The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-02-05

PAIRING OrF.-We see notice every day.
the "pairing off" Of some member of Congress
with another. One meml~r wants to go h'mc
and, it whis. h. gets som" drm"c; at t. 90
home. too, or To decline voting until the o hfr
returns, as though all subjects ofsgsIaiion We p
decided by party votes, and that a Wing was OF
no use in Congress except to v"'r against a
Democrat. Br this rule Of sub raction, making
out equal numbers on both sides. We could soon
have cheap House Of Representa- es al
Washington. Taking away first VIII. and
then a Democrat, until all The Wings 'r all the
Democrats were Withdrawn. with an esarlly
equal number Of the u,ter side, there would he
left choice few representing the ma inri'y, and
thnse who are neither Whig< nor Democrat (,
10 whom the huSinr<s of Legislation might BE-
left. and a the rest sen, hnmr as usclrs. This
would be- '.pairng off "on large scale. and
would he an economical enlargement of The
present nl,n. which sends Democrh of I" V,r
ginia whenever Wing wants 10 go to Yer
mont or New York.-N o. Crescent.
A Word from The other Side Of the Atlantic.
Mr. Walsh IN his last letter to the editor of
the New York journal of Commerce. ("f De.
cemi,er 27.) aludrs to the disappointment they
have sustained in not receiving the Presidents
message, and still more "lamrnts The cause oi
drlay"-lhe want Of organization in the II.use
of Representatives:
Upon this som" Of the Paris journals "f this
morning (says Mr.. Wal.h) offer short com
mcn,s. The Jn,,rnal drs Drlats remarks:
"Such beginning pnrlrnd< stormy session.
.uh,r t,,l h,yn
. been known before in the parliamentary as.
semblies Of any country. The circumstance
throws In" Washington sovernmen, in si''la.
tion as difficult ne it is whimsical. The dis
cord among the Wings brtoken weakness in
the executive branch. Long ago it was pre-
dicted that the slavery question would uPse;
the Union--,hr to,irring has begun" La
Pressc reasons from. the statements and "pin.
ions Of the Now York Herald Not few of
the friendly French f"lks express a fear that
the United States are going tn" way "iall lle>h
Ifby blind. wild, fanatica contention they
should mar the splendid E,vors so recently lav
ished nn them by Providence, and the glorious
destinies 80 grarlo,lslv opened to their own
will and facility. it will he an unc1amplrd tx
cess ofngratitude To God, and perverse folly in
people.
Mr.. Claws truly American and patriotic
speech at Baltimore, on the 3Oth November,
in reference 10 slavery in California, and gen.
orally in the Union. and the last paragraphs,
of recent reply of Gen. Cass to an address
at New York, respecting mutual f"rbearance
and the spirit Of conpr"misc, should h" 'nsrrih
ed in golden characters on tablets at each en-.
trance Of each House Of Congress.
L1ARIL1TlEs OF MINoRs.-Persons under 81
wears of age are called minors. Ifa person
pretend to be of age, and obtain goods on credit
(not nrcessarirs.) and then refuse payment on
account of his non aye, the person injured can
no, recover the value Of his goods, hut hr may
indict him as a cheat. Minors cannot bind
themselves by con'rac, for any thing hut nrcrs.
xares for their sIllsistrnce, clothing or cdnca.
ton. Ifa minor contract fr any thing else.
his contract is rod. or voidaLle AT his election;
but if he choose to affirm it, the other party can
not void it. 4 minor whose parent may have
released his claim for his labor wages. is not
thereby enabled to bind himself by his contract,
nor can paren, or guardian authorize him to
make any contracts by which he will be bound,