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The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-07-24
Sslefteb poetrp.
THE LITTLE BOY THAT DIED.

I am all alone in my chamber now,
And the midnight hour is near,
And the fagots crack, and the clocks dull tick,
Are the only sounds hear,
And over my soul, in its solitude,
Sweet feelings Of sadness glide;
For my heart and my eyes are full when think
OF the little boy that died
went one night to my fathers house
Went home to the dear ones all,
And softly opened the garden gate
And softly the door Of the hall.
Ny mother came out to meet her son,
She kissed me- and then she sighed,
And her head fell on my neck, and she wept
For her little boy had died.
And when gazed on hisinnocent face,
As still and cold he lay,
And thought what a lovely child he had been,
And how soon he must decay:
80 Death, thou lowest the beautiful"
In the woe of my spirit I cried,
For sparkled the eyes, and the forehead was fair,
OF the little boy that died.
Again will 60 to M fathers house
Go home to the dear ones al
And sadly III open the garden gate,
And sadly the door Of the hall.
l shall meet my mother; but never
With her darling by her side;
But she'll kiss me and sigh and weep again
For the little boy that died
shall miss him when the flowers come
In the garden where he played;
! shall miss HIM more by the fire.s'de,
When the flowers have all decayed.
shall see his toys and his entity chair,
And the horse lie used to ride,
And they will speak, with silent speech,
OF the little boy that died.
shall see his little sister again
With her playmates about the door,
And I'll watch the children in their sports,
As Incvcr did before;
And IL in the group I sec child
Tha:'S diulplcd and laughing-eyed,
Ill look to see if i: ma? not be
The little boy that died.
We shall all 60 home TO our fathers house
To our Father. house IN the skies,
Where the hope OF our souls shall haveno blight,
.tua our love no broken ties;
We shall on the banks Of the river Of peace
And bathe in its blissful tide;
And one Of the joys Of our heaven shall be
The little boy that died.
Ani therefore wien I am sitting alone,
And the r!u gilt hour is near,
When the Gigot's crack and the clock dull tick,
Are tic culy sounds hear;
Oh sweet oer my soal in its solitude
Are the eeiingsot sadness that glide;
Though my heart and my eyes are full when | think
Of the little boy that died.
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Poor Mi.Iincrs and their Pcrsccu-
ti0[s.

Mrs. Thomson, in hcr "Rcc"ectionS Of Lltcra-
ry Characters and Celebrated Places" says:
"Campbvl, the poet, WAS in the habit uf visiting
at the house Of a lady, then milEncr III EdI"-
bur-h SniIc not rcaler-this mIIiner wa,
indeed Il lady of IN ancient Scottish lineage, ana
of undoublcd re>pcctahllitv. 1t was, III former
days hv 10 mcans uncommon Tor ianl'leS o'
rcsrcctaUity 10 place their poriiouic>s daughters
in business. The pride Of even noble Scottish
families strange 10 say, WAS not compromised
by having relations in business. Even can
remember wedding dresses being rrare for Il
female relation of mine by the S>cs D.,
who were connected and that close Y, with til"
noble houses which glory in their ancient name:
and these excellent and respected ladies were
visited hv these proud kin>t1Ik, aud regarded
with a consideration that did credit to both the
great and the tumble A word more about
miII;ncrs. Among all t.cS'', observed Lazy, Ia
business. addressing "u" Of my sisters. who mac
chancrI to pass tic door Of her workro"m. and
WAS looking a, a group Of poor grl> bu>IY plying
the needle. should say there are net two who
ou"lt 10 be here. Some, she added as she
passed on. are the daughters Of English clergy
man. Others of officers; four Of them, and tn"
best, and most patient arc the daughters "l
h:rll, proul Scotch families. 10 prove my
point still tmthcr:a lady Whose name stands
hirh in the literature of ullr country WAS obliged
hv aLvcrS. circumstances to lace her Young
dau"liirr III orc of these establishments ct bust
ness. 1t WIS in lhnSe times though; III" i"'>s
,hinr that could BE- done: and spne sacrifice "t
meaa<, and aUnMlanc" vf fortitul' Oh both >;d:>
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NATIONAL CmARAcTERlsTILs.--BY PUNCH.

France is the land Of sober common sense
And Spain of Intellect ual cmincncr:
Unbch,ndcd liberty is Austria, boast,
And Prussia's kingdom is as frcc-almost;
In Russia there are no such things rs chains,
Supreme, in Rome, enlightened reason reigns.;
America that stationary cline -
Holds to tradition, and the oldcn time;
Eng gland, the light, the thoushless and the ga.
Rejoices in theatrical display,
The Sons Of Scotland arc impusive, rash,
Infrm of purpose, prodgal of cash;
Whilst Paddy's arc the lips that know no guile
For truth has fyed her throne in Erns isle.
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WhltiStO be Done

In 1882, when South Carolina nuliiiicd the
Tariff, Congress adopted, by an overwhelming
vote, the inquilous Force Bill, and President
Jacks',us course won for himself the applause
Of all quarters of the country. That bill was
aimed at South Carolina alone, and expired by
its own limitation. Massachusetts presents now
case nf >inIi.arbut aggravated character The
notification of South Carolina broke no faith
with her sister States, and deprived none of
them Of their property. That Of Massachusetts,
does both. 1t tramplcs upon a clause in the
Constitution for the rendition of slavc-a clause
which in its very nature had all the force and
obligation of Il treaty between sovereign States,
and robs the citizens Of another State Of their
rish,flI property. b, her act she stands UP
in the C0ni;.drrac, and invites to her arms, with
pledge, Of ofinpu',ily and security, the slaves Of
the South to dscrt their masters. She adver-
tis.s herself As Il sovereign negro thief. whose
thcft< are to Lc defended by all the authority
and power Of state!
" hit IS to he done? Will Congress, in its
boastvd devotion TO the Constitution, mete out
t. Massachusetts in ;55, the same measure that
it did to South Carolina in '33! Or will it pass
over as harmless and pardonable in the former,
what was denounced as treason in the latter
We shall sec Nullilication, doubtless, in the
dictionary OF the Federal Government, is quite 4
different thing in the South and in the North.
Now, really it is matter Of not the least
Importance to Us, whether Congress takes action
in this matter or not. 1t certainly cannot 10y
any legislation make the Fugitive Law anything
else than what il has been from the first, worth
less cheat, over which Southern submissionists
made great hurrah, and persuaded the South
to believe that she had gained much, when she
had gained nothing. and which has furnished to
abolitionism pretext for any amount of abuse and
agitation. Charleston Mercury.
During an examination of Il witness as to the
locality of the stairs in house, the counsel ask.
ed him:
(which way did the stairs rum"
The witness, who, by the way, is noted wag
replied that: -
"Onc way they ran up, but the other way
they ran down.
The learned counsel winked both eyes, and
then took look at tho ceiling
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Tie SEcRET.-"I noticcd,' said Franklin, "a
mechanic among number If others, at work
ON Il house erected but Il little WAY from my Of
flee, who always appeared to b" in merry hu.
NOR, who had kind word and cheerful smile
for every ole he met. Let the day nc ever 50
cold. gloomy, Or sunless, harry smile danced
like sunbeam on hi> cheerful cnumtcrancr.~-
Meeting him one morning, asked him to tell
me the secret Of his coustant happy flow Of SlIr
its"
NO secrrt Doctor" he Replied, Il have got
one Of the best wives, aud When 20 to work she
always has kind wo:,i "t cucnura cement for ne
and when 90 home She meets Irc with sInlie
and kiss, and then tea is sure to he ready, and
she has done So many little things through the
day to please me, that cannot find it i'll my
heart ,o,spcak an unkind word to anyb"dy.'-
What All influence, then hath woman over the
heart Of man, to soften it and make it the foun-
tain Of cheerful and pure emotions. Speak gen.
tie, thea, happy smile and kind word OF
greeting after the tolls Of the da, are over, cost
nothing, and g. far towards making home hap
pv and peaceful.
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PL,Srs Is BED. .RooM.-Nr. d. Beaton, in
the Cottage Garlencr, remarks that "athough it
is quite true that plants do vitiate the air OF
room to comparatively fractional degree, it is
equally we'll asccrtaincd that they consume and
destroy very great deal Of foul air; and that
without foul mir, such as would kill man, plants
coull not be kept alive at all. We gardeners
know this fact from every days experience, we
cannot grow plants 50 vel, or SO quickly, in the
sweetest air as in sinking hoibcd. All the
animal creation v;,iate common air every time
each one breathcs the breath Of life. or life sus-
tanning air, and were it not that all the vegeta
bic kingdom depend on this sitiated air FOR part
Of their Subsistence and great part, too, this
world would have been at an end a. soon as AM.
mails covered the face of the earth. Therefore, and
without the shadow Of doubt, plants are the
best purifiers Of all the agents that have yet been
known TO cleanse the air of bedroom, or any
other room in a house provided always that
such plants are not in bloom, or, at least, DO not
bear bloom with strong scent"
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BLESSINGS or Poverty. Hear what a dis

BLESSINGS OF Poverty. Hear what dis.
tinguished writer says on the subject:
poverty is the nurse OF manly energy and
heaven climbing thoughts, attended by love and
faith and hope, around whose steps the noun
tain Jreczcs blow, around whose steps the noun.
tain breezes blow, and from whose coupcnancv
al the virtues gather strength. Look around
you upon the distinguished men that in aevcry
department Of life guide and control the times,
and inquire what was their origin and what was
their early fortunes. We're they, as general
rule, rocked and dandled in the lap OF wealth
No, such meu emerge from the homes Of decent
competence or struggling poverty. Necessity
sharpens their faculties, and privation and sacri.
fee brace their moral nature. They learn the
great art Of remuneration, and enjoy tho happi'
Ness Of having few wants. They know nothing
of indifference or safety. There is not an idle
fibre in their frames. They put the vigor Of
rcsolute purpose into every act. The edge Of
their mind is always kept sharp. In the schools
Of lice men like these meet tie softly nurturcd
darlings of prosperity az the iron meets the ves
sci Of porcelain"
On the Camden and Anboy Rail Road rrany
Of the wheels Of the passenger cars are Of wood.
They are made Of red cedar, carefully kilndried,
and cut into scgrnents or Vshaped so as when
put together so.aake solid wheel of about 81,
inches thickness. The hub is Of cast iron, about
eight inches long, and with a wide circular fsuge
or collar at each end, through which the wood is
bolted. In the hubs are sockets for the heads
of radial bolts, these being made to pass through
each alternate segment, from the hub to the
outer circumference. A thin ring Of hoop iron is
placed around the wheel, and the tire is then
shruukon They last remarkably YELL
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iyylrGHcs-- Every one, he bis >i;na'Ion what
/ nav. i,n; aIi interest, though lie may not FER
crv,, il in IT,. moral imlr"vrnrrnt OF >s'ir'y.--
Could We r,novr the curtain that >rpc!atrs tim"
from eternity aud hook n,o I'll" r";s!iI', OF that
world "!rnnI whence 10 traveller r"tnrns.' and
could W. hr Permitted 10 SC" what s!1a!i be here
aE:: ::r ,hr:. might We knrw tn" Iui ;lictS oE oGr
words aulaclonS. .-conl'EcIi"nd Tie result "t lii'
smaIlr>; cxr.tua in the cal,,c Of virIu" and real
H.. the awful c"H<rGr"mcyS Of even Il word or look
,!at would deter from the path u! rc,t tu''e.
Our cpmhuc; affects first ourselves and iho>"
Immediately around u>. then, throu-h them. 9th.
or, more rcilvt. au still onward Ek" iii" circle
in the water, until the influence is lost to our
yicw in the rii::;ayr"; all oar words and actions
should b., governed by 4 regard to this 'no'i!cn-
lous truth What a sad retrospect to look on Il
lite spent without usefulness, and what is TAR
worse, the influence We exercised over our fellows
used to I,rlmctc no good call>", to inrlta TO n"
hencfcitl purpose pcrcEanc" "mPio,Eed torncoHr'
a"c Others in ice. or in turning them from t's'
path o.! virtue This il Il sad thought, Of some
it may b. true; 1T each one VIII" reads. conNl'ler
for hims ii and see that Of him it may never be
said he turned any from the path Of rcctitude.
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nrsr lie liked So well 10 ay, that lie heS away OH
nil b. oalue 10 srea. desert. wLcIe there Was no
hing but sand Qb far as he could See by lis 'iie
he WAS faint and thirsty bu could eco no water: ne
tried 10 !v further, but could not: his wlaGs talcd
,n h. fell DOWN painting the hot sand, where he
died miseYabiy.
God gave the other little Ash knowledge, as he de-
sred TO understand all kinds ot danger but, lnsteao
of being happier, he was all the time in terror ne
was afraid to 20 into deep water lest the great hshes
there would swallow him up; and he was AFRAID 10 =
into the shallow wafer lest it should dry up nnd e",
him. 1t he SAW iy, or anything he Weu' INV
cat, he did not venture 10 touch II, itSt 'n'Io w
he a hook concealed under it. So he plneu away Auo
died. ..,, onro .,
God loved the other little trout, and took care o'
him. aud kept him from all danger 30 lh ho ""' '"'
happiest little fish that ever lived
And now reuder which of the fishes was inc wlscs''
q tha last Won will say. The Others were to blame
f M, he;u satisfied with what God had gwen thch'
and believing that he knew BEST
rs RI sCRlrrURAL TO DANCE Something
as amid the other day ubout I'M Evangehca! chnrcil
n, gloucester, Macs, renewing is pastor because oil
discourse OF his in favor OF dancing. II turns ou'
now that Il majority Of the jspt8If mcmb'FS "s'f ~!
Egror Of lie J,gstor and as they HAD on some occn-
sions been permitted TO vote there some trouble
on account of their being deprived OF vote on 'lS
question. Ii was an Amti-Woman Rights de'hoil-
stratl"n from beginning to end
Now why can't the women dance anu oe SUI 10,
tool That is the question Is it not written in inc
good book tina, Miriam the prophecies inc siser vi
Aaron, took tinbrel in her hand,-and all the wn-
men wen. ' out after her, with timbrels and with
dauces3" Did not the daughter of Jrptha como Sa
to meet her father, ut Mizpoh, with dauees! Inc
daughter Of HeroLias danced to3-hut' iest te equ.
vocal purpose which her tcrpschorean performances
are supposed to have in vew,-be c!ted III coIue'h-
nation of the women OF GlOuceser-"e pass o'i y"
ask how are we going to overcome tho command t"
"Praise God in the cymhals aud dances which, by
the way, is sung, in good English Ill every EPscopn'
throughout the world, on tho 3st day ofcvery month
in the yeer,-especally ii that day be Sunday'-lN'
J. ErnreSS.
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,hau 10 -ay that II tho right he made OUT 10 To-
nurc n bond il must be as cc"dHth oi t!.o del'1t'y
Sow pu; 10 the Senator to show wherein tho cvu-
stiiu;oiI when you required 10 denver u? tue Ia"
1mr ynr can interpose anything to TINT claim Bu;
what is that claim 1t is that the iuSitivc was heI
,o service That's all the constitution requires sl"uiu
Er nrnycd nothing more. lou are required ~ SNOW
,bot fact ont of which the clam ARISES III ORDER 10 ~
iw, of his bripr carried back. And If the proof Is
confined 10 that ask upon what authority The Sei"'
.or from Kentucky supposrs they may deliver upon
ouIilinn7 Ii they can deliver upon one c"nd''n''
nm nnv condition. and they may restrain inc
p-ilarv right OF the property which Is ,aicseu "
1T, have said and repent, III no olleh''c S:,'st
nj ALL but as matter of duty tomy constituent; ',',
insist on the right as understand 1t, .LaIl
IN Them TO recover their fugitive servants. >'''
therefore, vote against any proposition WINCH "S
knnyylrlo.s puwe in Congress to authorize hs i'-".
o he tried i'm any OF the free States, ana ohil tSt
IT, sav AGAIN. the constitution does not "aEIH. ',:a'
exercise of power tn. part OF Congress ana II '',"'
il would cilrctuaiiy defeat any Ia" WIG" ''''7'''
passed on the subject. III,
The f,r..tour extracts from the debate will iuiiy
show the whole yruund winch tins a'ilrlnirh was
rcSisted and is c!erruy lei! To the coI"'r! !"
eide whether. had the amendment hrci h!"P''u' 't'
concession would not have rendered the claus ~ !'
constitution provdi,t for the surrender vi iusit'c
slaves vulncCss 10 the South.
II may be remarked further, TINT ;iS acii9'eh''
though reported from the committee "l thf'"rh'
was never offered in the Senate rs substantive pre-"
position. .r..;
III. only vote taken upon il part OF Suhst!-
tie for the whole BILL which had been offered by Mr.
Underwood, OF Kentucky, ana then Gen. Cass voted
against il. ,
IAppendix to Congressional Globe, LIST Sess., 3lst
Cong. vol. ~, part I'd page lh2o
Respectfully yours. >-
SELMA Frederick county. Va, June 1855.
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A FINE tDDR ESS,

We lave TO thank its distinguished author Tor
copy Of Lecture delivered Baltimore, before the
Maryland Institute for the promotion OF the Mechah
L. Arts, on March 2Otl!, 1850, by Ex-PreSient IyeF
Of vir@nia, md published i'll handsome style by "FH''
OF tie Institute. The subject was "Ihe Prominoh'
characters aud incidents Of our History Ir"n ISL to
1885," The interesting theme is handled with TIC
beauty, power and patriotic fervor that characterize
all Mr.. TYLER. compositions. Iii. graphic review oil
mnmentoua events in which he took 50 pr"!nn"nt "
par. vii! be rcGI with in;cvcs: ana instruction. k"'
tired from the lurlnoils Of political life 10 the shades o'
his beautiful sherwood Forest Oh James kiVrr' he
dcvotcs himself TO his urm and to his BOOKS anu III
the bosom Of his interesting nmiy, enjoys Tile Iu"'
Of domestic happiness and the charms OIL o'u'"'''""'
ed hospitality He slll takes deep Interest ~ 'n'
great movements ,ranspiring in The w"riu-'''' W.
are happy to see him occasionally enTe his
opi .,ak IN. words o wisdom and PATRIOTISM l" Ills
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Correspondence OF the Philadelphia Ledger.
IN NEW WORK.

New York, June H. 1850
Tina agony Of the unfortunate "Sunucr' III his Phil
adelphia Convention is all the talk to-day. The Sc
ccRsion of the Northern delegates, in the man, is ny
proved Of but the cooler heads derccate the conrsc
III the Convention in meddllng with slavery AT a-
1t was not to ngitatc that. they say that tho Order
was conyocd, but 10 lay down some platform settiGa
forth the cardinal principles Of the Know N"hnss ST
far as the naturalization and "Romsh intervention il
American politics" questions are concerned. The
old line Wigs and Democrats look on and listen
but say nothing but the belief i, that it's all up with
poor SAM.
A man, named Butcr-an epil"ptlc, with m indigo
coored iace-having been arrested by couple OF po-
licemen for selling pamphlets containing the Brooks
and Hughes controversy, on the ground that nc was
disorderly character, the justice Connolly before
whom he was brought ordered that nc should find bail
to keep the peace for six months, in default Of which
he was committed TO Jail. To-day, however, the
friends of Butler obtained from Judge Morris writ
of haJeas corpas returnable Tomorrow This is suid
to be n new "Ronsh aggression" in tho know-No-
thing sense Of the word.
The Common Council have appropriated s"oo0 to
fit up Caste Garden GnlGrart depot, tho legal
objections to icvo;inl to that purpose having been
overcome. Pr,pelty-hol,iers III the vicinity OF the
Castle say it will knock down tho value OF real estate
IS per cent Our foreign relations will move into
the establishment it is expected hboNtihc Isl pfoX.
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WINDS OF SPRING.
pY FREDERICK TESSYsoS


II sudden Summer sione with al hor iighl
Who could abide ncr coming ma w!' 0'''
Awaking could affrvnt the flaming sk.fS
OF morning, and not tremble at tho s'Sn'
Slowly she bend. INTO us from me np p
Other cn:hronenent, and unveils her crown
With sovran sweetness as sho s.eppeth down.
Love shades her triutnphs, Mercy stays her might.
# like the frosts of Winter, Woe and Pain,
And sharp Misfortune, like the winds OF SPRING
VIE NOT some flowers, most sweetln poisoning,
Would no, DO gathcr'd in the world again.
Iroo, would not Ike the early primrose, blow;
~; Charity. like The violet OF The plain;
Nu.r.a;h. like the bright crocus dashd with ram.
Nvri' Ike tho pale bells in the snow.
airr V I'D, be gods i'll their unchanSlng bliss,
Il lu. = midsummer zenith could he still
Cusr :.!vx'd by passing cloud OF i'll
And ne high worlds unseen for light oil thls.
Bu,. i iu, star OF Glalucss rose no more,
Sell c,D,r.d hearts would harden into stone;
LIES swoo;est lights from good and evil thrown,
RE like tho rainbow, 'iwiSt the sun aud shower
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THE THREE SILVER TRouTs.
An ALLl.ooKl.

There were once three SILVER rnnts, who lived in
stream of clear water, which ran between two high
green banks. 1t was protected from tue wind and
storms and tho sun shone there 40 that was de-
li.htcu place. Besides, these hshas had plenty 10
ca, and nothing to trouble theni; so that you would
havo expected thsm 10 DO perfectly happy, But,
aus il was no; so; they were 40 foolish es 10 DO dis
e",ntc1 uad unhappy. ond God heard thea ~ co.., com
,aiht wi.h Tor whatever BIO pleased, and it should =,
granted Then the first little trou. said, I'll am tiret
OF moping here in the water. should Ike 10 move
wings and Fly in the dir us birds"
The mex: said, 81 ain poor ignorant little FISH, anC
do not know how 10 protect myself from danger,
should like 10 know all about hooks aud nets, so tina
might always keep Out of barn.
Che ,thertceut said 81, too, am poor Ignorant Int
tie iish, aud tor that reason Go not know what II
bes; for nc. Ny wish is, that God would take carr
of me, and give me Just what he thinks best; d.
nor want anythins that he does hot choose TO give
me-
So God gave wirrs> TO the srst, and he was quit,
baupy and, soaring ava, into tie air. felt very proud
and despsed his companions whoa b. had left p tb'
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ER0M MANiIl\IiIDN.

WASHINGTON Juno IA curious story has been
circulated to-day within uarrnw circle. and give
for what it is worth The rumor is, thai during the
last session OF Congress, McsSrs Prentice Of the Lou
sville Journal Ravnrr Fl"urnoy, and other gentle
men Of the South, in This city in secret conciavc
and the result OF their conference WAS Z promise by
nearly MI OF the Wing Congressman from The slave
States To cas-, their il, with the Know Noihings.-
Mvssrs Stephens, Toombs, Herr, and 4 few others
declined, and are now actively engaged in fighting
that Order, while tho others, ut lent some Of Them
are as fercely engaged lighting on the other side 1t
is further sad that John Bell Of Tennessee was spo-
ken of in connection with Houston for the Presden.
cv He had voted against the Nebraska BILL and
this it was thought would make him acceptable to the
North, while beng Southern man, he would not oe
damaged in that section OF tho country. Whether
the story is literally true or not concurrent c'on.'
omitng the s,:tect OF the presidency seem 10 '''
firm the correctness of the rumor.