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The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-30
Manufacturing Vofers In B;lltini ore

The Baltimore American, of Tuesday the 9th
instant furnishes the following account of the
business Of the Courts in that city OH Monday
which is worthy the attention of the reader:
"Ihore was very little business transacted
in the several Courts ofthis city yesterday, in
consequence of the large number OF persons
who presented themselves for naturalization.
The Court House was filled at an early
hour with these applicants, and so great
was the demand for "papers," that the
Criminal Court WAS compelled to adjourn before
the wants of all were satisfied The petitjury
was discharged until Thursday morning, in
order to allow more time for the work of max
ing voters. The mode of manufacturing voters
is very simple and in order that all may undcrst-
and the routine through which one must pass to
become a citizen the form of ofquestions and re-
ponses are herewith given.
The applicant and witness take their places
before the Court, and the witness having been
sworn BY the clerk, the following conversation
ensues:
Judge-Are yon acquainted with A. b., "a
native Of Ireland!
Witness-Ies.
Judgc-iIow long has he been in The United
States!
Witness-Over five years.
Jndge-Where has he lived the last year!
Wi:ness.-In Baltimore.
Judge Has he conducted himsclfas Il man
Of good mora, character?
Wincss-Yes.
Julgc-Is he attached to the principles Of
the Constitution of the United States!
Witnrss--Ies.
Judsc--Is he well disposed to the good order
aud happiness ofthis country!
WitnesS-leS.
The clerk is then instructed to naturalize the
applicant, and he swears Allegiance and fidelity
to the country.
This process occupies from five TO ten minutes,
according to the ptness Of the witness and
during the day about eighty persons were ma
turalizcd. In one instance the applicant came
into Court very much intoxicated, and on the
Witness being Intercepted aS to his moral
character he declined to answer. Apart from
this, all who applied were accepted and the
work went Jrave y on
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-30

Disastrous FIRE on WILDWOOD PLASrA:
rroS, M1ss.-T'he Concordia Iutelligencer, Of
Friday last, says:
"W. w. wilkins, Esq, Of Natchez, has re-
ceved information by letter of disastrous
fire on Wildwood Plantation. on Lake Wash
iugton, Washington county, Mississippi, belong
inc to Wade Hampton jE, Esq, by which his
spIendid gin edifce, embracing the steam saw
and coru mills, was consumed by fire last week
on Tuesday, together with l3o bales Of cotton.
The loss including the value Of the cotton can
not be less than $2s, ,000."
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-30
New Post Offices!

Boiling Springs, Spartanburg district South
Carolina; Henry Dodd postmaster.
Dove Sumter district, South Carolina; Saml.
Chandler postmaster.
Stone House, Greenvc district, South Caro-
lima; r. NJ. Young postmaster. :.
shatterfeld getield district. South Carroll
ma; James Callison postmaster; r
purlcy, Caswell county, North Carolina;
Samuel S. Hartiton postmaster.
Peak Land, Asllc county, North Carolina;
John w. Martin postmaster.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-30

MAKE LABOR FAsmIoSABLE.-Gov. Wright
of Indiana, in his address At the New York
State Fair, alluded in beautiful language to the
connection between enlightened agriculture
and the development of the social and moral
nature of man-between agriculture and indie
pendence--between agriculture aud the sacred
ness Of domestic relations and endearments--
between agriculture and the recognition Of that
Providence upon whose care the farmer,
more than any other man, should from the
nature Of his pursuits rely. And of labor, he
said.
'At the base of the prosperity Of any peo
pie lies this great principe--make labor
fashionable at home. Educate, instruct, en-
courage; and offer all tie incentives you can
offer, to give interest and dignity to labor at
home. Enlist the heart and the intellect Of
the family in the support ola domestic system
that will make labor attractive at the homestead
BY means of the powerful influences of early
home education, cndeavor to invest practical
labor with an Interest that will cheer the heart
ofeach nucmbcr of the family; and thereby
you will give to your household the grace,
peace, refinement and attraction which God
designed home should possess"
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-30

You've Observation-Disclosures the Great
died at the early age of 80. Hannibal gained
the Battle of Cannae at about the same age.
Scipio fought at Zama when not much over 80
julius Caesar had conquered Ganl when no
was as. Germanicus was poisoned in his Gath
year. At the Battle Of Plassy, Gives ags
was not SO advanced as that. Napoleon gam
ed his mighty victory at Austertz when nc
had scarcely completed his S5th year ana a.
the time the immortal Wellington hn,Sned Ms
campaigns in the plains of Waterloo he was
only &c years old.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-30

Our readers may not be generally aware
that in the early part Of the eighteenth century
buyins and selling negros was not an ncon-
mon Practice in the very heart of the city of
London, since so noted for its pseudo ph'Ian'
thropv and sickenirg abolitionism. The sub
ioined is from the London Tattler of l7o9:
"a black boy, l2years of age fit to ,wa't vi Z. on
a gentleman, to be disposed of at Denis Cotlee,
house in Finch lane, near the Royal Exchange
Another:
"To be solcd, negro boy, aged eleven years
Inquire ofthc Virginia Cotieeh01se, IN lnrs""'
needle street, behind the Royal Exchange
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-30
Recipe for a Modern Bonnet.

Two scraps of foundation some fragments Of lace,
4 shower of French rosebuds to droop DER the face
Fine ribbons and feathers, with Grape and illusion,
Then mix and derange them in graceful confusion1
Inveigle some fairy out roaming for pleasure.
And beg the slight favor Of taking her measurcI
The length and the breadth Of her dear little pate
And hasten miniature frame to create;
Then pour as above the bright mixture upon it,
And lol you possess "such love Of bonnet"
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-30

Among all the "accom-
pshments' which our young ladies are expect
ed to acquire, it is to be regretted that the
art of conversation is not included. No grace
of person of manners can compens atefor the
lack of this. In youth. the conversation of our
women is too apt to be triAing and insipid,
aud middle age is too often confined to com.
plants of health and the scandal of the day.
Lively conversation upon instructing and e!e'
ever t IS 5and /" h&"s ge gg5affSss5$ bs' .Jthss thsssG
offemaes which nothing else can. lttriumphs
over lcformity and old age and makes ugliness
its agreeable Curran speaking of Madame
de Stael, who was BY no means handsome, but
splendid conversationaist, said that she had
"tc power of talking herself Into beauty"
Ladies should think Of this. Beauty lies in
other things than fine features or cosmetics.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-30

pAsrALooys WIrnouT SUsPENDERs Prof.
La Borde, of South Carolina College in his re-
cent work on Physiology, says
As the women have concluded to dispense
with shoulder straps, some men, especially
in the city, have thought they would prove
pantaloous eau be worn without suspendcrS.
The meu uow strut the streets with their pam
falcons tightly buttoned side by side with the
women, whose skirts or petticoats are firmly
bound around their persons. Upon fair view
the evil is the same in both cases; pressure
upon the vital organs impairment of their pro.
per action, want of development, deformity,
disease and premature death. The New York
Phrenolog,cal Journal says-As we see scores
of BOYS from twelve to sixteen years old with
their pants brck'ed very tightly around their
disconnected bodies preventing growth at this
rapidly growing age, and the result is genera,
tion ofdyspeptic, palefaced pnny apologies fer
men.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-30
A NcwSiavc Trade Opened.

1t appears from parliamentary paper, pre-.
sentcd to the House Of Lords, entitled "Corrcs-
pondence upon the subject of emigration from
China" that new slave trade is growing up in
the world, and it must be confessed, under Brit.
ish auspices. The revelation is frightlul. y me
mortal from certain shipmasters lately returned
fFqm the Cn4fhhta 9fht aJ1HRels 1HR4s A6ta ita sJgS4SS #
the export Of guano, under the authority of per-
SONS responsible. to the government Of Peru.
These unfortunate men are represented to be
carried from China to the Chinchas for ia" most
part, if not exclusively. on board Of British yes
sclS:
"No sooner arc they landed from the ships
than they sec tall African negroes placed over
them as boatswainS, armed with a lash Of fuu.
plats of cowhidc, laid up in the form Of what
seamen call round scnned, five feet in length and
an inch and half in diameter, taTerng TO 4
point. During the torcnoons, for regular often
ccs. or such as the oversecrs please to term such,
this instrument WAS not much used, but at about
four o'clock in the afternoon, many Of the wea
kcst had not performed their tasliwork, the boat
swain freely used to start those behind to bring
the days supervision to close.
'llc slightest resistance was pulllSncQ DN u
hogring little short of murder, rs on many mo an
chVIy occasions we have witnessed, being nearer
than We desired. The first six to twelve cuts
stihed the most agonizing cries that rang through
the fleet cries we heard day by day, but only
then knew the full amount Of suffering that
called them forth There was no tying up, the
nearest Chinaman being compelled, bya cut of
the lash, to lay hold Of an Or leg, and stretch
the miserable sufferer on his stomach on the
guano The mere weight alone of the lash made
their bodies shake, blackenng the flesh at every
blow, besides cutting like sabre; and when a
convusive movement took place Il subordinate
placed his boot on the shoulder to keep the
quivering body down.
1.-Two dozen made them breathleSs, and when
released after thirty nine lashes they seemed
slowly to stagger over, reeled and fell, and were
carried off to the hospital; in most cases, it they
recovered, committed suicide, for no human heart
unless elevated by Christian training, could, after
undergoing so cruel all inhiction ever have more
than two feelings that is, death to those suffered
from, or to himself Accordingly during our
stay there, many sprang over the cliffs, many
buried themselves alive in the guano, and many
hid themselves in the caves to starve to death;
their dead bodies floating all aronnd in numbers
In one instance two, emboldened BY pity shown
them by shipmastcr, hid themselves on board
his vessel, one of whom survives and is now III
this country"
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-30

A CrHIoslrY.-A human foot print, too per.
feet in shape and proportions to be doubted,
was taken from the Middlcsex frcestone quar-
ry at Portland last week. 1t is apparently
the footstep of one of the aborgines, and
doubtless one Of the primitive tribes, as It ex.
hibits unmistakeable evidences of the original
moccasin. This specimen was taken at depth
Of GO feet in the rock
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-30

powrn-I honor the passion for power and
rue rs little in the people as in king, It Isl
v;rious @ principle, exist where it may. If by
domocracy ." be meant the exercise of sovereignt!
bv the people under all those provisions and
soIc;mroscd restraints which tend more to Sc.
cure equal laws, and the rights OF each and all
then ! shall be proud to bear its name. But
the unfettered multitude is not dearer to me,
than the unlettcrel king Chdnnin@
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-30

NATURAL Observation-Disclosures is an
excellent barometer. When the howerexpands
fully, we arc not to expect rain for several hours
should il continue in that state no rain will
disturb the summers day. When it half
conceals its miniature flower, the day rs general
ly showery; but if it entirely shuts up, or wells
the white flower xlth its green mantle, let the
traveller put on his great coat. The different
species of TrgoH always contract their leaves
at the approach Of q storm; so certainly does
this take place that these plants have acquired
the name of the husbaadman's barometer. The
Tulip, and several Of the compound yellow
flowers, all close before rain. There Is
species of wood sorrel which doubles its leaves
before storms. The Bauhinia, or mountain
ebony capa and sensitive plants observe the
same habit. ...
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-30

BLIND BEIDLEs--" Yes, use your thinking
powers, friends. They were given to you to use,
aud not abuse. Blind brides! Truly named,
surely. Art never invented more fatal thing
to the eyes of horses, than when she devised
this plan of depriving the horse of what Nature
intended he should enjoy. But says one, how
arc blindcrs injurious to the horse? Because
they gather dirt and heat around the eye. Dirt
rritates the eye, and heat produces infamma,
ton. These brides so entrammel the eyes of
the horse, that he is compelled to be constantly
straning them to sec his way. The over excr'
ton of the nerve brings on disease. Eyes were
not made in vain. Had they been needless, the
Creator would not have located them in the head
They wero placed in the corners of the head
that he might have the advantage of looking in
different directions. Men, in the abundance OF
their wisdom, concluded that the horse had too
much sight, and they wished to curtail it: hence
the origin of blind brides, and diseased eyes are
inseparably connected. Custom hoodwinks the
senses of men, as much as blind bridlcs do the
vision of horses"
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-30

A lady went into hardware store, IN which
there were couple Of clerks, aud called 'cs
a pair of suufiers. Suppose YOU take U.s. sap
one Of the ce,ks--"we both snuff. Inc lady
didn't buy. She said the article wasn't goo"
enough for her use. I
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-30
The Black Republicans.

The followers OF Giddngs and Codding pro-
fess to think there is no appropriateness in pre-.
fixing the word black to their assumed title OF
"rcpublicaus." There is however, regardless
of what they affect to think about it, a peculiar
fitness in the application. As apoIltcal orsanl-
zation, they have organized themselves upon the
platform OF ngger equality, and have not SUBJ
mtted to the country single proposition which
does not include in its choicest benefits, the
blacks equally with the whites; in fact, it is
doubtful! whether fair construction Of their
princi,,les would include the whites ut all, and
absolutely certain that a literal construction OF
their platform looks only to the advancement OF
the blacks. 10 dcsi glate party with such
objects by the simple and inappropriate title of
republican" without pretiyng an adjective that
would give it becoming character, would BE- an
inexcusable misapplica,ion of the term. They
are black republicans" i'll every sense OF the
phrase Not only arc their aims for the exclu-
sive advantage Of the niggcr, but the means by
which they would accomplish their designs, are
as black as their aims. We speak Of their open
conduct, and not OF that part Of thcirprogranlne,
which is transacted under the blackncss OF night.
They openly glory in the most transparent po-
litical hypocrisy, and essay to cover up their
enormitics with long faces and Plarasaical pray
ers They exhibit the fitness Of their title, also,
in the disngcnuous and dishonest manner in
which, in some parts of the country, they seek
to disguise their real designs. Nor do they ex
hibit it less in the avowal of purposes Ill one
State which popular opinion induces them to
disavow in another. Thus, in Illinois, they make
the restoration of the Missouri compromise the
sine qua non of their political faith, while in Ohio,
to catch certain class Of votes at a pending
election, they proclaim themselves opposed to
such restoration, for reasons er'rcly satl>tactn.
rv, of course So, too, while in those portions
Of The couutr; where but few foreisr.horn citi-
zc,ls reside, they openly league and coalcsce with
the known othings and become publicly a part
Of the organization ITSELF other portions,
where there are adopted citizens whom they
vainly imagine they will be able to dcludc into
the support of their men and their measures
they openly, but hypocriic;llly profess hostility
to the proscriptiye creed Of the llindoos. If
these notorious characteristics Of this selfStycd
republican party do not show a peculiar appro-
pratcne<s in the esignat;on which is becoming
generally applied 10 them, Of black republicans,
then, indeed, do words mean nothing and sig
niieant appcations become idle aud useless
Squrm as they may, they will be known in his.
tolv, and styled before that history is written,
as Black RvpuLl;cans-Q";"cy (W) HeroW.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-30
A Volunteer Friend.

A gentleman Of our city was lately the
favored recipient ola letter from Pennsy lvanla
which we annex, emitting the names:
"Sir: Observing your name in the list OF
the parties that sulfcrcnd in the terrible accI.
dent, Jcg leave should ynu wish to bring suit
VS.. the Company to tender you my services.
ga reply enclosing two stamps will meet
an instant answer Yours, trnly, -.
The gentleman Solicitor for suits and stamps
in this case has addlcseed the wrong party the
letter having been directed by some mistake or
over anxiety to a gentleman who was not
sufferer in the Burlington catastrophe, although
of name nearly similar to one OF them
Whether the writer is an attorney at law, or
not, we have not taken special pains to luqulre;
he writes legible hand which is one ground
of circumstantal presumption against his claim
to place among Attorneys and the letter IN
other respects betrays suplclous features
However we do not know what is the esta.
blished custom Of cpistolary appeals among
Attorneys who sue for practice in this way;
such fashion not having obtained among the
profession in this region. The writer will do bet
ter to Offer his valuable services, and his "two
stamp opinion to the other party the Rail Road
for it is not the custom with gentlemen OF this
State or city who have important causes to be
submitted before tribunals of the country, to
employ legal representative who so gratuitous-
ly thrust themselves into notice The City
of Philadelphia and the State of Pennsyl'
vania fortunately, number at least few names
of fprofcients in the legal practice who are not
altogether unknown at this distance, we doubt
not their names would Lc resurted to i'll case oi
need,
If Ifanylhing could be needed, however, to
stir up rail road carriers TO a due sense OF their
| responsibilities, it should be found in the fact
here indicated. They may not only intlIct
serious injuries to individuals, and deep grief in
families, but incidentally and consequentially
inAct on the community, and on the legal pro,
feSson, tribe Of claimants whose interest ana
dividends depend on the number Of mishaps'
We shall not charge even an extra stamp for
this suggestion Charleston Courier.
WHAT AN EDlroR DOES NOT LIKE. TO
pay postage on letter ordering Il dscontinu-
ance of paper, when perhaps the subscriber
is in arrears. 2. 10 pay postage on commun
ications, perhaps not more then ten lines i'll
length, where mono but the writer's interest
IS concerned. g. TO be in debt without the
means to pay. because his subscribers will not
pay. a. 10 send a paper six months of year
to one who is dead or moved away, and the
postmaster or some one else taking them out
and reading them, and then after all, receiving
letter from the postmaster saying, "stop your
paper sent to Mr., he's dead, or moved
away" but not word about pay. s. To
have Il man take the paper until he is in debt
eight or nine dollars, and then slip off to parts
unknown, without paying; leaving the postmas
ter TO give notice of the slide TO the editor
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-30

SAD ArFAIn-On Saturday evening last,
about o'clock, Mr. John NJ. Owens, of this
place, was shot by man named Howard, re
Gently from Pickcns District, South Carolina.
The parties had some difficulty at an earlier
hour in the day, which was thoughtto be settled
but both las we understand) were drinking and
the difficulty was revived, with the result above
stated. Several versions of the affair are IN
circulation, but as we know not which is correct
and as Howard is in the hands Of the law, we
deem it improper to give the rumors in regard
the matter. The ball entered in front, passing
through the breast t-Loue and ranging obliquely
through the right lung lodged just under the
shoulder. Drs. IIiIliard and llarpy were soon
on the spot, and rendered all the service which
it WAS i'll the power Of medical skill to bestow:
Owens is still alive, but no hopes are entertained
of his recovery. He is man of fine construction
and powerful frame, otherwise lie must have
died ere this. Owens has a wife and seven
small children who will be left destitute in the
event Of his death. Howard was Immediately
arrested and committed to Jail.
p. S. Friday morning. Mr.. Owens died this
morning at 'clock.-AShuU{e Nrecs.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-30

COOP TEMrER.-Young people in looking
around for companions for life, generally try
to seek and obtain such as are possessed Of
good temper, by which is meant an amiablo
disposition Now this is not easy to ascertain
before hand. Smiles are cheap and they are
indul~ed in to suit the occasion; and, besides
the art called conrtshp is too often Jlack art
in which each party tries to cheat the other
into the belief that they are the most amiable
being on earth. Some temyers are too "good,"
so good in fact that the very goodness" itself
is Il prominent Indication of stupidity and
lazness. Sueness should be avoided as the
leprosy. A suen man is Il horrible compan-
ion to be with; but how much worse and re-
pulsive is a sullen woman, and that woman a
wife, a companion night aud day! Think, U!
man, oftEe pleasure of sitting at the same
table, and occupying the same room, for a
fortnight, without exchanging word, sens-
ment, KISS or smile with your sulen wife!
Think Of this when yon next press the hand of
your "inlarkic" and vow she is an angel done
up in ribbons and muslin. Think Of this con-
fding youth, keep eyes ight and dress accor-
dingy.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-30

Oun RAILRoAp.-GLoRIors News 1T af-
m 10 soSn fHas.lH re- Hd,; ;9aspEe a. to announce, as
we call public attention, that the ozvo,ooo ~.
oui,ir" for tn" organization Of the Greenvil!c
and Fremch Eroad Railroad Company, in com.
pliance with the terms Of the charter, have been
subscribed. a meeting Of the stockholders has
been accordingly called, TO be holden in this
place, at the time designated in the notice, when
President and nine Directors will be chosen
for the ensuing year.
Arrangements have been made to have the
route south OF this place surveyed, competent
engineer having been employed for that purpose,
who, as soon as an efficient corps can be organ
izcd, which will be in few days, will commence
operations The first important step beingtaken
in this great enterprise, its final success is Ger
tain, if those whose assistance and cooperation
are invoked by every consideration of duty and
interest, will put their shoulders to the wheel
and make a long pull, a strong pull, and pull
altogether" "-Ilshcpiie Spectator.