The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-05-23

your cnllQren ana cnllQren 5 cnIluTel may re-
gard it as equally to be cherished with life, lib
erty and prosperity.
JOHN BELTON O'NEALL,
Chairman of the Central Committee.
BRITISH OUTRAGE ON AMERICANS AT THE
FALKLAND IsLANDs.-Late intelligence from the
Falkland Islands informs US of a high.handed
outrage committed upon Americans by the
British authorities, headed by one of their ma
val captains. The circumstances in brief, are
as follows: Some years ago Captain Cliff, Of
the whale, ship Hudson, in connection with
others, placed upon an uninhabited island, a
number of hogs, that they might propagate,
and about year since Captain G. proceeded
to the island and killed number of the ami
mails During the interval the Governor and
Council of the Falkland Islands passed an
act imposing fine of EGO on any person who
should kill cattle on any part of said islands,
but the act did not extend to these hogs, for
reason that the island did not belong to the
Falkland Company. The desertion ofa boats
crew from the whaler brought the knowledge
of the killing to the Governor, who issued
warrant for the arrest of Captain Cliff. The
British brig g-of.war Enterprise thereupon star
ted in pursuit OF the alleged culprit, but in
stead of arresting him in person, seized his ship
together. with a schooner, acting as tender to
the matchmaking prisoners of the crews,
and taking possession of the papers. tortu'
nately the Commodore Of the United States
man of war Germantown heard of the arrest
and succeeded in restoring the vessels to Cap
tain Cliff, after which the latter appeared be.
fore magistrate and was fined ESQ for killing
twenty-five hogs that really belonged to him.
self. All the facts are reported to have been
forwarded to this Government which will un.
doubtedly order a strict investigation of the
matter. 1t is declared that this is not by any
means an insulated case of outrage; the British
| are Jealous because our seamen have complete
possession of the whole fishery of the islands,
and therefore do all in their power to annoy
and if possible drive the yankees away. 1t is
high time that they should be taught better
| manners.
WASHINGTON, MAY 0, ls54.Among the
leading members of both houses, looking out
for reconstruction of political parties for the
the campaign of 1856, find that they count
upon this Nebraska bill as the chief instrument
for their work. The bill will pass the House,
excepting the Clayton prcviso; the Seuate will
most probably concur with the House, and thus
allow the usual practice in the Territories, of
permitting alien settlers who may have declared
their intention, to become citizens, the right of
suffrage.
In connection with this Nebraska bill, the
Lunatic bill veto will be sustained--the Home.
stead bill will go by the board, and to this ex-
tent the administration will be employed in the
important business Of the reorganization Of
parties. The Southern Nebraska wings, the
Southern Union men and State rights men will
|:thus be combined MS the nucleus of a new
democratic party, including all men of all par.
ties of the North, who may choose to come
in. The main opposition party will probably
be formed of ultra-Northern democratic free
soiers and the rank and file of the Seward free
soil whig party. Another opposition party
may be formed Of some Southern wings and
the Fillmore and Webster men of the North
The candidate Of the new democratic garty
will probably be Mr.. Buchanan, or some new
Northern man, with the view of picking up as
much strength in the north as possible. Cen
eral Pierce will not be candidate for the sue
cesson. That seems to be well understood
both in the Cabinet and in Congress. Judge
Douglas. it seems, is quite willing and quite
young enough to hold over for term or two
General Cass has had run, and too many old
sores would be re.opened in making him the
candidate of the new Nebraska strict construc.
ton, Southern reorganization of the demo.
cratic party General Marcy is entirely out of
the question, if the report be true that he has
entered into provisional coalition with some
of the leading hard shells against the new
Southern alliance, for the purpose of cutting
out Buchanan. We very much fear, too, if
there be any truth in the rumored amalgama.
ton between Marcy and the hards against
Buchanan, Davis and Gushing, it will result
first, in the success of Gushing, and secondly,
in curious subdivision of the New York Ma.
tional democracy.
Such are the Presidential contingencies in.
voIved in this Nebraska bill. The leading
politicians concerned in it, care but little about
the empty abstraction of the repeal of the Mis-
souri, line They are after the formation of a
new and powerful party upon Southern plat.
form, and with fourteen Southern States in
solid phalanx, they expect to carry their can.
ddate for the Presidency, if not before the
people, at least in the House of Representa-.
tives for the South, in the House with two
Nerthern States, even the two smallest can elect
their man, each State having but one vote in
the election of a President by the House.
Southern men say, therefore, the basis of our
new party is perfect union in the South
That secured, the North may have as many
candidates as they please. In any contingen-
cy, if we carry the election to the House we