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Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-04-23

COMPARATIVE Power OF NArIoNs.-The
powerof nations may be divided into three kinds.
l. Geography; 2. Physical {; and 3. Moral. In
geographical power, Russia, or the Cossac, stands
foremost in the rank of nations, having terrific
ry of four millions of square miles and were
her moral and physical energies in proportion,
she would annihiate all other people. Great
Britain, with only thirty-four thousand square
miles, may be said to give the law to all Europe
owing to her superior physical and moral power.
The whole Austrian dominion, including Hun
gary and Italy, is only three hundred square
miles with an inferior moral and physical
power to that of France. The United States
now possesses three and a quarter millions of
square miles-lttlc less than that of Russia
with infinitely more moral and scarcely less
ply 'ical power.
With SO small a geograp phical power, it ap-
pears miracle that Great Britain should check
all the colossal empires Of Europe by moral and
physical power. Geographical power amounts
to nothing in itself, being only basis for the
development of the two other kinds of power {;
as seen in France, whose l97, 400 square miles
enabled her, under the Little Corporal to not
only hold all the European Continent in check
by her moral and physical developments on that
small geographical organization, but even to
menace with annihilation, at the gates of ST..
Petersburg, the whole Cossack empire of four
millions of square miles--which doom was only
averted by such winter as seldom howls even
in Russia.
Where is the power of France now! Abb
sorbed by vicious capital, and that capital
(Paris,) absorbed BY standing army under an
absolute master What lesson to mankind
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-04-23

PURCHASERS AT SnEmFF's SALEs-We learn
from the Philadelphia Public Ledger that the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has decided that
the purchaser Of property at Sheriff's sale who
acts by agent, is not bound by the bid of his
agent, ifit exceeds the amount to which the
principal authorized the agent to 60 in bidding
The case in which this doctrine, was laid down,
was one in which the Sheriff claimed to recover
the difference between the bid of the agent and
the price for which the property was subsequent
ly sold, on second sale, after the principal
had refused to take the property at the price bid
by his agent at the first sale. The Court deci-
ded that the principal was not liable for any
act of his agent, which was done by the latter
in violation OF excess ofthe authority delegated
to him.
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-04-23
Letter from Daniel webster.

---.,--.,..-..-. WASHINGTON, April 10, 1852.
Dear Sir have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of the 9Th inst,S and
thank you for what you are pleased to say of
my fidelity to- great, national swhig principles. /
trust there is not man in the country who
doubts my appreciation of those measures which
are usually called compromise measures" or
my fixed determination to uphold them steadily
and firmly Nothing but deep sense Of duty
led ME to take the part which did take in bring
ing about their adoption by Congress, and that
same sense of duty remains with unabatcd force.
I am of opinion that those measures, one and all,
were necessary and expedient, and ought to be
adhered to by all the friends Of the constitution
and all lovers of their country. That one among
them which appears to have given the greatest
dissatisfaction mean the fugitive-slave law.
l hold to be law entirely constitutional, highly
proper, aud absolutely essential to the peace of
the country. Such Law is demanded by the
plain-written words of the constitution and how
any man can wish to abrogate or destroy it, and
at the same time say that he is a supporter of
the constitution, and willing to adhere to those
provisions in it which are clear and positive in
functions and restraints passes my power of
comprehension My belief is, that when the
passions of men subside, and reason and true
patriotism are allowed to have their proper sway,
the public mind, North and South, will come to
proper state upon these questions. l do not
believe that further agitation can make any con-
siderable progress at the North. The great
mass of the people, [ am sure, are sound, and
have no wish to interfere with such things as are,
by the constitution, placed under the exclusive
control of the separate States. | have noticed.
indeed, not without regret, certain proceedings
to which you have alluded, and, in regard to
these | have to say that gentlemen may not
think it necessary or proper that they should be
called upon to affirm, by resolution, that which
is already the existing law of the land That
any positive movement to repeal or alter Of any or
all the compromise measures would meet with
any general encouragement or support, do not
at all believe. But, however that may be, my
own sentiments remain, and are likely to remain,
quite unchanged. am in f~vor Of upholding
the constitution. in the general, and all its par
ticulars. | am in favor of respecting its author
ity and obcying its injunctions, and to the end
OF life shall do all in my power to fulfill honest
ly and faithfully, all its provisions. look upon
the compromise measures as proper fair, and
final adjustment Of the questions to which they
relate; and no reagitation Of those questions,
no new opcring of them, no effort to create dis
satisfaction with them, will ever receive from me
the least countenance or support, concurrence or
approval, at any time, OF under any circumstan-
ceS.
am, with regard, your ob't. sew't.,
DANIEL WEBSTER.
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-04-23
DANIEL WEBSTER.
A. G. TAvENNEn, Esq. .....

The PARDoSING PowER.-We are as little
disposed as any one, to justify the frequent Or
hasty use of the power confded to the Governor,
of remttil g the penalty Of offences. To use it
in any other way than i'll strict subordination to
the purposes of the law, is to abus" it, and make
it source of great mischief. But the power
has been conferred, assuredly with the intent
that it should be exercised oil proper occasions ;
and the indiscrimuatc or hasty condemnation
of its exercise is as improper as the abuse of the
power itself.
Governor Means has been censurcd in two
cases, in which We think true statement of the
facts will justify him to every impartial mind.
The first is the case of Sharp, convicted of man.
slaughter at Columbia, and condemned to twelve
months imprisonment and fine of $1,000. The
Governor RENTED the former penalty, (not the
fne,) on the certificate of two respectable physi-
clans that Sharp's confinement had already great
ly impaired his health, and if continued would
produce serious consequences Moreover, the
condition was annexed to the remission of the
imprisonment, that Sharp should either leave the
State never to return, or give bond and security
of $4,000 to keep the peace for two years.
The second case is that of Henry Wrede, who,
when brought before Judge Withers to receive
sentence for misdemeanor of which he had
been convicted at the previous session of the
Court produced the Governors pardon. On this
occasion the Judge remarked that the practice
of pardoning criminals before sentence would be
more honored in the breach than in the ob>er-
vance. But subsequently on hearing an expla-
nation of the case, he in open Court, entirely
withdrew his censure Of the Governors act
The facts, we are informed, are as follows !:
Wrcde had been the owner of grocery store,
which he had sold and delivered over to another
person. But he was in the store one day when
some stolen goods were brought in and disposed
of to the proprietor. For this, Wrede was in
dicted, tried and convicted, in his absence and
without his knowledge Of the proceedings. AS
soon as he learned his conviction he voluntarily
delivered himself up to the Sheriff, and had
been in Jail till the occasion referred to. These
circumstances being made known to the Judge
who presided at the trial of Wrede, he re
commended him to Executive cemency, which
in this case was certainly not abuscd.-C Charles
ton Mercury.
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-04-23

The PREcEpT OF WAsHINFToS.-The fol,
lowing sentence is from letter addressed by
Washington to Lafayette and dated Mt. Vernon,
Dec. 25, 1903;
On the politics of Europe, shall express no
opinion, nor make any inquiry who is right or
wrong. l wish well to all nations and to all
men. My politics are plain and simple. think
every nation has a right to establish that form
of government under which it conceives it may
live most happily, provided it infracts no right,
or is not dangerous to others; and that no gov
ernment ought to interfere with the eternal con-
Germs of another, except for security ofwhat is
due to themselves.
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-04-23

An Irishman lost his hat in the well, and was
let down in bucket to recover it. The we'll
being extremely deep, his courage failed him be-
fore he reached the water. In vain did he call
to those above him they lent a deaf ear to all
he said. till at last, quito in despair, he beloved
out" By St. Patrick, if We don't draw me up,
sure, IW cut Mcrope."
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-04-23
The inclined piano Avoidsd.a

The Augusta Chronicle states that the enterprising
contractors Messrs T. e. sproulf CO., completed on
Saturday last the track around the inclined plane on
the Charleston Railroad at Aiken and that by the first
of May the cars Y y mass over the new route By which
the plane, sucha terror to many IS entirely
lad
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-04-23

A boy hearing the minister read that can
angel came down from heaven and took live
coal off the alter" repeated it thus: An Indian
came down from New Haven and took live
coalt off with halter"
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-04-23

and may becomefthe source of corruption. But
there can be nosdificnlty in getting the work
done by responsible contractors unconnected
with the political press Epe. Ne'0s. q
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-04-23

rB In making up our Tuesdays form an awkward
in the article of our correspon
dent "Richland;" We re-publish it to-day in proper
FORM 1t will be found on our first page. F-5
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-04-23
Our Cotton Market.

The Cotton Market continues inactive, without ma
teral change in prices Extremes, to 67-s
Charleston quotations, 6 l-2 to l-2
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-04-23

Ths National Wing Convention is to be held in Bal
timore on tho 18th of June
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-04-23
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as the Wing candidate for the Presidency. 2a'
eB- We have been favored by the same n. C. with,
copy of the circular mentioned above in which we
find the following paragraph: "We respectfully re-
commend that meetings of the friends Of Mr. Webster
your vicinity be held held" We don't know ofbutone
"fiend" that hc has in this vicinity If the committee
desire it we will request him to hold meeting 80
.' --.>~.~.>~.~.>>-->. =. =, n. = =. !.
Dispatches have been received in Washington which
announce that Nicaragua had withdrawn from the pro-
posed confederation of Central american States and
had resumed her position an independent State Mr.
Kerr the American Charge de Afaires, had presented
his credentials and been received by the Nicaraguan
Government -s.. ss gs.la-ts as.s 81, 8iastf
Thomas Munroe, ESQ.,, an old citizen of Washington,
one of the earliest Commissioners of that city under
the Presidency of Washington and its postmaster from
1900 to 1929, died there on Wednesday last in The
slst year Of his age. o. .l...g j. ..e g2u
TEXAS LAsDs.-By an act of the last Legislature of
Texas lands sold for taxes and purchased by theSate
may be redeemed by their owners until the s:day of
January 1853, paying to the State Comptroller or
the Of the county wherever the lands e the
whole amount of taxes due with per cent interest
and fee of one dollar to the officer ...h, I,..,iY
Gen. Cushing Ex. Member of Congress- zEx, Com
missioner to China, and now Mayor of Newburyport
Mass is said 10 be the principal candidate for the
seat upon the bench of the Supreme Judicial Court
which the Legislature of Massachusetts, contempates
creating at its present session. -, s...;..,ss
PUBLIC ExEoUTIoss.-A bill has passed the House
Of Delegates of Virginia. prevent in future the
cution of the sentence Of death in publiet was i'm
mediatey sent to the Senate and win no doubt pass
that body: thus putting end to these disgusting and
demoralzing spectacles.
y letter writer in one of our exchanges dscourses
thus upon Jenny Lind's matrimonial movement: "a
"Mr Goldschmidt is a small thin, weak, human
article extremely inclined to take care Of himse and
has just aposatzed from the Jewish to the Christian
faith He won Jenny by an assiduty Of attention be-
yond all parallel He left her side. Her tastes
were his her opinions were his own. And in wedding
him. Jenny firmly and legally arranged all her pro-
perty that her husband will never be able to touch
penny Of it, and he submits to such weekly allow
ance Of pocket money, ETC., as in her Judgment his
good conduct may deserve. These are all facts and
you may depend upon them." 7,.., ,..4F,.-. Ia 4
WoMAN's RIGHTS CONVENTION. West Chester
Republican says it is in contemplation to hold wo-
mans rights convention at West Chester Pa, on the
second and third days of June next r,g, f-s
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-04-23
zMr. webster's Letter.

Mr. webster's Letter.
Mt. WEBSTER has handed in his bid for the Presi-
dency swft be seen by reference to his letter in
another column he endorses the compromise in gener
al rdrthe fugitive slaye law ia
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-07-01
NinnraI Print Rail Rnad.

Every one friendly to the construction
of this road viii feel highly gratifed at the
unparalleled success of the Commission
ers in obtaining Stock The Books were
opened in this village on the 22nd inst.
and at this time there have heen taken in
this place alone $50 Shares of one
hundred dollars each We feel truly
proud Of the privilege of making this an
nouncement. We may safely challenge the
world to produce like result, in d village
of no more than 250O inhabitants. The
taking stock in this Road is no bogus op-
Grafton for the sake of show. Every
man who has taken share, has done so in
good faith, calculating to pay the install
ments when called upon and what is still
more, We believe they are able to do so,
and viii be ready with the dimes. That
the Road will pay when built, there
can be no doubt. That it will be built.
may be set down as q certainty Much
more stock viii be taken in this vicinity.
and we should not be at all surprised if
the full amount Of one thousand shares
were taken without going out of Mineral
Point Neither Eastern or Western
capitalists need fear to invest their mo-
ney in this road. lis cost per mile will
not exceed one fourth that Of many cas-
tern roads, while the business done upon
it VIII bc surpassed by few 1t Will con
Stitu5e branch Of the great Eastern and
Southern Roads giving them access to the
very hear, Of the best agricultural and
mineral region in the Union The vast
amounts Of Lead, Copper, Zinc, SC found
in this Section of Country, and which
will necessarily pass over this Road, will
contribute no small item towards its bus
mess. while the productions of the soil
and other exports and imports, will swell
it to an amount far beyond the expacta-
tons Of those unacquainted with tie full
resources Of the West We repeat again,
capital invested in this Road ,gW p7u
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-07-01

MEssRs. Bliss & CHANEY Pursuant
to notice. the Festival of St John the
Baptist. was held on the oath inst. by
Mineral Point Lodge No l, of Free and
Accepted Masons, in connection with
Franklin Lodge No. 10, (Franklin), Melo-
dy Lodge No 2, (PlattevilIe) Olive
Branch No 6 New Diggings) and Nor
ming Star Lodge No. 10. (Beloit), under
the direction of r. W, HENRY NJ BILL
INGs, D g. NJ, in the following order, viz
Procession formed at the Hall l ], ~.
NJ. by the Marshal. T. E MEssMoRE. and
marched up High Street to the Odd Eel
lows Hall, preceded by the Mineral Point
Band. playing its sweetest strains, thence
down Fountain Street to Commerce, up
Commerce to High, thence up High St
to the Presbyterian Church, where an
able and interesting Address was deliver
ed by the r. W, W r. SMITH, p. G. NJ
in his usual chaste and happy style. The
ceremonies at the Church were enlivened
by the rich melody of the Choir. At D
2. NJ the Procession was again formed
and marched to the Franklin House, where
an excellent Dinner was furnished by
Bros Nichols & Shift After which the
OiCLul Gu again 1tp diiCu " tuG 11dIl,
where, upon motion, the following Reso-
buttons were unanimously adopted, viz:
Resolved that the thanks of this Lodge be ten
deIed to r. w. VIM. r. Smith, P. G. NJ for the
able address delivered before this afternoon and
that Br. Smith be requested to furnish copy of
the same for publication; and further that this
Lodge procure five hundred copies of the same in
pamphlet form for distribution.
Resolved that the Mineral Point Lodge hereby
tender their thanks to the first Presbyterian Soci
ETY. for the use of their Church this day.
Resolved that the thanks of this Lodge be most
respectfully tenCered TO the visiting Brethren from
the neighboring Lodges who have joined in the
Celebration of the day.
Resolved that the Choir highly merit, and are
hereby requested to receive the thanks ofths Lodge
for their valuable services in the ceremonies of
the day.
A degree of harmony and good feeling
prevailed, known only to the Brethren
Of the Mystic tie
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-07-01
The Right Of Petition.

The Springfield Republican correctly
says
The great battle, on the various questions
relating to slavery, conducted under the lea
dershIp of John Quincy Adams, involving the
right Of petition, may be said to have com
menced IN 1886, when the celebrated report
made by Mr.. Pinckney, Of South Carolina.
was introduced, discussed, and adopted. The
report declared that Congress ought not 20 in
terfere in any way with slavery in the District
of Columbia, because il would be d violation
Of the public :aith. unwse. impolitic, and
dangerous to the Union. II further declared
that all petitions, memorials, &c, relating in
any way, or TO any extent, To the subject Of sla-
very, shall, wlthouI being printed or referred,
be laid on the table, and no further action be
had thereon.
On the vital questions embraced in this re-
port the Yeas and Nays were repeatedly TAX
en-; and the name Of FFgnkin Pierce is uni
formly found in the afirmatve-in favor of
sustaining the Report to the fullest extent
And in accordance with this was the entire
action of Mr.. Pierce in both Houses, while he
remained in Congress.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-07-01

IL The letter from our " New York Cores,
Poudent pubishedin the Tribune last week, con-
tanned some uncalled for remarks in relation to
tue pirate charaata- Of the Democratic nominee
for the Presidency, which, had they been duly
considered, would not have found place in our
columns. It Is not our business to NEEDLE with
the private character of any man. The public
acts Of Mr.. Pierce are public property, and with
them alone we have to deal. Some of the charges
contained in that letter, we see conradicJed by
good authority.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-07-01

WHAT'S THE MATTER.-No ratification
meeting has been called here yet to endorse
the nomination Of Pierce and King. Is ittrue
that the coHtrigedy don't like il ? WeshoulG
,hink so from the fact that the majority of
them were provisoists when it was unfashion-
able to be otherwise. The nomination Of
Pierce and King is a sore thrust to the Jones
contrigedy. They viii be obliged to grin
and bear il however.-DuJucue Herald.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-07-01

ZC5-Our Dew, now on a visit east, writes Us as
follows "Have you heard Of the great tragedy
recently perpetrated at Baltimore, in which Gen.
Cass, Buchanan, Houston, Douglass Marcy and
Others were slaughtered Il is said one Frank
Pierce, Of New Hampshire, is implicated in The
ARRAY, and that he viii be tried IN Novernber-
The Pe2pIs have retained Gen Scott. 70 :ondIct
the zult
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-07-01
9TH July Demonstration

The public are respectfully informed that H.
Citizens of Dover on the line between Dane ara
Iowa Counties and neighborhood will eelebrs,a
the
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-07-01

RIO Gr1vDr prorrrrT0y- 7f-cTI,I ~
Cr,,,,,z.,Z.,l,,o Tyjlzl5go ~ tLo1-+L 80
~, D..a-;,it,,,t ..,,S.,;44-lJ j., 60.
message, enclosing a communication from
the Secretary Of State. relative to border
disturbances uDon the Rio Crande Mr.
Webster saws n offsot that g1tbo,,rb +Loro
:. 800 80 e e. :--r,,..,,o.:7,-, 49,
- - - $50, ~
'leL 0o.i' " no - " '-lo - - o0
cuIIe4c0 Vi u-So't1IS anu ol''azeS com
united on the borders between the I'M
ted States and Mexico, which uuhappilv
are not confined to the inhabitants Of eli
Their side: that violent seizures of rer-
sons +o he tr9ns0or+e5 across tb.. line have
80. -I,,, ii 49,. 5:1--i.- - \
80. - 30 .-1' a. : 10y ~ "
anu JudJ IitIe seems an absolute leceSsi-
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-07-01
TON IllIT.I5-T d ar I1lLa-l--,.


ON FRIDAY THE Znd OF JULY
In order not 10 interfere with Sunday IT,
exercises of the day, will commence at S,rr;-.
by Salute of , guns after Breakfast the Ara.s
Brass Band will play several National airs. arr
O'Clock a procession viii be formed in front =,
the Dover Hotel, and proceed into Dane Conn.
10 hear the Declaration of Independence read ami
the Grafton delivered, after which a Substantial
Dinner viii be provided for ali who wish 70 rs~
take Of il. After dinner the usual Toas,s yyili h
given and responded to By Gentlemen Of Talan,
and for the amusement OF the Juvenile and hilar.
atlc part of the assembly, there viii be gymDas.
nc sports. In order TO accommodate all parties
Temperance and other drinks viii be supplied
The whole to conclude in TIE evening with
GRAND INDEPENDENCE BALL. 10 be held
IN Culver's Long Room at the Dover Hotel
As Dover Is situated in pleasant country. 2.
bout midway between Mineral Point, DodgeviDe
Madison. Sank and Lodi it viii furnish a good
opportunity for those kept close to business 10
have beautiful country ride which they. cannot
help but enjoy, especially on such an occasion.
OFFICERS OF THE DAY.
President HENRY ROWEL Esq Dover
Vice President Nh ROBT. EMORY Arena.
Chaplain REV. Mr.. ADAMS Arena
Reader Of Dec
laration JOHN B. SWEAT Blk Earth
Orator NJ. NJ. COTHERN Esq.
Mineral Point.
Toast Master JOHN HAND Dover
1T.-.L.u- A. A. BIRD Esq Madison
CHAS. WILSON Black Earth
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-07-01

andwe do not believethat eighteen months
VIII elapse ere the whistle of the Iron
horse will be heard in Mineral Point