The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-11-15
IMPORTANT INDIAN TREATy-roUR MILL

superintendent Of Indian affairs. passed
through this city, last night, having bought
out all the right Of the Mcnominec Indians
in the territory Of Wisconsin, whereby the
United States have acquired the title to a..
100000 acres of new territory in Wisconsin
embracing land on the Fox and Wisconsin
rivers, and laid down in the recent maps as
parts of Brown Portage and Wisconsin
counties. 1t embraces Little and Big Bull
Falls, Whitney's Mills. &c.
Some years ago Congress granted TO WIS
consin the alternate section, to complete
canal between the Fox and Wisconsin rivers.
The canal could not be made because the
Indians owucd much of the land. 1t has
now been bought: and, two days after max.
ing the treaty, two hundred squatters had
laid their claims. The lands are very rich
ard valuable.
Several attempts have been made TO treat
with this very old and once powerful tribe of
Indians, Of which Oshkosh is chief. Bul
all have been unsuccessful. He is connect
ed with some Of the wealthiest and most in
Auenlai ci'lzens of the Mississippi on the
Crow-wing River, near where the WInne-
| DaUOCS lloN arc, anu idHho "biSh wv
Government bought of the ChiPpewas.
The treaty is a very fair one for both par
ties The indians oct about 100000; and,
ont of Ibis, a specific sum lsset apart for ma
nual labor school, grist mill, black-smilh's
shop, and the support of miller for fifteen
wears. The Indians remove themselves, and
thus save those swindIing operations which
are gone into by contractors in their remov-
| al. There are no reservations for specula-
tors. Thus the whole matter is plain bu-
siness transaction between the Indians and
the Government There are no reserves IN
the matter to make trouble.
Chicago Democrat
PoMpEIL-Forty years after the discovery
Of UcrcuIaneum, ann,hcr city, Overwhem-
ed at the same time was 'deslIned To be lhe
partner of lis disintcrment as well as lis DlI.
rial" This was Pompeii, the very name ni
which had almost been forgotten. AS It lay
at a greater distance from Nesuvus t'ian
Hercuaneum, the stream of lava never
reached it. 1t was inhumcd by showers OF
ashes pumce and stones, which formed
bed ofvariable depth from l2 10 20 feet, and
which is easily removed; whereas the ior-
mer CITY was enlombcd in ashes and lava to
the depth of 10 to 100 feet. With the ex-
ccplion of the upper stories of the houses
which were either consumed by tcd-hot
stones elected from tho volcano, or crushed
by the weight of the matter collected on
their roofs, we behold in PompcIl flourish
ing civ. nearly in The state in which ii exist
ed eighteen centuries ago! The buildings
unacrcd bv newer fashions, tho paintings
undimmed bv the lcadcn touch OF Time;
household furniture left in the confusion OF
use. articles even of intrinsic value abandon
ed in the hurry of escape, YET sale from the
robbcr, or scattered about as they tell from
the trembling hand which could not stonp or
pause for the most valuable possessions; and
in some instances the bones OF the nhabt-
ants bearing sad testimony to the sudden
ness and completeness of the calamity which
overwhelmed them. Pompeii, i. 5. Lib
Entertaining Knnwledge.] In the prison
| skeletons of unfortunate men were discover
ed, their lcg bones being enclosed in shack
les, and arc 81 preserved in the museum at
Portici. noticed. says NJ. Smond, strl-
kim memorial of this mighty eruption Il the
Forum, opposite to the Temple OF Jupiter.
A new altar OF white marble, cxqnlsIteIy
beautiful, and apparently jus. out OF the
hands of the scul lptnr. had been erected there
an inclosllre was building all round; the NOR
tar, inst dashed against the side of the wall
was but haIf.sprcad out; you saw the long.
sliding struke of ihe uoweI about to return
and obli,cratc its own track-but il never did
return: tho hand of the workmcn was sud-
dcnly arrcsted and, after the lapse OF eIgh-
| teen hundred years, the whole looks So fresh
that ynu would almost swear the mason was
only uone to his dinner, and about to come
back 10 finish his work! We can scarcely
conceive it possible for al event connected
with the arts of former ages ever to happen
in future tunes, equal in interest 10 The resur-
rcclion of these Roman towns. unless It be
the rcappcarancc of the Phenician Cities OF
the PLAIN. -Epbank's hydraulics.
HARD TO BEAT-A correspondent nt The
N. O. Crcsccn, submits tho following def
nl,ions. lie is evidently deep thinker and
IA close observer;
Fa,l-The rock upon which knowledge
builds.
Truth-A moral diamond upon which the
file of falschood wastes itself without making
an impression.
Lovc-The electric shock communicating
between two human gavanlc batteries.
RcIlgion-Light from Heaven, which II we
did not ob.lruct it with a veil Of sin, would
dispense such radicncc as would make 1t
! bliss to close our eyes to physical light, ior
! its enjoyment.
Hal piness-A butterfly, which when pur-'
sued seems always just beyond your grasp
but if you isit down quietly may light upon