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CRCIULi B LETTER.
To TE Cutaci'Cs OF THE E DuEFIFL
BAPTIST CHURcii
Sendeth Christian Salutation.
TBELOVE: BRETKnES t
We gladly avail ourselves of the op
pottunity afforded by our annual meet
ing in Association, to address you upon
a subject which merits your serious at
tention. And we uflectionately entreat
you to bear with us if the light in which
it ispt esen:ed may bean unusual one
one condemnatory too of our practice
tnd opposed to our prejudice as a de
nomination of Christians;. especially if
it appear upon impartial examination
that we " write no new commandment
to you, but an old commandment, which
ye had from the beginning."
Much has been said and written of
late upon the uses, privileges, and du
its which the institution of the Sabbath
btings with it: and we have reason to
hope that no little practical good has
been accomplished by the agitation of
the subject. As it would far exceed the
limits we propose assigning to this letter,
to enter into an examination of all the
purposes designed by this institution,, we,
wil continb ourstlvesto' lit of the duty
and expediency 4f uneetingfogetheIr on
the first day of eeryrcee, for the'wor
ship of God, at our respective Church
es.
St. Paul exhotts the Hebrew breth
ren " not to forsake the assembling of
themselves together, as the manner of
some" was even in his day. That this
relates to the meeting together of Chris
tians, upon all convenient occasions, but
pa;ticularly upon the liist day of the
week, will appear from the following
considerations :
1st. Time of tcctiuag. It might seem
unnecessary at this latb date to attempt
to establish this point. But we do it
because we fear there are too many who
-do not feel the full force of truth in
this particular instance. That this was
the uniform practice of the primitive
Christians will Le evident, if we read
the 7th v. and 20th ch. of Acts. No
tice with what an air of usualness the
Evangelist wr ites of' the disciples coming
together to break bread on " the fitst
'day of the wek." Again: their "stead
fast continuance in the Apostle's doc
.ine and fellowship, and in breaking
of bread antd in prayee s" mentioned Acts
2nd chapter 42d1 verse, serves to nmas k
amon'g other things their strict atdher
ice in; point of time -to the injunction
of the A postles in .,relation to this partic
tuar. Noiw icte ask, what time can be
mecant other thbbntkat mentioned in the
for mer kNuotation?
- Not only do our'own writers boar tes
timony to the truth of. our position, but
even persecuting princes addgeo it "cn
firmation strong as proofof hol&'y iiti"
rliny, Rohnan Governor of the prov'
ince of Bithiinia, where th~e .chr isd-an re
ligion liad taken deep root, writing to
the Emperor Trajan, 'upon the subject
of its extirpation inf'orm~s him " that he
found nothing to allege against the chris
tians, but their obstinacy in their su
perstition, and that it, was theit custom
to meet together''on a stated day, be,
fore it was light."~And thaitl1is set day
is the first day of 'the wveek, we are led
.to infer from the .previous practice of
christians taken inconnection with that
whichdas since obtained almost uni
versally in the Churchies, accorsling, to
the testimony df'tho. christian writers,
beginning wth Jtustin',Martyr, (A.D,
144) and descending to the, .present
time. Howv can the uniformity agd~lng
.coniinuaunce of this practice beuccounted
-for, eivcept upon she suppositionahat ail
serious christians have been persuaded
that ighiyated in divine injunction,
and tii4 it is their duty to observe 'it si
We- hve been-forced by the oatar*
of theo casp to nrs u agmn
in a few ivords, b preyisi ou lagiethe
2d. The ri~psf #ig.. :&s ro,
g...,t., desAign which shnold be had
in view in " assembling together" we
entertain no doubt that you are con
vinced that it is correctly expressed
above, viz : " to worship God."
3rd. The place of Meeting. We
are not always such strenuous advocates
of literal adherence to inferences deri
ved from the face of a'law as to believe
it a transgression of the law when the
spirit is carried -out. And here, alt
though we could demonstrate from the
very words of Paul that some partitu,
lar-place of worship is implied to which
resort should be had every Sabbath
that he-could not have addressed them
the hexhoriation without supposing they
had a common and usual place of wor
ship towhiich they are urged to resort ;
and that consequeritly it is binding on us
to assemble at what we term " our own
Churches," we satisfy ourselves with ex,
horting you "not to.forsake, &c." Carry
out the spirit of this exhortation as -re
gards the place. Let your consciences
guide you and keep the glory of God
constantly in view.
But we cannot forbear mentionir~g that
in the great majority of cases it is your
duty to assemble at your own places
of worship regularly ; and that the fol
lowing are the only cases which we im
agine can form exceptions. It may hap
pen that two Churches are situated so
closely to each other as to render con
venient the attendance of the members
of both upon either. Again: two Church
es may unite for the purpose of giving
adequate support to the ministry. But
in these cases the twg Churches are
virtually one, and attendance upon is
both the duty of the members of both.
We pause now to inquire what has
been actually proved? How much ? and
what bearing it has on the practice of
too many of our Churches I
Non it is generallyadmitted that Scrij
turn example carries with it as niuch
weight in deciding points of.doctrine as
precept. And it should be so: for, in
stances of a practice ~hich obtained
among the Churches in the time of the
Apostles iodsa tkoreiz dor..utebuke4
by them when duly informed of its exis
tence, are instances of a practice di
ivnely sanctioned, though the sanction
be itself suppressed. Let us fear then
brethren lest this method of reasoning
carry with it a sword that shall pierce the
very vitals of our practice in too many
cases. We shall see. We are author
ized to infer from what has been said
above, that it is the duty of a!l christians
to assemble together on the first day of
the week for the worship of God-that
the first day of the week is the time:
not the first or other Lord's day of the
month only. There is no mention ntade
of the month here. Now we ask, how
does this agree with our practice ? Do
we reckon by days and weeks, or by
weeks and months the -tines of our as
sembling ? For our answer to this impor
tant question, we appeal to your own
knowledge of the facts of the case.
Let us now attempt to answer briefly
three plausible objections which may
be urged against the practice of the duty
under consideration; in doing which we
hope to show tl.e expediency of its
perform'nce.
Objection 1st. " We have not a suli
ciency of preachers."
Titis is no objection,.itvwill readily be
perceived to the measute 'proposed;~
however great an obstacle the scarcity
of preachers imity present, to what now
a-days we iinderstand. by "the wvorship
of God." "Does not th3 objector make
this duty consist in preaching and listen
ing to prniachingi ?Yhierea's it is clear,
.we pnt~grve to thfs phrase as compre
(gasi~ve a signification as'the wvords wvhich
compose it will allow. It is not restricted
to the performance of one act, but of as
nmany as the words " worship of God'
den ofe.
And whrit says thieiord of God upon
this' point ? St. Paul subjoins to the
prece quotad frequently in .this letter,
"but exhorting one another." [Jebrew~
10th chapte;, 25th, verse. What does
this indicate but ihat exhorting one
another" is a branch of divine worship1
The public worship of God can be
conducted then without the presence of
a minister of the Gospel. -It must he
admitted that the ministry is the most
efficient me ans of spreading the word
but it is not th'e-only one. We fear
there is too great a disposition to overlook
the more silent branch of instrumentali
ties-such as private mnembersas well a!
areachers have to do with. WVe forbea:
mentioning other parts of divine wvor
ship; our only design being to show that
it does 'not consist, only in preaching,
May it not be that froni a noglect of the
duty of "assembling together" i-gularly
marny are "weak arnd sickly among m~
and 'many sidep," Suppose the primi
tive christians had. with folded .arms a
waited the arrivjfof,preacbers among
them, it is crediole that suchi mighty re
sunhsas we read of enntd have been a,
chieved. Not: theyTelt deeply interest
ed in the world's salvation. Each one
armed himself for the warfare, each one
moved on in its propar corse, and'col
lecting fresh aid 'as he advanced, like an
avalanche in its descent, they well nigh
swept away the cottages of sin. the pa
laces of corruption, and overwhelmed
the kingdom of Satan. Yes, the spir if
of God working through each and every
disciple did these great things. Then
let us no longer think we have done our
duty after attending upon the preaching
of the word every Lord's day ; even,
much less after attending upon it once
a month only: let us by assemnbling to
gether on the first day of every week,
endeavor to keep alive the flame- of
christian love, to call forth the "gifts"
among us, (be assured they are among
us) anI send their possessors out when
tried in Gospel form, with the Bible in
hand and the tove of souls at heart to
proclaim to others more destitute (he
glad tidings of salvation." Such a course
would, if pursued with christian spirit
and in gospel (order do all that we have
intimated and soon make this objection
as groundless in appearance as it is in
reality. Certain it is if there are any
"gifts" among us they would be thus
elicited. Hlow surprising it is that we
should complain of scarcity of preachers,
when we by our present conduct,neglect,
discourage or forever conceal the gifts
which we have I
Objection 2n1. " We cannot support
a minister in each Church."
This too is exposed to the charge of
misconception of the object we should
have in view in meeting together. And
we notice it si:np!y with the design of
denying that each of our Churches as
a general thing, is unable to support a
minister. This of course rests-upon facts,
and to them we appeal for the truth of
our position.
But grant we are too poor'to support
a ninis er in each Church. All will:ad
mit we dre ht too poor to do our.,-duty
Now have we done this? Have oennet
jogether
God ? And have we seen that the Lord
has failed to perform his part? To
increase our stores ? To improve our
temporal condition? and above all to
'enlarge our hearts, so that we may feel
willing to contribute to the utmo:t ot our
ability ? Then, and not till then. will
this plea avail us any .thing.
Ooje.ction 3rd. " Very few persons
would meet with us on every Lo d's
day,and much too few of that class whose
benefit we would design."
We ask who are these ? and would
pause for a reply, did we not know, that
the objector is laboring under a tdreadfi
ignorance of the nature of his ou i case.
Christians, true and genuine, are con
vinced of their own lamentable :ack of
holiness, which it is the principal design
of our assembling together to promote.
But we deny, that so few. persons would
attend, if, as is proper,the custom should
be held sacred, and viewed as binding
upon all christians, and if the love of
God and immor tat -souls glowed in out
hearts, with all that warmth which the
case demands and God enjoins.
Various other objections may be ur
ged, which can be repelled with great
ease, but we chroose not to be burden
some to you.
In conclusion, wve ask you to weigh
what we have advanced in thre balanices
of Scripture. Try the course, we are
convinced, thre Bible reconurends. Try
it with faith in its efficacy, not wi ith a
timed apprehension of its failure. Try
it wiith a firm conviction thrat it is pro.
per, that it is your dirty, and that Gud
will bless you in it, though the bles
sing tarry. See if it will not knit your
hearts together as the heart of one man,
if it will not be a touchstone of sinceri
ya preventive of spiritual decay, and
a remedy of numberless evils whic~h wve
might point to, as existing in the very
heart of too many Churches, and oppos,
ing formidable barriers to thre spread of
the Gpspeh. trethrre-n, farewell!
WILLIAM B JOHNSON,
Moderatfor.
TuoMAs LAKE, Clerk.
'Ephraim, i've heard somethiid about
you.
'You don'r say so, Sophronia.'
'Yes I have two, and it's saometing very
curious.
'Welt now, what is it, Sophronia, do
tell.'
'No 1 won't.'
'Because it's so curio~us.'
'Then you won't tell me ?'
'Wh5-no-y-yess no,.Iwvou't, because
you will mention it.'
'Never ! now what isit yotrhave board,
-Sophronia.?.
'Won't you menrion it, Ephrraim ?' (pat.
ting nim affectionately on the cheek.)
'Certainly not-tell me now--come
do.'
'They say-(giving him another soft tap
on tire cheek j-tbey say you and I are to
bn mnrricd''
From the South Caronian.
TATE--ITs DEPRESSED CONDITION,
Ts. TnE EMEDY.
heicolunus oothe Charleston News,
ago year sire" over the signature of
Coi rt, one of ti editors of the South
Car *idttaddressed a series of letters to
his,: cellency, Gov. Aiken, on the sub
ject icated in our caption. That paper
at t time was in the few first weeks of
its r, and had not yet obtained' the
ezt vecircultion its merits has since
pr edit. 'Ae essays perhaps has been
reei' y. only a few; and as they were pre
pafe with considerable care and research,
thev yws contained in them have been
deez knot unworthy of 'further circula
tioq( With some modification, therefore,
wetp at the subject to our readers, as
inte Sjig and important for their consid
erati a this time.
1 .king over the industrial resources of
to, it will be readily perceived that,
dep ion every where surrounds us. It
is se in the profitless yield of our Agri.
culti. in the languishing life of our
Coi 'rce ; and in the nerveless, death
likes Inessof all the hands of Manufac
tures ad the Arts. To prove this, cer
taini quires not that we should pursue
the I common ' practice of throni in;;
glo, ver thu foreground of our picture,
to gi more vivid light to some favorite
.point' .it. We wgould only view our con
ditin results present it; so that looking
at the st and contrasting it with the pre
sent,. may-learn what it is to be hoped
for in, times before us.
-la r wealth increased, in proportion
to our ources'? Is our agriculture as
produ as formerly ? Are the channels
of our mmerce free and flowing ? And
areen ochanics and artisans doing any
thing ender their labor valuable or even
remu t' sing ? These are questions very
pertin, every one who has any in
est inj State. And it is certain)
an un ,tie to. consider them. If ei
exist, .is the remedy ?-if the bodji
po'iit sed, w edicine shall be
appili - . .
A o I
tioa, .been:
roube anu
s -count
our many causes of complaint in 'which
all could so readily join. That South
Carolina came into this Union a free and
independent State, every one believes.
Every one is conscious of the sacrifices she
has ever mide fur our common Union;
and while contemplating the shameless re
turns she has received. and the reproaches
with which she has been insuilted, we are
all doubtless prepared, should such things
continue, to resort to ,otne effectual mea
sures of redress. It is fur that day of trial
we would have you prepare our people
not by inciting them to were paper re
solves or windy gasconadIes about State
Rights without any intention to maintain
them ; but. by the enlightenment of our
people to their true interest; by teaching
them a nise husbandry of their resources;
by a prompt anJ energetic exercise of
those capacities of the Stares, which will
m:ske her, what every truly inlependent
State should be--industrious and produc
tive in 4 griculture-active and enterpri
sing'in Commerce-and busy and skillfud
and wealth-making in AlanufJaclures.
From the earliest period of our history
to the prescnt time, the condition of :5.
Carolina has been one of dependence. De
pendence as a Colony, when the Lords
Proprietors supplied her with the means of
supporting her trade.; dependent, under the
satme condition of thtings , while protected
.hy the Entglish C rowtt ; andI still mo're de
pendetnt, since Northertt labor and enter
prise supply all the pritncipal w~ants of hter
people. Reproachfully as it has beet) said
of us, it is nevertheless true, that we nei
ther eat, drink, sleep, ntor oven die, with
out a shamef'ul depentdenco upon other
.pieople. To prove that this assertion is
no erzaggeration,. stand upon otto of -the
w ~harves of' our tmetropolis, and behold a
picture of our trade.
Sotme ship approaches with the produce
of other lands. South Carolinta owhs
abundant caipittal, y'et that ship belongs to
antother State, South -Carolina produces
the best imber in the world, atnd .yet not a
plank of that vessel is of hter torests. She
abtotnds in rich mines of- iron, yet, not one
nail int that craft is of home mtanufacture.
E~very thing in the building of that ship
its riggitng, iats.iting ou t, even, its com
mander and crew, are of another. State;
and. yet. South Carolina could fttrtnish
them all
The ship is now landing 'her rmerchhn
diae. She tumbles out uputn our wvharves,
bundlesof Nor thertn hay ; rolls from her
deck Northe-rnl carts atnd drays to carry the
hay; and Northiern horses to drag it.
Northern osrlors followv with northern grain
to feed the horses, with Northern harness
to hitch them, and Northern whips to
drive ihsmn
open te hatches-there is Northern
flour and hops and soda and salt to make
bread.; but with northtern butter to butter
it. Northern beef and beans, potatoes,
cabbages, onions, and pork to-feed our
people, an"'Northern drinkfibles 10 wash
dorwn what they eat- Northern pans,
ovengand roasters to Cook our food, with
Northern knives and forks to cut it up.
Northernt p~ckles atnd sauces, to tickle"our
appetites, atd even Northern dentists,
with Northern teeth, to enable us to chew
our food. We sit down inl Northern chairs,
to Northerntables, docked out with North
ern plates, dishes and 'glass ware ; and
when we get-up, call for our Northern
hats, gloves and sticks; walk out over
pavements made of Northern stone--foot
ed in Northern boots, and clothed with
Northern clothing. We return home at
night bj the light of Northern lamps, to
seep upon bedsteads with Northern bed
ding. We eat, drink, and are merry at
Northern labor; when sick, swallow
Northern medicines; and when we die,
are packed up in Northern coffins. put
into graves dug with Northern spades, and
have Northern tablets to tell where the
only thing Southern in us lies.
We know we will be told that though
these various wants are not furnished by
ourselves, we nevertheless raise that which
enables us to procure them-else the Nor
thern people would not supply us. We
are as indisposed to deny the proposition,
as we are to deprive the Northern people
of the merit of becoming our masters, by
the exercise of superior thrift, ingenuity
and skill. We know these people are too
wise to sow where there will be nothing to
reap ; we moreover know that our Cotton
and Rice enables us to supply our wants,
and comforts and luxuries, and we know
that a self-denying philosophy will say,
rest satisfied here. What more do you
want ? But, we are not satisfied. We
lel the ambition of seeing our native
State, rot less industrious or enterprising
than others. We are emulous of seeing
a competitor in the career of greatness,
with our sister States. We look around
us, and breathe an atmosphere not-less ea.
lubrious than others are blessed with; we
behold fields not less fertile, than else.
where ; rivers not less navigable, water
courses rtot less powerful, and harbore not
less capacious than in most countries-we
see Nature not less affluent, and Provi
dence not less beuntiful, to us, than. to
us, than to other people.; and seeing-.this,
we feel, that only her citizens are back
ward in doing that, for Carolina, which
will raise her to a proper height.in the
sbalo of States.
C We wish them To lay before the people
of our native Stato a true account of their
condition. We wish to remind thorn that
y have a vast amount of CAPITAL and'
A 4 id''outtat a very unproductive in.
re -ijem that a continuance
ing nn is" in themselves, and in themselvos
alone, is the remedy.
-We have not approached so serious, a
task hurriedly or unprepared. In perfor
ming such a duty there are many state
nmets to be considered-numerous sums
to be carefully added and substracted, andi
exact balances to be mnade. These, we
trust, we shall present, not without interest
to the public.
For the South Carolinian.
KICKSIIA AWS FOR rl E PEOPLE.
OLD 'ENDLETON.
The crops about Pendleton are very
itre.-Ws were forciibly struck by the
improved condition of the lands, and the
general attention which seems to have been
paid to the culture of the Pea. On Mr.
Cherry's farm, near Janeca, we noticed
upland, we'thought worn Out years.ago,
producing remarkably heavy crops ofcorn
and peas. Its restoration we were told was
mainly to he attributed to the Pea. We
understand that Mr. Caihoun has paid great
attention to the subject. and from experi;
ments made, is satisfied that the Pea
would be to the South, what the Clover is
to the North. We have had fields pointed
out to us which had been completely rca:
tored in a few years, by being planted ii
Peas, and the uroduct allowed to rot upon
the ground. If the vines were turned under
about the first of October, it would 'be
tmore beneficial we are sure, than a Clover
lay. We beard a very intelligent- farmer
say the othter day, that last year he sowed
a field in wvheat-part of which was freilh
land, and much stronger than the -other
portion. on the poorer part he had Pea
vines in abundatnce, and that you could
mark the wheat at a distance of a hundred
yards - lie had thought the.Peacuilmure was
all a fal-lal-now lie was a convert. We
have noticed repeatedly by the waysides
fine lots of Crop grass growing-st by do
not the people: cut it,-it tnakes an excellent
hay, cot so, nutritous as Herd's grass to
Timothy, but far better than fodder, It is
very easily. cut and 6ured ; one hatnd can
easily cut and cure an acte in aBday, often
equalrto a tonl of hay.-How long wotuld
it take a hand to pull and't ure a ton of
fodder. -Fodder pulling is al most tedious
aud un profitable bustmess, if hay could be
saved for our hlorses-the corni would be
improved by -leaving the fodder on'- the
stalk, more in weight.and quality, -than
the -fodder is wort hi. Many of the diseases
Southiern horses subject to, coughs, bel
lows, &c., are in a great degree attributabld
to feeding on fodder. It is strange, 'w-ho
dlilicult it is tochiange an agricultural
people froni Ahe beaten track of their for e
fathers-every other adepartment .will
seize upon every improvement, which can
be suggested, but the farmer~lioots at all,
shuts his eyes .agatnst the light of aci
ence antd goes ahead..
Wo are gratified to see, that the disasters
of last year have opened the eyes -of the
peojple, to the benefit of the Turnip crop
every where wo see Turnip .patches of
respectable size, puts in with care. No
better food can be given to our dry catile,
and sheep ; and if a small quantity of peas
he added, no food will produce a finer yield
of but ter.' We have hoard soe' farmers.
argue that Turnips fed to EWes, woiit4
cause thorn to lose- their lambs-it may be'
s-we- an't vouch for the truth of it, but
we are sure, no better food can be given to
them after yearning.
Frontehe Camilen JowuraL '
TO TOBACCO CHEWERS.
We have-sorrowflul intelligence for the
lovers of the weed. It has been consider
ed, from time immzernorial;that the lutury
of chewing tobacco, could be enj'yed only
by man ; that no other living creature, with
the exception of the tobacco worm, fotud
it at all agreeable.' Now, we can enjoy .
choice Havanna as 'much as any persomn
it is a real lurury, after te'bustle and toil
of the day, to sit down and puf "dull care
away"-it is a beuet plan than trying to.
drown it-but we are much afraid that t.
is all over now.' " ' ', - 4:
We have also, hitherto; beai muih:ad- -
dicted to the morucomnidthgdde of con
suming -the Virginia'itapl-as the shade
of many a departed plug of "honey dew'!
could testify, if called up as-evidence,.and
oft and again, with'a feeling akin to sor
row; have we deposited the last delicious'
morsel in its final resting place, and "bit-.
terly thought of to-'mbrrow"'tanii there
the next was to come 'frorr, but-it xs aM
over now. Well do we reunember the firdt'
chew, and the second; and the third, and
not a few of the boys about town, know
experimentally why we remember those
"trying times," but what of that? We
were trying to 'lo'ok"'manly.- We' envied';
boys of bigger growth around us, who-ap
peared so manisb. -rolling the quid front
one side of the itlbhth' to' the 'otheV,,and
squirting out the juice with such a self sat
istied air, deca'sion~ally 'leaving visible'
marks of'their advancement in life, on (he. .
smooth dickies which the' careful mammas;
had done up so nicely' for. theyoung mas
ters. We envied theni 'd say, and noD.
withstanding that would' force themselves
upon us, we "kept: trying" 'until we sac-'
ceedeit, antl then we -fairly rvefed-in th* -
delights of mastication but-it is alf-otte
now. Those halcyon days of enjoyment;~
appear now like a dream, too pleasant to.
last long , we bavetiWoke tkr terrible realt
ity. .doys, take #taining, *e' assure yon
that this, our leading article for to day, is
no fiction--wlat we are!-abot to reoIge iW
a verita6le 'ot'coreirce; one which makes
us feel now,-pretty much-as we felt whea.
our first c h f -got 'uden
fat ut do matter-' is att otter w .
friend of oitrs who still-elings .to the old t
afpbioned halbit of getting spearlier than is
now the custom,, wish he had overslepy
himself on this particular morning,) -was
taking his usual.valk adown stidet, whe
he discover.ed something sitting on the
piveien, quietly enjoying a good-sized
'chew of tobaccos - He could scarcely be:
'lieve his eyes, and ' determining to ascer
.ain the true state of the matter, he stooped
down, anil as'.the- chel, was rather tdo
large. for the creature; he -caught - hold of
the toboeco, hardly believing- it"possible,
that the anitial was 'actually chewing-L
when to bi- utter athlgzernent, it'decamped
with the grea'ter' portion of the quid."
"Facts are subborn things," but that'of a
-Frog chewing tobacco, has -brought n
short to the conclusion, that wie will be
surprisesi at thothiug, however improbable;
thit may happen. "-We have sad forebo
dings, we are lafraid it wont atop here"
we expect nothing else, but in the "twilight
of the beautiful evepigs of our "Indtan
Summer" 'to -see lota of young 'picanny
frogs, smokidg their "c'alorados" and -'re'
gnlias." . whilst the sage croakers, 'teib
grattdsires and grandpas are at a diguioie
distance, ,quietly 'whiffing- their Dutcf
pipes-bt otur-pen refuses to move another
peg-the thought is too- gloomy to dwell
on-it has penned an article it- nevet
dreamedi of, in the wildest flights of its
iiiapination-but its -iask-is done, the'res'
cord is- madd, more it is-true, In sorrow
than in ainger, that a-Frog chews tobac
ca.
A Oood One.-The Springfield -Gai
zet te tell a good story about a cierpyman,
who lost his horse -own'$awgrday ev'ening.,
After hunting ini -cInpitt' with a' boy till
midnight. he-;gave-up;in'despair. Tbe
next day, somewthat -dejected 'at his loss,
he' went into the ptpit, ahd -tootr for his
text the following passage from Job
'Oh, that I knew where .I might find
- The boy, 'whm had jost-come'in, suppo
sing the horse is still the burden of thought~
cried out, 'I knw where he is. He's in
Deacon Smith's bara?.
- -Sujar Cane.. Culture-The Albany
(Georgia) Patriot of the 14th inst.,says :
"We ar pleased -to see that agiculturat
pursuits are becoming diversified everf -
succeeding year. Many experiments arE
being m~ade on a-modersite 'scale -in the'
celaireof'aghrOan'e' 'So fat ds we have
heard, complete success has attended every*
extperinment. The cliyte -and soil of this'
section of country--seetds #elI'adapted' td
its growth. It-'has not been uncommom.
to m ake one hundre$l eillartwort h of sugar,
molasses and syruip fro'dt a sidgIS acre of'
pine land,-wel-manUred.' We hope- withii
a fewv years to see our farmers supp~yag
our owa'market, and furnishing a surplus
.forexport,"'
Thunder Sierm in Canaar."A e'frifte
thunder storm passed over Coburg (Cait-.
da) on the"2'Jidlst.,'h'ich is'ldato 1*
b'een' m'dre violinliothan' any tjaf hs- elL
carrid'there er, my-yets psp. T6NG
housEd were steuck, bitt thofgifth-er %
considerableager intre~Me~
losr.-Eve. News.