The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-03-21
Our Centre Table.

Mr. TCcKERS SPEHcu.-Wr have had the pleasure
of reading Mr Fuckers excellent Speech. which we
hope ere long to he aple to lay before readcrS
We recognize in this ctIrt full grown intellectual
man-who has studied lis -uljcct-s master of the
same. and wiIo is consequently entitled TO careful
and canid cons rr;,l;on. Ih is plain. practical,
every dlr speech. Pic.I every man. ahd child
mlv nlGr>tanl atm there art ;tny truths and prac.
iic;,l le which arc worth reading and remembering
We might. by trying city iard iinl fault, perhaps.
with some Of Mr. Tucker, vicwS. hut we have no dis
position to undertake such IN unyraciol> task we feel
Interested in the sut;ccr Of Common Schools and hail
with dc" !hr. any evidence Of improvement or even u
disposition thrpIt % our legislators. to advance in
the matter We hope Mr. Tucker may be able to get
his bill passed the session of our General As
scnb!y. He has our earnest wishes that the subject
may be duly considered, amd such relief granted by
our Stare rs may bc adequate 10 the Educational wants
Of our people.
Mr.. IEAnONS SPEECN-On the necessity of subor-
dnaiiou in Schools and Colleges is spoken Of as an
cyccGut ;:cSS. 1t could hardly be otherwise il .n
Keeping with n> o.cr pru,uctIons No o.lr cmjrys
better rcPWtti than Col. Yc.aon as an elegant
ami accomplished Hri'e:-r c..: thinker and 60 ii
speaker. We ac5in"sIcI-e copy received ",
thank ihc author !or tn" sa'mc and will preserve it
among our best speeches. number 0! which we have
received from time to time
SOUTHERN QUARTERLY RLvIGw.-We are quite
obliged TO Mr.. Mortimer. tine em.rpri~ng and worthy
PGb!i>hcrnt this abe and excellent periodical which
comes III advance Of th- qnartcr. We have been in
receipt o: it ahouf two weeks. and ought to have ac
knpwlei.cd oar obligations before but the press OF
other rn4,H- -cn.cmS must hc cXc>r To Mr. NJ for
The seeming neglect We ASH. O him that it las been
from 10 want .! interest in h!S splendid work which
has imd~"rd NJ" delay. bu r IN rrl>uus which to him
wouid ir pert Ell: satisfactory II kuwr. We take
great pleasure in YIN. that the Review continues to
Increase in interest and Importance We have never
seen better work. one conducted with grea.er
ability esther in the canical or literary depart
mcntS. The Rcvicw shows industry and ability. The
Present volume contains Number of articles and iudg
Ing from those which We have read, the work cannot
fail TO convince the most skcpcl mind that we have
at home the elements Of true literary greatness which
need Only he bought into vigorous action to show to
the world that We are behind section or State in
point uf mora! and intellectual worth The prime OBJ
ject OF the Southern Quarterly Review is to develop
and cultivate these anl advance and promote the in
erc>ts OF Tie South. The April nuubcr contains nine
ar;clcS-bcSdeS a number OF pages devoted to Criti
cal Notices, all Ofwhch We would be pleased read
and notice. etteasO did our time and limits permit.
We may say in conclusion that il the Review is not
fully sustained ny the whole South they will deserve
TO lose caste S we'll in political in literary matters.
BLACRwoon's MAGAZINE for February has been re-
ccived, and we acknowledge the same The contents
usual are varied and Of course interesting The
Foreign Reviews conducted with igal ability, and
if they wou only r, the subject OF slavery alone we
would Ike them better. AS IA. rs can see, there
does not arar To j" ANY mration made Of subject
IN The present nuiIbCr