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' r / i >'iys- . i i cy-t 3 *• Select fortm v ■ ■- - - —- 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. 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K. WHITAKER, Augusta Ga. 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. nan :■ v: One Dollar a Year in Advance. One Copy, one year • $ i Six Copies, one year . 5 Twenty-Five Copies, one year ,20 One Hundred Copies, one year 75 All subscriptions must commence with the volume This Journal, now entering on its Fourth volume, is two well known to need any panegyric from the publishers. This much we will say—we intend to enlarge, and beautify it. Each . nurabor will have a handsome cover, upon which advertisements can bo inserted, without taking up the reading matter of the paper. The editors will each, in his department, give a re-cord ot the progress and advancement of agri culture and horticulture, especially, as adapted to the soil and climate of the South. Each number will contain plans for the month, for the farm, orchard and garden; new plants and seeds adapted to Southern culture will receive the careful atten tion ot the editors, and a faithful report made tior* SaVUI ” hereon, thepublic from much iraposi 1° our patrons, we appeal; how large an edi tion shall wo start with, sor 10,000 l We know there are more than 10,000 reading farmers, gard ners, and florets around ns, who would save money b\ taking the &oilof the South. But it is not confin ed exclusively to this class. Every man that plants cotton or corn, a cabbage, or a turnip keeps a horse or a cow, raises an apple, pear, plum TieJih, grape fig or strawberry • every lady that cultivates a rose! geranium or pmk : every house-keeper that makes a ,V 01 V U pot of 80a P> will finii in the Soil of the South, tor 1854, something worth ten times the subscription price.' LOMAX & ELLIS. 1 tibl ushers-—Columbus, Qa, @mnl Ailterfeenicnk. MW MECHANICS & MANUFACTURERS TTT7TLL find the Scientific Americana jour V V nul exactly suited to their wants. It is issue,! regularly every week in form suitable for bindim;. Each number contains an official list of patent claims, notices of new inventions, chemical and mechanical articles upon Engineering, Mining. Architecture, Internal Improvements, Patents ana Patent Luw*' Practical Essays on all subjects connected with the Arts and Sciences. Each volume covers 416 page, of clearly printed matter, interspersed witli iroiu four to six hundred eiigravings, and specifications of patents. It is the REPERTORY OF AMERI CAN INVENTION and is widely complimented m home and abroad for the soundness of its v’w If success is any crierion of its choraeU •, th. pub lishers have the satisfaction of believing it tlie first among the many Scientific Journals in the world. Postmasters, being authorized agents of the Sci entific American, will very generally attend to for warding letters containing remittances. The Patent Claims are j.ublislied weekly, ami are invaluable to Inventors and Patentees. We particularly warn the public against pay ing money to Traveling Agents, as we are not in tim liabit of furnishing certificates of agency to any one. One copy for one year, ’ $2 On Five copies for one year, 8 oo Ten copies for one year, 15 00 Fifteen copies for one year, 22 00 Twenty copies for one year, 8 oo MUNN & CO., 128 Fulton street, N. Y TIIE PEOPLE’S JOURNAL. Splendid Engravings, only 50 cents per Vol ume. The illustrated record of Agriculture, M ’ cbanics, Science, and Useful Knowledge, publish ed.monthly by Allred E. Beach. Every Number contains 32 large pages of Letter-Press, beautifully printed on fine paper, and profusely illustrated with, engravings, forming at the end of each half year, a Splendid Volume of two hundred pages, illustrated with over 200 elegant Engravings, tlie entire cost be -a Half Dollar. Formers, Mechanics, Inventors, Manufacturers, and people of every profession, will find in the. People’s Journal a repository of valuable knowl edge, peculiarly suited to their respective wants. TERMS. To subscribers, 50 cents a volume. Two volumes are published unnuully. Subscriptions may be sent by mail in coin, post office stamps, or bills, at. the risk of the publisher. The name of the Post office, County and State where the puper is desired to be sent, should be plainly written. Address ALFRED E. BEACH, No. 86, Nussau-St., New York t.ity. Harper’s New Monthly Magazine IS issued invariably on the first day of the month in which it is dated. Each number will contain 44 octavo pages, in double columns ; each year thus comprising nearly two thousand pages of the choicest Miscellaneous Literature of the uyd. Eve ry number will contain numerous Pictorial Illustra tions, accurate plates of the Fashions, a copious chronicle of current events, aud impartial notices of the important book# of the month. The vol umes commence with the numbers for June and December. Terms. —The Magazine may be obtained ofbook sellers, periodical agents, or from the publishers. Three Dollars a year, or Twenty-five cents each, as, furnished by the Agents or Publishers. The Publishers will supply specimen number gratuitously to Agents und Postmasters, aud will make liberal arrangements with them for circula ting the Magazine; they will also supply Clubs on liberal terms and moil and city subscribers, when payment is made tothem in advance. Numbers from the commencement can be supplied at any time. Exchange papers and periodicals are requested to direct to “ Harper’s Magazine, New York.” THE BRITISH QUARTERLIES. The London Quarterly Review (Conservative.)— The Edinburgh Review (Whig,) The North Brit ish Review (Free Church,) The Westminhder’s Re view (Liberal.) Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine (Tory.) Tiie present critical state of European affairs will render these publication unusually interesting du ring the yr. ’54. They will oeeupy' a middle ground between the hastily written news-items, .• rude spec ulations, and flying rumors of the daily J .urnal, and tiie ponderous Tome of the future historian, writ ten after the living interest and excitement of the great political events of the time shal’ have passed away. It is to these Periodicals that people must look for the only really intelligible and reliable his tory of current events, and as such, in addition to their well-established literary, scientific, and theolo gical character, we urge them upon the consideration of the reading public. Arrangements arc in progress for the receipt ot early sheets from the British Publishers, by which we shall be able to place all our Reprints in the hands of subscribers, about as soon as they can be furnished with the foreign copies. Although this will involve a very large outlay on our part, we shall continue to furnish the Periodicals at the same low rates as heretofore, viz: . Per annum. For any one of the four Reviews, $3 i«» For any two of the four Reviews, 5 (»> For any three of the four Reviews, 7 c > For all four of the Reviews, suit Eor Blackwood’s Magazine 3 00 For Blackwood and three Reviews, it 00 For Blackwood and the four Reviews, 10 :h) Payments to be made in all cases in advance. Money current in the State where issued will be received at par. CLUBBING. A discount of t verity-five per cent fix:" the above prices will be allowed to Clubs ordering four or more copies of any one or moTe of the above works. Thus: Four copies of Blackwood, or of one Review, will be sent to one address for $9; four copies of the four Reviews and Blackwood for S3O; and so on. Remittances aud communications should alwavs be addressed, post-paid, to the publishers, LEONARD SCOTT & CO. 53 Gold Street New York. N. B.—L. S. & Cos. have recently published, and have nov-i for sale, the “FARMER'S GUIDE,;' Henry Stephens, of Edinburgh, and Prof. Norton, oi Yale College, New Haven, complete in 2 vol oc'a vo, containing 1600. pages, 14 steel and 600 weed engravings* Price in muslin binding, $6. SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. for 1854. The Southern Cultivator, a monthly Jour nal, devoted exclusively to the improvement of Southern Agriculture, Horticulture, Stock Breed ing, Poultry, Bees, General Farm Economy, Ac.- - 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 dition to the current agricultural topics of the day, Valuable Original Contributions from many of the most intelligent and practical Planters, Farmers and Horticulturists in every section of the South and South-west TERMS. One copy, one year in advance, £1 06 Six copies, 5 00 Twenty-five copies, 20 00 One hundred copies, 75 oi> The. Cash system will be rigidly adhered to, and in no instance will tlie paper no sent unless the mo ney accompanies the order. The Bills of all specie paying Banks received at par. All money remitted by mail, postage paid, will be at the risk of the Pub lisher. Address WM. S. JONES, Augusta, Geo. THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. UNRIVALED ARRAY OF TALENT. , 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 trude RuftselL’’ &c. We have also the promise of a number of. sketches by Grace Greenwood. Mrs. bouthworth will also maintain her old and pleasant connection ' vl .th the Post. The next story from her gifted pen will be cntitlod Miriam the Avenger ; or the Fatal \ow, by EmmuD. E. N. Southworth, author ot the “ Lost Heiress,” etc. And last, but 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 the early numbers of the coming year. Engravings, Foreign Correspondence,—Agricul tural articles, The News. Congressional reports, the markets, etc., also shall lie regularly given. Cheap Postage.—The postage on the Post to any part ot the United States, —when paid quarterly in advance, is only 2fi cents a year. TEItMS. The terms of the Post are $2,00 in advance. 4 copies (and 1 to the getter up of the club). .$5 00 8 “ “ “ “ 10 00 13 “ “ “ “ ....15 00 20 “ “ “ “ ....20 00 The money for clubs always raustbe sent in ad vance, subscriptions may be sent at our risk. 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