Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-11-30
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COLUMBIA. Nov. 81. 1852.
have little OF special interest to report Of the Legis-
la;ivc proceedings the time ot that body is largely oc-
cupied in eeconeering projects-a looker-on may have
pretty good knowledge Of the progress ofevents BY
watching closely the knotcng ones-log- rolling is an
extensive business AS we make no definite charge,
we suppose no one will take it to himself unless he be
ofthe party to whom reference IS made There Is too
much looking AHEAD and calculations are made which
peer into the future. rather nquiSitivey. Coming
events are made to cast their shadows before and it is
difficult to elect to all important Office OF honor,
or trust unless by the operation other parties are to bc
accommodated All this too in the legislature South
Cardinal \ considerable effort is being made III the
Governors Election General Adams and Col. ,anning
are the Candidates between whom the contest will prn.
cipay ic and the result is yet to he seen. AS our
opinion will make no material difference in this matter,
We shal; exercise prldcn"e by remaining silent.
The election of United Scates Senator will come of
on Monday The vacancy occasioncd by Mr. Rhctts
resignation ia likely to he filled either by Judge Evans
COL Pickens or Col. Chestnut We hear these gentle
men more spoken ofin this connection than any others
although the names ofCo. Woodward and Orr are ais"
mentioned OF course we prefer Col. Chestnut, and
hope to sec this important trust Of honor and response
bitv conferred for once upon son of old kersaw, OF
whom nono can be found more worthy, than our gifted
Senator. If l can get the Telegraph to work, will
transmit tic result Of the election as is known
You need not however dcpendupon this arrangement,
for uncs. we are punctual than usual the opera
tions ofths affair will be rather slow We partic
ularly unfortunate when we have occasion to employ
its agency.
From the published proceedings ofthc Legislature TO
be found in the Carolinian and Banner the former Of
which prints for the Senate the latter for the House.
you will find the proceedings IN erteaso Mr. kerslaw
has presented bill to provide for the election of Eec
tors for President and Vice President of the United
States which has received its first reading and is refer
red to a Committee Of the Whole.
Through the poitcncss OF Col Chesnnt, in the SEN
ate and Mr. Boykin in the House. we will have scat
Oh the floor ofeach US reporter.
The Grand Division of the Sons Of Temperance Of
South Carolina met on Thursday last. AaTge number
ofdecgatcS were i'll attendance, and the meeting was
one of unusual interest and feeling; five may judge by
what we saw ami felt Son.etiHg is yet to be done for
our noble cause, the cause OF all mankind. We know
that our zeal may be objected to by somc-be it so II
we are in error our fault leans to virtues side and we
feel that we shall never have cause to regret the posi-
tiou which We have assumed in this matter Liberty
Of opinion we cheerfully accord to all men, we claim
for ourse full share of the right and freedom ofspeech
The following gcnteaen have been elected officers OF
the Grand Division for the ensuing year. towt: j. B.
McCully, G. w. P; NJ Moses. G. w. A.. Y. J. DELAY,
Grand Scribe; s. S. McCully G. T.; f. Thaycr, & G.;
uncb Miller G. scntnel Rev. J. NJ. Timmons, g. G