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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-02-22
JUST RECEIVED.
Feb. 8.

JUST RECEIVED,
BY Boyd's fast sailing boat, Belle, Captain
Jack, master only csse hundred anss
forty days out from Charleston,
10000 lbs. of Welheril's WHITE
LEAD, which the subscriber will, for the
CASH, sell at prices hitherto unheard Of
in this place. He has, also, lately received
large additions to his stock of Paints, Lin
seed Oil, Window Glass, Medicines, &c.
making it as complete as any in the State,
and all of which will be warranted equal
in quality, to any stock in the country and
will be sold for CASH at prices unusually
ow.
U7 The subscriber returns his thanks
to such of his customers as have literally
patronized and punctually paid him, since
his commencement in business here. To
those WHO owe him accounts of two and
three years standing, he would say, their
money is wanted, and if it is not got soon
they must pay costs.
IEThe subscriber will discount ten per
cent. vn all bills purchased from him where
the cash is paid and the amount exceeds
five dollars.
JAMES R. McKAIN.
Jan. %. tf7
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UXECUTIONS will he issued for all
ETA Taxes due the Town and not paid
by tie lst March next.
By order "f The Council.
]. W. LANG, Rec. q Treas'r.
Feb. 2s2.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-02-22
JUST RECEIVED,

Among ph;cA gre ''1e fO!l0ring:
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-13

she was honored by his presence, bu
that there was one matter which should
be understood, before giving him reply
she bound him to his promise.
"Perhaps you may think me wealthy
would not for the world have you labor
under mistake on that point. | am
worth eighteen hundred dollars"
She was proceeding, but the gentleman
started as if electrified. "Eighteen humid
red dollar..' he repeated, in manner
that betrayed the utmos! surprise .'yes
ma'am," said he, awkwardly, Il did UNI
derstand that you were worth good deal
more but -"
mo, Sir" she replied, ''no excuse
nor apologies; think about what | have
said; you are embarrassed now answer
me another time" and rising, she babe
him good night.
She just escaped a trap he went next
day TO her guardian, to inquire more par
tlcularly into her affairs, and receiving
the same answer, he dropped his suit at
once.
The next serious proposal followed
soon after, and this too, came from one
who succeeded to large portion of her
esteem, but applying the same crucibe
to the lore he offered, she found like
result. He, too, left her--and she reioic-
ed in another fortunate escape.
She sometime after became acquainted
with young gentleman of slender for
tune, in whose approaches she though,
she discovered more of the timid Offence
of love than she had witnessed before.
She did not check his hopes--and in
process of time, he, too, made her an
offer. But when she spoke of her for
tune. he begged her to be silent. at is
to virtue. worth and beauty" said he,
"that | pay my court--not TO fortune.
In you shall obtain what is worth more
than gold"
She was most agreeably disappointed.
They were married, and the union was
solmnized; she made him master of her.
self.
81 am, indeed, worth eighteen hundred
dollars" said she to him, '.but never
said how much more and hope never
to enjoy more pleasure than feel at this
moment. when | tell you my fortune is
one hundred and eighty thousand
1t is actually so-but still her husband
often tells her that in her he possesses a
far nobler fortune.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-13
The k1circss.

A sprightly, rosy-cheeked, haxen-hair-
ed little girl, used to sit in the pleasant
evenings of June, on the marble steps OPP
posite to my lodgings, when | lived in
Philadelphia, and sing over a hundred
little sonnets, and tell over as many tales,
in sweet voice, and with an air of de-
ightful simplicity, that charmed me many
a time. She was then an orphan child,
and commonly reported TO be rich. Often
and often sat, after a day of toll and
vexation, and listened to her innocent
voice, breathing forth the notes of peace
and happiness, which flowed cheerful
from a light heart, and felt portion OF
that tranquility steal over my heart
Such was Eliza lIuntlcy, when | first
knew her.
Several years had elapsed, during which
time | was absent from the city. When
walking along one Of the most fashiona.
bic squares, saw an elegant female fig
ure step into a carriage, followed by q
gentleman and two pretty children.
did not Immediately recognise her face
but my friend, who was by my side, pull
led my elbow, "Do you not remember
little Eliza, who used to sing for us
when we lived together in Walnut street ?!
| did not remember it was herself
She used 10 be fond, he said, of treat.
ing her little circle of friends with ro-
mancc--and at last she acted out nea
romance herself. She came out into the
gay circle Of life, under the auspices o
her guardian. 1t was said by some. sht
was rch--very rich--but the amount o
wealth did not appear to be matter o
publicity; however the current, and a,
we generally believe, well founded re
port, was sufficient to draw around he
many admirers-and among the humble
of Il few serious cour,ers.
She did not wait long before a younl
gentleman on whom she had looked will
a somewhat partial eye, because he wa,
the gayest and handsomest of her lovers
emboldened by her partiality made he
an offer. Probably she blushed, and he
heart nutered a little; but they wer,
sitting in moonlight parlor, and as he
embarrassment was more than half con
cealed. she soon recovered, and as a wag
gish humor happened TO have the ascend
ant, she put on a serious face, told hin
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-13

was ours, and the foe had surrendered
every unmanly exultation disappeared
from the countenances of our brave troops
The fortune of war had turned agains,
their foes; it was not the part of the brave
man to add insult to misfortune.
We were on the point of dismountina
when an aid-de-camp wheeled around the
corner of the street ahead, and checking
his ioaming charger al the side Of Wash
ington, exclaimed breathlessly,
"A detachment has escaped-they are
IN full retreat on the Princeton road
Quick as thought the commander-in
chief flung himself into the saddle again.
and looking around the troop of officers,
singled me out.
"Lieutenant Archer-you know the
roads. Colonel - will march his re-
giment around, and prevent the cnemy's
retreat. You will take them by the short
est rout."
l bowed in acknowledgment to the sad
die bow, and perceiving the colonel was
some distance ahead, went like an arrow
down the street to join him. 1t was but
the work of an instant to wheel the men
into nelghboring avenue, and before five
minutes the muskets of the retreatng foe
could be seen through the intervening
trees. had chosen a cross path, which
making, as it were, the longest side of
triangle, entered the Princeton road short
distance above the town, and would ena-
Bile us to cut OF completely the cnemy's
retreat. The struggle to attain the desired
point where two routs intersected was
short but fierce.
We had already advanced half way be-
fore we were discovered, and though the
enemy pressed with the eagerness of des-
pair, our gallant fellows were fred on
their part with the enthusiasm of conscious
victory. AS we drew rapidly nearer to
the intersection, we were cheered to find
ourselves ahead-a bold, quick push en-
abled us to reach it some seconds before
the foe-and, rapidly facing about as we
wheeled into the other road, we summon
ed the discounted enemy by surrender.
In half an hour reported myself at head
quarters as the aid-de-camp of Col. -,
to announce our success.
The exultation of our counirymen IN
learning the victory of Trenton, no pen
can nicture One ,uiynrs,l cbnut nf VIC
tory rolled from Massachusetts to Georgia
and we were hailed every where as the
saviours of our country. The dropping
spirits of the colonists were terminated
by the news and the enemy, paralyzed
by the blow, retreated in disorder toward
Princeton and New Brunswick. Years
have passed away since then; but | ne
yer shall forget the BATTPE OF TaENToN.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-13

Whose lips IN duicet notes entce tninC car,
And call thee cousin
EaOd. Sooth to say, have.
OIL PIay.
How dear TO every one is the nam eof
a cousin. Our earliest visions of love,
crowdng in upon the memories of after
days, remind us Of little blue eyed crea-
lures, the companions of our sports and
pastlmes, who rejoiced when we rejoiced,
and wcpt with us whenever sympathy de-
mandcd a tear. Time, which obliterates
all else that is past, and buries all other
hopes and aspirations, touches with gen
tie hand the remembrance of our early
loves, and beauties the very wreck it has
made; and the moss-grown tower, stand
ing in its hoary and venerable antiquity
in the midst Of a painless desert, is no
false illustration of the delightful memo
ries which open the dark vista of the past,
and point us to green sunny spots in the
waste of life, whose birds and streams
and waving fields throw around us the
same enchantment which hallowed our
earliest delights. We first learn to love
our cousins; we lay upon this shrine the
hottest offering OF hearts, untouched by
care, unclouded by sorrow and we ne
yer forget that affection, nor become in
different TO the charms of our cousins,
until we become the victims Of human
lrailty, and arc won by brighter eyes and
swceter voices than theirs. As the stream
will wander from its fountain IN search of
brighter skies and more ilowery banks
as the bird will forget its native haunts
and Git away TO unknown climcs Ear be-
yond the horizon so the affections of the
heart, sa,iatcd with the enjoyment Of long
cherished objects, and painting the dis
lance with hues OF Elusive splendor. too
often prove migrate TO the ties which bind
them at home, and seek abroad attachment,
which can never be so dear, so lasting, or
Sc delightful. Thus the boy, bred by the
iire-sidc, accustomed but to the society
of his cousins, soon becomes the youth
ambitious Of display, the beau Of the
neighborhood, the inamorate Of some
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-13
Agents for the Free Trader.

" w. MOT Morr, Peru, La Sale county, Ill.
ID. S. EBEusoL. mail contractor.
e. G. Muller, Dayton.
A. o. SMITH, Smiths Mills.
JASON CURLY, Troy Grove.
l.. w. DIMMocK, Nermilionvie.
HsxRT PuILLIrs, Munson, (Indian creek.)
G. w. REYNOLDS, p. NJ. Pontiac.
REFS MouGAS, Morgans Mill.
james G.. CLAPr, Bristol Kane Co. I'll.
WILLIAM R,SEY, near Van Buren,, I'll.
WILLIAM X. BRowS, Sunbury, Illinois.
HESRY HICKS, Hicks mill, De Kalb Co. III,
w. w. VIM, Oswegc, Kane Co. Ill.
ANTHONY PITzEn, Boonesboro', Oglc Co. I'll
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-13
The Christiau's Home.

The earth never was designed for the
Christians home. 1t is field in which
he is sent to labor. Here he spends the
heat Of the day, and he cannot find his
home, until the evening comes and his
work is ended. If this earth had been
destined for the Christians home, it
would have been made a very different
place. Would it have been filled with
so many snares and miseries II would
have been rendered peaceful, quiet,
holy habitation. But now God has pre-
pared him better habitation, where
nothing shall ever enter to disturb his
rest, and where he shall feel himself for.
ever at home. The Christian only 90
journs here like wayfaring man for I
night, bu, heaven is his home, where no
has an eternity to spend. Eternity essr-
nifty !! o. the boundless thoughtl--
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-13
From the Philadelphia Casket.
The BnttIc of Trenton.


rpoM TIE MANUscRIPT OF AN EYE WITNESS.
"Whose bullet on the night air sung
Bride Of A6ydos.
| had scarcely put my foot in the stir
rup before an Aid-de-Camp from the
Commander-in-Chief galloped up to me
with summon TO the side of Washing
ton. bowed in reply, and dashed up
the road. The General-in-chief was al
ready on horseback, surrounded by his
staff, and on the point of setting OUT
He was calm and collected, as if in his
cabinet. I checked my steed on the in
slant, and lifting my hat, waited for his
commands.
"You are native of this country :"
"Yes-your Excellency."
"You know the roads from McConkey
ferry to Trenton-by the river and Pen
nington--the bye-roads and all.'
GAS well as l know my alphabet"
and pattcd the neck of my impatien,
charger.
"Then | may have an occasion for
you--you will remain with the staff-ah!
that is a spirited animal you ride, Lieu.
tenant Archer" he added smiling, as the
fiery beast made demi-vol., that set the
group in commotion.
"Your Excellency"--
"Never mind" said Washington, smi-
ling again, as another impatient spring Of
my charger cut short the sentence. 81
see the heads of the columns are in mo-
tion--you will remember and waving
his hand, he gave the rein to his steed
while I fell back bewildered into the
staff.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-13

1t is related in the life Col. DANIEL
BOOK, the Kentucky pioneer, that he
broke up his plantation and removed fur
Their west, as soon as neighbor came
within forty miles Of him. This was
carrying the principle to an absurd ex-
treme-but there is much philosophy in
its application to the affairs of mankind.
Labor is the only wealth, and, conse.
quently, the only source Of happiness
for wealth is nothing but the means of
gratifying our desires. Of labor, the two
most useful and universal kinds are agri-
culture and mechanics. Agriculture pro-
vldes for the necessities of the physical
frame. and furnishes the means of indulge
ing in the artificial appetites crealed by
the faculty of alimentiveness, which, like
all Others in the human species, seeks
constantly to improve upon itself. Me-
chanics is the hand maiden of agriculture.
and can exist in healthy state only in
those communities where labor is proper
ly apportoned among men, and adapted
to the promotion of the general good.
How absurd, then, for men to crowd to-
gether by thousands into cities, and sweat
and swelter through short and feverish
existence-toiling through long, unwon,.
ed hours--while the surplus fruits of their
labor--we mean all that is over and above
the average amount necessary to procure
the comforts of life, provided all worked
go TO swell the Golfers of the already
rich, or are squandered by the branless
spcndthriit.
1t is only in cities or thickly settled
countries, that the laboring classes ever
feel any thing like real misery or want.
The laboror of Missouri or Illinois is in
no danger of starving-not he ! He can
scarcely comprehend the distress and mi.
sery of the poor wretched slaves of Eng
land and the manufacturing districts Of
France and the United States. A reason.
bic amount of work secures a healthy
competence for his family and himself.
The fruitful bosom of Mother Earth,
unless drained too frequently, contains
ample sustenance for all her children.
She is kind parent, though her children
love her not.
There should be but few cities in the
woodland these devoted to the purpose
OF commerce, and of concentrating intel.
lect. They should be emporiums Of the
fine arts--the dIawing-rooms where men
of real genius may meet and converse
together. We say real genius-for
from such the world demands no
physical labor. 1t is content TO be-
come the purchaser and rewarder OF the
efforts of their higher genius. In such
state of things, there shall be no place for
quackery, because, the ordinary concerns
OF llle--moncy getting, Specializing, and
like, would find no placements minds
being occupied quietly upon their farms
or in tier shops, while the fevored child
rem of Genius would be left 10 work out
their beautiful dreams and conceptions UNI
fettered by the hand of want and unwith-
cred by the touch of despair.-which, year
after year, lay myriads of the lof,ieet and
the purest in an unknown grave.-Pn-
ndnf.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-13
RE;A UTY.

What is the blooming tincture of the skin
To peace Of mind, to harmony withinl
What the bright sparkling of the finest eye
To the soft soothing Of calm reply
Can comeinoss of form, or shape, or air,
With comeliness of words or deeds compare
No-thosc at first the unwary heart may gain,
But these, these only, can the heart retain!
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-13
"The Sweat Of the Poor and tho Blood OF
the Brave"
mr. PARK BENJAMIN.

Br PARK BENJAMIN.
"G;oH is, IN its last onykis. tie s,ceat Of III,
poor and the bl0od Of The braue." Jos. NAPOLEON.
Spend the wealth of the world to increase YOU
estate;
Pile up your temples of marble, and raise.
Columns and domes that the people may gaze
And wonder at beauty, so gorgeousy shown
By subjects more rich than the king on his throne
Lavish and squander-for why should ye save
"The sweat of the poor and the blood of the brave
Pour wine into goblets, all crusted with gems
Wear pearls on your collars & pearls your hens;
Let diamonds in splendid profusion outvic
The myriad stars of tropical sky
Though from the night Of the fathomlcss mine
These may be dug at your banquet to shiile,
Little care We for the chains Of the slave
"The sweat othc poor and the bio I'd of the brave.
Behold at your gates stand the feeble and old,
Let them burn in Sunshine and freeze in the cold
Let them starve though morscl "a drop will impart
New vigor and warmth to the limb and the heart
You taste not their anguish, you feel not their pain
Your heads are not bare to the wind and the rain
Must wretches like these of poor charity crave
"Thc sweat Of the poor and the blood of the bravel
An army goes out in the morn's early light,
Ten thousand gay soldiers equipped for the fight
An army comes home at the closing OF day;
Oh, where are their banners, their goodly array I!
Ye widows and orphans, bewail not SO loud
Your groans may embittcr the feast of the proud |;
To win for their store--did the wild battle rave
"The sweat fthe poor and the blood of the brave"
g Gold! Gold! in all ages the curse Of mankind
Thy letters are forged for the soul and the mind
The limbs may be free as the wings of a bird
And the mind be the slave of look and word.
TO gain thee men barter ctcsnety's crown,
Yield honor, affection and lasting renown,
And minglc like foamwith liies swiit-rushing wave
"The sweat ofthc poor and the blood of the brave.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-13
NUMBER 2e.

country belle, and is at last en,angled in
the silken net which pair Of black eyes,
rosy lips, and winning words have thrown
aroud his heart. How many apt illustra-
tons are there in this world of ours, OF
that fovorite nursing-fable of the spider
and the fly.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-13

Pretty WoMEN.--"Of all other views
man may, in time, grow tired, but in the
countenance OF woman there is variety
which sets WEAKNESS at Defiance" The
divine right of beauty, says Junius, is the
only divine right an Englishman can ac-
knowledge, and pretty woman the only
tyrant he is not authorized to resist.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-13
..t PUBLISHED WEEKLY HI
GEORGE F, WEAVER g. JOHN nlSE,
Canal Street, nearly opposite the Mansion House.
TERMS :

Two dollars and fifty cents per annum, if paid IN
advance Three dollars if not paid before the expi-
ration of the first six months; And three dollars
and twenty-five cents if delayed until the end OF
the year.
Advertisements inserted at ST per square Tor
the first insertion, and 25 cents for each sub
sequent insertion. A liberal discount made to
those who advertise by the year.
All communications, to ensure attention. must
be post paid.
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-13
] 0 B " 0 h X

Ofevery description, executed i'll the neatest man
manner, at the usual prices.
GETAWAYS the scat of justice of La Sale
county; is situated at the junction of the Fox river
with the Illinois, 200 miles, by water, from Saint
Louis, and midway between Chicago and Peoria.
The population of Ottawa is about one thousand
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-13

CHLDREN.---Miss Scdgwick beautiful
ly remarks, that "Children are like mile.
stones set along the road, reminding US Of
the distance we have gone on the journey
of life."
The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-13

Az Hast thou cousin
Eiod Cousin say st thou
Al. In truth, gentle being OF thy mothers KIN,
Whose bright eyes look swccty on thine own,
Whose lips in ducet notes eniice thine car,
And call thee cousin
EWd. Sooth to say, have.
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To cur Aibuuy Subscr;hers.

In Consequence of the want OF poncnaity Mr. Peter
Cook formerly Albany agent he superceded and Mr.
JOSH TUrTLE is sppsin,ed-who leaves here hi morning
city Tie stage through by the
twenty hours subscribers wall papers the
morning after publication The increased number
yelling by this route preference that via Hartford fully
sober and careful
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&C. See fourth page.
TO our ph;lndeI nb.a Nub.cribrrs.

In consequence of the unparalleled increase in the eli
Of the Herald within the last few weeks and
CURED collect the money from sources
the will hereafter be MONTH payable
dance time when called for after
n OF the month paper discontinued until
paid. @. b. ZiEBEk. Agent,
No. 2031 Chestnut ST above 9Th.
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o. THE WEEKLY HERALD, published this morn
ing, at o'clock, VIII contain the best digest of the
News, from all parts of the EARTH that be found
In the city. Price ct cents
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FHr.-Yo,terday morning at so'cleeS, SIRE was
discovered N the Gfth story Of eadag No. Ia Mas
san street The room burnt was occupied by Col
Ton & Jenkins, bcokbinders. Could, Banks g Co.
kent law book store on the first floor. Loss BY
6,e and water about $500.
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/ NEws WON Nkw ORLEAss--Six mails arrived
/ yesterday from New Orleans. There are only six
more due.