The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-12-17
CALIFORNIA.

Mr.. Freancr, in his last two letters from Cali
fornia, in the Picayune, communicates intelli.
gence which is certainly strange, if true. We
take take the following extracts from hisletters:
"1his winter we will have to elect United
States Senator in place Of Col. Fremont, who
has drawn the short term. Col. Fremont. in
my opinion, stands no chance of reelection. l
do not at present know of more that two votes
that he can positively rely upon. The ques-
ton in the next election for United States Sena-
tor from California will be the broad one North
and South, and although there is strong pro
babllity that the Wings have a majority on
joint ballot, if there is any Northern man elect.
ed, it will be Col John B. Weller. He has
great many warm personal friends in both par
ties, and upon this important and exciting ques-
tion he is liberal and conservative in his views.
As an evidence of the strength of the Southern
and Western men they have defeated every man
in the country who has avowed himself an
Abolitionst
"During the coming session of our Legisla
ture there is a strong probability that law
will be passed calling new Convention to
adopt new constitution. The Western and
Southern men appear to hang together, and if
they continue to do so, California, in less than
two years, will be slave State. So you will
see, if am not more mistaken than ever | was
in my life, that while our admission into the Un-
ion brings US Joy and fair promises on one hand,
it sends us an internal feud on the other that
will be contested with 6erceness and energy by
both parties"
Inca subsequent letter, he says:
"Elections that have just terminated in the
country as far as can learn, give Wing ma.
iority in both Houses, but at the same time there
is decided majority of ultra Southern men,
and they are determined to elect one of their
own creed, or at least who is sound upon that
subject, to the United States Senate, in the
place of Col. Fremont, without regard to the
question of Wing or Democrat"
WoMAN.--Look at the woman who sets her
whole heart upon the happiness Of others. Ev-
cry effort is exerted to confirm a good under
standing among her friends, to soften aspcrities
of disposition, to remove prejudices, and to re-
conce misapprehensions. There is something
heavenly in such character. And mark its
wonderful reward. 1t gathers strength even
upon failure When misunderstanding have
grown into fends, when dislike has sweled into
hatred, and old friends opposing one another as
deadly enemies sink under mutual malignityy,
there is yet one person who triurnphs in this
hour of downfall, and that is the woman who
has tried, with might and main, to preserve the
link that bound the disputants.
In truth, here is one Of the peculiar offices of
woman; one of her grand, almost exclusive, du.
ties, born with her into this life of trouble. The
unselfshness of her disposition, the gentleness
of her temper, her strong yearning for kind
words, and aversion to strife, point out this task
of reconcing difficulties as peculiarly her own;
and if some have cast their high prerogative
away, it is the more incumbent upon others to
sec that it is not allowed to rust
7.... Ladys Newspaper.