The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-12-05
From Washington.
WASuINGTON, n

An increase in our army is by the admins
lr;tion deemed as indispensable as an increase
in the navy. In conformity with this want, it
will, no doubt, be recommended to add to our
cavalry and infantry torce-say two regiments
t" each. There is no deficiency believe in
! the artillery
The building Of new vessels of war over and
above the x a.rdI; dra steam frgates now
cont acted To-, md about to be ready in the
course of hc O. ujug YEAR. will also be recon-
menLed. There is both wisdom and forecast
in such Il recommendation.
The NationsI lo>p, for the insane in the
District and in tIicarmy and navy will be all
completed with 100000. The patients of
the District are now in the Maryland HosHital
and at The Mount Hope Institution at Bali
more. For lhror, accommodations will he
ready ne. e.on the lst of January next, and the
whole S 'lishmelt, read, for the reception
OF all the catpgorip> above named, will be com
pl ted on the 30th Of June toII"wing. The
',miI.Iin. will contain acc"mn odalons for IS
r.aiient., with Ulcers. attendants, physicians
and servants. 30 patients belonging to the
!! army and navy are now scattered I'll over the
Union, and SO INDECENT insane ae now in
the Baltimore institutions, while IL are detan
ed in Jail () in this city; Sd will be entitled
to the benefits of the new institution as org g.
naIly designedt 1t will be the model nsttu.
tion Of that sort in the country.
An appropriation of $4,000 will be wanted
for the penitentary of the District to pay its
debts. Appropriations were made in 1916 and
lS47 to discharge the debt Of the institution.
and it has now decreased to the sum named
without any means to discharge it, except by
all appropriation from Congress, which will be
asked. An increase in the number of guards
is also required, as will appear from the fact
that in lS40 there were 40 convicts, with only
persons to watch them In 1858 the num-
ber Of ronvi"ts had increased to 100, while he
'umber of persons to guard them had dwin-
died down to s. No wonder then, if not long
ago, a convict made his escape in open day
from the penitentiary of this city.
Among the most satisfactory things connect.
ed with tie administration of the public busi-
ness is, undoubtedly the. fact that the revenue
of the General Post Office is now regularly ia
creasing, while the expenses of the Depart
ment are diminishing. This process cannot go
VII OuC IhS OthS'
Mr.. Cueto, the Spanish minister, who met
with sad accident on Wednesday last, is, [
am glad to inform you, doing we'll No for-
eign diplomatic has in so short time made
himself so universally acceptable boil to otli'
ciaI and private circles. During hiss'Irief resi-
dence in Washington he has already acquired
perfect knowledge of the American la guage.
FILLMORE DEFENDING HIS PosIT1oN.-Thc
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, with the view
of vndicaling ex President Fillmore's consist
ency on the slavery question, reproduces the
whole Of his celebrated letter to the "Antl'
Slavery Society of the County of Erie,,' in
whirh he answers all the interrogatories pro
pounded him atfirmatively, and favora ly to
the Abolition cause. The New York Evening
Post says it attaches great Importance to this
exp anIlinn, aS it "shows that the late Pre>I'
dent ha> abandoned all hope of doing anything
"tI"u' the aid: of Northern Wings, and has
no hope getting their support without re-
suming his original anti slavery opinions"
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FLOUR TO ClIINA.-This is cheering feat
ure. :" alifornia se,iduIg Flour to China, fo
l,~tead of gold raving the country to pay fol
tea, sugar aud spices, silks, Shawls and othe
nrcessaries aud Iuxuries. we send the product:
OF our soil and the labor of our hands. Thi'
is what builds up our State Four thousanc
quarter sacks of California flour from the Eu
reka Mills were sold yesterday by the Messrs
1 Friedlander & Co., at satisfa"tor, prices
(about SO per bbl to ship to China. Oth"
shipments of like character will sh"rlly follow
and thus, at length, California has he ONE al
exporter Of fdreadstuds.-Sat Francisco Herald