Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-26

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We learr from the Savannah Republican that
the Trustees Of the franklin, College, Ga,
have elected Dr.. JoHs LEooETE. Of that city,
tofll the chair Of Chemistry aud Natural Phil
osophyin thatsCollege. Dr. is quite a
young man, bu, has already acquired an en-
riable reputation as "a man oi science hy7 his
contributions TO leading scientific Journals.
wilEcettainly do :credilto the judgment Of
the Trustees:ir protecting the ID Doniestic Ar
iicle.% =
We are ,wellsacqiaihted with DR.. Lecone,
and canbear testimony 10 his scientific attain.
,nent and his high moral character.
Southern yCultiuator.-We ;hayo recevedthe
9Th number fthe 4thvolume of the Southern
Cultivator. This Journal is published on the
first Of every month, at Augusta, Geo, by J..
w. &sW. s. JONES, proprietors, and edited
by JAaias CAMaK, of Athens, Geo. The price
transcription is One Dollar per annum. We
have glanced over the contents Of the number
before us, and find them Of varied and highly
interesting character. The first article is
reporton the management Of Slaves, by a Com
mittee of,he Barbour county Agricultural So
cicty. The repor, contains many useful and
neutrality-suspicious. TO the owners of slaves,
which if carried out, would add vastly to the
valueSand the comfort and the happiness ofthe
slave, aud the interests Of the master. We
will publish portion Of The report. The pre-.
sent dumbcr besides various other articles,
contains one on the culture of Silk, on Hay,
Yankee Farming, &c. It has number like
wise Of original articles-one upon Figs and
Wine-Smu,in Oats, the Calendar for August,
besides others. We cannot enumcra,e them
all. We refer I'll who take an interest in
Agriculture 10 the publication itself. We have
on former occasions, recommended this jour-
nal TO public patronage, and take pleasure in
again doing SO.
Thc:pubshers have sent us proposition
BY Mr.. Alexander Nc Donald, "f Barbour Co.,
Alabama, to Planters Of The different Southern
States; TO unite with han in forming club 10
procure subscribers TO the CuIiivator. We
heas,siiSjoin it. ,, -
Mf. JAMES CAMacK.-The mail having
reached our town ut a late hour last night, |
wasearly at the post office this morniug, hoping
10 find the. May Nos. Of the agricultural papers,
and Was so fortunate rs TO meet the Southern
Cuhtuator, the american Farmer, and the
-1mtrican .4grieuiturist, for the present month.
ON looking INTO The Southern Cuivator, |
tnund matter of sorrow and pleasure Mingled
together-of sorrow, at the Just but severe re-
bnke Of the editor Of the Maine Fariner-ol
pleasure. at the waking up t,ihc farmers in
support OF tue Southern Cultivatnr. am glad !
that This matter has been stiled SO early in the
year. Twas pleusedto find in the .dpril No. |
The letter from Air Hurt, uf Ala., in which tlt
gentleman. cvinceGs disposition tnsiep a0r.
ward dt once in.suppurt oil the Ca.iRaiu,. In I
the number now before me, an, delighted 10
find Mr. Far:ar ont wilh.a proposition that T.
nm highly pleased with, Nov. Mr.. Editor, l.
will make a proposition, aud in niaklllg ill., du !
so with fuifdeterminaion ifspared) 10 carry
it on; to the letter. will be Que q! one thou. |
sand farmers who will undertake to procure
and send to the publishers Of the Southern
Cu!'ivator QlIey paying the pos,age on the let
,ers enclosing the money! twenty subscribers |
each to the Fifth Volume of the Southern Cul !
,ivalor. Twenty thousand subscribers is the |
number that have desired to see taking that |
valuable agricultural llaperi and there is no. !
thing easier than 10 procure that number il The
iiruiers will only determine to do ii. Since |
the commencement of the publication, have
sent some two hundred dollars to the publish
ers, aud know could hive done much more
by greater effort Now, do hope That The |
cullivalOrs ofthe soil Of my native Stale, Geo.
will rally around the Cultvator. | make the
above proposilion nom long experience Of
the profit lis well as pleasure oreadlng agrcu- |
iural papers. now receive, monthly, sume
six OF those works, aud would be at 4 com
pete loss without them.
81 was highly pleased the last summer in
visiting tile editors Of the difieren, agricultural
papcrs,at the high, the very high stand that
The Southern Cultlvator held among the farm
crs in the dfferen, parts OF the United States.
"Mr. Editor, there are Il thousand ladies that
would pay their dollar for the Cultivalor TO aid
them III the management Of their gardens. iftlie
subject was only brough ht before them. There
Are Thousand lawyers that wond, each. give
dollar for the Cultivator to enable them 10
enter into conversation OH the highly import.
ant subject of husbandly, iffor no other object
for no man wishes to be dumb when the sub
icct Of agriculture is mentioned; Now, Mr..
Editor, il one thousand cart be had TO enter
into The above proposition, / will be one ofiYe
hundred, or any number that will come up t,
the mark. Any sacrifice sooner than for the
Culliva'or 10 stop Where is the Southern
farmer that would not feel his pride touched in
amoment by such home thrusts rs MIR. Holmes
Of Maine, is making at rs.
Hoping your efforts to improve The agii
cultural interests OF our common country viii
prove successful, am, sir, your friend and
obedient servant
uALEXANDER MCDONALD
Eufaula, Barbour CO., Ala, May 9, le46.'
The Carol,na Baptist, ofthe 22d inst, states
that "the health of Charleston, during the last
ten months: has been better than at any period