Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-01-31
W,>,IiyGrny, Jan. :

In the Spa9.a mi =: mn~uing. Mr. Shields from
the Military i'o,rnil!... iruurt.d rvk the JOINT
resolution a;;,ro~ixing the title OF L'rne"amt
Gr,,,ral bv !. ,-,..,; I'll tIat General Scott Will
nrubghlr retr.,. l;le coaeing gl;;ted ionoF IN the
course of next month.
The remainder OF the day was devoted TO
the consideration OF local and territorial busl
ness.
in the House. the greater portion OF the day
was again devoted to private business
see it stated in many quarters, that lie
Committee on Ways and Means have had un-
der consideration bill to modify the ta'1il'
This is entirely erroneous, for learn from un-
doubted authority, that the subject has not yet
been taken up aud further that there Is nn pre-
liability of any action on the question except
the appointment OF appraisers at large
Ii ap;,eart that nial,y of Mr.. Clay's warmest
friends regret his preciritancy in signing the
"Union" document AS for Foote. ! suppose,
he will stand ready TO call out amy man who
shal! doubt the efficacy oftne plan The kict.
mond W'hir SAYS: "Eooe reminds US the Old
Virginia custom OF making up n"m coats for
little children on: of their papa's old worn out
ones for. the new patty project which he now
favors, called the Union party, Is made up OF
the old Federal and the Compromise wing
oft!e Democratic party. In selecting, however
a new party dress he should not entirely lose
sight o: the qualities Of Mrs. rrimrose's wedding
garment - decency and durability.
4 short tine ago the Professors and Presi-
dent OF William and Mary's College in virgin:
ia, sent on petitinn PRAYING compensation Tor
the destruction of the buildings OF the College,
during the Revolutionary war. Yesterday tie
Committee to whom the subject WAS referred
reported against tie prayer Of the memorial.
FronFa document Sent in to-day, itap"ears
that the total expenditure for national arnH,reS
during tie past year was $ l,04. About
2s,OCO mnskets and 5000 rifles lave been man
alactured within that period.
During the last two days the weather has
been so warm that pcac! trees began to hud'
aud the Iipwers to throw out Their petals TO the
sun. This evening Pemnsy yvaliIa Avenue was
thronced for several hours by whole Regiments
of laGics, making most of the opportunity.
The presentation Of the Virginia medal to
General Scott at the City iloli this morning
was cutie ~ exc ting affair; and very large
number of persons of both sexes were present.
The General sera,ed to be deeply Affected
The medal is probably worth 5000.
All tneprincpal hotels are now crowded to
overhowiag with visitors to the city. great
proportion appear to be newly married couples,
who follow the present fashion ofincludIng
Washington in their bridal tour for the purpose
of attending the Presidents Lcvces.
Since the establishment of the numerous lines
of omnibuses ladies and gentlemen from the
North avail themselves of them in riding to the
Ievces for the reason there is q wide difference
between five cents and five dollars, " hlch latter
sum is charged by hackmen for the evening.
Ido.uot think that ever saw Southerner III
un omnibus.
tits said that the first number of the new
paper, the organ Of the Union PARTY, will be Is.
sued next week.
Tun IioLLow TRucE-Ihc following brief
paragraph fiom the Washington corrcspon-
dent of the Norfolk Argus, contains the true
solutionsot the present superficial aspect G"
peace in the Capital. il is confirmation OF
the views which have been given in our own
correspondence.
81 verify believe that if it were not for tie
bold attitude of South Caro- ina, and the SYM
pathv she evidently has in the ther States. the
law wonld be repealed and slavery abolished
session True, the Influences at the North de.
string higher protective duties, and river and
harbor appropriations. control. to some extent,
the one idea abolitionists They fear from the
representations nf Southern Compromises -
themselves eager for federal Offices and honors
that an immediate repeal would deprive them
Of all Southern support for those measures, and
they cannot get along without il"
Beautiful 1naidrn'.--Fiitccn years ago the
noble structure then known rs the Methodist
Book Establishment in New York. was destroy.
ed by fire. Among the burning fragments Of
books and printed sheets which were whirled
alott on the wings Of the flames, and borne on
ward upon those of the wind was. says the Bos-
ton Journal, page of the Bible, containing the
sixty.lourth chapter Of lsai1h. 1t was picked
up on the morning Of the conilagration about
IL miles distant on Long Island, and before the
catastrophe was kno"n there 1t was indeed
winged messenger e. ruth, in double sense,
for the TACT is no les, irkng than authentic,
than every word of tl' page was SO marred as
- 10 bell lcgible save the venlh verse, which read
in the following words: