The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-02-22
Editorial GIeanings.

eIer 10 TIE NduOlldilntt sdNs. llCilcul-
Der to have remarked to the late Mrs. Adams, at
the house Mr., Middleton, Of South Carolina, in
Georgetown, when the waltz was struck up In the
drawjng!room thpt her husband, John Quincy,
the Secretary of State. could scarcely join that ar
rangement; and that tho lady replied, i beg your
pardon, sir; when he was Minister at Berlin lie
watzed as much and as successfully as any Ger
man."
An editor in New York says lie saw man swal-
low hafa dozen glasses, and in less than ten min-
utes after he became tunJler.
The term newspaper carriers" is now modern
ised and stands thus, "Gentlemanly dissemnators
of early intelligence"
The Boston Post says that the following was one
of the toasts given at the late German supper:
Hauau-A -Abhorred by all The 'eortd, and held in
utter contempt by the resi- Of mankind.
Large Population.-Estimating that IN acre of
ground will support three persons, the United
States can maintain population Of about 7,5oo-
100000 souls.
CoLon Peacemaker.-Nackey's Western
World. Britt ;h book, says: "Fil England with
provisons-let her barns be choked, and her gran-
aries bursting with their stores-what spectacle
would she present OH stoppage ofone years sup
ply of cotton! 1t would do more to PROSTATE her
in the dust than all the armaments which ArBsrica
and Europe could hurl against her. What tre-
mendous power is this in tie hands ofa rival"
WHY il tale-bearer like a bricklayer!
Ans.-IIe raises stories.
Georgia Congressional. Elsrtion-Returps from
eleven counties shew majority of some seventy
odd votes for Jackson. the Democratic candidate,
who It is believed Judging from tbese returns, will
be elected.
Nlar,iagAaaiA Deceased Wits SiSter.-The
commissioners appointed in England to inquire
into the propriety of marriage with the sister of q
deceased wife, have reported they .find" from a
mass of evidence, that marriages of this kind are
permitted, by dspensation or otherwise, III all the
continental States of Europe"
Wonderful E6sct.-1n looking over the list OF
the members Of the House of Representatives, we
observe there are six Kings four Thompsons, three
Harrses, two Caldwells, two Buffers, and two
Browns, but not single Smith.
AFAcr-A remedy for Insanity y-Raspail, the
French socialist, has pointed out the Medical
Journal says) one of,he powers of fCamphor, which
in psychological point of view, is most mpor-
tant-that Of puttnga stopt to that fearful restless
ness which accompanies the first development Of
insanity. When opium, hyoscyamus, copium,
stramonium, and all the drowsy syrups Of the
East" fail to produce any effect. grain Of cam
phor, formed into pill, and followed by a draught
of an ounce and half OF the infusion of hops,
mixed with five drops of suphuric ether. is his
usual dose for procuring sleep.
AWashington letter states that bill will soon be
brought In by Mr.. Dickinson, Of New York, TO
abolish copper cents, and to substitute coin Of
the size Of a half dime, to be composed Of silver
and copper. The alloy Is in preparation at the
mint
Press oS-Forget the way wllchis behind thee,
and stretch out toward that which lies before thee,
and every day with as much assiduity as ifto-day
for the first time thou vert entering on thy course
WHO MAKE THE MONEY "A San Francisco
correspondent Of the Newburyport Herald writes
under date of December lst "Few make money
now save capitalists, by speculation; the n'echan-
c, whose trade happens to be adapted to new
country; and the mule driver, who gets six dol
lars head"
GoTSG THE WHoLE-The New York Sun, allu-
ding to the Nicaragua question, says: awe want,
and shall eventually have, the whole continent,
and all contiguous islands," This is going the
whole
WESTERN CoMMERcE-The internal commerce
of the West is estimated at S526OO0,000 annually,
to carry on which $4,000 boatmen are employed.
THE GOLD DoLLAR.-The Washington Union
thinks that there should be five millions of coin
issued in Gold Dollars. So too think we.
Upwards of thirty thousand children have,
it is estimated, been christened George Washing
ton. within the past fifty years.
QUrcK.-Steamboats were built at Pittsburg, dur
ring the last year, at the rate of one week.
PRESIDENTIAL VIsIT.-The President, it is stated,
will visit Richmond on the occasion of laying the
corner stone of the Virginia Washington Monu-
ment.
JENNY LIND-The Realm Of Song is agitated
with the delightful news that the Northern Night
ingale is positively coming to America; the hearts
ofall true worshippers at the shrine of Genius and
Virtue are made glad by the hope of her advent
the music dealer will soon wear no livery but that