10 Oct 1854
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Newspaper
Camden Weekly Journal
Location
Camden, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1854
Page
1
An OCR snippet outlines advertising rates and terms including payment in dollars, schedule for inserts, line limits, and margins. It mentions square format ads, partial months, and monthly charges, with publication until payment or condition.
A long extract discusses religious doubt triggered by modern science and French skepticism, praising Herschel Brewster and Newton while warning against undermining Scriptural authority. It reflects a 19th century temper, urging cautious reconciliation of faith and reason.
In a reminiscence of Fairfield County, a correspondent recalls a church memory and a long-ago romance tied to Monticello and Rocky Mount. The piece discusses Daniel McCollough’s cotton factory near Rocky Mount, slave labor as factory workers, and references to Col. Seal and the Ches ter falls. The narrative laments South Carolina’s neglect of grand natural scenery and contrasts attention with northern states.
The passage recalls Clay and Webster leading Whigs against dronocratic rivals, praising their gallantry and the fierce, open battles of policy. It laments the party’s collapse, notes aged leaders entering the tomb, and criticizes abolitionist and conspiracy pressures, urging a tribute to the fallen foes and the fading national cause.
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