The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-12-12

cssion, il manifest that every section of the tc
felt thai stringent law should be py<hd to
rescue that institution. which unprncipcd eh are fast
destroying ny their ncfarons and dsystcful traffic.
The House will pass tho bill by ree majority Its
fate in tho Senate is.not yet assfnincd
Thcic are very many md important subjects in.
trohuccd this session, wIe our space will prevent us
from noticing One. 6Swcvcr, struck US as peculiarly
proper, reported E the Committee on Education ;
which is thai NO thousand dollars be placed in tho
hands of ne Governor for tho purpose of preparing
sui,abbtcxt books for our Common Schools. Pu'ey's
M-f1 Philosophy and Goodrch's and Peter Parley's
cographcs should be taken out of tile hands of South
crn youth, or their objectionable chapters and para.
graphs be ornscd These things greater grievances
than most men imagine, and should be looked into.
Kcrshaw District came within 81. in the number Of
her population. Of ginning member Of the legs-
laturc. The contest lay between Kcrshaw and St.
Johns ColIcton, and il was close one Tie question
being which had the largest fraction. If he Parish
had the largest. it would retain its number Of members,
and if Kcrshaw had il, she would gain a member. In
footing up St. Johns had 1900, and Kcrshaw 1859.
bcing less by 90. 1t lilto morlfying 10 be so
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changes 10 be rnndo not many, each section of the
State retaining its former strength. st. Phillips and
St. M,nhacrs Parish, and Prince William cAch gain
ono member, aud ST. Johns Berkeley and ST. Luke
each nsc one In the Districts tho loss and gnin is
about the same Fairfield and Union cacl loso one,
! and Darlington and Williamsburg each gain one.
The Committee the Judiciary have reported
agninrt tho prcscntmcnt that up from Lancaster
District reatirc 10 Shcrs Gales, and the right Of The
debtor 10 redeem his land one year nfer the sale.
The committee 10 whom referred the present.
mcnt Of The Grand Jury Of Kershuw, relative to rurond
travelling the Sabbath have asked 10 be discharged
from its further consideration.
! The Lccnse Laws and The Poni,cn,iary system have
net ye. been taken up.
The Bank question. expected, has beco1o the
leading topic of discussion. The champions Of the
Bank and the Anti Bank are fully engaged in the
war of words,n and The strong inlelrcls Of bOlh
HouscS are fuirly enlisted in the contest.
Ii will he remembered that, that portion Of Tho Gov.
ernor's Message recommending that The Bank, should
DO put in state of liquidation. referred 10 spe.
cal joint committee. Mr. Mazyck, bcing Chairman Of
the Senate Committee and Mr.. Meumingcr of that OF
the House. When their Reports came in, they we're
ordered for consideration on Friday. They were call
ed up at lie time appointed when Mr.. Mcmminger in
the House. explained the plan proposed 10 wind up The
Bnnk-,o put il under The direction Of a President,
and four COMMISSIONER 10 ISSUE new loans and
give The debtors ten years longer % pay it they secured
their debt; by undoubled surelies His speech was
coar, able and most argumcnta,ive. Mr.. Reed. from
Abbevillc responded, in lengthy yindicaton o the
Bank, that had benefited the pcoplr-rclieved them
from taxalion--l wus empha,cay ,he peoples bank
The presrn, unpropilious 10 closing il uplhe condition
Of our Federal Relations agiiaed and doubtful 10
disturb aud distract the peope--ihe plan proposed by
the committee sprung upon tho House. and The pco
pie hud not been consulted Tho debate was pos,pon.
ed until one o'clock lo-jay, when Mr. Adams spoke
in favor Of the Report, and Mr.. Preston against H.
Both these gentlemen omincntly sustained thrlr rcpu
,aon as forchIe speakers and ready and powerful de-
balans. Mr.. Ovens, Of BarnwelI. has the floor for
Monday one o'clock, when the debate will be renewed
Mr., Muzyck spoke yesterday in The Senate IN favor
Of the Report and Mr. Black oday against il, Space
is not sufficient to attempt synopsis OF their
arguments Suffice il 10 say, that from the crowded
gentlemen all eager 10 hsar, and from the cancsi al
len,on paid 10 the speakers by The members the deep
cs, interest s being felt in the question: and every
person coming 10 conclusions, differing, OF course, as
wide as the vnrious arguments adducod. II seems 10
10 generally admitted that tho fate Of the Bunk is seal
cd, and The chief enquiry is, what mode is The best 10
adopt in winding il up.
Notwithstanding the absorbing character Of The Bank
question: the Legislature is not forgctiul Of the vital
interests Of the South. in conncxion with Northern
aggression Two legislative caucusses have be"n
held the second last night, in which was udop-
led and recommended mode by which the Stale will
bo represented in the Nashville Convention 10 be held
IN June next. The plan is for this body to appoint
four delegates, Two of them a,crna,cs, to represent
tho State large. and for the people Of each Congress.
sional District to meet about the first of May, to select
two one of them as alternate tha, the number sent
will equal the representation in Congress The world
knows where South Cuolins is TO be found when the
crisis comes and the sentiment universally express
sed here is that the time Of discussion has passed, and
for the future. oction, action, is tho wachword.
Professor Bmmby delivers his inaugural address in
tho Legislative Hall 10 nighl-subjcct, Geology"
To the Editor f'Me Journal:
BY request Of Mr.. Whitney send yon the
following tor re publications. moreover have
received letter from Mr.. Whitney, in which
he declares that he has no other ronte in con-
temptation than ,ha, most favorable 10 COM
merce and tina, is feasible upon his plan which
in brief is, believe. AS follows THAT the
Federal Government shall sci apart 30 miles OF
the public lands on each side of the route where
it is so to be found and if not to he found on
each side of the route. elsewhere of the public
domain, out Of the proceeds oi the sale of which
he proposes to build a Railway to the Pacific
from some point in the United States, and to be-
come the owner of The surplus land dodnctine
whatever may be necessary to keep the road