The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-08-16
From the Correspondence Of tho Baltimore Patriot.
IN SENATE.
WASHINGTON. August 5


Mr.. Douglas from The c"Inn'iltre ON terrific.
ries, reI,"rted the House bill establishing the
territorial government in Oregon. with slight
amendments. .l'l'he Wilme, Pe"viso is retained
in the bilAhus n'portrd bnt with preamble
stating that the territory is n"tth OF: the Wlmot
Pow o line
Mr.. Douglas gare notice of bis intention to
rhnvr ,ha, the bill be taken up on Monday.
Mr. Hannegan, from the corn'nittee on; For:
eign Relation, rppnrird bill to carry into ef:
feet ih~ fifth article of the treaty, with Mexicor
providing fr I'm, appointment Of Commission.
CTS for running a,:bounslary line betweeh the
move that the hill be taken up on Mnndaynext.
Sandty private bills were then taken up and
passed.
Mr. Benton submitted a. resolution, that the
Senate hereafter meet al l0"'clock. Adopted.
On motion "f Mr.. Alhertn.. the Civu and
Diplomatic appropriation b II was taken up.
Several amendments were offered and dis.
cu<sed.
lSrnaie sill in session.
HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES.
The SrnaIe bill, allowing a pension Ill $50
I'er m"n.h To Nj jnr Scan'lan, who lust an eye
Al Chapul,epec, was PASSED. -,
Mr.. Andrew Stewart asked leave to offer
resolutions, calling upnn the Secretary of the
Treasury ior the vouchers furnished by General
lass Of his accounts, by which -hs. obtained
S50.0U0, whea Secretary of War, for past ser.
wees, ia addition to the S30,0UO, previously
received.
The mo- ion to suspend tho rules was mega.
lived hy 81 yeas 10 II nays (not awo.lhirds
vot''.)
Mr.. Cobb moved a suspension Of The rules, to
call up the business Oh the speakers table,
Nrgativrd by lO4 yeas to ~ nays (also not
iwo thiros.)
tn ,n,t,on of M. vinton, the House wen,
into conn,itte. (Mr. A,hmun in the cIlait,) anil
Io'k np ihr Army Appr"prin'ion hill.
The am II l'nrnts were under consideration
when our drHpalch closed.
GEN. SHIELDS. s.-A Democratic meeting
was held lately al Chicago. Illinois, when Gen
Shields. in the colrse Of his speech, nlads the
following profession:
IL am a De'nocrat-a regular Democrat-a
Cass and Butler Drmnrrat am neither IL
-r. Snrh names have nn fascination for. ine.
am content to stand hy The proud hammer Of
Democracy, tn fight under its broad told, and.
to conquer nr die with its glorious colors waving
over my head. care not who raise thu shout
of disuni"n; rny voice will never swell the cry.
II there b. any who trrn,ble with apprrhensio
oi defeat, let them leave our ranks, let thrn fy
AT once. M field was ever won by cawards
We shoot desrters in our army. but here descr
ters shoot ue,nselues. In victory or defeat, n
veal "r va, IN majority or minority, I sink or
swim with the great national Democratic par
ty.".
THE LAST RErosr.-The Mil'edgeville
(Ga } Union says:
II The unanswered and unanswera,e argu
mrnts "f Calhoun, B-rrrn. Johnson and other
Southern Senators. will not arrest the fanaticisfn
which is ende ,voring To ride rough. .shod over
the Constitution and the rights Of the South.
there is no longer any force in the maxaiH,
'tnighty Is truth and il will prevail" and the
day is rapidly approaching when the South will
have 10 adopt as its motto. ",he argument is OK.
hausted, aud we must stand by our aims" :.
New CorroN.-The Albany ga Patrio,
Of 'he5h inst. says:-"We saw hag Of new
Cation offered for sale in our street. tbs mnI n
ing, the I'd inst. 'fhe bale weighed 800 n,nds,
the Cotton is fine article, and sold in our mar.
ket att cents. 1t il estimarad by go.d Judges
that there is more than ono hundred bales now
open in Baker County,"
The Montgomery Flag of the 9Th inst says:
Tho first hale Of new Cotton this season,
weighing 500 pounds classing good middIing,
strong staple and well matured, vas receivsd in
this city yesterday morning. Il was sold a,
8 5 8 cents per pound. II was shipped for Mo.
bile. -