Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-01-23
Correspondence ofhe soutterh Standard
WAsmeroH, 18th January, 1852.

The Southern boat, due here yesterday even
jur. at o'clock reached the wharf this morningat
oclock, and did not make return trip to-day;
we are, consequently, without a Southern mail,
and YOU will be minus one Eat least Northrn mail.
The ice has thickened very much, on the Potomac,
but to-day has been mild and balmy overhead,
but very sloppy under foot, and a few more OF the
same sort will again give lis uninterrupted naFl-
cation. Mr.. Woodward, and Gen. celueen,
with his lovely young bride, reached here yester-
dav, and Mr. Colcock to-day. Mcssrs. Rhett and
Burt are still absent. - .-...#
The Senate has been engaged for the last two
days in discussing 'tlogging in the navy" Com.
Stockton, now a Senator from New-Jersey, and
who rode the waves of every sea and ocean, as an
American officer, for twenty-five years, made
brilliant speech in opposition to the practice. Mr.
Mallory, OF Florida made capital speech on the
other side Of the question. You are aware that,
two sessions ago. Congress, by law, abolished that
punishment, and the debate now springs up on
several petitions that have been presented to the
Senate, praying the repeal Of the law, and a re-
turn of the ''good old practice" of giving Jack
his rations of grog, and, when he deserves it. his
lickiag The original law was repealed, almost
without debate in either House, and is thesub-
iect of general complaint in the navy. Thepray-
cr Of the petitioners in this "humanizing age
will. OF course, be refused. es,.,. sssa
The House has been busy in receiving reports
of COMMITTEES, &C., for the last two days. They
have also been discussing the bill making Boun-
tv Land Warrants assignable, and for other pur-
poses a joint resolution, to this effect, passed
the House at an early day of the session, but has
not been acted upon by the Senate. While
thciT action is suspended, some Western men
revive that position-because it is universally
ropular-with view of tacking to it a ,ider,"
providing for additional compensation to the Late
and present Registers and Receivers for locating
the land warrants that have been issued. 1t
will impose tax of three hundred thousand dol
lars on the Treasury, and bill for the latter
purpose could not obtain, on itsown merits, fifty
votes. Thus it is that the business of legislation
is managed.
There will be an interesting debate in the
House tomorrow, or perhaps on Monday, which
is likely to be continued for some days, on the
bill making an appropriation to pay the last in
stllment of the Mexican indemnity. Mr.. Web
ster has made an arrangement under which the
previous instalmcnts have been paid with Corco-
ran & Riggs, of this city, and the Barring, Of
London. The-two Houses have made out of the
operation, some two millions Of dollars. 1t is
alleged that an offer was made by tho Greens of
this city, to pay the debt through Mr.. MARKS Of
New Orleans, which arrangement met the, sane
ton of the Mexican Government, and her Minis.
ter here, and drafts were actually drawn, pursu-
ant to that arrangement, and which would have
saved in the negotiation tothis Government, five
hundred thousand dollars, and saved to Mexico
larger sum, which has been cXtortad from her
! by these usurious bankers. The subject will be
thoroughly sfted in the debate, and may exhi-
bit some public filnctionaries in no euviable
light. ~ 5..s...
Professor w. B. Rogers of the University Of
Virginia, is now delivering course of Lectures
ut the Smithsonian Institute, on the atmosphere.
His audiences are intelligent and fashionable.
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