The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-06-27

etal sdepafiaaeniasat Washington be inmedi,i
afelya yaplaced dainsmournng. and all business pei
suspended during ,to,moErow. : 5fU1. .eeG !
as.'Is is, further ordered that the War and Navy
Deparsnen,s cause suitable military and naval
honors to be paid, ON this occasion, 10 the me 1
inoryof the illustrious dead. s. :.
.o7e ., 7qxatl EiE nj IN y.5 ISL. Il. iAYLoR.
y. .Wa.h.ng,on, June l9, ls4S.
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s; ILLNESS AND DsATH OF MR. PoLk.--We find
the following interesting details Of the illness
anddeaih Of Mr.. Polk, in the Nashville True
Whie ofIraesday last :,,f 5-,aa,..l p, ,r.-s
'. lanes X Poll, late President Of this RePub.
lie, died in this city, as, we barely had time to-
announce in our last, nj about 8 o'clock ON,
Efidsy aYenins last, the 18th instant, after lin.
rerinp. for, about Two weeks. His disease was
of a chronic nature, having been trosbled with
Il more or less iof twenty. .sercn years; proba
blys aggravated by the cholera epidemic which,
ha. beeni raging in, ,his.city for some time past
He retained his consciousness, we learn, upI
almost, 20 the ,moment of his dissolution. We
,awshj,m alta period when his physicians con.
sidarcd his. case. very critical. He happened
toshea that wcs were going 70 Columbia whereI
his se.I old mother resides, and sent Tor us.
Upoa ,eu,crinsthe room he asked us to take al
scai,iy, hi.,hed,ide; he .hen proceeded in al
very calm, deliberate manner, to say that ihe|
exhausted condition Of his hody was not alarm
ina 10 him; that he felt satisfied that his earthly
carecr, was EAST approaching m end that hei
wished to 4 scnd some word 10 his beloved
saoiher, who was so upwell, as he nnderstood,
that, It was Hrobablc, she might not be able to|
come 10 ser, him;, he spoke of her and other
,Jaem,ers of his family ,mo.i afi'ctionalely i
among other messages delivered in the samel
calm, resigned tone, he requested US to tell hi.I
mother, that, .hould they not be permitted toi
meet ON garth. again, that be, had an ahi'lIngI
hope, that, thmugh Divine mercy, they would
Insei hereafter.
asEafly III EiSsicknes., We understand. he con-
uected himself with sMeihodi.t rEpis.a Church.
"A funeral sermon was. delivered by the Rev. !.
B. sMcFesrin,of lha, church, and his rcm,iEs|
followed 10 their sIe.tlng place by large con-
ccoilrse Of citizens. He waa Inferred With Ma
sonic ceremonies, having been member "f
that tfrstcrnfy klsSs,;s ss.:'isssieSsr. .s,'!, =
saiIsYfr i.aa ia; Is So 77--...... =
,,.GuALEsroN MkETINe.---The f"Iowlng resoi
iutions were unanimously adopted at the ,publicI
meeting hid lis Charleston. on Thursday, 'oI
express The feelings Of ,hatscommuniiy on thei
tsIeaihsof Ex .PresideHt Polk e.ff@yJ;sr t,tai.
-; Resolred, That we deeply lament the de;
Lceasc OF ihe late James X. Polk, faithful pub |
liz servant, whose official career is iden'ltiedI
viii itc honor "a u and srrenown of ous country.
Resolved, zTha, we shall ever revere his me
snorr, and,eaier,sin tunf.igned respect for; thrt
-parapofe ehischsracier, his republican simpl'cl
ysssass3 hissanairing zeal and devotion wherein
fshr. welfare IL bis country was involved.
'1~d Resolved; TShatw deeply feel for his ffic'
rediMidow .sin.sihis misfortune, and respectfully
sendcsohenosrr HEARTFELT; sympathy in this her
sudden bereavement. 80 ~ sa
sssi3 Sstslssss Siggss ---------- l8g. rtssrElt
ss-The College Examinations ended last week f
and dtbesS sSudnmer vacation, of 8 months has com
ssnenceds MGtsef a,he yeuug gentlemen havet
srctuened 60 thcie homes. - s
.sais...=si; ss.;: s.sysEss Telegraph of Monday.
-;rs,s sstIsjStN. s1z ~ -A----. I
sq'sVc regret Ia sia,e that information has been
received tha, F.; ;K. Anderson. Esq. of ,'i. city
vas accidentally drowned in Bear Creek Ten
-uessee, -ou Saturday, the l5,hs instant
.s.,,,ss;f. sslsSisi as5s;@s Charleston Mercury.