The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-03-14


whom it is said; many are rehgiously inc!inedss i
The Institution seems to be in fourishng con.il
diton. Several thousand dollars of the Hoiloacays
endowment have been advsntageously invested in
stocks, and the Executors of the estate ere caSs
lecting, as fast as possible, the remaniDg bonds
The whole endowment will probably exceed.
$4,000, which by the will of the Testaior,
together with the interest," is to be appropriateito 70
the education of the sons of deceased or super.
annuated ministers Of the Methodist Conference
Non-Intercourse Suggestion. {. .sifIdyf'
We direct attention 10 the remarks Of the TcIesysyA
and Caronian. copied in this paper, strongly recon-
mcndpg the SIXTH REsoLurIey pussed by die Kerstaw
meeting. ~ ~ ~ 81 sEs5i.,sz:s5
We hope to sec all our cotemporuris, mot only ID
the State but throughout the South. unlosi beisS
suggestion is made como out in support Of The ,hs
ground taken by the able Report Of the ,Conmi.tess
Suppose the South would 10 send her cotton 10
the North? What would DO the result 4 thorpggh
dArnlanmeni of all that mall PoseTfM md
great. All the advantages that would accrue from 4
direct trade with the European ports. sn espsrJee 4
commerce, an improved shipping, and increased m..
ports chcapcncd. because less hands TO pass rouRi
and less commissions to pay would be die gan Of ibs
South Her seaport Towns, enlscned by de aetiyly,
and range Of business secured BY The change, would
flourish and expand. Is there any thing ID The loca
ton, climate, or the inhabitants oi our Southern cits
to prevent their growing and becoming the great msis
Of the country Have not the papers Of The ssssoa
been crowded with notices Of the growing prosperity
and increasing business Of Augusta, Savannah, and
Charleson2 Why should thorc be any limit 70, ,this
growth What is wanting TO extend il ipds6nasly5
A DIRECT TRADE with Europe. Let oui nsrchanis
and planters transmit their cotton directly to foreign
pors, and bring back fr consumers, s that y needed
in exchange. Let the necessity be imposed and fst
and The requisite energy and enterprise would sool
follow. thorough conviction that the stop called
for. would make il practicable. We had occasion
lately to know, that of tho largest cotton buying
establishments in Montgomery and Mobile, learned By
letter, at the moment received that shiptpcpt Of
their cotton had just been sold in Liverpool at cen
by which they re,izad large profits. ,;t,,. -, 4.
Again, if we acted upon fixed determination, upiyef-
sally fet not 10 buy their fabrics, nor encoorasp
exchanges, though present inconyeniepces might a!scy
and heavy sacrifices 10 be made, the South the end
would gain immense advantages in anOher yieH.
Her powerful and magnificent water coarscs, ppN,
moving along by tic choicest sics and eligible leaB,
ties, neglected and untouched, would be ihrongod yis
Aourshing factories, and thriving, villages Her bened
less forests would be turned into productive capital
her exhaus,!css mineral beds would be: eyplossd.
Minerals she has, and that too in abundance, "A ths
vast amount of the precious metal recently fond
many Of her Statcs and the lately dneoyescd coal.
mines Of Alabama, clearly prove. The Sorth swil
never fully dcvelope these gifts Of nature, unt
hand of necessity is upon her. and that peee,siy M
mover come, until she cuts of. her dependence spen
the North. And what i'll be tho eAec,s ppsn the
Norh7 An utter prostralion Of her commercial snd
manufacturing greatness. 1t is mpossts for hct %
feed her thousand operatives, 10 give empioymsntlto
her people, 10 sustain her shipping and fsctnfras
invest pro6taby her capital, if the trade Of fhe
is withheld. We don't desire harm to tho Eoth,ssIft
her rcuace her steps, and bcr assaults upon
Institutions, is oil ask. II ruin falls upop hsflpl
plans of self Defence let her bear the eanseqnepee
Lot her beware of the storm she is raising hmY uGe
too long, for her strength to control. Let her
the words of Governor Hammond spoken in Coagtess;
in 1885, "W We m1y have to adopt an entife sEon-.
INTERCOURSE with The Freo States, and finally AAs
HAVE TO DISSOLVE THIS USlos." IN ,sSaSssia 4
If the accumulated clements Of wrath. should batt
upon her, to the destruction Of all her ponicst end
commercial greatness let her aboliioniss point "
themselves and say "'TwAs THAT DID n" * IL
.3ar lnsy salssn
Congress has adjourned. It's rclosinga hotfs,r
were all hustle and excitement enliyened by fights
and quarrels. No regular form Of governments was
provided for the Territories acquired from Mexice.
We understa nd that our Immediate Representa-
tive Hon. ]. A. WOODWARD has reached bis home.
MeckIenburg Declaration issEssBh
We congratulate the citizens of the " Hraesrs
Nest" and the people Of tho old North State scsr.
ully upon the incontovcrbls evidence thoy ne now
able to hold up to the doubling world that the pssts
Of Mcckenburg did make Declaration Of ladepep.
dence on 2O.h May, IT'S. AsiThomss Jcfcrsoa M
serted that he had mover seen it, nor believed Che more
ever made, giving reasons to show that he ought
10 have been cognzat Of the proceedings shefs wefo
many who desired to stronger proofs than tho ci
zens of Mecklenburg had boon able heretofore %
duce, and who hcsitatod to award them the dstnp
ed position Of being the first to move in opr reyolI.
tonaty struggle. BIT the researches OF Mr. BnncsaA
Minister Plcnopolentiury in England. aneHg tAa.
Archives Of that country, have brought 10 lght rsh
testimony will certainly settlc tie question foteye
Ho found among the old Colonial Doeuments con-.
munication from His Excellency J.. Martha then
Governor Of North Carolina, dated June. 177a eon,,
taining tho proceedings of Council, called TO cgn-
slider the proprie,y Of adopting measures TO uea Tie
growing spirit of rebellion. ~ y. 80 acf5 !.