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God bath a voice.
tiX ELIZA CODE,
God hath a voice that ever is heard
In the peal of the thunder, the chirp of the bird ;
It comes in the torrent, all rapid and strong,
In the streamlet’s soft gush as it ripples along.
Tt breathes in the zephyr, just kissing the bloom;
It lives ip the rush of the sweeping simoon;
I jet the hurricane whistle, or warblers rejoice,
What do they tell thee blit God hath a voice t
God hath a presence, and that we may see
In the fold of the flower, the leaf of the tree;
In the sun of the noonday, the star of the night;
In the storm cloud of darkness, the rainbow of light;
In the waves of the ocean, the furrows of land ;
In the mountain of granite, the atom of sand;
Turn where ye may, from the sky to the sod,
Where can ye gaze that ye see not a God ?
Hisadancots.
j E.r»Governor Talmadge and
the Spirits.
SECOND PAPER.
Ott one occasion, Mr, Talmadge and
his company were told by the spir
its to put a bible on a drawer , under
die table, and the raps commenced to
the tune of “Hail Columbia,” which
the spirits played by request. While
n part of the spirts—we tire not told
what other spirits were there besides
Mr. Calhoun’s, but a good many others
were there —while a part were playing
this tune, others of them were opening
the bible, and finding certain texts —
performing their task as a dandy-Jim
monkey and his pony cut their antics
iu a circus, to the sound of music. Now
it is truly astonishing, ain't it? Just
see them ! Rattle out your tune, ye
musical spirits, and let these other ones
show their smart tricks. Well they
are performed— under the table / And
they want the ex-goyernor to look and
see what ’tis smart they have done.—
Do they tell him to look ? No! they
c-a-n-t!” But they u ken calljbr the al
fabit/” ITow ? By rapping of course.
So the alphabet is produced “and it
was spelled out, look /” Well now,
all you who read this article, prepare
yourselves for something grand, sub
lime, profound, astonishing! Ye be
nighted spirits—we mean mortals, not
spirits in its technical sense — who have
the audacity to be unbelievers —ye j
i
skeptics who are worse than infidels —
ye ignoramuses who disbelieve in spirit
ual manifestations —prepare now, oh
ve of perverse hearts, to be convinced
by the most overwhelming testimony
which is to be set before you ! Mr.
Talmadge actually found the bible
open upon the drawer, where lie had
placed it shut — under the table! How
could the hook have been gotten open ?
How could the Foxes have put their
hands under the table, and opened the
book? Was it not shut, was it not
closed, were not its lids together, was it
not unopened, when put under the table ?
We repeat, how could it have boen
opened ? We do not wish to become ex
cited. We do not wish to let our feel
ings run away with us. But oh ! when
we see a book put under the table, and
then opened, how can we retain that
cold, heartless demeanor and dignity
which some may suppose we ought to
exercise?
Well, after the ex-governor took the
bible from under the table, he carefully*
kept the place open, as it was found,
and “on brinyiny it to the light, lie found
it open at St. John’s Gospel —chapter
II being on the left, side, and chapter
ITI on the right side.” He asked if he
must, read chapter I[. No. Must he
read chapter 111 ? Yes. So the old
fellow began to read, and avus rapped,
at many verses in the chapter. We
suppose the spirits were applauding the
reading of their favorite, just as the
populace do the spouting of some, dem
agogue, who says something that ap
peals to their passions or their preju
dices. “And at verses 8, 11, 19, 34,
most vehement raps were given”—the
reader doing better, avc suppose, at
these verses, than elsewhere. All this
knocking, iioav, came from Calhoun!
Wc have turned to the third chap
ter of John, and have the bible open
before us. This chapter, it will be re
membered, gives an account of the in
terview which Nicoclemus, a ruler of
the Jews, who came, to Jesus by night,
had with our blessed Savior. In it is
taught the necessity of the new birth,
in language which is sublime and beau
tiful, on account of its simplicity, and
directness. By perusing it, you will
feel that there is a spirit, of divinity
deeply imbuing its style and sentiment,.
The verses referred to by Mr. Talmadgc
read as follows :
8. “The wind blowelh where it list
«'th, and thou her)rest the sound there
of, hufennst not tell whence it eometh
nor whither it goeth: so is every one
that, is born of the spirit.
11. Verily, verily I say unto thee,
wc speak that wc dojviiow, and testi
ly that wc have seen; and ye receive
not, our witness.
19, And this is the condemnation,
that light has come into the world, and
men loved darkness rather than light.,
because their deeds were evil.
84. For he whom God hath sent
spenketh the words of God : for God
giveth not the spirit by measure unto
him"
Now although we could not conceive
how fraud, blasphemy and fanaticism
could wrest these passages of scripture
to the support of spiritualism, had we
not learned that the devil himself can
quote scripture to subserve his own
purposes, still, since the foregoing
verses have been quoted, it is very ob
vious what meaning they are intended
by their pervertors to convey. We
learn from the quotation of these vers
es by Mr. Talmadge that he intends
to teach the divine mission of all those
scoundrels and lunatics who set them
selves up as spiritual mediums and to
brand as blasphemers and heretics all
those who deny that divine mission.—
If any one doubts it, let him read the
verses again, and what Mr. 1. says in
connection therewith, and lie will see
that we do not misrepresent him.
We will examine these verses a lit
tle, in connection with their obvious
scriptual import, as compared with that
intended by Mr. Talmadge. Verse 8
is designed to show that the new birth
is brought about by the breathing of
the Holy Spirit upon the human heart,
and that although man is conscious of
the effect produced, lie can tell no more
by “ Physical Manifestations,” of the
primate cause, than he can tell about
the blowing of the wind. If the word
“spirit” did not occur in this verse, Mr.
Talmadge would never have thought
of perverting it to his purpose. And
what blasphemy is it, indeed, to con
nect this Holy Spirit, spoken of in the
verse, whom all arthodox cliristians
believe to be very God, with the imag
inary spirits that produce these table
knockings!
Verse 11 says “We speak that we
do know, and testify that we have seen.”
This is in remarkable contrast to Mr.
T’s testimony, who testilies that he
does not know, and that he has not
seen —for the bible was, under the table,
and it was dark at that —as he tells us
he had to get a light to read the chap
ter.
Verse 19 says; that “men love dark
ness rather than light, because their
deeds are evil.” And it seems, from
what Mr. Talmadge says, that women
also love darkness rather than light,
because their deeds are evil. Else why
should the Foxes put the bible under
the table, and in the dark ? Wc have
before said that if these spirits have
a divine mission, then there is no farth
er use for so old fashioned a thing as
the bible. The most popular way, we
believe, of killing off a bill in one of
those spouting assemblies, misnamed
legislative bodies, is to lay it on the ta
ble. But we have never yet heard of a
bill’s being treated with so little digni
ty, however enormously sinful it might
be, as to kick it under the table. Even
Mr. Stephens, who “killed Clayton’s
Compromise as soon as he would a
snake, the first chance he got at it,
when it poked its head round the
stump,” did not move to *put that bill,
which he so much despised, under the
table. He merely moved to lay it on
the table. And yet the Spiritual Rap
pers can find but one worse use for the
bible than putting it under the table —
they haven’t respect enough to put it
on the table—and that is to quote it in
defence of their lunacy, fraud, fanati
cism, lying, and deviltry generally.
The quotation of verse 34 is one of
the strongest proofs that Mr. Talmadge
thinks the “mediums” have a divine
mission, and are they Avhom “God hath
sent.” But unfortunately for the rap
pers, the verse says, “God giveth not
the Spirit by measure .” All will see
that even if the “mediums” are called
of God, their power is very measured
indeed. For before the spirits can do
any thing, they must have a table —
(suppose one were not convenient) —and
things must be put under the table —
(suppose you were to plank the legs
up so that you couldn't put things un
der it) —and you must have darkness —
(suppose it Avere necessary to have a
revelation where darkness Avasn’t on
hand, and couldn’t be easily obtained.)
Noav we Avon’t have such spirits to do
our spiriting, that’s flat. If they can’t
do better for us than they do for Mr.
Talmadge, they may go to where
they camefrom /—that’s all.
If it be not blasphemy to institute
the comparison—and we do not intend
it as such—we say, note the difference
between the course of Christ Avhen
Nieodemus Avent to him, and that of
the spirits of ex-Governor Talmadge.
When the “master in Israel” went to
Jesus, it Avas night. The Savior of
men had taught such a philosophy as
excited the curiosity of Nieodemus.—
He Avislied to inquire into it. And yet
so much obloquy had been thrown
around the Nazarene. Avhose very birth
condemned him in the eyes of the un
believing JeAVS, that he feared lest he
might partake of the. contumely Avhich
surrounded Christ, if he should go tq j
him in the open day. Accordingly, he
sought the Savior at night. Did Jesus,
clßbr a table to set it to knocking ?
Did he tell Nieodemus to call another
time ? That he Avas unprepared for
him? “That the power was not
enough to write a sentence ?” Did he
go to table-turning, bell-ringing, banjo
playing, grabbing Nieodemus by the
knee, and thimble-rigging generally?
Did he give any “Physical manifesta
tion" Avhatever ? Did he use any inco
herent jargon ? The darkness by
which he was surrounded Avas favora
ble to all this. But there Avas none of
it. On the contrary, he marched bold
ly up to the point, and said what he
had to say plainly, and inteligibly,
Avith the proper organ of speech. There
Avas none of your rapping, none of
your oracular responses. And this
shenved the divinity of' Christ—that
“lie Avhom God had sent, spoke the
Avords of God : for God gave not the
Spirit by measure unto him.” He was
the Son of God, and had the Spirit
Avithout measure. It Avould have been
incompatible Avitli his divine mission
to have had the. Spirit “by measure.”
And as his possessing the Spirit Avith
out measure, taken in connection Avith
his course to Nieodemus, slioavs his di
vine mission, so the course of the Foxes,
and the utter impotency of their spirits,
slioav the deep humanity, and the dark
est side of human nature, painted in
the deceitfulness of the human heart—
that deceitfulness which renders the
heart of man desperately Avicked.
Mr. Talmadge thinks that the “Phys
ical manifestations” heretofore mention
ed should convince any one. That is,
that the knocking and dancing of a ta
ble, taken in connection Avith banjo
playing and bell-ringing, and the bi
ble’s being put under the table, in the
c/arfyand opened at a certain place by
some legerdemain of the Foxes , should
convince the Avorld of the divine mis
sion of these cunning human animals :
for what lie reveals amounts in effect
to this—“only this and nothing more.”
“If however,” continues he, “doubt
should remain on the mind of any one
acquainted with similar manifestations,
that doubt must be entirely dispelled
by the account of the manifestations
which folloAvs.” He then goes on to
tell of his being present Avith the Foxes
“by Mr. Calhoun’s appointment!” He
was directed to put paper and pencil on
the drawer under the table. By and by
he heard it scratching away at a. terri
ble rate. But some ho av the pencil Avas
broken, and so the spirits called on
Mr. T. to sharpen it. Let ns say, en
passant, Ave Avouldn’t give a fig for a
spirit that couldn’t sharpen its own
pencil. Well, after it Avas sharpened,
and again put under the table, the scratch
ing commenced once more. On taking
the paper out, Mr. T. “discovered pen
cil marks on each side of the outer
sheet, but no Avriting.” Then Avas re
ceived a communication from Mr. Cal
houn, stating that the “power Avas not
great enough to Avrite a sentence,” but
that the marks made Avould show that
he could Avrite. Noav Ave don’t belieA'e
that this did slioav he could Avrite ; for
any negro, and any child can make
pencil marks. But this does not show
they can write.
The Foxes, though, true to their in
stincts, appointed another interview'
Avith Mr. Talmadge, at which, it Avas
promised Mr. Calhoun should most as
suredly Avrite a sentence. The manoeu
vre they had planned for the first in
tervieAV did not succeed. At the next
meeting it did. Mr. T. told Mr. Cal
houn he wished a sentence Avritten in
his OAvn hand-Avriting. Mr. C. prom
ised that it should be so. So he plac
ed his “silver-cased pencil” and paper
on the draAver. He soon heard the
pencil move on the paper, and the
draAver move too, by the Avay. He Avas
then told to look under the draAver, in
stead of upon it, Avhere the paper Avas
put, and sure enough he found the pa
per under there, with the words Avrit
ten upon it, “I’m Avith you still.” He
afterwards shoAved the sentence to
Generals Hamilton and Thompson, and
one or two other generals, male and
female, all of whom “pronounced it to
be a perfect facsimile of the hand Avrit
ing of John C. Calhoun.” . And this
thing, above all others, proves that
there must be something in the spirits!
Well, Ave have seen many sac similes of
the hand-writing of Calhoun. But Ave
have never supposed that this proved
the existence of spiritual intercourse.
Wc have seen sac similes , of the hand*
Avriting of all of the signers of the de
claration of independence—of Webster,
of Clay, of Byron, of Bonaparte, of
Wellington, of Metternich, of Wash
ington, of Talleyrand, and a host of
others. But avc never supposed that
these men wrote them, or that they
Avere any thing but sac similes.
So entirely deranged is Mr. Tal
madge, that evidence Avhich should be
conclusive against the Foxes as to their
chicanery is entirely overlooked by
him. He says he heard the drawer
move Avliile the words Avere being Avrit
ten upon the paper, and that the paper
Avas actually found under the drawer,
instead of upon it, Avhere it Avas first
placed. Is not this enough to prove to
Mr. Talmadge that there avus some
trick or legerdemain about it ? Does
he not believe that iSiynor Blitz ,or M.
Heller, can produce results still more
astonishing than thos;e of the Foxes, all
of which are accomplished by slig ht of
hand? Does he not know that boxes
and draAvers are favorite means of illu
sion Avith the magicians and sorcerers ?
Grant that the sentence Avas an ex
act sac simile of Mr. C’s Avriting, or
even that it Avas actually his Avriting—
neither fact proves anything to the ad
vantage of Mr. T. The Foxes obtain
ed the Avriting before Mr. T. came, and
by some dexterous manipulation, suc
ceeded in removing the blank sheet of
paper, and substituting that Avhich was
Avritten upon, in its stead. This is one
of the simplest tricks of the magician.
Nor will the tact that “I’m” was Avrit
ten for “I am” avail Mr. T. anything,
for it is certainly 5 ' a very common con
traction. And in order to make it
prove anything, Mr. T. Avould have to
prove that Mr. Calhoun was the only
one who ever did use the contraction,
and that the Foxes Avere ignorant of the
fact.
But avc Avould not be at all surprised
if the writing Avas actually Mr. C’s. It
is very possible it might have been.
We believe this gentleman Avas occa
sionally known, in his life time, to
Avrite a little. Has Mr. Talmadge any
certain means of knowing that the
Foxes may not have come in possession
of some old scrap of Avriting of his, in
which were the words, “I’m with you
still ?”
Mr. Talmadge says “the sentence is
perfectly characteristic of Mr. Calhoun.
It contains his terseness of style, and
his condensation of thought.” Noav
any one, Avho is not a deranged man,
can see that there is nothing in this
short sentence Avhich can characterize
a man’s style, or his system of thought.
There is no thought in it, in fact—that
is, there is no bold, striking, or original
thought. It is the mere statement of
a fact, in Avords which Avould be used
by ninety-nine men out of a hundred.
If Ave, or you, were going to write to
a friend Avith whom A\ r e agreed in poli
tics or religion, that our notions Avere
unchanged, we Avould be as apt to use
the Avords “I’m with you still,” as any
others in the vocabulary of the Eng
lish language. Had the sentence, in
stead of being what it Avas, been,
“You’re a fool,” the terseness of style
Avould have been greater—for then
there AA r ould have been only three words
instead of four —there would have been
only ten letters ii stead of fourteen —
there Avould have been an equal num
ber of contractions—there Avould have
been a Avorcl containing only one let
ter—there would ha\'e been more force
and more point to the expression—it
would have proved as much as the
other—and to crown all, there Avould
have been more truth in the asser
tion. And with this climax Ave lop
the string of folly upon Avhich Ave have
been harping, at the same time that
we recommend Mr. Calhoun that the
next time he wishes to play a tune for
the dupes of the Foxes, the most ap
propriate instrument, for their sakes,
that lie can use, will be the jaw-bone
of an ass—failing to obtain Avhich, he
may find a good substitute in the jaAv
bone of ex-Go\ r ernor Talmadge.
iUliqunis.
•I n Old Bible.
We have now befote us a Bible, in
small quarto, bearing the folloAving
imprint: “London: Printed by Robert
Barker, Printer to the King’s Most
Excellent Majesty: And by the assigns
of John Bill, 1631.” It is therefore
two hundred and twenty-tAVO years
old. The title page of the volume is
lost, but the title to the New Testa
ment reads as folloAvs: “ The NeAV
Testament of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Translated out of the Greek, by Theo
dore Beza, With brief summaries and
expositions upon the High Places, by
the said Author. loac. Camer, and
Lofeter, Yillerius, Englished by L.
Thompson. Together Avith the An
notations of Fr. lunius upon the Rev
elation of St. John.”
The greatest difference, hoAvever,
between this old Bible and the modern
ones, is in the spelling and mode of
expression.
The first part of the book is occu
pied by the service of the Church of
England, and the Psalms, which differ
but very little from those in use at the
present day. Then follows an address
“To the Christian Reader,” and on the
next page is the folloAving poem and
prayer:
Os the Incwmxzrable Treasure of the Holy Script ures,
with a Prayer for the true me of the name.
Here in tho spring where waters flowe,
to quench our heato of einne;
Here is tho tree where trueth doth grow,
to lead our liues therein;
Here is the judge that stints tho strife,
when mens deuices faile;
Hero is the bread that feeds the life
that death cannot assailc.
The tidings of sal nation doarc,
comes to our onros from heneo;
The fortresse of our faith is here,
and shielde of our defence.
Then bo not like the hoggo that hath
apenrleat his desire,
And takes moro pleasure in tho trough
and wallowing in tho mire.
Eeade not this booke in any ease
but with a single eye;
Readc not, but first desire God’s grace,
to vnderstund thereby.
Pray still in faith with tins respect,
to fructifid therein,
That knowledge may bring his effect,
to mortifle the sinne.
Then happy thou in all thy life,
what so to thee bofeUes,
Yes, double happy shalt tflou be,
wlicn God by death thee calles.
O Gracious God and most merciful! Father, which
hast vouchsafed us the rich and precious iewell of
thy holy wt>rd, assist vs with thy spirit, that it may
bo' written in our hearts to our everlasting comfort,
to reform vs, to renew vs, according to thine own
Image, to build vs up, & editie ns into the perfect
building of thy Christ, sanctifying and eneveasing
in vs all heanerdy Vertues. Graurit this O Heaven
ly Father, for lesus Christos sake, Amen.
Os course, as this edition of the
Bible was printed before the transla
tion now in use was made, it differs
from the modern editions considerably,
though the difference is mostly verbal,
and not in substance. Many very
quaint expressions are used, winch are
now discarded. For instance, it says
that Adam and “Heuah” “sewed fig
tree leaves together and made them
selves breeches,” thereby giving au
thority to the present woman’s rights
movemen t. — Indianapolis Sentinel.
•personal.
Hallucinations of the Great .
Malebranehe declared that lie dis
tinctly heard the voice of God within
him.
Descartes, after a long seclusion, was
followed by an invisible person, who
urged him to pursue his researches af
ter truth.
Byron imagined himself to be some
times visited by a spectre; but he said
it was owing to the over-excitability of
his brain.
The celebrated Dr. Johnson clearly
heard his mother call Samuel—she was
then living in a town at a great dis
tance.
Pope, who suffered much in his in
testines, one day inquired of his phy
sician, what arm that was that appear
ed to come out from the wall.
Goethe asserts that he one day saw
the counterpart of himself coming to
wards him. The German psycholo
gists give the name of deuterescopie to
this kind of illusion.
Oliver Cromwell was stretched fa
tigued and sleepless on his bed—sud
denly the curtains opened, and a wfl
man of gigantic size appeared, and told
him that he would be the greatest man
in England. The Puritan faith and
the ambition of Cromwell might have
suggested, during these troublous times
of the kingdom, some still strong
er idea—and who can say whether, had
the phantom murmured the»e words in
his ear: “Thou wilt one day be King!”
the Protector would have refused the
crown, as did Caesar at the Lupercalian
feasts ?—De Boismon's Hallucinations.
J Reformation of Wm. Wirt.
A TRUE INCIDENT IN IIIS HISTORY.
The distinguished Wm. Wirt, with
in six or seven months after his first
marriage, became addicted to intem
perance, the effects of which operated
strongly on the mind and health of his
wife, and in a lew months more she
was numbered among the dead. Her
death led him to leave the county in
which he resided, and he moved to
Richmond, where he soon rose to dis
tinction. But his habits hung about
him, and occasionally he was found
with jolly and frolicsome spirits in bac
chanalian revelry. His true friends ex
postulated with him of the injury lie
was doing himself. But he still per
sisted. His practice began to fall otf,
and many looked on him as in the sure
road to ruin. He was advised to get
married with a view of correcting his
habits. This he consented to do, if the
right person offered. He accordingly
paid his addresses to Miss Gamble. —
After some months attention, he asked
her hand in marriage. She replied:
“Mr. Wirt, I have been well aware
of your attentions some time back, and
should have given you to understand
that your visits and attentions were not
acceptable, had I not reciprocated the
affection you evinced for me. But I
cannot yield assent until you make a
pledge never to taste, touch, or handle
any intoxicating drinks.”
’This reply to Wirt was as unexpect
ed as it was novel. His reply was, that
he regarded the proposition as a bar to
all furthor consideration on the subject,
and he left her. Her course toward
him was the same —his, resentment and
neglect.
In the course of a few weeks he went
again and solicited her hand. But her
reply was, her mind was made up. He
became indignant, and regarded the
terms she proposed as an insult to his
honor, and vowed it should be the last
meeting they should ever have. He
took to drinking worse and worse, and
seemed to run headlong to ruin.
One day, while laying in the out
skirts of the city, near a little grocery,
or grog shop, dead drunk, a young
lady whom it is not necessary to name,
was passing that way to her home, not
far off, and beheld him with his face
turned up to the rays of the scorching
sun. She took her handkerchief, with
her own name marked upon it, and
placed it over his face. After he had
remained in that way for some hours,
he was awakened, and his thirst being
so great, he went into the little grog
shop to get a drink, when he discover
ed the handkerchief, at which he look
ed, and the name was on it. After
pausing a few minutes lie exclaimed:
“Great God! who left this with me ?
Who placed this on my face?”
No one knew. He dropped the glass,
exclaiming—
“Enouh! enough!”
He retired instantly from the store
forgetting his thirst, but not his de
bauch, the handkerchief of the lady,
vowing if God gave him strength never
to touch, taste, or handle intoxicating
drinks.
To meet Miss Gamble was the hard
est effort of his life. If he met her
in her carriage or on foot he popped
around die nearest corner. She at last
addressed him a note under her own
hand, inviting him to her house, which
he finally gathered courage enough to
accept. He told her if she still bore
affection to him he would agree to her
own terms. Her reply was:
“My conditions are now what they
ever have been.”
“Then,” said Wirt, “I accept them.”
They were soon married, and from
that day, he kept his word and his af
fairs brightened, while honors and
glory gathered thick on his brow. His
name has been enrolled high in the
temple of fame; while his patriotism
and renown live after him with imper
ishable lustre. •
How many noble minds might the
young ladies save, if they would follow
the example of the heroine hearted
Miss Gamble, the friend of humanity,
of her country, and the relation ot La
fayette.
(Bmral
Departure of Cars on
Two Passenger Trains Daily.
Evening Train —Leaves Savannah at 8 P. M.. and
arrives in Macon at A. M., connecting with the
South-Western Railroad to Oglethorpe and Colum
bus, and by stages thence to Tallahassee and other
points South West.
Morning Train —Leaves Savannah at 8 A. M., and
arrives in Macon at o*<j P. M., connecting with the
Macon and Western night trains to Atlanta, Mont
gomery and Chattanooga, and with the Augusta and
Waynesboro’ Railroad (day train) to Augusta; und
)going East) with Railroad to Millcdgeville lrotn
Gordon.
S. Western Railroad.
STATIONS. Mi ]££ m
Macon, 0
Echeconee, 12
Mule Greek, 20
Fort Valley, 28
Marshall vllle, 35
Winchester, 38
Marthasville, 48
Montezuma, 48
Oglethorpe, 50
Muscogee Railroad
Fort Valley, 28
Butler, 49
Station No. 7, 50
“ “ 6, 64
“ “ 5, »
“ “ k 73.
“ “ 3, 78
“ “ 2, 79
“ “ 1, 90
Columbus, 99
Stage Line—Coluuib
to Opelika, 28.
M.& W. P. Railroad.
Opelika, 0
Auburn, 4
Lochnpoea, 9
Notasulga, 16
Chehaw, 23
Franklin, 29
Fort Decatur, 36
Shorter’s, 42
McGar’s, 46
Tippecanoe, 63
Montgomery, 64
Central Railroad.
sn l attovw Miles trom
STATIONS. Savul p h .
Savannah, Ga 0
Station No. 1, 9
Bloomingdale, 13
Eden, 20
Reform, ...30
Egypt, 40
Armenia, 40
Halcyondale, 50
Scarborough, 7O
♦Milieu, 79
Cushingville, 83
Birdsvillo, 90
Cuyler, 94
Holcombe, 100
Spear’s Turnout, 112
Ilavisboro’, 122
TenniUe, 130
Oconee, 147
Emmett, 182
McDonald, 180
fGordon, 170
Griswolaville 183
Macon, 191
fMilledgfcville & Eaton
ton Railroads.
Gordon, 0
Station No. 1, 3
Milledgeville, 17
Meriwether, 25
(Dennis, 30
lEatonton, ?8
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with such assistance as we expect from our native
writers we hope to publish a Periodical which shall
prove, in every respect, acceptable to the cultivated
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that comes properly within the seope of literary
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SOIL OF THE SOUTH,
FOR 1854.
An Agricultural <fe Horticultural Journal,
Published at Columbus, Georgia, on the first of
every month
JANES M. ('HAMPERS, Agricultural Editor.
CHARLES A. PEABODY, Horticultural Editor.
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the soil and climate of the South. Each number
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SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR.
for 1854.
The Southern Cultivator, a monthly Jour
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Southern Agriculture, Horticulture, Stock Breed
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Illustrated with numerous elegant engravings.
The 2'icetfth Volume Greatly Improved, Ctnnmnie'is
■in January, 1854.
The Cultivator is a large octavo of 32 pages, form
ing a volume of 384 pages in the year. It contains a
much greater amount of reading matter than aim
similar publication in the South—embracing, in ad
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Valuable Original Contributions from many of the
most intelligent and practical Planters, Farmers and
Horticulturists in every section of the South and
South-west
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, The I roprietorsot the ‘Post’ in again coming be
lorethe puolie, would return thanks Tor the gener
ous patronage which lias placed them far in advance
ot every other Literary Weekly in America. And,
as the only suitable return for such free and hearts
support, their arrangements for 1854 have been
made with a degree of liberality probably unequal
ed in the history ot American newspaper literature,
lhey have engaged as contributors lor the ensuing
year, the followiug brilliant array of talent mid gc
inous; Mrs. Southworth, Fmerson lie mutt, Mrs.
Grace Greenwood and Fanny Fern.
. the'first paper ot January, sve design commenc
ing an Originul Novelet. written expressly for our
columns, entitled The Bride of the Wilderness, bv
Emerson Bennett, author of '‘Clara Morland,” &<-.
1 his we design following by another called The Step-
Mother by Mrs. Mary A. Dennison, author of “Ger
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not least, we are authorised to announce a series of
articles IVom one who has rapidly risen vroy high in
popular favor. They will be entitled a A tut Series
ot Sketches, by Fanny Fern, author of “Fern Leaves,”
«so.
We expect to commence the Sketches of Fanny
Fern as well its the series by Grace Greenwood in
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