The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-01-03
Our New Years s:!yu1a1ory.

According to promise and previous announcement
we salute our patrons and friends to-day in consdcra
bly, enlarged Dimensions and under, Nc hope cncour
aging ;,Ill ll;tterinS auspices.
The occasion is one to Of peculiar interest and Il
marked era in life as journalist Yen years have
been full; measured since our advent here and it may
very reasonably be supposed that in that time have
marked many changes i'll our own experience rs well
as in the experience Of others.
How many, who were tlen-tcn years agE-on liles
stage with us have ended carthS brief rAigrnagc,
and already "joincd the innumcrablc caravaA whilst
Others. bnt seemingly Ct yesterday. even pow on
the threshold Of manhood ready to bear their Rart in
lifes stirring drama. But such is liie!-clAngng.
varying. restless forever Oh the wing-and wei must
keep pace to the music which time beats, even though
it he funeral marches TO the grave
II is profitable sometimes. and greatly wise II talk
with our past hours" From experience we me-! draw
the most profitable lessons, and although oftcna severe
teacher is, after all. the best, and from nge otici
would we hav" learned so well We may asfk kmc then
that have had some experience: for Jim lookin'
around among our catemporrcs of the StFtc press, il
is significant fact that we can call to mnH but vcr
few. if any, beside the venerable Cominr Of Charles
ton. whose editors and prorrictors lEhve not been
changed. and, in many instances repeatedly since our
connection with the l'essgaay. we arc almost be-
ginning imagine ou:$u!C quite vctcran,-at least
among the veterays~1'lerc are perhaps, only or
two country papers with the same editors now rs when
we Golupacncctl; VIC know Of but two. The Chcraw
Guzefe and Edgc!!cld .ldcertser may be the cxccp
tons. \
We Nave borne the burden and kcat of the day
alone ami often unadcd. and has frequently happened
that our 0rts have indeed been feeble That We have
fallen far Mellow our OWN standard. is true, and
dsapponttsl expectation in others. is than proba
bic Yet ii is even possible that but few others, under
precisely thcS same circumstances, would have done
much better iie the aggregate.
The Office ofSa proprietary Editor. who attends prop
ery to his bushes is by sinccure. TlleT.
arc duties and responsibilities connected with this
cation to which Ahe uinitiacd must ever be strangers
and, the life Of nj independent Editor whose thinking
is not done by proxy is not always the most desirable
and agreeable crc is required incredible amount
of foresight and sa$scity,-to which zee have never
presumed to ASPIRE not so much in saying what ought
to be said leaving hnsad what ought not to be said
But there is no cloud however dark which has not its
silver lining, aud although
Into each life soflc rain must fall.
Some days must Rc dark and drcary,"
there arc. nevertheless "l lcyon days, and frequent
rcststatios and moments l6N pleasant respiration all
along the way.
1t is not proper that we $bsk cycniIiimatc how
wt:: ~ NY have imagined lksIl to have succeeded,
and,yct ii is ffes;Int to repeat kind words, which
can never die" T706tain Success i'll any pursuit,
We have bscp taught that it's first necessary to de-
serve it; aeit merit is not always rewarded. it's,
nevertheless, slna consolation to know that the
wise and patriotic often applaud though i'os iay at
the same time dcri,tc. :.