The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-10-24

he mighty group of Terra del Fuego; on
the other begins an immense continent,
whose olhcr extremity is near The North
Pole. Before US lie the great Pacific.
WEDDING AMONG THE FRIENDs.--A cor
respondent Of The Newark Daily Advertiser
gives the following account of public mar
riase somewhere in New Jersey, at which
he was present:
The room was crowded with very pro-.
mscuous audience AT The appointed time
The benches of the elders were filled with a
score of venerable men, son whose calm face
The dove sat visbly broodlng." Their eyes
wandered occasionally, to "bclloId the vani-
ty" Of the Young people who thronged the
body Of the house. 1t was far from being
what dear Charles Lamb describes as "a
silence deep as that before the wind was
ma e." for the irrcvcrcnt intruders kept up a
constant buz.
Presently the staid, digni6cd couple en-
tered, Ghey were both quito agcd) with that
quiet gravity that always rests so gracefully
on a Quakcrs face. She was altired in i'm
macula,e satin, and his straigh, coat would
have gladdened the eyes of Penn himself.--
There was something little strange and yet
impressive exceedingly in the sight of this
venerable pair vcwing thcI perpetual fel-
lowship for lhc short remnant of their lives.
After waiting long time for the motion
of The inward mont"r, The bridegroom slow
drew off his glove and gave his hand to his
meek companion; they rose up in their places
and | could barely hear him say 81, Geof1ry
Crayon, do in the presence ofthis assembly
take Bridget Lamb, TO he my loving and
lawful wife until death shall separate us"
The lady repeated family another sentence
of the same import, and they took their pla-
ces again, and the simple ceremony was en-
ded. Nothing was wanting bot for another
placid member Of the lretcrnIty to rise up
and read a parchment certificate oftbe mar
riage 10 which the parties fixed their names.
One of the oldest Friends present then
moved to the front and said-"The audience
NAV now retire." The whole ceremony
was most primitive and beautiful. Adam
must have been married pretty much IN The
same way-batng the ccrtl6cate--whlch
somewha, mars tho solemnty OF the proceed.
ing now, with lis "know all men by these
presents" its "alorcsaels," and other surr"-
gates office terms and phraseologics.-
Though this letter nay never reach The ven
Grated pair in their far.of home, yet as their
entrcc mo matrimonial lie was so pubckly
made, they will permit us thus publicly to
wish them lengthy days, prosperity and
honor
PERSONAL TRAITS OF CALHOUN.
Less is probably known to the public of
the pcrsonale OF The great exponent OF South
Carolina opinion, than of any other OF our
eminent statesmen. A number of facts in
reference to his personal habits, etc, have
recently been disclosed, which will prove of
interest to our readers. The family Of the
Senator consists oi Mrs. Calhoun and Sew
en- children. OF these, one son is planter
in Alabama. next captain IN the army at
New Orleans; the eldest daughter is in Eu-
rope, wife of our chargc at Belgium. OF
the three sons at home one is physician,
the others are Young men of twenty aud
eighteen. Mr.. Calhoun has upon his table
everything of southern production. but is
himself spare cater. The view from his
house commands distant mountain ranges,
forty and sixty miles away. His study is
is twenty feet south of his mansion,
has but ono room and one door. His libra
~ is not large. but chnIce and most OF the
books relate To the Union and her interest.
The key of this building lie always keeps
under his immediate control when AT home.
No one enters it but himself, unless he is
there. His house stands on the Seneca rlv-
cr one thousand feet above tho level Of the
sea. and two hundred feet above the river
There are perhaps, seventy or eighty ne
grocs on and about the place. The lar.
yes. part of hi< negroes are in Alabama,
where he owns large cotton planta.
tinn, under the management OF his eldest
son. Mr.. alIoun has peculiar lnann"r
of dilching, draining. and planting, Of such
utility that his negIlbprs regard his as mod
ell farm. His crops arc represented as lar
before those Of any other crop culIvalor
in that region of country. His farm is known
as For, Hill. from fort whch once stood
there in the time of the revolutionary war.
Mr. Calhoun's habits arc very regular. lie
rises at four or five o'clock, exercises on
horseback, or in long walk over the farm
for an hour; writes until breakfast, is busy
at his library until one or two. On Friday
which is mail day, he rides to the village.
His newspapers, of which large numbers
are sent to him, are spread in tho hall for
the use ofhis visitors. lie is very hospi'ab!c,
is a great lion even in the very nclghbnr.
hood of his own house, and in all The reIa-
tons of private life, is most eslImablc,
III right, and honorable man.
LABOR or Nations. The following