The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-04-12

account of y our mission to those who sent you
tell them, from me, that in the next m"ntii-ot
March will leave this spot for the shores OF.
Mexico. On my arrival iherel viii call around
me those persons of influence who are true low:
ers of.their country. i will confer with them;
and ifI find co cooperation if I6nd sincerity and
a good will to abnegate capriciousness and
mistaken opinions and finally, If find men
of heartto make an obstinate defence of our.
riqhts against tie aggressors from -the NORTH,
and that the only cry is. s.independence or death
then aoM Elead ayself lf,cheerrfutty. TO neao socrs.
ices; for, in truth, Il cannot survive thedlsap-
pearanee ofrMexicanS Nationality, and desire
to bury myself inSits ruins, if, after the Mexi.
cans have doneetheir duty, the great Regulator
of the destinies .of nations should order for-u
such afate. But ifmy hope should not find Ell.
enlargement equal to my desires, which never
can he other than the veal and glory of our ma
tion, Il will return ,disconsoate to this retire
ment. to depllore the blindness Of a peop e that
obstinately believe that it,can do everything
when it leaves the only path left open to it, and
willnet initiate those who, like them, have
fonnd themselves ina similar situation"
SINGULAR aRMARRIaGE.-TheD Dundee Record
notices assingulara marriage which took place
atWeston Steubens county, N.sY. onnthe 2lst
ult. The parties afesJ ohm 7. Emmerson and
Mary Jane Bennett. The Record says: The
bridegroom is about "a years Of age, a brother
of<a Mrs Hoover, carrying on IN extensive
business as a tailoressy at, .Westen. He has
been at sea.mest of the time for or IL yea
past, and after an absence of about FIVE years,
had Just called snp to.see his sister. Finding
that she had in her employ some sixteen or sew
enteen Young women learning the trade, ne
stroIled into the room in Stree and easy man;
ner,and told the girls sthatif there was any one
there WHO wanted to marryIhim right off: say
the word The bride above named forthwith
dropped her work and Sdeci1red herself ready
for.t nuptials. Within an hour from that,
the parties were splieed. a jolly wedding took
piaee, and thesnext day sheSleft his charming
bride for ,yoyage;on the 5Lrmg ocean" !" .s =
AFasTi SEEEpsR.-W.e e recolIect reading,
some SdiontEs since, a paragraph going the
round" Of the papers, stating the curious fast
that a Gunner on board ailiiin of war, during
the bombafdment of Vera Cruz being nearly
exhaustedEby, the incessant toll he had urder.
gone. in the management of his Gun, surren..
dered his post to another, aud lay down on the
deck by an EighteenP FOUNDER, and enjoyedtw two
hours iof solid sleep, while the Piece 9wascons
tinually hu+img its Iron hail upon the fated
city. The following incident was related to
us5by asfriend, few days since. andFiris cef.
tainiy the most extraordinary case of sleepy
heddedaess that we have ever known, ne.
groanian, the tproperty2of a citizencof our town,
q fewsdays since, for his own amusement. lay
down supnn the track Of sthe Wilmington and
MANCHESTER; Rail Road, and fell asleep, between
the.cross:tiess .Fhe e.passenge train came sud.
denly uponhim before he was discovered. =
The whistle and breaks would have served TO
only-rouse him to -bescrushed to atoms,rin the
attempts torise. With great presence of mind,
all steam wassput ON and thetrain rushed over
him. Thesb were then applied as soon
as possible, and the ears rolled slowly back to.
wards the -1wreek OF natter" ALI hands jump.
ed oat to see the nsangled corpse. They ap-
proached the motioaless body, and to the as
tonishnsent OF every one, he was uninjured, and
Rot he sill slept. He was reused, aud then
taken to the nearest station, where the proper
sathorities after all necessary prelinnaries
were arranged, performed 'sundfy fierce gymi
nsstic qyrations around his body corporate,
1nth they were satisfied that he was thorough:
ly awake, when they left him to ponder over
the curious ihcsdeass Of the day. We think he
might, ileone View Of his casei haveiruly ,ex.
claimed, with Don Quixote's faithful squire,
.. Blessed, is HE that invented sleep.'-BAaek
p;,or U,yrL1n1ns -; - ~ - = 80 ~