The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-04-25

We have not had time to le trn how tar the
evil has extended. Bit from the extreme cold
10th befare and since, we conclude il must have
covered the entire region North Of us. em''ra-
cling as Il does. the great cotton growing coun.
try nor;h oSf - degree Iatitud', a< we'll as no
snail e1teat Of a large region below us.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
The events of Thursday evening last will
l"ag he remembered by the inhabitants OF
Sumter District. The Division Of the Sons OF
Temperance held public meeting in the Meth.
"dia Church, which edGce was, al an ea'iy
h.ar, filled with the rnmisined beauty and intel.
ligence Of the -Daughters nf Sumter" At IN
early hour Thursday evening the "Sons" con.
grrga,ed from every portion Of tie District,
evea from the most distant confines. The D'.
visien formed at o'clock headed nv the Sum-
ter Band. transparencies and torches flashing
in the night air, and over $50 m"'n''"r< JoIn'ns
in the procession, they rnarchsdin'o the Church,
ihe exercises commenced by an original v"sl'n-
tary by the Band. dedicated 10 the Division,
which vas rendered in a very maacriy manner.
The Chaplain Of the Division offered up very
eloquent and imnressivc prayer, after which
Cad. N. Moses, W. P. called the attention "f
the audience in lew brief thoash pertinent.
remarks toihe oi,jecfs oflhe Order and the Pur.
poses on the meeting. Capt. T. Il. Fraser,
W. A. followed and introduced to the assembly
His Honor Judge O'Nrala d. W. &. =. who in
his usual energetic an felicions manner served
80 inferesf them with an eloquent and instruc
live Discourse Of nearly iwo hours length re-
piete with argumrntive anecdotes and sound and
judicions reasonings The evenings exercises
were inierspersed with music nv the Band which
conferred great credition itself by the artistic
manner af ira performances. Alter the Judges
remarks the Division returned and with the al
Eliiinn Of the .Cold Water Army" marched
hack to their quarters. We are happy to state
that the Division is in very prosperous c"nd'.
tion the present gathering amounting 10 over 23o
members, and at the last regular meeting fhIr-
teen new members werr admitted and like
uumber Of proposals.. This Division has con.
triiutpd, in great measure. to reform the en-
tire District and has reclaimed a vast number
Of King Alcohol's subjects. The Order is
credi, Ia the country and wr trust will soon ex.
tend its borders 20 as 10 take every repcntant
sinner within lis fostering fold.
''ssi Sumter Banner.
Two HoSoRsp VIcrlMs.-Colonel L. r.
Cheaihafn. the worthy efficient, and gentle.
manly postmaster AT Nashville. Tennessee, has
been renoved. This is another instance Of
pure party prescription. Col. Chea'ham served
the public honestly and faithfully. and was n
popular officer; but he was Democrat. though
no, mtddlrr in politics, and for this he was
removed. Nehher good conduct in office, the
wishes Of majority Of the citizens of Nash.
vile. {although Wing city,) nor the fact that
his son, Col. B. F. Cheaiham. fought in several
bloody battles in Mexico. and aided Gen. lav-
lor inswihning Victories which made him Presi-
dent, could save his head from being brought 10
the block. :
Col, Chcatham, the ann OF The dcrosed post
master, was one Of the first officers to enter
fort atAiontcrry. fle performed gallant servi.
ces NJ Vera Cruz and Crrro Gordo. yet. not
withstsnding these facts, his father is removed
from an Office barely sufficen, to support him
and his numerous family. and large property
holder placed in his stead. So much for the
Justice and iiberaliiy Of the new Administration
The venerable Simon Dr,:m, ior more than
forty years postmaster at Greenstnrg, West
rnoreiand county. in this State. has also fallen
Gnder the axe of an Administration which
came into power with false professions of mod
Grafton on its lips. Mr.. Drum is the father If
the celebrated Capt. Drum who fought so hero
ically at Buena Vista under the flag of his
country, and afterwards fell in the valley Of
Mexico, sier having re captured the guns he
had lost in the former engagements. Gen.
Taylor was appealed to to save the sire OF this
gallant hero. He was appealed to to be true to
his pledge. at least in his case: hut all to no
purpose. The enemies OF the war in which
the chivalric Drum breathed his last, succeeded
in fIrcing Gen. Taylor to allow the nrmory Of
the ilusfri0us dead TO be violated in the person
of the venerated living !-Pennsylranian.
A CoMMoS ScoLD.-On Wednesday last,
Ann Campbell was brought hef"re the Quarter
Sessions at Phtsfurg, under an Indictment as
"a common scold." Witnesses testified that
she drank, scoldpd. cried "murdcr" and "watch'
and vas generally nuisance. The trial ere.
a,ed considerable amusement and was not con.
cluded on Wednesday evening.
AMArRrN0vraL ApvENTURE.-An old maid
(s7, was once rallied upon by a widower. who
noppcd the Question IN due form. but could n"
receive her answer until he had shown her tn"
home prepared Cor her. She consequently went
10 bis house. The inspection disclosed =" Gil
furnished dwelling, eve. yihiug in The greatest
proftIsion. The lardcr was literally suPp''eo'