The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-04-11
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J usaaaETGEi Fe<s!arS.
We understand that great many ,:,,-l' i",[o ,lo
impostoIs are now prowling aboutfinp yoocs
upper Districts Of our State, Injustice II
without license, and doing; eff Goods wIir,
our merchants, by pair Nnvthern morcbant
h'ye la'd M on the shell trajes,nen could not sci
o I"'I' ,I, 0"i1 4 price, if displayed alongside
them m at h"!! Coods: or, what is still NOR
VI i"eH .e, the goods have been smGggIel no
,' country free of legal tariff. or worse still,
+ they have been stolen. We are sorry TO hear
that many of our country friends have patror-
lied them extensively, and if they have beel
bt,' we cannot feel the least sorrow for then
they richly deserve it. We think they can
not be aware Of the mischief they are doing
or they surely would not cnuntenance such !;
tribe of dishonest co>mopoli"s. All througi
oar SAFE hon; St aud re>ponsibl' merchant, Cal
be found, with good and choice stocks of 9nnd
TO sell at fair and honest prices to their neigh
bors, and it is an act OF D. Justice to them. Il!
wclF as the State. to encourage such lazy
tcheatirg people, who are neither responsible
nor willing TO repair wrong if they inllict orc
! What is the use of our merchants trying to Sc
i lcct the best and mrst fashionable goods, /
those, from whom they expect, and ought to
receive patronage, turn from their doors and
buy the goods of unlawful foot pads!
Where are the Magistrates and other officers
who are sworn to execute the laws Of tn:
State? Arc they gulless in this matter! We
think not. 4 few days ago we heard of f'::
in onr District, buying il quantity of g"oC'
from one of these fellows mjthom Il license in
stead of having him arragned for his misdr-
mcanor. If that man will think of the double
crime he has commilted-,periury and illegal
! tfadmg-wc think lie will repclt Of his error
and hereafter do his duty by putting Il stop to
the netarous traffic, in his quarter.
We earnestly appeal to the good sense of
our country friends to desSt from doing so
much injury to that useful and res nectablc
class of our citizens, the merchants WoI!dit
not be more to your credit, and great, to
your advantage, to buy from your nrigh,ors,
who are at all times catering To- your tastes and
money ont of the District, will cxperd it
amongst is to enrich and benefit all persons
around them. BY buying from these unlawful
pedlars, YOU arc encouraging class Of men
who live by deception and downright roguery.
Nor does the evil rest alone there. We ven
ture the opinion, that nearly, if not quite ali
of them, arc aboIitionists, who while they ca
oIe you with good bargains, may be engaged
in spreading inhamatory and daGgerou coulI.
sci among your servants. We cannot be too
guarded against so powerful cnIissaries, as
these fellows could be made to tie diahulical
schemes Of Northern fanatics:
They come. among us g like thief in the
night )" the sales they make pay their expenses;
and there snOt one Of the lot but will trade
with negroes, when out OF the sight Of the
master. Instead of trading with them, if oar
cizelis would keep sharp "l"ok ont on their
actions. we have no doubt greqter Largaias
would be discovered between them aud the
negroes, which might cost the owner more
money than he would save by purchasing cheap
Dry Goods (D They come under the garb OF
destitute foreigners, appealing to your charity
and hospitality and after they have deceived
Won into buying chcop, they leave ynu:-ncrr',
10 ref'''tn ti'u-t ;ll yTru ;r'syr pa!rt 1;.ar TO-
| your kindness.-LoWenSUWe UcrdW.