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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-03-28

The planting IN Texas is said to be either
rapidly progressing or finished, as far as re-
CARDS corn and vegetables. In the lower and
western counties corn is already up. In Mid
die and Eastern Texas the ground has been in
fine condition, and has been broken up easier
and deeper than has been usual.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-03-28

The price of New York legislator varies
first quality sells at $50 900; middiing $4,000;
inferior S3,000-that is If the buffalo Courier
tells the truth when it says votes openly
purchased at the above sums, and that Sena-
tors and Assemblymen have their specified
price for supporting given measures.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-03-28
CLEARFIELD, PA, WEDNESDAY,, MARCH 2S 1860.

"forgive you, yes, thousand times, and then
not be able to show you millionth part of the
love which bear for you. Forgive you-but
III dare ask more than you dare hope perhaps
more than you care to hope-that you will
love me, that you will place yourself and this
sinned against, abused little hand in my keep
ing. Tell me Anna, have asked too much ?''
The answer was faint and low that came
from Anna Hawkes. lips, but nevertheless it
was asatifactory one for the sweet little mouth
from whence it came took immediate reward
in kisses.
So it all ended. And in few weeks after
Anna Hawkes. became Mrs. Arthur Stone,
mnch to the satisfaction of the wondering
school at Elton.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-03-28

The swamp-lands in the suburbs of New
Orleans are now being drained, and the eiti-
zens anticipate thereupon speedy extension
of the city.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-03-28

Coon ADvIcE.-He gave good advice who
said: If you are in trouble, don't tell it to ev-
cry one you meet. Not one in hundred will
sympathize with you. Some may speak a
word of comfort, to turn away and ridicule
you but precious few will laugh less freely,
or engage with less earnestness in the business
of life. Troubles, in nine cases out OF ten,
are like threatening clouds which soon vanish.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-03-28

They have queer test in Washington to as
certain how far man is intoxicated. If he
can say ssNational Intelligencer,' straight
out, he is considered passable. When he
sings out National Tcllinenccr," 1t is tho't
necessary for him to go home.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-03-28

Seeing cellar nearly finished, "a waggish fell
low remarked that it was an excellent founda-
tion for a story.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-03-28

There are in Leavenworth, Kansas, one hun.
dred and fourteen lawyers and judges.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-03-28

The Kentucky Senate rejected the bill pro-
hibiting the marriage of cousins.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-02-07
Madame Bishops Concert.

1t will be seen from notice in our paper to-day
that Madame BISHOP will give grand Concert al
Temperance Hall tomorrow evening Her reputation
is worldwide, and we can add nothing to it were
to make the effort The Charleston Evening Nctos, o
the lst instant suys:
Madame Bishops Concert last night at the Institute
Hail. drew together large number of those who bore
pleasant remenbrances of her charms of vocaization
nothing 10th to have these pleasurlble associations
Hewed Size fully realized every expectation HeI
voice has lost nothing of its freshness or meowness
Uniting the peculiarities so rarely combined Of the
ballad and operate styles of singing her fine musical
meditation impaired increased effect to that expression
which forms the chef characteristic of her vocal pow
eTs. We have rarely known the ballads she sung
rendered with equal sweetness while her more artiiic
al efortsthe perfect intonaton Of the highly cultur
ed artistic was finely blended with the emotional part
tied in passages requiring great vocal power but her
lower notes always presented that range of melodous
utterance which captivaes by unrivaed liquid sweet
ness and graceful meditation. Her cadences fall de-
lghtfny the ear because they the fruit of taste
and sensiblity-of artistic cultivation and natural
feeling In all O. her sougs she was recalled, and in
Of tlem, such was tile spell of her melody she was
twice recalled.
Mr.. Sanderson is brilliant pianist. His execution
last night that of cultured proficient His hand
ling of the KEYS unites the utmost rapidity Of move
ment with delicacy. of touch.
Siguor Rudophsen is evidently q vocalist OF much
accomplishment both as an artist and one mbued
with dramatic power. His voice is that Of baritone,
clear i'll its notes, flexible and under good manage
ment
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-02-07
,Un,on Meetins in Low eli Mass:

a great Union Meeting was recently held at Lowell
Mas where the following Resolutions were presented
.bF Dr. J. C. AVER ms Chairman Of the Committc ap-
pointed for that purpose: ~
Whereas 1t is alleged that the people ofthe North
favor tho seditious teachings and countcnance the
treasonabe acts that have eliminated i'll annyasion o
q sovereign State of this confederacy and that we de-
Sign, by our political action to infringe upon the guar
apteed rights of the Southern States; therefore,
Resozved, That We the citizens of Lowell, view with
utter etestation the sts and designs OF John Brown
and his conederates aa believe that they suffered but
the just penalty Of their crimes
Resolved That we disapprove of any and all attempts
TO interfere with the rights and internal policy OF oul
sister States
= Resolved That we discountenance. sectional fannti
css and win resist it. its teachings and purposes, by
all legitimate means
Resolved That we hold the perpetnity of the Fedora
Union paramount to all other political considerations
3. being the cief basis Of the liberties we have inherit
ed from our fathers end that it is duty we owe
ourselves to our children, as we as to the cause o.
liberty throughout the world to-ransrt it unmparet
TO posterity."
These resolutions were passed without dissenting
voice. when DR. AVER, whom Lowell looks upon as it,
.eprescntative man, addressed the meeting with hi:
accustomed elogucnce and energy.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-02-07

onIv a-few years ago citizen, believe OF
massachusetts, was supposed to be tamperlng
with the negros in the lower part OF South
Carolina. Hc was taken up fogged, and 9th,
crwise maltreated. lie went to Charleston and
employed the man who stands at the very head
OF the bar in South Carolina, who instituted a
suit and recovered before South Carolina jury
$500 damages. IN believe the same thing
would occur under any circumstances. Justice
is done in South Carolina and tlsc.mlnlsters OF
justice, the judges, the jurics, and the-lawyers'
are always ready.
MIR. Wilson. The Senator from South Carolina,
Mr.. Chesnut,] to whom l was replying, made
this statement, and want to hold him to IT,
and l mean to hold him to it here, that the
driving off of Mr. Hoar. who went to South
Carolina in 1914 to test the constitutionaIity OF
the Act of 1920, was owing to the outragcs, the
wrongs perpctratcd by the State of Massachusetts
Where is the evidence of those wrongs perpc-
trated in 1s43 or 1874, by Massachusetts, upon
South. Carolina? When he presents the specific
acts, shall accept them, not till then. 1t Is
not enough =
Mr.. Chesnut Did the Senator never hear
never know, of any interference by the citizens
. of Massachusetts, any attempts upon their part
to induce hostile feeling among the slaves, to
incite them to insurrcction, to incuIcate upon
them disobedience to their masters, the right
to liberty, and the right to assert their liberty
If he does not it seems to ME he must have
shut his eyes to everything that passed arounc
him. The world knows it, and l think the
Senator must know it
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-02-07
Harper's weekly.

We find the following paragraph going the rounds
of our exchanges, taken from the East Fo,tlian pub.
iished at Fernandna:
.Ye desire to call attention to the fact that among
the advertisements to be found il the recent numbers
OF the above paper recommending Helpers tissue
ofijes nThe Impending Crisis" This should ofitself
e sufficient to render this sheet odious in the eyes of
ail true Southern men. For time past the Lead
ing articles in Harper's Weekly have had gradual
tendency to some of the most Objectionable features in
Black Republicanis, This IS not to be wondered q:
when it is stated that G.. W. Curtis, notorious and
rantng Abolitionst, is one of the principal editors
This paper, from the able manner with which it has
been heretofore conducted, and from the impression
which has prevailed of its being strictly neutral and
conservative ON the subject of politics, has found its
yay into thousands of families and has obtained very
large circulation at the South. If the amount which
has been paid out by Southerers for the support ohe
above paper had been devoted to the establishment OF
similar sheet in one Of our Southern cities we should
have had journal quite as interesting and far more
deserving Of our support.
We have not noticed the advertisement alluded to,
but independently of this fact we refer to the matter
simply to endorse the comments Of the Floridian in
relation to the support Of Southern papers, The Field
and Fsrcsde, of Augusta the Southern Literary Ness
enoer and Russell Magazine could all three be sup
ported HANDSOMELY by the amount paid weekly fol
Harper in the Southern States.-so. Guo'di"n.
We Join hands with you brother Guardian, and are
happy to say thatour people are taking the right course
with such documents. But jaur. Harper s-out oil
large number heretofore taken, are now received a
our Post Office, and these We are reliably informed
-illsoon be discontinued zs-sssl=s
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-02-07
MISCELLANEOUS.
Giving up the Argument.

A little debate in the ScnatG on Tuesday,
shows to what straits the anti-stavcry party are
now reduced. Senator Doolittlc, of Wiscon-
sin, not able to reply to the convincing argu-
ment that slavery" for the negro is Ills pro-
per and natural condition, endeavored to get
out of bad position by charging that South
crn men were in favor of slavery for white
men. This brought Senators Clay, Of Alabama.
Brown, of Mississippi, and Chestnut, OF South
Carolina; to their feet at once, who Indignantly
denied the inlputation, and demanded proof
This, however, was not forthcoming except that
Mr.. Doolittc pretended he had one or two en-
tracts from Southern paper which supported
his assertion. MIR. Chcsuut made noble and
truthful statement when he said that every
whme man at the South stood on an equal
footing, and that the people at the South did
not dcspise the white aborer. Perhaps there
is no sandcr SO constantly repeated, or, III fact,
so generally believed at the North, as this story
of the Black Republicans that all labor at the
South is considered disreputahle, and that a
working white is not considered any better
than negro. We know it is absurdly false,
but the story is nevertheless injustriousIv pro:
pagated. We are glad to note that distinguish
7
ed Southern Senators have stamped 1t with
ialschood 1t is worthy of remark Ill this COLI
nec,ion, however, that the "RepuLIicam" party
must be hard pushed when it does not attempt
to defend It's own principles but in lieu of it
resorts 70 disappearing its opponents. Why
do not the "lsepublicau" Senators defend tho
political equality of negroes with white men
WHY notattack the principles of Mr. O'Connors
recent speech 2 Not only they, but their Or
gans seem afraid to take up the issue thrown
down to them After all their boastlng that
no one at the North would dare to defend nc-
gro slavery" they show themselves too COW
ardly to grapplc with their antagonists. we
have seen few snccrs and Misrepresentation
of Mr.. UConnor, butnot an anti-sarcry journal
has vet had the manliness to undertake reply
to him. Like Mr.. Doottle, we suppose they
will now try to make out that the Democratic
party uphold the slavery Of white men As
they have great contempt for the Intelligence
of the people, they may think there are fools
enough who will believe this, to make 1t al
object for them to proach it; but we shall take
the liberty of doubling whethor they viii make
a paying business Of it,
New Io'b,D ,Doy Book.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-02-07
A gale OF tyureaui.ed Love.

The editor ofthe Urcku Union relates rs fol-
lows how he once fell in love, and "gotthc init.
ter"
We were never, kind reader, desperately in
love but once, and that with q red noscd, au-
burn haired girl with frcckled complexion,
and who had no prctcnsons to beauty; but
then she had such beautiful eyes, deep, liquid
orl,s through which her soul in moments OF
tenderness looked ont with passionate ferSor,
and Joyous mirth flashed and sparklcd with the
light OF a. thousand drops--diamonds we
were going to say, but then we never saw a
thousand diamonds Her name was Laura,
which, when breathed softly by very soft lov-
cr, is Il very sweet namc-and her cearringing
LAUGH fell around you like a shower of silver
bells. Moreover, she wore a dark wine-colored
dress trimmed with neat little fine collar Of
lace, which is one of the prettiest dresses and
has an effect to make 4 very plain girl look
absolutely charmng.-She never perforated he1
ears to hang thereby pendulum of brass and
glass, and the only ornament on the little hand
which needed none, wasa plain gold ring sacred
to the memory ola maiden promise. Well one
cvcning-it was moonlight in the summer time
--wc sat alone in the porch bya cottage, hold
ing that little white hand i!r q gentle pressure
one arm had stolen around her waist, and a
silent song of JOY, like the music of night, was
in our soul Our lips met iu u sweet, delicious
kiss, and bending softly to her car we whispered
a tale Of passionate devotion-wc proposed
and the Hnle red heatled riren refused us.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-02-07
Ancestral Pride.

In Australia the pride Of ancestry, it appears,
is in having had convict for father-the
"stock" being considered more "pluck-y" An
article OH the subject by an English writer,
says:
The descendants of the old convicts arc not
at all ashamed of their origin and considering
how our own "blue blood" piques itself on hav-
ing "come in with the conqueror," why should
they be! Inside-that is, in the first settled
parts of the colony-thc old prejudice against
those who are not lags or the offspring OF laggs,
still prevails among the lower orders; they are
looked upon as an inferior, plucklcss race.
Convicts' daughters make admirable matches
in an English point Of view; and one OF the
last Solicitors General of New South Wales
most agreeable, gifted, gentemanlkc yoang
fellow-was a convict's son.
And see how they talk Of the same matter
in California:
Mankind at the East have a reverence tor
wealth which is here almost wholly unknown
Californian would hardly waste second
look, save in the way Of business, if Cresi1s
himself were to appear among us. lie loves
money for the sake ofwhatit will buy, but never
thinks of it as a means OF winning respect
Family distinctions arc even less needed than
those oefortune. A man who has the good
Iuckto be born at all is here just as good as
one in whose veins flows "all the blood OF al
tbe Towards" The son of the Great Mogui
or a descendant in direct line from Julius Caesar
wonld enjoy mo higher consideration than
Paddy McGuiis. fresh frqm connaught; He
q !: 4..i,5f, AA sedale hl
4 he had hnv, wohIu DC -itcKlEowrceaeui
INIT as for his ancestors he had better follow
Ihcir Js example md "lry up" than to make any
rlaims on their;acconnt.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-02-07
Carrots.

w. can never cntcra garcia place whcrc
coIJsmitb tlourishcd and Chattcrton died =
,,.;,h,nt having tribute of reverence to tnc
presiding deity Of theplace, How Vencra"lc
does it appear, at least if it is genuine garrcs'
viii, singular projections, like the fractures III
noor GoItlsnith's face; its battered and thread
bar. walls, like old Johnsons WIG, and us mum,
l..r}.ss loop-holcs of retreat for the North Wlha
10 peer through, and cool the poets 'naS'''a-
! lion. II
1t WAS lonely garrct, far removed from all
connection with ,uortaIity, in which Otway
conceived and pa1rS,.,l his affecting tragedy OF
s,hst s iTt air tic stolen rolr~ ebich eventually
terminated in his death. 1t w. in a garrct
1hatpoor Butler inditcd his inimtabIe udbras,
and convulscd the King and the Com. with
laughter, while he himself writhcd in the qua,
ING pallgs OF starvation. y gentleman fonh'
DRYDEN, in his old age, exposed to the Ills o
poverty, and piuing in garrct i'll an obscure
corner of London. You may weep for my
situation" exclaimed the venerable poet, OF
seeing him, "but ncycrmind, my young TREND
tbe panr will he over soon." He died few
davs afterwards.
Poor Chatterton! the "sleepless boy, wh'
pcr;shcd in his PRIDE" overcome by poverty
and stuns to the quick by the hcartIess neglec
Of n biroted aristocrat, commenced his immor
talitv in a carrct in Shorcditch. For two day
previous to his death, he had eaten nothing!
Ills landlady, pitying his desolate condition
invited him to sup with her. lie declined th
invitation, and put an end to his existence D.
/ ison
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-02-07
LoyG DREssEs:- "Autocrat' Of the Al

LONG DnEssEs:-Thc "Autocrat' ofthe At
lantic Monthly throws off the following:
But contouud the makc-helicve women We
have turned loose in our streets: where DO they
come from? Why, there isn't 4 beast or bird
that would drag its tail through the dirt in the
way these creatures do their dresses Because
q queen or duchess wears long robes on great
occasions, q maid of-al-work. or 4 factory girl,
thinks she must makchcrSclfa nuisance through
the street, picking up and carrying about with
hcr-ah! that's what cali getting rrlgarlty
into Your bones and marrow. Making believe
to be what YOU are not, is the essence OF garl-
ty.
Show over dirt is the one attribute Of vulgar
people. If any man can walk behind ono OF
these women, and see what she rakcs up as she
goes, and not feel squcamish, he has gotta strong
stomach. wouldn't let one of them into my
house without serving them as David did SaQ
at the cave of the wildcrness-cnt oil then
skirts.
Don't tell me that true lady ever sacrifice:
the duty of keeping all around her sweet and
clean, to the wish of making q vulgar show
won't believe it of lady.
There are some things which no t;'s hon Ia:
any rig int to touch, and cleanliness Is one O
these things.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-02-07

Tie MIDDLE CLASS IN FRASce.-ln Ameri-.
ca, it is sufficient to say, (and there are many,
Americans who have studied the French at
home, and will confirm the assertion woman.
is either an angel Of purity, or she is the incar.
nation of vice. In France there is. no lack of
spotlcss female virtue, and there is a vast NUM-
ber certainly, of unrepentant Magadalcns; out
there is middle class, below the one and above.
the other This latter class is wittily described
bv Dumas himself, in one ofhis plays, "peaches
at fifteen sous" The idea is this: You pasa
fruit shop, in whose window is displayed a
basket of tempting peaches, all looking equally
luscious. You point to one, and ask its price.
Thirty sous" replies the dealer. Beside this.
peach Iicsanothcr, which appears quite as fresh !;
but The shopman offers it to You at half price;
and, when You express surprise, he turns it over
and rereals a speck of decay on the either side.
The allusion needs not explanation.
Paris letter.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-02-07

Cheering Words.

We owe many thanks to the Charleston Msrcu's. for
its kind expressions in our fvor and especially for the
following from recent paper: @
..TnE CAMDEN JoURSAL-f there be one journal
in South Carolina that deserves its present prosperity
Il is the Camden Journal Sound in the faith and earnest
in its advocacy it is the we'll established organ Of that
large country between the Wateree and LYNcS
Creek. We commend the Journcl most decidedly to
tho Charleston merchants as reaching rich and pros
porous. community, who deal much in this city. An
advertisement appears in another column"
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-02-07
SELECTED POETRY.
Prayer.


Prayer is the incense of the soul,
The odor fthe flower;
And rises as the waters roll,
To Gods controlling power
Within the soul there would not be
This infinite desire
To whisper thoughts in prayer to thee
Hadst thou not lit the fire.
Prayer is the spirit speaking truth
To thee, whose love divine
Steals gently down like dew to soothe,
Orlike the sunbeams shine;
Form the humblest soul that lives,
As in the lowliest flower,
Tie dew drop back his image gives,
The soul reflects his power.
At night when a is hustled and still,
:, = And e'cn soft echo sleeps,
A still small voice doth DER me thrill,
And TO each lieart-throb leaps
1t is the spirit pulse that beats
~ Forever deep and true;
The storm with its author meets
!. as sunlight grccts the dew.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-02-07

In Charleston, South Carolina. there IS a
strong effort to make that city great conf
mcrciaI port in the process oftime. 1t can be
done by great IiberaIity OF spirit, by encoHr"gg,
inc literature, arts industry, and all that tends
to make a metropolis attractive. All the
means of Capitalization must be applied to
make interior merchants seek the market. Al
article on the subject, from the Nere"Ty, vii
be found on another page.
IhHadelDhid Inquirer
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-02-07
watch. Mother.

The fc'cwng is beautiful of those little gems
which touch the heart:
Motlierl watch the little feet
Climbing DER the garden wall
Bounding through the busy street.
Ranging cellar shed and hail.
Never mind the moments lost .z5
Never mind the time it costs q
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-02-07

The Morse telegraph patent expires in 1860,
and will then he free to the public. 1t will
cause considerable extension OF the telegraph
lines and will give rise to good deal Of COM
petition.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-02-07
RecorerfnS.

1 we learn from Capt S. D. HouGn that Mr.. Bur.
WELL OUTLAW, recently wounded in an affray with Mr.
NEIsoS NEWMAN, is better, and it is supposed, will
cover HisrccoSery under the circumstances, will be
almost miraculous u
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-02-07

ANNUAL CoNvENTIoN OF You've MEMS
CHRISTIAN AssocIAr1oN:-The Central Com
mittce of Richmond, in accordance with the
recommendation of the last Convention, and
the wish Of Associations, as since expressed,
has fixed upon New Orleans as the place, and
the l til OF April next as the time, for holding
the next Annual Convention of the Confedera-
ton Of American Associations.