The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-02-08
Correspondence ofMs Camden journal.

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49, Correspondence oftts. Camden journal. q.
CnARIEsros, Feb. s. {.
The strife for mastery is, for the time, always.
matter of absorbing interest-Mhether empire
against empire, man against man or horse against
horse, according to circumstances full Of excite
menl,be the scene battle field, Legislative halt
or dustyr race course. The last named rules the
day; the week has been rathersa fast one, ,.and
| Charleston the demure, seldom looks so Dust
| ling as on this bright morning The factor,
the lawyer, the clerk, the doctor, the merchant
and the student yield toequine fascination
Cotton, law, physic, dry-goods and divinity,
excellent things in their:way, must succumb
to the occupation of the. hour, and all sorts Of
people, with sa sorts Of faces, in all sorts, of
vehicles, are bound in one direction heigh-ho,
Tantivy, to see the .headlong sweep of the
rainbow Jockeys. !. -. j. 5:.ss.,r2
Apart from the running of nags, a race course
is an amusing place; the congregation Of differ
lent classes on such an occasion, naturally re-
sultin the full display the characteristic traits
of each;ithe curtain is as it were, inadvertently
raised, and human nature comes out beautifully
From the little nggerwho is sosanxiousto hold
your horse, to the dandy who is betting gloves
with the ladies in the stand, the individual who
soemnly walks across the course just. before
the start, with the red ribbon in his button hole,
or the petty gambler in the booth watching with
anxious frown, the blue, red and white, every
| thing is a good study. - -. ~ ~ -
To you, huant and couchant in Camden, it
is doubtless a; matter of little consequence.
whether Jeff. Davis came in first or last, ;whe-,
ther he looked fresh or sleepy after the heat,
or that a certain flly would have won, If
&c &c. This is the only course, with the ,ex.
ception perhaps, of the one at New Orleans,
which ladies grace. with their presence. The
supposition is therefore, that all others are ex;
tremely rowdy affairs, unworthy of their pat,
ronage. Certainly every thing here isconduc-.
ted with great order, and thatEWithout the as;
sistance of any strong police force, which seems:
Indispensable, though apparently of the small
est use in yankee cities. This is the natural
result Of having slaves. The.old .Roman'word.
for gentleman is .ingenuus IA free man.) Now.
as all are free men who are not slaves, allstree,
men here may be considered as gentlemen born.
and bred,and behave as SUCH Eureka! sssg5
The hotel keepers have deereed atkefce:
forth they will raise their charges on beef and.
pudding. The population has Of course ID.
creased much within the. last fifty Years, but.
the supply is the same, or nearly SO, and the:
demand greater. We look. iuvain for neigh
boring market gardens and pasture grounds.
providence aud. the soil, hut more. especially;
laziness, has denied them-a fat sheep would.
be curiosity. The startling question arises,
how are the citizens to be fed2 Unless the rural;
rpopulaton come seriouslyto the rescue of The ur:
ban, unless the railroads bring sornethngl1ore
digcstible than cotton, tEay must starve or turn,
cannibals.
Not many moons since, great deal was
said about a direct trade to Europe by means
of L steam fleet South Carolina WAS to send
her cotton and her rice straight TO the wharves.
of the Mersey; the enterpFisipg dame wiped
her spectacles; and declared that foreverm ore:
the bale and the barrel should see Liverpool
fresh from the dust of East Bay, and sure.
enough, in little while, big propeller fired,
her gun, andwas brought to safe moorings in:
the harbour, the first Of the line, and met with
right royal welcome; bulky looking craft
! was she, SO oonfoundcdly bulky, that she had
to wait a week or ten days before a tide was.
found high enough to float the mass over the,
bar. 1t wiselyoceurred to5thesowners thereof
that the same exigency might occur in coming
IN as in trying TO go out. The ship was sold
to the yankees for, maybe, less than cost, and
matters remain "in statuquo. .dnie '6ellum."
The Chamber Of Commerce met Yesterday,
and resolved that an invitation be sent to, the
"Ericson" to visit these waters. After all, our
merchants may be cute fellows, and foresaw
that caloricagency would supcrsede steam. =
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