The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-07-19

He resisted the attempts which were made
to divert The public money from that great
object, and apply it in wasleful and extrava.
CANT expenditures for olher objects, some OF
them of more than doubtful constitutional
authority and expedency.
If The government of the United States
shall observe proper economy in its expen-
ditures, and be confined in its action to the
conduct OF our foreign relations and the few
general objects Of IFS care, enumerated in
the constitution, leaving all municipal and
local legislation to the States, our greatness
as nation in moral and physical power,
and in wealth and resources. cannot be cal
culated.
BY pursuing this policy, oppressive meas
ures. operating unequaly and unjuslIy upon
sections and classes will be avoided; and the
people, having M cause of complaint, will
pursue their own interests. under the bles.
sing of equal laws and the protection of
just and paternaI government.
BY abs,ainlng from the exercise of all
powers not clearly conferred, the cement OF
our glorious Union, now numbering thirty
States, will be strengthened as we grow in
age and increase in population, and our fu-
ture destiny will be without parallel or ex.
ample in the history Of nations.
JAMES X. POLK.
Washington, July 6, Is4s.
GREAT SHARK.-Tbe Cape Cord fish.
ermen have caught a large and ravenous
shark. He was harpooned-when he at
tempted to break The cord, and failing in the
attempt. he turned boldly round and made
furious attack on the boat, which he seized
bv the gunwaIc and held fast. An old salt
on board drove lance three times through
his body, and though each blow was mortal,
he held on full hour. He was l6 feet in
length. In his stomach was found num-
ber of human bones, part Of negro's skull,
with the wool still adhering. piece of red
flannel SHIRT. and boot partly digested.
The name If D. Brown was distinctly visl-
bile on the boot. Sharks are not common in
that neighborhood.- N. Y. Star.
A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WITH
pRAw1a.-Jnhn P. Hale, the Liberty can-
dda,e, will Withdraw his name lrpm the
canvass. The Anti.Slavcry Standard says
his friends will support Martin Van Buren,,
who is considered good enough Abolition
ist for their purpose, ihough they do not con-
slider him an embodiment of their principles.
Like other political parties, they begin to
discover that there is such thing as cxpe-
dicncv.
AyA1LAp1Lrry.-An "outstdcr" gave rs
The following, which we think illustrates the
doctrine of availability. in press TO get
into the Convention at Philadelphia, one Of
the delegates lost his ha1, wnen he very
coolly took off another delegates, renarking
at tho same time-"Nf can't have my own
hat, am willing To AVAIL myself Of the VERY
BEST HAT can get."-Rorbury Ado.
"My son, wish you would turn over
new leaf"
$50 | have father, in the bar keepers
book"
81 90 for a dissolution Of the union" as
the man said when lie applied for divorce.
"Therc's M use marm-Ive tried hem
eggs one hour and they won't bile soft"
| John Kcmble once calling nj The house ni
Mr.. Cromlon. the Irish Attorney General,
in Dublin. tho following dialogue to'k plarc
between him and Mr.. C's. servant Patrick
"WeI Patrick. where's your master!'
"He's out, sir!"
"Where's your mstress!"
"She's out tno, cir"
.WelI, then. I'll just sit down BY the fire
until one of them comes in"
"By The powers, bnt you can't" says Pat
] rick, "for that's out zoo"
An Editor away out in the great West.
wishing to give faint idea Of cotemp"ra
rvs meanness. says that his soul is so small.
that it might dance horn pipe in musqnl-
to's watch fob!
BEA GnoD NE1GHBoR.- men are
always in hot water and are never on good
terms with their neighbours. What is worse
than to quarrel with next door neIghbor!
The tooihache is nothing to it. You can.
no, bear any thing from one of his family.
Irhis children are in your yard, or on your
fence. they must be driven away with harsh
words poor innocent things! who have not
learned tho ways Of the world. You for
bid your wiCc-whn is disposed to forgive
and fnrget--never to borrow from or lend
to the wife of your adversary-not to speak to
his children. or have anything whatsoever to
do with the family. Does not man feel
badly who has such disposition and quar-
rels with his neighbour
We pray you be good neighbor. Over
look the EDibles and the faults of your friend.
Ii he is morose and sour in his disposition,