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THE THIRD ANNUAL VOLUME
SOUTHERN LITERARY GAZETvr1

SOUTHERN LITERARY GAZETTE.
was commenced on Saturday, the 4th of MAY.
1850, under its original name-instead of Richa,ti,'
Weekiy Ga=ette-as more significant of its peculiar
character, it being the only weekly organ OF Liter.
ture in the entire South! 1t is
Greatly Enlarged and Improved,
Containing weekly Thirty-two Columns ~
matter. 1t is, moreover, in an
Entirely .Ns,o Dress
from head to foot" and upon beautiful wnire
paper so that, IN mechanical excellence, it is not
surpassed by any paper whatever in the United
States! 1t continues under the same Editorial
direction as heretofore, and no pains or expen. e
will be spared to make it
A Choice Family Newspaper,
"as cheap as the cheapest, and as good as the
best!' Utterly discarding the notion that a
Southern journal cannot compete with the North
ern weeklles, IN cheapness and interest,
-, The Southern Literary Gazette
rivals the best Of them in all the characteristics If
a truly valuable Preside Journal Its aim Is tbe
diffusion OF cultivated and refined taste throughout
the communicated it embraces in its ample
folds ever species of intelligence that can tend 10
this result ~
Original Contributions,
from many Of the abest writers in the Soutb
chiefly occupy its columns, but not to the exclu-
sion or choice miscellany, selected from the best
American and European sources.
The tone Of the Gazette" is indenenden,
criticism and in the discussion Of every Legitimate
topic, but it is strictly ... -.
NEUTRAL in Politics and Religion
Its columns are occasionally embellished with
Southern Portraits and Lo~'dscapes
engraved expressly for the work, and accomps-
MED by biographical and typographical sketches.
It's General Information
is copious, but carefully condensed from the
leading journals Of all parts of the world.
Notwithstanding the great increase in the size
and attractions of the paper, it is still published Il
1fco Dollars Per .4nnum, in .4dpance!
it will be furnished to persons becoming respon.
sible for the whole number Of copies, and having
them sent to one address, on the following terms
Three copies, As
Five copies,
Ten copies, Is
Fifteen copies, 90
Twenty copies, Is
Fifty copies, so
IS@ All orders must be accompanied with the
money, and addressed, post pal, to
WALKER & RICHARDS.
Charleston. s. C.
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A GREAT NATIONAL WORK,
THE GALLERY OF INDUSTRIOUS
AMERICANS.
Daguerreotypes by Brady---Engraved by
D'Avignon.

EDITED BY AN ASSOCIATION OF LITERARY MEN.
FINDER this title will be published, during the
u year 1850, twenty -four Portraits and Biographi-
Cal Sketches OF America citizens who have become
illustrious in the service Of the country Every por-
ton OF the work will receive the most careful atten-
tion and nothing will be spared to render it worthy
mad enduring monument to the great men OF the Re-
public.
Mr.. Brady has been many years engaged, at great
expense, in collecting Portraits for National Gal
lery, and those which being engraved for this
work believed to be superior to any that have
been taken In the accomplishment of this great
object he has experienced the utmost courtesy and
encouragement from distinguished men. Mr.. Brady's
reputation has been too long established to need any
Recommendation. His daguerreotypes are in the
highest sense the works OF art glowing with the soul
of the living countenance.
The drawings and engravings of D'Avignon have
been pronounced by Europeans OF taste to be fully
equal and in some respects superior to those OF the
best artists Of London and Paris and every inn
preston in this Gallery will be taken under his i'm
cuted carefully and in superb style as the en-
cravings themselves. The entire work will be on
the finest imperial folio paper l6 by % lnches made
expressly for this purpose.
This work has nothing sectional in its scope il
will therefore be comprehensive in its spirit The
names of those men only are admitted whose talents
and public services have won for them an honorable
fame throughout the nation. Each OF the great de-
partments Of life will have its representatives Art
and Literature are universal in their spirit, and the
Gallery is intended to be worthy and enduring
ument to the great men Of the Republic, whose
achev ements and fame constitute the chief glory OF
the nation. We hope that every lover Of Art, and
friend of our glorious Mon, will respond to ap-
peal for encouragement and aid in so commendabe
undertaking, that its publication may make an in
he progress OF American Art, and by grouping the
ilustrious men of the Union together, consolidate it
still more firmly,
As no work Of this kind has appeared in America,
and the prices they sustain in Europe would place il
beyond the reach Of most Of citizens the publish
ers have resolved to merit large circulation, by
charging a very low price They have, therefore,
established the following
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p A. PRINGLE, No. 80, East Bay street,
LIZ Charleston, South Carolina Importer If
French CALF SKINS; Manufacturers Agent
and Dealer in BRoG.a.N,S, BOOTS and SHOES;
Advances made on consignment of Brogans OF
Southern Manufacture. Parties wishing to COLI
sign, will send samples Of their make, und on re-
ceipt of their consignment, liberal cash advan,
will be made. Information promptly impaired.
as to the style, but adapted to the trade
Charleston, s. c., July l6, lS50.-dIu
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ENLARGEMENT OF THE CAPITOL
~ The Committee on Public Buildings of the
Senate, having been authorized by resolution Of
that body, " to invite plans accompanied by estl-
mates for the extension of the Capitol, and to al
low premium Of five hundred dollars for the
plan which may be adopted by the Committees on
Public Buildings of the two Houses Of Congress-
accordingly invite such plans and estimates, to be
delivered to the Secretary of the Senate on or be-
fore the first day Of December next
1t is required that these plans and estimates
shall provide for the extension of the Capitol,
either by additional wings, to be placed on the
north and south of the present building, or by the
erection of separate and distinct building, within
the enclosure to the east Of the building
The committee do not desire to prescribe any
condition, that may restrain the free exercise of
architectural taste ard judgment, but they would
prefer, that whatever plan may be proposed may
have such reference to and correspondence with
the present building as to preserve the general
symmetry of the entire structure, when complete.
Although but one plan can be adopted, the COM
mittee reserve to themselves the ght to form such
plan by the adoption of parts Of different plans
submitted should such course be found necessary; In
which event, the committee also reserve 10 them
selves the right to divide or apporton, according
to their own Judgment, the amount ofpremum to
be awarded for the whole, to those whose plans
may in part be adopted, according to the relative
Importance and merit Of each part adopted.
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
JOHN II. CLARKE,
Committee of the Senate on Public Buildings.
SENATE CHAMBER, Both September, 1850.
N B. The several daily papers published at
Washington will please insert the above daily for
two weeks, and send their accounts to the Secre-
tary Of the Senate. oct 4
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WoRTHINGToN G. SNETHEN,
Formerly Solicitor Of the General Land Office.

ATTORNEY AND CoUNsELLoR At LAW.
Continues to practice in the Supreme Court or
the United States, in the Courts Of the District or
Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, to prosecute
claims of all kinds against the United States. e
ther before Congress or any Of the Executive n,
partmens, ana TO procure letters patent for inveI
tons. Business confded to his care. will Ie
promptly attended to.
N. b. Particular attention paid to the prosecu-
ton Of claims before the Brazilian Commission
now sitting in Washington
WARRINGTON CRY, d. c. july II. 1s5Oy
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PENSIONS AND BOUNTY LAND

OBTAINED for the officers and soldiers Of the
I Revolutionary war, their legal representa-
tives.
Pensions for life, for the widows Of such
GERS and soldiers who married previous to 1900.
Bounty land for the surviving, or the widows,
or minor children of deceased officers and priva'es
who served in the war Of 1912 with Great Br-
tain, the Mexican war, or in any of the Indian
wars, since 1870.
Attention paid to suspended and rejected claims.
Terms moderate, where the claim is established
otherwise no charge.
Communications addressed to the subscriber,
Washington, D. c., will receive prompt attention.
| M. THOMPSON,
| Commissioner Of Deeds for North and South
| Carolina.
members Of Congress generally.
Oct 4-twtf
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To Southern Gentlemen or LITERARY TT.
stitutiOns. H.

"A young man, graduate Of st. Mary's Col
fA lege, Baltimore, wishes to obtain as ituation
as Assistant in an Academy, or Private Tutor,
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PROSPECTUS
" THE SOUTHERN PRESS. z

An association of sixty-three Members OF Congress,
Senators and Representatives, have constituted the
undersigned a Committee tc superinfend tine esta-
blishment OF a Southern Press at washington City,
to be devoted to the exposition and defence OF South
ern Rights and institutions-the dissemination Of
correct information as to Northern Policy, and the
OF Political affairs generally, without reference
to the old party lines Of Wing and Democrat. Ar
engagements are in progress, promptly TO ensure
the issue OF such paper under the title OF
"THE SOUTHERN PRESS"
for the conduct of which, suitable Editors have been
engaged who will also receive the aid OF number
OF eminent and and able contributors. r@.a,.
I here will be daily, tri-weekiy, and a weekly
Issue-the latter to contain substantially, the same
matter as the former, and intended 10 reacn those
points OF the country whose mail facilities limited
The paper will not be exclusively political--but
will embrace on its broad sheet the General News oil
the day, Domestic and Foreign, by man and tele-
graph Commercial and Agricultural Intelligence,
Literary Criticisms, Original Essays, Literary and
Miscellaneous; and, in short, all those items OF
general interest the collected aggregate OF which
constitutes the interesting and valuable NeWspa-
per- Great care will be taken to give full and cor
rect Reports OF the Proceedings and debates IN both
Houses Of Congress, well as the action oil the
local Legislatures on the Southern question.
A limited number only of Advertisements will be
eceivcd--the main object being to furnish large
amount OF reading matter. -.
The paper will be printed on sheet equal in size
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teral will be procured especially for the purpose.
1t is confidently hoped that every true friend to the
South will aid in procuring subscribers and forward
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Postmasters are authorised by law to remit sub
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

Sta have the honor to transmit to you herewith
a copy Of the correspondence which has passed be
tween this Department and the National Institute for
the Promotion Of Science respecting the organization
OF committee to constitute the central authority re-
1ured by the regulations Of the Royal Commission on
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CONDITIONS OF SUBSCRIPTION AND SALE.

All the numbers sold separately. For a single
number, 81; and larger quantity OF any single No
at the rates as above.
All orders for single numbers, more, will be
promptly filed on the receipt Of the money. The
whole can be without danger Of injury, by the
expresses, to any part of the country,
e. Any Bookseller. Postmaster, Librarian, or any
other person. may obtain subscribers, and his orders
will be filed when the money is received,
Advertisements which concern the Fine Arts, in
every department, will be admitted on the cover in
the style of the European Journals, on the following
terms
For one square (of eight lines) once, 81
For square Tor one year, III
A corresponding reduction for larger space.
Cards Of Artists and Others (of half square) for
Ne Bs eeau order, and business communications
may be addressed (post paid to Brady, DAvignon
& Co., 205 Broadway, New York.
Subscription lists opened at all the principal
Bookstores throughout the United States.
THE EDITORS.
Taylor and Maury and Franck Taylor, Agents for
washington.
New YoRK, Jan. l, 1857
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BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE
AND THE
BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEWS.
70 GlIhScI ihars

NWING to the late revolutions and counter-revo-
~ utions among the nations Of Europe, which have
followed each other in quick succession, and oil which
the end is not yet" the leading periodicals OF Great
Britain have become invested with degree of inter
est hitherto unknown They occupy a middle
ground between the hasty, dsjoned, and necessarily
imperfect records Of the newspapers, and tue eabo-
rate and ponderous reatses to be furnished by the his
torian at future day. The American Publishers,
therefore, deem proper to call renewed attention to
these Periodicals, and the very low price at which
they are offered to subscribers. Tie following is
their list, viz
THE LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW,
THE EDINBURGH REVIEW,
THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW,
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW,
AND
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE.
In these periodicals are contained the views, mode
ratey though clearly and firmly expressed, OF the
three great parties in England-Iory, Wing nd Ra-
dica-s. Blackwood " and the ." London Quarterly"
are Tory the &C Edinburgh Review " Wing and
the " Westminster Review Liberal. The" North
British Review owes its establishment to the last
great ecclesiastical movement in Scotland and not
ultra in its views on any one OF the grand depart
ments of human knowledge it was originally edited
by DR. Chalmers, and now, since his DEATH Is con-
Quoted by his son-inlaw DR. Hanna, associated with
Sir David Brewster Its literary character is OF the
very highest order. The WESTMINSTER" though
reprinted under that title only, is published IN Eng
land under the title of the g Foreign Quarterly and
Westminster % it being in fact union of the two
Reviews formerly published and reprinted under sepa-
rate titles 1t has therefore the advantage by this
combination OF uniting in work the best features
of both as heretofore issued.
The above Periodicals are reprinted in New York,
Immediately their arrival by the British steamers,
in beautiful clear type fine white paper, and are
faithful comics of the originals Blackwoods Maya
zine being exact fac sii.c OF the Edinburgh edi-
ton.
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STEELE's FASHIONABLE HAT
HOUSE

STEELE'S FASHIONABLE HAT
HOUSE.
CHARLESTON, South CAROLINA.
- THE SUBSCRIBER establish
ment being one Of the most extensive
EsN and fashionable retail HAT HOUSES
Charleston, the public may depend
on finding there a superior assortment Of all the
latest STYLES of Hats for this fall. Fine French
Moleskin and Beaver Hats, with an extensive
variety of fine black, and blue cloth Caps for gen
tlemens, youths, and children.
TO SOUTHERN PLANTERS.
Planters can be supplied with Hats and Caps
for plantation and house servants. Black, white,
pearl, and drab waterproof Wool Hats with good
hair and coarse cloth Caps.
W. STEELE,
Fashionable Halter, 231 King, opposite Hazel
street, Charleston,17-
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- THE AMERICAN FARMER, published
in the city Baltimore, Maryland, commences the
9Th volume of the present series on the LIST July,
1850, (Which will be the 32d of its existence.) It
is published on the LIST of each month, each number
containing thirty-two large oc avo pages. ri La, .
Terms IA per annum; six copies for S.; thir
teen for Sl0 thirty for $50, in advance. @.l
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list, prizes of Sl2, so, rs, IS, and &c. payable in
agricultural books or implements-the lists and
cash to be forwarded as received, up to the meet
ing Of the Maryland Agricultural State Society on
the 22d October, when the decision will be made
known. ..r 49,
The Farmer is peculiarly adapted TO Middle
Atlantic States, and, being the organ of the Mary
land State Agricultural Society," all their prize
says, reports and proceedings published in its
pages The increase in its subscription list during
the past year, particularly in eastern and middle
Virginia and the Carolinas, has been unprecedent-
ed. Its correspondents are among the ablest and
best practical farmers and planters of the above
States as we'll as of Maryland; and spirit of i'm
provement has been aroused, principally through
its instrumentaity, in these States which is effect
ing great revolution in the agriculture thereof
and we are authorized to promise 10 its readers a
still increased supply commnn ications from good
pratcal cutivators or improvers ofthe soil. Among
the supplies from such sources will be contri-
buttons from the pen Of Edmund Rufin, ESQ.,, OF
Virginia, to every number of the ensuing volume.
The work of this gentlemen on Cal, arous Manures,
much altered from the preceding edition, it is ex-
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the privilege therefor having been secured, Of
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"INCoNoGRAPHIc ENCYCLOPEDIA"
TAYLOR g. MAURY, booksellers near 9th
i street, have for exhibition complete copy
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pars. Subscriptions taken, and the work supplied,
by
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FOR THE SPRINGS.
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IL find at PARKER'S, just opening, fresh
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tn. GoyEKsMEsr OF THE UurED STATES Oh
~ AMEmoA, A. D., 1850.
The Executive.
WILLARD FnLMoRE, ofN. Y. President
WuLLIAM r. KING, of Alabama vice fie'
'"-T The Cabinet.
,.,-..- - M.ss Sec of State.
DANIEL WEBSTER, o. n Ma'' Sec ofthe Treas.
THOMAS CoRwiN, OF ono'N q Sec ofthe Navy.
CHARLES M. CoSRAD, OF La Ser, Of Interior
A. II. n STUART, OF p. M. General.
JOHN J. CRTTENpEs, OF N.Y. n"'
The Judiciary.
.r,.rnr COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
poo.v r. TAsrY, of Maryland Chief Justice
Io"m MCLEAN, Of Ohio. -. Associate.
LIE, M. WAYNE, Of Georgia
I"mS CArRoN, Of Tennessee
1oaN McKMLEY, of Kentucky
PETER v. DANIEL, of Virginia
SAMUEL NELSON, Of New York
Levi WOODBURY., Of N. Hamp.
ROBERT C. GRIER, of Penn.