.
Elegant Ez,roef..-"lic who would
undermine those foundations upon which
the fabric of our future hope is reared,
seeks to beat down that column which
supports the fccbicnrss Of humanity
Let linn but think moment. and his
hear, will arcs, The cruelty Of his pur.
pose. Would ho pluck It's little treasure
from the bosom Of poverty! Would he
wrcs, The csa,ches from Tho hand Of age,
and remove from the eye of aillic,ion the
only .olacc Of lis wo. The way we l:caa
is urged o. best; wc tread il, however.
lighted by shc prospce, Of the bel!es
cnrniry TO WEIGH NC thiak il vii! lead
Tell us no. /, will cnd in the gulf of ctcr.
nal dissolution. or break or in some Wild
which fancy may Gil up as she pleases.
but reason is unable 10 deligcatc.
Qucneh not thu, beam which, amidst the
night Of this cril world, has chccrcd tho
dependency of ill.-eqnircd worth. and
Illuminated The darkness Of suffering
rir,uc. ."-Naeken-;e.