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SEMI-WEEKLY CAMDEN JOURNAL. l Gen. Quitman and Footc. General Quitman has issued the following card relative to the recent affray between him and Foote. It places the matter in a correct view before the people, and shows the utter 1 faithlessness of Foote: i 'V TO THE PEOPLE OK MISSISSIPPI. ^ "llrDvivnn .TnK' 10th .I'lio lnint Cnnv.ISS . > .1 I | between Senator Foot and myself terminated yesterday abruptly in Slodgevill, Ponola county. "It i3 due to you that the causes which brought about thi.s event should be made publie. "I embarked in the canvass under an agreement, in writing, proposed by the friends of Senator Foole, and accepted by me,'that during our canvass, nothing of a personal character should be introduced by either party, but that the canvass should be confined to the political issues between us before the people,' to the observance of which understanding, our friends mutually pledged themselves. "At our first and second appointments, I declared expressly, that I would neither introduce personal matter, nor assail my opponent's mo t!ve3, nor even allude to his political acts, not connected with the present issues before the country, unless compelled so to do by the course of my opponent. On my part, I have, so far as 1 was permitted, conformed to the agreement, and adhered to the course proposed; but I regret to say, that my opponent has hahit 11:111 v disregarded the terms of the debate, ~" * - o and frequently used even irritating and inflamtory language. At Grenada, he startled the audience with the declaration that his life had been endangered five or six times during this canvass, and that he expected to be assassinated, but that in such an event the blond of a Union man would cry to Heaven for vengence. It is true, he said that he did not accuse any prominent man of the States Rights party of such intention, but by this language he left the murderous imputation, upon his opposers generally. As the canvass proceeded, he become more personal. I had, upon several occasions, alluded to the arbitary and alarming powers asserted by the present Administration .I instanced the threat of President Fillmore to use the military force of the United States against Texas; and I cited tho indignity lately offered to Mississippi in urging the arrest and removal of tho Governor of the State to New Orleans for trial, on a groundless charge, thus virtually suspending the executive powers of the State Government. "In the debate at Panola, Gen. Foote, in answer to this point of my argument, defended the conduct of the President; and although he disavowed the intention of imputing to me any guilt, yet he intimated that there was causo for suspicion in the alleged fact that some arms belonging to the Sate of Mississippi had been carried off to be used in the Cuba expedition. "In my reply I said that the charge or insinuation, coming from whatever source it might, that I had been either instrumental in or cog" « r r nizant of the removal or abstraction 01 anj or the public arms from tlie State, was false and scandalous. "With this I supposed further allusion to the subject would end ; but on the next day, at Sledgeville, Senator Foote, in the same qualified manner, repeated the insinuation. Determined to repel, in a manner which could not be misunderstood, such indirect assaults upon my character, in my rejoinder I deliberately pronounced the insinuations as false and cowardly .scandalous and ungentlemanly. Upon some inquiries by him of what I meant, I repeated the same language. He then inqurcd whether I intended to insult him.I said that I ivould answer that question outside of the crowd. "Standing upon the ground with a table and my papers before n;c, 1 then turned to the audience, and was proceeding to say, that under thr> rirrumcinnees 1 believed that further joint debate between us would be injurious to public morals, and therefore I declared our joint appointments terminated from that day. While thus speaking, I was several times interrupted by Senator Footc, and at length heard his voice near me on my right exclaim you are a liar, and turning towards him, 1 saw him advancing .md aiming a blow at me, which slightly grazed my person. Before I could turn upon him quietly ho glided back out of the reach of my arm, and as I sprang towards him a number of gentlemen rushed in and protected him from merited chastisement, hut not until I had dealt him a blow with my fist, and one with my loot, the force of both weakened by the efforts of persons to hold me back. This scene occurred in the presence of a large and respectful audience of ladies and gentlemen. "While I feel mortified in having been even an unwilling participator in a scene so dis- reputable to a canvass :or a mgn anu uignmeu office, I feel assured that I will he justified by an intelligent public in having used the strongest language to repeal an insidious attack upon my character, repeated for the second or third time. I shall make no comments upon this affair, being content to leave it to the judgment of an intelligent and high-minded community. J. A. QUITMAN." Fifty four Forty..The people of Oregon still maintain that their northern boundary is nothing short of 54.40, and a good many are found of the same opinion in other parts of our glorious Union. Late developments in the region above the fine of 40, have proved the ex i.stonce of rich gold d.'porits near the shore of the S'rr.its, and by the news by the last Oregon mail is to the effect that hundreds of northern neighbors are about to take up their quarters in what have been deemed by certain credulous people a part of her majesty's dominions. It appenrs, however, that the royal power of England has determined to defend these mines from intrusion, bv calling the entire force upon t'.io Pacific coast to rendezvous at this point; and if the attempt is made to oust the occupants, wo may find some new elements in the presi- dential campaign for 1852, which tho politician wots not of at present. The Sandwich Islands and 54.40 may be Pacific responses to Cuba and all the Canadns. Which of the candidates for the White IIouso will be first to show their bands!.Sacramento Times. ^ A Srp.cK of War..The Houston Tele, graph, of July 18th, says: "Several persons who have lately visited the towns of Santa Rosa, Morelos and the Presidio, for the purpose of recapturing runaway slaves, have returned, and report that the fugitive slaves are harbored by the Mexicans, and in some instances force has been used to prevent our citizens from recapturing these slaves. This has so exasperated many of the settlers at the West, that the\' are determined to raise a force sufficient to overpower all opposition, and re-capture their slaves at all hazards. At the last accounts a large party of armed Texans had assembled near Presidio, and threatened to attack the town if the fugitive slaves were not given up.~ It is intimated that there are not less than two thousand fugitive slaves in the Mexican towns between the mouth of the Rio Grande and Presidio. In Santa Rosa, there are forty fugitives who escaped f.om one plantation in Arkansas. The owner has made many efforts to induce them to return to Arkansas, hut in vain. They boast that they ate in a free country, and permitted to enjoy equal privileges whith the Mexicans. V,'o have been informed that about two hundred fugitives from Texas crossed at one of the principal ferries on the Rio Grande, during the last two years. It is evident that these things will not long ho tolerated by our citizens, and unless some measures are adopted by tne government to prevent the mischief, the citizens will arm themselves and make a foray upon the Mexican towns to recover their property. We have much reason to fear that difficulties of a very serious character are springing up on that frontier, and unless a fugitive slave treaty be concluded with Mexico, another war may, ere long, ho inevitable. We are informed that a company of ninety men well arniod and equipped, will soon be marched into Santa Rosa, if certain slaves are not given up, and we should not be surprised if fivehundred or a thousand men should follow them, should they meet with opposition from the Mexican authorities. Onr information is derived from such respectable sources, that we think there can be little doubt that difficulties are brewing on our western frontier, that may prove far more serious than those relating to the Cuban invasion. It may be well for the government to look well to this subject, and take timely precautions to prevent another rupture with Mexico." Accident on the Greenville Kail Road..We loom that tho nne^piirrer train on this road ran off the track on Wednesday evening, about three miles from Newberry C. II., by which a number of passengers were seriously injured. We are glad to learn that no fatal results have followed. A cow jumping on the track out of an excavated road crossing immediately before the engine was caught before the train could be st<»pj>ed, and catching in the break, caused the passenger train to be thrown from the track, and as it was a descending grade upon a curve, it was immediately capsized and dragged along the bank until it was detached. The centre pin of the rear truck giving way caused the car to thump most violently after the wheels were detached, and to this may be attributed the serious injuries which occurred. Mrs. Moorer, of Orange, had her arm broken at the wrist; her daughter, Miss Moorer, a se vere dislocation of the wrist; Mr. Moorer, an injury in the back ; Dr. Sill, severe contusions ; .Mrs. Sill, seriouslv injured ; Mr. Clough larrar, ot Charleston, contusions; Mr. I*. T. Villepigue, of Charleston, contusions, and but few out of lortv persons escaped without injuries. No blame can lie attached to the engineer, who could not possibly have stopped the train by any means in his power. Mr. (filbert, the conductor, Col. A. (i. Summer, and W. H. Ciles, of Union, rendered prompt and efficient service in extricating the sufferers from their perilous - - vV 1 »!.«, ,ilrt .» Situation. in; are iiuuniim mill. mv> It.ciuv. U> the car is n perfect ruin, ami that the scene was most distressing when these gentlemen broke in the doors, in order to relieve them.. We are happy in being able to state that all the sufferers were doing well at the last accounts.. Columbia Carolinian. DISCOVERY IN EGYPT. A most interesting discovery has been made in Egypt. It is known that there exists in Mount Zabarah, situated on an island in the Red Sea, a mine of emeralds, which was formerly worked by the pachas of Egypt, but abandoned in the last years of the reign of Melieniet Ali. An English Company have solicited and recently obtained authority to resume the working of this mine, which is believed to be still rich with precious stones. .Mr. Allan, tho engineer the company, while directing some impj£byit excavations in this place, has discovered atjjn great depth trace^of an an- cieut galler\fwHiicli i*ut>' x-vidoofTy bo -referred to th# mostjj'reinote antiquity. Upon romoW ing the rubbish, |thcy found tools and ancient utensils, and a stone, upon which is engraved a hieoroglyphic inscription, now partidily defaced. This circumstance proves the truth of the opinion expressed by Bolzoni, on the strength of other indications, that this mine was worked in ancient times. The nature and form of the implements discovered, an«I the configuration of ;he gallery, the plan of which has been readily traced, prove most conclusively that tho ancient Egyptains were skilful engineers. It seems from examination of the stone which has heen discovered that the first labors in the mine of Zaharah were commenced in the reign of Sesostris the Great, or Rnincses Sesostris who, according to the most generally received opinion, lived about the year 1050 before Christ, and who is celebrated by his immense conquests, as well as by the innumerable monuments with which he covered Egypt..N. Y. Commercial Advertiser. Simplicity..The more I see of the world, the more I am satisfied that simplicity is the companion of true greatness. I never yet knew a truly great man who overtopped his fellow-man; who did not possess certain playful, and almost infantile simplicity. True greatness never struts or plays the king upon his stage. Conscious of its elevation, and in knowing what lhat elevation consists, it is happy to act its part like other men in the common amusements and business of mankind. It is not afraid of being undervalued for its humility..Paulding. CAMDEN, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1851. THO. J. WARREN, Editor. i-W" Admirator" shall appear on Friday.. We will thank our correspondents to write their communications with ink Pencil marks are not suitable lor primers eyes. Improvements. Our Council have done much towards the improvement of our town, and Main-street is being made one of the very best. The plan upon which it has been improved, is an admirable one, and we hope all the streets may in the course of time undergo the same improvements. Our Council are entitled to our thanks for their efficiency so far, and we hope they will not grow weary in well doing. Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon our indefatigable Marshal, under whose direction the work has been prosecuted, Plank Road. Yes, Plank Road ! Whether our friends like it or not, we must again urge upon them the absolute necessity of their doing something in this matter. Suppose we let politics take holiday for a while, and talk about our interests at home. It is an .acknowledged fact, that a decent, passable market road is needed from the up-country to Camden, and a road of the very best kind can be constructed at a very moderate expense, which will give Camden at least some sort of a showing with atfrsister towns, in point of commercial prosperity. As the matter now stands, we are far behind the age. We are scarcely known and acknowledged away from home as a place of any r ^ J size or note, and things must get worse, u iney uv not get better. Our people have had line upon line, in regard to t'je theory of this matter, and now we want a practical demonstration. Let subscription lists he opened at once, and let those who feel any interest (however slight,) in Camden, say how ihuch they are willing to subscribe towards this laudable and*praiseworthy enterprise.^:', *, Wepppy in another column, from our neighbor, the Republic ra^celiont article oji this subject, to which we invftSjLjjMM^ntionofr our reaWe like the suggestion majkfTo us by an old and highly respectable citizen jvhn is not only able but willing to subscribe liberaWlo this enterprise. H« says, build ten miles i^^ie road at once, and there will be no fear for tH* result. The advantage will be so great that the balance can be made without difficulty. Serious Rail Road Accidont. We learn that a serious accident occurred on the South Carolina Railroad on Sunday morning last, at or near Fort Motte. We understand that a freight train left Columbia that morning about an hour and a half earlier than the passenger train, for Charleston, and when it arrived near Fort Motte the Engineer discovered that a rail had been removed, evidently by some malicious 1. - «kL» Imientor clnn lh*.» pensuiFj lie \>ar nui U«jiv» Jiv«v»wij »..v engine in time, and the consequence was that the engine was thrown off the track and crushed, and oilier cars thrown off and injured. The Engineer was severely cut on his leg, and a Fireman had a part of one foot cut off. Others may have been injured. The above facts have been given us, and arc as near as we can give them. Death by Lightning. ^ On Friday last, a negro man belonging to Mrs. Brevard was killed by lightning, at her plantation on the river in this District. ' :r k^Tlie Baltimore Sun may well^jSe dubbed " a snapper up of unconsidered trifles," as well as an advocate of the policy of its neighbors, the free soilers of Pennsylvania, New York, &c.; for it is really pitiful to observe the rapacity with which it gulps down every little submission sentiment (?) that was uttered on the late anniversary of Americuri'Tndependence. The following toast, which is as void of sense as it is of dignity, was given by one D. R. Dunham, somewhere in Florida, and tickles the editor of the Sun very much:. By D. It. Dunham : rhe great, mighty,puissant, magnificent, and grandiloquent Motion of South Carolina.Q,uattlebum and kettle drums.sixpenny trumpets.boards of ordnance and 48 inch howitzers! How she'll astonish the Universe! Now, we would be plad to know where Mr. Dunham was in 18ji6, when South Carolina so gallantly equipped and sent forth her sous to assj>x the inhabitants of that little State in her struggle with, tb8 Sfhiinolcs. Was ho in Connecticut, making wooden nuttflegs and horn gun flints? Or was he i't Eitfbpe, the vassal of a monarch, and the liveried lackey of some proud autocrat? When J^Thas answered these questions rightly, we wii lie able to decide whether he is to be al-1 loWed to speak in such terms of his superiors. The allusion to Quattlebum is a very clear echo tff the New York Tribune, to which tribe he now probably belongs. If so, he is rather small game, and so we give him the go by, believing that sooner or later he will find his proper level. ** * Perils of Camfhinf...The New York Commercial Advertiser states that a gentleman in Brooklyn has kept a record of all the accidents by camphine that have occurred in that vicinity, and have bpen reported in the newspapers since the 3d of July, 1850, and they number fifty nine.. Many persons have been fatally injured, and much valuable property has been destroyed by this expiosive and combustible fluid. It is fully as dan- gerous as gunpowder, and, when we consider the number of cheap inferior lamps that arc used, it is astonishing that accidents are not more frequent. Unless a camphcne lamp is made per- fectly airtight, and constantly kept so when igni- ted, an explosion may ensue at any moment, and it is about as rational to put a torpedo into the hands of children end servants as it would be to give them a hand-grenade or bombshell. Captives Rescued. General Harney, commanding on the Texan frontier, reports the rescue of seventeen Mexican captives from the hands of the Camanche and Lipan Indians, which he has caused to be delivered up to the Mexican authorities at Guerraro, in compliance with the 11th article of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Sixteen of the captives were boys, and were children taken by the Indians in their predatory excursions in the Northeastern provinces of Mexico. Although many of them had been in captivity from five to seven years, our officers were successful in obtaining from the Indians such particulars respecting their parentage and places of birth as will probably re- store them all to their tannines. Don't go There. The Northern papers have received information from Wm. W. Brown, a fugitive slave who is now in England, lie advises fugitives not to go to that country, aa he thinks they are poor enough there already, but recommends those miserably subsisting in Canada, to emigrate to the West Indies. Central Southern Rights Association of Virginia..This Association, at their last meeting, on the 18th ult.. (W. D. Leake, president pro tem.,) invited a general convention of all the Southern Rights Associations in Virginia, to meet in Richmond on the first Monday in October next There are now fifteen hundred members attached to the Association in Richmond. Famine Apprehended..The West Alabamian, published at Carrollton.Pickens county, Ala., says that the drought in that section of the State is unparallelled, and that apprehensions are entertained of a famine in consequence of it A public meeting has been called to take the subject into consideration. More Co-operation..Company C. of the Fourth Artillery, consisting of three lieutenants nnd 53 privates, arrived yesterday in the boat from Wilmington. Another Company of Artillery will arrive in the boat this morning.. They are, we understand, intended to strengthen the garrisons of the forts in onr harbor. Large'tjuantities of ordnance munitions have also arrived recently in vessels from the North. .Charleston Mercury. North Carolmd -Education..We learn by a gentleman from North Carolina that the returns in Stanly's district, so far as heard from, show a gain of 74 for the Democratic candidate over the last election, wherviiiaiilv was elected by 47 votes, and afford a hope tfintlie is defdlted. -lb. Revenue of the Post Office Department..The National Intelligencer savs that the accounts for the quarter ending March 31, 1851, which have just been settled at the Post Office Department, show that the nett receipts of postages during that quarter to be - - $1,723,S§8 4% For the coresponding quarter of R < 1850 the amount was - - 1,4G2,W5 04 Show ing an increase of - - §261,762 79 or of about 17 3-4 per cent. Should the receipts of the last quarter of the fiscal year (the accounts fbMvhich will not be fully settled until October) «how a similar increase, the revenue account for the year will exhibit the gratifying increase of eighteen per cent, nearlv. w * Second Gun from Alabama,.We are indebted to the Montgomery Advertiser and Gazette for another telegraphic decjmteh, giving the following cheering. intelligenceJfrom Alabama: The State Rights ticket in Mobile county is elected by 450 majority. In Butler, the same ticket has succeeded by a large tfiajority. Dallas county lias elected a State Bigly (gan.«* Perry county, two State Rights men. CJorosby and King. In Autauga county, the entire State Rights ticket has been elected. In Barbour county the State Rights ticket is elected. Cochran's majority 495. Lowndes county has elected the Union ticket by over 100 majority. In Chamber*, the Union ticket has succeeded by 461 majority. The returns received indicate the election of Bragg, State Rights, over Langdon, Union, by about fifteen hundred majority. The election of Harris and Cochran are doubtful. The vote will lie a very close one. In Talledega county White has a majority of 400.entire Union ticket elected. In Benton county, Rice has 700 majority, and Harris 426.the entire Southern Rights ticket elected. In Autauga county, Harris 153 majoritySouthern Iliuhts ticket elected. Pike county, Ahercrombio's majority reported at 200.Un ion ticket elected. In P«».rry county, Harris has 40 majority.Goldsby, King, H. C. Lee and Cook, elected. Greensboro 200 majority for Erwin. Clarke 501 majority lor Bragg. Harris and Rice will be elected, and Cochran and Ileal.. Tel. Cor. Georgia Constiiuf tnnnJt<ef New Cannon for throwing Chain Shot..Mr. Adam Lemmers, of Newark, N. J., has invented and taken measures to secure a patent for a new method of throwing chain shot which will carry terror into the bulwarks or camp of the toe. It consists of a cannon constructed with two bores describing an angle, into each of which is put a ball.the two being united by a chain. It will be evident that when the cannon is discharged, the balls will stretch out the chain according to its length and the angle of the two barrels of the cannon, this will sweep down masts and rigging in great style. The gun is so arranged on the carriage that the barrels can be turned so as to discharge the chain in a horizontal or vertical direction. Cosily Palace..The ancient palace of the Popes, and the most magnificent in the world, stands on the right bank of the Tiber, at Rome. The palace takes its naruo Irom the hill on which it stands, derived from one of those ancient impositions, known as oracular deities, called by the Romans ''Jupiter Vaticanus." Who began the building is not known, but it was occupied I I , J. ' "" V by Charlemagne more than a thousand year# \ ago, and has been increased by successive Pope# until it has reached its present immense extent The numl er of rooms in the Vatican exceed 4,420, and its treasures in marbles, bronzes/ frescoes, statues, paintings, and gems are an- T equalled in the world and its librqry is the rich- ^ est in Europe. The length of the museuim o( statues alone is computed to be a mile. «# #» !. From Uic Southern Republic. Mr. Price: The citizens \of Caniden seem V to approximate- a condition \J of 'supincness, seldom paralleled in the history df a commercial people. There are certain facts in the progress of developmept around them, calculated to insure the souridness^ind perpetuity of their nap, if they do fill asleep. It needs not even a Poet's inspiration/to foretell that the merry jingle of the wkg<&-bell "no more shall rouse them from thei^ lonely bed," if they arouse not iuno, thofr prostrate energies.. What Is the value of those interests, to be af- fected injuriously by the facts of which we propose to speak ? first. Real Estate in Ca vn...... $446,430' Merchandise &c 800,009 S. C. (Camden Branch) R. Road & Camden Bank Stocks 460,009 Mechanics Factorage and profession, inca- I pable of exact estimate but supposed value < in money . 250.000 Real Estate in the vicinity of Camden and fl dependant on the Town, for value 310,000 Total ,.«1,656*430 nni.:.. :- »i, . ,._i xuu u inc muuujf \aiuc ui iucoc- iutcivoifl. But who can estimate in figures the value of those domestic and social interests involved in these? Whence arises the danger which threaten their destruction r Cast an eye upon the map *** of South Carolina, .and make a point upon, the east side of Wateree Swamp, in a line-due west from Manchester, in Sumter District. By the way, conjure up the image of Al&nohester as you would now see it, a spectre of a village in ruins, and let it haunt your memory,49 a type of the desolation which threatens' your tune honored Town. But' to recur to the map, draw a line as straight as may he fronythe noint established, to Sumfervifle, thence ffirough Middle Salem, across Lynches cr/ek, Spttgwr Swamp and Lake Swamp, to a point witbuhdO miles south of Darlington village, thence near Mars Bluifonthe ftjedee River, crossing in the way JefFrev's Creek, thence/early due earthy Marion Court Hodee to XVilmington N. C. This line represent the Manchester andWl- mington itauroaa. i in success m uuw rmaava palpably certain, j anyone more season, .of pumter trade, alope cm. We shall lave two more with D&rlisten and then Ae filltf"; told. Superior enfergy will have brightest jewel fjcybyour grasp.similar eangy must replace it firom other quarters. Wc will turn again to the map. From Cheraw in the direction of Wadesboro, draw a line to intersect the Boundary of the This represents the Plank Road alrtadfttir scribed for by the citizens of Oheraw, though the project is but of yesterday. This has been met bwa response from Charlotte N. & proposing thaconstruction of a similar road to meetit. "Thai bad begins; the worst remains bohind." Draw a line on the map from Columbia passing wear Rice Creek Springs, to a point fourteen miles from Winnsboro, twenty-five a miles from Colombia, and tscelvt nila. frm | Liberty Hill, thence to Winnsboro, tberfce to Chestervillc, thence throngh the lower J^rt of York District to Charlotte 1, ,CLr. ThbLsoriUs our doom if ice make no more to counteract the natural restits of these enterprises. /Camden, e.mrnunnta » tw^int. within a .circle. JUU JlCllClXi, IVflVOVMM. ^ whose iron disc, no trade can pcnctrat/by the established avenues. We have no back country which is not tapped and drathey Already do our Lite customers of Lancwter pertbrm the journey from Columbia,, home, is I one dav, by the Charlottce Railroad, now, within ten Tuiles of Chesterville. Afready,canour i'rieaus of Liberty Hill and /Reaver Creek, 1 jjeach Columbia to tea, havjug baeakfast at home, and return to dinne^ having left the Capitol the same day. Already a Stage Ravels between Charlotte ef. C. Old the head of the Railroad, and already ha£ the travel by this route diminished. ' How many bales of cotiui will cross the Catawba/or the Camden market in future, toiling drer the clay-holes and sandbeds, which intervene? How many, after tha completion of (he Charlotte road, will come here from Norfli Carolina to encounter the same difficulties? How many from the W asxhaws, whose fertile fields will be within car shot of the thund 'ring foot-falls of the iron horse, _.:ft. __.ii.SWA]ff>s the echoes of WUll'llj BWilt M IOCU nm» . the Indian Land Yes he rolls resistless, orer the last resting place of a once happy people* ^ The Catawbos, the friends of the white man. Their villages once filled the landscape with picturesque beauty, and the hunters shout, and the maidens cheerful song, mingled together with the merry laughter of sporting childhood. Now they have passed away and left no trace behind. They tcere a people incapable of tdfprotcetio The destiny which swept away their villages may bring desolation here. Skt ice are not a people incapable of self protection. Hence if ruin befall us, it is suicide. Because he who does not prevent a result, when he can, is the author of that result. Will no one point out tho path of safety ? Pine Plank. < The Shirt Sewers of New Youfi-A- mong the many occupations at which womeu are engaged in that city, there are none who receive poorer compensation than the shirt sewers..T are six thousand women in that city employed in making shirts, and four-fifths of these earn barely enough to keep the life in their body. Many have the misfortune to be engag.) u_ j:_i i 1.uto nfton chanted tJU Uy UISUUIK'31 l"III|JIUVCi o, aiu « ».. - out of their miserable pittance, and, as a last resort, are forced to throw themselves upon the charity of the public. There are a large nom» ber on the listofout-door pensioners of the Alms House who receive from one to two dollars a month, upon which they are barely enabled to live. Some time ago several shirt sewers organized a co-operative society at No. 6 Henry street, where orders wore received for rJl kinds of needle work. This societ}', for soino time after its formation, was pretty liberally supplied with work, but within the last few months the custom has gradually diminished till at present
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SEMI-WEEKLY CAMDEN JOURNAL.l
Gen. Quitman and Footc.General Quitman has issued the following
card relative to the recent affray between himand Foote. It places the matter in a correctview before the people, and shows the utter 1
faithlessness of Foote: i'V TO THE PEOPLE OK MISSISSIPPI.
^ "llrDvivnn .TnK' 10th .I'lio lnint Cnnv.ISS. > .1 I |
between Senator Foot and myself terminatedyesterday abruptly in Slodgevill, Ponola county.
"It i3 due to you that the causes whichbrought about thi.s event should be made publie.
"I embarked in the canvass under an agreement,in writing, proposed by the friends ofSenator Foole, and accepted by me,'that duringour canvass, nothing of a personal charactershould be introduced by either party, butthat the canvass should be confined to the politicalissues between us before the people,' to
the observance of which understanding, our
friends mutually pledged themselves."At our first and second appointments, I declaredexpressly, that I would neither introduce
personal matter, nor assail my opponent's mot!ve3, nor even allude to his political acts, notconnected with the present issues before thecountry, unless compelled so to do by thecourse of my opponent. On my part, I have,so far as 1 was permitted, conformed to theagreement, and adhered to the course proposed;but I regret to say, that my opponent has hahit11:111 v disregarded the terms of the debate,~" *
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and frequently used even irritating and inflamtorylanguage. At Grenada, he startled theaudience with the declaration that his life hadbeen endangered five or six times during thiscanvass, and that he expected to be assassinated,but that in such an event the blond of a
Union man would cry to Heaven for vengence.It is true, he said that he did not accuse anyprominent man of the States Rights party ofsuch intention, but by this language he left themurderous imputation, upon his opposers generally.As the canvass proceeded, he becomemore personal. I had, upon several occasions,alluded to the arbitary and alarmingpowers asserted by the present Administration.I instanced the threat of President Fillmoreto use the military force of the United Statesagainst Texas; and I cited tho indignity latelyoffered to Mississippi in urging the arrest andremoval of tho Governor of the State to NewOrleans for trial, on a groundless charge, thusvirtually suspending the executive powers ofthe State Government.
"In the debate at Panola, Gen. Foote, in answerto this point of my argument, defendedthe conduct of the President; and although hedisavowed the intention of imputing to me anyguilt, yet he intimated that there was causo forsuspicion in the alleged fact that some arms
belonging to the Sate of Mississippi had beencarried off to be used in the Cuba expedition.
"In my reply I said that the charge or insinuation,coming from whatever source it might,that I had been either instrumental in or cog"« r r
nizant of the removal or abstraction 01 anj or
the public arms from tlie State, was false andscandalous.
"With this I supposed further allusion to thesubject would end ; but on the next day, at
Sledgeville, Senator Foote, in the same qualifiedmanner, repeated the insinuation. Determinedto repel, in a manner which could not be misunderstood,such indirect assaults upon mycharacter, in my rejoinder I deliberately pronouncedthe insinuations as false and cowardly.scandalous and ungentlemanly. Upon some
inquiries by him of what I meant, I repeated thesame language. He then inqurcd whether I intendedto insult him.I said that I ivould answer
that question outside of the crowd."Standing upon the ground with a table and
my papers before n;c, 1 then turned to the audience,and was proceeding to say, that underthr> rirrumcinnees 1 believed that further jointdebate between us would be injurious to publicmorals, and therefore I declared our joint appointmentsterminated from that day. Whilethus speaking, I was several times interruptedby Senator Footc, and at length heard his voicenear me on my right exclaim you are a liar,and turning towards him, 1 saw him advancing.md aiming a blow at me, which slightly grazedmy person. Before I could turn upon himquietly ho glided back out of the reach of myarm, and as I sprang towards him a number ofgentlemen rushed in and protected him frommerited chastisement, hut not until I had dealthim a blow with my fist, and one with my loot,the force of both weakened by the efforts ofpersons to hold me back. This scene occurredin the presence of a large and respectfulaudience of ladies and gentlemen.
"While I feel mortified in having been even
an unwilling participator in a scene so dis-reputable to a canvass :or a mgn anu uignmeuoffice, I feel assured that I will he justified byan intelligent public in having used the strongestlanguage to repeal an insidious attack uponmy character, repeated for the second or thirdtime. I shall make no comments upon thisaffair, being content to leave it to the judgmentof an intelligent and high-minded community.
J. A. QUITMAN."
Fifty four Forty..The people of Oregonstill maintain that their northern boundary is
nothing short of 54.40, and a good many are
found of the same opinion in other parts of our
glorious Union. Late developments in the regionabove the fine of 40, have proved the ex
i.stonce of rich gold d.'porits near the shore ofthe S'rr.its, and by the news by the last Oregonmail is to the effect that hundreds of northernneighbors are about to take up their quartersin what have been deemed by certain credulouspeople a part of her majesty's dominions.It appenrs, however, that the royal power ofEngland has determined to defend these minesfrom intrusion, bv calling the entire force upont'.io Pacific coast to rendezvous at this point;and if the attempt is made to oust the occupants,wo may find some new elements in the presi-dential campaign for 1852, which tho politicianwots not of at present. The Sandwich Islandsand 54.40 may be Pacific responses to Cubaand all the Canadns. Which of the candidatesfor the White IIouso will be first to show theirbands!.Sacramento Times.
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A Srp.cK of War..The Houston Tele,graph, of July 18th, says:
"Several persons who have lately visited thetowns of Santa Rosa, Morelos and the Presidio,for the purpose of recapturing runawayslaves, have returned, and report that the fugitiveslaves are harbored by the Mexicans, andin some instances force has been used to preventour citizens from recapturing these slaves.This has so exasperated many of the settlers atthe West, that the\' are determined to raise a
force sufficient to overpower all opposition,and re-capture their slaves at all hazards. Atthe last accounts a large party of armed Texanshad assembled near Presidio, and threatenedto attack the town if the fugitive slaveswere not given up.~ It is intimated that thereare not less than two thousand fugitive slavesin the Mexican towns between the mouth ofthe Rio Grande and Presidio. In Santa Rosa,there are forty fugitives who escaped f.om one
plantation in Arkansas. The owner has mademany efforts to induce them to return to Arkansas,hut in vain. They boast that they ate
in a free country, and permitted to enjoy equalprivileges whith the Mexicans. V,'o havebeen informed that about two hundred fugitivesfrom Texas crossed at one of the principal ferrieson the Rio Grande, during the last two
years. It is evident that these things will not
long ho tolerated by our citizens, and unlesssome measures are adopted by tne governmentto prevent the mischief, the citizens will armthemselves and make a foray upon the Mexicantowns to recover their property. Wehave much reason to fear that difficulties of a
very serious character are springing up on thatfrontier, and unless a fugitive slave treaty beconcluded with Mexico, another war may, ere
long, ho inevitable. We are informed that a
company of ninety men well arniod and equipped,will soon be marched into Santa Rosa, ifcertain slaves are not given up, and we shouldnot be surprised if fivehundred or a thousandmen should follow them, should they meet withopposition from the Mexican authorities. Onrinformation is derived from such respectablesources, that we think there can be littledoubt that difficulties are brewing on our westernfrontier, that may prove far more seriousthan those relating to the Cuban invasion. Itmay be well for the government to look well tothis subject, and take timely precautions to
prevent another rupture with Mexico."
Accident on the Greenville Kail Road..Weloom that tho nne^piirrer train on this road ran
off the track on Wednesday evening, aboutthree miles from Newberry C. II., by which a
number of passengers were seriously injured.We are glad to learn that no fatal results havefollowed. A cow jumping on the track out ofan excavated road crossing immediately beforethe engine was caught before the train couldbe st<»pj>ed, and catching in the break, causedthe passenger train to be thrown from the track,and as it was a descending grade upon a curve,it was immediately capsized and dragged alongthe bank until it was detached. The centre
pin of the rear truck giving way caused the car
to thump most violently after the wheels were
detached, and to this may be attributed the seriousinjuries which occurred.Mrs. Moorer, of Orange, had her arm broken
at the wrist; her daughter, Miss Moorer, a se
vere dislocation of the wrist; Mr. Moorer, an
injury in the back ; Dr. Sill, severe contusions ;.Mrs. Sill, seriouslv injured ; Mr. Clough larrar,ot Charleston, contusions; Mr. I*. T. Villepigue,of Charleston, contusions, and but fewout of lortv persons escaped without injuries.No blame can lie attached to the engineer, whocould not possibly have stopped the train byany means in his power. Mr. (filbert, the conductor,Col. A. (i. Summer, and W. H. Ciles,of Union, rendered prompt and efficient servicein extricating the sufferers from their perilous
- - vV 1 »!.«, ,ilrt .»Situation. in; are iiuuniim mill. mv> It.ciuv. U>
the car is n perfect ruin, ami that the scene
was most distressing when these gentlemenbroke in the doors, in order to relieve them..We are happy in being able to state that allthe sufferers were doing well at the last accounts..Columbia Carolinian.
DISCOVERY IN EGYPT.A most interesting discovery has been made
in Egypt. It is known that there exists inMount Zabarah, situated on an island in theRed Sea, a mine of emeralds, which was formerlyworked by the pachas of Egypt, butabandoned in the last years of the reign of MelienietAli. An English Company have solicitedand recently obtained authority to resume theworking of this mine, which is believed to bestill rich with precious stones. .Mr. Allan, thoengineer the company, while directingsome impj£byit excavations in this place, hasdiscovered atjjn great depth trace^of an an-
cieut galler\fwHiicli i*ut>' x-vidoofTy bo -referredto th# mostjj'reinote antiquity. Upon romoWing the rubbish, |thcy found tools and ancientutensils, and a stone, upon which is engraveda hieoroglyphic inscription, now partidilydefaced. This circumstance proves thetruth of the opinion expressed by Bolzoni,on the strength of other indications, that thismine was worked in ancient times.The nature and form of the implements discovered,an«I the configuration of ;he gallery,
the plan of which has been readily traced, provemost conclusively that tho ancient Egyptainswere skilful engineers. It seems from examinationof the stone which has heen discoveredthat the first labors in the mine of Zaharahwere commenced in the reign of Sesostris theGreat, or Rnincses Sesostris who, according tothe most generally received opinion, lived aboutthe year 1050 before Christ, and who is celebratedby his immense conquests, as well as bythe innumerable monuments with which hecovered Egypt..N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
Simplicity..The more I see of the world, themore I am satisfied that simplicity is the companionof true greatness. I never yet knew a trulygreat man who overtopped his fellow-man;who did not possess certain playful, and almostinfantile simplicity. True greatness neverstruts or plays the king upon his stage. Consciousof its elevation, and in knowing whatlhat elevation consists, it is happy to act itspart like other men in the common amusementsand business of mankind. It is not afraid ofbeing undervalued for its humility..Paulding.
CAMDEN,TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1851.
THO. J. WARREN, Editor.
i-W" Admirator" shall appear on Friday..We will thank our correspondents to write theircommunications with ink Pencil marks are not
suitable lor primers eyes.
Improvements.Our Council have done much towards the improvementof our town, and Main-street is being
made one of the very best. The plan upon whichit has been improved, is an admirable one, and
we hope all the streets may in the course of time
undergo the same improvements. Our Councilare entitled to our thanks for their efficiency so
far, and we hope they will not grow weary in well
doing.Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon our
indefatigable Marshal, under whose direction thework has been prosecuted,
Plank Road.
Yes, Plank Road ! Whether our friends like itor not, we must again urge upon them the absolutenecessity of their doing something in this
matter. Suppose we let politics take holiday fora while, and talk about our interests at home. It
is an .acknowledged fact, that a decent, passablemarket road is needed from the up-country to
Camden, and a road of the very best kind can beconstructed at a very moderate expense, whichwill give Camden at least some sort of a showingwith atfrsister towns, in point of commercial prosperity.
As the matter now stands, we are far behindthe age. We are scarcely known and acknowledgedaway from home as a place of anyr ^ J
size or note, and things must get worse, u iney uv
not get better. Our people have had line uponline, in regard to t'je theory of this matter, andnow we want a practical demonstration. Let
subscription lists he opened at once, and let thosewho feel any interest (however slight,) in Camden,
say how ihuch they are willing to subscribetowards this laudable and*praiseworthy enterprise.^:',*,
Wepppy in another column, from our neighbor,the Republic ra^celiont article oji this subject,to which we invftSjLjjMM^ntionofr our reaWe
like the suggestion majkfTo us by an oldand highly respectable citizen jvhn is not onlyable but willing to subscribe liberaWlo this enterprise.
H« says, build ten miles i^^ie road at
once, and there will be no fear for tH* result.The advantage will be so great that the balancecan be made without difficulty.
Serious Rail Road Accidont.We learn that a serious accident occurred on
the South Carolina Railroad on Sunday morninglast, at or near Fort Motte. We understand thata freight train left Columbia that morning aboutan hour and a half earlier than the passengertrain, for Charleston, and when it arrived near
Fort Motte the Engineer discovered that a railhad been removed, evidently by some malicious
1. - «kL» Imientor clnn lh*.»pensuiFj lie \>ar nui U«jiv» Jiv«v»wij »..v
engine in time, and the consequence was that theengine was thrown off the track and crushed, andoilier cars thrown off and injured. The Engineerwas severely cut on his leg, and a Firemanhad a part ofone foot cut off. Others may havebeen injured. The above facts have been givenus, and arc as near as we can give them.
Death by Lightning. ^On Friday last, a negro man belonging to Mrs.
Brevard was killed by lightning, at her plantationon the river in this District. '
:rk^Tlie Baltimore Sun may well^jSe dubbed
" a snapper up of unconsidered trifles," as well as
an advocate of the policy of its neighbors, the freesoilers of Pennsylvania, New York, &c.; for it isreally pitiful to observe the rapacity with whichit gulps down every little submission sentiment (?)that was uttered on the late anniversary of Americuri'Tndependence.The following toast, whichis as void ofsense as it is of dignity, was given byone D. R. Dunham, somewhere in Florida, andtickles the editor of the Sun very much:.By D. It. Dunham : rhe great, mighty,puissant,
magnificent, and grandiloquent Motion of SouthCarolina.Q,uattlebum and kettle drums.sixpennytrumpets.boards of ordnance and 48 inchhowitzers! How she'll astonish the Universe!Now, we would be plad to know where Mr.
Dunham was in 18ji6, when South Carolina so
gallantly equipped and sent forth her sous to assj>xthe inhabitants of that little State in her strugglewith, tb8 Sfhiinolcs. Was ho in Connecticut,making wooden nuttflegs and horn gun flints?
Or was he i't Eitfbpe, the vassal of a monarch,and the liveried lackey of some proud autocrat?When J^Thas answered these questions rightly,we wii lie able to decide whether he is to be al-1loWed to speak in such terms of his superiors.The allusion to Quattlebum is a very clear echo
tff the New York Tribune, to which tribe he now
probably belongs. If so, he is rather small game,and so we give him the go by, believing that sooner
or later he will find his proper level. ** *
Perils of Camfhinf...The New York CommercialAdvertiser states that a gentleman inBrooklyn has kept a record of all the accidents bycamphine that have occurred in that vicinity, andhave bpen reported in the newspapers since the3d of July, 1850, and they number fifty nine..
Many persons have been fatally injured, and muchvaluable property has been destroyed by this expiosiveand combustible fluid. It is fully as dan-
gerous as gunpowder, and, when we consider thenumber of cheap inferior lamps that arc used, it
is astonishing that accidents are not more frequent.Unless a camphcne lamp is made per-fectly airtight, and constantly kept so when igni-ted, an explosion may ensue at any moment, and
it is about as rational to put a torpedo into the
hands of children end servants as it would be to
give them a hand-grenade or bombshell.
Captives Rescued.General Harney, commanding on the Texan
frontier, reports the rescue of seventeen Mexicancaptives from the hands of the Camanche and LipanIndians, which he has caused to be deliveredup to the Mexican authorities at Guerraro, incompliance with the 11th article of the treaty ofGuadalupe Hidalgo. Sixteen of the captiveswere boys, and were children taken by the Indiansin their predatory excursions in the Northeasternprovinces of Mexico. Although manyof them had been in captivity from five to seven
years, our officers were successful in obtainingfrom the Indians such particulars respecting theirparentage and places of birth as will probably re-
store them all to their tannines.
Don't go There.The Northern papers have received information
from Wm. W. Brown, a fugitive slave who is nowin England, lie advises fugitives not to go to
that country, aa he thinks they are poor enoughthere already, but recommends those miserablysubsisting in Canada, to emigrate to the West Indies.Central Southern Rights Association of
Virginia..This Association, at their last meeting,on the 18th ult.. (W. D. Leake, president pro
tem.,) invited a general convention of all theSouthern Rights Associations in Virginia, to meet
in Richmond on the first Monday in October next
There are now fifteen hundred members attachedto the Association in Richmond.
Famine Apprehended..The West Alabamian,published at Carrollton.Pickens county, Ala., saysthat the drought in that section ofthe State is unparallelled,and that apprehensions are entertainedof a famine in consequence of it A publicmeeting has been called to take the subject intoconsideration.
More Co-operation..Company C. of theFourth Artillery, consisting of three lieutenantsnnd 53 privates, arrived yesterday in the boatfrom Wilmington. Another Company of Artillerywill arrive in the boat this morning..They are, we understand, intended to strengthenthe garrisons of the forts in onr harbor.Large'tjuantities of ordnance munitions havealso arrived recently in vessels from the North..Charleston Mercury.
North Carolmd -Education..We learn by a
gentleman from North Carolina that the returnsin Stanly's district, so far as heard from, showa gain of 74 for the Democratic candidate over
the last election, wherviiiaiilv was elected by47 votes, and afford a hope tfintlie is defdlted.-lb.
Revenue of the Post Office Department..TheNational Intelligencer savs that the accountsfor the quarter ending March 31, 1851, whichhave just been settled at the Post Office Department,show that the nett receipts of postagesduring that quarter to be - - $1,723,S§8 4%For the coresponding quarter of R<
1850 the amount was - - 1,4G2,W5 04
Show ing an increase of - - §261,762 79or of about 17 3-4 per cent.Should the receipts of the last quarter of the
fiscal year (the accounts fbMvhich will not be
fully settled until October)«how a similar increase,the revenue account for the year will exhibitthe gratifying increase of eighteen percent, nearlv.
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Second Gun from Alabama,.We are indebtedto the Montgomery Advertiser and Gazettefor another telegraphic decjmteh, giving the followingcheering. intelligenceJfrom Alabama:The State Rights ticket in Mobile county is
elected by 450 majority. In Butler, the same
ticket has succeeded by a large tfiajority. Dallascounty lias elected a State Bigly (gan.«*Perry county, two State Rights men. CJorosbyand King. In Autauga county, the entire StateRights ticket has been elected. In Barbourcounty the State Rights ticket is elected.Cochran's majority 495.Lowndes county has elected the Union ticket
by over 100 majority. In Chamber*, the Unionticket has succeeded by 461 majority.The returns received indicate the election of
Bragg, State Rights, over Langdon, Union, byabout fifteen hundred majority.The election of Harris and Cochran are
doubtful. The vote will lie a very close one.
In Talledega county White has a majorityof 400.entire Union ticket elected. In Bentoncounty, Rice has 700 majority, and Harris426.the entire Southern Rights ticket elected.In Autauga county, Harris 153 majoritySouthernIliuhts ticket elected. Pike county,Ahercrombio's majority reported at 200.Union ticket elected. In P«».rry county, Harrishas 40 majority.Goldsby, King, H. C. Leeand Cook, elected. Greensboro 200 majorityfor Erwin. Clarke 501 majority lor Bragg.
Harris and Rice will be elected, and Cochranand Ileal.. Tel. Cor. Georgia ConstiiuftnnnJt<ef
New Cannon for throwing Chain Shot..Mr.Adam Lemmers, of Newark, N. J., has inventedand taken measures to secure a patent for a
new method of throwing chain shot which willcarry terror into the bulwarks or camp of thetoe. It consists of a cannon constructed withtwo bores describing an angle, into each ofwhich is put a ball.the two being united bya chain. It will be evident that when the cannonis discharged, the balls will stretch out thechain according to its length and the angle ofthe two barrels of the cannon, this will sweepdown masts and rigging in great style.The gun is so arranged on the carriage that
the barrels can be turned so as to discharge thechain in a horizontal or vertical direction.
Cosily Palace..The ancient palace of thePopes, and the most magnificent in the world,stands on the right bank of the Tiber, at Rome.The palace takes its naruo Irom the hill on whichit stands, derived from one of those ancient impositions,known as oracular deities, called bythe Romans ''Jupiter Vaticanus." Who beganthe building is not known, but it was occupied
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, J. ' "" Vby Charlemagne more than a thousand year# \
ago, and has been increased by successive Pope#until it has reached its present immense extentThe numl er of rooms in the Vatican exceed4,420, and its treasures in marbles, bronzes/frescoes, statues, paintings, and gems are an- Tequalled in the world and its librqry is the rich- ^est in Europe. The length of the museuim o(statues alone is computed to be a mile.
«# #» !.From Uic Southern Republic.
Mr. Price: The citizens \of Caniden seem Vto approximate- a condition\Jof 'supincness,seldom paralleled in the history df a commercialpeople. There are certain facts in theprogress of developmept around them, calculatedto insure the souridness^ind perpetuity oftheir nap, if they do fill asleep. It needs noteven a Poet's inspiration/to foretell that themerry jingle of the wkg<&-bell "no more shallrouse them from thei^ lonely bed," if theyarouse not iuno, thofr prostrate energies..What Is the value of those interests, to be af-fected injuriously by the facts of which wepropose to speak ?first. Real Estate in Ca vn...... $446,430'Merchandise &c 800,009S. C. (Camden Branch) R. Road & CamdenBank Stocks 460,009Mechanics Factorage and profession, inca- Ipable of exact estimate but supposed value <in money . 250.000Real Estate in the vicinity of Camden and fldependant on the Town, for value 310,000
Total ,.«1,656*430nni.:.. :- »i, . ,._ixuu u inc muuujf \aiuc ui iucoc- iutcivoifl.
But who can estimate in figures the value ofthose domestic and social interests involved inthese?Whence arises the danger which threaten
their destruction r Cast an eye upon the map ***of South Carolina, .and make a point upon, theeast side of Wateree Swamp, in a line-duewest from Manchester, in Sumter District. Bythe way, conjure up the image of Al&nohesteras you would now see it, a spectre of a villagein ruins, and let it haunt your memory,49 a
type of the desolation which threatens' your tunehonored Town. But' to recur to the map,draw a line as straight as may he fronythe nointestablished, to Sumfervifle, thence ffiroughMiddle Salem, across Lynches cr/ek, SpttgwrSwamp and Lake Swamp, to a point witbuhdOmiles south of Darlington village, thence nearMars Bluifonthe ftjedee River, crossing in theway JefFrev's Creek, thence/early due earthyMarion Court Hodee to XVilmington N. C.This line represent the Manchester andWl-mington itauroaa. i in success m uuw rmaava
palpably certain, j anyone more season, .ofpumter trade, alope cm. We shall lavetwo more with D&rlisten and then Ae filltf";told. Superior enfergy will havebrightest jewel fjcybyour grasp.similareangymust replace it firom other quarters.Wc will turn again to the map. From Cherawin the direction of Wadesboro, draw a
line to intersect the Boundary of theThis represents the Plank Road alrtadfttirscribed for by the citizens of Oheraw, thoughthe project is but of yesterday. This has beenmet bwa response from Charlotte N. & proposingthaconstruction of a similar road to meetit."Thai bad begins; the worst remains bohind."Draw a line on the map from Columbiapassing wear Rice Creek Springs, to a point
fourteen miles from Winnsboro, twenty-five a
miles from Colombia, and tscelvt nila. frm |Liberty Hill, thence to Winnsboro, tberfce to
Chestervillc, thence throngh the lower J^rt ofYork District to Charlotte 1, ,CLr. ThbLsoriUsour doom if ice make no more to counteract thenatural restits of these enterprises. /Camden,
e.mrnunnta » tw^int. within a .circle.JUU JlCllClXi, IVflVOVMM. ^
whose iron disc, no trade can pcnctrat/by theestablished avenues. We have no back countrywhich is not tapped and dratheyAlready do our Lite customers of Lancwterpertbrm the journey from Columbia,, home, is
I one dav, by the Charlottce Railroad, now, withinten Tuiles of Chesterville. Afready,canouri'rieaus of Liberty Hill and /Reaver Creek, 1
jjeach Columbia to tea, havjug baeakfast at
home, and return to dinne^ having left theCapitol the same day. Already a StageRavelsbetween Charlotte ef. C. Old the head of theRailroad, and already ha£ the travel by thisroute diminished. ' How many bales of cotiuiwill cross the Catawba/or the Camden marketin future, toiling drer the clay-holes and sandbeds,which intervene? How many, after tha
completion of (he Charlotte road, will come
here from Norfli Carolina to encounter thesame difficulties? How many from the W asxhaws,whose fertile fields will be within car shotof the thund 'ring foot-falls of the iron horse,_.:ft. __.ii.SWA]ff>s the echoes ofWUll'llj BWilt M IOCU nm» .
the Indian Land Yes he rolls resistless, orerthe last resting place of a once happy people* ^
The Catawbos, the friends of the white man.
Their villages once filled the landscape with
picturesque beauty, and the hunters shout, andthe maidens cheerful song, mingled togetherwith the merry laughter of sporting childhood.Now they have passed away and left no trace
behind. They tcere a people incapable of tdfprotcetion.The destiny which swept awaytheir villages may bring desolation here. Sktice are not a people incapable of selfprotection.Hence if ruin befall us, it is suicide. Becausehe who does not prevent a result, when he can,is the author of that result. Will no one pointout tho path of safety ?
Pine Plank. <
The Shirt Sewers of New Youfi-A-mong the many occupations at which womeuare engaged in that city, there are none whoreceive poorer compensation than the shirt sewers..Thereare six thousand women in that cityemployed in making shirts, and four-fifths ofthese earn barely enough to keep the life in theirbody. Many have the misfortune to be engag.)u_ j:_i i 1.uto nfton chantedtJU Uy UISUUIK'31 l"III|JIUVCi o, aiu « ».. -
out of their miserable pittance, and, as a lastresort, are forced to throw themselves upon the
charity of the public. There are a large nom»
ber on the listofout-door pensioners of the AlmsHouse who receive from one to two dollars a
month, upon which they are barely enabled to
live. Some time ago several shirt sewers organizeda co-operative society at No. 6 Henrystreet, where orders wore received for rJl kindsof needle work. This societ}', for soino timeafter its formation, was pretty liberally suppliedwith work, but within the last few months thecustom has gradually diminished till at present
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