The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-04-26
E1l. the JON.
Female College. in Camden.

Mr.. Edat0r-AlloW space IN your columns
to call the attention Of your readers to an EN-.
terprise, which recommends itself, as well by
it's moral effects, as by its commercial advan.
tages to the community. | mean the estab.
fishing, about Camden, q high.toned Female.
College, under the jurisdiction of the Metho-
dist Church The South Carolina C Conference,
at its last meeting in January, at Sumterville,
appointed Committee "to receive any offers
that might be made on the subject of establish
ing Female Collegein some central or suita-
BILE position in this State.' The Committee
have been active in the:dscharge of their du
ties. They have been offered, by its propre-
tor, the Barhamville, Institute; Bradford's
Springs, buildings and lands, and also that
stately ediGce at Glenn Springs with lands ad.
joining, have been rendered to the Committee
Some have urged with great carnestness the
prop,iety of buying from the State the Asylum
in Columbia and its highly onamented grounds
for the College, The most favorable PROPOSE.
ton yet made, and the one which will certain.
ly be adopted, mo better is offered, comes
from Glenn Springs. Six or eight men of lib
eral views and means,,in the upper part of the,
State have proposed that, ifthe College, should
be located at the Springs, they will contribute
$4,000 to be usedin purchasing the, premises
for that purpose. The question is are not
the benefits Of such an Institution to the commu.
nifty in which it is located, Of so great ilhpor.
tance, as to induce our citizens to make5an ef:s
tort to arrest the downward tendency of the
commerce Of Camden, by bidding for its loca.
ton? The subject has been mentioned TO many
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we know met with universal favor 5and appro.s
baton. All agree that,immensc benefits, NOR
al and commercial, would result. to Camden
from such an Institution. 1t is proper to re.
mark that the Chairman of the Conference
Committee, Dr.. W.. NJ. Wightman, on "a late
visit spoke most favorably Of this location, and
intimated that this was "a csatral and suitable
position in the State for the College-and that
if our citizens. would make donation some.
thing similar to that offered in coHnexion with
Glenn Springs, say $4,000, the College could
be certainly established in Camden. Now
the Methodist church here is not strong-uua-
bic without aid to raise any thing like the ne
cessary amount of money. They would there
fore be compelled to appeal to the liberatity
and generosity of others. Hhs the enterprise
any thing about it to recommend it generally
to our citizenc? Will it be successful We
feel authorized to say that Female College,
q subject in agitation before the Conference for
the last fifteen years, wiN be buiH somewhere.
An energeticand growing church Of 100 preach.
ers-of 32,S2S ola white membership in this
State-an organization too that has seldom fail
ed to carry out its enterprises and benevolent
purposes, are pied ged to build it, aud support
it after it has been built. What benefits are
proposed? Why very many to the citizens of
Camden. Space and occasion only allow emu.
meration Of few. In the first place, the Sl5-
600 presented, together with probably $l5,.
600 more, if not larger sum- collected BY the
church elsewhere and from her own resources,
will be spent here, among our own citizens in
erecting the buildings, Chapel, Recitation
Rooms, Dormitories laying out grounds &C.,
&c.--as it is intended to be Seminary Of
learning second t6no in the Southern States.
In the next place, the. pupils, numbering, we
may safely say, on an average per year, $50,
will spend for board, for dressing, among fancy
stores, Milners, &c, for books, stationery, &c,
certainly on an average per year. from 5000
to s300-say $3.50; if so, a reasonable expec-
tation would be that about $4,000 to $751;.
500 would be annually distributed among our
citizens BY the pupils alone. In speaking of
advantages it would he erroneous to omit such
considerations as the permanency secured; and
additional strength and success given to our
Railroad, by increase of travel-additional in
come to Hotel keepers from Parents, Guardi-
ans and relations who would flock here to wit.
ness the public examinations and annual COM
mencements OF such an Institution-not to say
anything of the crowds Of the young and fash
ionabe, the spirited and the gay that would be,
from time to time, attracted here, thronging
our streets, impating life and activity into all
the business circles, infusing spirit and tone,
sprghtliness and loveiness into all society
throwing off "the scar and yellow leaf" Of our
supcrannuated Town, and rcjuvcnating her en-.
crgies aud bringing her forth bright and fresh
as May day morn. The moral restraints
thrown around the youth of the place-the
general elevation and refinement of public sen-
timent-thc great educational advantages af.
fordcd at home to Parents for their daughters,
are considerations too great to escape the at
tentiou of an intelligent and wealthy commu-
nifty. Our citizens have the intelligence to un.
derstand and appreciate their interests, and the
means and generosity to develope them. An
opportunity is now offered for Camden to march
up the scale ofimportancc. She will do it,
Let her citizens secure this College by liberal
donations, and all their interests, moral and
commercial will receive new life, energy and
Importance. X.
Camden, April 25, 1858.
Convicted OF MANsLAUGnTER.-At the
Grecnvlle Court last week, COL i. +. Ware,
was found guilty of manslaughter, for killing
his father-in-aw, Mr.. A. Jones, and sentenced