The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-11-25

had never seen alcohol, that there had
been times when men sold themselves into
debasing slavery for it, and sacrificed
all the attributes which ennoble man, for
the qualification of passion for poison?
He who should tell them that The love Of
the wife, the duty of the father, the nus
band and the son, and all The contentmrnt
and happiness which bless mans social
relations were thus sacrificed, would be
ridiculed as a romancer. Such a happy
people as we have limited al, might be-
lievc in The history of wilchcrall; they
might believe in the feats of magicans, or
in the existance Of lragnns-but they
never would willingly credit the too plain
fact (too plain to us) that man can be ca.
pable of running himself for nolhlng.--
They never would believe that so nnac-
countablc vice as drunkenness had ex-
istcd.-M Y. Brother jonathan.
Philosophy.-Thc editor of the Boston
Post acknowledges the defeat of his par
ty and bears it like man. lie says
"If you are doomed to be whipped,
there is satisfaction even in having it
done so eflcctualIy that there is no mis-.
take about tive do not like any of your
half and half business-sive us a decided
triumph of or decided defeat"
The wings behave very we'll about their
victory--lhey were as polite and good
natured yesterday as gentlemen should be,
and the democrats evinced that cheerful
ness which ever accompanies conscious
discharge of duty. To all those with
whom we have bet--p!easc call one at
time, approaching our Office from Wash
ing,on street, and departing through Con-
gress street, keeping in line, SO as not
to block up the highway.
lIaI RoJber caught.-A young fellow
named John Sasseen, who had been for
some time past, deputy postmaster at
Morristown, in Jefferson couaiy, Tennes-
see, on the Stage Line between Knoxville
and Jonesborough, was arrested fort
night ago, on a charge Of stealing money
from the mail. The mail, it appears,
was orcned by Sasseen, at Morristown.
both going and returning, at night, and as
the postoffice was in small store build
ing, he had fine opportunity to feel for
interesting letters--and it is understood
that he has frequently thrown aside pack
ages addressed 10 Knoxville and other
places, from the mail, for more parlicu-
lar examination than tic legal time for
OBTAINING the mail allowed him. The
loss of several letters from tie Banks in
Knoxville 10 gentlemen in Joncsbor"ugh, |
containing money, induced The pos,mas-
ter at Jonesborough, DR.. Chester, to make
a secret but thorough investigation in re-
lation to these thelts, which resulted in
the complete detection of young Sasseen.
DR.. e. prepared cunning dccog package
for The rogue, and with mail key in his
pocket, set out to follow and watch the !
package. He was accompanied by mel
chant Of Jonesborough, on this secret
mission, and after passing cach office Oh !
the route, together they examined lhe
mail. Alter passing sSassccn's office, the
package was found-nol 10 be in the mail!
Another dccoy-lelter was prepared at
Knoxville for the returning mail, and lis
similar disappearance at Morristown !iX-
ed the crime fully upon Sasscen. lie is
now in prison al Knoxville, awaiting his
trial at the next session of the District
Court. DR.. Chester is entitled to much
praise both from the community and the
post-office department for his zeal and vi.
GLANCE in ferrcting out the mail thief.
Milking.--In the morning the cows