The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-06-04
Eaitoria1 Correspondence of the journal.
WASHINGTON, May %.

California bill. Mr.. Underwood having the
floor, spoke for some length. 1t was very hard
to tell whether he was for or against the Com.
promise. He seemed that his better convic:
tons were against. but he said he hated to diff
fer from bis College.
A motion was then made to take the vote oh
Mr. Davis amendment Mr.. Hale, however,
offered an amendment to the amendment, EN-.
bodying the Wmot Proviso. An exciting de:
bate arose thereon. Mr.. Dodge, Of Iowa, said
he wishod his constituents to know that he
would never follow the lead Of the Senator
from New Hampshire He would not vote for
anything that had anything in it like restier
ton of slavery. He was opposed to slayettt
but Congress had no right to legislate concsfi't
ing it. The vote was then postponed until to.
morrow, when, presume, we viii have some
sharp shooting. "a.
Whether the Compromise bill wilt Or will
not pass, it is even yet impossible to say; butt
think 1t will not.
Mr. Hale remarked to-day, that the subject
of that bill was the best kind of food for the
Abolitionists. Still, men who call themselves
Southern men, will vote for it.
There was never such an effort to manufac.
ture public opinion relative to any one thing.
T =, letter writer's are bought UP, and send forth
Unions to the wo:ld-which in many instan-
ces are received-as false as they are absurd
The letter writer's of the Baltimore Sun, and
others, will receive their share of this.
hope every post-otfice will send up large
number of subscribers for the Southern organ.
We should all know what the state of affairs is
here; and from the present papers we get moth.
Ing.
May 29.-To.day The Senate waived the Or
der, and went into the discussion of the estab-
lishmert of United States Mint at New York,
which would be another concentration of pow
er in that place, perhaps to be used for our op-
preston. Without decision they went into
the consideration of Executive business. The
fate of the Compromise is yet to he decided. l
think the chances, however, for its defeat, are
better; but tomorrow may witness its passage.
The Richmond Enquirer Of yesterday is out
in the strongest kind of opposition to it. That
paper has hitherto been as warmly i'll favor of
it, but owns now that it was deceived, that they
might as we'll take part of Virginia per force
and make abolition territory Of it. Old Father
Ritchie-who is also father of the Editor Of the
Enquirer-endeavors this morning to explain
away the dtficulty-but it won't do. The Pros
pectus of the Southern paper is out By the by
| have been brought to an account by some of
the Honorables here, for taking ground against
Elwood Fisher, as Editor of. the new Paper
Now always like to have an opinion Of my
own, and when | do, to express it. Elwood
Fisher may be perfectly sound on the Southern
question--he may make most able Editor
all this andmore admt--but are the objections
raised then removeds Will not the North
say, you had to come to the North to get an
Editor to support your principles. What kind
of a compliment is it to the South? II it abe:
true, that in the South-the whole South--the
South that produces such men as-how many
names could | mention-cannot produce an
Editor rs able as Elwood Fisher, why then let
DeLeon conduct it alone; But / am disposed
to believe otherwise; that men may be, and
should be found in the South, to take chargeof
Southern paper, as able as Elwood Fisher
Besides, have yet to berome over credulous Of
the soundness of men, who are untrue to these
ton in which they live. Let the South for once
do thing in toto-let US, if we attempt Null.
cation bring the ships in the harbor, if they are
DlOWH u WueIS dtLTdCuOu tuTIiS thc ouioi way
and if we have a Southern paper, let it be South
ern, and entirely devoted to Southern Rights
let it be what the address marked it for.
At 20 minutes past s this evening, Col F. H.
ELmoRE departed this life. Surely a fatality
seems to follow U.S. But the other day, and the
habiliments OF mourning were thrown over the
gorgeous chamber of the Senate. Afew days
before, and he-the genius Of this mighty age
the star that hid itself in its own light, and
sank to rest in the ocean Of his country's afec-'
tion-made his last great effort to combat ag-
gresson-and now Senators were called TO-
mourn his death--a nation to swell the wailing
voice of wo-a State to feel their loss was irre-
parable--a successor was appointed, who bore
with him to his scene faction the bestfeelings OF
his entire State. One vote he cast-that vote
for the good of his country Affections, hand al
ready inflicted, became more heavy. Aweek
passed, and lifes frail machinery, SO often rude
ly worked by care and anxiety, ceased its oPer-
ations, and the spirit so noble, so gifted, and so
good, forsook the shattered cage which impris-
oned its lightning flights, and wentto the Eter-
nifty of life beyond. Again is vacant seat in
the United States Senate, which | have nodoubt
will be promptly and satisfactorily filled by our
excellent Executive Immediately after the
meeting of the Senate, the reading Of the jour
nal of Yesterday being dispensed with, Senator
u,,norncad tho death of Senator Elmore