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The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-03-22

humbug. But that a man of Gen. IIamiI;on's
distinguished eminence and intellectual endow-
ments should suffer his strong mind to bow in
subi"ctiun to so manifest a deusion, is indeed
wonderful. His domestic atfliction in the loss
by death Of two of his children will explain the
matter. We incline to the opinion that those
only can ever become converts to this mercena-
ry dclu>iolh who are unstable in their religious
faith, or who have vein Of superstition running
through their characters, or whose minds are
made impreSsiblc by misfortune and the death of
relatives and friends.
Col. Perry also writes that Gen. Bailey's
daughters, Of Virginia, are performing all the
tricks of the trade as successfully as the Misses
Fox-the simon pure rappers. Mrs. Burt in
formed the Colonel of the same feats being per-
formed in her parlor by Mr.. Burt and herself and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bell. They likewise succeeded in
calling up a spirit, or rather the rapIing OF a
spirit. Thus evidently showing that, although.
mystery to the uniuitated, it is nevertheless AN
arrant imposture.
These rappers seem vending their way SOUTH.
ward for the purposes Of gain Ly their traffic in
the souls Of mer-ior the imposture canpot be
regarded as anything else than such neElrous
traffic. Hitherto humJuggery has met with
poor encouragement at the South. We trust
these humbuggers will be treated as they deserve
with indifference and contempt.-Newberry
Sentinel.
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For the Camden Journal.

Mr.. Editor-Sir, the time is close at hand to
elect Intendant and Wardens for another year,
and it becomes the citizens to think we'll who
shall be the most suitable persons to 6l these
offices.
l feel great pleasure in recording my testimo-
ny to the improvement our present officers has
effected on our streets, and their general man.
agement of the affairs of the Town, but much
still remains to beNone. We need further re.
pairs on our streets, and above ALL we need fa-
cilities to bring in trade to our Town. Surround
ed by rail and plank roads in all sections of the
country, we certainly ought to bcslir ourselves
to improve our communication with North Car
olina, almost the only one left us-let us have
a plank road to the North Carolina line in the
direction of Monroe and Concord, and we shall
soon see the happy results. Meckcnburgh wants
lis to do so, SO does Cabbarus and Union, and, in
deed, all the counties in these directions, and
they will soon respond to our action.
Now is the time to be up and doing-let the
funds in the hands Of the Treasurer, from the
sale of Rail Road Stock and otherwise, be appli-
ed to this purpose-let a meeting ofthe citizens
be called to devise the best measures to forward
it, and let none have our votes who are unfavor,
able to it.
Let us awake from our sleep, else it may prove
the sleep of Death to all our hopes.
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DEATH OF W. +. ANDERsoN.-It is with re-
gret, that We have to record the death of Mr.
w. +. Anderson, Of New berry, and formerly a
respected citizen and merchant of this town.
lie lett Charleston, on Wednesday morn.
ing, apparently i'll his usual health, was eized
on the road with a violent attack of cholera
morbus, IA disease to which he has been very
subject,) under which, in the absence of all
remedial agents, he continued to suffer through.
out the Journey. On arriving here he was
found to be in sinking state, and died soon
er-CarOlinian.
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Professor Anderson, who has been for some
time past e.torming to large audiences ii Rich.
mond, has been exposing the Spiritual Rapping'
humbug. During his remarks he stated that
its originatos We're young ladies who had made
$4,000 by their operations" lie also stated
that Statistical accounts from the various luna.
tic asyIums throughout the Union report 57s lu-
natlcs as victims Of this destructive delusion-
while II persons have committed suicide under
the influence Of a monomaniac belief in the spir-
itual powers Of these juggling pretended COM
municators with the immaterial world"
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The STORM IN COLUMBUS, ga AND GIRARD,
(ALA 1.-The Columbus Enquirer states that
during the late storm there, valuable houses
were partially, aud some of them seriously in.
jured. Roots, and especially the tin ones, were
blown off, hundreds of ehimnies were prostra-
ted, fencing in some wards destroyed, and
great number of large and beautiful shade
trees uprUoted or shattered to pieces. The
damage is variously estimated at from S50,000
to 100000. This is the merest guess work,
however, but it can hardly fall short Of the
first named sum, or by any means reach the
latter.
Girard, the neighboring city, across the river,
suffered somewhat, but not so severely rs Co.
lumbls. Their new Methodist church, which
had been completed but short time, was lev
eed with the earth, and now lies a scattered
ruin. The bridge across the creek was also
blown down, and six mules and two wagons
were destroyed by the fall. The drivers were
carried with the teams, in their fearful flight to
the water, but escaped DEATH both being bad
ly hurt.
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A SERMON MANUFAcroRY.-In England some
persons are constantly employed in writing SER
mons to sell to clergymen. The following adj
vcrtisement appeared in late number of John
Bull: Many young ministers, from the parochi-
al business, and from inexperience in compost
ton, being sometimes obliged, very much against
their inclination, and to the serious injury Of the
ministry, to copy sermons from books, the adver-
tiser, an experienced clergyman, engages to sup
ply original sermons, ofgood composition, of de-
cided Evangelic doctrine, and of practical appli-
cation, on receipt ofhaf asovereign (s2.5O) each.
Persons requiring sermons may choose their own
text, and need not enclose their own names, as
the sermons can be directed to fictitious sigma
ture, at any post office they are required to be
sent.
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Admitted to Bail,

Capt. L. W. R. BLAIR, appeared before His Honor
Judge O'NEALI, in Charleston on Thursday evening
last, on writ Of Habeas Corpus and was by him ad.
mted to bail, in the sum Of ten thousand dollars.
He was represented by Col JAMES CHEsNUT, jr., of
this town, COL F. I. Moses Of SUMTER and J. L. PEr1
GRU Esq, of Charleston.
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From the South Cu0linian.
To Tax Collectors.

MEssRs. ED1ToRs: An article appeared in
the Ncwberry Sentinel, few weeks since,
headed Tax upon Nostrums,' to which beg
leave to direct your attention. Every citizen
has to pay something, i'll proportion to his
property, for the support Of the government
of the State; each one is, therefore, interested
in seeing that property belonging to men out
of the State, but lying within our borders and
receiving the same protection as our own, shall
not be exempt from taxation. Its notorious
fact that thousands of bottles and boxes OF
worthless and dangerous nostrums are annually
sold in our State by agents of the manufactu.
rers. and Tax Collectors will look in vain upon
their books for return Of such articles. 1t is
bad enough for our people to pc humbugsed
by such trash, which only serves to rid them OF
their money instead of their disease. But it
is still worse for us to encourage such traffic,
by exempting them from that tax which they
ought to pay for the protection they receive
under our laws. As class the manufacturers
of patent medicines are ininlival to the institu-
tion Of slavery. They generally hail from
the North, and are actuatcd by pecuniary in
terest as well as other considerations. in de.
string its abolition. What field for humbug
gerry would the black population Of the South
present if left, without masters, to their own
ignorance and creduity.
have just received letter from Wm. Is.
Mof1at, New York, in reference to the article
in the Sentinel, in which he denies the right of
the State to tax his medicines, because he is
not resident, and says that he has never been
made to pay the tax but by one agent. What
compound he exhibits of both ignorance and
presumption. How dare man claim exernp'
ton from taxation on his property here on the
ground Of non-residencc! How dare he claim
protection for his nostrums under our laws,
and deny our right to tax him for that protec.
tion9 The very reverse principle should
think would hold good with every man of com
mon sense. According to his own acknowledge
ment he has been taxed only in one instance.
1t becomes a question, then, for Collectors,
whether they impose the double tax or not, as
demanded in such cases.
Let our people, and especially our Tax Col
lectors, see that the names of all manufactu-
rers of nostrums, out of the State, are put in
the booa, and that agents of such be required
to pay the tax upon them, separately from their
own goods When closely examined, it will
be seen to be question of much more impor-
tance than at first we are led to suppose
TAX PAYER.
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MIR. w. J. Crafts,

The gentlcmanly Agent Of the Charleston Courier,
is now on visit to our town. We deem it unneces-
sary to say any thing in commendation Of this long
tabished and valuable paper The Charleston Courier
is familiar to every one as the oldest and best con.
Quoted commercial, news and business paper in this
and the Southern States. We hope Mr.. CRAFTS may
be abuniantly successful in his mission amongst US,
in collecting and in every matter connected with the
same
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A revolutionary sollier, aged lo4 years, WAS
in Cincinnati on the 4th inst, from a visit to
his friends out west, and was on his return
home in Richmond, Va. He is said to be re-
markably active, and has never been sick but
once in his life. The Cincinnati Times says
that during the revolution he fought in all the
principal battles in North and South Carolina
He lost an eve at the battle Of the CowpenS,
umler General MORGAN, and received two
wounds at the battle of Brandywine, under
WAsnrNGroS and LAFAYETTE. He was at
the battles of Trenton and Princeton, where
the brave Col. MERCER was shot. He saw
Gen. WARREN fall at Bunker Hill, while cheer
ing on his troops to victory; and to sum up,
he fought in sixteen battles in New York and
Vermont under Generals GATES and ARNOLD.
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OFFICE SEEkERs..- Washington let

OFFICE SEEKEns.-A Washington letter of
rec mt date, says:
"Some weeks ago, Shillington published a
book containing list of all the offices with the
salaries attached. He has soId over a thou.
sand copies already. This book will cause a
lively competition, for these fat offices are like
a pretty woman-every body wants to get her,
hut only one can succeed.-A few nights since,
two office seekers being in the same bed, one
of them dreamed that he had secured 81 900
clcrkship, became so enthusiastic that he
kicked his fellow sufferer Oh the floor. In these
times Of excitement every man ought to have a
bed to himself"
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ENGLAND AND AMERICA" Inn," of tn

ENGLAND AND AMERICA" Inn," Of the
Baltimore Sun, says in his last letter:
"The speech o. Mr.. Mason to-day was
conGued to q reply to Mr.. Clayton, upon
the single point heretofore made by MIR.
Mason, that the Balize is within the jurisdc
ton Of Guatemala. If so, British Honduras
is in Central America, over which Great Bri-
tain has by her treaty abandoned any jurisdic-
ton. Besides, the extension Of her prctenson
from that q D transient and limited to per-
manent jurisdiction, is of recent date; and is
an aggression upon the rights of Central
America, and inconsistent with the Monroe
doctrine and our future peace and safety.
"'rhe possession of the Bay Islands is also
another act Of open aggression, and we have
just received advice of a fresh aggression in
the same quarter. Mr.. Mason closed his speech
with solemn declaration that England has
gone as far as she could be allowed to 90 in
her aggressions upon Central America, and
that this continent, and the whole continent,
must be made free from British aggression.
He alluded to aud accepted the alternative Of
war in preference to amy policy that would
ieopardze national safety and national honor.
"Thus we are drawing nearer to an issue,
deprecated by some, but desired by many, be-
tween young America and old England.
"Mr. Douglas late speech also represents
fully the policy of Young America and calls
for immediate action, and it is considered as a
fair reflection of the sentiments Of the Inaugu-
ra
.The British Government, as we learn from
late proceedings in the New Foundland Legis-
laturc, are solcmnly pledged to enforce their
extreme construction of the Convention of
1918, in regard to the fisheries, and we know
also that they will not abandon their occnpan-
cy of the Bay Islands. War is therefore inev-
table within a year. and, perhaps, a state of
things may arise that will demand an extra
session Of Congress during the summer
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Federal Appointments.

We see by the Tcegraphc news furnished the
Charleston Courier that THOMAS EVANS, Esq., has been
confirmed by the U. S. Senate u s. District Attor-
ncy for Charleston, and J. D. B. DEBo&, Esq. Editor
of DEBows Reriear, Superintendent OF the Census
vice KENNEDY. Mr.. DEBow entered upon his duties
on Friday. Tho nomination Of the Hon. W. F. COL
COCK rs Collector at the Port of Charleston has also
been confirmed.
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1t is said that the husband Of Mrs Stowe called on
Jcwett the Boston publisher on business. During
the visit Jewett inquired Of Stowe-how it was his
lady out in favor ofcoonization in the last chap
ter Of her book II should have supposed" said Jew
ett, "she woudnt want to-" "iShe didn't" said Stowe
"but she couldn't find any place else to out at"
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No Sheriff,

The citizens of Georgetown District have failed in
another effort to elect Sheriff for that District The
Pee Dee Times tho 9th inst in speaking Of this event
says
An election for this officer was held on Monday last
There were no candidates. and consequently no one
was elected We don't know whether this speaks
well or i'll for district but inclined to the
opinion it is mark of no great credit
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Within radius of fifteen miles from London there
are two hundred thousand acres Of land in the hands
Of market gardeners all laborng for the London Mar
ket Ten thousand loads of fturnips, 10000 sacks Of
peas 100000 celery, 4O,OOo,OOO cabbages and
900 tons of water crosses said to be sold annually
in Garden market alone say nothing ofthe potatoes,
carrots, beets onions herbs, &C., which are sold in
immense quantities
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A telegraphc despatch from Norfolk, signed \. A.
Hickbum says that the American schooner r. p.
Brown, captured by the Germantown off the Coast OF
Africa and lately arrived at Norfolk, is no slaver and
that she has beed unusty sezcd her papers being all
legal. She cleared from the New York Custom
House.
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COL German, a member ofthe late Congress, from
Illinois and an officer Of merit in the war with Mexi-
co and personal friend of Gen. Pierce has been ap.
pointed Commissioner of the Land Office.
'Ben Mccullough" of Texas, has been already ap.
pointed to the command OF the new regiment Of Mount
cd Rangers
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New ORLEANS, March l6.

DECLINE IN CoTroN RECEIPTS. s.-lhe cotton
market yesterday was not effected by the news
per the africa. We note sales Of 10000
bales, prices Unchanged mdding fair
9 ID a9 3s cents. The Receipts are rapidly
falling off-the the increase at all the Southern
ports being now only 10000 bales.
Bacon sides, large sales 7 l2.
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Among the many good hits of President Pierce, one
ofthe best is his reply reported by Washington cor.
respondent to the grabbers for the great Pacific road,
They were trying to draw from him some expression
favorable to the measure, but hc answered that The
had been elected President Of the United States-not
of a Railroad Company"
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Col. Keitt's Address,

D>livered before the Polytechnic and Calliopean So
cctics of the Citadel Academy of Charleston has been
received 1t has been highly commended and we have
no doubt from our personal knowledge Of Col KEITT
and the reputation which he enjoys ready and able
speaker, fully sustans its authors reputation.
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The CABINET OF GEN. PIERcE.-We have
seen several articles, giving sketches of the lives
and characters Of the different members of the
cabinet, and all of them favora! !Ie in high de-
gree We know that this is easily done on all
occasions for public men, and very moderate
share of ability placed in high stations, commands
a magnifcd respect which exalts it at once into
an importance and dignity never before possess
ed. But this cannot be said at least of a major.
ity of the new cabinet. Cushing, Marcy and
Davis have hitherto occupied place in public
estimation, which renders any attempt at eeva-
ting their standing entirel useless. We doubt
If the Office of Secretary of War has been more
ably filled since the time John c. Calhoun held
it, than it is now by Col. Davis We mention
the Secretary of War particularly, because the
other Offices Of the cabinet, Secretary of State,
and Attorney General especially, have been, from
time to time, filled by the very highest talent Of
the country. Webster, Clay, Calhoun, Buchan-
nan, Van Buren,, and Others Of the greatest men
of the United States have been in the place OF
Secretary Of State
The Administration of President Pierce starts
under the most favorable auspices, and is com
mandng at this time, the undivided confidence
of the whole Democratic party, and not small
share, also, of the Wings themselves, who have
been driven off from the support Of their own
party, by the coalition of Sewardism with Gen.
Scott; which was calculated to kill dead, the
whole Wing strength III the South; but strange
to say, did not do it, Tennessee and Kentucky
having voted for the coalition at the late Presi-
dental election. The papers in South Carol1na'
without exception, are supporting Pleree's ad-
ministration, so far; and we hear OF not single
whir voice raised in the Palmetto State. FER
hans there has never been, in the history OF the
conftdcracy, any State so perfectly united 50 far
as Federal politics were concerned as South Car
olina at present, even General Commander has
been cashiered. GrenwM Mounta'neer.
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DEATH OF CoL BENAJAH DUNnAM-The Greenville
Mountainccr announces tho death of this respected
citizen Of Grccnrillc at tho ago Of 10 years.
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The word dun was first used during the reign
of Henry VII. 1t owes its birth to Joe Dunn.
an English baf, who was so indefatigable and
skifuI in collecting debts that it became a
proverb when person did not pay his debts,
"why don't you Dunn him?" Hence origina.
ted the word which Is in general use.
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Spiritual RAprEKs.-Col. 3. +. Ferry IN ms
editorial correspondence with the Southern Pa
triot writes That Gen. James Hamilton, formerly
Governor Cove Of this State, but now citizen of Tex
os hos become willing victim of the Spiritual
Rappng dclusion, and firm believer in the
manifestations" 1t is strange that any ntelli
rent person should he dupcd by 80 monstrous a
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Be EMrLoYED.-Every man should remember
that the world will always honor industry. The
vulgar and useless idler, whose energy of body
and mind are rusting for want of occupation,
may look with scorn upon the laborer engaged
at his toll but his scorn is praise, his contempt
honor.
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Peterson's Magazine.

The April number is at hand The embellishments
for this month unusually interesting, and we sup
posc the reading matter is in keeping with the work.
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Charleston Medical College.

Among the list of graduates and admissions to the
practice of medicine, we observe the name Of our
fellow-citizcn Henry T. CASTEY.
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The Vice President.

Late accounts from Cuba state that the health Of
Mr. KING is much worse. There arc no hopes Of his
recovery.