The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-28
Chr Camden 1l|eek!D 5onrnaI.
Tuesday, February 2s, 1864.
THO. j. WARREN, Editor.
Editorial Correspondence.

Editorial Correspondence.
CHARLESTON July 25th, 1854
We have cloudy and rainy morning. which does
not suit very well for outdoor business matters and
interteres materially with the comfort Of too passcn
gers scores Of wom may be at every hour and III
every street, constantly on the pad. This is busy
time with merchants and traders. The spring trade
has opened, and our great and thoroughircs ex
hbt much life and animat:on-piles of boxes bales
casks sacks &C.. being received and sent of. and thus
the work goes on from morning to night and part Of
the nighta large part in many instances is used in
fixing up and arranging for the next days trade. 1t
is amusing 10 pass through the Strects-particulary
Haync-and observe with what avidity the merchants
siezr upo their vicms-we mean cuStomcrs-how
very attentive they to their wants and what iac
ties offered for their qualification. 1t is hard
matter for a country merchant to pass by unnotced-
he is sure to have much attention paid to him to
leave him no room to say, when he goes back home
that he was not carefully attended to- or that lie was
sighted This charge can mover be made against
city merchants--thcy arc too wide awake for that,
, and arc all the time cmphaticaliy on the lo0k on.
Merchants and others will find it greatly to their
advantage 10 visit Charleston for purchasing goods
! Extraordinary efforts will be made, sure, to
give satisfaction.
/ There is not much change in cotton--it remains
good deal like the aspiring darkey snid when asked
by young gentleman how Miss -- was-"-he is
instat-u-o.co bad reply that Cri gave at once
the information generally most desired by young men
that she was in the former state Of single blessed
ness
! Taking about ladies' reminds that there arc any
number of attractions on Kirgstrect al kinds Of all
sorts aad descriptions Of pretty things to take the eye
and please the fancy. The ladies know how TO ap-
! prccate these too for many little stray dime and
half.crown finds its way from their hands into those Of
! the anxious and polite dealers who arc ever ready TO
attend to their numerous calls There more ways to
spend money in Charleston or in a city than country
people dream Of and it requires ordinary amount Of
irmncss and sclfdeni OIL ones part avoid person
al application the old alage that fool and his money
| is soon parted In our walks abont town we are very
ant TO wind mp the Charleston Iotc where there
ample acco nloGa;icnS, elegant parl'TS, comm dious
readngroon facilities where, of course the best pa
pers are found file; mtdesty forbdS our going into
further particulars upon this point and We pass Oh
Til" proprietor suits the place 10 fraction Ter ne Is
not only very competent jndg" Of what good ca
tcrer ough, to be- and do bat Il general .Nfr up Of
thr e,gunt, ornamental and useful. Rather poor
pun that we know it.
! In musical attractions Mr.. Dcmpstcr and the Phil
harmonics have been dclghting the people. In the
dramatic arena Mrs Mowatt is the admired Of scores
Of admirers and her farewell tour is creating consider
able sensation She is TO be married, it is said, to
| Mr. Ritchie-Son of the veteran cditor-and intends
leave the stage after her present tour is ended She
is said to possess extraordinary attractions, and crowd
cd houses, evidence the strongest appreciation OF her
talent 1t is pity that her great gifts for she must
he extraordinarily gifted were not more worthy en-
pl"ycd for after ALL when she has acquired even more,
the greatest possible altitude Of omucncc in tic ira
gic art and may even dazzle and surprise the world
yet more by her wonderful hisoriansms what does it
all amount TO-? Will she leave behind her, when the
grand finale of brilliant professional career is played,
one sober, substantial evidence that the world has
been morally blessed by her advent? Is her fame and
glory not cphemcra-hke hundreds and thousands Of
others who figured upon ''liIes little stage" and in
their pass off, and give place to others who come,
and 60 the favortc and wonder of an hour
Washingon's Birth Day passed OIL without any un-
usual demonslrations-a few volunteer companies
Cha lesion ought TO be prond Of her volunteer corps,
| for they are very handsome celebrated the day with
some spirit and enthusiasm We suppose and we hope,
that this day will be forgotten. the time
come whc the memory of this great and good man
shall cease to be remembered 1t caMno be
| The Muse torI,irls the Writ I" die.
But cOnSecratcs his name 10 :nmur urlliiv.'