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The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-01-31

ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OF PERUVIAN Qua.
No.-The Baltimore american of Thursday,
says:
In consequence Of the increased rate of
freiglts demanded by vessels in the Pacific,
Messrs. Barreda & Bro. agents ofthe Peruvian
Government here, have received Instructions to
advance the price of Guano from $500 to
$50 per ton, which rate is now demanded for
all consigned to them from the Chncha Islands.
The agents hereafter, will not sell less than
fifty tons, so that the general sale Of the arti
Gle will be by the commission merchants and
regular dealers. The very favorable results
derived from the use of this fertilizer, have in
duced farmers to apply it extensively and pro-
ftably to their lands, and it is supposed the
quantity on hand will scarcely equal the re.
quirements for the spring crops. The increase
of four dollars per ton is large advance on an
article which is now employed so generally in
agricultural uses and should demand the prompt
action of the Government to devise some means
Of reducing the price Of this agricultural ne
cessty.
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small pox-of each one thousand persons VIII"
die in Ireland, forty nine die Of small pox-
while of each one thousand persons who die in
Lombardy, only two die of small pox. The
proportinnate mortality, then, from small pox
in England and Wales, is eleven times, and in
Ireland twenty four times greater than &is in
Lombardy. Whence comes this difference
In England, those who please, have their chill
dren vaccinated These are great facts. In
our metropolis one thousand persons die an
nually Of small pox if vaccination were com
pulsory, it is lndisputabe that the number of
deaths from this disease in London would be
reduced to two or three hundred per annum.-
From six to eight hundred thus die every year
in the metropolis alone, whose lives might be
saved By an act Of Parliament! ~
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From the Southern Star.
Ben JOnsinG's Description Of IL
Waltz.

When we got into the place, we found a
great large room. AS big as Il mc"iin' house,
lighted up with smashin' big lamps, covered
over with gaSs hangiugs. The lalics looked
as nice as little angels, their faces rs white as
if they dipped them into Il flour barrel such
red checks haint seen in all Sleepy Hollow ::
their arms all covered with gold bands, chains
and shiny beads; such lips you never did sec
they looked "cnme kiss me all over their
eyes looked like diamonds; their waists drawn
to the size of II ppestem; and made to ook
like they were undergoin a regular cuitin in.
two Operation by 'yin' string tight round
'egg and their bosoms-Oh, Lordy all coy.
cred up in laces and mnslins, they rose, then
fell, then rose again, like-Oh | don't know
what it WAS like, exceptin' the breathn' of
snowy white goose, chucked in u tight bag,
with its breast just out
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single hand of much larger dimensions, is there
fore gained, without any of the dscomtorts
that would arise from different arrangement.
The admirable division OF the hand, and the
exquisite adjustment Of its several parts; are
consequently indispensable to its perfection.-
| Only take from it one Of them, and the ehcIell-
cy of the whole is seriously impaired. The Ro'
tpan soldier deprived of his thumb was regar-
ded as unfit for service and there have been
ins ances, in this and other countries, Of such
selfmutaton, as an ehectua security against
martial life. The thumb is, indeed ofspecial
use. 1t is neither situated directly opposite
to the fingers, norinthe same plane with them,
but obliquels, that it may be brought at pleas
ure to bear on them all, or Oh each finger sep
arately.
Were the tips of the fingers of bone, instead
Of flesh, we could not take up such minute .bo'
dies as a millet.seed, needle, or hair, which
we can now do so readily from their being soft
and round. Less soft, or more soft, equal dIf
ficuty would arise; the fingers have precisely
the degree Of consistence which is adapted to
their intended use. And that they may hold
hard bodies, they are provided with nails, ad-
mirabIe indeed,for structure and po>ition.-
Were these placed on the tips of the fingers,
power would be lost; but they occupy exactly
the situation and are ofjust the length, which
will insure their utmost efficiency. In almost
every art where nicely of execution is required
the nails are continually called into action.
Who, then, can overrate the value of the hand!
Smoothness and roughness, iness and coarse
ness. heat and cold, are among the many sem
sibIe qualities Of matter which it enables us to
recognise, from the nerves with which it is so
abundantly supplied, while its uses defy emu
meration. What wisdom and benevnlence are
seen in all the works of the Infinite Creator
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SILENcE.-1'he idea you have once spoken,
if it even were an idea, is no longer yours; it
Is gone from you, So much life and virtue, is
gone, and the vital circuIaliuns of yourself and
your destiny and activity are heucetorth de-
prived of it, Ifyou could not get it spoken, if
you could still restrain it into sileEce, so much
the richer are you. Better keep your idea
while you can let it still circulate in your
blood, and there frnetly; inarticulateIy melting
you to goof activities giving to your whole
spiJtual life rudder health. When the time
does come for speaking it, you will speak it ali
the more concisely, the more expres,iveIy, ap.
propriately and if such time should never
come, have you not already acted it, and acted
it as no words can! Think Of this, my young
friend for there is nothing truer, nothing more
forgotten in these shabby gold laced days.
Carlyle.
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'ORR1BLE.-"Cathering Jane, for the last

'OnRlBLE.-"Cathering Jane, for the last
time, AK you will you 'av me!'
"Viiam Henry, no! Ifal your pantaloons
were lined with gold, I'd still say no.
SCATTERING Jane, ;av pity! Call to our
minds heye the many 'appy days that's parst
The strolls we've 'ad-the sparkling f"liage OF
the Pawk- and, more than all, remember my
devoted love to you"
young man, 'ad you permitted me, would
ave spared you a pang of hanguish but now,
IN all your mental agony, recoIlect you
brought it on yourself! William Henry,
love another"
"May all the part of his existence vich bears
any similarity to molasses or sweet, be urncd
to bitter gall--may he hexperience all the tor.
tur that feel now ; and at last, when life's
weary pilgrimage draws to Il close, may he
rush TO merit a fate to vich mines enjoyment
Farewell, Gathering Jane, farewell y
A splash follows, and silence ensucs d
sound that is soon brokrn by oars rafting il
their oar.locks. voice from the wilderness:
of darkness shouts forth
"EIln, there! darn your nightcap, vat arc
you doin' on p
The craft approaches, and then-oh !! horri
ble-turns again upoa its course. Its inhu
man guide has discovered that William Henry
is in no great danger, for he had jumped into
shallow water-New York Dutchman.
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SAD AccIDENr.-Aboul O'Clock yesterday
morning Mr.. Robert Wallace, a workman in
the employ of Messrs. Cameron, Mustard aud
Co., while engaged in fixing the band Of one
Of the engines, was caught in the machinery
and carried over the shaft, fiacturing both
legs and di,locatins his arms and shoulders in
most lrighful manner. He was immediate
" conveyed to his residence III Wall, near
Calhoun. street, where number of our most
skilful physicians have been in attendance upon
him during the forenoon. The patient lies III
critical state-his intense sufernss, in some
measure, re icved by being placed under the
influence Of cllloroform. When we saw him
this morning, the physician had not been able
in consequence of his painful condition, to- as
certain precisely the extent of the internal in.
Jury sustained, bnt entertained no hope OF his
recovery. Mr.. Cameron informs us that the
| unfortunate man is one of his best workmen,
stricrly temperate in his habits, a member OF
the Sons of Temperance, and held in high es.
teen by his emplo, ers. He has, we unde'
stand, no relatives except younger brother,
who is now with him at his residence.
CAar Ere. Neaos.
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nligtellaugulls Nrma.
HmportantProc

The subjoined i'm portant proclamation issued
by the President of the United States, will
be read, says the Washington Union Of
Thursday with interest 1t relates,- continues
the Union to a subject which has attracted
large share Of public attention, and will be re-
ceived with general appreciation. 1t shows that
the President is determined to interpose, to
maintain the integrity Of the laws against viola.
tion; and TO this end, he calls upon all good
citizens to discouutcuauce the proceedings al
uded to, requiring all public officers to exert
their authority to arrest and bring to trial all
offenders. This step was called for by the in
telligence received by the President, and will be
properly appreciated.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED srATEs-A
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas Information has been received by me
that an unlawful expedition has been fitted out
in the State Of California with a view to invade
Mexico-a nation maintaining friendly relations
with the United States-and that other expcdi-
tions are organizing within the United States
AID for the same unlawful purpose ; and where
as certain citizens and inhabitants Of this coun-,
try, unnrindfu Of their obligations and duties,
and of the rights Of fri pdly power, have par
ticipated aud are about to participate, in these
enterprises derogatory to our national character,
and so threatening to our tranquility, and are
thereby incurring the severe penalties imposed
BY law against such offenders:
Now, therefore, |, Franklin Pierce, President
of the United Stairs, have issued this my pro-
clamation, warning all persons who shall con-
meet themselves with any such enterprise or ex-
pediton hat the penalties Of the law denounced
against such criminal conduct will be rigidly en-
forced and exhort all good citizens, as they
regard our national character as they respect
our laws or the law Of patioLs, as they value the
blessings Of peace and the welfare Of their coun-
try, to discountenance, and by all lawful means
prevent, such criminal enterprises; and call
upon all officers Of this government, civil and.
military, to use any efforts which may be in
their power to arrest for trial and punishment
evers such offender.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the
United States, at Washington, this
Il. S. eighteenth day Of January, Gin the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ffty-four, and the seventy-eighth
OF the independence of the United States.
FRANKLIN PIERCE
By the President:
w. L. Marcy, Secretary of State.
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The extravaganza of our demands is contin.
ually Knocked by our necessities. How ab.
surd that he who lacks even his daily bread,
and is at no time sure of it for three days to-
gether, will yet indulge in dreams of quals
showered from the heavens land yet. the We.
ry virtue of Hope is to be found in this very
sort of illusion; and poverty is solaced, feed
ing upon dream, in the absence ofany more
solid viands. .-Egerid
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The HAND.-How useful are the acts at.
tributable to the human hand! The paw
of the beaver is admirably adapted to its hab'
its of masonry, but immensely superior is the
organ with which we are gifted, which readi.
" applies itself to, and securely graSp<, bodies
of every form and size, capable Of being moved
by the arms of man. Had the hand been un-
divided, it could only have held such portion
of any mass as was equal to itself; but now, by
separating the fingers, it can encompass one
larger than itself and by comprising two OF
them together, it can safely hold minute OBJ
iect. And as some bodies are too large to be
held by one hand alone, we are endowed with
two, inclining toward, and precisely adapted
to. each other. The highest advantages OF
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a5unlurnll5.

A Coop ONE-An Indiana correspondent
of the Alexandria (Virgnia) Gazette sends the
following to that paper, with appropriate vouch
ings of its truth:
~--'-aU UrpaKTng or grouHu r'r-.LA-e,In-
mencement Of the Lynchburg and Tennessee
Railroad, at Lynchburg, the Rev. ]. E., by ap.
pointment, acted as chaplain on the occa-
sions. At the time appointed for prayer the
chaplain raised his hands, and said: Let us
pray In an instant all hats were DOTTED, and
the chaplain commenced, slowly and solemnly
to read very appropriate manuscript prayer
which he had previously prepared. During the
reading Of the prayer, an old negro who had
been engaged with his spade, was resting, with
one foot on the spade and his arms on the ham
die looking very intentIy in the chaplain's face.
At the conclusion Of the prayer, the old negro,
strengthening himself up remarked audibIy,
"WelI. l rccken datsde fust time de Loard
has ever been written to on de subject of rail-
roads"
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w. L. Marcy, Secretary of State.

EY-MoNEY.-The cry of scarcity of
money is still heard in our community. That
we are labcring under pecuniary endorsements
does not admit of denial, but the suggestions
made for the removal of the Inconvenience will
not meetthe crisis ifit were proper TO operate Oh
the banks by popular clamor, through public
meeting, and similar modes ofsupposed redress.
The parties who make these suggestions do
not take the pains to investigate the causesasfr
the existing stringency, or they would perez
banks are only the instruments and not the
sources Of a supply Of money.
Banks cannot create currency in the absence
of commercial values which it represents.
circulation cannot be kept out if issued without
corresponding exports, which require an addi-
tional metium of circulation. 1t would return
fissued, on the banks, for redemption in spe-
cies, nearly as rapidly as it was emitted
The Cotton exports from Charleston are less
than at the same period last year by 43,455
bales. This is equal to a value Of upwards Of
one and half millions of dollars. What the
causes are to which this diminished exports are
attributable is subject of examination.-
Whether or not Cotton is held here at prices
relatively higher than will warrant shipments
to foreign markets, the fact does not admit of
denial that a value So large, as is represented
above, being in Ch.rleston in the form of Our
principal staple Of export, instead of being
shipped and drawn against, furnishing funds to
the banks, and through them to the community,
explains at once the leading source of existing
embrassments
There may be collatera! causes for the pres.
sure. The high rate of freight is one. The
larger shipments than usual to New York this
season, against which exchange is drawn not
so available as shipments direct to Liverpool
and Havre, may be anosher: But the great
source of the stringencyis is nnqucstionably tho
limited export Of that staple that supplies funds
TO tie banks, and through them to the comalu.
nity.- Charleston Standard
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The safety of the whole Rio Grande from
tier is jeopardiaed. Bands oflndtans are said
to be moving over it at will, and this State of
things will continue until troops are stationed
at the proper points to protect it.
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TIME.-It awaits for no man-it travels OIL
ward with an even, uninterrupted, inexorsble
step, without accommodating itself to the dc.
lay of mortals. The restless hours pursue heir
course; moments press after moments; lay
treads upon day; year rolls after year. loes
man Ioitcrl procrastinate? Is he lsless or ildo
lent9 Behold the days, and months, and years,
unmindfnl Of his delay, arc never sluggish, but
march forward in silent and solemn procession.
Ourlab"r and tolls, our ideas and feelings, nay
be suspended by sleep; darkness and 'simce
and death may reign around us; but lime
rests not, s'umbers never, but presses alongand
knows no stoppage. We may dam up mighty
rivers; stop them in journeying to the OCEAN; /;
press them back to their source; but the ar
rest of Time is beyond the power Of any hng
besides Onnipotence. The clock may cea'e to
strike, the bell to toll the sun may cea!e to
shine, the moon stand still, the stars withdraw
their light; but the busy hours PASS on. The
months and years must move on, ever forward.
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TRIUMPH OF LEARNING.-Mindc constitutes
the majesty fman-virue his true nobility
The tide ofinprovement which is now flowing
through the land like another Niagara, is des
tined to roll on downward to the latest pusteri-
ty; and it will bear, then. on its bosom, our vr-
tues, our vices, our glory, or our shame, or
ubatever else we may transmit, us an mherI-
t:Sce 1t then in great measarc. depends
upon the present, whether the moth Of inmor.
raIily or ignorance and luxury shall prove the
overthrow Of the republic; or knowledge aud
virtue, like pillars, shall support her against the
whirlwind Of war, ambition, corruption, and
the remorSeless tooth of time. Give your
children fortune without education, and atleast
half of the number will 30 down to the tomb OF
oblivon--perhaps to ruin. Give them edca-
ton, and they will accumulate fortunes; hey
will be a fortune to themselves and to their
country. 1t is an Inheritance worth more han
guld-fur it buys true honor-they can never
spend nor lose it, and through life it proves a
frend-in death, consolation.
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The victim falls into kind of slumber sur
rounded by grotesque and mon>trous animals
who fall over and around him, and endeavor to
crush and devour him. II he awake ahrighted,
the animals disappear, and are succeeded by
inhuman figures and countenances grinnlng
and n"ckmg at the unfortunate inebriate. If
he now in his despair tries to keep awake, the
figures become voices suggesting to him all
manner of blasphemy, and urging him on to
seIf.deStructiun Such is the horror of these,
that he again has recourse to sleep, to shut out
his tormentors. Alas fresh troubles await
him. Thousands of fends in shapes diversi.
fed, try to tear him in pieces, or he is in the
midst of pondcrous machinery, the irregular
movements of which seem certain of crushing
him to death.
1t is in one or the other of the states of the
second stage the victim, if not carefully watch
ed, commits splf.'lestruction to escape from the
horrors that surround him. One nj ght'S sound
sleep, and bracing tonics removes the disease
TO procure this sleep, the victims friends
should have recourse to n physician familiar
with the disease, and IN whose honor and abiIi.
ty they have confdence--New York Sun.
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DeIirium Trenens.

Few Of those who have read in the newspa-
pers the verdict Of the c"roner's inquest upon
the body Of some unfortunate son or daughter
of intemperance, "died of delIrinm tremtns, .
know aug ght of the dreadful, the heIlish malady
described by the significant words
Death is obnoxious in most ofits forms, but
in deirum tremens it is horrible and apalling.
DeIirium tremens usually attacks those who
have been in short course ofreckless dissipa'
ton, and have been suddenly obliged to dis
continue the stimuants to which they had ac-
customed themselves, without an opportunity
of tapering off," as the phrase goes, or who
are SO blinded and lost in the maze into which
they have plunged themselves, as to continue
drinking when the system is unable to support
the unnatural excitement to which it has been
subject.
Uuless strong opiate be taken, and it is
frequently dangerous to take one, this state of
wakefuIness continues for three or four days,
until the mind and body are completely exhaust
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Editor of the .ScaLpel, AZ Fifth avenue.
In connection with this communication we
give an article from the London Medical Times
and Gozet!e, headed
COMPULSORY VACCINATION.
The proportion of deaths from small pox IN
London is three times, and in Glasgow SIX
times, what it IS in Brussels, Berlin, or Copen-
hagen. Of each one thousand persons who
die in England and Wales, twenty-five die Of
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We publish the following facts as particu'
larly pertinent to the present universal preva-
lence of small pox The remarks were made
by surgeon i'll answer to queries put to him
by gentleman on the occasion OF submitting
to revaccination. We advise every one to
take the notice of them that their excellent
common sense demands, as they are made by
a man who is we'll known enemy OF medi.
cal cant and deception, viz:-the editor of the
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TIE WINDS IN TIE PINES.

"Move! novel" cried the hoarse wind in the
pinc-tree tops. " You stiff old pines are good
enough7in your way, only you are so immoyable.
1t is my business to make all bend before me; and
there are poisonous weeds protected by your shade
that | want to blow down. So move. move ="
may, winds" said the pines, W shall not
move for a'noisy, hasty fellow like you. You may
make the clouds and waves fly before you, or shake
the bcughs of trees more flexible than we are; and
you are welcome to brush the dust from our heads;
but you shall do nothing more. 1t is well that
there is something firm enough to withstand your
leveling blasts. Tender blossoms and useful
shrubs and vines look to us for shelter. Do not
think that you will be permitted to destroy us and
that just to overthrow a few vile weeds"
Then the wind grew angry and 'hlew a furious
gust, which caused two or three of the tallest trees
to fall with a heavy crash.
They were dccayed to the pith," murmured
the standing pines.
keep straight while you are sound, them
answered the wind as he went whistling away
"but when you get rotten hearted you also will
have to come down."-Similitu