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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-06-28
RAWFoRD HOUSE ron LEASE or

RAMFORD HOUSE FOR LEASE OR
is offered for lease It is situated Crawford
street. in the most central part of Portsmouth well
in the immediate vicinity of the market and general busi
is of the desirable locations for Hotel
the Railroad passing the door, and very short distance
from the landing of all steamboats, we'll convenient
the Ferry: The property is egby situated that frtk
particulars unnecessary. any should de-
srons of purchasing the would sell
ting terms. The lot is sufficiently large to put addition
for The comfortable accommodation Of three hundred per-
The Building is four stories high, of brick containing
hiryve rooms with all convenienees
rying first rate Hotel 1t is every way worthy the
enon of those wishing to enter into business of the kind
to competent and experinced money be made
!nrmy of the proprietor is the only cause for bringing
Possession given in ten days to suitable tenant
JOHN w. COLLINS
Portsmouth, Va.
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GEN DocKERY AND HIS ALLIES

GEN. DOCKERY AND HIS ALLIES
Alffed Docksay banded In 1852 9th sach d5oli-
tiOnists as Truman Smith and B. r Wade
The following circular was issued in 1852 by the
Z National Wing Executive Committee with the view
of influencing the election for President and Vice
President. We are indebted to a friend for copy,
which we lay before our readers, as follows:
WHO Executive COMMITTEES RooMs,
Washington City, Oct. 81, 1852.
WHIGs OF THE UNION: The late election in Penn
sylvana although resulting disastrousy to our State
candidates. has revealed to the gratifying fact that
we carry Pennsylvania in November, and it may
now be set down as certain that we shall. Official
returns from 81 counties show that 4O713 of the
votes given il 1S48 were not poled, of which 80
1913 were whig. These more than enough to
have given US an overwhelming victory. So far,
therefore, from being respondent we are full of con-
fidence; for know what real strength is.
We shall have all these votes out in November and
more from the other side. Active efforts are being
made for this purpose, and will be continued up to
the last hour. We have other grounds for confidence
in the vote of Pennsylvania aside from those above
given which lead us to believe the State is
SAFE
Ohio has done nobly-far better than we had dared
to anticipate More than half of last years disheart
ening majority has already been swept away in the
late conflict and feel fully assured that, with
another effort like the last and with Scott to lead
the column" all remaining opposition will be scat
tered like chaff before the whirlwind.
Rely upon it, then that victory is ours, if only
have the will to win it: Vermont, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Delaware,
Maryland North Carolina, Florida, Kentucky, Ten
nessce, Louisiana, and California all with US.
Ohio will assuredly be with us, and Pennsylvania
will not be omitted in this glorious constellation.
Call upon friends therefore, to stand firm
fight hard-and yield nothing.
Let the battc-cry go through the ranks
" TO WORK, wHIGsi AND HAVE EVERY VOTER OUT"
To this labor let every good wing give his earnest
Jealous, efforts. Let this be done, and done thor
oughly and we may then count with full confidence
victory worthy of being chronicled with Chip
pewa! Churubusco and Chepultepec!
on, THEN, TO VICTORY
TRUMAN SMITH,
VIM. G. DAWSON,
JAMES COOPER,
B. F. WADE,
JNO. L. SCHOOLCRAFT,
THOS. H. HOWE,
VIM. T. WARD,
ALEXANDER EVANS,
ALFRED DOCKERY,
SAM. W. PARKER,
National Wing Executive Committee.
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II OOK AT THIS !-IF YOU WANT FIRST RATE
- Carriages, which will not only render good service,
but be also neat cal the subscriber, living six miles
north of Hsborough He has been carrying business
for the last sixteen months and his work has be
first rate. He determined that this work shall continue
to be executed in the best manner, fully equal any in
this section of country and at prices to suit purchasers
Persons wanting Carriages send their orders through
the Post Office at Hilsborough and they will be promptly
attended to- All kinds of Repairs Will be done in good
der and moderate terms
The subscriber has purchased the right Orange Coun.
ty patent brake for all kinds of Carraiges-to which
he invites the attention of the public
~ The subscribers Wool Carding Machines are
in good order and doing the very best quality work
Prices heretofore Eight cents for wite Twelve and
half cents for mixed oneifth part of the weol.
LEMUEL WILKINSON
June 25, 1854. - u 64-st
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NTOTICE.-THE CANDIDATES FOR WAKE WILL
address their st the fnoXinn

Tax Collectors will attend 30 that the people NAV have
opportunity to give in and pay their Taxes.
w. II. HIGH, Sheriff.
June II, 1854. 62-td.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-12-23
The Mails.

We learn our Charleston exchanges that the Post
Master General has determined to take the Mails oil
our rail road on the first Of January next. The Mer-
curry says that contract has been entered into " to
carry Stages the great Southern Mail fom tie ter
minus of the Wilmington and Manchester Road, via
Columbia to Augusta; mai! from from Charleston to
Manchester or Kingsville, daily, in two-horse wag-
on! mail from Charleston to Orangeburg supplying
the intermediate Offices in one horse sulkey, three
times week.! and mail three times week to
in Savannah in steamboats,"
The Courier states that tho contractor with the
Department was about entering into rub contract
with the Railroad Company to deliver the western
and northern mail as usual but that the Postmaster
General had decided that such arrangement was in
admissible, and ordered the contractor to convey the
mails in the way contracted for.
This refusal exhibits HHleness unworthy so high
fnnctionary and the best thing Mr. Pierce could do
would he to send him back to Pennsylvania, and sup
ply his place with one who would not break up the mai
arrangements of so large portion of tho country to
CRAFTY vindictive and overbearing disposition.
We see no provision is made for delivery Of tho
mails at Office and presume they will bs oIought
by railroad from Columbia.
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ted States, where French wines will rule very
high during the next year.
This war, however. if it continues, must very
soon seriously affect the industrial intde eests Of
the country in various ways. The e11 rmous
foreign expenditure which is unavoidable in
conducting such war at a distant point, and
on foreign territory, will make itself felt in the
monetary affairs of the nation, and with still
greater force in England, where their CONNER
cial and financial systems are much more ar.
tiicial and gaseous than in this country. The
specie basis here is so very large that suspen-
sion is improbable; but not 50 in England,
where 4 panic and run on the bank may be
readily produced by ontoward events, or by
the course Of trade and their present heavy
foreign outlay, which is already diminishing the
specie in the bank, notwithstanding the contin-
ued and heavy influx oft from America and
Australia. Both nations, also, must eventual
ly re: ort to loans OF large amounts to furnish
"the snews of war;" Heavy, very heavy cloud:
now rest on the European future.
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H!isrrllanrull5 Arlug.
The Mail Difficulty.
OFFICE SoUTu CAROLINA RAILROAD Co.:
DECEMBER /. 1854.

OFFICE South CAROLINA RAILROAD Co:
DEcEMBER IL. 1854.
Messrs. Editors: AS our mails will soon he
transformed from the Railroad to Stage Coach.
es, the public will naturally inquire as to the
reasons which ..hav. rentered the measure ne
cessary, 1t might he inferred that the Kali
road Company has committed some wrong, or
made unreasonable demands upon the ioSt
Office Department. which forced the with.
drawal of the mails fran the Railroand.
As the representative OF the company,
feel it my duty to state that the change in the
mode of transporting the mails can''ot he at,
tributed to any action on our part. The pre-
text upon which the change has been made, is
that the compensation required by the compa.
ny is excessive. But the price caimed by Us
is the rate fixed by the contract made Letwcen
the former Postmaster General and the former
President of the Company, near four years ago
The only increase claimed hcing tor service on
the portion Of the road between Branchvilie
and Columbia, upon which there has been
more than propor,ionNte increase OF service;
and which has been acceded to without oh.
lection. This was, in affect an admission that
the compensation was just, aud it is too late
now, by an aftertlought, to open tue question
again as to its reasonableness.
. We therefore submit the facts to the public,
with the full assurance that the course pursued
by the company will be approved, and here
with publish the last correspondence between
the Department and the Company.
JNO' CALDWELL, President.
At a'meeting of the Board of Directors of the
South Carolina Railroad Company, held III
Charleston on the 18th November 1854, the
following resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed:
Resolved, That this Board receive with
satisfaction from the Post Office Department
the proposal to pay the account of this com
pany for transporting the mails up to the 3Oth
of September last, according to our own state.
ment:
That this Company never required anything
more than the pay stated in the letter OF MIR.
Frierson, cf August 10, expressing the terms
Oh which we agreed to the change his schedule
,nade on the lst FEBRUARY; and we now agree
to receive the sum at l79299S, being the bal.
arce Of account due stated OH the basis of the
agreement above named
That this Company will accept pay at the
same rate for the service since the thir,ieth OF
September, and up to the lst January, 1855
to wit: S237.50 per mile per annum between
Columbia. Augusta and Charleston.
That this Company will contract to carry the
mails after the lSt January, and until the lst
July, 1855, on the same terms rs above stated
for the same service and schedule as at present
]. r. EMERY, Secetary.
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DAVID Crock ETTs FAMILY.-The Hickman (Ky.,)
Argus says that tho wife and daughter Of the dstin-
guisled patriot and eccentric genius, Davy Crockett
passed through Hickman last week, on their way to
Texas, to get possession Of portion of the land do
rated by the State of Texas to the heirs Of those who
fell at the battle of the Alamo during the struggle for
indenendcncc
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HEADQUARTERS.

COLUMBIA, Dec letl, 1904.
GENERAL ORDERS, Mol.
The following gentlemen have been appointed
Atles-de-Camp to the Commander-in-Chief with the
rank of Lieutenant Colonel. They will be obcyed and
respected accordingly:
+. B. Bryan, ]. Dunnovant, jr.
S. R, Gist, W. J. Grisham,
W. P. Duncan D. II. Marshall,
j. r Sondey, 4. Ii. Means,
j Glover, II. B. Clarkson.
The A,des-Ge. Camp above named, will equip them.
selves and report for duty either personally or by let
ter, to the Adjutant and Inspector General, at 96
Depot, South Carolina by the 5th day of February
next. The members Of the General Staff attached to
the CommanderlnChief aso required to report as
being equipped as the law prescribes.
If either Of the above named Aidesde-C Camp, or OF
the General Staff: should neglect to report as above
required it will be deemed refusal to accept, and the
vacancy will be Immediately filled by another appoint
ment
By order Of the Commandcr.in Chief
r. G. N. DUNOVANT,
Aduamt and Inspector General
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Iudqa Butler.

The Washington Sentinel in speaking of the re.elec
ton of Judge Butler to the Senate says:
1--WE congratulate the Senate and the country Oh
the reelection of Senator Butler He las served his
State ably and faithfully in the United States Senate.
South Carolina has many noble and gifted sons, but
she has mono who would more ably and worthiy fill
seat in that august body than Judge Butler"
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-12-23

A REMEDY FOR ABoLTIoN.-The st. Louis
Intelligencer of the 18th inst. discusses at some
length the evil Of slave stealing, to which Mis-.
souri, is in an especial degree subject, and pro-
poses as a remedy for the mischief such an
additional supply of negroes as will at once
satisfy the wants of the Abolitionists of Illinois,
and of the planters Of Missouri. The editor
concludes his article thus:
"There is one mode only of meeting this
difficulty. Abolish the existing laws against
the slave trade, and regulate it hcnceforth and
license it. The poor barbarians of Africa will
be vastly benefited and thoroughly Christian
ised by the operation: In fact it is on through
slavery that the African has ever had ray of
light, of reason, or of religion poured into his
darkcncd mind. 1t was the penalties against
the slave trade that made it horrible. Make
it legal and respectable, and then we can have
plenty of niggers for our own use, and can
spare to Chicago MS many as her citizens wish
to steal.
We are in earnest about this matter, and
wait with impatence to hear what our Doug
las and Atchison Nebraska bill friends will
have to say about it. vii! they have the
courage to get on our platform and be consis-
tent with themselves, or not!"
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Bank of the State.

Tic Legislature rucs'ias, unanimously rerirc.
ted C. NJ. Furman. President Of this Institution.
The following gentlemen lave been elected Direc
tors: Thomas Lehrc W. c. Dukes, y. Simonds, Ii. f
Strohecker, J. II. Stcinmeycr, F. Lanneau L. W.
Spratt, X. Simmons c. ]. Colcock, j. P. Dcve1ux, P.
NJ Cohen,
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-12-23

1t is computed by the Journal of commerce
that from the l>t of January last us to the
present time, fifty one American vessels of all
classes have never heen heard of, six only ar.
riving at th ir destined ports. Their total
value, is estimated at $5G7700; and as far as
-. ..rrtaint" were ir,.;r"d i,.r i43.650 1t is
,uppnsrd their crews numbered i37sonl>
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Fruit Trees.

We call attention to the advertisement of Mr. Lisles
in another column. We have seen recommendations
from some of the first men of his County, who have
purchased his Trees, and the low price at which he
offers 10 deliver thcm should be an inducemcnt for
his encouragement.
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Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT. J
Contract Office. NOVEL 1854


Sir: The Postmaster General instructs me TO
communicate to you the terms on which he
proposes to continue the mail service on your
railroads after the first of January next. Agreea.
BILE to the provisions Of the nineteenth serLinn
Of the act of congress approved third March
1S45, the routes from kingsvile by Branch
vile to Augusta, where the great mail is con,
veyed, arc regarded as belonging to the first
class, on which the maximum pay is two hui
dred and thirty seven so 100 dollars per mile
per annum for single service. The routes
from Columbia to kiug>vil!e and Charles
ton to Branchvle, where only the local mails
are conveyed, as belonging to the second
class, on which one hundred dollars per mile is
the maximum pay. Accordingly YOU will be
allowed one hundred dollars aud thirty seven
50-l00 dollars, in adlitionl to your present
contract pay, for the distance between Kings
vile and Branchvile; one hundred dollars,
as per contract, between Bingsville and Co.
lumbia; and one hundred dollars per mile (n
stead of s237 50) between Charleston and
Branchville; being the rates fixed by the law
referred to. The pay between Augusta and
Branchville to stand unchanged.
Please to inform me at your earliest con-
venience, whether or not you accede to these
terms.
| am, sir, respectfully, &C.,
w. H. DUNDAS. 2d Asst. p. NJ. Genl.
JOHN CALDWELL esq. President South Carolina
Railroad Company, Charleston, 5. Z.
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MASrrAcruRE OF PApER.-It is stated says
the Baltimore Sun, that q company is shortly
TO be formed in Nav York city for the manu-.
iacture of paper from saw dust and shavings.
Experiments have been gone into, and some of
the must beautiful paper made from these ma
tcrials 1t is estimated that sawdust can be
purchased for IS per ton, aud that the process
through which will 90 in the pro,lurtinm OF
paper will bring the Inior'f iin later down at
least twenty per cent.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-12-23

DREADFUL Acc1DENT.-About a quarter
before 10 o'clock last night, one of the boilers
at Chisolm's Steam Rice-MlI, at the foot OF
I'radd street, exploded, completely demolish.
ing the boiler house, and badly scalding mum
ber of Raft hands that were sleeping in it. A
hole was knocked through brick wall into
the Engine room, but the Engineer Mr.. Dou
gall, though covered with fragments, escaped
uninjured.
All the hands connected with the Rice Mill.
we believe escaped unhurt. The boiler that
exploded was an old one, and the Engineer,
who, we understood had just come on duty,
was of the opinion that it was occasioned by II
deficiency of water Charleston Mercury.
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Columbia Insurance Company

In consequence Of heavy losses recently sustained
by this Company, the Stockholders, at a meeting
on Saturday determined to suspend business for the
present, and to pay out no more money until further
notice.
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OFEIcE S. C.. r. r. COMPANY,

november 30 lOot. J
Your communication dated 2lst November
inst, has been received. You propose to ms to
transport the mail upon our road from Kings
vile to Augusta, at $23750 per mile, and
from Charleston to Brauchvile, and from
Kingsvile to Columbia at 500 per mile. |
must decline to accept these terms. The Board
ofDirectors have agreed to carry the mail after
the first January to first July, at the rate of
s237,50 per mile per annum, from Charleston
to Augusta, and at the same rate per mile
from Branebyille to Columbia. Upon these
terms we will continue to perform service as
we have hitherto DONE This offer was made
in the resolutions transmitted to the Depart
ment under date Of the 18th November inst.
and now in reply to your letter renew it. l
am not aware of rule by which you distinguish
between local mail service and great mail
service. On the part OF the road upon which
we carry whatyou term local mails, we perform
n larger service than upon the other portions
Of the road From Charleston to Branchvle
four trips are made daily by mail trains, or
twenty.eight trips weekly: Between Kingsri!e
and Columbia we make three trips daily, one
of which sends forward the Northern mail FIVE
hours iu advance. While from Kngsville to
Augusta there are omI y two trips day
performed, or fourteen trips per week. The
mail from The city of Charleston We think can.
not be termed local mail. The business of
the city itself, with its extensive postal con-
nections, constitutes large mail service, and
the Havana and Key West mails also pass
over our road from Charleston to BranchvllIe.
We therefore cannot accept the rate of com
pensation you propose for the service upon our
road. Respectfully,
JOHN CALDWELL President.
w. III. DuNDAs, esq, I'd Assist p. NJ. Gen.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-12-23

A Guano Island has been discovered near
St. Thomas, and the N. Y. Evening Post has
been informed Of the discovery of another
island, with at least million tons OH it, the To-
cality Of which is yet secret. Measures are
now taking for the organization Of a company,
to bring the guano to market. We hope it
will make the article a little cheaper and more
accessible to the American farmer.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-12-23
Hogs.

Several drovcs of hogs arrived in town during the
week, some of which were sold at 81 and some at
cents gross
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Snow

We were visited on Tuesday night by slight fall
snow The weather has since been very cold.
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Resigned.

Thomas Baskn, Esq. has resigned .he office of Sher
i of this District An election for successor is or
dered to take place on the 22d day of January next
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Executive Appointment.

COL BEAUFORT T. WATTS has been appointed Sec
retary to the Executive Department.
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Acknowledge

Hon. \. P. Butler and Hon. J. L. Orr will accept
our thanks for their favors.
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Wanted at this Office.

A JOURNEYMAN PRINTER One who under
stands job and Press work. will receive permanent
situation from the lst of January next
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Major Generals Election.

The following is the result Of the election held on
Wednesday last. for Major General of the Third Di-
vision 5. c. NJ. as far as heard from:
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INCREASE OF PAupERIsM.-At the last sta.
ted meeting of the Guardians of the Poor OF
Philadelphia, the house agent reported the cen
sus of the Alms-house population at2lGG per.
sons, being an increase of 293 over the num-
Der of inmates at the parallel date of last year,
when the total was l,S73. During two. weeks
the number of admissions was $50, and the
lumber of discharges l0S.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-12-23

DR.. Thompson, who has been so long on
trial at Lynchhnrg, Va, on charge of having
murdered Miss PI,arr, j. reported TO have been
acquitted.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-12-23
AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS FOR TIE RUSSIAN

AMERIcAN VOLUNTEERS FOR TIE RUSSIAN
SERvIcE.-Mr. Roosevelt, lawyer of New
York, who sailed in the Baltic last week, en-
route for St. Petersburgh, it is said is to be
raised to Generalship in the Russian army.
Several other Americans, it is reported, went
ont in the Baltic to proceed to Russia. The
N. Y. Sun says:
Mr.. Roosevelt has been engaged for the last
two months in sketching the plan and calcula.
ting the costs of a campagn-a|l Of which are
reduced to paper, ard capable Of being rolled
up into compass small enough to enable him
to secrete /. on a person without fear of detec-
ton There arc several persons of standing in
this city who are familiar with the plans, hav-
ing got their information from Mr.. Roosevelt.
they state that it IS the intention ofthe Car, in
the spring, to open the campaign on the most
formidable foundation, and to carry the war
into Great Britain ITSELF"
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-12-23

The AnrEsIAN WEIL.-The supply of wa.
ter from the Artesian Well continued increas.
ing variably throughout the whole of Yesterday,
and for good portion of,he day averaged five
gallons per minute. The clearing out of the
sand rock is pretty well finished, and should
not this troublesome element work up AGAIN
as it has so often done-we shall be enabled to
test thoroughly the supply that can be realized.
The superintendent, Maj. Wclton, who has
been six Years al Ibis difficult job, is now en-.
gagged in boring a stratum of rock four feet in