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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-10-07
XIX Century.

The October number is before US,
full as usual of entertainment. Miss
Annie NJ. Barnwell furnishes "The
Bandits of the Hartz Mountains" q
thrilling legend; DR.. Simns, continues
his RemiDisceDcec. of of Souther authors;
"Personne'" gives US another chapter
from "The early scenes of the war" !;
Rev. John Buchman D. D. furnishes an
interesting personal sketch of Hum
boldt, and the "Political Crisis" which
is evidently from the pen of of states
man is suggested the remedy for the
present misfortunes of the South. There
are many choice articles in prose aud
poetry besides, attractive to both young
and old. The "XIX Century" may be
had at the store Of j. A. Young.
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Rail Road Contention.
J. T. HAY, Sec.

Immediately after the adjournment
of the Kershaw Agricultural and Me-
chanical Society, last. Monday, on mo-
tion of Col. Shannon, those present or.
gauized themselves into. a Rail Road
meeting, to make preparations. for the
proposed Convention to be held at
Camden, on the eth inst. Gen. Ches,
nut was requested to'act as Chairman,
and J. T. Hay as Secretary. Thco.
Lang, Esq, submitted his report as a
member of the committee sent to at.
tend tho Convention at Charlotte, and
moved that delegation of eight or ten
citizens be appointed by the Chair tc
attend the Rail Road Convention on
the 9th instant. The motion being
carried, the Chair read out the names Of
the delegates. Col: Shannon then
moved that Gen. Chesnut be appointed
chairman Of the delegation, which was
done. ...
The delegates are: j. B. Kershaw
T. Lang, D. L. DeSaussure, Johr
McRae, J. NJ. Davis, w. 4. johnson
L. J. Patterson, J. R. Dye, j. I. Trant
ham, W. K. Thompson, T. F. Mellow
Mr.. Lang moved that committee
be appointed by the Chair to make ar
rangements for the Convention.
The Chair appointed on that com
mittee, D. L. DeSaussure, T. Lang
John Cantey and j. T. Hay.
On motion, the meeting hen adjourn
ed sine die.
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The State Const abulary.

The Grand Jury of Abbeville coun-
ty, in their prescntment published IN
the Press of last week, thus fttingly
characterizcs the actings and doinss of
the State cons,abulary. which is nui-
sauee in the eyes Of honest people. and a
g,ievous sore on the body polite:
As a part of the history of the times,
and as an evil calling loudly for redress,
on account of the magnitude of the in
teress which it involves and affects
being no other than the peace and good
order of the whole community-we feel
it to be our duty, under The solemn
obligation of the Grand Jurors oath, to
present to the poaoers III t be, the ac-
tings and doings of the State Constab-
ulary in this county. Not to 90 back
on the many acts Of lawlessness which
they have committed of which we, as
individuals, have knowledge, it is e.
nough that we advert to the outrage
which was pcrpetrated by members OF
the Constabulary during the present
week, and which came under our OBJ
scrvation in our organized capacity. On
Monday of the present Term a citizen
of this county, who was under bond to
attend the Court, was, without warrant
ur process of law, seized by a member
of the constabuluiy, and violently and
against Ircmonstrance, forced into the
municipal prison of the Town. At this
junctule nothing but the most deter.
mined efforts on the part Of certain in
Aurntial persons of the Town and coun
try prevented the effusion Of blood. A
warrant having been obiaIned for the
arrest of the offender. he was brought
before a, Magistrate; but, instead of being
committed to Jail, or bound over to an.
swer for his crime, by order of the Chief
Constable he WIS set at liberty, as being
member of the constabulary force
md therefore above the law. Such are
the facts s:oted in the Magistrate en-
d,rsemcnt upon the warrnnt. If the
person of the cltizen-much more sacred
in the eye of the law than his property.
evcn-is thus to be made matter OF
sport and caprice on the part of body
of men, not IN sympathy wiIE the inter-
ests and feelings of the community, not
responsible (as they claim to be) to the
justly constituted authorities of the
country, we feel called upon as con,
serva,ofs of the public peacc-as the
country itself, which we are-to protest
and demonstrate in the most solemn
manner against these acts, and in the
name of the peace, order and well. being
of tho community, to demand the re-
moval of this prolific cause Of discord
and trouble.
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Irs DARKi-The following beautiful
sentiments are from .Meister Karle's
sketch book, entitled. the "Night Of
Heaven" 1t is full of touching tender
ness:
It is dark when the honest and hon
orabIe man sees the result of years swept
cruelty away by heartles. adversely. 1t IS
dark when he sees the clouds ofsorrow
gather round, and knows that the hopes
and happiness Of others are fading with
his own. Butin tia. hour the memory
of past integrity will betrue consolation
anu assure him even here on earth OF
hope in heaven. 1t is dark when the
dear voice of that sweet child, once fond
" loved is no more heard in murmurs.
Dark when the pattering foot no more
resounds without the thresholds, or as-
ceuds step by step UP stairs. Dark
when some known air recalls the strains
once oft artuned to childish voice DOW
-hushed in death Darkness-bus only
the gloom which now heralds the day
spring Of Immortality and the Infinite
light OF Heaven.
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The INDIANS LOOSE AGAIN.--On
Monday we publisheda special dispatch
from Omaha, reporting that quiet had
been restored at the Pawnce reservation,
after lively skirmlsh between the Sioux
and Pawnees and the flight of the former
for thirty miles, hotly pursued by the
United States cavalry. On Wednesday
we gave an ntof fresh depredations
by Indians in Arizona On the same
day advice received by the Indian De-
partment from Fort Stanton, in New
Mexico, represented that the Nesculrro
Apache Indians are still on the warpath.
Yesterday VIC chronicled continued In
dian depredations and murders in
Montana, the attempt of a band of Sioux
to take possession of tide Shoshone re.
servatiou, in Wyoming Territory: and
an attact upon the soldiers at Laramie
Peak. 1t is thus manifest that the In.
dians are loose again, They are as OBJ
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Kershaw Agricultural and Me-
chanical Society.

The Society held its second regular
meeting on last Monday, at the Court
House in Camden, Gen. Chesnut pre-
siding. The report of the committee
appointed at the last meeting to see The
Governor relative to taxation. was SUBJ
mitted in writing, and read by the Sec
rotary. The substance Of it was: That
upon arriving at the Governors Office,
they were informed that the State Au-
di.or was the proper party to see upon
the subject, aud that his Excellency
would not intel fere. The reply of the
Auditor, was, that there was no author.
ity in law to re-assemble the State
Board of Equalization, but that he
would favorably consider any applica-
tion for a reduction of assessment made
to him through the County Auditor,
The Committee were received with
great courtesy by the Gov. and State
Auditor, who both expressed strong
desire to remove from the execution of
the law, every semblancc of oppression.
On motion of Col. Shannon, the report
was received and filed as information
Col. Shannon then stated, that in the
absence Of DR.. E. NJ. Boykin, chairman
of the Committee on Coolie labor and
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TIE CHARGE OF JUDGE ORR TO TIL

The CHARGE OF JUDGE Orr To THE
GREENyILLE GRAND jury LAST
WEEK-JURY LAw.-Judge Orr gave
it as his opinion, in his Charge to the
Grand Jury last week, that as the la~
now stands, constituting the first and Sc.
como acts Of the present. Legislature to.
gether, that jurymen are to be selected
still for qualifications, as well as in pro-
portion to the numbers of white and
colored voters. The list from which
jurors are to be drawn will, therefore,
consist entirely Of qualified persons.
AS we understand it, each Township
is required to select its portion Of jurors,
qualified rs to intelligence aud moral
character combined. If the number OF
qualified colored voters is equal to the
number of qualified white voters, then
the selection is to be half and halfwhitc
and colored but if the number ofquali-
fed coIored voters is one third, then thr
selection of jurors is made twothirds
white and one-third black. If the pro-.
portion is ten or twenty whites quail.
fed to one of colored, then the proper
ton of selections will be made accord
ingly. We do not pretend to give the
exact language of the Judge, but think
we have fairly stated its substance or
course, as The Judge said. the same rate
of selection is to be carried out in any
case where the proportion of colored w.
tiers duly qualified as jurors is greater
than the qualified number of whites. In
this way all the provisions of the jury
law would be fairly enforced and ir
this way, likewise no discrimination
whatever would be made on account Of
color. Every one can see that if the
selection of the jury list is made to de-
pend solely on the proportion of num-
bers without regard to qualifications,
the law, as it now stauds, would be dis
regarded as we'll as, the fundamental
principle of equal rights in the Consti-
tuition and laws Of the country.
Other Judges in the State have ex.
pressed the same opinions given by Judg &C
Orr, Judge Thomas among them, and
this construction Of the jury laws will,
we think. meet tho sanction of the en-.
tire Bench of the State.
Greenuille Enterprise.
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Shipment ofCotton.

We have been kindly furnished by
the polite agent of the s. G. R. R.,
statement of the number of bales of the
staple shipped to Kingsville and Char
lesion during the month of September.
The shipments amount to S2l bales.
This is q considerable increase over
the shipments Of the corresponding
month for several years past, and is
attributable, not to any increase of the
crop, but to its extraordinary forward
ness in opening, and the propitious
weather for gathering it.
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NApoLEoN's DEATH.-Thc Ear

NApoLEoN's DEATH.-Thc Earl
of Clarendon's visit to France indicates
the uncasiness felt by the European
powers in regaad /: TO the health Of Ma
polean. The object of this visit was to
announce to the Emperor an arrange
ment between Austria. Prussia, Russia
and England TO preserve peace, and
check the contagion of revolution in
France in case Of the Emperor's death;
we suppose, in other words, tostrength:
en- monarchy, sustain the Regency, and
s,iAe the free voice Of. France. For
England to take the lead in this move.
ment will not, We think, be at all pleas
ing to the liberal and progressive ele-
ments of Europe, nor will it add strength
to the Gladstone administration. The
profound anxiety exhibited concerning
the result of Napoleon's death is. not
only felt on the Paris Bourse, but from
England to Russia every Government is
~ greatly exercised about the matter as
if its fortunes depended upon it. The
entente c0rdmie and the Grimean ALI.
ance between France and England was
the individual conception and personal
work of the Emperor, and though the
entente cor" iaie is now cemented by
commercial treaties and by strong and
profitable interests, yet it is felt tn be
more reliable while he lives than il is
likely to be- among the political uncer-
tainties that may follow his death. Iu
the present condition of affairs in Ger
manv, Prussia has no reason to p.ay for
the Emperor's health. Napoleon isthe
stumbling block in the way # Prussia
to more empire All the Kingdoms Of
Europe are deeply interest d in the cnn-
diIion Of his health. How greatly The
course of events has been influenced by
Napoleon personally is known to all
students OF the timrs, and we are sure
there is re1son for doubling that events
would have taken the same desirable di.
rcction if any other man-Orleauist ol
Liberal-had bee" at the head "f affairs
Judging from the anxiety manifested
by the grea, powers Of Eurupe, his death
may be looked for Mt any moment
What effect the alliance will have in
preserving the peace Of France and Eu
rope, is hard to determine.
NJ Y. Cmmm"rciat adSe hser.
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Immigration, the committee could not
report, but he could say, from general
information, that orders for the Coolies
in any number could be filled by appli-
cation to the proper parties.
The committee had corr"sponded
with Mr.. Boincst, President of the
Newberry Immigration Society, and
stated that he was ready to gil orders
for German Immigrants.
Col. Shannon recommended all who
wanted good and reliablefarm laborcrs
to apply to this Society for Germans.
Owing to the small attendance, no
further business could be transacted,
and on motion the Society adjourned
until the first Monday in January.
JAS. CHESTNUT, Pres.
J. T. HAY, Sec.
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Personal.

On yesterday we were favored with
n call from Capt. j. q. MILLER, gener.
81 agent Of the Southern Life Insurance
Company, who is now visiting our vi.
cinity on the business of his company,
and are glad to learn that he is meeting
with great success wherever he goes
The subject of life insurance has largely
engaged public attention, and many are
ayailing themselves Of the advantages
offered by the several safe and reliable
Southern companies, managed by our
Own people, prominent among which is
that represented by Capt. MILLER.
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Personal.

4Ye Local." who had such an attack
Of tooth-ache, at the time of our last is.
sue, has returned, at least we saw man
who said he heard another man say to
some one else, that he had seen hatch
ct faced individual with thirteen bun
dless and carpet-bag, tottering up the
road towards the place where he is sup
posed to live, but could swear to his
identity. This last man said he at first
thought it must be the Express freight,
but upon closer investigation he found
that it was only an implied Express
freight. What gave rise to the impli-
cation is profound mystery, but we
shrewdly suspect that he was .Jreighted
by those few Express bundles by reason
OF his implied accommodating disposi-
ton.
We think, therefore, that our friend
has returned, and that the bundles mag
have been manuscript, notes Of what he
had seen and done.
We picked up one written by him in
which he says that he saw Two or three
people and four or FIVE houses in the
city, only; his powers of observation
must be limited indeed.
But he goes on to say, that coming
up the 8. G. R. R. at Congaree Swamp
where the terrible accident occurred 9
few weeks since, he espied a pretty
good force engaged in cutting down the
trees within one hundred feet of the
trestle, and likens it to the case of cut
ting a mans throat and then breaking
up the knife, or breaking his head anc
then destroying the stick, OF hanging
man and then cutting up the rope BY
way of apology. The corporation ha
been so strenuous in its efforts to estab
lish its right to one hundred feet oil
each side, should long ago have take'
steps to render its right advantageous
We presume that the grant Of one hun
dred feet was made to enable then
to keep their road-bed safe from
lust suoh sa accident as that alluded to
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The ENGLISH COTToN TRADE

The ENGLISH CorToN Trade
The attention which the leading Eng
lish Journals are devoting to the de-
ranged state of the trade in cotton and
cotton goods, betrays the alarm which
is felt at the waning power OF Lanca-
shire. The cable brings the synopsis
Of another Times editorial on the ques-
tion. 1t says:
If cotton is dear with its increased
production because of new spinning
countries bidding against US, then the
Liverpool quotations arc unintel'igible
IF the spinners not only carry off the
raw material, bu. curtail their demands
for our manufactures, the state is unin-
tclligible also. On those suppositions
it is useless to cry for more and cheap
er cotton, the evil arising only from the
loss of the monopoly. The cotton de-
mand is limited. and competitors d.
minish our share Of the manufacture.
We cannot discern that cotton nt six
pence per pound would bring back trade
to England. We lost it by the loss Cf
the raw material; but since then SO
many events have occurred affecting
this great industry that it is necessary
to distribute or apportion their several
results in the state of things before
US.
The New York Shipping and Conn.,
merciai List adds:
The truth is, the French and German
spinners are depriving England of a
considerable portion of the trade which
she formerly enjoyed in Continental
Europe, while our own spinners are
vvcry year lessening the American de-
pendence upon English cotton goods.
American manufacturers have learned
to make cotton goods equal in quality
to those made in England, and this ad-
vantage our spinners are destined to
maintain and increase. English spin
ners evidently recognize this fact, and
hence the doubts and fears to which
the English journals are beginning to
give expression. The cotton lords at
tribute the present difficulties to the
scarcity and high price of cotton, but the
Times view is no doubt the more correct
one.
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TIE SENAroRIAL sEyEs.-Most Of

TIE SENATORIAL .SEvEN.-Most Of
the cyenrepublican Senators who voted
against the impeachment ef Aldy John
SON have been singulurly unfortunate.
Henderson, of Mis~uriaud Van Winkle
of West Virginis, have been supersed-
ed and left out in the cold; Asler, Of
Tennessee. will probably Be superseded
by Aud, johnson himself in the COM
ing Senatorial election IN that State; /;
Fessenden, Of Maine, has gone down to
the grave; and Grimes, OF Iowa, an in
valid in. Paris, it appears has resigned.
Only Trumbull, Of Illinois, aud Ross Of
Kansas, remain intact of alt the bold
and Independent seven. Such is the
whirligig o party politics. Whirls men
in and it whirls them ont, but still the
world wags on.-M Y Her0id.
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Released ON Bail.

We are informed that Mr.. Ario Niles,
mentioned in last weeks Journal as
committed to Jail for the shooting Of
Ned Robinson, was carried before Judge
Thomas at Lancaster G. H., on Monday
last, upon writ of Rabeas Corpus, and
released upon bail.
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Mr.. John &. Burnet.

This young gentleman has come into
our midst again, for the purpose Of
opening school for boys.
We regard him as eminently qualified
both mentally and morally, as an in
structor of our youth.
His qualifications, combined with the
favorable impression produced upon our
community during his stay here as a
refugee, and as student at law under
Gen. Kershaw, will, we doubt not, se-
cure him q liberal patronage.
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State Taxes.

It will be seen by his notice, that the
County Treasurer has been instructed
to receive the taxes until the 18th inst.
without penalty. After that time he
will proceed in summary manner to
collect both the tax and penalty.
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The Colorado Herald, Of September

The Colorado Herald, of September
%, says: "Anna Dickinson created q
sensation in Georgetown yesterday NOR
ming. by mounting. on n large horse
'straddle. Ways and riding away for the
Range, at seven o'clock 10 the morning.
She was dressed il, bloomers, and wore
eentleman's oyerci,at5 Her delicate
little feet and finely turned ankles we're
encased in substantial boots, with but
tons up the sides. An eye witness gives
the nuaiber Of the boots ut two and D
half" ~ g
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THE JOURNAL.
CAMDEN, OCTOBER z, 1869.
Quarterly Meeting.

We are requested to state that the
fourth quarterly meeting for 1869, will
commence at the NJ. E. Church, iu this
place, on Saturday next. The Presiding
Elder, Rev. s. a. Brown, is expected
to be present
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The Sumter R,uchman publishes che

following concentration:
Mr.. Eiitor: I was present, With .
number Of others, at Flemings Shelter,
(Old Sardis, near Swimming Pens, 10
this County, ON Sunday, September 10,
and heard Rev. w. E johnson, colored
Senator, preach. In his sermon, he told
the colored people that Christ was an
African, was born in Africa and preach
ell his Gr-s sermon, in Africa That
Mary, his mother, was black woman,
and Joseph, his father, an African and
a black man. All this he said gravely
andposi'ivelJ. Rev. Joseph White was
present ], Burrell james, another
colored member Of the Legislature, CEN
tradicled the statement, and demanded
his proof. He persisted in his assertions.
May we not ask, "what manner Of man
is this I"
B. JAMES.
SgurER. September 25, 1869.
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MAIL NOTICE.

UNTIL further no ice the MAIL ft
the Rail Road viii cI Sc at s o'clocA
A. NJ, each day. For Lancaster, 1
I o'clock, P. NJ, on Mondays and FL
days. For Jefferson, at IL o'cloe1
NJ. on Fridays.
OFFICE HOURS-from 9 A. NJ
until l P. NJ. From 81 P. NJ, to
P. NJ. Sunday's-from 9a A. NJ, i
10 A. NJ, and from s. P. NJ. to 8
NJ. Also, half an hour after the md
opens at night.
JOHN A. BOSWELL, P: NJ,
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A PEN PORTRAIT OF THE TRAVELLING
PREsIDENT.-A Pittsburg corr. spoDd.
ent of the New YORK WorM furnishes
the following portrait of the President,
Which will be found interesting to look
at:
This morning while at breakfast, |
to"k the opportunity ofaclosely exam
ining the Generals face aud mapner.
The best photographs of him by no
means do him justice. Look him square.
ly in the eye; examine his mouth and
forehead; aud. even if you are no Lava
ter, you will be very likely to form a
fair estimate Of him. Compare this es.
innate of his character with what you
know of his life, aud ten chancrs to one
you will say that the President is nei-
ther more nor less than what is COM
monty called "good fellow" To say
that he is President is nntl,ing, for II
ever man has received an office by
means Of fal>e pretences not Of himself,
but of others, for lie was silent-that
man is General Grant. As good fel-
low he carelessly travels about the coun.
try, saying nothing but an occasional
"Thank you" when peuple are generous
to him If he had anything to prey
upon his mind, Wendell Phillips
phrase, "uneasy boy" might be more
applicable to him than it is. He is
simply a careless, good fellow, who like:
admiration and Aattery, and to heat
his own name coupled with hurrahs.-
lie leads the lie of butterfly. fitting
from flower to flower. Such propen>i
ties MS his are cheap, but neither vii
lainous nor even per se bad They are
bad only because they are..unt"rtunatel,
those of the President, who should have
something more important 10 attend tt
than "gaIlivaufing" through the laua
and making the people cry "Lo, here
and 10, there! If Grant were only
not President, he would be simply wha
an Irishman this morning told me ht
was He is very gentlemanly man
and 50 is his lady"
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Latest Cotton Quotations.
CAMDEN-24 IL.
CuARLEsToN-25 IL.
BALTIMORE, 27 IL to q "a.
New YoRK-27 3-4.
LIyERPooL-12 8 I'd.

SPECIAL NoTlcE.-To parties in
want of Doors, Sashes. and Blinds, We
..fer to the advertisement Of p. T.
Toale, the large manufacturer OF fthose
goods in Charleston. Price list fu1
nished on application.