The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-02-14

entirely rXruird such pruvi>n iur the country pF,S'
They have. however. fair precedent III the ro"''''
ot rariu" another :uri We wot OF.
Notwithstanding we were not among the privileged
| few or rather mGay witnessed the contest l"I
vi,tnry between 7,' hro' and Fus"y Washington"
with considerable interest. We were much diSap-
! pointed III the final result were not prepared
10 witness So signal defeat Of the Old rip Van VIM
klr9 co,rrScr For the information oi the curious VIC
will state tlrt VIC lave heard it mentioned i'll kiI"w-
n- circles that 7r,. Rirsy i to hc withdrawn from
the turf: and sent 10 Texas
Whilst are upon racing matters II may r wcIl
enough to mention that il is expected thai mattel!
race Of Slnn0Oa Sidr will lc run CrXt Fall We think
on the Hawthorn Course. near CaIn'lcn. between
J,ace H"4e. '""nsing t" Maj! Bacon. and Errt'la"f.
belonging to the Mc<<rS. puSwEil- Of Virginia. We
understand that forfeit q! S5Ouu las hccu promptly
entered int" bv the parties concerned.
1t WIS our pleasure whir in Charleston In nHike
the acquaintance cr RnnEEr MrKNlGnT Esq. former.
IL Of the UNo'ivc J,,raoL We believe hc is now
,volng himself to the mercantile business Several
Of our readers in Camden will remember Mr MCKNIGHT.
us having formerly resided in our good old town.
On Friday we called on several Of the merchants in
Charleston" and found them in anticipation Of IN in
creased business the coming Spring. which, from MAN.
;$ta;iolS in various sections Of the country. We have
reason believe they will secure 1t is SAIL howcv-
cr by those VIII" llvc the opportunity of Judging that
the facilities of Charleston in supplying the South and
S"lrIl.WcSr markets will require very decided a'li-
ullS in order secure and retain the great body ol
this trade, which las for Years flowed III Northern
channels and will 50 continue until there is practical
demonstration Of the clrm that Charleston is fully
c<Scnlialics Of well appointed j"hl'im. business.
! &c.
We shall hail with peculiar delight the iawning OF
that rcrind when the Southern people shall {" m"Sse
assert their commercial independence Ola people wh"$c
audacy and presumption has been irsc'l into truly
formidable political obstruction to constitutional
administration of common government. i'll Il great
measure hy the thousands Of tribute cXtortc from the
! South
The great misfortune in this doctrine Of noll-iirr-
course is that in its Inauguration you are hound Ia
touch the pockets ui tic S"thc:n people well ~
those "' the Northern States AMI have no kind "i
doubt brt That ,lI;n' is equally much <clSiiivcnc>S
in the one the other II"mr" it will he 10 matter
Of surprise to this orur exploded into thin air.
hy the failure L" the South sacrifice liiI! present
gain for grcn; future good Like the political RESISTANCE
of the South To the c!icrm,hmcnts Of al"lilioi>n.
fear icrr will be great difficulty III $ccrlrim" anything
Ike u!!niuy "i action III This movement. AMI that
consequently it will he brought 10 StaNd>till by the
al'S,ncc Of tc necessary locomotive power.
We >'"urlic. during car stay, at the Planters ll"-
lcl under Tie proprietary "f M"SSr> G0RMAT u
MCt'oEn. where We were PROPERLY carol icT. The
venerable J. ". LAMGKlN who has ion: lc,'n ronncc-
ted tlcrcw. still las II place i'll the picture, and
We found him quite oiging Ia tio>r around
um Saturday morning WE left the city. in Company
with g'"liy number Of ac'!uau,;lcrS :snl irclulS.
and able /" report "''r>c!f ready for the
lmr! again. promising u; r;; 10; ,.i \;o rr"rc
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