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The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-06-20

norance, superstition aud vice predominate
over the land. From the furthest shores Of
Nazareth to the southern waters Of the Dead
Sea- curse seems to hang ossr- the country,
blighting it like a pestilence or q fight Of E.
gyptian locusts.
There was a time, however, when Palestine
was the most fourishing region, perhaps, on
the face of the globe. Its vallies were filed
with the low of cattle-its terraced bill sides
glowed with golden crops, the vine dotted the
landscapes with purple grapes; and an almost
continuous line of villages crowned the accli-
vities in sight Of each other, from the Desert
of ldumea on the south to Mount Libanus on
the north. There is reason to believe that at
the beginning of the Christian era, the whole
land was like vast suburb. The four Cos
pels are full of illusions which warrant this
conclusion. But now desolstion broods over
the entire prospect. The footprints of success
sive invaders have deeply dented the surface
Of the country. The round, battlement towers
Of the Crusaders rise amid the ruins Of old Ro.
man works, while the modern Turkish fortress
ses lift themselves above the blackened walls
of Roman castles. The axe and fire have gons
over this once fair region in repeated surges Of
blood and confagration. Centuries Of war and
oppression have exhausted the spirit Of the
people, have destroyed the old improvements;
have turned what was once continuous gar.
den and vineyard into a comparative desert
No man can remember what Palestine once
was, aud recall what it is at present, without
wishing that equal laws and liberal institutions
might restore it to its former splendor.
The creation of Jewish Kindom promises
the speediest method of arriving at this. There
are millions Of Hebrews scattered over Eu-
rope, who would avail themselves of such g.
restoration, to return to the lands of ther ia.
theirs. Poland and Russia, especially, swarm
with them. The oppression under which they
suffer, wherever the Car holds sway, would
be an additional inducement for them to emi.
CRATE to Palestine. A Jew in Russia cannot
wear beard as he wishes, cannot appear in =
certain garments, cannot import even the He
brew Scriptures, cannot enjoy the common
rights of citizen. When we consider the
adventurous character of the race, and recall
the great Jewish Exodus which is even now
going on, we cannot see any difficulty in the
way of a Jewish emigration, suchss would re-
populate Palestine in a very few years. lsr7
There are difficulties in the way, however,
and serious ones. A small kingdom like Pal. ,
estine proper would be, would hardly sustain
itself against its mghtier neighbors. But il,
as appearances begin to indicate, the present
war will end in the reconstruction of Turkey;
and if that reconstruction should be based on :.
a federal union, under the Sultan, of various
Independent provinces, then we see no reason
why a Hebrew principaiity may not take its
place in such a union, side by side with a Ser.
Wan, Russian or an Albanian one.-PubGc
hdger.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-06-20
South Carolina Conservatism.

South Carolina has been reproached with
being ultra conservative. We are glad she is
so We want in the South one or more States
which if not counterpoise in power, may
supply, at least. the influence of a reverse ex-
ample, to the ultra radicalism Of the North
The spirit of misrue in certain sections of the
Union has manifested itself in various forms
of deslructiveness. Property and person are
hourly becoming more insecure in those Sec
tons. The people in the caprcious exercise
of unbridled power have evinced not only no
respect for law, hut are extending that disre-
spect to its expounders and administrators.
ALL are trampIed under foot in the insane ex
ercise of mere mob supremacy. There is no
check in authority to these excesses. Those
who WELD it, have not the courage to oppose
this torrent of social disorder, or they truckle
to those who direct it, to acquire popularity.
Let the observing note how rapidly this spirit
is extending in the North and in parts OF the
West and the future must be traced in scenes
of anarchy, requiring severe repression and
new restraints on popular liberty.
Now, at the South, we are willing to fore:
60 the enjoyment of license to trampe on law
and insult magistrates, to break open prisons
and release criminals, in reverence to those old
fashioned notions in which our people have
been educated, that leave justice to, work its
ends by its own appropriate meaus. What it
we at the South are "ligarchic in our ideas if
not form-if we repose power i'll the enghten-
ed few, and not the turbulent many-we run
no hazard of, first, lapse into anarchy, and,
then, the concentration Of power to repress it.
| If. in the distribution cf authority, we select
Tits depositaries on limited scale we are con-
Rdent that its standard to be reached must
combine in those depostaries intelligence with
the spirit of the reverential. 1t is wise to lin.
lit to few that power, which, if unrestrained,
must in the end become unity and despo
ltisn.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-06-20

ANOTHER INDIAN MASSACRE IN TExAs.-Ad-
vices from Galveston to the 3lst ult, state that
FIVE hundred Seminole and Camanche Indians,
under the command of Wild Cat. were within
30 miles of Victoria. The Advertiser, of that
PIE, announces the arrival of an express, and
says:
"They have attacked company Of mustang
ers, traders, citizens and soldiers. Several
were killed when the express left. He left,
them fighting, and supposes all will be killed.
They first attacked company Of twenty-five
soldiers and killed all but two, and then imme-
diately surrounded the mustangers and traders,
who were pushing to the relief of the soldiers.
The express says he thinks thirty Mexicans and
FIVE or six Americans were killed in the COM
pany of mustangers, besides the soldiers near
BY. The express is Mexican, who made his
escape by running through the Indians after all
hope was lost. He says his horse was killed
under him, and he mounted an Indian horse
near by and saved himself Several other
scattering squads are also killed in that yicini-
ty, and one family. The Indians we're heard
to say during the fight that they would kill ev.
cry thing and desolate the country to the Rio
Grande. This report is generally believed
here, and considerable excitement prevails"
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-06-20

A STRANGE CorNcIDENT.-A friend Of ours
received visit the present week from twin
brother whom he had not seen for near thirty
years. TO see them together one could .carce-
ly discover any material difference 10 the two.
Walked alike--dressed very much alike, having
hats, coats and vests resembling, when they
met. But the strangest and most striking fea.
ture of the resemblance was, when they we're
weighed, it could not be told which was the
largest Southern. Enteyprise. 1890 "
= 81 eee
Surprising Mercury were to pitch Pan:into
the Egean Sea, what would be becomef A
dripping Pan. ! ~
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-06-20

The FEELING IN BosToN.-Maior General
B. F. Edmands, commander of the military
force ordered out a. Boston, by requisition Of
Mayor Smith, has put his name to petition
for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law. The
editor of the Gazette, al officer of the Boston
Light Infantry, says that nine tenths of the
men on duty sympathised with the slave. A.
committee has been appointed by the officers
of the Light Dragons to raise funds fer the
purpose Of securing the freedom OF Burns.
The Court HoUsE.-Legal notice has been
served upon the United States authorities by
the City Government to quit and deliver up
the rooms now occupied by them 10 the Coun.
ty Court House. The last day of the present
month is the time when the Marshal and all
other officers of the General Government must
quit the premises.
The memorial at the Merchants Reading
Room for the repeal Of the fugitive slave law,
has received several thousand signatures, and
their number is constantly on the Increase
Throughout the State similar memorials are In
preparation, and will pour in upon Congress.
from all parts of New England.
Boston Atlas.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-06-20

A HALE ANEcDorE.--When our friend,
Sam. A. Hale, was in Fayette county, seeking
the suffrage of the people for the office Judge
a friend of his, on one occasion, with the great
gravity and becoming dignity, asked him to
"step this way, if you please Squire"
"1hey are telling tale on you Squire, that's
inj'ring you mighty badly"
"AhT said the Squire, "what is it,
"Why, they say you are brother of Ste-
phen f. Hale Esq.,, of Greene county"
"No, Fam no kin to Stephen F. Hale; |
know him very well, he is very..clever gentle
men, but if the rumor of which you have spo-
ken, is injuring me, authorize you to contra
dict it."
You are brother to John P. Hale, the
great aboltionist in Congress amt you"
"Yes sir, l am"
"Oh well, We don't care durne about that
but if you was brother of Stephen F. Hale
that man what run agin General Smith for Con-
gress, you wouldn't git the first vote in these
diggins."
Mr.. Hale tells this with great gusto, and we
hope that he, as we'll as Stephen F. will par
don US for noratng it. 1t was too good to be
wasted. We couldn't help it, Vest AIaban'
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-08-01

MURDER OF SIX CHILDREN By THEIR MorRR.
The Milwaukee Sentinel cop:t thrilling tra-
gedy from the London Times of June 18th, de-
failing the most thrilling and unnatural occur
ance we ever heard of. We will here copy the
statement of the unfortunate woman:
Con Friday last was bad all day; wanted
to see Mr.. Izod, and waited all day; wanted him
to give me some medicine. In the evening walk
ed about, and afterwards put the children to bed,
and wanted to go to sleep in chair. About
9.o'clock Georgy (meaning Georgeana,) kept call
ing me to come to bed, came up to bed, and
water, and kept calling till near IL O'Clock. I
h ID one candle lit on the chair. went andsgot
another but could not see; there was something
like a cloud, and thought l would 60 down and
get knife and cut my own throat, but could
not see. l groped about in masters room for Q
razor. / could not find one. At last found
his keys and then found his razor. went to
Georgy and cut her first; did not look at her.
then come to Garry, and cut her. Then to
Henry. He said, Don't mother,' said, q must, ,
and did cut him. Then went to Bill. He was
fast asleep, turned him over. He never woke, 1
served him the same. nearly tumbled into his
roo m. The two children here, Harriet and
George, were awake, they made no resistance at
all. Harriet struggled very much, and gurgled.
l then laid down and cut myself. l can't till
what occurred for some time after that, as found
myself weak and lying on the floor. The nasty
great and black cloud was gone then. was
thirsty, and got the bottle and drank. fell in a
sitting position; got up and saw the children,
and it came to me again. wanted to call, but
could not speak. went to the window and put
something out to call attention. l went to bed
and remained there till the bell rang. They
made such noise. crawled on my hands and
knees but could not make them hear. 1t was
Henry Woolger. l went down to unbolt the
door. There was only one bolt fastened, and
that l undid. That is all know. They can
tell the rest. 1t was quite daylight when put
the signal out. 1t is possible might have said
something more to the other officer. If have he
can tell you.' This statement was signed by the
miserable woman.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-08-01
THURSDAY, JULY 81, 1864.
LATE FROM EUROPE.

The Niagara arrived at Halifax on the 18th with
three days later news than that brought by the
Franklin. But little change in the markets.
American stock firm Consols 80 to 90.
The Car has sent a reply to Austria, the pre-
else terms of which are not known. He thinks,
however, that he has satisfied the unreasonable de-
mands of his old ally. Moldavia is to be evacu-
ated.
In regard to Prussia the Gear consents to resign
exclusive protectorate over Greek Christians
This exhibits general caving in on his part
The troops of Russia will evacuate the Principal
tiles when the allied forces evacuate Turkey.
Fighting is reported in the Baltic and Black
Seas, on the Danube and in Asia.
On the Danube an important battle has been
fought by the Turks, which lasted two days. The
Russians continue to concentrate towards Seereth
and Pruth. They apparently mean to return to
the banks of the Danube.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-08-01

FANNY FERN.-Fanny is spunky! yes she is
Hear what she says about a criticism of her work
by the editor of the London Athen9um. He says
that Fanny ''has not country bone in her body
and that her afhnities are with "the up stairs,
down stairs and back stairs of town. Fanny
tartly replies:
s'Not a country bone in my body!" Ask the
$4,000 buyers of Fern Leaves. q go by the
publishers adverts. to numbers and keep a
sharp eye, with view to a settlement by and by!)
Ask them if Fern Leaves show that do not love
my country? Johnny, dear, was ':raised'' in
the country, not far from a spot called Bunker
Hill, where, if l remember right, you once re-
ceved shot. How it came to hit you in the
back is best known to yOursef.''
s'And then there is kossuth's Sheffield expose
of your miserable, shuffing, pussy war policy
-dispatching your armies just in time to be too
late tor action, and allowing your fleets to hover
about points from which Russia cannot be vital
ly menaced, instead of shaking them out of their
boots, as you ought, and as zee did you, Johnny,
after that little tea party before alluded to-"
Oh, Fanny, how could you be so severe!
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-08-01

edE The rumors of the animosty of the French
Empress against the United States Government,
bruited about not long since, it appears were we'll
founded. AS simple womanly pique, it is of no
consequence, but it is possible that the gossppng
wife may be rejecting the hidden feelings Of her
husband. Even if she speaks merely from her
own mind, she is not without political influence
over Napoleon, and it will not be the first time
that the whims of crowned female head have
been potent in determining the course of European
movements. Letters by the last steamer speak Of
recent conversation between the Empress and
an American gentleman, in which she expressed
her utter disgust with the conduct of the Ameri-
can Government towards Spain and in view of
Cuba, ever since Gen. Pierce has been President.
Further than this, she declared that France would
never allow the United States to wrest Cuba from
Spain that it was an erroneous idea to suppose
that this country had enough on its hands in the
East, as it possessed money, men and ships enough
to prevent the accomplishment of any such act Of
perfdy as she attributed to the Councils of Pres
ident Pierce. The substance of these remarks is
no secret at Paris, and it has been deemed OF suf-
hcient Importance to be communicated officially
to our Chicago Dem. Press.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-08-01

SALE OF THE PUBLIC LANDs.-Let this sentence
be remembered by settlers on the Reserve and
elsewhere. 1t is from the Minnesotian, the organ
of the Wall street Railroad Company:
''The keeping them (the lands) out of market,
is regarded as the next best thing to the passage
of the Homestead bill.'
Here are hundreds of worthy men who have
gone on to the Military Reserve lands, built upon
them, improved them, and have been anxiously
waiting to purchase the land when it came into
market, in hopes of securing themselves home
stead for life, when the Mnnesotian wishes the
sale of these lands withheld until an opportunity
is given to a soulless company abroad to grasp
the lands and appropriate them to their own use.
And yet this is the paper which processes friend
ship for the poor man.
There is no doubt but the members of the COM
pany are very anxious that the sale of the land
should be withheld until they have made tteiJ
selections, and then what do they care for others
The editor of the Minnesotian seems to anticipate
their wants, and thinks that poor but worthy set
tiers should stand back and wait until the men
of whom he is the organ, have secured the very
best portions of the soil, and then our own citi.
gems can run the risk Of getting what is left. TIE
withdrawal of these lands for sale, is calculated
to injure not only the actual settler, but the in
terests of the whole territory. Men who are now
here and who cannot buy land will return home
Money will become scarce, and if the residue Of
the land 1--WE mean after the company have made
their grab) is thrown into the market in Decem
Der, January, February, or March, there will no
be one man out of fifty able to buy it, consequent
ly spectators will step in and the honest, indus
trious man will be obliged to 60 still further on
to commence life anew. This matter should b
remembered.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-08-01

DECIDEDLY RIcH.--The following incident
which occurred in a neighboring city, is too good
to be lost:
As Judge w. was walking the street, woman
hurried out from her house, and mistaking him fol
her husband, expected from California, accosted
him eagerly, I" Oh, Joseph, Joseph" The Judge
solemnly presenting to her the palms of his open
hands, gravely enuncatad. " Stop, Madam, stop;
| am no Joseph" The woman, seeing her mis-
take, quietly replied, &c Excuse me, Sir, my hus-
bands name is Joseph, but not Potiphar, ,'-and
turning, she left the Judge to cogitate on who
was ahead
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-08-01

A DUEL.-The Savannah News relates the par
ticulars of a desperate duel between two young
lawyers, residents of Newnanvle, East Florida,
the quarrel resulting from love affair. The young
gents were determined to make their game, if
we are to judge from the manner in which the duel
was to be conducted. They armed with
dOuble-barreed shot guns, one loaded with thirty
buck shot, tho other with three bullets. After
firing five shots at distance of seventy five yards,
in case neither fell, they were to advance ten pa
ces and fire second time; when if neither was
vet hit, they were reload and advance ten PAGES
more and fire. The result was one of them re-
ccived wound in his arm, which required
putaton, the other escaped narrowly with HIS life.
Most heroic young men history should perpctuate
thy chivarous deeds
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-08-01

RoxANcE.-A young lady living near Beaver
Dam, in Erie county, Pa, took it In her head. a
short time since, to enter into a romantic adyen-
t1re, and accordingly dofed her female attire.
clothed herself in the garb of male, and left
nome TO seek her fortune at whatever mi ght offer.
She proceeded to Cambridge. Crawford county,
ana nlred out as "man of all work. when.
after driving horses, hauling wood and rails,
.oaoins nay, Co. for short time, her parents dis
conveyed her home. The act was occasioned bv
reading some of the light literature of the day.
IN which was portrayed, in seductive language
the adventure Of lady wEo had made fortune
ny donning male attire, and participating in pub
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-08-01

SINGULAR.-The Niagara Democrat relates, on
the authority of several persons who were said to
be cognizant of the fact, that young woman of
that place, while returning home, few evenings
since, was arrested in her walk by an irresistible
impulse, and compelled to 60 in another direction
to the railroad, where she found a child asleep,
living across one of the rails of the road. She
had barely time to snatch it from the track before
the train came dashing by.
Cy- What was this {" irresistible impulse ?'-
Was it a spiritual demonstration?
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-08-01
PENNsYLvANIA.-The Washington correspondent

PENNsyLvANIA.-The Washington correspondent
of the New York Express writes that " the pros
pect of a thorough Whig victory in Pennsylvania,
in October, increases daily. An experienced poll
tician of superior advantages for acquiring infor-
nation on this subject, has recently returned from
long visit to that State, and gives it as his opn-
ion that the Whig candidate for Governor, Mr..
Pollock, will beat Gov. Bigler, from 10000 to
$1,000 votes. He regards this result as inevitable,
and the election of large majority of the dele
CATION to the next Congress, by the Wings, as
equally inevitable"
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-08-01

EMIGRATION WEsTwARD.-The Cincinnati Com
mcrcial is informed by gentleman just returned
from tour through Missouri, Iowa, Illinois and
Minnesota, that the number of m n from the older
States, travelling in those regions, with the pur-
pose of buying land, is, for the season, large be-
yond precedent. The same gentleman says that
the quantity of Old corn in Illinois, Iowa, and
Missouri, is prod gious, and that the new crops
along the line Of his journey ing, will give an av-
crawe Weld.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-08-01

WIVES WANrED.--Marriageabl girls quick
in the Minnesota market. We quote from let
ter in the Boston Daily Advertiser:
s.Several leading and wealthy citizens of St.
Paul have married Indian squaws-aborigi final
ladies perhaps l ought to say. These matches
are caused less by romance than by the necessity
of having wife and the scarcity Of white women.
When there is an importation Of the latter COM
modify from the east, it is eagerly seized.
heard of gentleman from our part of the coun-
try who came out to settle with his three daugh-
tcrs. In two weeks he was alone, but his family
was increased by the addition of two sons-in-
law.''
CY7Some scribbler, having nothing else to do
has been amusing himself by fabricating the above
nonsense. 1t is true that females are quite scarce
in Minnesota, but not to that extent the writer OF
the above would lead persons to infer. He should
devote his talent to some more profitable topic.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-08-01

NARROW EscAPE.-The Alexandria va Gazette
says: "A gentleman from Washington, who sat
along side of Mr.. COchrane, of the same city,
who was killed by the late railroad accident, made
a very narrow escape. Observing the rushing ad-
vance of the broken timber of the car toward
himself, he quickly threw his body to one side,
when the very same timber struck Mr.. c. in the
face, throwing back his head, severing the ugular
vein and windpipe, and of course Killing him.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-08-01

CINCINNAT1, July n.
The Ohio anti-Nebraska Convention met at
Columbus yesterday. Nearly all the counties in
the State were represented. Hon. A. B. Lester
was chosen President, and Vice Presidents were
chosen from all its Congressional Districts.
Resolutions were adopted similar to those of
the Indiana Convention, pledsing members to use
every exerton to stay theprogress of slavery, and
in favor of holding general Convention of the
Free States. A committee was appointed on this
subject. Judge Spalding, Judge Probasco and
General Eckley addressed the convention in favor
of the resolution.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-08-01

GATHERING OF SPIRITUALIsTs.-The Cleveland
Plaindealer says there was great meeting OF
Spiritualists at Bainbridge, Geauga county, Ohio,
on Sunday last. Whole townships turned out,
and the woods and fields were full Of them. 1t is
estimated that there were 5000 present. They
expected to meet Gov. Tallmadge and Judge Ed
monds, who were not there. This assembly was
gathered without effort, with little or no public