The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-01-03

eds at The Department, is 3,6s2--of which
1850 are males. and the remaining 10 80 are
females. The schools are generally in charge
oi missionary societies, and are well conducted
pyig From the Richmond Times of 25th ult.
'a9o MRS FL0YD'S RESOLUTIONS.
balTbe following resolutions were reported IN
tie House Of Delegates on Friday, ny Mr.. J.
fB. Floyd, Chairman Of the Special Committee
ioii .ths lWilmot Proriso and kindred subjects" "
l. Resolped, That the institution of slavery
was fully discussed by the Convention which
framed tie Constitution Of the United States,
and thar the rights Of the shareholders were
fully recognized and amply protected by its
provisions; that, without the compromises then
solemnly entered into, the Uni m Of the States
never could have been formed; that any at.
tempt TO abridge the rights of the Shareholder,
or to prohibit his free emigration with his
slaves TO any portion of any territory of the
United States, acquired by the common blood
and treasure of the whole nation, is gross and
palpabte violation Of the Federal Constitution.
81 9. Resoaped, That Virginia cannot. in honor
or in justice to herself or to posterity, think
for one moment of submission to law OF
Congress, having tor its object an abridgement
of the rights secured BY the Constitution to the
stakeholder and TO the South; and she will
regard THE passage Of such law direct in
fraction OF the Constitution Of the United
States, and, consequently, subvcrsion Of the
equal rights and benefits secured by that instru
rnent alike to all portions Of the Union.
81. 8? Resolved That Virginia will resist such
an act of aggression to the last extremity, and
by every means which she can command.
"A. Resolved, That in the event Of the pas.
sage by Congress Of the Wimo. Proviso. or
any kindred measure which can or shall have
q practical operation upon the interests and
rights Of the States holding slaves, then, and in
that case, it the Legislature shall have adjourn
ed, il shall be the duty Of the Governor to cou.
veue the General Assembly of this Common.
wealth, to take into consideration the said ACT,
as weil'as the mode and measure Of redress.
e 5. Resotued, That the Governor of the
Commonwealth be requested to send copy IF
these resolutions to each Of the States of this
Union, and also to our Senators in Congress,
and each of the members Of the House of Re.
presentatives.
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81 MoRE GoLD-New Merico.-Col. Emory,
Of thetopographical engineers, in his report Of
The expedition westward from the mountains Of
New Mexico, along the course oi the river
ella, speaks Of having met with gold at several
points on his route. The following in relation
TO the river Prieto, which srnpties into The Gila,
is interesting, and "important, If true:"-
2s'4As the story goes, the Prieto comes down
from mountains freighted with gold. Its
sands are said to be full of this precious metal.
4 few adventurers who ascended this river,
hunting beaver, washed the sands at night,
whenthey halted, and were richly rewarded
for their trouble. Tempted by their success.
they made a second trip, and were attacked and
most of them killed by the Indians. My all
thoritY tor this statement is Landreau, who,
though an lliterate man, is truthful"
~ Hoy. ROBERT J. WALKER on THE CHoL.
ERA The Secretary Of the Treasury has re.
Gently written very long letter detailing, to
certain gentlemen who solicited it. his "experi.
ence" ia regard to Asiaiic Cholera when il
las, visited this country in '32. The mode Of
treatment, in Mississippi, is stated in much min.
uteness; but we observe but very few points not
over and over again embodied in the very CO.
ptooo CAunItS "O nave SNCus a. tiihcS
from the foreign journals, which particularly
those Of England and ScotIand) have been
teeming several months past with all sorts Of
infaliahle cures and neverfailing prescriptions.
The Secretary, however, disagrees with the
doctors in one remarkable particular. lie
does not believe in the use ofopium, for the rea.
son that il fails to arouse the system, or accel.
lerate the action of the calomel. He highly
the practice Of Dr. Cartwright, of
Matches, Miss, as follows:
1. To watch the first symptoms ofthe disease,
and administer the proper remedies without
moments delay.
q 2. TO administer forthwith, after the first
symptoms, dose composed often grains ofcam
phor, twenty grains of red pepper, twenty grains
Of calomel, to be taken in powders, if practi.
cable; if not, in pills; 3. As soon as the dose
was swallowed, To strip the patient and rub
him gently but ef1ectualIy with some stimulating
ointment. by as many hands as could have con.
venient access, the rubbing to he continued SO
Is not TO occasion fatigue until the medicine
produced its proper effect.
The cure was chiefly effected by the opera.
lion of the calon,el upon the liver, in changing
The rice water secretions to those usually pro.
3uced BY calomel. which generally took place
according 10 my recollection, in from one to
we hours after The dose was repeated. The
inject ofthe camphor and red peper was to &C.
:elerate the action of the caIomel. as we'll as to
'ouss. the energies ofthe system. The purpose
,f the stimulating ointment was to maintain
warmth at the surface, to arrest the coldness of
be skin, which is SO marked symptom of the
]esease, to keep up the circulation Of the blood,
md to prevent that settling Of the blood upon
he central organs, and its coagulation, causing
Is resemblance to tarry substance, which is
0 marked an accompaniment Of the disease.