The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1851-01-03

South Kingston. The woman was go wears.
old.-..Propidence Mirror.
Frsm the Telegraph
Mr.. Editor The following gnomination which
appears in the Winnsboro Daily Register, of
Monday last, Ibeleve will meet with cordial
response from the people of Richland. No
more eloquent, able and faithful delegates could
be selected to represent our Congressional Dis.
trict III the Soutl ,rn Congress Both these
gentlemen are well known to our citizens. and
need no eu@ogy from pe. TRUST you will give
the nomination place in your paper, ami that
the gentlemen named will have the high honor
OF aiding in the organization of the
UNITED STATES OF THE Sorru.a
"Cols X ). Preston and James Cilesau'--
The TING for final consultation with our sister
Statesy before we take the glorious step of dis.
union, having been fixed by the "Acs' Of our
late Legislature for End day of January. 1852,
it becomes Us 70 look around for snit,bie dele.
gates tarSPseseut the third congressional dis. :,
tristm that body know of none more emi-.,
shently qualified BY ttkeiHlaients, eloqIehce and
sound political opinions, than the two gentle
men whose names stand at the head of tkis arsS
ticle. They are both distinguished members Of
the Legislature and disuniousts Of the right
stamp-ready to peril every thing, life, fortune.
in the good cause.
ut is true that both voted against the Senate
bill for the call ola Convention, under the firm
belief that that measure alone would postpone
rather than hasten the object we all have in
view. In this, think they were right, as the
present bill to which both gave their hearty sup.
port. is decidedly, in my humble Judgment, the
very thing we needed. BY this we show to oar
sisters, that we heartily desire their co.opera-
tion, while 1t the same time we give them an
earnest OF our determination to act for and save
ourselves, il they refuse it. To have done less
than this, would have been unwise-to have
done more would have been folly.
A DIsUNIoNfsT, per Sc"
+ SATAN IN THE GROCERY BgsrNEss....Tbe
Philadelphia Enqairer relates, inits police re.
ports The following singular case ofMonomania.
A hypocondricaf old fellow, named Aaron
Simms, who was lately engaged In the grocery
business, somewhere in Fiji ert Street, has late.
ly conceived the strange idea. that be lis Old
Scratch. About two weeks aga, be gave or.
ders to sign painter to prepsrs iiin, . bosrd
with the inscription Satan. ErScer and Tea
Dealer" in large gilt letters. The rign was
painted, according to direction, but the friends
Of the monomaniac interfered and prevented d
from being put up. His customers not liking
the idea OF dealing with the devil, dropped Of;
except one roguish old negro, called David
Cantle, who, by humoring the Innatic, eontriyed
% s@indle him out Of goods to coasrleraiaa
amount. A cousin of. Mr.. Simns who, thought
it expedient to keep watch over the conduct Of
the insane relative, was in the hack part Of the
store on Thursday evening, while Simlns &ias
Satan, stood behind the counter. .Atfhis time,
the negro David Cantle happened to- come ip,v
and not being perceived by him, he hecammepceA
q conversation with Sifnms to the following
parport: ~ y-ssa q. 4 !. .tsa,..s.,s
II say old boss devil l want .. fewysmoses
things on that account, you know" xss-ss. i
It's all squared up, Dave" ," answered Sipnas
'here it is posted in my ledger, Dave Cantle.;
debtor, to six pounds of sugar, 4S cents; ionr'
nds,caffee Cd cents two gallons molasses
80 cents" and so on, about forty different tens
sum total just 25 dollars And here on dis
side is credited Dave Cantle, by opessoul,s
S25 to he taken out in trade. s,.ss;.. vyss.ss :
That account is closed old fellow sou can't
get any more goods here, unless you've got
another soul to trade away on the same terms
"Look here, boss answered Dave no. a
one of expostulatiep, II often hear dat do dele
Ill had no conscience, and now i begin to,be.
ieve it. You gwine to allow me only twentys
i've dollars for dat soul, and it wof fifty s's9z
al have given you what we agreed fos,oras
lied Simms, "and don't think any negroA
oul worth more. | can buy lots Of white solls
Or halfthe money" ~
&" But, Mr.. debbil, you must cousidersdst /
ook it out in trade, dat makes de difference
niggers soul is a cash article, boss and I
'st want what's right, l does; SO. you jusk =
'lege me with two gallons more lasses and 4
uarts black-eyed peas aud throw in. de, ,sonl.ef
" wife. den yoa git q flst rate bargain.
At this junctnre, Mr.. Simms' cousin thought
roper to interfere he sprang out and seized the
ack swindler, who was soon handed oyer4o
10 agents Of the law, The relatives of tha
deemed it texpedient to shut upthe
ore, and they have taken legal measuressfos.
,tting the imaginary Satan under. prompt
iardianship. 49, g.. ,.rr. AZ a. lss5lr,
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