The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-01-20

can Democracy ever brings 10 the support
of his position.
Mr.. Benton's familiar acquaintance with
the public finances of the country, the
land revenue, the sources of its accumula-
tion, and the means necessary 10 sustain
the Government without an increase OF the
public burdens, gives him commanding
influence throughout the continent; and
we may expect, ere the debate is finally
closed, rich harvest from the mass of
statistical facts with which he promised to
confront the opposition in their bold and
combined onset upon the bill and its ad-
vocates.
Mr.. Preston occupied the Senate until
late hour yesterday in resisting the pro-
posed amendment, and in reply, principal
ly, TO the argument of Mr.. Calhoun. He
went on to define the original trusts under
which the public lands given by Virginia
are held by the General Government, and
by which the new States were created as
equal sharers, and with equal powers and
privileges with the older States of the con-
( federacy. His remarks, like those who
preceded him upon the same side, were
strongly marked by that Inscriptions
spirit of denunciation and attack which is
SO fruitfully showered down upon the ex-
isting Administration and the party now
in power.
| The discussion was resumed to-day with
seeming additional interest and drdor. Mr..
Sewer, in his bold and manly defence Of
the princi pies Of the original bill, and in
his very clear, succinct, and able elucida-
ton Of the subject under consideration, en-
chained the profound attention of listen
ing audience for more than an hour. One
would suppose that Messrs Mangum and
Preston, who had dropped some unfortu.
nate remarks in sllusion to the Western
States, would not be very rapid in again
placing themselves in position 10 call
out such casligation as they received in
the mastery reply of Mr. Sewer. His
general knowledge Of the Western people,
and his intimate acquaintance with the ac-
tual privations. tolls, suffcrings and wants
of the needy pioneer, gave deep interest
TO his remar ks. and no Senator has been
listened to with more devoted, close, and
watchfui attention, since the opening Of
this great debate, than Mr. Sewer.
At the conclusion Of Mr. Sewers re-
marks, Mr. Smith, of Indiana, took the
floor, and proceeded 10 give his views
upon the subject. Before he had finished
the Senate adjourned.
In the House of Representatives to-day,
Mr. Naylor concluced his remarks in re-
! ply to Mr. Ingersoll, relative to the contest
ed seat. MIR Ingersoll has the floor to
Tomorrow to rejoinder.
/ The New York Standard thus hits Of
the attempt Of the United States Bank Of
Pennsylvania to borrow money to pay of
its debts
"Thc loan asked for by the banks Of
Philadelphia, in order to enable them to
resume, and the security offered for pay.
mcnt, calls e. fccniirc'inn the plan once
matured by two specplating gentlemen of
the Dddler school; to obtain a dinner at
one of our city eating houses. After seat
ing themselves, and taking furtive glance
! at the bill of fare, one Of them opened the
subject as follows:
! "Waitor-oy say, waitor?'
! The walter here stepped forward with
/ the usual poIteness.
"Well waitor-we've an oidea of doin-
ing here, provided you like our PROPOSE.
ton"
"Certain!y gentlemen, certainly"
"Well, YOU sec waitor, we've just arri-
we'd in this city; forgot our purses, wailor,
and-this gentleman will become rcspon-
sible for the dinner, and will guarantee
the payment of the debt; so you see, val
tor, you are sure of getting your psy at
aUhazards.
1t is hardly necessary to add, that the
waitor did not hszsr.: giving The gentle
men their dinner on such security.
Pcaches.-And old lady said her hus-
band was rery fond Of peaches, and that
was his orIy fault.
Fault madam" ssid one, show csn you
call that fault!'
"Why, because there are different ways
of eating them, sir. My husband takes
them in the form of Brandy"
Making out Case,-A Duchman's
defence upon an Indictment for bigamy, is
now going the rounds of the papers. We
do not know whether it is new story, but