The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-07-04

The REpuBLIC OF SIERRA MApRE.-The
New Orleans Delta announces the arrival
in that city Of Don Jose Carena. for the pur-
pose ofprocuring printing press aud the
necessary materials to commence at Tam
pico Tive publication of a journal devnicd to
ihe establishment of the Republic uf Sierra
Madre. Il is seriously contemplated by the
Mexicans to dctach The northern portion Of
Mexico from The body of The Republic, and
create it III an independent Republic, capa.
ble, in case il should be deemed expedient
blythe parties interested, OF being annexed
10 The United Slales. All classes are said
to he in favor u! the measures, except the
Government, officials.
ADuLrERATED DnuGs.-Thc amendments
to the bill for preventing The Importation Of
aduIteraied drugs. which passed the United
Stated Senate on 2lst instant, having all
been subsequently agreed tn in the House,
the bill wants but The signature of,hc Prcsi-
dent To become law. Its provisions arc
most clfeclual, requiring inspection and c'H'.
mical analysis By persons perfectly cnmPe-
tent, at the custom houses bcfpre entering.
THE CONJUGATING DUTCfIMAN.
Two English gentlemen once stepped ~.
10 coffce.house in Paris, where they OBJ
served tall, odd-looking man, who appear
ed moi to be native sitting at one of the
tables, and l'~king around him with the
most s,one-liIe gravity Of countcnance on ev-
cry object. Soon after the Englishmen en-
tered, one of them told the other that a cele-
brated dwarflad arrived in Paris. At this the
grave.Iooking person above mentioned. o.
pened his mouth, and spoke. Il arrive, thoa
arrivest, he arrives, VIC, arrive, you arrive.
they arrive" -
The Englishman, whose remark seemed
TO have suggested this mysterious speech,
stepped up to the stranger and asked,-."Did
YOU speak to the air?"
II speak" replied the stranger, "thou
speakcs', he speaks, we speak, you speak,
they speak,"
How is this" said the Englishrnan, ''do
you mean 10 insult mc?"
The other replied, Il insult ti'on insult.
est he insults, we insult, you insult, they in.
suit" .......
This is too much," said the EngIishman;
Il will have sa,i>faction; If you have any
spirit with your rudcness, come along with
me-" ... .,, ..s.. ..,ey ,,zf
TO This defiance, the imperturbable stran-
ger replied,-"I come. thou ron,est. he comes
we come you come, they come," and here,
upon he rose with great cpo!hess, and tnl.
lowed The challenger. ,Ja
In those days, when every gentleman
wore a sword. dues were quickly despatch
ed. They went into neiehboring alley;
and the EngIishman. unslleaihiug his wea-
pom, said to his antagonist, "now, sir, you
mus, fight me-"
II fight" replied the other. drawing his
sword, "ihnu 6ghtcst, he fights, we fight
her. lie made a tErust--"you fight they fight"
and he d;sarmed his adversary.
"Well," said The Engishman, "you have
the hes, oft, and hope you are satisfied"
81 am satisfied" said the original sheath
ing his sword. Thou art satisfied, he is salts
fled, we are satisfied, you are satisfied, ihey
are satisfied"
81 am glad that every ono is satisfied"
said the Englishman; "but pray leave of
that qu;zzing nre in this strange manner. and
tell me what is your object, il you have any,
in doing So
The grave gentleman now for The first
time became inteIllgibc. Il ANA Dutch.
man." s,id he; 81 AM learning your Ian
guage: | find it difficult t" remember the
peculiarties of the verbs, and my tutor has
advised me, in order to fix them in my mind,
TO coniusate every verb iha, hear spoken.
Thus Fave my plans broken in upon while
they are in operation, or should have told
you this before"
The Englishman laughed heartily at this
explanation. and invited the con;ugating
Dulchman to dine with them.
81 will dinc," said he, ',hnu wilt dine, he
will dine, we will dine, they will dnc-we
will dine together"
This they accordingly did; and i, was diff
icult to say whether the Dutchman ate or
coniueaie.l with most perseverance.
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