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this to it, high for it is Banks their prenecessary base not most but lieve all that the people their the would the can the and that be and promptly done promptly he wall done the matter until the meeting of the Legislature, one year must be lost that is if the Logialeture convenes and acts the building Will commence the commerce the city will resume. (1 will almost vendire to say with increased en ergy and activity, but if a year is lost. it will resume with, weakened means, depressed confidence and many of the and much even the remining capital, will be transfered to places; for men who hare families to cant wait a year for houses and bread. On the present occasion the claims of Charleston are peculiarly strong, front the fact. that large portion of her active Capital, has been absorbed in the construction of the Rail Road to Hamburgh, and in the millions subscribed by her citizens to the great Westesn Rail Road- which is realy a State, enterprise, and one in the completion of which every citizen must feel an interest.

And may not the fact be, that if the Legislature now refuses aid, that even this great enterprise may failFor it is likely that many Charleston Stockholders would be unable to pay their subscriptions. and would consequently be compelled to add to their present losses by forfeiting what they have already paid on their stock. Further, would not the fact, that Charleston was prostrate, have the effect of checking the general spirit of enterprise on this subject, the road is made to connect great commercial points. If Charleston is permitted. to reende in her prospects, the object is lost, and with it the energy and enterprise necessary to the successful completion of this great work.

The road must go from Charleston, a great Commercial city, it is ever made otherwise it would be valueless made. Can the proposed aid be given without injury to the general resources and prosperity of the State? I have no hesitation in saying that it can. In the first place, let the State create a stock, or bonds, to be sold in foreign markets, for the sum of money required. For illustration; I will say three millions--payable in 10 or 20 vears, as the Legislature may deem best. There is no doubt on these Bonds, the funds could be raised at from four to five per cent interests per annum.

Thereby supplying the capital, which has been lost, for all the purposes of successful enterprise. It is not proposed that the State should do any thing further, athan, put within the reach of integrity and enterprise the means of success, by creating a capital that eould be rendered available. The details of the measure could be best arranged by the wisdom and experience of the Legislature. I would however suggest as the best, which occurred 10 my mind, to be, to add the amount borrowed to the capital of the Bank of the State, during the continuance of the loan, with the understanding that it was to be used so far as practicable in aid of the sufferers by the late fire and the general come merce of the city. ahis is done, and the loan is used by the Bank, with the ordinary success of the Banking institutions of the State, which generally pay 8 per on the supposition then that the loan can be made at 4 per cent.

the State so far from loosing by the pledge of credit would by making 4 per cent profit on the invest ment annually, in less then 20 years have paid the debt and the interest on the same -and have the Capital remaining in the vaults of her Bank. I suggest this mode of carrying out the measure of relief, because in the first place, the Bank has all the necessary machinery for the workand secondly, because as the faith of the State will be. pledged, it woold be right, she should have the control and profit of the operation. would further anggest, that at the time of the resumption of apecie payments, this proceeding would make the Bank of the State peculiarly strong. and add to the general strength of the Banks of the city, either by the merkes: with species foreign Camden Price Carreni.

SATURDAY, May 5, 1938. Cotton, 6 a 10 Corn, per bushel, 81 .00 Flour, country, per barrel, 7 50 a 8 Northern, do 00 00 Rice, 3 a 4 00 per lb. 10 a 14 12 a 16 12 a 14 7 a 9 kerel, 9 a 14 per sack, $3 25 per cwt. a 1 43 45a 50 N. 0.

50 a 62 Havana and Sweet, 46 a 50 Londoa, per doz. 5 a 5 00 Raisins, Malaga Bunch, 3 50 a 4 Tobacco, 12 a 75 Begging, Hemp 22 a 26 Tow 19 a 22 Bale Rope 12 a 15 Twine 31 a 37 Spermaceti Candles. 40 a 45 Tallow 12 a 18 TAB olio de of The Whig There are the gentlemen in Congress there was Whigs of beyond any room majority will be two The Gen Shith returned from the Florida lent health, though nomow hat reduction of flesh a necessary of in Florida, we. might mention gentlemen of our army who would be benefitted by Even the Com mander in Chief, himsolf, would be a little thinner if he were not quite so fat. The New York City Banks commenced the re sumption of specie payments on the 9th inst.

They had for a considerable time been rodeoming their Chills to the amount of ton dollars and under. Their bill will now be rocoivod at the Post Office of the oity, and in payment of all public dues. The Charleston fire is exciting a great deal of sympathy in the North, and some of the most influential papors are rocommending strenuously, some active relief to be extended to the sufferers. This is as it should be. We rejoice to see a fellow-feeling mani fested.

Our pseudo patriots have been so long harping on the North and the South, union and disunion, that we have often been led to. fear that the silver cord of brotherhood was already loosed in reality, though, externally, links appeared unbroken. We rejoice, then, to find our apprehensions groundless, and we assure: our brethren, that whatever they find it in thoir hearts to do for our suffering poor, who have been left naked and houseless by a visitation of God," will be abundantly, recompensed in the emotions that will swoll our bosoms. It is not the pecuniary aid, to which we now allude moro intimately. We Will take care, as we have, in a moa.

sure, already, that out unfortunate brethren shall not bo left destitute while we have loaves to divide with them. It is the feeling -the sympathy -the intorost, displayed by our Northern friends, that commands our admiration. And if our misfortunes shall, oventually, bind us more closely togethor, if the desolation of our boautiful city shall, in tho end. adorn and strengthon the bands of our common bros thorhood -the pillars of our common. republic we shall thank God for the issue and look upon his appa rout judgment as the groutest of blessings, The Committee appointed to investigate the causes of the late duel in Washington city, by a self transformation, have been metamorphosed into a Star.

Chamber, and reportod a resolution to expel Mr. Graves, censure decidedly Mr. Wise, and censure Mr. Jones. Whatever he the merits of the case, the con duct of the Committeo in reporting such a resolution presonts an act unparalelled, oxcopt on the bloody rocords of the inquisition, We have never seen party malevolence carry itself so far as it has on the present occasion.

Mr. Cilly- the acceptor of the challenge, because the victim- has been born ad Deos: whoreas, if Mi. Graves, had been killed, the affair would long since have been smoothed over and his mentory forgotton, so far as any measures to vindicato it were concerned. We say for ourselves, once for all, that his conduct has our decided disap. probation- -and so has Mr.

Gilly's. He did wrong to challenge Mr. Cilly did wrong to accept. Here they are on ati equality. Owing to this peculiar mode of combat, the death of one was certain; of both, probable.

Mr Cilly happened to be that one, and he is the martyr. Mr. Graves happoned to survive; and he is to be persecuted with a living death, to which the fate of his opponent would have been tolerable, Here is neither law nor justice. Let the ar. bitrary report be recommitted with instructione to ite authors to confine themselves to the topics assigned them.

Then if the House choose to arraign and expel Mr. Graves, let them do it. But they will never accomplish the prevention of dueling by severity inflioted on the survivor. So long as they honor him who dies in this way, they will but be making a slight change in the code of honor, and instead of making it dishonorable not to fight a duel undor any circum. stances, they will only be making it dishonorable not to be killed.

But let the worst come to the worst, and they have no right to expel Mr. Graves. They may have the power, but we insist that they have not the right. It would be enacting an ex-post facto law, and strike at the very root of one of the articles of our Constitution. For the future, they may de.

cree what they please. They may, if they choose, make a duel fought hencoforth in the Dist. of Co. lumbia, punishable by death, without the benefit of Clergy. But who would not ory out against the in.

fiction of such a punishment in. the present instance? Yet in reality it would not be more unjust than the sontonce of expulsion, bocause neither the one nor the other has heretofore been enforced, and the punish. ment of Mr. Graves by either of them would be bringing him under a law that was not in existence, before his offence was committed to. warn him against its commission.

It is high time for the press to view this matter coolly and dispassionately. Eve. ty political cause of misropresentation aud malevo. lonce has beon done away. The prediction of partisan that Mr.

Oilly would be more beneficial to his party by his death than by his life has been verified, and now let justico resumo her sway. When once the fumes of passion are diapelled by the breath of reason, will be found that the dead has been honored only that the living might be reviled. If the brings with it repentance! and if ropentance institutos caution for the future, wo have put evil to caly true the working out of good through by that I emn led the of also would that from fallowing the band about and nterrupting their harmony by an incesant AMATEUR We would be to answer the query. of our bus yery much at the tho taus to which he alludes, yet our do not recollect its name A friend informs that it fo the good old tune usually performed by the band when through tune the old sow died son. He, surely, could not have been in earnest when speaking of the mule.

If he was, we fear we cannot give him much credit for a musical ear. He may he, en but After mistaking the bugler for a jackass, he must resign all pretensione to being connoisseur. It is curious to observe the devicos resorted to, to gain attention to One of case of pistols was lately headed; French and more lately still we have soon a Hat advertisement topped off with "Honesty is the best polioy There have lately been a couple of most terrible oxplosions on the Ohio and Mississippi--the Oronoko and the Moselle. By the first between sixty and seventy souls wore hurried into eternity, and by the latter, about one hundred and twenty-five! The Captains of these Steam boats ought to be or rather a law should be passed making it murder in the first degree, thus wantonly to trifle with the lives of the community. The petty, nonsensical ambition of a steam.boat captain to make the shortest trip that has over been made between two places, or to beat some brag steam.boat.

that has never been beaten, may cause, and in tho prosent instance has caused more distress has made more widowe -more orphans -than a wholo Florida Campaign; and we cannot expross our indignation that the unworthy author of the calamity should be suffered to go at large. Nothing will ever be doue until Congress acts upon the subject, and as matters stand now, far more dangerous to go from Pittsbnrgh to New in Orloans, than from New York to Liverpool. The express mail is discontinued between Louis. ville, and New York, and between New York and Gaston. The reason of this is, that on the first route only a day is gained by the express arrange.

ments. and to make this gain, costs the Dopartmont $71,937 per annum. To pay this coot the Expert ment does not yield a revenue of one fifth the amount. Consoquently the Post Master General has wisely concluded to stop it? The other line from New York to Gaston is discontinued, because the expedi. tion gained by means of the Rail- Roads and Steam.

boats, makes it practically an express, with -subject ing letters to the charge of triple postage. In regard to the branch line from Louisville to St Louis, which has likewise been discontinued, the Post Master says, that if by any change of a prospect should be held out of realizing nearly the requisite amount of expenditure, the line will reestablished; but he does not think best, to keep it up, at such an enormous exponso to the Government. Stato of the Polls at an election for SHERIFF of Kershaw District, held on the 7th and 8th May, 1838. Pa Benjamin 5 CD Total, 127 30 34 191 LIBERTY HILL, 15 32 48 FLAT ROCK, 23 20 48. BUFFALO, 35 0 36 LYSENBY'S 9 32 GOODWIN'S 14 18 SCHROCKS MILL, 19 26 CURETON'S MILL, 29 2 38 Total, 291 82 83 473 Communications FOR THE COURIER Mr.

I perceive by the Charleston papers, that a call has been made on his Excellency, the Governor of ine State, for an extra Session of the Legislature; for the purpose of taking into consideration the best mode of remedying the evils growing out of the late conflagration of that city. Believing that the Legislature is the only power in the State, competent to this relief, the proposition has my most decided and hearty approbation; and believing Ldo, that it is necessary, just, and proper, I permit myself to believe, that the call will be made and the relief granted. Every citizen of the State is probably in a greater or less degree, interested in the prosperity of Charleston, as the market at which we sell the products of our labor. and purchase our necessary supplies- and it certain, as a aniversal law of trade, that the prosperity of the city, or rather the competition of merchants, will enable the consumer to buy cheaper, and the producer Co that the fire in Charleston, be matter temporary ember that the will. rise from her ashes in rennvated But before closing.

I would again urge the necessily of prom of action, One Million com and to inance success than many millions tat later period, when dispondency has seized upon the public mind- and the heart made sick by hope, defered Let the State act decidedly, and immediately and I am certain that blessing others she will herself be blessed: She wit be blessed in the sympathies and affections her citizens- and in the proud consciousness, that she has done her duty: And if she should never attain wo that high destiny which we all hope for her -she will -at least have the satisfaction af knowing that she has deserved it. Yours. CAMDEN Poetry. STANZAS. TO.

There are who sing of beauty in this sombre sphere of ours; Of light within its solitudes, and gladness in its bowers; Of rapture in the revel and of pulses light and free, Whore flying feet to bounding hearts exult sively. Coldly it falls upon mo. now, but mem'ry stores time, When my own heart kept music with the gayest in their prime; And I have loved the pensive path along the shaded bill, The bass note of the waterfall and murmur of the rill. My soul has risen with the sun upon his morning path; Mine eye, unblench'd, the light'ning met, upon its throne of wrath: The tameless pastime of the winds has -boon a joy to me, And nature a meeker shrines, in turn, beguiled my humble knee. All this has been- -but where are they whose rapture rose with mine? And where with thee, love's loviest, that stronger spell of thine? Oh could we gaze, as once, upon love's vestal star at even, Old time would lend us angels wings, and make this earth heaven.

Cold is my heart within me now, when twilight sha. dows fall, When Vesper summona up the stare, in golden glory all; Cold when God's lower temple gleams with day's expanding fires, Nor warms when sunset's lake of gold moulta on its mountain spires. Yet life is not all joylessness, for though its cup is dim, A ray of pleasure, here and there, doth kindle on its brim; would not deem that all is dark which God hath made so fair; The desert on its barrenness doth spots of verdure bear. love to muse upon the past; what though its joys are dead? The present is not less a waste because the past has fled; And if each treasured tone is mute of love's bewitch. ing strain, Mighty is mem'ry's voice to wake the dead to life again, The future gives a kindly gleam to play behind the cloud, That overhangs the present like the pall above the shroud; cannot tell what goddess prompts a strain so passing sweet, But heavenly musio thero I hear--it whispers we shall meet.

It tells a tale of sever'd hearts, pining to reunite; Of twilight shades, of midnight gloom, and of morning bright: We've parted -this the twilight shade; thon'rt absent this the gloom; The shade is o'er; the gloom will cease; then will the morn illume. And now, farewell; thou canst not know what visions o're me sweep. Wafted by thought, like fragrance born by zephyrs o'er the deeps There's not a semblance which thy form, lang syne, has loved to wear, But in the peopled realm of dreame, twill come before mo there. God bless thee, dearest, and may those who guard hint throne above, Have double charge concerning thee, to keep thy heart, my love; In all its hues, of every thado, I would partaker be And bid thy spirit turn, all but my gloom Pittsburg Visitor for Officers The Annual Election of the Camden Independent Fire EnHotel, in Company will take place at C. H.

Davis' Monday evening next, at 8 o'clock. Members are requested to be punctual at the hours S. CAPERS, Secretary. May 12 2 1t 4 Notice The subscriber is strained to call on all persons indebted to him, ur Jones Marshall for immediate payment. Those who are due him individually, will please call on Me.

John. Smart for settlement. Those indebted to Jones Marshall will call on T. J. Wethers, Esq.

It is hoped that this notice will be attended to, without further proceedings. J. L. JONES. May 12.

1t Town Taxes. ters after the will first be day issued of June against next. all By Defaul- der of the Town Council of Camden. J. W.

LANG, Recorder. May 12. 2 2t The subscriber offers his stoch of DRY GOODS at cost charges. Also WHITE WINE VINEGAR by rstail at 62 1-2 centa per gallon. JAMES JENKINS.

May 12 2 It Patent Steam Feather Renovator FOR HEALTH AND ECONOMY. The subscriber having purchased the right of the Todd, for the Districts of Lancaster, Chesterfield, Patent Feather Dresser, invented by Billy de A Marlborough, Kershaw, Darlington and Sumter, in this State, would respectfully inform the citizens of Camden and its vicinity, that he has one of said Mar hives in successful operation in this town. The work is done entirely by the operation of steam, no tire coming near the feathers, and no possibility of scorching or otherwise injuring them By this operation all. Moths are destroyed and removed without loss or waste of Feathers, on the contrary, the bulk 18 very much increased, many times one-half, -nothing being removed but small particles of dust, They are also cleansed and porilied from all. disafrecable smell that often attends Feathers, and are intirely cleansed and dried, and have the appearance and essential qualities of new Feathers: Any person that will try the experiment may send the a bed or heda, of any quality of Feathers, from the hest and newest, to the olderst and poorest they have, provided they are either geese or duck feathers may he assured no charge will he made in case any unless perfent satiefaction he given.

May 12 9 If M. S. ALEXANDER. South Carolina, Sumter District. There was committed to the Jail of Sump District on the 2d inst.

as a runawaynegro man about 5 feet high and slender made, has nothing peculiar in his appearance, and is tolerably good looking, says his name is Jack, and that he belongs to Tames F. Watson of Abbeville District; phens, was raised in North Carolina, by Henry whence he was brought by Francis Arnolde, a negro trader. BRIANT BATEMAN, J. 8: D. May 12 2 2t HE Copartnership heretofore existing under the firm of Bishop and Gilchrist was at an end on the Int day if February, 1838.

April 14. 50 tf J. M. GILCHRIST. SHERIFF'S SALE.

gar DIRECT IMPORTATION he virtue sold of before sundry executions to me directed, will the Court House in Camden, on lowing, the first Monday in June next, and the day folwithin the usual hours of sale, the following property, viz; Pre One thousand acres Land, more or less, cn Little Lyches creek, adjoining lands of B. Williams and Margaret Perkins and others Also six negroes, levied on and to be sold as the property of John Williams, at the suit of Trios P. Ballard and others Also, 200 acres Land, more or less, on the wa. ters of Beaver creek, adjoining land of John Mi Clure, sep and others, levied on and to be sold 88 the property of John M'Clure, at the suit of the State of South Carolina. Also, one tract of Lund containing 640 acres more or lege, adjoining lands of C.

R. Blair and othere, levied on to be sold as the property of George T. Cotwell, at the suit of J. Bishop. Also, three Lots in the village of Kirkwood, known as numbers 4, 5, 6, Also, two Lots in the town of Camden on Lyttleton street, known numbers 1096, 1097.

Also a fraction of Lot number 1083. Also one Lot on State street, number 1084. One vacant Lot on Broad street, number 164, and the Sonth third of Lot number 163. Also, will be sold on Tuesday, at the house of the defendant, on Big Lynches Creek, one sorrel horde and ten head of cattle, levied on and to be sold an the property of Stephen D. Hough, at the suit of James Perty Terms Cash.

Purchaser to pay for Sheriff papers. May 12. WM. ROSSER, I. K.

DE Brandy, Holland Gia, Claret, Vine- The subscriber has constantly on hand a large sortinent of the following articles, of his own importations, and offers now for sale on liberal torme: Cogniac and Champaigne Brandy, in Pipes, halves and quarters; very superior Cogniac Brandy. 20 yeare old. in quarter pipes and barrele of 20. gallone; Gin superior quality; Claret of all qualities in casks and boxes of 12 hottles: Muscat. Frontignan and Soueterne, White Wine In bores, Cham paigne Wine in quarte and pinte, White Wine Vinugar in barrels, superfine clarified Sallad Oil, in of 19 bottles, Cordials in boxes of 12 bottles, baskets of 2.

hotties. Swiss in Absinth; Fruits ins Brandy, Pickles, Macaroni and Vermicelli, Sarding in oil, tee. Bottle and demi john corks in bags, EMILE LARRONDE, 60. East Bay, comer Magwoods S. Wha May 19 SALEOR.