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The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-05-30
important from Havana.

We clip the following from the Washington
Star of Mouday. We have generally found
that paper well informed on all subjects it pro.
fesses to know any thing about:
Our opportunities for obtaining reliable in-
formation from Cuba are better than those Of
most of. our cotemporaries Of the American
press, having personal friends among those
having business relations with parties on the
island, who, while they scrupulously refrain
from forfeiting any obligation of their political
position of mere spectators Of passing events,
are in every way capable of forming cool and
accurate opinions of what may be transpiring
around them. We have more than once al
ready spread before the readers of the Star
information reaching US from such sources
Again we have been favored by our friend in
New York with sight Of important Havana
letters, to the 18th instant which say that "it is
difficult to describe the apprehension prevailing
through the city. and throughout all the inte.
rior towns. The various incidents related Of
the growing insolence of the negroes is start
ling. The Marquis goes by the name Of Pa
pa Juan, the patron of Liberty and Equality
One sees them in knots all over the city, dis
cussing the DEGREES. The alarm and excite
ment is as great in the interior as in the city.
The cry will soon be revolution, and to arms !;
and rest assured, it will be bloody and hor-
rid warfare A high officer Of the government
has Just told me that he knows of coming
decree which will cause bitter tears to fow."
From another writer to the same CONNER.
cial source in New York, we learn that "the
registration, to the end of setting free al! ne,
groes arriving since 1920, is being pushed with
unexampled vigor throughout the whole island.
England, while pretending to oppose the slave
trade, has withdrawn all her ships from the
African coast, and openly permits extradtion
as apprentices to Africanize Cuba. According
to the best information we can obtain, we shall
by no means be surprised if it turns out tha!
the government DEGREES all the negroes Of the
island virtually free, after short term of years,
except about 100000. The signs of the times
point to this result of their labors and plots.-
This we presume to be the "coming Decree
which is to "cause bitter tears to fow," re-
ferred to above. And well it may the free
citizens thus to be made, being nne-tenths Of
them African born negroes, almost as barba
rous, and quite as incapable of successful self
government as on the days on which they were
landed from the slave ships.
1t is a curious and interesting problem with
ns to know how far the Government Of the
United States will permit Spain to 60 on
with the work of making Cuba-ninety miles
only from our Gulf coast-a second st. Do
mipgo. We have no idea, in the present con-
dition of popular and Congressional sentiment,
that three months will eapse before the Ex
or +bo of tho IJni-
ted States will bring the progress of this Eng.
Iish policy in the island to dead halt, at all
risks and any hazard, selfpresetTaton on opr
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SHIPMENT OF CoRN FROM TENNESSEE TO
FLoR1DA.-The Savannah Morning News OF
Saturday says: 49,.
GA commission merchant of this city show
ed us letter yesterday, advising him of a
shipment of corn at Nashville, Tennessee, via
Chattanooga, to this city, to De forwarded to
Ocala, Florida. This corn will have to come
600 miles by railroad before it can reach this
city, ard then be forwarded by our steamers
to Florida. Who, few years back, would
have imagined that the products Of Tennessee
would ever find a market in Floridaa But
railroads have changed the course of trade,
and Savannah is daily becoming not only a
market, but the outlet fer the corn, bacon and
other produce of the Western States 1t is but
a short time since that considerable amount
of inseed oil from Nashville was received in
this city. A large amount of tobacco is year.
ly received at Nashville and Clarksville-some
80 900 hhds. at the former, and from 35 to
10000 hhds. yearly at the latter place. This
article has heretofore found its way to New
Orleans. and thence to France and Germany.
We may reasonably expect before long to re-
ceive portion of this trade, and we believe it
only requires an effort on the part of our mer-
chants to make Savannah considerable of a
tobacco market"
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Garnock, Bibby & Co., of Liverpool, hav

Garnock, Bibby & Co., of Liverpool, have
manufactured rope, which appears to be most
excellent and serviceable, from cotton yarn
The rope is we'll adapted for running rigging
and it's strength may be estimated from the
fact that. in an experiment made by the man.
ufactnrers it was found superior to the best
qualities of Russian, French, or Italian hemp
The price will also be about twenty per cent
less than that of hempen rope.
Welearn further that the rope has been subiec.
ted to tarring process, which will have the
effect Of preserving it from rot. The cotton
canvas, it seems is ten per cent cheaper than
the linen or faxen fabric.
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We regret to state that Mr.. Edward Coun-
II, well known in this city for many years
as one Of the skilled craft Printers, died sudden.
ly last night. He was native of Maryland
and has been a resident of the city, with a
short interval that he resided in Savannah,
since the year 1928. Mr.. Council was good
member of society, quiet and unobtrusive in
manners, and praiseworthy in his domestic
relations. Mr.. c. was in his 5Sth year.
Char. Eue. NewS.
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GEORGIA GOLD M1NEs.-The Sava nnah

GEORGIA GOLD M1NEs-The Savannah
Courier aud Journal Of the Goth inst. says
We had, this morning, the pleasure of an in
terview with Dr.. Chas. T. Jackson, the emf.
nent geologist, and w. B. Philips, esq, of New
York, recently from The gold mines in the coun-
ty Of Lincoln. These mines are situated about
twelve miles from Washington, Wilkes county
Ga. They were formerly owned by Mr.. Fra.
ser, but have recently been sold to a New York
Company for the sum of $4,000. They have
been found, upon scientific examination, ex.
ccedngly rich in deposits, not only in the de-
composed quartz, but also in three distinct
veins each fourteen feet in width.
Mr.. Philips, one of the proprietors, had with
him two bars of the pure metal. worth togeth-
er, five or six thousand dollars, the product of
but few hours labor of few hands. Por.
tions of the deposit yielded as high as eight
dullars per bushel of ore. 1t is the opinion of
DR.. Jackson that it is quite as rich as the Dorne
mine in South Carolina. 1t is certainly Gu
rious fact that It lies in nearly the same paral.
lei line, only varying few degrees, with that
celebrated mine. 1t is contemplated by the
new proprietors of the Lincoln mines to prose
cute the work, in which they have engaged,
with vigor. Machinery TO the value Of forty
or fifty thousand dollars will Immediately be
brought out for the working of the mires.
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ESCAPE OF AUGUSTUS B. PRIoR.-.We learn
from our Sheriff, that Prior, who was sentenced
to be hung on the 2Sth July next, escaped from
the Columbia Jail on Monday night last. Mr..
Joaes had gone down on Monday for the pur-
pose of bringing the prisoner back to the Edge
field Jail. Upon applying for him on Tuesday
morning, he was informed that the prisoner
had broken Jail and fed 1t seems that Prior
and two others were in the second story, and
in the same room. BY some means not knowu)
they managed to prize aside one Of the bars of
the prison window sufficiently to afford pas
sage for their bodies With the assistance of
blankets, they lowered themselves to the ground
and left for parts unknown.
The two who fled with Prior, were Cooper
and Wood, one imprisoned for perjury and tine
other under peace warrant.
EdgefeM Advertiser.
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nv, MAY 80, 1854.

sB 1t is rare sight to see man perfect y satsf
3D. We do not know That such aa individual can be
found The seeker after worldly honors, as he ascends
step by step the gded heights discovers with his ea
ger eye one niche higher in which lie fan would have
his name and glory placed.
The lover of wealth, altho'-
"Hoards after boards his rising raptures fill,
Yet still he sighs, for hoards are wanting still"
Even the best and most devout christian is not sats
ed to remain in his former state. Unless day by day
he increase in knowledge and spiritual enoyments
he is doing little for the advancement Of his Masters
Kingdom. Now it seems settled and fixed principle
in the human mind to be disposed to find fault with
things as they are. True there is much, which we
ought to avoid but there is provdentia visitation
which is not right, and at which we should complain
We heard very plain and reasonable preacher say to
his congregation, that if it was right in the view OF
Providence for them to remain poor all the days Of
their lives they would b poor-that if necessary in
order to save their souls that they Should be in power
IT, it would be so. IT. the other hand it was seen
that riches would prove blessing in their possession
they would be rich We have no doubt in the truth
of these propositions and so far willing to agree
with the poet, Whatever is, is right. Rut we do not
understand by this that is to fold his arms, and
like many anxious expectants of the present day. no
desire wealth and honor, that will be heaped upon
US without an effort on our part to obtanit. Verify,
efforts must be made it is quite thingwheher
those efforts will be successful, but whether they are
or not, that does not alter or release the obligation
from US. We to do our part and as in spiritual
matters, not grow weary in well doing-so in tempo
raj we are to exercise all onr abilities 10 the accom-
plishment Of good not to ourselves alone but also to
our fellow beings. There is great deal of real enjoy
ment lost by our not being satisfied. If there be un-
toward circumstances which we cannot overcome, we
must submit and do the best we can. If there be
lion in our way we must either 60 around him, or
beard him in his very den; and we are not sure but
this idea is correct he best way to avoid danger or
difficulty is to meet it square up."
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FLORIDA LANDS IN MARKEr-We learn
from the Tampa Herald that, at the request Of
the War Department, orders for the survey of
large district Of country below the Worth
Boundary of 1912, have been issued the Sc
cretary of the Interior. The country will be
forthwith surveyed and opened for settlement as
far South as the following line viz:
From mouth Pea River IN. E. corner of
Charlottes Habor) via the N. edge of the Big
Prairie to the S. poiut of Istokpoga Lake; thence
along S. E. border of said Lake to Istokpoga
Creek; thence down said stream to the Kiss.
NEE; thence down Kisimee to Lake Okeecho.
bee thence due S. to the southern border of
said Lake; thence direct to the mouth of Shark
River; and thence along the Gulf Coast to the
point Of original departure, pea River,) exclu-
ding all the Sea Islands in Charlottes Harbor,
&c.
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For the Camden Journal.
Law and Temperance.

A few years ago TO talk of enforcing the
practice Of temperance by means Of the law
would have been thought preposterous and alb.
surd, but the times have changed, and though
the evil habits of mankind are rather on the
increase than Decline yet the opinions of men
have changed with the times, and are yet like.
ly to undergo still greater change The pre-
sent state Of society so far as the use and
abuse of ardent spirits is concerned may be
compared to the dark ages Of the Church, a
few years before that great and glorious re-
formation, which threw off the papal yoke,
opened the e, ,es, and released the consciences
of mankind, by restoring religion to its former
purity, and placing the Bible the fountain OF
true religion into the hands of all who would
accept it and its revealed truths. ltwas no
easy matter to establish religion again upon
its former basis-mauy worthy men had to
suffer martyrdom for conscience sake, at the
burning stake, at the edge Of the sword, and
the liberty We now enjoy of worshpping
God in spirit and in TRUTH" every man accord
ing to the dictates of his own conscience, was
purchased by the blood and treasure, and even
the lives of those holy men who lived in those
days, and who dared maintain their religious
rights. Wehave thus prefaced ourremarks mere
y for the sake of comparison, without any re-.
Elections upon those who may differ with US in
matters of religion. So will it have to be with
those who have ventured to bring about refor.
nation in another cause.-The cause of temper
ance, to overthrow and exterminate G traffic
which like a dark cloud has hung over the
world for centuries, blasting the fair fruits OF
the earth, hurrying from time to eternity more
than have ever been slain by war, pestilence or
famine; but how is this to be accomplished
This is the great question. Can the Church
alone do it9 the past says no. Can moral
suasion do anything towards it the past again
answers no. Why notl The answer is easi'
ly made-the traffic is an evil one and gene.
rally those engaged in it have little or no taste
for the Church or the observances Of the Sab
hath. how then can the influences Of the Church
be brought to bear upon them. And again
with regard to moral suasion, how and where
is it used At temperance meetings and in
temperance lectures and speeches. Who gen.
erally attends such meetings and lectures, why
those for whom they are not necessary, while
those whose hearts they are intended to reach,
keep aloof for the reason that the truth is told,
and neither their interest, their appetites or
their avarce will bear the truth upon this sub.
iect We have shown we think that the Church
cannot reach the evil. Moral suasion can do
nothing as long as men will keep out Of the
way Of both.
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ANOTHER spEcK or, wAa&PHRrs STEAM

ANOTHER SpEcK OF WAR&RHRrE STEAM
ERs SUNK,-The inhabitants of villages on
Lake Champlain, says the Ogdensburg De.
spa,ch, are now engaged in a quarrel about
railroad and steamboat matters, which is not
likely soon to end. 1t has already resulted in
violence and outrage upon persons and proper
ty. 1t appears that the Plattsburg people are
building railroad from that place to- Montre-
al, portion Of which was completed. The
company owning the railroad from ,Rouses
Point to Montreal purchased the Montreal end
of the Plattsburg route, and left the people in
the latter place in a bad fix. The Plattsburg
people owned steamboat called the Saltus,
which they designed to run in competition with
their road this season. The boat wintered at
Sherburn Bay; and when the proprietors were
about to move her they found that "a part Of
her machinery had been stolen. They attemp-
ted to tow her down to Plattsburg-but the
people of Burlington cut the lines, and took
her back. The following night two old steam.
ers (,he Burlington and Whitehall) weredrawn
beside the SaItus, and sunk in such a position
that the latter cannot be moved. The Platts-
burg people were much exasperated. The Cap.
tain and owners Of the steamer Ssranac were.
supposed to be concerned in the outrage; and
when that boat came to their village four hun.
dred persons rushed on board, armed, lashed
her wheels, and threatened to sink her, arrest
ed her captain, and pelted him and others with
rotten eggs. So the matter stood at last &C.
counts. .st
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-05-30

ExPLos1oN.-We learn from the Charlotte
Wing, that an explosion of powder took place
at the Hopewell Copper Mine, in that county
on the 10th inst, that resulted in the death Of
two men, and the probable death of a third
There were four kegs of powder in the count
ing.room of a store there, one of which had
been opened, and one of the men in attempting
to hang up drawing knife which he had been
using, let drop coal of fire from his pipe,
which fell in the open keg and caused the ex-
plosion. The names of the men killed are Mar
shall McKoy and Capt. Varker.
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THE PAY NorH1NGs-Another new order
has been established in this city, under the de
nomination of "The Pay Nothings." The
requisite qualifications are that the candidate
for initiation shall owe every body and pay
nobody.
They hold their conclaves in the open streets
there being no building in the city lal BE enough
to contain them.
Unfortunately for US, we have made the ac-
quantance of number of these individuals.
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ILLNESS OF BISHOP WAINwRIeHT.-Our
readers will be greved to learn that Rt. Rev.
the Provisional Bishop has been obliged to dis
continue his visitations for the present, by ILL.,.
ness. We do not understand his disease to he
of an alarming character but that it is SO Sc
we're as to confne him closely. to his chamber,
and it is feared that some time may elapse be-
fore his health will be so far re established as
to warrant resumption Of his labors.
N. Y. Gurthman.
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TALKING ON NEBRAsKA.-The Washington,
Sentinel thus foots up the talking that has
been done on this question: Speeches for the
principle of the bill in the Senate II; in the
House 45-total g.. Speeches against the
bill in the Senate IL in the House 55-total
&C. Besides the speeches actually delivered,
Messrs. Bliss, Cook, Everhart, Sage, Howe
Stuart, of Ohio, and other gentlemen, {atleast
twelve in all,) obtained permission to publish
their speeches, not having been successful in
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HORRIBLE SITUATIoN.-The Paris CORES
,ondent of the New York Times says:

HORRIBLE SITUhTI0N.-ln ne Iars CORES
pondent of the New York Times says:
A terrific drama is at this moment in pro-
gress in the vicinity Of Lyons. Without ex,
aggerating, | may say that the country is alb.
sorbcd in the contemplation Of one Of the most
terrible instances ofhuman suffering in the long
annals of accident. Two men engaged in bo.
ring we'll were overwhelmed by the caving
in Of earth and stones. One was killed and
the other was tightly shut up unharmed with
the corpse. This was at the depth of fifty
feet. Two days past before a knowledge Of
his situation was obtained. 1t was then seen
that it was impossible to rescue the survivor
by the removal of the earth above him.
The slightest arrangement would destroy the
equilibrium into which chance had thrown the
suberincumbent mass, and bury forever the un-
fortunate victim. Means however, were found
to pass such liquids as physicians, summoned
from Lyons, will allow him to take. The
work Of deliverance then commenced, and has
been going on, thus far in vain, Jor fourteen
days and fourteen nights Two shafts have
been sunk, starting at distance and arriving
under the spot where he is imprisoned. These
were to have been completed day before yes.
terday evening, and the rescue was then to be
effected. Strange TO say the prisoner,' 'thQugh
he cannot move, sleeps at night.
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Three cent pieces of the new coinage have
been issued from the Mint. 1t is of standard
purity and heavier than the old coin. In
appearance, it is distinguished only by min.
ute wreath above and bunch OF arrows be-
low the character GILL" The convenience
and popularity of the coin, are evidence by
the fact while none have been coined for o
year past it is in lively circulation every
where, and cannot be bought except in very
small quantities. The new issue will geatly in.
crease their use and value.
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The warm weather is already having its ef.
feet upon the canine species, aud the authori.
ties in the large cities are admonished of the
danger to be apprehended from allowing
dogs to run at large unmuzzled, in crowded
thoroughfares. Recently death has occurred
in Philadelphia from hydrophobia, and two
have occurred in Massachusetts, and one in
the Western part Of New York, from the same
terrible disorder.
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PRINTING RuNpus.-A rumpus has been
kicked up in Washington again abou: the pub
lie printing. Mr.. Rives, of the Globe, applies
to Congress for subscription of 5000 copies
more, upon the ground that he is losing money
by the present contract. His books are inves.
tigated and the referees report profit of s9,.
600. The correctness of the report is denied,
and 80 its goes. So says the Star.
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Miss Brennan.

We are requested to announce that this talented
young lady will give her first Concert in Camden on
Tuesday, the 9th June, at Temperance Hall. From
what have learned through the papers ofthe quail
incations of Miss Brenan as Vocalist, have every
reason to believe that the ladies and gentlemen ofour
Town will be highly delighted with her performances;
we therefore bespcak for her hearty welcome and a
full house.
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SIeN1F1cANT.-The New York Herald says
that the Secretary of the Navy has forbidden
the departure of all vessels of war under sail.
ing orders, and commands them to be in read-
ness for immediate service. This looks very
much as if the Administration apprehend a
rupture with Spain, and mean to be prepared
for sudden and decisive blow. The Japan
squadron should be here, but its absence is not
the fault of Mr.. Dobbin.
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GEORGIA LoNeEvrrY.-The last Dahlonega
Sentinel announces the death on the 10th inst.
ola Mrs. Rhoda Young, in the hundred and
tenth year of her age. The Signal says, "Mrs.
Young was kind and benevolent in feeling,
possessing an energy Of character rarely equal
led. Until few years past, her daily pursuit
was that Of gold digging, and so proficient was
she in this art, that her name has been spread
far and wide. We learn she died in the hope
of q blessed Immortality"
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rg A cotemporary once said to US, that he would
like to say something which would passinto an axiom
and outlive it's author Not bad idea that for there
are great many people who talk without saying any
thing, who act without purpose, who live without
an object, and who die without name.
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AN OLD PREAcHER.-The longest pastorate
ever held in New England, was by the late Rev.
Samuel Mott D. D., of Franklin, Conn.,, name.
ly seventy years during all but three of which
he discharged the duties of pastor entirely un-
aided, and lacked but twenty months Of one
hundred years at his death.
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FRAUD DETEcTED.-Mr. VIM. H. Eewelling
Inspector of provisions in this city. was called
upon by one of our merchants yesterday to in
speet lot of ID kegs of lard which had just
come down on the Railroad from North Caro-
lima; and as he usually does his work thorough
Iy, discovered in the middle of about ten of the
kegs, deposits Of bricks, rocks, Jillets of hsauy
mood, and fiat irons! Mr. LewelIing informs
US that this is not the first fraud in lard which
hus been detected recently.-NortoM Herald.