The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-11-28

promoted in Europe, as it is in our country.
so that men knew their own power, how
short time would it be until no head in
Europe would wear crown!
But 10 preserve this liberty. learning
should not be permitted to Ianguish BY neg.
lect. The power that achieves liberty is
necessary to preserve it.
Let then every arm be stretched forth 10
guard our liberty by ditiusing the blessings
of education. Let knowledge-an emana-
tlon from the Dety-ilIume the humble
dwelling. Of the poor, as we'll as the halls Of
the rich. Until our free institutions shall
be SO firmly fixed, that the shocks Of Eu-
ropean revolutions. the tursnoiIs of natiuns;
not even The cha. ging hand of time shall
be able to move their firm basis.
Until our free and enlightened land shall
stand as beacon light to guide darkened
nations into the path oftrue and perfect lib
erty.
CHINESE IN SAN FRANc1sco.-Among The
strange groups going to make up the popula.
tieB Of Saa Francisco, not the least semark-
able is tho emigran,s from China. A letter
saws:
At least seventy.fvc houses have been
imported from Canton, and are put up by
Chinese carpenters. Nearly all the chairs
in private families are of Chinese manufac.
ture, and there are two restaurants in The
town, kept by Kong.sung and Whang.tong.
where very palatabe chow-cow curry, and
tarls are served up by the CcleslIals.
Another account says: We are so for.
tunae as to he located in section Of the
town where large numbers of Chinese have
pitched tteir tents, and we have remarked
with much interest the character and habits
OF these people. From earl morn until late
in the evening lh. Sc industrious men are en-
gagged in their occupation Of house builders,
OF which great many have been exported
from China and the quielncss and order,
chcerfulness and temperance, which is ob.
servabIe in their character, is noticed by eve.
~ one. Search The city through and you
will not find an idle Chnaman; and their
cleanliness excels any other people we ever
saw.
The buildings brought from China are
generally twenty feet square, one story N
height, and twelve ieet from floor TO ceiling.
The tlmbers are round, and many of them
very crooked. We have noticed in many
instances The erection Of China buildings Of
double size described abnve, but we suppose
IN such cases Two seperate farmers arc erect
ed together, thus forming single building.
The first movement after raising the frame
is To attach the window, which consists Of
frame and blinds without SASH The blind
is so constructed as to close Itself by its own
weight, the sat being Of double width out.
side The timber is very uniform in size.
and about six or ei ght inches in diameter.
The boards are we'll seasoned and resemble
American cedar. The price Of Chinese
building such as we have described. lnclu-
ding The erection. is $500. The building,
however, consists simply Of the frame and
covering. They are brought from Hong
Kong.
DISTANCE OF THE STARs.-LIghl is the
swl(leSt moving body with which we are
acquainted: It flies from the sun to tho Garth.
n distance OF nincly.fye millions of miles, in
about eight minutes, or al The rate OF 1922
600 miles every moment of time yet light,
ncomprchenslvcIy swift as its motion is,
would require ten years and ia days to
nv across this mighty interval; So that If the
star 81 Cygma were supposed to be onIy just
now launcIe into existence, il would be
more than ten years before its light could
reach tho distant globe on which we dwell,
SO as to appear as small star twinklIng in
our sky. Suppose a cannon ball to move 500
miles every hour without intermlssIon, would
require fourteen millions. two hundred and
Gtlv.livc thousand, four hundred and cgh.
teen years before II could move across the
same Interval.
WErTING BRICKs.--Few people, except
builders. arc aware of The advantages of
wel,ing bricks before laying them. A wall
twelve inches thick, built of good mortar,
with arick we'll soaked. Is stronger in every
respect, than one sixteen inches thick built
drv. The reason of this is that if The bricks
arc saturated with water they will not ab-
stract from the mortar the moisture Which is
necessary TO crystalIzatlon, and, on the con-
lrary, they will unite chemically with the
mortar, and become as hard as rock. On
the other hand. if the bricks arc dry. the i'm.
mcdialey take all the moisture. from the
mortar. and leave !, too hard TO dry, and the
consequence is that when building of this
description is taken down, or lumbles down
of its own accord, the mortar falls from it
like so much sand.
TENNEssEE.--Parlies in the Tennessee
Legislature are exactly equal. The Demo-
Gratis have three ma jorily in one house; the
wings nave three majority in the other; on