The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-01-26

ou' anu seen ltylnS throuSn the alt, puI tiiey
were all blank-babbles merely.
The Exchange Bank is still open, and paying
! We learn that demands nave been made OF MIR
Bates at this bank for the redemption OF Nes
i Gnion paper, which have been complied Will
perforce. The police and constables have made
some effort TO quell the disorder, but whether any
persons haze been arrested, we are unable to say
We hear no sympathy expressed in Behalf o!
the sufferers among the bystanders The pub
T, lie mind is so completely outraged by the fraud
and plunder of worthless banks, that even Vlo-
lence and riot is looked upon as the lesser evil
This is truly deplorable state OF things.
II o'cLoCE.-An effort has been made to dis
perse the crowd by reading the riot act, and 9th
erwsc inducing them to dsperse. SO great
was the clamor and confusiR however, that the
attempt utterly failed, and those engaged in it
were compelled TO leave the ground, having been
somewhat roughly handled. A portion Of the
Citizens Guards, a military company, having pa
raded, were led, with a few fremen, to the place,
and took possession of the buildings after some
resistance Blows were freely exchanged with
the crowd, and several shots were fired by the
military. 1t is stated that one man has been
shot. The alarm of fire is now being sounded,
we presume to bring the whole Of the fire corps
together.
Such are the deplorable consequences of the
fraud and wrong that the whole community have
suffered by means of shinplasters In the ex-
citement of loss and suffering, the laws are
tra:npled under foot, property is destroyed and
perhaps life lost. We much fear that the end
is not yet. -
We earnestly entreat the good people who
NAV have been concerned in these disorderly
proceedings. to desst-to regard the laws-to
respect the authorites-to retire peacably to
their homes, and set their faces like good citi-
zens, against further transgressions of order, as
well by means of the issuing of shinplasters as
the resort to violence in their suppression. What
is gained by such proceedings We implore ev-
cry reasoning individual to put this question to
himself. The property, books, and vouchers of
these banks, have, to great extent, been de-,
stroyed; it may be utterly impossible, in conse-
quence, for them to pay any portion oftheir notes
whereas, something might have been realized
Blows, wounds, have been inflicted-what has
been gained! Admit that you have been wrong
ed, defrauded, outraged-are you redressing
yourselves! Are you righting your injuries by
these means! Are you not rather destroying the
protection of your own property-the protection
of the laws-and giving countenance and sup
port to aspirit that regards neither property, law,
nor life!
We have penned the above paragraphs in
great haste At this, Zone o'clock it is ascer-
tained that one man has had his leg broken, and
one or two others slightly wounded-no one
killed. 1t is stated the crowd have possession
ofthe buildings. The Exchange Bank has been.
taken possession of and completely riddled af-
ter the fashion of the Others We have not
learned whether it had stopped payment or not.
The Mechanics and Traders Bank still con-
tinucs payment. 1t is said to have but little pa
per out. Attempts are being made to get out
strong force of the military, and disperse the
crowd but such is the feeling among those who
compose the military, that we know not how it is
to be DONE Apprehensions are expressed of
further violence to night, which We trust may
prove unfounded At present, however, the
multitude appear to have complete control, :.
HALF PAST oNE.-The Office of Lougee g. Co.
has been broken open and gutted. The crowd
has much increased, both in numbers and eX-
element
We earnestly hope that here this violence may
be STAYED. Whether such will be the case or
not remains to be seen. An exceedingly angry
spirit has been caused by the i'll advised attempt
to suppress the disturbance by military force
The military, we hear, were compelled to leave
the ground, and made to take refuge in the May
or's Office. We must here close our account of
these unhappy proceedings the paper must
90 to press. Pray God we may not have worse
consequences torecord tomorrow.
Hop ar. the ;...,ightyJaHen!-The political hi&-
torv of the United States furnishes no Instance
more striking Of the uncertainty ofhuman gran
deur than we have exemplifed in the lle OF
Nicholas Biddle. In the palmy days of his
greatness and glory, when he was buying up
political papers, and political men throughout
the country, who was there then like unto
Nicholas Biddle! He was in literal truth, the
great Idol of Whiggery-he was the "greatest
fnancier in the world, he was the"money king"
and many were vehemcntly exeocrated by his
partisans, if they dared to even question his in
falibility in any matter appertaining to finance;
every Wing from the Congressman down to the
village loafer, was wishing him to be made Sec
retary of the Treasury:-if he was but at the
head of that Department, said they what glorious
times of prosperity we should have. 1.-The then
chanced to visit Washington, the Wing men,
bers of Congress thronged his levees night and
day;-if he went to New York City, his entrance
was triumphal. and, his path was strewed with
flowers; the Whg merchants treated him with
obseouious attention, and made haste to feast
hin, and to fete him. They listened to his
words as oracnlar, and yielded to his judgement
abeve that of all men living. The Directors of
the Bank itself, give him ton of silver plate