The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-04-11
Rail Road Celebration.

suggestion made in other papers, that the 10th
MaY-,he day The British evacuated our Town
in l7sl,-bc set apart to celebrate the opening
Of our Rail Road, but the little "imp of Satan"
that dances attendance upon the Printers, like
the arch fcnd himself is sometimes given to
b,unders, and mslaid the notice. We hasten
TO give the assurance, that we believe the sug.
gcs,on meets the appreciation of our citizens
generally. Beiter late than ncrcr." AS 1t
has been postponed this long, we believe, no
growing prosperity Of Camden, and her in.
creased facilities OF trade than the recnrrance
of that day, when by the hand Of a ruthless
invader, she was sacked and burned to the
ground, and all prospect Of future greatness
utterly blasted.
The Citizens of the Monumental To,rn, are
ever ready to reciprocate the civillics of her
neghbors.
The Bible presented to the Sons of Temper.
ance, on last Wednesday evening by the
Ladies, is most splendid and magnificent
Book. DIR. Mendenhall Of Charleston. acted as
their Agent, and procured the finest copy that
could be found in that city. 1t cost thirty five
dollars What stronger expression of respect
could bc rendered to that Institution by the
Ladies' of Camden; and what more appropri.
ate gilt could have been presented than the
holy ,cords of Inspiration?
Negro Stealing.
The Court of Common Pleas for Kershaw
District adjourned on last Friday evening. Blu.
siness was despatched by his Honor Judge o..
NEALL, with his usual promp'ness and ability,
and the interests Of the Stale were we'll atten'
ded TO by her able officer, Solicitor FAIR.
The dockcls were thoroughly cleared, lcav.
ing but little old business on hand. The Ses.
sious docket occupied an unusual share Of at.
,enlon, for this District. A remarkable case
of aiding and abei,ing slaves 10 leave the State
was tried, and one of the defendants, James
Brown, sen. was convicted by the testimony OF
an uccomplice, James Brown, jr. The facts.
rs developed on the trial, are, that on Sunday,
18th of January, the private desk of Mr. John
Truesdel, of this District, was broken open and
money, between three and four thousand dol.
lars abstracted. That night he missed his me-
groes. 4 family Of Browns, in the neighbor.
hood, were strongly suspected as aiders and
abe,ors, and were closely watched. Two Of
them, James Brown, sen. and Thos. NJ. Brown,
brothers.in.law, in a few days left home, Civ
ing out that they had work to do on mill in
Darlington, where they were afterwards arres-
ted. The other, James Brown, jr. brother to
Thomas, was taken up under the assumed name
of Mcconnell, in Tazewell Co. Va, to which
place he had safely got the negroes, and lodg.
ed in iail. When arrested, he had abandoned
them and was returning home. The negroes,
three in number, were furnished with free
pass, and continued their routo for the State of
Ohio, from which they were not far distant, call
ing themselves Jacobs, name common to free
negroes in the upper part Of the State. Mr..
Truesdel gained possession of them, but has
no, succeeded in getting back any money. Un'
der rcquisition from Governor Seabrook up.
on Governor Floyd, James Brown, jr. was
brougb, back, and on the trial Of the other two
volunteered full confession. He charged j.
Brown. sen, with being the leading spirit in the
commission of The crime, and that he himself
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