The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-10-03
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.

At a meeting OF the gentlemen Of the Bar
and officers Of the court to-day, in the Cont
Amrsr, the following preamble and resolutions
were submitted Ia the consideration Of ih"
meeting by John Williams, Esq, and unani
snn,rly adopted.
death has removed from the sphere of NOR.
tal existence and the scene Of his labors and
Usefulness onr Of our mos, worthy and ius'rk
r,S ritizens. THOMAS J. WR1snr, esq, for ma.
.,v years aide and s,rcrsSfnl practitioner al the
Bar. and whose influence was ever rs general.
" acknowledged as it was pure and e'cra'ing,
has ended his earthly career. The rnrmhrrs
,,f tho Bar and of1ircrs Of the ur' desire
Ia testify the esteem and gratitude in which they
hold his virtues, his services, his worth and his
fame therefore,
I. Rcsolrcd, That il would he impossible and
vain to attempt To So, forth within tho scnpe of
n rrso,,ri.in. III. ahili,irs, learning. services.
Virtues, worth and character at the lanenitd
deceased. They are placed beyond The reach
~, dt,rac,ion and Of praise. by the stamp ofpub.
aic appreciation. His fame rrs.s not upon the
admiration of pcr-onal friendship, nor The par.
,iality which springs from srrsonal attachment
frn wil, az hi< own native State. il'us,r by
hirh fa!enr, and by purity, integrity, trnth and
anan!y courage in The cause "f virtue; he rx
hibited as husband, father. friend and citizen,
The iruest simplicity. adorned by The pure fruits
x,C sincere profession. In his death the Bar
has sustained great loss, aud society one of its
most usrfiIl members.
80 9. Resolred, That We tender The widow and
family ofihr deceased our unfrigned sympathy
and cordial coincidence in their sad berrave.
m-n,. and ,la, we will wear the usual badge
of mourning.
3. Resolved, Tina. the proceedings ut this
meeting he presented by the Chairman to The
prcsiiinr Judges o( the Conrt of Common Pleas
and Equity a, hrir uexf regular sit,ings. with
a request iha, ihe same be entered on the re.
cords ofihe respective courts, aad that the pa.
pcrs Of the Stale he requested to publish them.
t,u mo,iou nf II. q. r. Stewart, it was
- Reso1rel. I'ha, cu!"gy he pronounced on
the fife. character public and professional scr.
vices If tho d,ceasrd, hyJ. Williams, esq. in
Court House, on the evening ofihe 18th Octo.
her next at candle light.
The f,lloWmg resolution was found upon the
table, taken mp and adopted:
Resolred. by The Bar meeting Of this dis
,rirt that the citizens ofthc district he request
ed ia. bare ciiizpns' meeting, and that the
,,nr,,nsf.. of that meeting i,e 10 take int" CON.
.id4rati.,n the death and inem"ry of fhos. J.
Wrishs. pstt.!. as a citizen ofthe district, and do
in tifat bchalf what To them seetnrh meet.
On mo,ii6i, the meeting adjourned.
, "s NJ. CLINTON. Chairman.
III r. q. p. SrEwART, Secretary.
Papers oftbe State will please copy.
Precious alEr.ss.-Tbc amount of gold and
siivcr IN athc world is generally estimated AT
len thousand millions of dollars, whilst the an
nnal consumption, or rather demand, is supposed
10 he one half nf pr cent. ol this sum, thai
j. ffiv millions dollars. There appears to he
,,n accurate dafa as to the annual proinciinn OF
these metals; the whole is subject Of specu.
la,iin. From tho beg, Sources Of infnrIation
that are open To us, the yearly production of
silver NAV he set down at TWENTY-FIVE millions.
and Of gold from fifteen I" twenty Millions
Starting frnm this point, which may be consid:
cred as approaching accuracy, the expected
Yields in The California mines will only about
keep the stock in the world good. No pcrceP
,il,lc change:in the value III gold ha< ever been
pro,ured by the large quantities which have
brrri Hitherto acquired atnotrnfi"g to one hun.
dred and twenty. five millions from Russia alone.
within, a5gnar,er of a century. Whatever may |
he The amount raised from California. the result
will he TO enlarge the CONSUMPTION Tor purPo
res Of art and luxury, whilst its commercial
n<es will remain nchansrd.-IVWis g. Cos
Bank Note list. @s7s.
Oux CoSsUL At VENlcE.--T, is with much
rcyret' (says the Cheraw Gazr,tr) we announce
the recen, death Of DR.. W. 4. Sparks. of S"cir.
Is Hill. the Consul "f the United States at We.
nice. He died in that city Of cholera. after an
illness OC two hours. |
PR1cr OF Por lroEs Potatoes can now he
bm,ch, within 80 miles Of Boston, on the line
ofrail roads. for 81 81 l 2 cents per Bushel,
e., The hes, sorts. The price is rapidly falling
in Boston. Hon. Daniel Webster has raised
m his farm in franklin. n. r.. 1000 bushels
from le acres, and G". Hill, ot the same State
ha. a crop of 5000 bushels from II acres.
which, Mt so cents per bushels, vii pay all the
expense Of his farm.
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