The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-03-14
Southern Cabinet,
NF Literature, Agriculture, Arts and

monthly perlOulcal, W oo w,
musement and Instruction, embracing Lit
erature, the Arts and Sciences, Agricul.
ture, Horticulture, Domestic and hurai
Economy, Sporting Intelligence, &c:
The Literary department will embrace
interesting and instructive Tales, Nara
tires, Adventures, Sketches Of Travels.
places and persons; Anecdotes, Poetry'
Extracts from, and notices of new works.
All new discoveries in the Sciences and
Arts, as we'll as interesting papers relating
to either, will be Immediately noticed, and
when of sufficient interest will be trans.
ferred to our columns; or such extracts
Given as will furnish full information to-
our areders.
In the Agricultural department, spccia
attention will be paid to the great interest
of the South. From our Planters, we will
eudcavor 10 obtain much practical and
useful information which now lies buried
and known but to themselves. In order
that we may the more fully and etiecsaal-
y carry out this part of our plan, we pro-
pose to make frequent excursions into the
different sections, not only of this, but al
so of the adjoining States, for the purpose
of personally y inspecting and reporting on
all the various operations which may DC
carried Oh, OH the plantation we may visit.
By persuing this plan steadily, las we
hope to dol much highly useful informa-
ton will be obtained, which cannot fail to
be of immense service to the Agricultural
community, inasmuch as our planters Will
thus become acquainted with the practices
of other sections Of the country, and may
from :ime TO time adopt such as may pro-
mise greater recompence, than those,
they may at the Sine follow. Nor shall
we conGnc ourselves to practical lntorma.
ton only, but from the rich stores OF know
ledge which are to lie found among our
plantcrs, we hope to draw much which
will prove useful aud interesting.
. Horticulture will also claim onr attcn-
ton, and We will endeavor 10 raise it from
the low estate in which il now exists a.
mong US to one more worthy of it. We
will accordingly give not only practical
directions, for the cultivation of Fruits,
Flowers and Vegetables, but entering ii'-
to the scientific department, We Will p"o-
l:sh Whatever we may find interesting
DESCRIPTIONS OF new fruits, flowers aud
vegetables, rs well as :hcir culture, will be
given from time to time. The forcing
Department, which is but little attended to,
in the South, embracing the formation bull
ding ard management Of hot beds, con-
scrva,ories and hot houses will also be at
tended TO.
Domestic ami Rwral Economy will not
be neglected, but whatever We can find
likely to promote either, will lie given i'll
our columns.
Sporting Intelligence, Anecdotes. On
Dts, and various miscellaneous matters
winch well be- classed, will swell
our pages, and add Etcscss 10 ous sfsTi aal=
cal.
In furtherancc Of our object, we will do
all in our power to render this periodical
highly interesting and instructive, and one
which shall be welcomed by every men,
bcr Of such families as may patonisc it
To effect this, while VIC hope to contrib
ute our share to The Original Literature
of the day, as well as to add considerably
to the stock of Agricultural information,
yet we will freely draw from the sources
open 10 us, in the numerous daily, weekly
monthly and quarterly publications, which
embracing every subject, abound not only
in America, but also in Europe, ami from
these VIC will select cnly snch articles as
may prove highly interesting or instruc-
tive. The sources which are open to US
in each department are ample, and we
trust we shall be able 10 render the SOUTH
ERN COMPENDIUM highly acceptable visi-
ter wherever known.
Political and religious discussions will
be excluded, aud while VIC have our pre-.
ference to both, yet we will not admit Of
any thing which may be likely to wound
the feelings o: our readers.
We have thus skctchcd the plan of our
periodical, aud respectfully solicit for it
support, both by subscriptions and contri.
buttons.
Terms THE SOUTHERN COMPENDIUM
will be published on the 18th of ach month,
in octave form of Cd pages, at S5 per an
mum payable in advance.
JOHN D. LEGARE. =
Charleston Dec 1870