The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-08-09

the consideration of this matter. But the sub.
ject of the emancipation of two millions and
halt of human beings, living among ano'ner pop.
ulation ofdifferent race and color, and win DILL
erent habits and feelings, is one OF the graves!
questions which can be submitted to society
to solve. IL can safely be left onlyto those who
are to be so seriously affected 1t; ana mere u Is
left by the Constitution Of The O"'tea sfa'es'
IT Is MATTER WITH WHICH THE uENERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS NO CONCERN.
The first part ofths extract has heen mos'
industrionsly circulated in all the wing papers
at the South 10 prove Gen. Cass an aholl,l"nIst'
while the latter part. in which ne takes me 'r''e
Southern ground in oppnsi'ion to Congress
having anu concern rth the matter, is most un'
Justly withheld from the public eye.
For the course Gen. Cass took in behalf oil
his country on this occasion, Gen. jackson thus
complimen,cd him in letter, dated July, le43:
"But what has endeared you to every true
American was the noble stand which you look
MS our Minister al Paris against the Qnintuple,
Treaty; and which. by your talents, energy anu
fearless responsibility, defeated its ral'ncal'on
by Flance-a treaty intended by Great BRIAN
to change our internal laws, make her mistress
o. the seas, and destroy the national indePeno
ence, not only Of our country, but OF all Europe
and enable her to become the tyrant on every
ocean. Had Great Britain obtained the sane.
ton Of Fraoce TO this treaty uih the late DIS.
graceful Treaty of Washington, so disrepu'a'he
to our national character, and injurious 10 OUT
national safety; then, indeed, we mi sht nave
hung our harps upon the willows. and resigned
our national Independence to Great h,'ta'"'
But, repeat, to your talents, energy ane 'ear'
less responsibility, we are indebted lot '"e
shield thrown over US from the impending oan'
ger which, The ratification of tho QuintuPe lrea
" by France would have brought upon US. FOR
this act tender you my thanks.
Gen. Cass, 1874, wrote in favor of the an.
nexaton ofTexas and The consequent extension
of slavery; he subsequently opposed the Wlnot
Proriso, made an able speech against IT IN lo4
in ;be United States Senate; and voted against
il. with Cahaun and other Southern members;
and, besides, published his Nicholson letter: IN
which he denies the right Of Congress TO n'edne
,rith slaucry, either in the States or lerr,tor'es.
or even to insert a clause excluding it in any
treaty of acquisition. We repeat, besides Ia
king this firm, consistent and truly constitution
al ground, before retiring from the Senate. in
conformity with bis previously declared senti.
ments, he voted against the insertion Of Inc
Wilmot Proviso into the Mexican treaty.
In what we shall prove, as in every position
we have already established both against Gen.
Taylor as Whig, and in favor OF Gen: Cass
as Democrat, we ask the reader 10 take no.
thing for granted. We rely upon testimony
apparent on the living records Of the country,
apd in the deductions from it we feel the utmost
confidence, because, our positions are ,,, ,nunaeo
upon
EARLIEST DUrcH TRANSLATION OF THE
B1B1E.-Jacob Van Liesved, OF WarInoes
Staat. Amsterdam. was the earliest translator
of the Bible into the Dutch language: II was
print ed at Antwerp; pnt to press III 1917; 10
.umed in 1892 and 1894, and completed JUNE
3. l542. 25,OOU guilders were offered for Lies
veld's head: he was not betrayed, but at Length
was taken, and suffa 1ed martyrdom at Antwerp
in,.15sIion 4 perfect copy Of this Bible IS IN
who occupies the house f1hSFR IL &c8' a ga'a'ssHHa%
gan and finished his translation The house is
known as the Bible Hotel; over the entrance
there is we'll finished model of large, open
Bible, mistaken by many for real hook. Ii is
open with part Of the first chapPer OF Matthew
on one page, and six apparently wood cut illus
trations on the page opposite. 1t is custom
with parents, when they leave church on Sun.
day morning, to bring their children TO note the
sign aud the fact signi6ed as given above. The
landlord, Her Harde nberg, is n liberal Roman
Catholic, and not little proud Of having IN his
possession a copy Of the Holy Scriptures, so
intimately connected with the hoLsc and the
sign Of the house he, occupies which is other.
wise known as The English and American Hotel,
and much frequented by the natives OF both
countries who visit Amsterdam.
HoRR1D MURDER-One Of the most brutal
and horrid murders that we have ever heard OF,
was committed between and o'clock on Sun
day evening last. by 6end named William Bar
lev, residing in St. Peter street, between Dau-
phfn and Burgundy, First Municipality. Bal
ley's wife was delivered ofa female child about
half an hour before the fatal deed was commit
ted, and he appeared very much ncensed OF the
time, that il was not Il male child. Bailey went
to coffee house near by, soon after calling tor
Some whiskey, remarked that his wife had been
delivered ola ID brat oil a girl, and that he
meant to kill both mother and child. Soon alter
his return to his house, he seized the infant,
drag it from the bed and dashed il on the
floor, after which he commenced beating the
unfortunate mother. He also dragged her from
the bed, and stamped her under his feet on the
floor. The nurse ran out in the street and call
ed for assistance, and when some persons, who
were in the room Of Ovido Debys, opposite,
went into the house of Bailey, they found him
standing over the PROSTATE and senseless form
of his wife. The nhuman monster was imme.
diately arrested, and is now in Jail awaiting an
examination. Mrs. Bailey expired in about an
L,. &c or -ocoiv;no ber ininries but the infant