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126 When we receive a now subscription from any of our present subscribers, the first tiling done is to enter it. on the books, and send out the paper, and the next in or der, is to credit the party sending it, three months on his subscription. This we do, whether requested to do so or not. Subscribers are credited with fifty cents commission on every nev' subscriber they send, which we will pay by credit on account, or if desired, in seeds by mail. A large proportion of our old subscribers have availed them selvtjs of this offer, to the general advantage of all par ties concerned. Use, in canvassing, your latest numbers, because if lost in this way, they can be supplied again ; but wc frequently cannot furnish numbers more than one or two months after issue. At present, subscribers can be furnished from the opening of the current volume; but as the files are getting low, we shill, if not desired otherwise, commence with this issue, (of which we issue a larger edition,) to all new subscribers. .*> “ Egyptian Corn.” —We have received for insertion an advertisement of “Egyptian Corn.” “It is estimated from its very prolific qualities, to yield 150 bushels per acre, and weighs by scaled measure, 65 lbs. to the bushel. It grows in the form of a tree, and thirty four ears have grown upon one stalk, and will average from five to fif teen,” &c. Now, we should like to fill a page with a good adver tisement, out is not that doing it rather too strong. We don’t like to send an advertisement of that kind to our friend Gomes Munro. We fancy now we hear his “Jaru p shalem” on first reading it. If the party tending it will “lower his sights,” and say 20, o’O, 40 or 50 bushels per acre, and put the other statements in regard to it in keep ing, wc won’t object to inserting it, particularly if accom panied with the cash. The seed advertised is, we understand, the Millet, known formerly here as “Chicken Corn,’’ and a very good thing, but nothing to get up an excitement about. IIOCK ISLAND MANUFACTURING CO. A friend writing us from Charlotte, N. C., upon anoth er topic, knowing our interest in manufacturing enter prises, enclosed us several samples, most of them for summer wear, of the all wool cassimeres, now being man ufactured by the Rock Island Manufacturing Company, of that place. W e were so well pleased widi the softness of the wool employed, and the unexceptionable quality of the goods, that giving up all idea of ever getting that suit to which “ Gemes Munro” considers us entitled, as a returning prodigal, we ordered one from the goods of this compa ny. By the way, is there any reason why Southern dry goods men should pass by such an establishment, where they can buy good honest fabrics, of every grade of qual ity up to the finest, free from shoddy and flocks, every yard of which is warranted to be as represented, in order to get inferior goods, at no advantage in rates ? When the merits of these goods become generally known, we predict that this company will receive, as it often did be fore the war, more orders than they can fill. If any one in the trade, wishes to know more about these cloths, let him send for samples and prices. Address the President of the company, John A. YouDg, at Charlotte, N. C. SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. The present condition of the University of Georgia, is very gratifying to its many friends. Not only is there a larger attendance than ever before, but the spirit with which the young men take hold of their studies, is most encouraging. Our Southern youths have been taught by that harsh teacher, War, the total uncertainty of all ex ternal fortune. ITow many of oar people worth tens and even hundreds of thousands before the war, are nearly or quite bankrupt to day ! Hence, an eager disposition on the part of the moie sensible of our youth, to obtain a thorough education. That is a property of the most sc* cure and desirable nature. It enables its possessor to become ustful to the community, and there will fall to himself the reward of useful effort. Those who prove industrious students, and have trained the will to persis tent effort in that one direction, will be found generally in active life, to be industrious men. The fixedness of pur pose acquired in becoming thm'ough scholars, renders them likely to be men pf power and reliability in what ever pursuit they may engage. We can justly commend to all parents, Chancellor Lips comb, and the Professors of the University, as experienced instructors, of thorough scholarship, with their hearts ear nestly in the work. It is a most fortunate thing for a youth, to have his developing character subjected to pro per influences—to have before him the inspiring example, and grow up under the forming hand of such a teacher as Dr. Lipscomb—a man rarely equalled in wisdom, ori ginal genius, or in thorough and genial culture. We do not think the pupils of Arnold, of Rugby, the great Eng lish teacher, enjoyed much advantage over those of the horn educator, now in charge of the University of Georgia. THE SITUATION. When the negro preacher told his audience that there were but two roads before them in life—a broad one lead ing to sure destruction, and a straight and narrow one leading to swift damnation, he laid about as inviting a prospect before his hearers, for their moral regeneration, as the wisdom of Congress has provided the Southern people for their political reconstruction. The “blackness of darkness lies before us,” whatever course we take. In the case of our “ parable,” the sagest head in the crowd audibly expressed his determination to “take to the woods;” and in our own case, certainly if we followed our incli nations, the most desirable thing we could do, would be to keep out of all political high-ways, and “ take to the fields.” We should prefer to make corn and cotton, and quietly pursue our accustomed work, endeavoring to se cure pecuniary independence. But this reconstruction bill allows us no escape from negro suffrage. It comes if we are passive, and it comes if we are active. The con stitution, if its shelter was secured, would be torn to fragments over our heads. We are under duress. But if the white race of the South act intelligently, we can render more tolerable a state of things we cannot prevent. In the new Constitution we are forced to adopt, we can permit all to vote who are now 21 years of age, but we can require an educational and reasonable property qualifica tion from all hereafter admitted to suffrage. We can pro vide that on conviction for any serious offence, perjury, larceny, &c., the right to vote shall be forfeited. Our