The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-12-24
MICHIGAN.

mllf1l(ItN.
The recent election in Michigan was deci.
ded triumph for the Democracy. MP: Little.
inhn, tn. dtfeated candidate Eor Governor, was
the nominee of both the Whig and Fr,esnii
Conventions, and avowpd himself in favor ot the
Wmnt Proviso, and in opposition To tht doc.
lrines oI General Cass's Nicholson ptleG
Mr. Barry, the Democratic candidate, tvow-
ed himself in favor ofthe principl of non inter-
vrn,ion, and advocated the same P"icyin re.
gard to the slavery question as that avoved by
General Cass. The consequence has been
tha, the Whig Abolition and WilmoI fr"vlso
candidate has been defeated by upwardsot hVe
thousand votes.
Ii is no doubt remembered by our caders
that at the last session oft the Michigan Legis.
Iature, General Cass WAS elected TO the U. ).
Senate. Attempts were then made to instruct
him 10 vote for the Wilmot Proriso, hit they
failed. Ii was well known that II such nsir'c.
lions we're passed, General Cass wond have
resigned rather than obey them. At lherecent
election for members OF the Legislature this
question Of Instruction. was made the great
test. The result has been, that in the State
Senate, The vote stands more than two % one,
and in the House three to one in favor Of the
policy avowed by General Cass.
We look upon this election as one OF them"st
decisive that has taken place. We are glad
that the "old veteran" will remain in The Ma.
,ional councils-thc bnd, fearless. and uEom.
promising advocate Of Democracy. All honor
to the true Democracy Of Michigan !-Bah.
Rep. S' Argus.
INCREASE OF WESTERN COMMERCE.
Some idea may be formed Of the great in
crease of trade with the Wes, by reference to
Mr.. 4. G. Morton's report in the last number
of the Journal Of the American Institute which
shows the amount of shipping on the lakes at
various periods. In 1928, there were bnt 30 or
40 small craft and one stearboat, of $50 tons
burthen, on Lake Erie-tle first steamboat
having passed through Lake Michigan in 1926
or 1927. In ls45, there we're on the lakes,
above Niagara Falls, sixty steam vessels, hav
ing an average tonnage OF $4,000 tons, and
$40 brigs and schooners. of 53,O0p tons, the
whole costing s4.6OO,OOO. The shipping Of
all the lakes in ls46 amounted to 1876, 1886 sons,
and was valued at S6,000000. The amount
of merchandise transported that yrar was B..
sel ,Oss ions, while that Of ls4l was 2,07l,e02
tons, showing that The trade had already nearly
doubled in FIVE years. The number OF passen.
gers transported in 1916 was 100000. and the
value of this business was estimated al 81, ,2oO.
600.
The value of lake commerce in 1917. accord.
ing to the report made to Congress- exceeded
sI4l.O 100000, or only thirteen millions less
than The value of all the exports OF the United
States in ls45 and nearly double the value OF
all the products received at New Orleans in
1867 by the Mississippi river.
In all The immense territory which surrounds
the great lakes, and which nnw pr"duces this
surprising amount Of commerce. there was, in
1916. bhl one organized State. and the total
population did not exceed FIVE hundred thousand
souls.
At the present time, there is cluster OF SIX
large States about these waters, containing
population of between four and five millions OF
inhabitants.
Embracing the States and Territories whose
trade will float over these lakes to an Eastern
market, we have an area of nearly three hun.
dred tn ulsand square miles, or an extent Of ter
ritory three times as large as the kingdom oi
Prussia, and nearly twice as large rs France.
In 1887. the wheat and -four passing lakes
Erie and Ontario, to be forwarded to market
through the Erie canal. amounted to only about
thirty. five thousand tons. while, in ls47, the
amount was Gaur hundred and eighty.sx thou
sand tons,
lRILAxD.-The waters of political agitation
seem again to he troubled in this unhappy coun.
try. Two associations have been formed in
Dubin-lhe "the Loyal National Repeal As.
eo,;.t;,,n ,rJ Tho 6 rich ,Il;o ne;,Lor