The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-02-21
Editorial Correspondence.


About the middle of January traveller
passing through Alabama, would find consider
able alarm among the people relative To Inc
Cholera. few reported deaths at Mon'
pomery. on Steamers Of the Alabama River,
and a, Mobile prodncrd with many, great dread
and cons,rrnalion hu, the excitement was OF
sbort duration. An abatement in the disease
and the published opinions of able physicians
famong whom DR.. J. VI. Sims, of Montgomery
is copspclon>), did much 10 allay unpleasant
apprehrnsions. Dr.. S. although young man.
has acquired great reputation as physician
and is scarcely second TO any in the Stale tor
ability as a medical writer. He came to this
State in 1895 from Lancaster, S. G., and hrst
located at Mt. Meigs. lie afterwards moved
10 MONTGOMERY, where he soon gained an e1.
,ensive practice, and the merted confidence Of
an enliu uh,enrd community. Ten minutes con-
yersa,on with him prepares THE DoUBrlNG 10
90 into The very midst of the cholera. ne
states that it is the most manageable OF all
severe diseases, if proper means are used IN
time. and compares its approach to the deadly
ra,,lesnake that never fails to give notes OF
w,rnin, be(nre il strikes the fatal blow. On
l.,o visi, TO New Orleans his own family was
attacked, and hr asserts from actual experience
that there is no just cause "t alarm nor any
.,,;,us danuer incurred in visiting that CITY,
Uc is thoroughly convinced, that IN every case.
:. first shows itself by diarrho"a Tor = or 8
d,vs. which if not checked will certainly en- :
in death, bnt if stopped by timely doses -, "'
lamdanum etc. perfect safety is secured. hr
p,,irnt must lose no time in the Use OF h,ea'-
zines. Delay is fatal. This simple prescr!p.
tion given with confidence, act:onPanl'o WIN
instructions To- abstain from all vegetables ana
fruits. To eat moderately and take regular resi-
is regarded worthy the attention "t all VINO
travel near its ravages. Its symptoms, when
i, visited our country before, we're not so pre-
,nonilory and uniform. Then it would perform
lis dreadful work in an hours time. and II Is
said som, instances have occurred this season,
i, which patients have been swept ott almost
insiantanenusly.
stranger has no conccp p,on of the immense
business done by the Steam Boats on the rivers
of Alabama; indeed the lands ot Alabama
would be arnos, valueless, were it not Tor hr'
many and powerful streams, as it would tie al
most impossible to carry all their cotton over
their roads during the winter. These splendid
floating palaces leave Montgomery daily tot
Mobile Grightrd with cotton and passengers
The Orline ST. John, name taken from the
infant daughter of a wealthy citizen OF Mobile
left nm Thursday night 18th nit. She is mag
nificcnt Boat, elegantly fitted out win Sen"e
manly officers and very attentive Servants
She carried down small company OF CaII'"r
mia adven,nrprs from Boston, under the charge
oc Cant. Pa i, who commanded Company II
the Mexican War. They seem I" be the rIgh
sor, Of men for such an adventure, large ant
strong, in Tie vigor of youth and in full posses
sion of every energy. Among them are young
mcn of fortunes who have sent ont large q'lah
lilies Of merchandise around by the Cape, ant
mechanics of every description, with th"l
tools Of trade. All have left comfortable
homes and many profitable emp!oyments, t'
cast their lot among the gold diggers OF th'
maintains. From their bull dogs, rifles, equip
merts, tools, pickaxrs, &C.; they seemed pre-
pared fnr every emergency anu doubtless VIII
make an impression both upon the hills and th'
inhabitants around the Sacramento. they IN
fond TO ro to Vera Cruz and there purchase
horses and mules. and travel to the Gila Rive
bv the Civof Mexico. They have every CON
j 6Jenre in their own strength, and the skill G
their Captain as an officer and his knowledg
of the Mexican character, in defending ther
against robbers and hostile natives. Capt.
stated lha, Boston was in fever Of e1citemer
+ about the gold mines, that near 1000 men ba
left that CITY and more were going. Twent
shin, were expected to leave that Port alone.
The gold fercr RACES too in the South Wes
ern States as great as ever The cholera did, an
f has certainly carried off as many victims