The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-01-16


about this Convention of Southern States.
We understand that Coli. s. Preston, of Rich
land, aud Col. Minor Clinton, of Lancaster, have
been suggested; aid Colonels Ma n ng of Sumter
and Chesnut of kershaw would be very accept
able as Reserves we doubt not that the sugges.
ton will be andorsed by the people Of this Con-
gressional District. We feel assured that the
gentlemen above named, should they be chosen,
will faithfully represent their constituents in tho
proposed convention.-FairfeM Herald. :
COMMERCE. OF CRARLEsToN.-The Mercury
has tables showing the number Of arrivals and
clearances al the port OF Charleston, which,
that paper says, give gratifying evidence Of the
increasing commercial prosperity Of the city.
The total number Of arrivals for the year
amount to TO 1850. of which 3l5 were from
foreign, and 735 from coastwise ports; Of this
number 92O were American vessels, and 129
foreign. :
The total number Of cearances for foreign
ports was 4ls, Of which 76 were British, 20
Spanish, 81 French, l2 Swedish. IL Brennan
6 Norwegian, I Danish. Oldenburg, 8 Rus.
sian, 9 Prussian, and Haaoverian. 49,. ,,.,.
SU1cIpE.--On Wednesday last, the 2nd inst,
Mr.. Joshua Lynn, residing in the eastern part
Of this District, committed suicide by hanging
himself in an out house, some two hundred
yards distant from his dwelling. The cause
which melted the unfortunate man to the com.
mission Of :his melancholy act. is not known.
He was man Of family,--having wife and
our young .children;-possesseda a comfortable
property; and was much esteemed i" the circle
Of his acquaintance Chester Slandard
We have nothing to object 10 the tone and
temper of Gov. Fish, Of New York on this vexed
question. lie is courteous enough. Nei'her
do wo ohiec, to the avowal Of the sentiment,
which We have copied above. All we have to
say is, that if.he Northern people have come to
the determination declared by Gov. Fish, that
there shall he no more Slave States admitted
into the Union, we are prepared at once for
dissolution Of that Union. We do not intend
10 argue the question. But If the South is to
he denied equal rights and privileges, the Union.
that our fathers established. no longer exists.
Richmond Wing.
How AXES ARE MApE.-The process has
greatly simpified within the last two
years. The iron is ruled out in bars the prop
er width and thickness at an axe, and six. eight,
and ten feet long; il is heated and cut of by a
large pair Of shears propelled by wafer power;
another workman picks up the piece and pla
ces !, between die and punch, and the punch
comes down and forces the hole for the handle
ny punching out piece. An iron mandrl is
then inserted into IN. hple, and It's immediate;
" pa, under another press, which forms one side
ofthe ale;, it. then goes into another die, and
forms The other side, and is then placed in an
upright position, and chisei comes down and
splits the "bit" of,he axe ready for the steel; j.
is then thrown aside. All this is done at one
heat. and in less time than !, takes TO write the
aodas epcrondi. The blade Of the axe is then
put in and welded and passed along to the for.
ger, tempered, and is cast upon the ground 10
cool. As soon as cool, It is taken up and p!aned
down to an edge by planning machine. and
finished up with the emery wheeIs--pauted,
labelled, stamped, and ready for market.
AN ACT to alter the laws in relation TO Slaves
hiring their time, and for other purposes.
Be II enacted, by the Senate and House Of
Representative, now mel an sitting in Genrr.
al Assembly and by the authority Of the same,
That the sixth Section nf an Act, eniled~An
Act for the be,ter regulation and government Of
Free Negroes and persons of color, and for 9th.
er purposes, passed the twen,y.frst day Of De.
cember. in the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred aud twenty-five, he so altered
and amended, that from, and after the twelfth day
Of March next. il shall not lie lawful for any
person. owning, or having in charge, any male
or female slave, to permit such slave to hire his
or her time, labor or service; and any person,
owing, or having in charge, o slave or slaves
offending, shall be liable TO penalty Of fifty
dollars, to he recovered by indictment, onc.hall
of which shall be paid to the informer, and the
other half TO the use ofihe District in which
the offence is committed, and lha, all provisions
heretofore made by law In relation to said OF.
fence, he, and the same are hereby repealed.
In the Senate House, the nineteenlh day of
December, in the year of our Lord one thou.
-. sand eight hundred and forty mine, and in the
seventy fourth year ofihe sovereignty and in.
dependence of the United States of America.
ANGUS PATrERsoS,
President Of the Senate.
JoHN IzARD MIDDLETON,
Speaker House Of Representatives.
AN ACT TO Amend The law IN relation 10 tho
inn or T,J,,oont,