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at the West or at the East, that :l.ev are
pursuing course that IS inyo"crishiug
and ruincus,
Several cf the Southern States furnish
examples OF this sure, though sometimes
slow deterioration OF the soil By continual
cropping without making any return Of
the chemical elements OF the produce
carried off. In Johns,on's Elcments of
Agricultural Chetnistry and Geology We
find the dccay OF fvr,li,y i'll these Southern
States held forth as warning to the
culiisatgrs 0fthe rich soils of the West, in
language which seems as it |, had been
pr4,rptcd ey sna,s sucf. vain and decept-
Ivo boast rs tha: to which we have allud-
el. This standard authority thus writes:
Maryland, Virginia ami Norti, Caro-
,ina--once rich and fer,ile-by long
continued system of forced and exhaust.
Ing culture, have become unproductive in
many places, and vast tracts have been
abandoned to apparently hopeless ,tcril.
". SLch Lands it is, indeed, possible 10
reclaim, but at what an expense OF time,
labor, manure anil skillfu! management.
1t is ~ be hoped that tho newer States
will not thus sacrifice their future Dowe-
aud prospects TO present aml temporary
wcalth-tnat the fine lands ofOhiu, Ken
tucky and the Prairie States, which MOB
yield Indian corn and wheat, crIp after
crop, without manure, will no. l.. So
cropped till their strength and substance
is gone; but tina: better conducted and
more sEi!ltut Lusbandrv will continue.
without diminishing tho rrc,cnt c7ors, tn
secure pernenen, fertility to thai ua,u
rally rich and productive country.
This hope. will certainly be disappointed
{ the farmers Q! the Nest are encourag.
81 by those to WHOM they look COR dire
ton and guidance, to he Needless rs ru
the means OF restoring TO the soil the rIr.
ments of what they take from i, in then
:rops, aud TO pay IN attention To saviuy
or applying these elements in the form o..
barn yard manure or animal excIernc!.t
or the concentrated fertilizers which with.
in few wears have come so cx;cnS;vr,,
into use. The elements that enter into
the composition OF u wheat or auv other
trop cannot be ineXhaustibe in anv suii :
and they must become rapidly decreased
3. ;He ratio which il indicated Nv tie
chomcal anaiysi. of Sprongcl ana other
according to which crop Of wheat ear.
rles off in silica, soda and potash, limo.
phnsphorie acid, ani o;hcr ,acrgaujc Gle.
m'n,s alons about Sc los. tor 1000 lbs.
Of grain and straw produced. Tie soil i,
ta~s much poorer tors. cry crop, and will
soon show lis i'll treatment bv scan,ier
h.rv"sts. -Co4atrY GsaHemtn
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IHE SrEAKERsHIP.-We take the lib.
erty says tho South Caroinian Of publish
ing tho f9ll.o'ying extract of letter receiv.
ed from friend at Washington. 1t will
tie found interesting, rs showing how
E"nks was elected Sneaker:
u SUPPOSE you have already learned
that Banks is Speaker. Aikeo wSuld
have been elected, fall the National Dem.
ocrats had voted for him, but they aid no,
two-lekman and Barkley, Of PennsyIva.
n'a--would not vote for Aiken. So ifall
the Sou hern Know Nothings had voted
for Aiken, he could have been elected: but
two did not-Davis, Of Maryland, and
Cullen Of Delaware.
!" Again Aiken wonId have been elect
ed If the three Northern twelve section
Know Notlings, who voted for him on
Friday, had voted for him OH Saturday"
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NoUsE o. isarnELENrATIYEs.

GAIT f. L. BELr-Dedr Sir: In rc.
ply to your letter of tho 2sth, mus, iir>,
repeat my proposition. The pledge wa,
20 give al hundred dollars to each comDa
ny Of one hundred men that NIGH, starr
for Kansas. | will pay to Your treasurer
the amount pledged. If my colleague,
are not called upoa 10 contribute to com
psnies which may be raised in their own
districts they authorize ne. to saw thai
each viii contribute handsomely 10 shc
AID Of yoar company
Your intention of appealing, through
the press, 20 tie spirit aud patriotism oi
the people Of the State, is adrnirallc.-
There arc men scattered sll over the STATE
also who arc willing TO 40, but not in sui
tcen, numbers TO form separate com.
pary in each district. Come out with
your publication, and whri you get one
nundred men, solcrnnly pledgcd to 90 IL
f.ansas, feel authorized to pledge rh,
South Carolina delegation for ,wo bun
Ired and fifty dollars.
You will certainly have the l.undre,
dollars from me whenever YOU are read,
10 move with hundred men. Or, shout,
you fail IN getting the fall number of Al
hundred men, then you may call on m.
on the day that you start for as man,
dollars as you have men under pledge (,
go aud to remain two wears in KanSa,
Yours truly,
y < ppopEs
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BURNT TO DEATm-Mrs. Elizabeth
Moore, nearly 80 years old, living near
Hebron Post Office, was so badly burned
by her clothes taking fire, on tho night OF
the 10Th instant, that she died on Tuesday y
morning, at 4 o'clock. Mrs. Moore had
labored under mental alteration for seve-
raj years, and was the object Of constant
watchfulness. Her husband, nm octogen.
arian, occupied bed in the room where
the accident happened, and his eyes open.
ed only TO see The companion Of his life
enveloped in sheet Of flame, which prov.
rd almost her MISUNDERSTANDING
Spartan.
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TO CORRESPONDENTS

+. NJ. D. WinLsboro. The rccep; OF
your subscription appeared in last paper
We will with pleasure continue the paper.
f. NJ. NJ. Bordeaux. You surely can
send few dollars. Will yoY DO so prc,i.
Gus to LIST March!
w. H. IL. Z farmrrsv!ne La. The two
dollars never reached us. Perhaps YOU are
mistaken. Send Louisiana monry--it viii
answer.
ii. J. &. Fairbu,n Ga. Georgia money
will do.
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A SPELL on SUNSHINE

The intense cold weather Of last week, is
succeeded by pleasant spell. We now
have clear, braeing weather; neither tco
cold or too warm. We hope II viii con-
tinue 50, for wood in this burg is .. scarse
as go!j dasl
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: Dickens has ut length homg grown his pre-.
sJudices against this country, if one may
Judge from this passage in his latest
Christmas story: "NcvcrthsleSs, a .ain |
drank my cobIer, julep. sling, or cocktail
III all good will to my friend tho General
and my friends the Majors, Colonies and
civilians, all full well knowing that what
ever little motes my beamy eyes may have
described in theirs; they belong to kind
sensroas, large hearted, and great pco.
pie"
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THE SOUTHERN CULlIvAToR.

The February number has come to hand.
We give some extracts from it in our pres
ent number. Our agricultural friends are
advised to take this journal the price is on
ly fl,oo a year, which is amply repaid by
the Information Il contains. 1t is published
in Augusta Ga by w. S. Jones
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THE CAROLINA CULTIvAToR.

We are 10 receipt Of the February mum.
Der. Iris is another Southern A Agricultural
periodical which should be sustained by
southern farmers. The present number
contains much valuable information, some
OF which We will transfer 10 our columns
IL is published by w. ID. Cooke, Raleigh
n. e. at 81 n year.
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LANCASTERvILLE, sc.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEB. larn 1886.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Tho Hon. A. u. Butler will accent our
thanks for copy of patent Office Report.
Part 1854"
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N bfsathes ,hors a man with soul
20 dead, Who never to himself hath said.
will family paper take, both for nv
own and chiIdrens sakaf II such there
be, let him repent. sed Rave ,lis p,per 10
aim sent
Smyrna times., 1856-01-23
Communications.
Correspondence Of the Smyrna Times.

! READING, Pa, Jan. 10, 1856.
/ Mr.. Editor This Gown is fifty.eirbt miles
n. w. from Philadelphia; has a population of
10000, aud is rapidly increasing in business and
population; The city (town it was them was
plotted and laid out by the celebrated VIM. Penn.
The streets cross each other at right angles.
and the principal one bears the name of a Penn
Street" which extends from the prison 10 tho
Schuyiklll river, near two miles. The city
contains many handsome and elegant publjc
buildings private residences, and about twenty
churches, whose heaven pointed spires Indicate
the devotional habits of the people. The court
! house Is large, 'commodious building. erected
at an expense OF $4,000, suitable to convene
the courts and with Offices for the Transaction
OF the county business generally. The court
ls now In session and some of its proceedings
are somewhat novel. For instance. TO see
three or four men walking about the court room
each with long pole in his hand to keep order.
Such force, besides the sheriff and his aids. NAV
be necessary among the border rufians'' in
Kansas, but not in a civilized community. 1t
is a relic of the dark ages, homogeneous 10 re.
publcanism. In Delaware the word /" silence
from the sheriff, commands order and auiet.
without poles or maces denonstrative of knock
doUR arguments. .a .ra ,...4......... f..
The iron business is carried on here quite
extensively in all its branches There are n
number OF large FURNACES, tounderies and rolling
mlls which gives employment 10 great many
ne1. The intlmatiOn from {" the powers thar
be- OF the reduction OF duties on iron causes q
commotIon among the "unterrified Democracy y
OF old Bsrks county. .ase .4s.t.. as.
There is some line agricultural land between
this and PhlIadelphia-some Of it rather hillv
and uneven, but we'll adapted to grazing. Ill
will not preduce wheat and corn like land in
Delaware Ii her territory is small, her crnps
oI cofn. apd wheat are great ,svo ef,........
Inc Phlade phls and Reading Railroad com,
pany have their principal Cffce hete-theirl
machine, repair, cur Shops &c, &C. They
have in their cmploy eleven hundred men
paying tbem from ~ rs TO so cents per day.
10 The snow storm which was so general last |
week, and which was so severe in many parts
Of thls and some Of the other States. did not
rage with SO much violence here The snow
fell TO the depth of three or four inches, making I
the sleghing, which was tolerably good before,
most sexcellent; aud the 's sslelghers /" are i'm
proving ID to the best adeontase.s laGu1s.l xif |
The man OF pleasure or business visiting
Reading will fnd an aurbane, hrenflen.anly
lundlord and all the comforts of a home. at
Bartos' Keystone House. More anon. dn,aE
e" -" 1910 VfAToR.
Smyrna times., 1856-01-23
Sketch of General Walker.

Inc following sketch of the Nicaragua hero
Is furnished to the Washington Star BY COR
respondent:
william Walker was born in Nashville.
tennessee, and is now about thirty-three wears
o'u' i1is father is James Walker, ESQ, cjti-
zen OF Nashville, Of Scottish birth, and very
'l'uch respected. HIS mother was Miss Nor
Ve'I' an estInahle lady from Kentucky. Wal.
Acf' dlter outing school in his native State
""'c' ne Hld With much credit and hOnor-com-
"aIhCed the study ofmidiclne in the University
% fenhsyivanIa, where he graduated. He then
Went 10 Europe entered the medical schools of
rarls aS student, received a diploma there, and
amer some time spent IN travel returned to
'his country, went to Nashville, and commen.
Ced me study and practice of the lao. Wal
Ner Is thus both lawyer and physician. From
Nd9hFlll' ne Went to New Orleans, and was
!of some time editor of the Crescent In June
A0"O ne went to San Francisco and become
Que "i lhc editors OF the Utra5d. While In
''''s P'9i'.oll an article appeared in the Keraid
''''"d"'cti'hE upon IL judiciary, to which tx
P''oh Was taken by Jndg" Parsons, Of the
- s'F'cl C"ari, who forthwith summoned him
before his Court, and inf cted on the editor a
"He OF @3OO. Thls NlIk"rre!ised to p4v, and
"'' "0c"I" iEly nnpIsUtcd, but VS. ubsc-
quehtIy discharged Oh a writ of ha!e,, cnrDn,
issued from the Superior Court, which aci an
was Sustained by the Legislature at us next
session. The next enterprise IN winch Wal
Ner was Engaged was III. famous expedition
- r'.'o.1' with the disastrous result Of winch
.'lf f.."'ss tr ~ tl'a..itr as tney are with
-. .4lo:n r. o..a.. r..
ffo'n 'A' oh'e. . my b, seen that Walker
: u resa'cit"te tan..y, tn,pillgtnr, well edu-
'.'''@a' re- 2r'atIy framed ply ya.ca, and gra-
,a' H. o o'.' or t'ia p'.>' o,s u Amcrica.-
~ = ~",'u,s, .at1 /, .uuuutab.e courage
ana Prrory rance. When i student ~ Ph;a.
ne PIN strange a. t may seem. he was re-
mtrE'''e io' rs cItiideot ar4 even tacltnrn
lhahntf aa. g =" 4.> post on. Ia person, he
IS fa'"rr a,..4.: aio,c Ic u!edium heipbtb.
ana "t$ Iort"er.y II fi': complexion, somewhat
if'c"igd II. i,o"' y Ii ighl hair, grey eyes. and
high ch"ch bones
Smyrna times., 1856-01-23

ne hoped for the success of the Allies arains
,'' .ne uespotlsm OF Russia. From the Treaty o
AHslt' when Napoleon extended his protection
10 turkey, the latter had ceased to be an indie
pendent power.
we regret that in attempting to give f,;,
abstract of this exceedingly instructive and on.
'erta'nng lecture, we have already exceeded
our allotted space, and We will be compelled to
condense into the smallest possible limits the
remainder Of the remarks of the reverend cen-
tlemen. In proceeding to account for the causes
OF the decay of Turkey other reasons were as
signed. The compelling of conquered peop.e
to become Mahomedans, or remain slaves. had
created an antagonism in the bosom of Turkey
by making enemies ofthe Greeks, Copts, Arme.
mans and Scythans among them. Within fifty
years 1T has been discovered that onc-thrd OF
the whole Empire is Christian. This fact al
though astounding is still true.
The existence among the Turks of these pro.
scrbed people, affords key to the present war
The Emperor of Russia is to the Greek Chris
tIans in Turkey, what the Pope is TO the Latin
church-the head. He has within the bosom
OF Turkey over eleven millions of people bound
to hun by the strongest tie known-identity of
religion. The people from the West who had
niled professions and occupied other positions
IN Turkey, had convinced the Turks of the
superiority OF the Christian religion. Nah.
m"ud, the father of the present Sultan of Tur.
Key had become convinced OF the necessity
Tor regeneratlng his people, and twenty wears
ago he had commenced the ntroductiop ot
estern institutions and civilization. Ii is now
problem whether Turkey shall be regcpera-
ted or whether she shall be cut up and divi.
ded among the nations who are upon her west
ern borders Russia opposes her rerCneratlon.
because with it her dreams of conunest are al
an end. England and France-probabiy he.
cause they are too far Off to secure a share. in
Case oi dNlSon-sustain Turkey in her efforts
to regeneratc herself Austria does not know
what to do; she would like to have the Damn.
JIan provinces, but she is alra ID to meddle in
The struggle The lecturer thought il proba-
olc that Turkey would be in part, at least, re-
generated. He thought it possible new statc
might be created out Of portion Of the Prip.
clpallties, which would stand as a breakwatcr
between Turkey and Russia Ii Russia, at
he close oithe war, secures for herself a strong
port IN the Black Sea, let EngIa and France
10 the same, and that sea would then be con-
'erted into regular armed neutrality. While
Ia Turkey itself federation would be established
and men would be allowed 10 worship God ac-
;ordlng to the dictates of their own conscences.
Smyrna times., 1856-01-23
Financial,

me p3St yetr ha> 5ann one coD'inuons sce;,e
ol plenty, aud th!- Country is indeed blosf with
an aOuhd1hc" % everything. The cro9s have
eee1 i."Ii.iH md bus lr.@ has worn n cheer.
ni and h.aIhy Spect. What a difference ms
comPred wuh the Ouigo NJ ofthc tormer wear.
iLen ali Was darkness. whilc the commercial
h"r'2l4 never looked brighter than at present.
ana Tie next year viii, in our opinion. ba q
more prosperous one than the last While we
are enjoying the blessings OF the land. Enronp
IS struggling against war and famine. and on
III" United States does France. England and
o'h"rs depend for their grain, ia consequences
m which large shipments have taken place.
ana this mas thc effect TO advance lriccs.
Money IS IN active demand and preparations
oelng made to meet January payments. the de.
mand Is greater than the supply. The pay-
ments required for the New York State Loan.
VIII undouOedtiy add to the stringency oftbe
market, but not IL manner to effect the mar.
ktt OF the new year. The fnancia! circle Of
'h'' cry and others is ofa character that is bv
no l"eaas unlavorabe.
me Banks continue 20 discount LARGELY and
upon pretty lair rates The Stock Market con-
tinu"s active anI pr.ces are generally AT an
advance.
The nambrr o; Banks thai have been orra.
- N'i'~'I t'I! 4il8 tite past year is very
large. The banking facili7ies OF the country
are adequate 10 transact all business. There
mas also been number closed up, and others
lhat have given notice of their intention to wind
up their atfIrs. We have in the country Ranks
'nat are not worth the money upon which they
are printed, and we notice that call has beon
madc npon the business men of the country 10
nnte with the Ch cngo merchants, etc, TO re-
IuSe "iler the 10Th INST. all Georgia and Ten.
nesse money Of a Wild cat nature. They might
nave added NJ chgan and would not have fell
snort OF the mark. A gentleman from the faf.
west informs us that 1t IS impossible to meet
w:'h good and sound currency out in that
region, 1t being principally The Bank of Te-
cum&eh, and Bank of Macomb Co, that circu.
late. We thought this latter institution was
rapidly Tet'rln: lis circulation, but this does
not show it. We subjoin the following:
:. The Lafayette Courier cautions the pub.
nc IN regard to the bills of Tecumsch Bank.
vicinity"
Smyrna times., 1856-01-23

SEPuLcHEE FoRrY-EI0Hr Miles LONG -Thc
bones OF six thousand Irshmen line the rail.
road from Aspinwall to Panama. Set this down
TO the credit of" mans iuhumanity to man."
TO tho "almighty dollar" to Yankee enter.
PRISE or what you will-call it mercantile,
dlabollc-l or an oSteological fact--it is un-
donbtedly true. But the road is built-tbe
continent is spanned, and our onward march,
our " manifest destiny" has made another dem.
onstration. Wo may as well look at the entire
pile OF grim. CHASTITY facts all at once, us to
pick out the glorifcation alone and sink the
CORY reality. The road is a fact, and the gulf
that swallowed up the human life is another.
The sleews that toiled to build the structure
seems to have been destined TO os irnoble an
end as Falstaf's ragged regiment. or the Brit
ish army before Sevasto opol--food for power.
AS a great undertaking, there is no internal
or external Improvement Of modern times that
can be- any way-compared With it.
AZ
Smyrna times., 1856-01-23
BY T.. Med. ROBERTS.

Whnn hearts, whose worth were proven
Like thnc, are laid in earth,
Tl"ra should Vresth be woven,
10 tell the world lheIr worth.
--Halleck.
SID mcm'ry with my spirit now
Is busy with the past,
And deep within my hearts alcove
listen to the last:
The whSperings of other days
Come shadowing DER my soul,
Like tieecy clouds athwart the sky,
Beyond my ken's control.
They speak of thee, mine own Bernard,
\ boon the Giver gave;
But soon he took the gift from me
Unto Himself to have
saw thee draw thy long, last breath,
In peace it passed away,
And heard thee lisp, with feeble voice,
Thy WILL BE DONE ALwAY.
Thy voice was truly musical
When of a Sabbath morn,
Ye sang an anthem to the name
OF Him of Mary born;
And when thy voice, in prayer, was rais'd
Up to His Fathers throne,
1t was a JOY unspeakable
70 call thee, then, my own.
o! how Ia.ss thy merry voice
That rang SO sweet and clear,
Az ye came bounding home from school
With free and joyous air
And, ah! with bright and sparkling eye,
Beneath raven brow
@! how loved thee then, my son,
Nor less love thee now!
Will not say. on thee alone,
Ny hopes we're center'd all;
Irt, round my heart thine image clings
Ike ivy to the wall;
Thy brothers nestle round my hearth
Tiny SISTERS, too, are there
But lonely stands, where erst il stood,
Thine cver-vacLnt chair.
Such ihnughts as these are crowiing fast
Upon NY troubled brain
Like day-dreams ye have gone for aye,
And ne'er will come again;
Bat mom'ry, with an iron grasp,
Holds DER my spirit sway,
For yc are never absent from
My weary heart day.
] see young and laughing group
Come skipping DER the lea:
With fearful eye and beating heart
strive thy form to see,
For we'll know that thou art there,
Upon thy task of love,
From harm to shield them while on earth
And guide them home above.
Smyrna times., 1856-01-23
Stlttt 9flisttIlmg.
Reported for the Philadelphia Bulletin.
LECTURE BY THE REV. J. p. DURBIN.
THE DESTINY OF TITRKEy

DIR. Durbin delivered lecture on the even.
ing of the 2lst December, in the NJ. E. Church,
in Green street. His theme was the Destiny
of Turkey.
The lecturer remarked, by way of introduc-
tion, that the best commentary upon the Scrip
ture and upon the will of God, as expressed in
the Scripture, is what might be termed the pro.
vidence in the affairs of men as demonstrated
in history. The seventh century of the Chris.
tian era was marked by three remarkable cir.
cunstances, to wit: The universal scattering
OF the Jewish people and their religion the
cruinblIng 10 pieces of the Roman Empire. and
the arising. at tins juncture, 10 the peninsula OF
Arabia, OF that most remarkable man, Mahomet.
Mahomet s"ized upon this great truth
There is but one living and true God,'' and
threw aside everything sat this simple idea
lie also added to this the declaration that Ma.
homet was his prophet. He likewise added
third declaration to his creed, and that was the
asscrtion that the followers Of Afahomet were
authorized TO reduce the world to belief in
this dogma: The followers Of the new faith
s'rove to accomplish this, and to secure the de.
sired end they combined the material power a,
their command with their doctrine. This ,hs
lecturer deemed sufficient to account for the
establishment Of the Mahcmcdan religion
From the first TO the seventh century, out Of
the Turkish empire, or sfwhat now constitutes
the Turkish dominions, had come the earlies,
elements of religion and of the human family.
Itwas the home of the patrisrchs, Of Abraham
and Of the Saviour. In the seventh century
the Caristian religion had extsnasd far Easl
from Turkey, bur how far is not known. Chris
iianity had, at that period, sPread among the
Pagans; butowiug to their peculiar condition
Christianity was not competent to redeem them
\ also spread westward and north-westwart
anoag new nations, and in the young and viz.
Smyrna times., 1856-01-23

THREE Persons Losr TgRorcp r,,r1a
The Detroit Free Press of Tuesday ia., -
"On Monday a man, woman and cb;5 ,'-!
drowned While attempting to cross the $50 rae
from this city 20 Canada. They wers :,
sleigh drawn by single horse and had noa,,', -"
reached the Canadian shore, when the 10y 10y
broke through the ice, drawing the sle;ob r'J anJ
It's unfortunate occupants after him. The borsa
rose 10 the surface for momept, and the, ~
were swept away by the swift current benea,h