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The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-10-10

bring a slave from Africa, the most benighted
portion of the globesahd put him even on Lou.
isana plantation, you have brought hiplin the
sound of the blessed Gospel, Gods greatest
ard best gift to man, and not only within its
sound, but where he sees its principles daily
practiced, not only by the masters, but by his.
fellow servants; thus as it were putting him in
the very harness of Christian civilization and
increasing the chances Of his salvation human
ly speaking, thousand fold, There are at
this time, as we see it stated in one of our mis-:
sicnary journals, 236 Christian Missionary la.
boring in thgtdark land involving an expendl-
ture, it may be supposed. ofat least $l25,O00;
annually now whlethe zeal and love thatmoved
those good men tosuch deeds is in the highest
degree comnendable, and it is well known that
they have seen some fruits of their toll; but
who does not perceive that the same amount
.ofmoney had been expended in the importa-
:nonof that people to our own shores, that, with
one tithe of the labor and suffering on the part
of those good men, far greater results might
have accomplished; but the most conclusive
evidence on this point is the condition of the
three and half million of slaves now among
US, which is known and read of all men. They
are civilized chrislianized people,
Thus it viii be seen that whether this subject
be viewed politically, morally or religiously,
the reopening of the slave trade, under whole
some laws, must inure to the benefit of all the
parties concerned, besides incidentally, bring.
ing many blessings to the world at Large =
This subject might, with much interest and
profit, be pursued, but it is our purpose only to
bring the matter to public notice, and direct
the attention of our Legislators to its vast i'm
portance. JAS. V. LYLES, Foreman.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-10-10
.gbf Gantoen llleeklp !)unrnal.
Tuesday, October: 10, 1854.
THO. d WARREN. Editor.
Adams g. Co.'s Express

We caattention to the, advertisement Of Messrs.
Adams & Co.'s Express line, which is now in opera
ton to this place. an arrangement which has long been
needed very much by our citizens and one thatwe
hope may answer oil our reasonable expectations and
wishes -@s' go S9S5<s.s.5
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-10-10
Tia Hdisto dad ION

Wehaye received the first humber d fllis new pa
per, published at orangeburg g. a, .sIarey,
Esq. 1t is neat journal and the nuidl e{ose as
satisfies us that it will beconducted with abl 3sss
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-10-10

The Democrats of Massachusetts have nom
mated Henry; w. Bishop, of Lenox; for Cover
nor. and Caleb Stetson, of Baintree, for Lieut..
Governor. Mr.. Bishop is a justice of the Cont
of Common Pleas, and was the nominee Of his
partyefor Governor last year. The Convention
passed resolutions endorsing the Administra-
ton and the Nebraska Bill, and repudating the
Know Nothiugs. Some disposition was man.
itested .bysa Mr., Usher, and a few others, to
oppose the resolutions laudatory of the Presi-
dent and Mg Douglass Bill, but twas evident
that the Hard Shell element constituted very
small portionSof the Convention. The cand.
dates now before the people are Washburn and
Plunkett, Whigs;, Wilson. and Sumner, Free
Soil; Bishop and dssStetson, Democratic. The
Know Nothings say nothing about their nomi-
nees, but rumor says they have chosen Ephraim
Wright, of Boston, their candidate for Covers
nor. -
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-10-10

A VILLA1Sous Acr.-We regret to state,
that while riding up the Railroad this morning,
a few hundred yards above our Depot, we dis
covered that some base scoundrel had placed q
cross tile upon oneof the rails. with the inten-
ton, undoubtedly, Of throwing the cars off tue
track. The tile was fortunately y old and there.
fore easily cut in two by the wheels, or serious
injury mighthave resulted. We are sorry to
find, that there is, in our community, person
so unpriucipled, so debased as to perpetrate
such deed;sand the discovery is more amen,
table at this particular juncture of affairs We
admonish the wretch who committed the heins
Gus deed to.beware. No one shall take ad
vantage of the present crises, to injure the in
terests Of the Railroad Company, and leopard
ize the lives ofsits employees as they pass
thro' our vicinity in,their appropriate spheres.
Should the scampsbe detected, thssmost exem-
plary punishment5wil be inactednpon him..
50 EliSto Ciarion.ys,,
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-10-10
Frost.

We understand frost was seen in our vicinity on
Wednesday and Thursday mornings last ~
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-10-10

An EAoLE Suor.- Morgan Phillips, of Sam.
sonville, Ulster county, New York shot an.
American eagle recently, which .raeasured z
feet and II inches from tip totip across the
BiDga aFheu spread out. +
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-10-10

A day or two since. says the Richmond Dis
patch, servant man belonging to Robert
Aiken, Esq, of Henrico county, was.bitten on
the foot by coppcrhead moccasin snake, ~hile
at work in the field. As soon as Mr.. A. heard
of the accident, he cut open live chicken and
applied it TO the wound, and then gave the me-,
gro just as much good brandy as he could be-
induced to drink. After takingseveral glasses,
intoxicationsensue the patient fell asleep, and
in the courseFof three hours walked up entirely
free from pain. The like remedy was effectu.
ally tried near Charleston few weeks ago,
on slave of Dr. Poppenheim, who had been
bitten by rattlesnake. The wound was in
the heel, and to prevent the spread of the poi
son, the leg was bound with cord or rope, as
tightly as it could be drawn. 1t tre9uired We.
ry large quantity of spirits to make the patient
drunk. After this, an African snake doctor
who had been sent for, landed the wound, and
squeezed out the poison. The portion Of the
leg below the cord had, before this, swollen
almost to bursting. We understand that The
patient soon recovered, after getting SOBER
CkdFleston Stamford.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-10-10

TO
GRANIrEvILLE.-We have much pleasure in.
being able to state, upon the best authority,;
that this beautiful manufacturing Village is in,
a most aourishins and happy condition. The
Company hass,reached a tigIpoint of prosperi.
ty, and their affairs are all IN admirable trim.
Under the superintendence of that skilful fl
nancier. Mr.. VIM. Gregg, the Graniteyille stock
has become truly valuable. The populationsof.
the village is thriving and contented one ID
the main, and tile tone of their society is con-;
stantly becoming more elevated. What con-
trast to the condition Of that section of our
District twelve years ago.! Then all was as
wild and desoate as the barrenest heath. .Igs
norance, and crime held undlsputed sway,
Now the wilderness has literally been made to.
blossom as the rose. Churches and School;
houses hayesbeen reared. Industry and skill
have been.fostered. The poor have been called
in from all theS Surrounding country, and the
means of honest livelihood have been placed
before t'lem. Aud they have grasped these
means, in many instances, with aIenergy that
reflects upon them great credit, For the good
that has been done altesdy by means of this
large manufacturing establishing. thssDistrict,
aye the State, owe debt5of shanks 10 its en-;
terprising founders. We rejoice with them
upon their present flow Of sRrospesity. May it
continue until their Golfers az flted to over.
fowing.-EagefeA Aduertiser: ..,. !.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-10-10
Yellow Fever.

There were 40 deaths from yellow fever in Charles.
ton for the week ending at 10 pm on Sunday.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-10-10

6, s The price sef Breadstuffs is now SO much
lower in Engfand,than in America that several
,eatgoes of -four are said to have been shipped
from Liverpool for New, York. This has not
happened since the iafaton Of 1887, when:
flour was imported into New Yetk from the
Mediterranean. u s4 :.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-10-10

A young man, Charles Bouseul, now at Pa
;ris, tue son of French officer, and formerly in
the army in Africa, but relieved from his mill
tary duties on account of the scientific clever.
ness he displayed, has been making experiments
il, the electrical Transmission of the voice. He
entertains the idea, from the success which has
attended his initial trials, that peaple may talk
by Telegraph, and the present writing or print
ing telegraph be dispensed with. In a word, a
conversation may +e'held between one person
in, Paris and another in Vienna, and so forth.
He in, engaged in experiments to verify his the
ory
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-10-10


.ry ruin aud devastation in their incursions-
AnotheF point was the moral force which we
gaiSed i,y having defeated the abolitonists and
sfreesoilers: iDallowed TO them our unity and
strength and would, even though unattended
with practical good results, exercise dscour
aging and depressing influence in their ranks.
Napoleon understood the moral influence of q
victory, aud even sreproyed one Of his Generals
for dating q despatch from an obscure village
instead offrom an important town oreity.
81 Such were the reasons which actuated him
in giving his vote to the, Bill "a
Ii had been urged by some That the bill es.
tsblishes s9uatter soyereigpty But he could
not consent to such, conclusion. The Bill
left the people free to form their iinstitu.
lions, under the eanstitution. M.therefofs, the
proposition, that Congress has no right to ex-
cclude or establish slavery, under the Coastitp.
fion, be- correct, how car. the Territorial gov
ernmeht, whose power. is derived from Con.
eress, be. able to exclude or establish it?a If
there wasio powersin Congress, thste could
Be none in the Territorial governments; where
there was no power, mona could begranted |;
from nothing, nothing could come. The ques
ton Of slavery would have to be determined
whsr they formed their State Cons.tutiotl.
Iis had great hopes that IL would be brougbt
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-10-10

our Representatives and Senators ID: Congress-,
to take such steps as seem t6them most Wise
sand prudent, in bringing about this most hu-
name and desirable object. 60
AS to the morality Of this question: it is
scarcely necessary for US to allude to it; for
when the fact is remarked that the plantations
of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas
have been and are daily being settled by the
removal of slaves from the more northern of
the Southern States, and that in consequence
of their being raised in more healthy climate
and in most cases trained to pursuits totally
different, the mortality, even on the best order.
ed farms, is so great, that in many instances
the entire income is annually expended in the
purchase gilmore slaves from the same source in
order to repenish and keepup those plantations
while in every case the condition of. the slave
even If his life is spared, is made Morse both
physically and morally. But whehsyou bring
o slave from Africa, the most inhosptable eli.
i'm ate known to man, and where his degradation
and misery is SO great, that the meanest occu-
patton in the most unfavored place in the South
arn States, he is vastly elevated,in the scale sof
social being; And if you iookat Che subject
in religious point Of view the contrast is
equally striking1for whea you remove, a slave
from tue northern to the more southern parts
f,the slaveholding States, you thereby dimiL.
ish his religious opportunities; but,when you
.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-22

Exciting tines these, SAID we to our
ncighhor Slow, alter running nasty glance
over the late foreign news
"Eh = said he as II he d'dn t exactly uh'
dersiand.
About the war III The East, we mean.
"Hadn't heard nothing at all about 1t
Well, them doMneasters always was quar-
relsome SET OF folks"
90, it isn't they that are fighting, its Rus
sia and Turkey, aud England and France
have declared in favor of Turkey. Napo-
lean has sent ont quite fleet
"Napcleon! Why, | thought he was dead
long ago. The history says su.'
Yes, but this is nephew OF his-Louls
Napuleun. lie is the Emperor OF tue
French"
"Why, thought Louis Philippe was the
Emperor"
Yes, so he was, but he's dead now.
Well that beats all
1T seems we co,'!,nueo' a''er pause,
=" that tue Nebraska D''l haS oeeh o'sposeo
oI." ", - y
Hung hsuppose you mean : "e''' III
glad OF 1t. tie It, deserved H.
,''' w .,: |<"eN -, w. sbI p;II I ,, san,o
w., NY LI -" ,",I ,'l1 81 ,h", has So, ~ fnr :,
% ''i'" .e .I'. nea,u 't.' W. , .' ,",s;ad do,'t
F"l',Ia I,"n,. Lo,s n,anv ,iyss ~ 2"
N""| " 0h w." w. | ,h",,s nri,s ,,iesrort man Br;o.
va y no, 'aa' @ Gu"' w !" q I,'r"' II,ahn 'i""'
''''"' TL"n ,,L" i' ;. ,b;s Nsl,r,sk. R;Il onv
how 2.
alt isn't a man at all. It's law pro.
posing 10 annul the Missouri Compromise. u
90" said Mr.. Slow in a manner which
showed that he was still puzzled. "Well
reckon Daniel Webster bad something TO say
abou, that. He's great man, and know
he wen, in for having it paid"
"Yes, Mr.. Slow. Daniel Webster was a
great man, but he is not living now"
Dead Gracious YOU don't say so.-
Whom did that happen?o
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-22
Select Qoetry,
THE DEATH OF THE FLOWERS.

THE DEATH OF THE FLOWERS.
The melancholy days are come
The saddtst Of the year,
Of waiiing winds, and naked woods,
And meadows brown and scar.
lIeapI in the holows of the grove,
Tie withered leaves lie dead,
They rustic TO cddying gust,
And 10 thr rabbits tread.
The Robin and the wren are flown,
And from the shrubs the jay,
And from the w"ol-toy calls the crow,
Through al The gloomy day.
Where are the flowers, the fair young flowers
That lately srrang and stood,
In brighter light and suffer air,
y bcauscous sisterhood
Alas! they all are in their graves;
The gentle race of flowers
Are lying in their luwly beds,
With the fair and good Of ours.
The rain is falling where they lie,
But the cold November rain
Calls no, from out tht gloomy Garth
The lovely ones again.
The w.nd-hower and the voet
They perish'i long ag",
And the briar, rose and the orchis died,
Amid the summer glow;
But on the hill! the go,lcn rod,
And the :!s,cr in the wood,
And the yellow sun flower by the brook,
In autumn beauty stood,
Til fell the frost from the clear, cold heaven,
As falls the plague on men,
And the brightes, of their smiles was gone,
From upland, glade and glen.
And now, when comes the calm mild day,
AS still such days will come,
To cal! the squirrel and the bee
From out their winter home;
When the sound Of dropping mats is heard
Though all The trees are still,
And twinkle in the smokey light
The waters Of the r:li,
The south wind searches for the flowers,
Whose fragrance late he bore,
Aud sighs To find diem in the wood
And BY the stream no more.
And then think Of one who in
IIer,youhcul beauty, died,
The fair, meek blossom that grew up
And faded BY her side;
In the cold moist earth we laid her,
When the forest cast the leaf,
And We wept that one 50 lovely,
Should have life so brief;
Yet not unmcct it WAS that one,
Like that young friend Of ours,
So gentle and beautiful,
Should perish with the flowers.
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Az English writer says you can tell when
you are surrounded by a dozen Americans.
by the following unerring test: Three Will
be found smoking cigars, aud the other nine
reading newspapers
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-22

INSTEAD of thinking that religion is kind
of secret indulgence, to be snatched by a
kind of stealth from the ordinary affairs of
life, make study of spreading religion over
all YOUR daily path-CuALMERs
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-22

DoBB's says he wadld have died of the
cholera, in Augusta, if it had not heen for
one thing-'the Doctors gave him up.--'Two
days afterwards he says he was well man,
indulging in succotash.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-22

THE cRAvE.-An ugly holeir the ground,
which lovers and poets wish they were in,
but take uncommon pains to keep out of.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-22
n(i6cellanfons.
"Ee don't take the Newspapers" "

Exciting tines these" said we to our
ncigbhor Slow, after running lasty glance
over the late foreign news.
"Eh!" said he as if he didn't exactly un-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-22
a. 9Gple

TN retiring from the abrve business we leave
4 Mcssrs BESsoN e. JOHNSON in our place, and
sulict for them The patronage Of our old customers
and the public generally.
BRlNDLEY e ROSAMOND.
Hamburg, Sept % 2m 81
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New Firm, New Firm
Es.sresE,eyro, -. e.

-~---~------>~>--~~(~~-~N-~|--
YH7llE lind, rs guv,l having formed y Co-Par;ncr-
u ship in this place for the purpose ot TRANSACT
ing Gcnrrai
Grocery and Cotton Business,
W,ud resp c,fallv inform our numerous friends
and the public that We wlli keep constantly "n hand
A LARGE SUPPLY OF EVERY ARTICLE needed BY
th,. Farmer which we w dispose of "n us jdrord-
Die terms as any other House in the place.
We have engag d the services OF Mcssrs. 1. NJ
WrLpoRY and 5. V. Johnson, both Of whom are
wr known to the public as LIBERAL COTTON
BUYERS. and who will, at all times give Tic
highest market prices for that and other articles oi
produce.
Our Senior Partner will, as heretofore, give his
personal ;,tc,;,on To the Receiving and Forwarding
of Merchandise TO the country.
" ''~ BENSON s. JOHNSON.
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SOME philosopher has remarked that the
most beautiful hand in the world is the hand
that gives" This would seem both a
beautiful End plausible idea, were it not for
the recollection of the hand that used to
give-a spank
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-22

A Coop OyE.-A son of the Emerald Isle
lately had occasion to visit the city in his
vehicle; having arrived at his point of desti-
nation, he aligIrted from it, aud proceeded to
transact his business. On returning to the
place where he had left his horse and wagon.
he WAS astnnished to learn from the major
that the horse ran away. "Sure, an did he
hreak the reinss inquired he Of his infor.
nant 40 no, believe not, was the reply.
"Why, thin, how in the name OF St Patrick
could he have got loose, for sure, and, Iticd
The reinS 10 the udgon ?"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-11-22

DEATH has consigned many man to
fame, whom longer Jite would have coasign-
ed to infamy.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-06

Coon ENOUGH TO BE TRUE.-The Lynn
Meas tells the following story of an incredu-
lous young man, whose father had promised
before death to hold spiritual communica-
tion with him:
The spirit of the old gentleman (who, by
the way, had been somewhat severe in mat
ters of dscipline,) was called up. and held
some conversation with his boy. But the mes
sages were not at all convincing, and the
young man would not believe that his father
had anything to do with them.
WELL said the medium, what can your
father do to remove your doubts?
IF he will perform some act which is char
acteristic of him, and without any direction
as to what it shall be, shall believe there is
something in it,
Very we'll, said the medium, I'VE wait for
some manifestation from the spirit land
This was no sooner said than Gas the story
goes) the table walked up to the young man
and. without much ceremony, kicked HIM out
Of the roomt
Hold on stop himp cried the terrified
youth That's the old man. / beliere in
the rappings'
Our hero has never since had desire tc
stir up the old gentleman.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-06

Wife, MISTRESS AND LlDY.-This paragraph
from the German most happily hits the attri-
butes of wife, mistress and lady. 1t is just
as true as writ:
"Who marries for love takes wife, who
marries for consideration takes lady. You
are loved by your wife, regarded by your
mistress, tolerated by your lady. You have
a wife for yourself mistress for your house
and its friends, lady for the world. Your
wife will agree with you your mistress will
accommodate you, your lady will manage
you. Your wife will take care of your house
hold, your mistress of your house, your lady
of your appearances. IF you are sick, your
wife will nurse you, your mistress will visit
you, your lady will inquire after your health.
You take walk with your wife, a ride with
your mistress, and join parties with your Ia
dy. Your wife will share your grief, your
mistress your money, and your lady your
debts If you are dead, your wife will shed
tears, your mistress lament, and your lady
wear mourning.o