The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-04-23
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cumstances the vote is always small nj, matter
how important and respectable the; office6 afat
be: To most men It is "a serious sacri6ces to-
spend day In voting, as IN the country Hey
must DO, and hence it has grown into4habits
with the people, that unless there Is paTtysor
personal rivalry, none shall take the sstfonbie: fo
vote to whom tits otperfectly convenient. q
We have kept Silence as to- this elcctions
because its result was known beforehand tio
candidates having no opposition; aIldswe: have
not taken account of the number of votes be
cause we did not think itof any consequences
The people had already acted, and thefe wasaos
thing to, provoke them to further exeriion,
We take the following Anecdote from al, arti. !.
cietin the Newbery Sentinel, entitled, 4 lsewBsr
~ Annals, Historical Bogr aphical and Anedotis
CALI q ~
Capt George McC Creless, twice 4 I1eiilbersof
the House of Representatives from Nessbearsrry.
was not one Of the original settl thodeh Ihis
lived in the Village and District with short III.
teTvals Of absence from 1903 TO his death All
intimate personal knowledge iustifies me III saw.
ing that no more firm and honest man egeriiyed,
He commanded the Newberry Artillery Com.
pany, in the celebrated Camp Aston expeditions
in 1874 Just beyond his place, on tile Norti
bank of Pattersons Greek, lived James Gordon,
accelerated Stone Mason, and an equally ode.
brated Free Masons OF him is. reported tie
anecdote, that he was foreman of q jury. who
tried man for Assault and Battery and wl,S 6
in their hearing, offered to plead for
some cause retracted, and went to triiall and
Notwithstanding his confession fhev retif,,efl S.
verdict Of snot guilty. JUDGE s yGrimkies ins
amazement said, chow could you return such
verdict, after his confession. hy said tl,.,
foreman, 'he has always been such q lar; ,pe
could not believe him = On. the Id az lsJniv
1915, he was at his neiphor. Can't bfef fsfsle:s,
still koass, on tie south side of spatatssgon,a
creek; an immense fall Of E rain took place he
left the still house after nigh, but Yepef ysacAed
lis Louse. II was supposed he, attempted 10
walk q log across the creek, tottered of. and
in the Creeka
ii Al, Irishrnan md creduiifv ara syer5s 3;lEsS
SYNONYMOUS terms. Robert Nelson and III SINS
settled between the Beaserdam and salada.. 1saf
to the place where Esquire Walter Herbert
now lives. John was at work for :Wn, Gould
better known as old Bill Could ears of green
corn (called in the upper country roasting eilrss
in the lower country, mutton corn,l boiled. were
on the table at dinner. Jack was heIped ia an.
ear, and after eating off the grain, as he saw
others do holding the cnh In bis hand ba I,nEs
ed a. Gould and sa;a 4BiIlv what do xs,o = Wi;
the stecks r. aDo ye ate Them. too ~ aoh
YES r. wa, the reply and Jack e 23,iasiicaied sha
eobl ,sl-s ~
Jo. McConnel, who afterwards went to Ohio
lived for time between Beayerdab ii: md. sSaIa.
ds. He lost his COW. an, after many ddays.o
search, eoing down "a. brae:. he i:snoS;ed he
heard some one cryir,a out. here s ger coo,o
mon" He said he went .iiis ways,, md when
he came to the place sare euoaall there sySass
his coow in the mire and there Sind q aiecns
sbontbered anool nm : tnssock bs, st,;aS
nm he sat down. and when he went bs Won't
iirksr' - !, 20 s. y s
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A SpasoS.HtEx W.Rs1se---T The fol,ow;;n,a
is an extract Of private letter from acitizcn II
one of the leading Nortberu States 10: bis fr;end
in this city. The writer il sbrewd and aaxf,e.
savs ia bayond onest;on Mo,eo,er ,y.o ha,,s5
s5ynd.ncs A. nf o,sr ey;dsnce n tbs ,,,,,i, -
..sert;ons and we donbt f .ny axnare,,.;.g M !, ~.
nolitc;an IN b;s heart believes d;issrepslv
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