The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-05-24
Editorial Correspondence of the Journal.

WASHINGTON, May l9, 1850.
Yesterday the Senate did not sit, having ad.
journed over on Thursday until Monday. The
House heard the Galphin Report, or rather re.
ports, as there were three, and none having
majority, adjourned over until Monday.
We will have warm work next week :. and it
is thought that the vote on the Compromise bill
will be taken about the 2Sth One thing is evi.
dent, the sooner it is brought on, the better for
the South. 1t will be killed just as sure as w.
ted OH next week; after that, it will stand a
better chance. My reasons for it are these
that the mighty intelccts Of Webster (who is
to speak in few days. and Clay will be
brought to bear in its favor, and hence the un.
deniable fact that every day we are losing pow.
er here. 1t is a startling fact, and the South
should consider it well. To-day they may de.
mand their rights-to.morrow they may beg
them. Ono short year ago, many who are now
arrayed against U.s. | would have unreservedly
Trusted. Gen. Hamilton is here jn favor of the
COMPROMISE. Gen. Hamilton has large claims
in Texas land bonds. Waddy Thompson,
hear, has written u letter in favor OF the Com.
promise bill. You see, detection has entered
the old j ..lnetto State even what, then, is its
extent elsewherel
sec in this mornings Intelligencer the Ed
itor of the Fairfield Herald arrayed in most
frightful manner, because he has expressed him.
self in favor of disunion. We will soon, sup.
pose, press, people, politicians and all, be put
under the ban of Abolitionists, naws.inOngers
and dclnagogues. and still men from the South,
too, will discordantly sing out :" the glorious
Unionw
| To-day Commissioner of Free Schools in
this District showed Inc one of q series Of
school books, entitled ManderviIle's series -
he said the agent came to him and proposed his
adopting them in the schools here; and to prove
their freedom from Abolition doctrines, said
they had been adopted in South Carolina; he
then read to me from the volume entitled the
"Orator and Reader" 2G4th page, a passage
as thorough abolition as suppose Mr.. Foote,
Stanly or Giddings would like to see If
mistake no., these are the books that writer
in the Mercury haudled so severely; and the
agent, one whom certain teacher in your State
threatened to kick out of his academy, if he
did not in double quick time remove himself, as
we'll as his abolition bomb. shells.
By the by, | see the Charleston Courier is
out for the Compromise; who expected any.
thing else, that has watched the course of that
paper; and once for all, again as before, re-
peat, the Courier is unsound to the South.
On last night the President gave a grand
levee. Since was last in the splendid East
Room of the White House, the old furniture
has all been removed and new Introduced; this
always happens when Wing President chan.
ces to get in But thought it very inconss-
tent that the floor should be carpetted in for.
eign manufacture, when we have, no doubt az
good at home at least l think old Zach should
have sent to the crest of manknd" for it, as
he wishes to sustain amicable relations with
them. 1t was brilliant tete; but the Presi.
dent having dispensed with music, during this
winter, his levees are less interesting.
last night; she is a splendid actress but |
think the constituents Of some of the wise
heads here had better protest against her re.
visiting the Capital, if they want them to leg
islate, as | should not be surprised if some of
them make it convenient to follow her to her
next engagement
MONDAY, May 20.
The Senate and House have just adjourned.
The House have had under consideration the
Galphin claim. We have had tolerbly warm
day in the Senate Mr. Clemens finished his
speech, and proved most conclusvely the de.
falcation of Foote He said some ofthe worthy
correspondents of the Baltimore Sun, had re.
minded him that MIR. FOote had national ce.
lebrity he, too, could attain @ national cele-
brity by turning traitor to the South, and soon
have the whole pusillanemous herd of ours in