The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-11-15
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THO. J. WARREN, Editor.
Editorial Correspondence.
CHARLESTON, Nov. II, IS

CHARLESTON Nov. IL, 1853.
It's mistake for any one to suppose that Editors
have no trouble in finding matters to write about. II
is true the spirit sometimes moves us, and we can
write q great deal with but little difficulty: bnt such
occasions are of rare occurrence, and the editorial
wight IS not unfrequeny left in total want Of SUBJ
iect-he is as bad off as any other man in any other
business or profession. A wise one remarked, give
me fulcrum and I will move the word'-but there
was the rub Had fucrum been given him, lever
or something else would have been wanted next and
the moor man would have found out at last that he
wanted good many other things to complete his ar
rangemcnts before going to work. There arc great
many things which would do very well could the ifs
and "et cetcras" be disposed Of But the Editor-man
wants subject and in his earnest desire to act the
agreeable towards his readers, he is often obliged TO
tax his brain and imagination to their fullest capacity
for the ways and means of getting one.
IF he talks about the weather every body becomes
disguscd and drops his paper lift would burn their
fingers, and he is necessarily compelled to try his hand
at something else; and surely the weather ought to be
piticd for every body is picking at it, and it hardly
ever gets right to suit every body-cthcr too cold or
too hot-too dry or too wct-and here it goes We
shall try and give a few random scrbblings Of the
sayings and doings down here.
In regard to the present and future prospects OF
this place. we have this to say: unless Charleston will
spur up, she will get behind in the race. The compile
ton of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad will
interfere very seriously with the travel from North
and South. Charleston has felt this already what
will it be when that road is completed? The wisdom
of Solomon hot necessary to answer the enquiry.
Charleston must do something, and that at once
We are glad to see that the Charleston and Savannah
Railroad Convention which assembled here on
Wednesday last, considered and, we presume: adopt.
ed the following resolutions:
l. Resolred, That a Committee of seren persons be
appointed to mcmoralize the Legislatures Of South
Carolina and e ,rgia for the charter of Railroad to
connect the cities of Charleston and Savannah Gy the
shortest practicable route
2 Resolred That tile same Committee be also
charged with taking for having tho routes
iu question surveyed Immediately.
We hope that this will not be the last Of the Charles.
ton and Savannah Railroad.
Trade is tolerably brisk.
The new Hotel, the Mills House, on the southwest
considerable attention, and rs matter of curiosity, a
great many are focking there to see and be secn.-
Mr.. NIcKERsoS enjoys very great reputation for skill
and management in the conduct Of such establishments
lie has taken the right course in extending his courtc.
sizes to the corpse editorial Whilst in Camden, we
received card of invitation to the great inauguration
dinner. We have not yet made our respects to the
Mills but intend to do so at as early period as we
can and surely if Mr. NIcKERsoS gives us such a re-
ception as we think we ought TO have, which is to say
a warm grasp ofthe hand and welcome to good
dinner with the extras (save the exquisite wines, &c
we shall most certainly give him "a place i'll the pic
ture" and tell our friends where he lives-not for
getting at the same time to say to them that mine
host G. ". DoMAR, Esq, is in town at tho PlanterS
where good substantial table Of good things will
always be found and the pretty part is when settling
time comes, it will not draw so extensively OH the
purse strings
The hotels in Charleston are all good, we believe
and especially to Mrs. KENNEDY and Mr.. GAMBLE do
we return thanks for their polite invitations to accept
the hospitaties of their house. which we shall most
cheerfully do at some future time, wishing them now
abundant success and prosperity in their praseworthy
and charitable occupation Of entertaining strangers.
There are several now places and enterprises which
design noticing at some future time, but upon which
I can hardly venture to enlghten our friends now.