The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-01-24
Old Veterans

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Old Veterans
Often serve to bring the light Of other days"
around US, and, however soiled, worn and tattered
their garments may be- they must not be despscd be-
cause they seem to be representatives of less pre-
tentious age than ours 1t is sometimes profitable to
delve for the gen. though deeply buried amid the rub
bish Of past years.
We have in our possession, through the kindness of
friends nd we shall be thankful for others several old
and dilapidated specimens of newspaper Typography
a gentleman gave US the Other day. copy Of the
Eastern Argus published at Portland, Maine, August
10, 1872, @apponted to promugsIte the Laws of the
United States"-of decidedly dimnuitive dimensions
and of ancient style There is nothing in the contents
which would likely interest our readers.
We have also the Camden Gazette of July Is, 1918,
which contains several advertisements and announce
ments in connection with the Of parties scarcely
one of the originals Of which be found in our midst
In the number, Judge JOSEPH BREvARD is nominated
for Congress- to supply the vacancy occasioned by che
resignation of Hon. STEPHEN D. MILLER who was
subsequently elected Governor Of the State.
TnoMA SALMoSD, Esq, for so many years the popu-
lar President of the Branch Bank at Camden appears
as Clerk of the Court for Kershaw District and the
4sEabe Rev IsAAc sMIrs the tablet to whose memo
PostfMa ''1''t-e' '-----
Thf late WM. McKESNA, Esq, of Lancaster about
whose Will suit at law is now pending, was at that
time Clerk of the Court for said District
The Camden "Wholesae Prices Current" report
Upland Cotton from % to 30 cents Rice, from 81 to
| S9 nor Crt Finn C,rdan Flour n Drrp,c mr. Ar
RAs?-at II per barrel; Muscovado Sugar, l6 to ls
cents per pound: Salt Sl.25 per bushel and Molas.
ses from Is to 81 cents per gallon.
Our readers will discover slight variation from the
prices Of "auld lang syne"-particuarly i'll Cotton
with those of the present day. But we had no Rail
Roads in the olden time. and it was considered an i'm
mense undertaking to go to town. week from Cam
den to Charleston aoout the quickest trip on record
then was fur days-considered fast travelling What
would the old folks of that day have thought Of the
idea that,
BY rising very soon
We might in Camden break our fast
In Charleston dine at noon.
We have also copy Of the Southern Chronicle d
Camden 1Egis, of Nov. "a, 1924, about as large as
moderate sized and published week.
ly at "three dollars per annum, payable yearly in ad-
vance, four dollars at the close of the year. with an
addition Of fifty cents to remote subscribers at the ex-
pense of the editor" In those days we presume one
paper supplied neghborLood; there has been a con-
siderable reduction in the price Of news since them
This number contains correspondence between Gov.
ernor JOHN LIDE WILSON, and General LAFAYETTE, q
cordial invitation being extended by the former to the
latter to visit South Carolina
Notices preparatory to the celebration of laying the
cornerstone Of DEK,LB's smonument-whicL was done
by General LAFAYETTE, in March, S25,-also appear
One from Governor WILSON, as Grand Master Of the
Masonic fraternity, inviting the brethren to unite on
that occasion; also Military order from the Execu-
tive to the General Of the 9Th Brigade relating to the
same subject.
Such incidents these deserve to be treasured up
as mementoes Of other days, forming, as they do a
part Of the history Of town and its inhabitants al
most al OF whom here mentioned have already moved
to that mysterious realm"
OF the General Committee Of Arrangements for the
DEKALB Monument, only two survive of the eleven
names mentioned, to-wit Hon. JAMES CilEsSUT Sr
and COL JAMES S. DEAs, of Mobile Alabama The
rest have gone to their CHANGERS in the "silent halls
of DEATH" We append the following editorial note
relating to the progress Of the work designed for the
Monument
ave understand that the stone for the basement Of
the DEKALB Monument about to he erected in Cam
den, is now preparing at the quarry White Oak,
sixteen miles from town. Col. BLANDING offered to
supply it to the Committee of the Monument free Of
charge 1t is to be finished here and erected by work
tbo
the public works The stone will be transported from
the quarry in fourteen wagons, some Of which have
been offered for the service by planters in the vicinity.
Tho day when the foundation Of the Monumen: will
be laid, will be- perhaps the most attractive ever wit
messed in this section Of country. General LAFAYETTE
will be here; the Masonic body will he numerous;
brigade of troops will be assembled, and tile entire
population of the country far around will no doubt be
together to assist in ceremony calculated to elicit the
best feelings Of the heart-the re-interment of the
ashes of soldier Of liberty and the foundation stone
of Monument laid over them by an old friend and
companion in arms
At another time we may present readers with
the sequel of the interesting ceremonies alluded to in
the above notice-a pamphlet Of which reprinted
some four years ago for gentlemen Of this place,
giving the full details of the reception Of General LA
FAYErTE and the ceremonies of laying the corner
stone Of the Monument " 10 DEKALr" now in front of
the Presbyterian Church These valuable incidents
in history, and will he read with increased interest
in after years by those who in their turn will follow
lls.
The Annals of Camden should he prcserved-its
history written whilst yet single landmark is
left 1t is now almost too late, and few years will
consgn to hopeless oblivion many interesting incidents
which might very well serve us to point moral and
4 lorl tale Who will essay the noble task?