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AGRICULTURAL. i= [Front the Southern Cultivator.] WORK FOR THE MONTH. ^ t ? po [ Jult, being the fifth month of the old j ?-u Roman calendar, was originally Quintilis, or bo fifth; but afterwards received its present nn name (Latin, Julius) in honor of Julius Ctc f sar, who was born in this month. It answers a to Ab, the eleventh month of the Jewish ? b civil, and fifth of their tuicred year. The re Saxions called it liar, or IIey-monath.be- si cause in it thev Mowed their srrass. and erath- l<, ered their hay-harvest; and ulso l.itha-uftcra st the After-mild-mouth.in allusion to the mild- |,, ness of the weather, or as some think, from ei "lithan," because r.t this season they made 8< tbeir voyages.] in ? a I The Plantation. VJ Continue the working of Cotton steadily, to encourage a thrifty and vigorous growth and the development and retention of forms and boils. Shallow, sufracc, with light sweeps, followed by the hoe. will.be found 01 the best method for the accomplishment v* of this object. Hard soils, inclined to bake P1 and crack, should be stierred constantly in >*' dry weather, but do not disturb them while 'r wet, or you will do far more hurt than good. " Corn should now be "laid by" in most localities A "cultivator," surface sweep, or side lianow, which leaves the ground open and ' mellow, without at all disturbing the lateral roots, is the proper implement for this work ?following with the hoe, to cut down stray weeds, and loosen and raise the earth just s around the stalk, Before running through n the rows with the sweep or cultivator, Cow '' Peas may be scattered broadcast or planted with the hoe in the rows between thehilis. " "Work your Sweet Potatoes carefully, throw- " ing up some fresh mellow earth to the ridges, {l and destroying all weeds. Make your I. st n planting of "draws," and if the weather is " very dry, before planting dip the roots iu a thin batter of muck and water?plant just at night-fall?pour a little water around a the "draw" and then sprinkle some earth to 1 it, leaving the surface dry, to prevent eva- * poration. Towards the latter part of the ' present, or early in next month, cut and plant ^ out, ami should you have a taste for experi- '' nicnt, you may try the following from B. A. * Stkodel, of the Americus Female Institute. s Mr. S., writing to the Georgia Telegraph ^ ays: 0 "It may not be known to all of your readers that the sweet polatoe vine may be saved ^ thrdngh the winter and used the following . , 11 ? Spsring in propagating a new crop. I have ^ tried the experimebt^^^g this year, to my ^ the T? ^ time (nt iu flWjJ ^tni^nlir depth off inches; partially rotted straw, (eith. w er pine or wheat willaswer) to the depth of (f six inches, and cover the whole with a light soil about four inches deep. In this way , . the vines will keep during the winter, and in the spri.ig they wiil put out sprouts rr us abundantly as the potato iiself wlwn bedded. The draws or sprouts can be plan- jy ted fir-t,and the vine itself can be subsequently cut and used, as we generally plant strips. This experiment is worthy t!.e consideration of farmers, as it will save a great many seed potatoes, (particularly on large plantations.) which can be use.1 for feeding." Begin to prepare land for- Turnips, of , which it will be well to sow largely. Good, > rich new irrnund mnv answer without man. ure, but old end poor land must be well enriched. The deeper you plow nnd the finer you pulverize the soil, the greater will be the yield. Guano, super-phosphate of luno, J broken bones, or a compos; of woods-mould and well rotted stable manure with hones nnd ashes, are nil proper for Turnips. The manure may be applied in the drill or broadcast, to conform to your method of sowing. ~ We prefer drill culture, in almost all cases. The Ruta Baga, Red Top, (" strap leaf,") Early Flat Dutch, Yellow Aberdeen, Globe, V and Norfolk are nil good varieties. Cow = Pens may now be sown in the drill for seed, and either in the drill or broadcast for hay. Corn for fodder may still be sown in rich, w moist land?drills 3 feet apart, 2 bushels te to the acre, highly manured and woraed d? often. Swamp nnd low, marshy land mny w now be cleared np?ditches and drains dug, la &c. Grass and Woodland Pastures. Select a piece of nnturally moist and P> well timbered land?cut down nnd rn-tih on cr ? ? m ~r brush, briers dee., leaving the largo trees M standing?break up the ground as well ns ot possible with a coulter or bull-tongue, and til seed down heavily with Clover, Kentucky Bias, Texas Musquit, Herds, MRe*cue Italian Ray or other grasses, for woodland " pasture. Grass will not grow well w ithout G plenty of moistare, under our parching sun. Mt If you can subsoil your land from 15 to 30 inches deep, manure heavily,pulverize finely, * isow plentifully, rtm throughly and evenly, n< and, when yon have obtained a good "stand," f* J shower liberally from time to time with liq- N nld manure?the drainings of your atablea? th you may have either lawn, meadow or pas- P> tune, In almost any soil or locality. But ?* t*; frw are willing to take "all this truble;" and M ffi to auch as are not able or willing to supply moiaturo and auatrnancs by deep aubeoiling sad heavy manuring we recommend a trial V r\f ulia/ta fnr Ik^lr mcui *? Un>n< and nni. ? turws *fler the manner above indicated. a<i The Mm the! "gruas will oot grow," end f0 the! it ie iwpoenible to hare mendow* and ev paetvres itt the Sooth. * "H ?h**r non?enee. e* The* U require# store e.ire und labor to produce gralb hiry and good p*etwre here th Ijg# than la the cooler aild dttdeter climate* of I *-< the Northern Stole* and Europe, i* true; su f hot the ?o*t gratify h>g *out<*e* nun not fail W4 to attend the efforu of ail obo wilt engage rj & in thu matter la the- proper noumner. ^ AU mpa on the f.k station or &r?, rr- ?* ire particular attention during the present on >ntli. The weeds?an army of encroach- yc J ronraudere?will over-iide and strangle co try thing, unless they arc summarily dealt di th?cut down and destroy tlieui before gt py go to seed; for if thev once fairly get pi ssession of your lands, you will find it pj p hill business" to eject them. Ilerca- to iuts wo are cursed with the most hateful d abominable of all weeds?"nut grass" ju which has "as many lives as a cat," and to good and speedy method of eradicating hieh is inost desirable. Can any of our t| inders give us a few good, sound, practical hi iggestions on this subject! Wo have 01 noun it to be totally eaten out and de- p: royedin a city garden by a tloek of Shang- ,.| nies and their progeny, but this remedy ^ nnnot be applied in all eases. Will not itnc one give us an easier method of ki!ligit than to dig op and sift the surf.ee soil II over, as we have known one or two indiduals to do? J1' The Garden. N The early spring.vcgetnblus are now near- v' ' all gone, and little can be done to idvan igc. It will be well, however, (o clear off e< r turn under nil weeds, and tops of early w >getables, and manure liberally, by way of reparation for fall crop*. Celery seed may L-t be sown, but the bed must be shaded I" om the direct ravs of the snn. Sow, also, 0 .utabaga and other Turnips ; Lima or "Hut- ? r Beans;" the Green Glazed Cabbage; u urple Kgg I'lant; Keddishes; Cabbage w arttuce ; Tomatoes, tc., for late crops. '' Dig or plow your garden over thorough- ? , nnd repeat the preparitory operations of '' le spring. Mulch nnd water young trees, limbs, vines and vegitables,using the liquid " innure heretofore recommended, alternatey with pure soft water. Prepare t lie ground '* ur Strawberry Beds, durin j this and the '' ext month. Select new grounds near the " nfailing stream, if possible?plow deep. urn under a good thick coat of loaf mould ^ nd ashes, and leave the surface tine and icllow. The general system of Mr. Pea- '' ody, (which we have heretofore published) " ? undoubtedly the very best for our climate nd has proved successfid in all eases, so ^ ;.r as we are aware. We will return tothc tf Strawberry Bed in our Auguit or SepWm- " ?er number. Transplant Cabbage, Cituli- 1 lowers, Celery, Tomatoes, &c. Plant Mel- 1 on seed for mango pickles,?also Sweet ?orn for late roasting ears. PI nt out v lips or vines oftbe Sweet Potato? without J elay, and plant n?so Snap Beans, lor a sue- ^ essional crop. " The Orchard- 1 Wherever the frost husswept off the frui} ' fiere will be a strong tendency to over lux- r rlanee in the growth of wood. This should c e cheeked by cutting back or nifMHOg off ^ tic young twigs of yonr trees, in ?der to c roducc stronger and more vigorous bearing B . ood fur next year dudding should now be ^ resent season are truly fortunate ; and as it I ouble or pains should bi? spared in father- " g and sending to market in the best pussU c< e condition. 'IfLEDGER ? LANCASTERVILLE 8 0.^ t, yEDNESDAY"j53E^,TOJ. I Acknowledgements. t< The Hons. J. L. Orr. and P. 3. Brooks C ill please accept our thanks for their at- ei ntiou. The latter gentleman has recently Ji livered a speech, which is characterised tr ith much ability. We will endeavor to tl y it before our renders next week. F I always has been our desire to issue our r, iper every Wednesday morning, but in d, >nsequenee of receiving our latest news by y| [onday night's mail, and anxious to give ni >r readers the latest news, we nro delayed tc II late in the day. w Grkcrvii.i.e Fannies goiso Noiith, ac.? jt fe published last week an extract from the th reenville Mountaineer, in w hich it was ated that the products of several facto- jj, es and paper mills were shipped to New 0( ork. This export of Southern Fabrics Is >t confined to Greenville. Publishers aot r frnm ?b? P..*? Mill- ! ?.??. ?..w i libHIP?, Ajiiitumiofi yj . C.f (where we get our ??:tpar,) have found at eir efforts fruitless in endeavoring to get r iper there. We ere told that they have l dera from Philudslpbia for more then they Q manufacture. w And yet another Appeal. to Finding our funds very low down, we to rro compelled, soma time ago, to send out p! iids notes ami ascounts to collect, but ua- of rtunatcly few p id hoed to onr o ill; some ? so took offence. Keduced ui:no?t to nn pi trtmity. In despair we t< ok up our sub- th ription book the other day, to see if any dc ing could be raised from that soarre. We p? ire surprised?astounded. If ail those *vi beerib.'rs in debt to us would pay np, we th >uld bo cloer of dtbt; ws could pey eve- aa; dollar \y#. owe. ?\ow we tuake a propron to those dsttaqusnta; if they wUhjaf prior to tlX||iet of Augnet jb jfgfg ly charge them the c isli price, $2.00 per nr. My friend, if you owe the printer t ine and pay him, mid ease your mind of n sagrecable weight. After the first of Au- s ist, we w ill send bills (at the rnto of ?3.00 ? rr year) to all in our debt, mid if they still < ly no nttontion to it, we will be compelled i erase their names from our books, and 1 ck some mode by which to collect our at dues. Absolute, compulsory necessity ireos ns to some course to eolllcct money, i We have a larger list o** subscribers now inn we have ever had, y we would rather nve half as many cash paying ones, than ur present number, half of whom have not iid for last year, to say nothing of the pre* it. _ _ hange.?Progress.?What is the prospect for us? Just ten years ago we left the city of hart est on and sought a homo in the upper irtioa of the State. We recollect distinctevery little incident :?f our journey of in . stigation. We took the cars at Charleston,and landi in the afternoon at Augusta. From thence o went to Ldgetield C. II., thence to Ab- j aville, where we remained n day or two.? j ^e were delighted with the high lulls, the lire vtmospheru mid cheerful appearance I I'all around us. From Abbeville wc crossed j ver, and came to Laurens; at the latter place e took the stage for Newberry. There ere no passengers besides ourself, and nding the driver a pretty loquations kind fa fellow, we had some conversation with im : "What immense rocks, and what a hilly lountainous country," said we to him. "Yes sir," said he, "they oneo wanted to uild a Railroad along here," pointing to lie line surveyed for the I.ou:s\ille, Cineinati, and Charleston Railroad, * but they uind it impracticable. They never will uild a Railroad along here." Ten years have passed since then. JSuprtsa we started now on a similar journ ?y; isteud of several days and nights of stage ravel, we would travel by Railroad to Abeville, and from Newberry would take the ars to Laurens. The driver's prediction is ot fulfilled; we believe the L; urens Rnlload runs i long the very spot he pointed to is as being impossible for a track tube laid. Nor is this all, in tliis age of progress, vhieh has been accomplished in the last ten 'ears. A R. ilroad stretches fromT'olumtia to Greenville, via Newberry, Abbeville iid Anderson. Then one o eJtVtidjdiprkvillc. Then ens Rwfm is tlNMvin^'s MrnWtain onneeting Yorkville with the Charlt^p toad, ileside (half doz~ n ntqyih eont^W; >: (k' \\ hieb. ' lilue f ip i d lV ^t^rrti ^^^lCrnss ig some Railroad. WTiiif. has b -en the Diiseqiieneo f Little villages hive become ispect.ible towns. The country has bomiic thickly settled; lands have risen from fty to one hundred parent; the people ive become more Intelligent, for where iu iind travel, there you tin I intelligence, /e do not 111 ian b ink learning but a i-nerd knowledge of matters and tilings.? he people, too, are happier; for a tr'.fig stun they can visit their friends with [tie or no fatigue, and their friends can sit them. Nor is this all. A most underfill and beneficial ihnnge li .s ien effected in another respect. 'I he vo sections of our State, tlie lower and ppcr country, have become more iutiiratcr connected, a hi ttcr feeling exists, stiperiduecd by intimate ssoei.ition. How stands the m.attci with us, in this ?mote section ? VW have no road to any i 1 icc?with difficulty can we go to L'h irles n, or can a friend or relative eotne here, 'he fict Is, this consideration deters many roin visiting this section, who arc desirous f doing so. We hope not, but wo do aprehend that our people will bu unwilling d remain here, when such is the condition faffairs. They will seek a more desirable ?cality. Vigorous efforts were made Inst summer > build n Road from here to Chester or I linden. Several of our proniineut citizens ngnged in the work, especially our friend, ohn Williams, Ksq., ho left no effort un ied, and at last we herald, d to the world at the laincaster Railroad would be V uilt. IIled with the enthusiasm of such a glorius result, the people of Lancaster to a m <n joiced, and already were speculations inulgcd in of improving and enlarging our Huge for the increased trade which would jturally accrue. Kven friends in Charlcsm united in our joy, for at once did they rite us that they would visit ua when the ancaster Railroad was completed. How is now ? Those who subscribed^ because iL. D^ .J 5^ I ~ tuy uiu iiui sue uiu kvoiiu m tic.iuut u|wr?r L>n, became frightened, and the Spartan and have dispersed, and retired to the gates ' Thermopalte. Shame! Yes, we say it >ldly: Shame! There is wealth enough ire to build the Road, and the increased due given to lands alone would pay the ockholdera. But the road wonld pay. A uilrond from Camden to Charlotte, \i* mcaater would pay. There i* no doubt >out it. It could successfully compete 1 th the Charlotte road, and would nl ont o iash the proposed Charlotte nnd Wihning- J n road. May we not hope to see such a ad in leas than ten years ? Are our per - j e content to remain as they are ? Instead 1 'directing attention to such abstract, usem question* as the eleotoral question, and rtty musters, if they will seek to advance < eir own comfort and interest, they will t>e i >ingtheir duty to themselves and to their i aterify. If our people would go to work I th a determination to build a Railroad, ' \tr can bcilo rr! What do our people < PT t ? t The Commercial Bank of Columbia, 9. C. ( declared a diekfeod of ?1.36 per share, t I'* A neighboring Post M?ter has sent us he following. Mh. R. S. Bati ev.?I nin requested to lay to you by Mr. II. ant' others, that they io not receive their pnpe*s regularly at this nffice, and request of you to notify the Post < Masters generally, to forward them regular- ! ly, and oblige, Yours respectfully. P. M. We ean assure the P.M., and H. and others, that so far as we art concerned, we deposite our paper, every Wednesday, in the post office, and we be I ice out attentive P. M., M.'gill, despatches tlem at the earliest oppoituhity. The following which we take t'roiu rn exch.ince, we desire postmasters, generally to read, and trsst that it may be attended with salutary effect. Your paper did not coiue, Sir." We recommend a careful perusal of the following plain statement, both to post-masters and to subscribers, t is from a paper called '"The Advnnec," published at Hernando, Miss.: "The uncertain arrival, or uncertain delivery of papers at country Past Offices, is often tho ground of complaint against publishers and editors. Many of the officers are poorly supplied with conveniences for taking care of pipers, no matter with what certainty they nrrive. The papers are jumbled into n few little pigeon holes, or piled upon n desk, box. or barrel, to await the call ofsuh<eibers?in the midst of boots, h its, bridles, horse collars, and other coarse wares, which may be called for during thu day by customers. Country Post masters, in most eases, being engaged in some tnere-i.it ill, 1,i'.n.t tlieir way int<? innin nltwure corner, where they are hid for n time from human eyes, an completely "a if buried in a mountain cave In cornea the man for hi* paper, and an it can't be found, of course it didn't come. The Indign ant subscriber consequently abuses the rascally editor,and perhaps, c..lis for pen, ink. and pipy|lo write a letter of complaint aboutnotlH|tfingh s4p per puactually, when if the said paper where endowed with speech, it would erv out hero 1 am.squeezed to doath behind this box. or under this barrel.' We Imve seen just such things at many country Post Offices else-whtrc as in litis country. Those remarks have no reference to any particular office, but are meant for all w here they w ill apply ." 1 EDITOR'S TABLE. NoKTIC UflTISH ItCVIKW. \V'e nave on our table the May number. ) Although w *? hare frequently spoken in praise of the British Reviews, wo desire again to direct attention to these valuable periodicals. They are republished in the United States at a price which makes them uce?sible to till, The student, the literary,, one w ho even likes to read only o.-ca * BKallvtavill find a vast amount of solid,J 'sub--tsmtf.il information in these Reviews; besides, you get the substance of all the piM^uorksof the day, w ithout the expense oJKkftl^.abig We would like to ?ee hHSLuIs patronised here, and we are stfWj jHEKtr found that we too Ulackw ool^ommwteC w itt> North Hrit'sli for May. ami the o her Reviews and Blackwood for July, this is therefore a good time to subscribe to commence with the volume. Postage on the Pour Reviews and Dlaekw tod to any Post Oltioc in the United .States only 80 cents a year. Viz.: 14 cents a year o i each Review and 24 cents a year on Blackwood. Terms. For one Review .$3; for Two $3 : fitr Three ?7 ; for the four $8; Blackwood's Magazine $3; Blackwood and the Four Reviews $10. Address i.r.nxAiip Scott Jb Co. Now York. P. S.?We would ito very glad to receive the last number (April) of tho Westminster ami and Edinburgh ilevie.vs. They failed to reach us. GhahaM* Mauazixk, Geo. R Graham Ei>ITOIt. Tho July number i? one of the beat, if not the very best we have eVor seen. 'Putnam reeeivincr tho ni-wsnf !hi. h ??f !.??. iiigtoii," in a very b-sutiful engraving. na handsome an engraving as we hive aeeii in mi) Magazine; t>ui this !a nut the chief excellenceot the present nutftber. George Washi lgton," handsome!) illustrated, iscontinued. This one article it worth the price of subscription. Mr. Ileadly wields a ready pen and ha* been favorably known to the pub'ic an the author of ''Washington and his Generals" and kindred works. There are o:h r ! articles which give much value and interest to the present number/ Price $3 per year. With the Ix'djjcr we will furnish it at $2 adding Sets postage. R. II. See Si Co. l'ub'i-thera Phila. IMcaae to aend us the June number,it never reached us, and we wish to have the vol. complete, will he e.xtremly obliged for it. Tiie Southern Cultivator. The July number is on our table. Aa usual it contains much useful information Work for the Month," we give iu our paper to-day. Wc value the cultivator aa an exchange, nnd hope it may meet with a success com mensurable with i:fc merits , ( I ?? - < m i CoL. Jas. I,. Oni.?-A correspondent of the Standard, writing from Washington, spooks in the folio* big compliuionlaray t-rms of our immediate.Representative, Col. Oko : "I must not unit to notieo the fact th*t Mr. Orb, of South Carolina, has filled the Chur during a conaid-rablc portion of Ibis struggle. Ilia dignity, promptness, unci above *11, the impartial ability with which se Ii.ih acquitted himself, ere topics of remark ?n every side, among friends and toon? if indeed ho has any toes. What a capital S'p.'uker he would make." is an observation you may hear repeated fifty times a day, on every side of the House. May he live to enjoy that honor." Oil Cam as food roa cattml?lUrgt ipiantitic* of oil cake are shipped from Cfit? dnnati for England. Why this nutrieioue uticlfe is not more extensively used as food Tor cattle hero at home, wt> are not adviaed. The Miseouri Republican says an English iealer purchased at St. Louis, oh the 31st alt Ave hnndred and fifty tons of oil cake .hat wee forwarded by the Creeeat, via ft*w > leans. Thie is a very large shipment of hH one article. COMMUHIOATIOH. Superstition* It is nu element inherent in the nature jf man, to make an attempt tho' seemingly futile, to clear up the mysteries of things that are by their very constitution difficult, or even impossible. Horace has truly said l> nil mvrtalibus arduum est." The eye of tho Astronomer surveys the regions of space, contemplating the operations of those heavenly bodies, that are us numberless as the sands of the seaside, whilst the naturalist, by means of the microscope prys into a world invisible and examines tl.e functions of myriads of animated creations*.? All of the energies of man are enlisted in discovery?nor does he stop here, but in turn serutenizes the actions of his mind, tries to unfold tho veil of destiny, atul the subtelties of the unknown. Investigations conducted with a proper spirit; on the one part devoid of the baneful intluenees of a skeptical philosophy, and ou the other of a inorbid credulity or superstition, indued, irradiates the world with its beauty und simplicity, and no longer then does "Star-eyed science wander there To watt us home the message of despair." j Hot the Mtie of demarcation between truth and error is ecrtniuly very obscure, contradictory as it inay appear to be, what may be truth to day, may possibly bo error tomorrow, for frequently reason is conducted within very circumscribed and narrow limits, and it is thus that wo are frequently in tho possession of what we may style false fault deduced from false reasoning. The Homuou.ithush pursues his doctrine of intinitcs inula willi tlie zeal ami ardor of n demented enthusiast. Tlie zealous uiussuluiau alii, semi* tlie Koran and learns from it what he believe* to be truth, inviolable, and au it i? that both in the civilized a* well a* uncivilized, there i* a vviid enthusiasm which know* no bound*.. But there i* no error or ?)'?tein of error, but what there i* a liitlo occult truth to be discovered Chemistry a* it now shine* refulgeully has been greatly the result ol the diligent search alter the philosopher's sto.io, and the alchemist in the eniiiusuoun he haa exerted in trying to eonvert the baser inetal* into tiner one* has in tde some use ful discoveries ill the cause of science, '.t'lie Allopnthisl gains some useful hints from the infinitesimal system of the Hoiucopitliist, Paracelsus who lias beeu styled, the 'prince of qu ieks h is, by hi* gross and bold ttd^ioricisui introduced into Ihu materia moMfca few of the most powerful and elli[ cient remedies that the physician possesses and which may be at) led - magna Dei dona.' So it seems, a salutary superstitutiun (if we ! uiay so stvlelt) a blind credulity ; has seUlnlly worked wonders for the good of mankind ; w hich teaches us that w are not to despise error, but silt the wheat from tusll) to assist each other, until true science is super imposed on a base, as linn as adamant, unimpaired by the storms of dissension. A beacon pointing out tliu road to human progress, in all its beauty and grandeur. Thus superstition in its relation to science lias aetu illy proved beneficial. As we have before remarked superstition is an element inherent in our nature, this phrenology tries to establish under the head of wonder. We cannot siy that its locality has been established but thst it exists wo do not suppose any one doubts. With such an opinion Wi can very readily imagine what mi Influence early education would exert over it slid wo cannot better illustrate this fact ihan by quoting the lilies of Akenside the poet ami physician " For this the dating youth I)reak* from hi* weeping mother's anxious arms. In foreign ciices to rove; the pensive sage, Heedless of sleep, or midnight s harmful damp, Hangs o'er thesiekly taper; and nntired, The virgin follows, with enchanted step. The loszes of some wild and wotidroua tale Froin mom to Eve. Henee filially by night, The village matron, round the blazing hearth, Suspend* the infant audience with her tales Breathing astonishment! Of witching rhymes. And evil spirits: of the death-bed call Of him who robbed the widow and devoured The orphan's portion; of nnrpiiet soul* Kisen from the g ave to ease the heavy guilt Of deed* in life concealed : of shapes that walk At dead of night, ami clank their chains and wave The torch of bell around tlie murderer's bed." But there Is no snbjcct with which operation is more intiinitely blcndid than that of rel.gion. Religion the great another of sll enrthl. caro and sorrow,?Religion in w hich our hope of a hlessfnl hereafter depend, the grpa'est boon llenven ha* bestowed on IDs fallen creatures,? Religion, bos made all that it beautiful snd lovely the bject of despnir, snd life .verse than death. And what has occasioned this? a baneful desire after the supernatural. (>gr own country is terming w ith It at present to fo.trftil degree ami we think it extremely difficult to draw a Ime of diitinct'on between the founder* of certain systems of religion nnd the n?onom?ni;?c for allho' wo hare the light* of civilization universally diffused, *till wo labor greatly under what we njty he nllowed to denominate a civilized supurMtitution, for it seenia we can now very readily transport ouraslvea into the apirit world, and, by inosnsof an iraigniftrant table u call spirita from the vasty deep," Alas! we are a wonderful people. A great deal of Ibia superstition ia cicntsJ by men who are endowed with a fair share of intellect, but who arc monomaniacs! on these particular points?thus Swe denborg believed hiuisolf miraculously called to reveal to the world tha most hidden mysteries. u la 17411," says be "it pleased the Lord to mnsifeat himaelf to me, sod ap pear personally before me, to give me a knowledge of the spiritual world, and I# place me in eomatuiih alios with sepals and spirits, and thus power baa been continued with me till the present day* Here We have the desire of the supernatural so great es to eorrupt the i magi oat ion which again is manifested through the organ of vision. 8upersUtioa seems to be the reeuU of a combination of the faeoltUe, wonder sad imagination, the one to the deeirs after the* marvellous or supsroatuml, the other painting the object and presenting them to the view in conformity with the desire of the former faculty. There u an inward monitor which " doe* make cowards of us all M and when aroused p inta before ue many no awful phantom? 'tis conscience?'tis then that all of the gentler and finer feelings of our nature arc aroated and associated with the blackness of despair. Many n murder has delineated before him the image of his victim, and lies trembling on his couch with superstitions fears. Shnkspeare has beautifully described the workings of a guilty conscience in the character of Macbeth after he had murdered king Duncan?thus: Lady Macbeth. These deeds must not be thought After these ways so, it will make us mad Macbeth. Me thouget I heard a voice cry?sleep no more: Macbeth does murder sleep, the innocent sleep ; Sleep, that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care, The death of each day's life, sore labor's bath, ltalm of hurt minds, great natures secoud course Chief nourishor in life s feast; 7s?<fy Macbeth. What do you mean ? Macbeth. SUll it carried, sleep no more! to all the house Miaou* hasmurueru nieep; ana inerciore^mwuor Shall .deep no more. Macbeth shall sleep no more, It will be aeen from the tenor of these re. .marks that a curiosity to penetrate the tnyaleries of the unknown, a desire to be acquainted w ith the nature of that " undiscovered country " aeeuis to he the character of superstition. Hut there is a book divine on w hose pages are revealed the workings of Deity which irirea us n knowledge of Him who is the author and giver of all good, and which points out to ns the road to happiness. It is by following the precepts th jrein contained that we can * Sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach our graves Like one who wraps the drapery of his cottch about him. And lies down to pleasant drcsms." We will not trespass longeron the Columns of the laulger. jE SCULAPIUS. June 22nd, 1853. HE W TCRX CORRESPONDENCE. Opening ol the New National Raoe CourseTwenty Thousand Sporting Men in the Field?IX-acriplii n of the Ground?The Rnce Highlander's Four Mi'wRun?Settlement of the Erie Railroad Difficulty?A Hundred thousand Dollars lost to the Comiwiny by the Strike?The Alumni of Columbia College waking up?Move for a Liberal Charter?Great Revenue of the College?Forty-five Deaths from Cholera Inst Week?Precautions against the Epidemic?close of Jullicirs conceits?Presentation of a gold chapler?Re-opeuing of the Hippodrome?Benton's Book. iNsw VoicK, Juao 2.H. ih.il. Mr. Emsor. : This is a great Week for sporting men Wing made memorable by the opening of the new National Race Course, on l<ong Island between Newtown and Flushing, about fivo miles from the various ferries connecting with the city. It h is Won got up at an exponas of $400,000. by parties whoso endeavor it. will bo to occurs for the Turf a greater degree of resp.-cfahility, and by excluding all improper practices from their grounds to render them worthy if the countenance of the higher classes. The course in a mile in length and of oblong form; end, Wing nearly level, U visible throughout its whole extent In persons in the field. It is surrounded by high brick wnlls, coped w ith broken glass. The building is Gothic, ItlOO fed in length, and cap.b'e of seating 25,000 persons. The ground floor is divided into ticket offices, refreshment saloons, and other tine qua n >ns ; the upper part is devoted to speetatorn, a portion being laid out in dressing rooms and saloons for the fair sex, whero those who think proper to witnesstho sport cao do so with perfect security front annoyance. a nr nucn tnuiiuruuru uii .?*iiihia) ? rtu m greater number orspectators never left New York, on any similar ooc.i?ion. The boat* omnibuses, and cnra weru filled to repletion ; the road was lined with wagons; and no groat was the excitement that those who could not And accomodations for locorno. tion u?ed the team of power with which Nature has provided thuiu and footed it out. The police arrangements were entrusted to Deputy Sheriff of th? County assisted by about sixty constables. Through their means the usual scenes that disgrace the Turf were in s great measure prevented. There wna very little drunkeneaa ; and the benevolent |?rof ssof of thimble Hg. Ing, who is wllling.to bet with any gentleman pres. ent that he can't tell where the little joker is, found hut few opportunities for carry, ing ou his game. The first day, prizes wero won by the Maid of Orleans snd I lie Veteran Highlander. The Utter ran a four mile heat and made the following Inns j First mile,....4 O'J* i Third mile...! 6*} Second M .... I 6ft { Fourth 44 ... 1 ftft Total time for the foueiaMes, seven minutes snd forty-Avs seconds. The sport is to be continued every day this week, asms ef tits most distinguished racers in the country heiior nrfAi'ht Rmti of thai limXina luK?l> t%t this city offers a purse. The difficulty subsisting between the Engineers of the Brie iUilrfil sad the Directors of the Company has at lest been adjusted by an explanation of the noxioes rate oa the part of 4he hater', and the eoiiiaeers, bring * sewed that they will not be mada te safer tot the ntsUkes s(?siMin ease pi at ata hnne where they atop (tad where thejr ere required to ran their traioe so slowly that they sett examine for tb?moolr?a whether the eirlteh fe right, hare retarded te duly. V?la strike baa eeet the company #1f, 00d a day, besides the damage on'fright; altogether their loot bee been not far freak $100,000- Two hand red freight em are said te base oasem elate!el a Single tafreo. The Company wore obliged to efw 01,000 for mi engineer to Uko out Cm Mail Trail* on the first day of the strike. The Alumni of Columbia College held a meeting yesterday to review the report of a Committee appointed to confer with the Trustees with refurenco to the recent election of a Professor of chemistry, and also to make arrangements for celebrating the one' hundrwth anniversary of the founding oi the College. The Trast.es hare acted, it seems, mthcr cavalierly towards the Committee, declining to have soy conference with them and declining the centennial cele^ brntion inexpedient. The Committee recommended, sod it was resolved by the AUumni, to muko vigorous etforta to procure such a change in the charter of the College as will make the Trustees elective by the Alumni. It is hoped that some ener-' gy nod activity may thus be infused into them, and lh..t the concentrated old fogeyism which has so long hovered over the institution may be finally dispelled. Witlv the vast resources of the college, whielv when it shall have converted its present valuable grounds into building lots and moved into the upper part of Uio city wilt not fall short of 9100,000 a year, it ought to stand at the head of educational institutions in litis cjuntry. This the Alumni feel and they arc desirous of doing all in their power to prevent the present fine prospects of their uliua muter fiein being sacrtlicud to the old fashioned notions and narrow-minded prejudices of those who now control it. Forty-five d.-uths iron) cholera were re' ported for last week ; a diminution ol li Irotu the preceding week, but still sufficient to fill us with serious apprcheusions t> at the disease may become epidemic. '1 lie city authorities have at last laid aside a portion ot their supiueness. They huvu niuxi up a building m Fraiikliu ?r. as a Hospital, uud luv? caused the guiters tu be spriuKlouto be wilti time. It would bebetler, however, if they would remove the cause of the disease. If, instead of cover* tug over the tilth with liuic, they would huvo it carted awuy, there would be litliu use for thu Hospital. Jullious Concerts ?l the Crystal I'alace and indeed iu America, have terminated. Uu Saturday last, the lireiiielt were invited to be preseut in Ihetr ted ll.niiiel uni. forui, to iisleu to the quudri.lo compos, d iu ihetr honor by the great leader, Th y attended ill great uuiubers, and umuitestoa unbounded u.rthurinsm at llie performance, ou Monday evening, the filial concert d* Adieu was given, for Jullicu's bouctit, over 4 J,000 persuus were present. In the midst of the exercises Mr. Fry, the compose r, stepped on the desk and presented live hero of me hour with a uiagniiicciit golden cli plet, wrought in the most artistic nuiuncr, is behalf of the fifteen hundred perforate;# composing Ids lute orchestra. Jul lion replied in un effective speech, in the course of "which he said a vast number of pretty Asiiu^a aoout this country, and finished with declaring that when ho was stretch d on s beds>f sickness and death lie would turn uneasily to the sau as lie sunk in the far oil* west and with his lust breath pray God to bless all Ilia friends in America. The Hippodrome has bcou finely refitted, and has re-opened with a numerous and elfecliv e company under a person sty ling himself Fruuconi, though, w hether he is the genuine Frenchman so called, is rather pr< blematieal. A grand sham tight of cavalry and iutimtry is underlined nl this establishment, iu which several Uuuarcd pcrfortueia will lake part Senator Denton has already received $10? 000 on nccouut of his "Thirty years in the U. 8. Senate." Forty thousand copies have besn sold by subscription within a fear months. The Harpers have just brought out Wilkinson's * Ancie t Egyptians," a popular description of llie tnuuriers and customs of these peculiar people. Yours. HUDSON. To Editors and the Clorks oi the County Courts. We are pie ised to learn that the labors of J >hn P. Campbell,and many of his Agenta b >ve been successful in collecting materials and an'vseriptiona for hia 8 >ut\era Duain't* Dir-cUry and Orneral Commercial Adetrti. ? r. It is proposed that in addition to a Ml list of all the merchant#. Manufacturers by machinery,1 Bank, Tnan-snee, Rallro"', Steamboat Steam Packet and **-?? #? ?? ? v>ompnn a, together ?Hth the populatio-, noi b r of high school#, churches, ronratcrriid prospects, Sic., of every principal town in the Hutes of Kentucky, North Carol na.smL end sll the States South of them, (eleven in number that the sards of all nswspsp-ra k> inserted also, that the names of Editors and Proprietors, and days and terms of iasoet ' and that a copy of the Dirmlmj ho sent t# each of them se a remuneration f.?r two Hw aertions of this article in their edttoftd cel. a nna. This exchasge of eourteaiee ha* been made between Mr. Campbell and th* editors South. We are requested to teoder his sb<u re thanks to Pariah District, and the County Court Clerk a, who hava rsrohfcd bio list* aa above, and that if * copy of the Dirrc'eof with their office card hmertod, mill Mi emu* I menmte them for Mhe> will please forward 1 their bill with the list to them. It Is Impor. Unl that every county shall ha represented soon. . : Every newspvper in the above-natood Hutes will picas# eopy the abova twice and scad Uirir aard or th?W u _ ?. ?? ?WIW??|||||J IV to Mm AvAtr* M*?*? liiraatmf amd . O^aaml Cammmmwi AMimr^Aa+Mm. t?n?. CloMis ami Agoato am 11m fci JUMdUr lKnf?5T^^Pi 1?rw from tb* . ? A?r??U, 0*, p .|*f?vlHat M U* U* MMMn S?fM*nr OMfttf tli>t ?H| bi|X?M 4fc?? *n? hnMffct?p for ttxudit ?|Mm ,.,j* Comal Tkab Ummnta, l?pklfc Iwlnf. ^ ? m| ounm* matm prmaamt- 'tkm mama to *f ] q.?e.t|?B MM * f?tt? onBoljr. t>mM Mm MteU, ' j? , villi dU*? wWiobI Am Wrttl?n mvim of * **1t ^ f tfegM-'**. .* v-fV *? ?**?. ... : /*?;