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REVOLUTIONARY, WAX UF lsI2,
FLORIDA AND MEXICAN WAX PENSION CLAIMS

E'OR Widows and Claims for EXTRA PAY for
L Army and Navy, in California and Oregon from
lS46 TO 1882, prosecuted by Il. IL. HASSLER
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ONE THOUSAND AGENTS WANTED.
LIME chance for young men this winter. Address
IL Nov s. MI. COOK, Crswfordsville, Ind.
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LtSUs c-t
ALABAMA.
Ben ] Fitzpatrick :,
y. Q Clay -----
ARKANSAS.
X. w. Johnson* !
VIM. X. Sebastian :
CONNECTICUT.
Truman Smith
Isaac Toucey ---
CALIFORNIA.
William M. twin
John b. w oller
DELAWARE.
james A. Bmyard :
John. M. CAayton :
FLORIDA,
Jackson Morton
Stephen X. Mallory
GEORGIA.
w. e. DaWs0n
Robert Toombs (U.)
INDIANA.
John Petit -----
jesse ID. Bright
ILLINOIS.
james Shields ~
Stephen A. Douglas
IOWA.
Augustus G. Dodge :
George w. Jones
KENTUcKY.
drcht6aid Dtron :
John B. Thompson
LOUISIANA.
John Slideil
H. r. Benjamin
MAINE.
Hannibal Hamlin :
VIM. z. Fessendcn :
MASSACHUSETTS
Chs. Sumner Il. d.
E1t,oayd Everett
MARYLAND.
James Il. Pearce :
Thomas q. Pratt :
MICHIGAN.
Lewis Cass
Chas. Il. Stuart : :
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By Governors appointment. The Legislature
of Alabama will have two United States Senators &c
elect during the coming session
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The Senate consists Of two Senators from each
State There arc thirty-one States, represented by
sixty two Senators.
Those marked L. D., Independent Democrats; U
those elected as Union men, 5. r., those elected NJ
Southern or State Rights men.
President David II. Atchison
Secretary Asbury Dickins.
Irrnl s1Dires. Term s1,iyyes
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ptTcS. lffM oIptfeS
MISSISSIPPI.
1855 Stephen Adams, (U.) 1857
1859 A. q. Brown : 1859
MISSOURI.
1855 David h. Atchison 1855
1859 Heuyy ~. Geyes 1889
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
1855 Moses Norris, jr 1866
1857 Jared w. Williams 1859
NEW YORK.
1855 Wm. III. Semmd- 1855
1857 Hamilton Fish 1857
NEW JERSEY.
1857 j. X. Thompson 1857
1852 William Wright 1859
NORTH CAROLINA.
1859 George e. Buager 1855
1857 Vacancy - 1859
1855 S. p. Chase Il, d. 1855
1859 Benjamin. +. Waie 1887
PENNSYLVANIA.
1855 James Cooper 1855
1857 Rich'd Brodhead, jr. 1857
RHODE ISLAND.
1885 Charles L. James 1857
1852 Philip Ailon 1859
SOUTH CAROLINA.
1855 A. p. Butler Is. k)- 1855
1859 Josiah j. Evans 1859
TENNESSEE.
1885 james G. Jones 1857
1889 John Bell 1859
TEXAS.
1855 Thomas j. Rusk 1857
1889 Sam. Houston 1889
VERMONT.
1897 Vacancy lSoo
1859 Solomon Foot 1857
). VIRGINIA,
1857 j. M. Mason Is. r. 1857
1859 K. M. L. Hunter 1859
WISCONSIN.
1855 Isaac P. Walker 1855
1857 Henry Dodge 1857
1857
1859
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-21
Sudden Death.

We arc paincd to have to chronicle tic sudden death
of Mr. JAMES TILLER, an old aud csmablc citizen Of
our District.
On Thursday last he came to town apparently in
good health for Of his age, for he between SO
and 90 years Old, and spent the night with friend
On Friday morning lie complained Of a pain in the
head, but brcakfasted at the Mansion House, from
whence lie went to the store o. Mr. P 7. EILTLpIGuE
the opposite corner for the purpose Of attending to
the business which called him to the town. A little
after ten o'clock, being in the store he was observed
to C and was taken up By those nearest to him. who
offered him every assistance but the vital spark had
fled. and the old man was gathered his fathers. lie
was removed to the Mansion uousc-an inquest was
held and the jury returned verdict of death by the
Visitation Of God
Mr. TILLER was respected yall who knew him. and
he has left ilni!y and large circle of friends to
mourn his death. Verify the men Of other days are
passing away and soon the last that linked the
present with the past, will be gone. Truly sin the
midst OF life We are in DEATH"
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-21

EGEASKA.-NcbraSka about which we hear so
mitch earnest discussion, just now is an imperial ter
ritory in extent 1t embraces all that territory cedcd
bv France to the United States which yet remains
unorgamzcd under Stare or territorial government 1t
lies bctwccs Missouri. Iowa. and Minnesota the
East, and thc Rocky Mountains on the West Its
boundary is three thousand miles in length its area
five hundred thousand square miles, and it will form,
it is stated, twelve States, each as large Ohio.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-21
Removal Of the Capitol.

We learn, says the Carolinian, that MS>>rs. Glaze
and B0atwrglt lave undertaken to remove the old
State House and have contracted with the building
but the contractors hope to have il entirely completed
early in the lll. in ample time for the meeting o: the
Legislature. The building will be removed from its
present site by May, as to allow the Capitol to
progress.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-21

The length Of the river Amazon is abOut4. 900 miles,
and its navighlc course in direct line is upwards OF
three thousand 1t is said to be entirely free from sand
banks, and everything that would tend to obStruct
navigation. The narrow minded Emperor of Brazil,
however still continues to deprive his own people ana
the rest Of the world of the benefits which would ac-
crnc from its being thrown open 10 the vessels OF all
nations.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-21

4 better pistol than Coils, says the Boston
Daily Courier, is now in the market, which is
manufactured by, and the property Of the Rob
bins & Lawrence Company, of Windsor, Vt.
This pistol is entirely different from any ever
before offered to the attention of the public
1t is simple in its construction, has a revolving
hammer instead OF revolving cylinder, is load
ed by unscrewing tie barrel, which exposes the
chambers, and is not at all liable to become in
operative by corruSi"n or rust, rs all the work.
ing parts are contained within the stock or
brecch, free from any connection with the ex-
rloding gas.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-21

CoM%ERcIM CONSEQUENCES OF " AR.-lhcre
is II" branch OF inquiry more conlertural and
difficulty TO bring within the range Of analogy
than the probable consequences on trade OF
the impending war in Europe No clnsS "t
thinkers lmh9Incs that general war WILL not
seriously damage the interests OF commerce.
Put II the event of h">tiIi'icS being limited to
the Eastern corner of Europe, not involving
all the greater powers. the probable Inference
is that there would be no serious cmblrra>s
mcnt to general trade. Russia and TurIcy are
not i'll themselves great commercial nations,
and the large th"r""ghiarrs of trade d" not lie
within their territories. The nations that bor
der "n the Baltic and Black Sea may >rtlcr in
their commercial relations, without affecting
those larger DIVISIONS Witch command all The
great oniIrtS-lhe riverS-and the lines OF ral
road lral!ic III Western Europe. The corn Of
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-21
lzR1Eaxz9ET

The SouTn CAROLINA CoLLEcE.-Ihc cata
logue of the College for the current year has
just made its appearance, and we congratulate
the friends Of the institution upon the pr"sper.
ly of IFS external condition. There are now
in the different classes one hundred and eighty.
nine under graduates, a number much larger
than there WAS reason t. expect after the loss
which has been So recently sustained. All the
departments Of nstu, tion are fle1 and We
are happy TO say that the new professor who
succeed, Major Wi liams is giving the highest
degree of satisfaction as an able and accom-.
plished teacher. But, above all, we are most
pleased with the internal s;ate of the College.
We have reason to believe that there exists a
very high degree of diligence in study, with a
pervadng spirit Of literary enthusiasm seldom
known before. We know, too, that the stan
dard Of character among the young men is
very high. A stranger cannot enter the walls
without feeling that he is among gentlemen,
who know what is due to him and themselves,
and it is the general testimony Of the town
that the department of the students is increas.
ingly distinguished by the courtesy and manly
sense of propriety which belong to liberal pur-
suits. We honestly believe that the South
Carolina College is one of the safest institu-
tons in the land It's standard of scholarship
is very high-thc competition in its walls in
tense and ardent; but its crownng glory is
the standard of character which prevails among
its young men. They tolerate among them.
selves nothing low, or little, or mean. Such
IN institution cannot fail to turn out scholars
and gentlcmen.-SouM Cdrolininn.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-21
opening OF the spring find us unprciar"d fo
vigorous and decisive action"

The CALIFoH%IA FllBrsrERs BY the news
published in onr paper Of yesterday, and which
we had no room 10 Nolice edtolilIlv, it Hp.
pears ;lat President Walker, us he is called,
has been Joined hy two hundred and dirty
Incn, under the leadership "f Col. Watkins !;
and, since this Junction, that new and import
ant successes have been achieved. The troops
seem t" have be"n subjected t" all lie restraints
Of rigid discipline, and resemble more band
of regulars than turba!rmt body "f l""lrss
freebootcrs. The government established un.
der the auspices OF 'i'rcSidrnt' Walker makes
additions prctenSions to regularity. Indeed
the actions and proceedings of this expedition
have been characterized 10y a serious business
air indcates well digcsted and matured plan.
The Mexican government does not seem t"
have taken any steps 10 eNpcI the invaders Of
its soil. The more that government procrasti-
mates. the stronger and better di>oi plincI Wal,
kcr'S force viii become. and the greater Will
be the difficulty of cXpclIing him. What the
issue of this expedition will be is uncrrlaim.-
We can hardly think 1t possible that this band
can establish Itself firmly in power and yet nr
can readily imagine how hard it will be for
miserable, cuwa!dly Mexican solIicrS, howcv.
er numerous they may he, I" >ubduc and cx-
pei Il we!.organised and increasing force Of
American adventurcrs, who &" determined to
conquerso die " I'ushiRgton Stntincl
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-21
The Campbell Minstrels.

It will be seen by their advertisement IN another
column that the celebrated Campbell Minstrcls to
be with US and give their first Concert on Monday eve
ming next From the high reputation of this troupe,
our citizens may expect rich and rare treat in
their performances
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-21

The Ice crop the present year, says the Cambridge
building three hundred feet long by one hundred wide,
has been erected at Horn Pond, in WObur1, and opc-
m;ions are briSkly going forward. The raw material
is perly enough, but the cost Of getting it housed,
will be serious drawback on the Ianty gathered.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-21

GEO LAWS Gvy SrECuLATION.--It is stated that
Mr.. Geo. Law, of New York. is rapidly diSr"s:ng oi
the two hundred thousand guns he some years since
purchased of the government and is getting for them
quadruplc the sum he paid for them The demand
from abroad for American manufactured miShcS ANA
other ,rra,i.,, !, l,,nte,r', {, r." 80 ,,a7. t'a 'hr
e.,l.;i~
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-21

1t is reported by telegraph from Washington that
orders came out by the Arabia for the return home Of
the larger part of the British sQadrons the North
American coast at the West Indies and in the Pacific
Iflhc report is true the call home has considerable
significance.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-21

SLAVE TEApE.,-Thc New York Herald learns that
seven vessels have sailed within six eight weeks
from Baltimore, Boston and New York, with the di-
rect intention Of being employed rs slavcrs
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-21

HARD TINES. S.-Evcrv now and then the old
cry of " Hard, hard times" has to he raised.
But of all the times that ever yet came along,
we have the tightcst and toughest in old Edge.
field Just now. Wonder if its the case every
where else! We earnestly hope not. We
wish not to see the limits of this m"ncycd
misery extended. Why it i, or how it is, we
cannot well imagine. The Bank Of Ham
burg is near at hand, doing a full and fine bust
put some hundreds of thousands in circuIation
the Cotton crop (ihough somewhat shorty
has been all sold at reasonably liberal rates.--
But the money, the cash, the rino--wIiere is
it! Echo answers, "whprc" Is it "gone
glim'lng' to some more happy and deserving
community? Or is it packed away in the
pockets of the money LENDER, there to await
the impending crash What b""ts it though
to ask the idle question:! Let's think what
best TO be donc.--We have thonghl our thonght
III a twinkling and now pen it down. 1t is this :
Let Us all forbcar--Let us be lenrnt to the
verge of a fault--Lct us make the easiest ar
engagements possible with every good customer
--Lct us not sue om neigAbors. Thus alone
can these "harl, hard times" be soite led--
Thus alone can the country escape caIami-
tons season of muncyed confusion. And we
are right clad to learn that such disposition
now prevails in this section. Saturday next is
return day for our District, and only one hun
drcd anl Fifty cases have as yet been mturued.
Ehy,frM -4dpertiser.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-21

The Supreme Court of Michigan is equally
divided on the constitutionality Of the prohibit
ory liquor law enacted in that State; four of
the Judges sustaining the law, and the other
four pronouncng it null and void. The effect
Of this decision was to send the case back, E,
which had been brought up on an appeal, to
the Circuit Court in which it originated, the
Judge of which WAS one of those pronouncrg
against the law. \ second case was brought be-
fore the Supreme Court, when the bench was
not full, and the conS,ituionality Of the law was
sustained. question is yet pending before
the Court whether ale is an Intoxicating drink
within the meaning Of the statute.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-21

NIrTropIsr CHuRCH SrIT.--lhc following
we copy from the Cincinnati C0=eHe. 1t
states an important fact, and expresses much Of
the feeling with which the Church South is re-
gar'lcd
lsTunItSr CnrRc: LAW suIT-. NORTH ASD
SourIl.--Il is well known that !hc New York
Commissioners and the Commissioners of the
Church South bv the arbitration Of Judge Nc
Lean, agrecl on division Of the funds of the
New York Book Concern, without appealing to
the Supreme Court of the United States. Such
is not the case with the Cincinnati Book Con-
Germ.
Bv an editorial in tie Western Christian Ad
vocaic Of this week, we learn that The " r@trrm
Commissioners have made all the ovriturrs
in their power to the Southern Commissioners,
and can, therefore, do 10 more. They have
proposed, on condition that the South will sus
pend the prosecution of their appeal, to allow
them time to have the matter laid before the
annual conferences, and ascertain if consti.
tutioual majority can be Obtained, to suspend
the sixth restrictive rule, for the specific ob
irct of distributing the property at Cincinnati.
And til, reasonable proposition has been re.
icc;cd by the Southern Commissioners. They
will, therefore. without flinching or wavcring.
defend the rights Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and of all the Churches in the United
States, before the highest legal tribunal Of thr
country, to which result the NJ. T.. Church
South have eompeNed the Methodist Episcopal
Churrhtr rc>urt--lIl solemn constitutional and
statutory ecclesiastical cnmpactS, in tbs case,
being rejected by the Methodist Episcopal
Church South.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-21

TURK1sn IIosT ADvAHcING.-We learn from
the Salem Press of the 1rlI that drove of more
than sixteen hundred turkeys passed that place
on the 81 inst. They were Ell route for hairless
ton, S. G., and came from Smith county, Nir-
gna. The drove travel about seven mile por
day, and rals seven bushels of corn in the >smc
space of time The corn is Strcwcd along the
road, and the turkeys in that way coaXrd
along. We should like right well t" see this
|turk>li host (tor SO the Press tacei"r> $ styles
fU marshaIlcd somewhere in the precincts of
Dur town, for chickens are po"rand high, ducks
scarce, partridgcs plentiful, but dear, and wild
pigeons numcrous-im the wouds.-S SoHM Car
bFniaR.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-21

The amount Of money invested in the liquor traffic
in Chicago, estimated To be million of dollars
The actual loss to the city arising from the traffic iSpu
at S3911G
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-21

WASHINGTON. Feb. lG.-Mr. Boyce Of South Carroll.
M, made a very able and profound speech on Free
Trade today in the House. 1t has won him golden
opinions on all sides
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-21

TERRIBLE SCENES AT A SnIPwREcK..-Thc
LivrrIuol papers furnish fIl accounts of the
wreck Of the ship Taylenr, on the Iri>h roast,
at tie Island Of Lamb., on tie Dist of Janua-
~, having go souls on board of whom near
400 were lost. One of the passengers saved,
thiS describes the scene:
"a raft was constructed on which great
numbers of persons embarked, but it was diff
ed against the rocks and upset, when all ON
It perishrd. a rope was then conveyed on
Shore by one of the swimmers, and about one
hundred attempted to gain the rocks b, cling
ing to it, when the vessel suddenly fell over on
her side, which sIackened one end of the rope.
and caused the whole Of them to let 20 their
hold The whole of them were drnwned.-
The captain, whose Eame was Noble WAS saved,
but the only part of his dress that h. landed in
was fl ,nncl >hirt.-The surgeon of the ship,
who had his wife aud child on board, attempt
ed t, swim on shore with his child on his back,
ard supporting his lady with one arm, while
he swain with the other; the three, how ever,
nnto tunat"l ' persisted. One lady had G3 600
in brlk notes srwcd in her stays; she offered
$4,000 to any one who would save her life,
but in vau-She also was drowned. A child
Of five months old is saved and both parents
are drowned. y German cmigralt rescued
this chiId's life, BY bearing it in his teeth from
The wreck to the shore. On y seven women
are saved, the rest, 1877 in number, are drown
ed. There are now upwards of sixty dead
bodies on the island, and 200 survivors,
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-21

Boar AND SHOE MARKEr.-.Tbe Boston Ship
ping List says: The boot and shoe trade has
been quite active the past week. The western
trade have purchased freely and the sales foot
up quite large. There is very firm tone to
the market. Leather and hides keep up the
previous high range Of prices, and there is no
prospect that goods can be manufactured for
the present as cheap as they are now selling
There is very tiue assortment of all desirable
goods, suited to the Spring although the stock
is not large compared with previous years.
There is a fair inquiry for Califnrria, and some
considerable lots are about to he shipped.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-02-21

1t is stated that John Van Buren, has written
o mutual friends Of the President and himself,
lcnouncing the Nebraska bill, and what he calls
he completely of the Executive with Senator
Douglas in that measure. We should hail
uch rupture of political ties, as is indicated
lbuvc, as placing John Van Burcn in his natu
,l position, that Of association with the aboli,
onisiS. Ills Union with the democracy which
acknowledges the leadership Of Pierce, Douglas
nd CasS, was accidental, and therefore unnalu.
hail.