The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-12-30
ADDRESS
OF THE CARRIER OF ....
EEa CAMDEN JOURNAL
TO HIS PATRONS.

NleHy CuIlSlHla8 klnQ lrlenus, anouaPPy 1'o~ eot
To-day is the season for mirth and good cheer;
And amidst all the mercies of life you posscsa,
Give heed to the claims of the Carriers Address.
This humble petition you will not refuse,
70 remember the source Of much pleasant news.
Tho cold blows the wind, Or torrents may pour,
The JOURNAL is left every week at your door:
Whatever mishup life's views may defeat,
The Newspaper fails not its usual treat.
PRAY think for moment, of all the array
Of wisdom and talent its columns display,
In oil kinds of style, both of prose and in verso,
Diductio and moral, facetious and torse;
On Dts of rurnor, some of which were quite new;
And some (as the Editor says,) almost true!
Politics, fashions and crops altogether,
Mixd up with accounts of time and the weather,
The sad rumors of war; disater and strife,
And various ct cerras of poor human life.
To whom, if not to the Carrier in measure,
Owe you this debt literary plcusurc7
As vheu tho fam'd Preacher his people peas'd well,
"Ah," then said the Bcllnan, "Pray, who rang the
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But as the past year in an eddy seems hurfd,
1t is fair to recount some nows OF the world.
From England the statements welatcly have learnd,
As much to her honor as profit have turn'd
Who kindly hos pass'd the royal decree,
That the Chinese prefer opium to tea;
And as they dcmur, do her favors afford
Tho gentler substitute of the fire and sword.
Merciful acts for q great Christian Nation,
And tho Christian Queen who respects her station.
Egypt has thundcrd his warlike defiance,
At the array of the fourfold alliance,
He swears that all Europe shall never, per force,
Compel him to yield up, or alter his course:
His cities shall first lie in ashes around
And he in tho dust Ger he yield up his ground
4 noble reply, and ono full Of sense,
If he only possessed the means of defence.
But then aflsr all no may learn in the fight
That Justice means power and that might makes
right,
At homo, good friends, don't you think 1t was
shameful
To SEQ our people SO fcklc and gamefn2
Outvote lis at ballot, overturn our schemes
And lay by our Statesmen as Raw Johnny dreams.
By the way, you've heard the wonderful story
That covered its actors with pow'r and glory
How Tppecanoe in old ugo grown boldcr
From Log Cabin crept with rifle on shoulder
In search of a Martin who prowled for pickens,
Round Barn yards thoy said) to cat up the chickens
The chase it was long, and the conquest dear bought
At last tho poor fellow was penn'd up and caught.
Fortune would have il 80 (what ills betide her3
Martin was drown'd in barrel of cider.
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We had not much news thro' the year to relate
But midst all the strifcs Of political sin,
We stuck to our Banner thro' thick and thro' thin,
The verdnnt Palmetto tho lono it may stand
Is the way mark to right thro' our wide spread land
Implanted in mercy and justice combnd'
IT'S the sign of true freedom 10 oil mankind,
Long long wave thy branches fair Libertys Tree
Ger the land of tho brave and home of the Free.
Thro' tho course of tho year, whose pinions now
soar
With ages long past, to cternity's shore
Our good town was blest with measure of wealth,
Or what is much better most excellent health,
Whilst shadows of death fell on all sides around,
Our houses With life and its comforts were crownd,
In view of those morcies and contrast Of i'll,
That tho chapter and page Of human life fill
Whilst your Egg Nog you quaf and think OF your
JOY
Remember Christmas for the Carrier Boy.
Long life to you patrons and may times caroor
Return with new blessings to gladden. each year,
Encrcrd with mercies in basket and store,
That tho heart may have often desird before;
Till gently rcleasd from earth's feelings and ties,
You arc calpd to happy New Years in the skies.
THE CARRIER.