The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-06-08


in one continual flow his eloqqsnce, his
knowledge, and his sarcasmN upon the
quailing victim Of hiswrath. Perhaps no
man has felt this more than Henry A. Wise
Mr.. Adams seems TO delight in getting him
in his tolls, andstormenting him asa cat
does a mouse. Mr.. Adams, it is said. has
kept journal of every days proceedings
from NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO lIie present time.
He has lived in an fexiraordinary speriod.
snd has been at almost every courttin Eu-
rope. Such journal must, therefore. be
invaluable to The present and future gene
ralions when it sees the light, as it will: :
CoURAG EoUs CoNDucT.-We find in the
Cincina, Chronicle the following state
ment respecting the courageous dePort.
ment of youth Of that city.
Last mig ghtthe drug store OF w G. Q.Hodg-
son corner of SIKH street and Western
row, was attacked by three robbers, who
were al length taken. The particulars,
we understand, were these.
The robbers had succeeded in getting a
window open, when the young man in the
store, Mr.. Marsh, went out of the door ta
attack them. He was stuck in the back
with knife and wounded. He then fired
pistol at them, without any effect; but
assaled them with it as acudgel, and very
severely wounded one of theme4 He con-
tinued his efforts till he got them down,
called The watch, and arrested two,of them.
The street aboseSjxlh had, we understand
considerable blood 10 it, as evidence ofthe
desperate nature of The conflict.
One oflhe prisoners, who we learn is
recently from the penitentiary. is so badly
wounded, that he is not expected to live.
! He was struck by Mr.. Marsh in the fore
head, in which the cock ofthe pistol struck
so deep as TO break of.
Both the prisoners are so insensibie'
that they cannot he tried at present. The
robbers fired at Marsh, through the win
|dow, before he got out. They had him
down, at one time and all this contest took
place after he was severely wounded with
butchers knife. .sn
faec, and fought tiils -uat1e RI
"The London Correspondent of the
journal OF ComHleTce, says
ut is not perhaps an important feature
of lie day, that most of the European 60
verumcnls, however they may sneer at the
financial position of The United States, are
themselves in such embarrassed circum
stances, that they either resort to mos
oppressive iniquitousPspecles OF taxation
like England and France, or to the more
indirect and accommodating system OF con
tracing large loans like Austria, Holant
and kussia. France levies an imp"st or
doors. while this country fines energy ant
skill Bliss 4d, on every l00L that they
NAV procure. Austria calls out for loal
of 5000, ,OOOL sterling at five per cent, a
100: Holland seeks for smaller sun
200, ,OOOL sterling at FIVE per cent, a
lOl. whilst Russia comes down heavy ant
requests lO,OOO,000L slerliug, al four pc
+ cent at eighty. The preparations of lhes'
loans are peculiarly timed, and seemed It
have been directed towards the financia
pressure here. The British minister, how
ever, will have no necessity to 60 int" TIT
market, for his wants-morc than his want
) will be supplied by his new scheme. Ii
addition TO the above governments ma.
add the Papal States, as the venerable
Ponliff is engaged in negotiating a loan'
An exchange paper has these pertinen
f remarks.
"Many man sees the poor starving a
, round him without a sigh; and when M D!
dav of departue draws near. gives HI
!, whole substance to some foreign charity
which to say the best oft is calculated
law the foundation for knowledge among
bloody, bigoted and unthankiul race
, Give US the living, everyday charity; tina
, springeth from the we'll of the soul an
, not that mean, miserable. deferred charity +!
Which comes from the chamber of death
! weeds of mourning. and causes the heir t
curse the parent for his liberaIlty ere n
;s laid in his narrow chamber forever
Ira,1 WIr.-We sometimes pick up
= oood hing or two in the course OF ou
4 neregrinalions through the courts OF law
: On Friday afternoon, while standing on IN
: steps of The City Hall, contemplating tn
: pluvious state Of the atmospheric pneno
mena, we we're joined by a couple OF Juve
nile LAWYERS who were waiting to hear IN
concIusion Of the argument III the CooPe