Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-06-11

The power is not enough to write sentence.
This will show you that can write. If you
meet on Friday, precisely at seven, will write
4 short sentence.-John C. Calhoun"
We met pursuant to appointment-took our
seats at the table, our hands and arms resting
on it as usual placed the paper with my
silver -cased pencil on the drawer, and said:
my friend, I wish the sentence to be in your
own hand writing so that your friends will re-
cognise it," He replied, "You will know tho
writing"
He then said:
"IIave your minds on the spirit Of John c.
Calhoun"
soon heard rapid movement of the pencil
on the paper, and a rustling of the paper toge-
ther with movement of the drawer. was
then directed to look under the drawer.
looked and found my pencil outside of the
drawer where placed it. On raising up tho
drawer, discovered the paper all under it,
The sheets were little deranged, and on exa-
mining found on the outside sheet these
words:
"I'm uith you stiN."
afterwards showed the sentence to Gene
raj James Hamilton, former Governor of South
Carolina, General Waddy Thompson, former
Minister to Mexico, General Robert B. Camp
bell, late Consul at Havana, together with
other intimate friends of Calhoun, and also to
one of his sons all Of whom are as we'll acquain-
ted with his handwriting as their own, and
they all pronounced it to be perfect fact smile
of the handwriting of John c, Calhoun.
General Hamilton stated fact, in connexion
with this writing, of great significance. He
says that Calhoun was in the habit OF writing
"Im" for Il am," and that he has numerous
letters from him where the abbreyiation is thus
used.
Mrs General 'Macomb has stated the same
fact to me. She says that her husband, the
late Gen. Macomb, has shown to her Cali
houn's letters to him, where this abbreviation
sim" was used for Il am," and spoke Of it as
popularity of Calhoun.
How significant, then, does this fact become!
We have not only the most unequivocal testi-
mony to the handwriting itself; but lest any
skcptic should suggest the possibility of an
imitation or counterfeit, this abbreviation,
peculiar to himself and known only to his most
intimate friends, and which no imtator or
counterfeiter could know, is introduced by way
of putting such suggestion to flight forever.
This sentence" is perfectly characteristic Of
Calhoun. 1t contains his terseness of style
and his condensation Of thought. It is text
from which volumes might be written. 1t
proves
L. The Immortality of the soul.
2. The power of spirits to revisit the earth.
8. Their ability to communicate with rela-
tives and friends.
4. The identity of the spirit to all eternity.
How ones soul expands with these sublime
conceptions. How resistless is this testimony
of their truth. How surprising that men can
doubt, when this flood of living light is poured
upon them by spirits who, in the language of
Webster, "revel in the glory Of the eternal light
of God"
Very truly, yours,
N. P. TALLMADGE.
Mrs Sarah Helen Whitman, Providence, r.
Cure for Rose Bugs-A subscriber wishes
to know if any one can suggest method Of
preventing the yearly iucursions of the rose
bug, and having heard considerable complaint
among our neighbors of having their curcum-
bers, grapes, and other fruit destroyed by these
insects, will suggest remedy. Plant in the
centre ofyour garden few danask rose bushes,
and they will never light on anything else. We
have large garden with almost every kind Of
fruit, vines, shrubbery, and flowers, with seve-
raj kinds of roses, and in the centre we have
four punches of damask rose bushes, ard
never saw in the whole garden rose bug on
anything but the damask rose. When they
are in blossom Igo into the garden once a day
with pan of hot water, and shake the bugs
from these roses into the water, and get about
pint at one time; this l practice for few
days, and then they will isappear.-Boston
CuAiuator.