The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-05-04

procured, either in this place or Charles.
ton. The smaller one now used, and only
one ofany kind to be obtained, was for.
tunately found, with various other articles
of immediate necessity. in the posses.
sion of DR.. Landrum, about four miles from
this place, Corning the principal remains
ofthe former office ofthe Columbia Iive,)
and the purchase oft, and other important
articles, has enabled us to resume publica-
ton much earlier than we expected. Hap
PLY, enough Of our type was saved,
through the great exerlons of many
friends Ito whom we can never be too
gratefully to enable us 10 resume without
much difficulty, after restoring it from the
chaos in which il was involved; and in this
and some other respects, our loss has not
been so great as was at first supposed
the gentlemen who had charge Of our busi-
ness, having been occupied, first, on the
roof of the buildings, in vain attempts to
protect them from The fire, and afterwards
in endeavoring 10 preserve his own private
property; so that he had no time 10 attend
10 The Printing Office. Counting room, and
Library, and was under the impression, as
stated in the lastpaper, published while all
was confusion, and before anything certain
could be known that nearly the entire
contents of them were destroyed. Our
kind friends, however, 10 whom we ten.
der our most grateful acknowledgements,
were most preserving and determined, as
well as judicious and untiring in their ex-
ertions, from first to last, and carried out
every thing that could be possibly remov.
cd in as short time, including most of the
type, library, accuont books, and most i'm
portant papers. The heavy articles, such
asPresses; office furniture, i'm posing stones,
stands, library book cases, and a large
stock ofprinlipg paper, &C., in loft over
the Office, were unavoiIably deslroye,l; and
many things removed, where afterwards
lost or destroyed. The Presses and build
ingss alone. were partially insured-the
whole insurance covering something less
than half the loss.
Interesting Law Report In few days
will be published ga Report of the case of
Edward Prigg, against the Commonwealth
OF Pennsyivania, argued and adju,lged in
the Supreme Cour, of the United States,
at January term, 1912, in Which it was
decided that all The laws of the several
States relative tc fugitive slaves are uncon.
slilutional and void; and that Congress
have the exclusive power oflegislation on
the subject of fugitive slaves escaping iuto
other States, by Richard Peters, Reporter
Of the Decisions of The Supreme Court of
the United States"
The importance and interest of this pub
! lication to The whole community is well
stated in the preface to the Report.
'The general and deep interest Of all
citizens af the United States in the case
now published, has induced the Reporter
TO present it 10 the public in ilsseprcsenl
form, before the regular reports Of the case
decided al the late term of the Supreme
Court Of the United States can be compile.
ted.
The principles Of constitutional law
which have been applied in this case to
the legislation Of the several states rela.
tive, to fugitive slaves. have established
the invalidity ofall the state laws on this
, subject. Hereafter, under the Constitu.
lioE of the United States, Congress will
have, exclusively, the protection and main.
tenance Of the rights ofthe master over his
absconded slave, and can alone supply the
means of executing the Constitution ofthe
United States for the arrest of such fugi.
lives, and for their being carried back 10
the state from Which they may have escap-
ed. No state judicial officer, under the
authority Of state laws, can act in the mat
ter; no such officer is bound to act; and
Congress have no right to call upon such
officers to carry into effect the laws enact
ed by the government ofthc United States
'in delivering the opinion Of the Court,
Mr.. Justice Story says: "Few questions
which have ever come before this Court
involves more delicate and important con-
silcralions; and few upon which the pub
lie at large may be presumed to feel more
profound and pe!vadng interesl,"i
'Amung the principles settled in this
case,sis one which has general national
importance: and which it is understood is
now in discussion between the Govern
ment ofthe United States and that of Great
Britain."-U S. Gazette.
FROM FLORIDA.