The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-06-01
MORE VIOLENCE.

The Hon. r. D. Arnold has addressed letter
TO the Reporter CT the National Intelligence, IN
which the Hon. Mr. Weller is thus alluded to:
I do not hold myself bound, IN the House or ont
of it, to notice the intended insult of every black
guurd thai, may be prompted by his own malig-
nant feelings or By the instigatlons OF others 10
assail nc, so long as they do not offer me per-
sonal violence. Certainly do not hold myself
! bound in the House to notice Oh re lrcss any in
suit tiniended or offered short personal violence
| ont ofLte House will Judge for myself, who
to notice and when to notice them. This will he
time enough when these insults are offered Out
of the House. This is not anew position for me-.
The feuds and broils, and l may add the dis
graceful assaults and batteries which have occur
red in this House for several years past have
been much talked of by the People, and, believe
universally condemned by all men and all par
ties. This know was the case among my con-
stitucnts They universally condemned the
practice of members raising ro,ns and fgating
each other upon the floor of this House while the
House was in session.
], when at home among my constituents, most
hearty concurred in their condemnation of this
purnacious temper and action on the part OF MEM
bers. have repeatedly declared, that Tor such
personal violence members ought to be erpellcd
On taking my seat in this House at the Extra
Session, took it with full determination to act
in accordance, with these views. do not think
| shall be driven from them. My position was
taken after mature reflection. and have as yet
seen no good reason why should abandon it. |
took this position, knowing full we'll The effect 1t
would have uron the bose and cOirardfy know
that then would feel licensed TO insult me upon
all occasions IN he House, knowing they could
do it there with impunlty. Such consider the
conduct of the base aid coward!y skunk from
Ohio on Saturday. Par.hian like, he shot his ar
row at me, and then retreated behind the pre-
vicCS question.
The wonderful prospect Of mechanical
art in this country is not one Of the least
Of the indications ofils progressive great
ness. We lock only to Europe for the
arts that pampcr the luxurious. She is
beginning to look to us for those that ad-
minister 10 the long neg cc'ed physical
and mental wants Of the mass. Great
principles must sooner or later overcome
false ones, therefore will we, in our pro-
gress ion, suon outstrip the old world
Already she sends to us for engines for her
Rail roads and engineers In build them
We see that Maior Geo, Whistler, the en-
ninccr who bull! Tie Hnst"n and Albany
Rail Roud, has been invited by the Empc-
rnr of Russia TO take charge OF great works
of Improvement that that monarch is car
ryimg forward, and has accepted this pos
of honor and cm0ument. Our enterprise
ing tcwnsman, Mr.. Norris, is now con-
strucling several engines for these same
roads. Would not this astonish old Car
Peter if he could hear il?-phH Ga@.
MURDER OF Gov. BoaGS.-Thc Cincinnati
Times says:
"l.iIburn w. Boggs late Governor Of Missouri,
was shot and morlaly wounded on the night Of
the 5th inst while sitting in L room in his own
house in independence
Three buck shot o! heavy load, took effect
-onc going through lis mouh-onc into the
brain, and another probably in or near the brain
all going in, in the back part of the neck and
head The Governor was still alive OH the morn.
inc of the 71h Foot tracks were found in the
garden below the window, and a pistol picked
up, supposed to have been overloaded, and thrown
from the hand of the scoundrel who fred it.
The pistol was one ola pair stole.r some days
previous from baker in lndepc dcrce, and the
legal authorities have the des@ ripion rthc other.
reward Of $500 is olfsrG. !os the arrest Of the
murdcrer."-I%dcr,