Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-04-18

not be what am, you forget that that
II do not forget it. Tell, Minnie all if you
will. Her nature is noble"
And Philip, that night, did tell Minnie all his
history, did plead forher hand, aid Sid win
most noble heart-Amsriean Union.
.;fhe Southern Patriot published in Green
Vile and established by the political friends OF
that redoubtable General, who had SO many |;
more slaves than all the editotsin the State,
for the purpose not only Of breaking down the
AIom,taineer, but of bringing thssstate to its
senses, has been favoring its feadets with ex::l
tracts of letters from different parts of ,uiesl
State. In the last paper we find one which
the Editors say is from "a gentlemen OF h'Sh
character and one of the largest slave holders
in South Carolina" and purports as will be
seen 10 have been written near Georgetown.-
The following is the extract alluded to:
"Tbe editors of the Southern Patriot will
please continue to send me their, excellent pa.
per--for which they herewith have So, and
thanks for the number sent, OF March l4--near
Georgetown, s. c."
In order to give additional weight to the
epistes of these gentlemen of high character,
we would respectfully suggest to our brethren
of the Patriot the propriety of publishing their
names withtheir letters # becomes the more
necessary in these parts from the fact that we
have not yet met any gentleman of hiy char
acter who has taken any pleasure in Informing
his neigbors that he was the patron OF paper
whiciIaenounced, as traitors, all who professed
to owe a. paramount allegiance 10 the State
which gave them birth and now gives them
bread .-lWinydh Observer.
Melancholy death of poor Deb'or.-The in
famous barbarity to which poor man not
able to discharge pecuniary obllgatlo1 Is la
BILE at the hands of a soulless creditor, where
the law for Imprisonment for debt prevails, is
painfully illustrated by the following tragic oc.
currence in Boston. Aud yet such law still
blackens the statute book Of Maryland. We
certainly should make haste to blot it out, for
such power should not remain for n day in
the reach of the vindictive or sordid :-Bdht-
more Sim.
"John Jay Bradley, man Of liberal educa.
ton. Greek scholar, and formerly an editor
of paper, died in Boston jail OH Thursday,
where he had been con6ned for week past
for debt. He was in the last stage Of consuh1p-
ton when sert to Jail. and could scarcely get
up the steps for weakness. The creditor per-
emptorily refused to release him unless the
money was paid. Deceased had certain rights
I in property which were not available at the
which prevented his swearing
signed HEM to his creditor. he never aftemP.
. ted to get released, and was little insane.
His father was applied to, but he refused to in.
terfere. There had been quarrel between
father and son, but it does not appear that the
former knew fully of his sons condition. The
creditor must have imbibed all the spirit Of a
Shylock to send dying man to end his days in
Jail for debt of 5000.
A Sad Con onfession.-Not long since veal
thy merchant Of one of our cities poured into
the ear Of a valued friend his bitter complaints
Of the conduct Of his two and only sons. "My
life is rendered perfectly miserable by their
reckless dissipation and shameless protligacy,'
said he. That friend inquired of the merchant
if he could bear plain dealing. was the
reply. CATER what have been made to suf.
fer by those of my own ousehold, feel that
| can bear anything from Others" The friend
laid his hand kindly upon the merchants shoul.
der, and inquired, "Where did your children
learn to drink Intoxicating stimulants :" In
the most impassioued manner conceivable, the
wretc'led man exclaimed, "A my opn table
and 0, sir" said he, "that reflection is the most
bitter drop in the draught an compelled to
drain" Where on earth, with all his wealth,
can that wretched father now find happiness9
Hehas thoughtlesslv made his sons pass through
the fire to our American Molock, and the
scorched and blasted victims will in all proba.
bility, torment his vision and wiring his heart
with anguish while he lives, or 60 before him to
dshonored graves, dragging him with his load
of sorrows after them.
Dra'h af Mr. Hynurd--Tnformatio was
brought here yesterday, by the Captain of
cdas,iug vessel from Combahee, OF the death
Of Nathaniel Hayward, sen. on last Thursday
night, at his country residence in St. Bartholo-
news Parish. Charleston Paper
London Commcnis.--In publishing the com.
ments Of London paper on the Boston maRi.
festations, there are one or two points
worthy of note. First, that hostile enact
ment of the central Legislature. sanctioned by
an express provision of the Federal Constitu.
ton, has been set at naugllt and that the fee
blest yibration of snch n Doitical disturbance