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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-07-12
For the Journal.
MASONIC CELEBRATION IN LANCAS.


Mr. EpIToR:-Ihe village of Lancaster
was again enIivrned on the 24lh ut. 81. John 5
Day, by celebration Of Jackson Lodge No 50
of Free ant Accepted .Masoas. This Lodge,
yet in its infancy, by its increased strength The
Skill, prompt discharge ol duty, The we'll planned
exercises Of the day, and the great decorum that
marked them throughout, illustrates most clear.
IS the correct principles upon which The order is
based, inculcaIins,by precrpl and practice sobrl.
ETY., morality and virtue,and that il is susanedby
extraordinary devotion, and unaba:ed interest,
on the part Of the membership. The process.
sion composed oflhe Brethren. clothed in prop.
er regalia, under the direction OF Marshall j.
NJ. lngrern, and the female friends, and invited
guests oflhc members. under he charge of Mar.
shall A. rye, and headed by the Hanging Rock
band of music, moved at the appointed hour
from the Lodge Room. The knowledge that
the Grand Lecturer Of the State. DIR. A. e..
Mackey, ot Charleston, was expected TO deliver
an address, filled the spacious room ofthe Court
House, to overhowing. and many prompted by
the hope, that the "oPEN SESAME" might now
be spoken, and that a transient peep at least.
might l." enjoyed into the unaPproachabe AR
CANA, Of the mystck tie, courleousl y yielding
the seats TO the numerous FAIR, stood the ''rER'
PESDICULAR,"
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science wings here have agreed with John Van
Buren to 90 for his father in order to break
down the old parties, and at the next election
sweep all with a northern party. There will
be a great mass convention of the conscience
wings of this State at Worcester. Giddings
will be there on the 2slh. |, is in entire con.
cert with the Utica boIters and the Ohio holters.
They will concur with Ohio in holding nation.
al convention in August. That convention
from the free States will nominate Martin Van
Buren,, and the anti Taylor wings and the barn.
burners will unite oil ticket in its support.
Van Buren will not accept, but will not decline.
wish you 10 understand the under.current that
is running here.
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MIR. Holmes.

twill be seen from the proceedings Of Congress,
that the member from Charleston, has made
thrust at Mr.. PuLKs administration. One would
think that in MIR Holmes Imagination, Charleston
was South Carolina, and that he was the sole rep
resentation of the chivalrv 10 be Iound at Wash
lng,on lie is moreover going 10 support General
TAYLOR, and all about that Charleston Custom
bouse We leave him in the hands of his con-
sttuency. Tie REL arks of Messfs. SlMMs ana
WOODWARD, are very proper and highly commen'
dable-,hev exhibit the true Carolinian spirit
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THE PROGRESS OF EVENTS.

Our readers will have observed that the Mis-.
souri, Compromise bas been introduced into the
Senate of the United States as an amendment
to the Oregon Bill, by Mr.. Bright, of Indiana,
and made applicable to all the Territory from
Missouri to the Pacific Ocean. Mr.. Under.
wood, of Kentucky, has offered an amendment,
declaring that South of SO deg. 80 min. slave.
ry shall be permitted.
The reason for this amendment is that it has
been strenuously commended by both Democrats
and Wings that the Mexican laws prohibiting
slavery will continue to exist, after Mexican
Territory is acquired, and will preclude the
Southern people from settling it with their
slaves. 1t is to prevent all question on this
point, hereafter, that MIR. Underwood in,rodu.
ces his amendment.
We have little toub, that the Missouri Com.
promise, with any notifications we think
proper to exact. will be granted us il The
South is united. Only let the allern ,rivc,
ora dissolution ofthe Union or an observance
of the rights guaranteed to us when we entered
it, be presented, and we have no doubt at all Of
the result Mr.. Webster himself, author as no
claims to be Of the Wilmo, Proviso, backed by
two thirds Of New England, will concede TO us
our rights. The first great requirement is uni.
on among ourselves; the second is TO convince
the North of our final determination. If the
first is accomplished, and miserable parisans
and President.makcrs are not allowed to dis
tract the coInsels of the South and paralyze her
power. it will 90 very far to remove the second.
Aggressive AID fanatic as is the North on the
subject of slavery, it is not impossible to bring
homo this question 10 their interests. They
know very well, though ignorant in other re.
spec,s of the effect ofthe Federal Government,
in what way aud to what extentit ministers to
their advantage ina pecuniary point Of riew.
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THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS IN SOUTH
CAROLINA.

We are rejoiced to see that the Press in this
State is generally almost universally refusing to
give aid and support to the Taylor Wings. But
one single paper in this State has the Taylor
FLAG hois,ed at the mas, head. and that is the
Southern Patriot, published in Charleston; and
this paper placed the name of General Taylor
there long before his nomination by the Wing
Convention, or very possibly even the Patriot
might never have become Taylor man. The
AbbeviIle Banner one week pronounced in ia
vor of General, but evidently it was a hasy
opinion, for we perceive that the Banner has
"hacked. water" very properly on sober second
thought, and especially in view OF the material
fact that General Taylor is the candidate Of the
Wing party. and therefore the chosen Wing in.
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Broke Jail.

Dick, 4 runaway slave, who has been confined
in our jail for some time past, made his escape on
Monday morning while the jaior was giving the
prisoners their breakfast. 1t seems he had been
furnished with implements to pick the lock attach
eG to his chains aud was in readiness to bolt at the
breakfast hour. 1t is reported that some negroes
saw him drown in attempting to swim the river, but
as the body has not been found, we cannot say
WIN. ther the report is correct or not.
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"witli looks intent,
And ewes and ears, attentive bent,"

And eyes and ears, attentive bent,'
scarcely conscious of the flight of time, until the
lengthy exercises were finished. Their order
was announced by Wm. g. Coke. Kew. +. /.
Hammond, ofIiciated us Chaplain, and opened
them, by reading 9Th chap. lst Kings and otier'
ing up an appropriate prayer. Alter the music
DR.. Mackey enchained the attention OF the audi
cnce for more than an hour, by an address, deci'
dedly the most lucid, satisfactory and learned,
throwing much light upon the orig in, history, the
objects and success Of The order, r,and reaching Tar
back to the time, '',rhcreof The memory ct man,
ruuneth not 10 the contrary." Commencing at
Egypt, he ranged along the course of time, and
spoke of the connection Of the fralernty,wIth The
various myslck institutions. of the ancIenls,
showing its superiority its integrity, and aston
ishing preservation of every peculiar landmark
" ilh an easy eloquence and profound research
es.in Masonic love, he traced its sinlroducllon,lnto
the different nations of earth, particularly into
England, the United States, and South Carroll.
ma, giving dates and accompanying cIrcumstan'
ces, He showed next, its recommendable lea.
lures, that it was RELIGIOUS association, as II IN.
variahly required, rs sine qua non OF member
ship, the belief in an over ruling Providence
and in the Immortality of The soul, TO preserve
which important truths, many ofthe ancient in
s,itu,ions were constituted; MORAL, because the
conduct of members was SQUARED. by certain
rules, and their passions and appell'es, were
restrained, within the compass, OF a certain CIR.
cle:-sc1EST1F1C, inasmuch as door, was
thrown open, through which, the enquIrIng, In.
ves,igalns mind might roam, over limI''ess
fields of philosophical truth, affording an unob
tructed sky, for the flights of imagination or in.
exhauslibe mines for deep intellectual research;
and SOCIAL, as it cemented The brotherhood into
the closest bond, of love and friendship. An
uble and mastery refu'aton, of objections, usu.
ally urged, was next submitted and lucid e1.
PLANTATION, given, of the reasons why the secrecy
or,he Order, should bo unobjectionable, not o.
hitting 10 pay due respect, 10 the opinions and
probable prejudces Of the FAIR. He concluded
his lecture, by proving most conclusively. thai
tho Masonic Institution ifrigh!ly attended, TO-
was only what i, pretended to Re, and that the
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-07-12
Suicide in Prison.

Mrs. CRowDER, who was confined in Jail, con-
vcted OF trading with negroes, committed suicide
on Monday evening by hanging herself She
seemed to have committed the act deliberately,
having stretched blanket across the window to
prevent obs rvation, and made fast handkerchief
to one of the bars OF the window it is supposed she
tied the fatal knot sitting on the window sill, from
which she let herself down.
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Our Mail Facilities.

The postmaster at Augusta, Geo, will obligc
our community. and our friends north Of US, by
putting up separate mail for US. At the present
time our Western mails go to Columbia, and re-
main there "a hours.
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A Commitment.

1t is stated that when General PA1TERsoN's d.
vision was ordered to evacuate San Angel the
Mexcans made special request OF the General
that tile Palmetto Regiment should be the last to
leave; they having by their gen,lemanly bearing
and honorable depo tment inspired the most unlIn-
tied confidence and admiration among the Mex-
cans
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-07-12
THE CAMDEN JOURNAL.
Morning, July IL, 1913.
WILLIAM B. JOHNSTON. EDITOR.
Our Rail Road..New Arrangements.

Our readers will perceive by an adveI tsement
in to-day's paper, that an arrangement connecting
US with Columbia went into effect yesterday. 1t
will afford our people the opportunity of visiting
Columbia, and returning on the same day. We
have been II or II hours, going to Columbia in past
days, and travelling with the mail at that. The
present arrangement will prove great convent
cncc.
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The Charleston Courier.

We thank the editor Of this excellent paper for
furnishing US with fore gu news twenty-four hours
in adva ce of the mail. The Courier has recent
" put on new dress, without allowing the old one
TO become thread.bare. II deserves the extended
patronage it receives.
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The Charlotte Journal,

Need not parade, us, as going for TAYLOR and
fillmore, because we said, when we first hearo oi
the nomination, that it was strong ticket; we
take it back, and confess our error. The journal
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man may chronicle this if he pleases, and still fur
ther. that it is very probable we will 60 for CAss
and BUTLER, and as the Camden Journal goes--so
goes the States.
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pIlRIJC DINNER.

The citizens of Kershaw District are invi.
ted 10 attend Dinner to be given TO the Ker-
shaw Volunteers in Camden on Thursday the
9th inst.
Camden, July 10, ls45.
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Returned Volunteers.

Messrs PETER PERRY. WILLIAM ADAMS and
AARON ADAMS, members of he Lancaster Compa-
ny arrived here on Monday evening last.
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position. Ia reference to General Taylor, MIR.
I. vas in favor OF bis election, because he de.
sired for once an administration who would ad
minister the Government without regard to
party distinctions.
Mr.. Thompson, Of Kentucky, followed, in
opposition to the war, and in review of the
Presidents course on the Oregon treaty. he
also preferred General Taylor for the Pres'-
dency because he would administer the Govern
u.snt as the early Presidents had, without ma
king party adherence sine qua non in appoint
mrnts To office.
Mr.. Bncock. Of Virginia. next obtained the
floor, and addressed the Committee in defence
OF The veto power, and 10 opposition to Grnrral
Taylor's views thereon, as expressed in his Al.
lson letter. In reference to General Cass, he
thought he was preferable 10 General tor the
Presidency, so for as the South was concerned,
and safer than man who had expressed no
views whatever on the question in which they
were interested.
Mr.. B. aontended for the right OF the slave.
holding States to take their property into Ore
aon, Csfprnja, New M.1ico, or any other Ter.
ritories belonging to the United States. N"i'h.
er Congress, the territorial legislatures. nor the
municipal regulations existing when the terrific
ry was acquired, had the power to exclude it.
The right Of property is natural and not an
artificial right; over which Government has
no other power than the power to regulate and
protect. II can neither create nor destroy it.
When territory is acquired, the sovereignty be.
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Look Out!

q Our readers will do well to be on their guard
p when they are receiving bank paper. The follow.
ing from the Statesman shows that the end is moi
yet. ..fN
l9 "This has been n day Of Bank ex-
ci,cment in our city. All the Banks
? here having thrown out the No, ,Dak
and Sdndusky paper, and the business
men,, to use cant phrase, also reius'
ing It. II .%.a
s.This coming so quick after the ex.
plosion Of the Wooster Bank. general
= excitement was produced. What the
exact state of the Norwatk and Sandus.
Ky Banks may be, we cannot say, bu,
asl yet there is no reliable news that
they have closed their doors. What u
few days may bring about. no one can
with certainty say, but ii looks bad
enough-works worse, and an explo.
sion can hardly be avoided, for 1t is ad-
.mit,ed on all hands that these banks
are weak, s,ckly, and dangerous coon
shops The wings look as though it
wers the 'last of pea-time' with them.'
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From ths Baidnors sss.
Q Late from Mexico. "a
hAUoUsrx, (Ga., April 8. Iale,

YoAAUoUsrx, (Ga.y April s, lsls.
Your express package has arrived,
bringing the New Orleans PjcSyuns
extra Of the 29thq ult. The NeW o..
leans has arrived, bringing da,es from
The capital to the 2ist, and Vera Cruz
TO the 25lh.G}si ss ~ 0'r
The difficulties between Gems. Scott
and Worth have been removed. NJ.
Trist was detained al the city Of MeI.
leo as witness in the court of. INQUIRY.
Gem Scott leaves for the United States
as soon as the court shall have adjourn
ed. Gen. Twiggs and q number Of
other officers are passengers in .he New
Orleans. Col. Henry Wilson succeeds
Gen. Twiggs as Governor. Of Vera
Cruz. t'.,,..'...,
No moro supplies thai. are, actually
necessary are now being sent into The
interior, in view Of the immediate with.
drawal Of the troops bgr a5i5 30
The court expressed its. seadiuess
to investigate tie chorges OF Worth
against Scott, when a letter was read
from Gen. W., stating that for the wei.
fare Of the service, he wished 70 with.
dray his accusation, in his appeal a.
gainst Scott; after reading the paper,
the doors were closed, and when 70.
opened, the court announced its deter.
mination TO suspend proceedings in that
matter. ,.s.,.t.,,,, ,..itssr
The court then proceeded to ,hecass
Of Col. Duncan, with a view ,oIsavs
time, and Scot, insisted on reading doc.
uments relating 10 the charge against
Duncan, which the court refused
The accusations against Duncan
were subsequently Withdrawn by Gen.
Scott. .s as~e .saf faa - rd 'a aaA
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Later.

BY later arrival the New Orlsans
PIcayune is in possession Of dates from
the city OF Mexico TO the 2lst and Vera
Cruz to the 25lh March. The Picay.
une says: 80
"The news is interesting, although .
portion Of it will be read With regret.
We alude 10 the renewal OF difficulties
between Generals Worth and Scott.
spoken Of in Il letter from our Vera
Cruz correspondent lie slntes that
Mr.. Trist is TO be retained in Mexico.
as witness, and that Gen. Scott will
leave Mexico for the United States -
soon as .he court Of inquiry adjourns.
We have also the proceedings Of the
court Of inquiry down to the 10th inst.
inclusive, which will be read with in.
terest 44gEF.ggFi s. iG af7sK.
Especial Conespondsnes Of the Pieayuss.J
VERA CRUz. March IS, 1885,,
The mail is just in from the city ,oi
Mexico, bringing dates to the 2lst inst.
The difficulties between Gems. Scott
and Worth have been renewed, and
Mr.. Trist is TO be retained n. a witness.
Santa Anna is coming down to this
place TO embark Immediately.
Gen. Scott will come down from
Mexico as soon as the court Of inquiry
adjourns,and leave for the United States.
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Democratic Meeting.

The Democratic Central Committee OF Vigilance
for Monroe County, anxious to promote the har
mony and advance the interest OF the Democratic
party, in this county, and believing that no rarty
can exist and expect success, without an organi
zation, and also believing the best mode Of organ.
izing the party in this county, is by perfect un
derstandng among all its members, would respect
fully call convention on the following plan.
The democracy of each township in this county
will meet at the usual place Of holding elections
IN their respective townships, on-day Of
rext at 2 O'Clock P. NJ. and proceed to appoint
delegates to attend the Democratic County Con
vention to be held in Woodsfield, on the
day of--next, at l O'Clock P. M.
The Committee design to have no candidates be-
fore the Convention at ALI but let the delegates be
good Democrats, and come up TO represent equally
the different parts of the county, consult each other
and nominate candidates without the intrigues
and interference of Office seekers. We feel quite
confident, that ticket thus created by the party
uncontrolled, will meet the hearty response OF The
Democracy of the county. ..... .... .r e.
The subject OF Convention and anti-Conventon
has been agitated in this County to considerable
extent; but with due respect 10 the honest views
of our anti Convention brethren, we think, that
in view Of the vast necessity of unanimity and
concert Of action, and in view Of the Presidential
canvass, and the thorough organization and party
drill Of our opponents, they will, At the present
time, waive their objections to conventions.
Come brethren of the Democratic party; our
Democratic friends in different parts Of our State,
are looking with anxiety for something of import.
ance from us; while our opponents are violating
and Gampling upon our State Constitution. and
aiding foreign enemy IN their bloody work, let
US be united and give them such rebuke as their
niauity merits at the hand of an American people.
JAMES M. STOUT,
JAMES CALDWELL,
t.. ISRAEL D. RILEY,
.a' -'' THOMAS MITCHELL, Jr.
-... C. YoCKEY, '''
T" ARTH UR SMYTH,
CORNELIUS OKEY.
N. B. The blanks in the above will be filed on
the fourth Monday Of June next.
ResOiued. That we adjourn till the fourth Mon
day Of June next At o'clock P. M. l"-t"
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b.. For the Spirit of Democracy.
Tothe Electors Of Belmont & Monroe
FELLow CITIZENS:

FELLow CITIZENS: . .
"t'' Pressure OF business must
constitute my apology for very short communi-
estion this week. The last number brought to
your nDee the subject of banks and the currency.
Ny labors On this head may well be lighter, in as
much as the report Of a committee, of which the
subscriber was an humble member, made last fall
to an adjourned meeting Of the citizens Of Monrue,
irested the whole subject at considerable length.
Tbst report was published in the Democratic pa
pers. II contains the views not only of the sub
scriber but OF his able and worthy CONDUCTORS
The arguments which it contains will not be here
repeated. One remark only will be hazarded.
What was prophecy then has, in part at least.
become history since. Almost every mail brings
Us intelligence of the bursting up of some rotten,
whig paper money institution. In other and better
days The Democrats imposed individual liability
sf. de first acts Of undisputed wbig ascendency
wss the repeal Of the individual liability laws!!!
But the object Of these letters is 10 give to 4
generous and con6dng constituency, an account!
Of tbs doings OF the last General Assembly. as ac.
cussts ss the memory and means Of the subscriber
viii permit. It's well known that our taxation in
Ohio 10 enormous, principally to pay the interest
onsn immense State debt The banks are believed
70 b greatly favored in taxation Skillful men
eebpste that their taxes se much lighter than in.
liviauaIs would be compelled 10 pay on the same
smount Of properly. As Democrats are lovers Of
jsaiee and equalityswe made repeated and reiter-
sted ,tiempts. 10 the Senate. to get these insitu-
iops placed on the same platform as individuals in
shs nstier OF taxation. These attempts were uni
iessly resisted by the whigs and failed by strict
party yois. nineteen 10 seventeen. 70 % gf
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Presidential Election.

The elections for electors of President and
Vice President, by an act of Congress, are to be
held hereafter. in all the States the same day.
Tuesday. Nov. 2, is the day on which the next
elections will be held. The number of electors
will be 290, (,hould Wisconsin be admitted into
the Union by that time,) of which l46 will be a
amsjorty. Each State will have the following
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Important.

We find the following in the Zanss.
rille Aurora, which shows pretty plain.
ly, that the guilty whig leaders would
very gladly escape their conduct, BY
throwing the blame on one anothert
shoulder. But the people will hold
them all equally guilty. 3 .,a :
" '" THE "sIGNING." F92'.h k@3
We are informed on the best author
ity that Judge Wright Of the Cincin.
matt Gazette, publicly deHied in his pa.
per, that he had expressed, by telegraph
the opinion to General Goddard at Co.
umbus that the Speaker Of the Senate
could sign a bill when the Senate was
not in session. and that he did not I'D.
wise in any respect the course taken BY
the whig members after the withdrawal
Of The fifteen Senators. ="
Could wings be compelled to testify,
we could prove by one hundred Of them
under oath il their memories are good
for anything, that General Goddard did
STATE in his speech at this place, that he
did co mmunicate with Judge Wright
by telegraph, on the subject, and Judge,
Wright, did reply 10 him, that tho BILL
would be constitu,ionally passed and
take effect, if he, (Gen. Goddard) sign.
ed j, with the speaker Of the House.
and tina. such proceeding ,Das pr.per,
i:not the only course, that could b
adopted, under the circumstances.
We hope our friend oi tho Enquirer
will stir up the Judge. We have seen
no denial Of the entire correctness Of
our assertion, in either ol the whig pas
pers here--no assertion that We were
10 any extent mistaken, or misunder>
stood Gen. Goddard at all in this e.
spect. What we have said cannot V
successfully contradic.ed.y r"av !.
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A man calling himself Joshua L. Howe, in fit
Of insanity, attempted to commit suicide IN Fri.
day night last. At the House of Mr.. c. Hartline,
In this county, where he had stopped to remain
over night. He Is tailor by trade.