The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1851-01-10
WAsM.N1rov, Jan. 4, 1851
The Senate was not in session to-day

WAsu,SoTor, Jan. 4, 1851
The Senate WAS not in session to-day
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Hamilton, from Maryland, presented the
memorial of Wfn Price and other citizens Of
Cumberland, Nd, asking for the establishment:
OF Il line of mail steamships, to ran from tne
ports of Baltimore and Norfolk, to some poit
in England, il communication by railroad,
with the city OF London, which was referred to
the committee on Naval hfiai.S.
Tie House resolved itself Into a committee
oft&e Whole, on motion nf'Air. Potter, of Ohio,
for the purpose OF taking up the cheap postage
bill..-Hr Burt, OF South Carolina, in the chair.
Mr.. Feathsrtsou. Of Mississippi. called tie
attention Of the committee to al anle"d
ment (Which he proposed, and which had
reference Chiefly. TO, pe.ioeicals and news
papers, fixing tlspostage! the, forme' at lal
IL cent each whcn either DE circulated beyond
the Stat. il wlieh published.
Mr.. Perry, from Maine, was in favor OF Il re-
duced rate Of postage within distance of two
thousand mltS, and Of ten cents beyo"d that
distance. he .recapitulated arguments that
fdbeen US d Oh former day, drawn from Il
simil ,r result in England, which went to prove
tat y reduced rate Of postage would lead 10
an increase oil the revenues OF the department.
.lMr. Watkins, from Tennessee, 9as opposed
tothe abolition of t!e iranking privilege, and
also TO the introduction OF Il reduced rate Of
postage S
ssfir. Sweetzer, from Ohin, expressed him sci!
with his usual warmth against the bill, and tn
proposed amendments. Those whom he rep
resented he said had Objection To I'll. present
rate OF .tage, and he coaii not account 10:
the favor vita which the contemp dated measure
was viewed by his colleagues. He considered
the proposal us one which, fearr'cd into effect
wantd dast-oT the revenue Of the Dcpa. tnent
and tae resalt would he to saddle the General
Government with the expense thus incurred
The gentlemen who were III favor Of the chlng2
at present advocated had, he coaten he'd, an
Interior object in view; they were ths friends o.
a'high tariff, and would Increase the expense Of
conducting tue Government to such an extent
as.to require corresponding taria'n dsirasy it.
He eoneluded by expressing himsrlt IN favor
O! 4 uniform rata of five cents on letters, and
the newspapers should have Il free local circua-
ton, and further rhat the postase should be ui-
form throughout the Union; Fron, Maine TO
California aud O:eyoa. ...a.
Mr. Root, OF Ohio, was in favor ofmaknS all
malable matter pay postage, and OF abo''s1ihS
the franking privilege, which he said had lf-
come great abuse and had evidently lncrcas
Ell the public printing; the two acting rac,pro
cally upon each other He advocated chea2
postage on letters aud newspapers :ll'sa-:1 -:1.so
that it should be prepaid.
Mr. Cobb from Alybama, gaye notice that
he should on iutpSe day move an amendment
applicable ts that part of the Union whic! ne
represented.
The committee then rose without coming to
decision and the House adjourned Till Moa-
day next. sEss2 anz sss
Extraordinary Fidelity ofa Slave man
servant named Emanuel BoYkin, belonging t"
Messrs. Furguson & hlilhado, OF Norfolk. Ell.
tered on board the frigite Branhywine rs
Captains steward, on her departure from this
port to the Brazil station, having the permission
of his owners to appropriate portion o: his
pay dnring thecruise to the purchase ofhis free.
dan. Preyious to sailing he left his allotment
tieke. with the Navy Agent with instructions
to hand over the amount which it entitled him
to his owners. --...
The ship:was nj sent, about three years, du.
RAG which period Emanuel conducted himself
with SO much propriety and fidelity that he
became general flvorite nmoug the officers,
and the Captain considered himself fortunate
in having 80 faithful and valuable q servant
o. the return of the ship to New York, Eman,
nei found himself entitled to upwards of -four
Kindred dollars. Here was a fine opportunity
6, hin, To hayesns ii ID himself of the moral