The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-04-14

last, which TO SUPPLY, AND KEEP SUPPLIED, Will
the Holy Bible, every reading individual In the STATE
willing to receive it. The friends OF Christlahty'
and of the Bible cause, are earnestly invited to at
tend.
Death of General HARRISON, President OF 1he
United States.
The appearance of our columns to.day indicate
1 that Death has been employed in his vocation And
that he "loves shining mark" is evident from tie
lofty station from which he has chosen his Vlctim-
Cen HARRISON President of the u. States is no more!
He died at Washington City, on the morning OF tho
18th instant half an hour before O'clock after an ILL
ness of eight days. The disease of which he died Is
stated to have been bilious peurisy. contracted from
having been caught in u shower OF raln' while out
taking morning walk. General HARRISON had oc-
|cuped the Presidential Chair just one month,-but
single STEP as it wcre between the qualification OF
1.-The highest ambition, and "the drcury mansions Of
the dead"
As soon Us authentic information was received in
our town, of this melancholy event, public meeting
was called for the purpose of embodying an appro-
pirate expression of the feelings of our citizens on
the occurrence of so semarkabe, and so melancholy
Ian event. The proceedings of this meeting will be
found in our columns.
The duties of the Presidency for the ensuing tour
years will devove on the Vice President the HoD'
JoHv TYLER, of Virginia.
As many of our readers may not know nor have
thc means at hand for asccrtaining precisely what
provisions have been made for such contingency as
has Just occurred, we subjoin extracts both from
|lhe Constitution and Laws Of the United States
which will supply them with the information.
Constitution of the United States, Art
iii, Sec. |, Clause g. /
"In case of the removal of the PresI-
dent from office, or of his death, reslgna-
lion, or inability to discharge the duties
Of the said office, the same shall deVolVel
on the Vice President; and the Congress
NAV, by law, provide for the case of re-
moval, death, resignation, or Inability
both of the President and Vice President
declaring what officer shall then act as
Presidents; and such officer shall act ac-
|cordinqIv until the disability be removed i
..~S,a .r.-II oio~ ro'i.'s----------
Story's LaaDs of the United States.
|CHp [5.] Al Act relative to the election
of President Of the United States.
9. That in case of a removal, death,
designation, or inability, both Of the Presi.
dent and Vice President Of the United
States, the President Of the Senate pr"I
tempore, and, in case there shall be mol
President of the Senate. then the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, for the
lime being, shall act as President Of thel
United States. until the disability be re-
moved, or President shall be elected.
10. That whenever the Offices of Presi.
dent and Vice President shall both be.
core vacant, the Secretary of State shall
forthwith cause a notification thereof to|
be made to the Executive Of every State,
and shall also cause the same 10 be pub.
lished in, at least, one of the newspapers
printed in each State, specifying that elec-
tors of the President of the United States,I
shall be appointed or chosen, in the sever
al States, within thirty-four days Preced-
ing the first Wednesday in December
then next ensuing: Provided. There shall
be the space of two months between the!
date Of such notification and the first We'd
nesday in December; but if there shall
not be the space Of two months between
the date Of such notification and the frsI
in December, and if the term
for which the President and Vice President
last in office were elected shall not exPirek
on the third of March next ensuing, thent
the Secretary Of State shall specify in the /
notification, that the electors shall be ap-I
pointed or chosen within ,hirty-lour days
preceding The first Wednesday in Decem.
Der in the year next ensuing, within which I
time the electors shall accordingly be ap.j
pointed or chosen, and the electors shall
meet and give their votes on the said 6rst !
Wednesday in December, and the pro- /
ceedings and duties of the said electors
and others shall be pursuant to the direc-
tions prescribed in this act.
The Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions
osed its Spring Term for Lancaster District, on Sa
turduy last, the Hon. Judge BUTLER presiding. At
this term, the most important case was the State
against JoHs SWEAT for the murder of THOMAS
PICKETT. SWEAT was convicted of murder, and
sentenced to be hung on the Cd Of July next.
The offence was committed on the 18th ultimo,
at Hill Island, On the Cutawba river. in Lancaster
District. In our notice of the event, few days
after it occurred, attributed it to intcmperance