The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-08-01


Thomson. -&If%5I'
Mr.. Legg was arrested and brought before
The Magistrate. He said in his defence that
he was sworn officer oft1e Government and
had given his bond and srcurty forthe iaithfdItT
discharge ofhisduty ;that he was not atiibonzed Z
to deliver the letrrto any, one but the paryor
his agents that before tile next Court If SeSsc
siors he bound to forward The letter 10 thea'"
department in Washington that fe was ts will
ing as any one to discharge bis duty to- thea :
State as good citizen that with due difference :"
to the distinguished authority under which the "
Magistrate was acting, he Jeff himself cahiiellsf
led TO decline delivering mp the letter, or TO en.
ter into racognizance except for. his personal !.
appearance. This defence, though strictly cor
rect, was not derined satisfactory by the. Magiss
trate who thought, that the Post Office was noe:
intended 10 enable criminals 10 perfect theffa
schemes Of crime with impunity, and that upon
reasonable shelving. If The Post Office cn1us'
tanned the evidence Of some crime perPftfa,ed, y
the Post Master, like any private iDfjsi,kiat II
was bound upon the requisitiod of the Stat.sussS 3
tborities to produce the evidence. ''s'T $50 10
Mr.. Lcgg was therefore c6daitted sSsyais
until he shall have giyen Bond ard Security
for his own appearance at Court. and the prot g
duc,ion ofthe John Edward Thomson litter.
BY the advice Of Counsel, and -insosder 10 re-
ieve himself from lis painful and disagfeeabie.H
position. Mr.. Legs finally complied the order"
of the Magistrate, and is now pndef Bond to ape
pear and produce The lrrter. Mr. 7Legg'scouei'
duct in this whole affair, was wholly irfpbfoach.i
able ani'becoming his general charaeters ltf
was firm, temperate. and respectful, ,heSihgN
conscientious dete terlnination to do his duty, ac-
cording to the best Of his knowledge and ahtii-
~ both TO the State and The fGeneraf Govern
nent. f.-t6 s',f7al EisfesSSF eJssf sasSs
Thus has been made The first feasible isspet
at law with the General Government. TAsr
State must succeed whilst she retains sbeT spxs-.
ereignty, and that before she will give mp fhn;s
she will give up all that tramfneIs or infesfenesa
with it. We commend the precedent ioslsef,
Magisracy Of Sc, and hope nons soFlbe50s
will refuse to actupon il when called upons=sa
They could hardly yhaye higher or rlafs relistr
bile authority than the venerable Judge J6husSn.
Self Ifdefence isfhe first lawof nature, and s1bSis.
law is part ofihecode Of fench Sovereign S,aSS
in the Union. Noaaw or regulation shss
General Government can deprive Us sits
alienable right, nor will we suffer sass1 1isAssf
be cheated, ,irickcd or bhlIied 'oui of itabysaSy
human power or forni Of Law. ---SSpartds. ls.sss
:. saSSlrtgssE " sid
Telegrophed for the Bdltimore Aaeriicqn. gsj
SEVEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPEss
=. The Royal Mail Steamer Epsapa aEiscd,af
Halifax on Tuesday afternoon, from Liyelpnolr
whence she sailed on the j 4lh nIi...- The axes-
land express with her newsEeached 81, yphns.
n. B., last evening. urcorresponden, in fhe.
latter city has forwarded. US, by Telegraph, The
following interesting summary h zi.., s,.s.,,,
go - CIAL3aFFAIRss.
gg az X J : -sLfvERrooIs.r,luiy 4ssf
The lone Of business has continued scti56s
and vigorous. The accounts from the ,AaG,s,
featuring Districts give assurance of a hsal.hy
state of affairs, with a. srattmt eztepasnpf
business and restoration of. confidence ssaasse
~ re GENERAL 7INTEELIGENG ass n
II has been excessively hotiny London and
Liverpool.i u "a st,si,.ses sE - h ttsEs ssss..
The cholerasis steadily snnTths7 inceeaseains
London. Last week there were sl52 deaiisifi
London, and in Liverpool 2Dl.5 The epidemic.
has broken out in a very fatal form ia Souih.'
ampton and seems 10 infest the enlire Southern
coast. Esl.-t,:-,s sss:1..7.s - ssss
The crops Throughout, England and Ireland
were very promising. The potato disease has
appeared in but a limited number of places. -
IRELAND s'Ss' Fs''s 'sa'''
The Irish papers contain most disastrous
accounts ofthe intense sufferings OF The, people,
particularly in the Southwestern districts. fhe
work houses are filled to repletion,, and thou.
sands of persons appear actually dcstitute' of
means 10 keep soul and body together. w svs
On Monday, OBrien, Mcagher, McManus
and Donohue, were embarked on board The
schooner Swift, which sailed Immediately Tor
Van Deman's Land. Previous 10 their depss-
ture they placed in The hands Of mutual frienda
an address, of which the London Times saysh
must be admitted lis tone is Of an nnobiaction.
able character--nay. even more noderatet than
could be expected from men, the whole tenor Of
whose previous conduct favored Tie s1pposition
that they were acting not as free agents, but m
the victims of some unknown species Of do~I.
right lunacy. afss z; s ~ ss.:,s.S
FRANCE. assS
Monsieur Belhuys has been despatchsdM
extraordinary to the Court OF 81
James, with much apparent haste, with ihesDj,.
ject, as has been conjectured, 10 nauiraize ;Esaf
apprehended. Intervention inahs
restoration Of the Pope, batsfhs
Of the Times says upon reliable
that no such folly is Intended BY
the French Government. s'-E's 7''-rs--''-s -s,
The difficulties which continue to beset tha
French government, particularly in regard to
The Italian question, occasion the funds greatly
to Auctuae a, every turn of fortune. ieasgss,
The Moneur contains a despatch from Gen.
Oudinot, which gives an elaborate description, =
of the final assault made upon Rome on thss2s,h
June. The Romans fought desperately. leay-
ing 400 dead and l29 prisoners with the Freach
including 10 officers Of all ranks, none ofwhon,
are described as foreigners. The French:ad