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Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-09-02
"It we in Charleston think of building

"It, we in Charleston think of building a
Plank Road nearly in the immediate vicinity Of
Railroad for sixty miles Of its lower end, and
the balance Of $50 between two Railroads, de-
pending entirely for support on the country
which these two roads were built to drain, what
ought you Camden people to do who have no
such competition! A Plank Road leading
from Camden to Charlotte, cannot do otherwise
than make your place, and satisfy you that it
was fortunate circumstance to your town that
the Charlotte road did not pass through it. The
only unfavorable feature to my mind, is the in
Jury which will inevitably be done to the Char
lotte Railroad, by Plank Road from Camden
to Charlotte, which will take the trade and
make your place a rail road terminus.
81 intend making application to our Legisla.
ture for Charter in November, and if suta-
bic one be granted, have lingering hope
that fifty or sixty miles of our contemplated
route will be commenced. l have procured
the right of way that far and made some other
preliminary preparations"
Messrs. Boyce and Gregg contemplate cem'
mencng Plank Road next winter from Char
lesion to Vance's Ferry.
In another letter to the gentleman above re-
ferred to, which has been shown, and from an
experienced road d-builder, and one who is ready
to take the contract to build the whole of our
contemplated road to the North Carolina line,
we find this remark &c A Plank Road from
Camden to the North Carolina line can be
built at figure so lou as to astonish the friends
of The enterprise"
These extracts ought to convince the most skep
tical. Camden is in strait; the means of de-
lverance is before her people, but many who
are willing, are too poor to do much; her dos
tiny is in the hands of the wealthy planters in
and about her: arork Of fbenefcence-the sal
vation of our ancient and respectable town, is
in their hands. We say this in all candour.-
There are men and families in and near her,
whose public spirit and liberality can redeem
her from her present jeopardy. Let them meet
the moral responsibility resting upon them and
Camden and her children will rise up and call
them blessed.
Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-09-02
THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE
LAWS.

Two successive Wing Presidents have made
clustering pretentions and proclamations a
canst all manner of illibusters,- Of Cuba
more than lovers of law. The world has been
told tn 1t the laws Of the United States would
be inexorably enforced against all who shared
in these attacks upon the peace Of a friendly
country, and that the President would employ
the land and naval forces to suppress and frus-
trate such attempts. In the face Of these oii-
cial mouihings, what spectacle does the coun.
try present! In three OF the great cities of the
Union, almost at the same moment, public
meetings of the most violent character are
held, virtually to demand that the Government
of the United States shall assume the protec.
ton of those whom it denounced beforehand
as pirates. In one of these cities the former
Wing Mayor presided. In another the Span.
ish Consul was publicly insulted In the third
that functionary was assailcd and driven out
of his Consulate, and the officer of Spanish
newspaper lawlessly invaded and despoed.
In this same city powerful expedition had be-
fore been fitted out, with scarcely pretence OF
disguise, and set sail in open day amid the
cheers of great crowd
We shall not pro ounce whether the admin.
istration was right or wrong in making its
pledges, nor whether the fillibusters ght
or wrong, in treating it with contemplated
the administration having made these pledges
and with endless iteration renewed them, what
are we to think of its course, its faith, its states
manship, IN allowing such acts to be perpetra.
ted, without even al attempt to control them
Where was the army,-the sphere of whose
duties Mr.. Millard Fillmore is so intent on en-.
larsiug! All, thereby hangs tale. All the
disposable forces of the Government are need
ed in Charleston harbor, aud therefore there
were none to Interfere with Gen. Lopez, or to
protect the Spanish Consul from outrage AN
outrage as discrace!ul, we must say, as eve.
was perpetrated in Boston or Philadelphia.
One thing is certain,-the administration is
not executing what it claims to be the laws ot
the United States in the case of Cuba, nor
has it made even n decent attempt to perform,
what it has assumed TO be its duty in the premi.
ses. We have right to conclude that this il
has by design. 1t is tavorite policy with all
weak and mean-spirited statesmen, to get rid
Of domestic difficulties by breeding foreign
broils The recent conduct of the Administra-
tion will make it extremely difficult to avoid a
foreign war. The American Consul at Hava.
ma can hardly fail to be paid with the same
compliments as the Spanard at New Orleans
Then we shall hear bursts of patriotism "to
make all split" Has not the Administration
been preparing for this9 Nowhere has it made
any effective preparation to "execute the laws
of the United States" except in South Carroll.
ia, and that avowedly against the supreme
authority of the State .-Mercury.
Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-09-02
MEDICAL USE OF THE WILD CHERRY.

Ever since the settlement of America Wild Cherry has
been known possess very important medicinal virtues
Every body knew this fact but no body knew how 70 OK
tract its essential properties Every mother gives Ta s
Cherry tea to her children for worms for colds ana TOT
mos eyery disease and adults throughout country arc
in the habit making compound Of Syrup Of Wild cherry
bark and other ingredients to he used in spring as an an
tdote to complaints Incident that changefu season.
is found by experiment that the wild cherry possesses even
for more Important qualities than we ascrbed 2 @ as
the first stages Of ConsumP.ion Asthma msme1 oSsS nu
to be the hest medicine known to man, Dr. Wisars ba
sam of Wild Cherry chemical extract, combined WIN
similar extract from Tar, which enhances its vaae. N
ssu ccess curing pulmonary Diseases In nulos every
,age, after best physcias could DO no .ba, VISA
tonshed the faculty, and led them to coness 'at
BaIsam of wild Cherry possesses principles heretofore
''lS None gent genuine unless signed BUTTS on
tho wrapper, for sale in Camden az wokh' ~ q
her. g. Co.. Charleston, S. G., and by Drug
.gis,s generally throughout the State.
Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-09-02
From the Columbus Ga. Sentinel.
THE COOPERATION PARTY OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Itappears to us that those who propose to
wait for cooperation are pursuing strangely
fatal and suicidal policy if they are sincere in
their professions ofa desire to act at all. "Put
your own shoulders to the wheel, and then call
on Hercules, is an old adage, and one full of
meaning and sense. They profess desire for
Southern Confederacy, but they wish to wait
until other States are ready to form IL with
them. Suppose no other State will move
will she continue to submita We hope not.
Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-09-02
% Fo. the Camden Journal.
The Plank Road-Facts.
(COniHlucd.)


standing, remark: ira I.ss"! to a gentleman OF
Camden "ii,,.n- ,,iimer aud Winter, pro-
missed to write out ;or your use some practical
information concerning Plmk Roads. One OF
these gentlemen is President of the Southern
Plank Road, and both have been engaged ex-
tensively far some twelve months past in Plank
Roads. One OF these Roads extends from
Montgomery to Guntcr's landing on the Ten
nessce River" tit is about l60 miles,) "and is
all under contract" This road occupies, gen.
orally, the route and rcgior of country, travers-
ed by the Selma and Gunter's Landing R. Road,
coming directly in competition, therefore, with
one of most favosably located r. Roads i'll the
Union. The character of Winter, for sagacity
and prudence and excellent judgement, is noto-
rious in all this region; he is man Of great
wealth, acquired within the last 20 or 30 years,
from nothing, and under many disadvantages.
In such matter as Plank Roads, his opinion
and example are conclusive.
We have also been favored with the perusal
of letter from WIN. Gregg, Esq, Of Granite
vllc than whom there is no more reliable au-
thorty in the Southern country, touching such
matters as that we are now commenting upon.
Mr. Gregg, it seems, with MIR. Boyce, stand
ready to back their opinion with large expen-
diture Of moncy-not as in the case of Cam
den, to sare eristing interests from destruction,
but as an investment of capital with view to
profit
Mr.. Gregg says, Mr.. Boyco and others had
in view the building Of Plank Road to Able.
vile, $50 miles, &C., but for the present the
movement is suspended, in consequence of the
political condition of the State"
81 have," he says, "Iul confidence in Plank
Roads, and believe Mr.. Boyce is quite as san.
guine as myself as to the prospect of profitable
results. am not acquainted with the country
through which you propose to build Plank
Road, but any country that is sufficiently set
tied to maintain good common roads, ought to
render Plank Roads profitable. 1t is singu-
lar fact and one worth notice, that, there has
never been a Plank Road built in the United
States that has not paid good interest on the
o,n;t,i invested. and wherever the work has
boon commenced in any country, the profits
of the capital invested have SO far exceeded
public expectation, that an impulse has been
oiven to their extension that can scarcely be
realized by those who have not kept up an in
tcrcourse with the people who are building and
using them" -,
"Ihe people of Georgia and Alabama are
pour ahead with them, and sixty miles being
completed in the vicinity of Montgomery those
engaged in that enterprise give the most ffater'
ing accounts of complete success, and d'a
not know the parties to be practical men,
could scarcely realise the truth Of what l learn
from them.
Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-09-02
The Mails.

On Saturday last, the Courier and Standard
came duly to hand, but the Mercury for the Sc
ccnd time during the last month was amongst the
missing, having taken some other than the regu-
lar route which detained it until Sunday evening
that the bag containing it left Charleston with the
others, we have no doubt, but where they parted
company we cannot imagine. We hope Mr..
Fillmore will soon return to Washington, for his
absence leaves the "Empre out of joint The
present is emphaticalIy travelling Adminlstra-
ton. **x
Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-09-02
cur FROM THE CINCINNATI GLOBE.

GrPhysciuns prescribe Or: Rogers Leerwor and
Tar in the last stages and most hopeless cases OF coum
ton after all other medicines have failed has proved
itself to BE- the most extraordinary medical aid IN curing
that disease. Now this medicine is as valuable IN the IN
cipien stages such Cough, Colds, 9c, &c, when tns
1t is seldom known fail in breaking up the osss
distressing Cough Cold in few hours time, If the drec
tion. strictly followed The genuine DR.. Roger IN-
erwort and FAR which makes so many wonderfnt cures
Gun be obtained at Thomas J. Workman's Drug Store.
See advertisement in another column 80
Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-09-02

The Letters Letters written by the VIC
Tins at Havana to their friends in this city have
been received, in many instances, and some OF
then have been shown US. The following, ad-
dressed by Capt. Yicror Kerr. to his brother
Hobert Kerr, Of this city, has been handed to
nc for publication, with the request OF Mr. 10.
bor. Kerr to contradict the report that any let
tsr % had been received by their mother from his
brother Victor: ,a;,n,1,u, 10
J.. sSot IN an hour; there is no remedy for II,
Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-09-02
Death of a Governor.

The Richmond papers announce the death, on
the oath ult, at his residence, of Governor Nc
DowelI, one ofVirginia's most distinguished sons,
who had been for several years member of the
U. S. House of Representatives, distinguished
alike for his commanding eloquence, his lofty
patriotism and varied accomplishments. He died
universally regretted by all parties.
Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-09-02

The only way in which there can be coop:
Grafton IS tor somebody to begin, We reeeiv:
ed in our revolutionary struggle no aid FROM
France until we had put our Shoulders to the
wheel. Suppose Massachusetts had postponed
her resistance until she could have got the 9th:
er colonies to declare their Independence
We should have been dependencies Of the Br,.
tish Government perhaps ia this day. When
Lopez, some months since, attempted to revo-
lutionize Cuba, every body said it was great
piece of folly. "Let the people of Cuba, !" said
they 'begin themselves, and they win have
plenty help" So say we now Of South Ca.
rolina; lether begin, and she viii soon have
plenty of help. If the North saould have the
wisdom to let her alone, quietly to manage her
own affairs, why the South would 90 with her,
as matter of course, and SO will the Vest
But, if in theirarrogance and folly, they should
attempt to make war upon her, the whole Soue,
will rise up in her defence. ~ t,.,'i
The great evil that will result from the co.
operationlsts OF South Carolina, is that they
render their friends in other States powerless-
they destroy the Chance of cooperation. As
States, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississi6pi, can.
not CO operate without majority to give them
the control of the Government. Hence, al.
though the Southern Rights party 10 Georgia
may be in tho minority by only one hundred,
they can do nothing to bring about co-opera.
ton while South Carolina waits for it Let
South Carolina move. aud she will not only
have the Southern Rights party Of Georgia,
Alabama and Mississippi, to .co-operate with
her, but she will soon have the whole of all the
States. There is not a candidate for Office in
Georgia now who dares to say that be would
be in favor ofusing force against South Caro-.
lima. If the North were to attempt it there
would be but few who would notbe ii favor of
using force in her defence. There is not
Union press, or Union candidate in Georgia,
so far as we know, who dares even to discuss
fairly the right of secession Even those who
were wont to talk so much about treason and
traitors and this glorious Union, no longer dare
deny the right of secession. It is true that
while they admit the right, they endeavor to
mystify it by talking about revolution but
there is not man of them who dare advocate
the right of the General Government to use
force; and if they dared plainly and openly to
deny the right Of secession, there could not BE-
Union man elected in Georgia, not even
Toombs and Stephens. a}LiG. III
Then if South Carolina wants CO operation,
let her act. If she were out of the Union to-
day, we have no doubt that the Southern Rights
party would carry the elections in October by
an overwhelming majority. - s,ff+r-s--
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Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-09-02

An Irishman writing from California, says:
"Ifs an gant country. The bed bugs are as
big rs dinner pots, while the fees are used for
crossing creeks with -one hop and !they are
over with two on their backs"
Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-09-02


GrThe cholera and small -pox have com.
mitted fearful ravages among the Missouri 81
oux Indians. The St Louis News Letter has
the following article on the subject, condensed
from a statement made by Major b. Pieot to
the Republican: 1s's7a'
In 1850, near Fort Pierre, cholera first ap-
peared on the 4,h Of July. The disease did
not subside until nearly four hundred Of the
Sioux Indians had perished. Some disease
which Major Picot thinks to have been cholera,
also attacked the cattle, and was very fatal. In
the utmost raging Of the disease, the Sioux held
council, at which it was decided to strike
camp and separate. Part hedio the emou4tains,
and part took refuge from, their inconquerable
enemy in the North. Cholera followed to the
North, committing ffishtul rayages-and to
add toll fearso of The people, smallpox scarce
ly less fatal, sprung out in their midst The
traders were most happily provided with vac
cine matter, and Major Pcot estimates the num-
Der of Indians who received it from them, at no
less than $4,000 to 10000 men, women and
children. The panic had spread amongst them,
that no feeling of blood, or tie of sympathy,
could keep them together. In this state they
were, the cholera and smallpox remaining
with them, from July, 1850, to July, 1851
OF the Indians who fed to the North, the ma.
jority were not vaccinated, by which it Hear.
ed, that on their return, while appropirating the
blankets and clothing left on the .prairies, the
disease will break out again amongst them.
Major Picot gives a fearful incident not
known, that party of Sioux, numbering some
thousand families, in travelling to the North,
(this year, fell in with q small war party Of
Blackfeet in pursuit of the Crow Indians, attack
ed them, and murdered erery soul. 3
On the first appearance of the smallpox, the
Sioux who had gone to the North, were averse
to communication with strangers. GUARDS
were placed rouad their encampn,ent, with or.
ders to shoot down any who should persist 10
crossing their lines. Many were, in conse'
quence, killed by dsregarding this precautlon'
ary measure. sn&SE
Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-09-02
CAMDEN, ,
TUESDAY EVENING, SEPT. 2, 1851.
THO. j. WARREN, Editor.

.5y Mr.. z. J. DELAY, will act as my Agent from
this date. THO. J. WARREN.
August 26, 1851.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-19
SEVENTH VOLUME OF THE
SGIBHTIfIG A MBRIGAa
lTESSRS. IIUMM G. CO.,

American and Foreign Patent Agents.
and publishers of the Scientific American,
respectfully announce to the public that the
first number of Volume VII of this widely
circulated and valuable journal will issue on
the Goth OF September. The new volume
will commence with new type, printed on
paper of heavier texture than that used in
the preceding volumes. 1t is the intention
of the publishers to illustrate it more fully.
by introducing representations Of promi-
nent events connected with the advance
ment of science; besides furnishing the u
sual amount of engravings of new inven-
tons. 1t is published weekly in form for
binding, and affords at the end of the year
u splendid volume of over 400 pages, with
a copious index, and from five to six hun
dred engravings, together with vast "a
mount of practical information concerning
the progress OF invention and discovery
throughout the world. There is no sub
ject OF Importance to the mechanic, in
ventor, manufacturer and general reader
which is not treated in the most able man
ner--the editors, contributors and CORES.
pondents being men of the highest attain
ments. 1t is in fact the leading scientific
journal OF the country.
The Inventor will find in it a weekly list
of American Patent Claims, reported from
the Patent Office, an original feature not
found in any other weekly publication.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-19
GOOD TESTIMONY.

The Louisville Courier thus speaks Of Bulls Sarsaparla
We have been shown, by Mr.. John Bull proprietor of
that wordrcnowncd preparation, Bulls Fluid Extract of
Sarapara an original, genuine, aud beautiful letter,
addressed to him by the accomplished lady of of
most eminent old physicians in the West giving detailed
account OF one OF the most astonishing record
formed alone by the use of " Bulls Sarsapnrilla"
This most excellent and charming lady had long suffered
from proapsus utsr uor abus piles and chronic
Of the stomach and digestive organs and arrangement Of
the whole system attended with distressing erp-
ton, sick headache and violent attacks Of cramp. After
exhaustng all of her husbands SKILL and applying many
celebrated medical gentlemen, both ut home and abroad
and alse using great quantities Of Townsends Sarsapa.
rila without the slightest relief she induced
"John Bulls Sarsapara." And what was the happy
result, After the of few bottles perfect and won
ierfl curethe lady restored perfect health
usual Tow Of spirits.
Such letters the speak of must afford Mr. Bull
more real qualification than could the possession count
lees wealth. And whether he accumulaes wealth not
by the sale OF his truly valuable Medicine being author
glory and honor enough and be say the world
without fear OF contradiction, have in my poverty
leved human suffering than did Stephen Grard or
John Jacob Aston with their n,:ons.p
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-19
Notice to Females,

John Bulls Sarsaparills is of the greatest female
medicines in existence. In those numerous cases
where the constitution is debtaed the energy
essened, when the efforts of nature deficient
or profuse and overweight when the face
ooloress, the strength feeble and yielding the spirit
blcd and depressed the health broken, shaken
consequently the happiness desroyed-then Bulls
para sovereign remedy 1t assists nature the per-
Torrance of her duty braces the whole system,
permanently the natural energies, distractions
checks creates and healthy blood
health and happiness Were ladies generally adopt tho
OF this Medicine would far suffering disease
and unhappness them than health
take the place of disease the rosy cheek would succeed the
pad face should have smiles instead of tears
haps happy long life instead of short by disease
or made miserable by continued suffering and afcton.
At that critical period termed the of fen which
often attended with much danger Bulls Sarsaparia
found to exert most beneficial effect. All ladies approach
Ing this crisis should be apprsel of this fact and avail
themselves Of this valuable Medicine.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-19
DIED.,

In this place, on SUNDAY Sept. l4tl
DWIGHT NJ, only child of Joseph c
and Sarah Ives, aged 2 months and 2
davs.
"Our darling baby, weeps no more,
His days of trouble all are DER:
No inward struggles, clothe his brow :
With marks of untold suffering now.
A little time, on earth, he spent,
Till God, for him, his angel sent
And then, on Time, he closed his eyes
Towake, in glory, in the skies.
Just like bud, of sunny Spring,
Which spite of kindly fostering
Is withered, in its early bloom,
He sank, in beauty, to the tomb.
He shines now brighter than star,
In that sweet place, where angels are,
And there no sin or care can come;
IT'S better than mothers home.
Then let his parents weep no more,
Their gentle babe has gone before,
And when they're laid beneath the sod,
Their babe will welcome them to God"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-09-19
NEGRO RIOT IN LANCASTER
PENN.-TWO MEN KILLED.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. IL

PHILADELPHIA, Cept. IL.
There was dreadful riot yesterday
in Lancaster, Pennsy lvania, on account
of the arrest of fugitive slave, who es-
capped from Maryland.
The master, Edward Gorsuch, Sen,
(of Maryland.) and his son, pursued
him 10 lancaster A mob of armed ne
groes were collected, and both master
and son were killed, and two officers of
the law desperately wounded. The
murdelers escaped and the populace are
greatly excited.
Havana dates are received to the 9Th.
The city was Quiet--the fate of the
prisoners unknown, excep, 4, who have
been liberated, and are on their way
home.