The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-04-26
Dreadful Assassination.

Dreadful AssassiRation.
The following are the details of Il horrible
assassination in the Island Of Java contained
in a letter by the last overland mail:
sit appearing for some time past mat I''cu.
lations in the coffee stores of The, Government
in Penorogo, Madiven, had been gong on an
Investigation was ordered. The native store,
keeper, dissatisfied or perhaps alarmed, and
wishing to he discharged before an enquiry
!, wasinstitutcd,) } in his official correspondence
with the controller addressed his last letter to
the controller without any other title OF res
pect, as is usual in the proper style ola native
nv: and the moral sense of men of correct prin-
ciples must approve it. The favor with which
the law has been received by other States
the efforts made to add the same law to the
statute books of other commonweallhs, Is an
! evidence its approval by the good, the wise
and the benevolent ofour country.
>. Restriction upon the traffic in intoxicating
drinks is not contrary to the genius of demo
cratic governments. Democracy teaches to
act for the greatest good of the greatest mum,
bcr-to legislate against whatever is immoral
whatever saps the foundation of social virtue
3or weakenss the power of independent ACTON
sIntemperance does more than this. Itspreads
a moral blight over society; it de!nses the land
with pauperism and crime, breaks up families,
peoples PRISONS destroys hope, and having de-
stroy ed the life of its victim, leaves his mmor-
tai split wreck upon the ocean of eternity.
And does not republicanism teach the necessl-
tv of bringing the arm Of the law to the sup
.. mort of weak, erring men! Should it not in
all its mower proclaim the doctrine that the
State must protect individuals may, masses,
q from evils so dire? Does it not forbid the
law to sanction the wholesale destruction which
fills the land with.mournlng
< Even revolutions so sudden and so total as
that effected by this. law, will not in this case
react and thus increase the evil it seeks to re-
medy.. Reflection only is wanting Tor the
common sense of mon to assent to its truth
Change of the direction Of capital VII destroy
opposition. The rapid decrease ofthe army Of
drunkards will destroy the assailants OF the.
y law. But the Voice of woman, the greatest
sufferer by illtemperance, is in its favor. She
halls it as a ha1biager of future safaty. Let
herua alonger look upon her sons, the pride. OF
herlife, with fear and trouble, as she attempts
ctosread their future destiny Woman is om-
.nipotent when she casts her Influence into The
scale.x In favor oftilis law she can act without
leaving her sphere; with her, husband, her chill
dren and brothers. around the circle of her own
fireside; she has only to exert her Influence, and
the law is safe; and Drunkenness will be ban.
ished from the land.-Southern Organ
zss - -
"A violent war is raging for the possession of d
tract of land near Venice, opposite St. LOUIS
Mo. The land, embracing three or four hup-
dred acres was sold TO wealthy citizen by the
heirs then owning it, all Of whom signed the pa
pcrs Of sale with the exception of one, who was
then absent: believed 10 be dead, probably
and entirely overlooked. Subsequently,, the.
prodiaal returned, and learning the existing state
of affairs, sold his claim to another party, which
. other party is endeayoring now to obtain posses
sion of the property, as to compel the adverse
claimant to institute suit. The purchasers each
have employed number of hands to take pos
session. the armies on tue ground Cor the past
week Numbering each about 40 members. They
are well armed with pistols, guns, knives, DC,
but as vet have had no general battle. Both
have built shanties, which stand side by side on
the disputed ground, and thus far have satisfied
themselves with slight skirmishes, maintaining
, strict military discipline, standing guard, &c
To carry on a war properly, however, necessi-
tates heavy ex2enditures; and we understand
the campaign has caused an outlay Of 1 900 or
more, to one Of the parties, in single week
Under such circumstances, success may be mea-
sured IN PROPORTION to the length ofthe purse
IIoMIc1pE.-We understand that Max Mol,
An English miner, who recently returned from
California to this District, where ne lett wife
and children, came to his death on Saturday
week, by gunshot wound inflicted by, his
father.in, law, Stephen Jordan. The parlicu-
lars can only be elected by a judicial in"esti
CATION, which will lake place probably at the
I'll torn nf onr rnnrt.- Chern1p GeseNe