The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-03-12
MELANCHOLY CASUALTY.

.ruplic intelligence rec: wed here lu,sluv cyc
uins ast, that Mr. james 4. Mex in. with hi. msI,.
er. Mrs Elizabeth McKain, citizens o, our tnwn, also
'lH. Vaughan and her daughter Mis- Vrsiniu. fop,cf
esiden,s Of this place, oil peri.eG by the obstruction
of the steamer O;lme St. Johm which was e,,usned
by fire on tho Alah.mh River, IN Tuesdry evening
last, between Mobile and Montgomery. Mr.. McKain
md his mother were on their way hack home from
isit TO Mobile. Mrs. Vaughan and dnughter were ais,
N their way to visit Camden All .xmc ed 10 arrive
'erc, We believe. On Saturday evening last. This
melancholy intelligence has ST deep gloom over
'nr whole community. Recently. in many circles
'lr Citizens have been sorrly afflicted each uc,ion
IN lis "rIer scc'ni"g I" 10 md distressing.
surely This Is ~ I" greater extent than any other
which has preceded it, 70 lnse our fiends at my
time aud under any circumstances is painful; but to
'ar thus xith them is sorrowfu ind, ch In tho
death OF Mr. MrK,n, our town il deprived of one Of
~ best, most Us f, and euerg tic clizpns. We can
"ly mingle our sympn,ics with The l~rraved friends
md relations, and bnw with submission TO- ihe will Of
ivi"c providence, Which in its mysterious. dispcn.a.
ion has laid its hand heavily uph, ,ls. The par.
'c"i'rs Of this sid accids,6 may bo found in another
column.
We have be"n fv"red ly friend with the folInw-
"y tribute 10 the mrmory Of Mr.. AcKain. and hope
+nc friend will favor with suiisbe Obituary for
irs. Mckain. ior our next numbcr '.""
The recent calamity the Alabama rivsk the burning
the Orline ST. John, has carried mourning to many
~nrt To this community, the visiiao is one Of pecu.
ar melancholy and sadness. The particulars, as faras
ry have 10 hand, will b. found in the public prints.
IT j. not our purpose therefore, dwell upon them but
We feel bonn give than passing notice to one Of
he victims Of this fatal catastrophe. Our late fellow cit
EN-. JAMES r. McKAIy, and his mother were among thore
lo lost their lives By the destruction of the Orine 81.
ohm. Tn, death of such man rs NJ. McIlain would,
IA any tne and under my circumstances fill many hearts
With gloOm-t present, it peculiarly melancholy. But
few weeks has elapsed since he bncI his excellent wife,
,aving to his six small chiiIrn-and now in the
Mysterious dispensaons of Providence, he las been taken
imself Gl bless the dear orphan children and sustain
hose To whose they :hus prpvlentiay committed!
70 his family his luss is utterly rre.ahe and the COM
nnty which he zraously f.itfnlly served viii
ot soon find man IA M his place. He enipntical
:, good citizen in every of The word-a true patri
H. genuine philantlropist, and chritIan In 1896 he
ven: with the gallant kersm] volunteers Florida, and
iithinly discharged his duty soldier to lis country
The calsc Of Temperance he advocated with zeal and
rnestness not to be surpassed by any phanthropss in
4c Stale The warmth of his attachment and his fidelity
Is friend, Ind bound many hearts 10 him, and which
pw bleeding fr the loss Of the mt faithful and arlent
friend they knew. To the poor, his hand
en, amino man in the community, in his circumstances,
gave in charity than h. d. He filled various pub
c offices during his life, and was the time of his DEATH
.nenant of town. AS Justice Of the Peace, and
Chief Magistrate Of the town, he has always feaessy
md independently, and may add wisely and salts.
aco'ly discharged the duties which devolred upon him.
'ut must stop-we cannot do justice, in brief an
utcle, to the merits Of his excellent character.
G Wo learn By Geographic despatch received this
non;ny, that tho body Of Mrs, McKain has been 70.
covered, nor the place Of the calamity.
RH1
To-day we give our readers the Speech of Mr..
Calhoun. 1t is what we might have expected
mastery effort
The first part is devoted to the history the rise
md progress Of the Free Soil movement in the
North. Then he shows by what the Union will
Vt be saved, and by what it may be saved. The
Executive project-the Clay project, &c. &c. he
says cannot save the Union.
His proposed amendment of the Constitution,
I'VE object to, in accordance with Mr.. Foote. The
Constitution as it was, and as tiS-the broad shield
left US by our Fathers is sufficiently comprehcn
slre-et that in spirit as we'll as letter be oberv-
Jed and it is all the South will ask-but if the Con-
stitution, with all its comprehensiveness, with all
its undying associations, will not be observed and
regarded by the North, neither would any amend
ment that could be affixed. This last effort ofhim
who has thrown around our State the glory Of his
acts, will.be sufficient apology for the absence Of
variety, this number
A new Magazine entitled the sSouthern Ladys
Magazine Edited by H. NJ. Garland, Jr, and Mrs.
Margaret Piggot has been started at Baltimore
Truly Southern in its tone. We wish it liberal
patronage.
Mr. Webster's Speech is now before the country,
the greatest effort of great man. 1t proved
general disappointment. The North expected
more northern tone, while the South was surprs-
cd at the liberality of his views. He killed the
Wnot Proviso-but it was already harmless. 1t
was not that now that the South feared-it is that
spirit of subtle aggression which by our union with
the North they are enabled almost isensiby to lis
to etect-that endangers the South This Mr..
NVaLctor 1;J not torcb- lo or;,J ,,,,,