The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-10-13

strain ll!at left nothing -compiimen tary in 3
thr address; occasionally ,abut vaguely az al z
udingto recent important political mo ye-s,. W
ments. lie stated "that he hs.ltalte,i the
only course high minded. honorable
man, could Lake under the peculiar; ;circnn,-stss
s;anccsin which fortune had placed Inn,
land, with matter which seemed, n com !.
pound of 'abstractianss. :. and ..iranscen :.
I!entalisn,," which, te4thesco oaimitte ees,
Though past all doubt inconpIc chcnsible, ~
Was, notwithstanding, just as sensible; ssss
concluded his oration :hy thanking the
gentlemen who had made the speeches, :
for rendering loahml the honor toswhicil3s
he was justly entitled for the high an, and
honorable ecourse hehad pursued. hen,
with tragic air, he motioneds ti1em to- to-
Withdraw. "TRatlf do.-clear! u Il
"Stand notuponthe order Of your going,
But go 1T once!' Z;
The coml,ee then retired. 2 e * *
The Wing, or Federal party, is distLn'
guisbable from all others, by the ;discor-l
lont materials which compose itssbody
cooperate. They never can agree IN any )
one opinion; and, upon this occasloIf,g
they were true to their character. Some
were lost in their mingled feeling of as,
tonishment and admiration Of his speech,
and charmed with the urbanity of Inside.
pertinent; while others dissented IN toto,
and swore that his speech, was rather Too
rambling and self. clarifying. while his
treatment of them was d--d miceremo-
neous. Upon one point, howevey. they
all agreed which was, that MIR. Ewing
was statesman Of the first quality, and
a superfne Wing, died in the WOOL,
This difficulty had barely been adjusted
and the committee were about adjolrning,l
when we'll known gentleman stepped up
and entered into conversation withsone OF
its members: s. - -.
"Good morning, Mr.. -- .s..i..:s3l5:s
"Ahl how are you Hoxie? We y have
just been sconyersing upon the Emanner.ln !
which our address was received Not )
withstanding what has been said upon the !
subject, / amstilE of:epinion that Mr. Ew-S
ling 'ssconduct was" '.t..z5ass!l ~:
s'What did YOU say?" 1ss.SS c,.s5.j 3ss' yz
.sMr. Ewing as much as kicked !
us out of doors.'G :, ,.s;g <szsssS <sssssss
E .sWhy, my dear sir, there must be-
tsome mistake here. have been with Mr..
Ewing for the Iast:two hours, and but
this nteniered the house with him..
He is now standing in the yestibule. 80 ~
Confusion, al this arinounce ement, was
depicted on every countenance. The
deputies organized themselves into join.
committee Of enquiry, and their horror
and astonishment may be afnagined, but
not deseribed, upon The discovery that all
their eloqnence hddsbeen wasted upon; a. a.
lIunaticl ~ - 80. 81, Rs '55S )
| In the absence Of Mr.. Ewing a crazy.
man had taken possession Of his apart.
ment, to whom the committee delivered
their laudations. 1t is no impeachment
of the ;sagacity of these gentlemen TO say:
in eiirdefence, that the mistakethey fell
into wsssa verynaturalone. The absence
of Mr.. Ewing, we apprehend, will create
no vacuum of good sense, either IN the
As.or House or the Treasury buildings at
Washington. - 5sls
Great was the laughter of the Demo-
Gratis thcrcat. Not evtn the news from
Maine excited broader grins. The pro-
ceesttlings were began de mopo, the commit
tee waited upon Mr.. Ewing, andthe spec
ches, &c. we presume, will appear. in due
course of time.