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!--" ii ORIGINAL POETR WRITTEN FOR :THE WEEKLY POST. , LINES, TO MISS -, OP VIRGINIA (WHO SENT TllE "WRITER A LOCK OF HAIR, h I oft have resembled this ringlet of hair - To a relic which lai upon piety's shrine: And myself to a pilgnm, who wandering: there tt i . il St. : ! . ... P r tua.a uoriie u aw ay in a transport amne. - 'Twas a token from thee, my s"weet girl, I-rfeceiv'd--' h j"P keP tWa," thbi said'st, f in remembrance of me: J 'lis a token sincere' It wasitrue, I believFd, And kept the ,'der treasure, and lov'd it for thee. b"0 yisien that's bright to the fancy of youth, 'I .Like this. could enchant or enamour my eye ; i Hovy oR have I sj id, " 'Tis a token of truth, "A pledge, on which love' may with safety rely." 3ut, alas ! 'twas bestowed to deceive me, I fear ' Yet,- how can a woman so seeminzlv kind. . Be in look and inlanzuaere sd warmlv" since J While her heart, and her aoul, are to falsehood in- - ciin di " . - "- : . . -Ah, no I so angelic, so lovely & form. A worn on 'which nature exerted her care v " A heart must embosom, unfergnedly warm, ' i ; A soul must encircle, celestially fair. j pray'thee encourage no longer this flame, Unless from the purest, intention 'tis done ; 'Good heav'n ! is there one who can artfcilly aim. To win then betray the fond heart she has won. , xiow gentle thou seem st ! how. serene is thy brow ! Such expression is worn but by angels 6f light! JNe er beiore have I seen no never till now, . . -T-.. " C J " 1 fVLl . ioi even lut't.ytvifcion'So origin i .4-.. - - T " MMI lnou ever wast dearyet now dearer than pvor- K - 1 This moment I feel oh ! most fervently feel, That nothing "hut flenth mrt- nfFor-tirin Jo,, o,-. o . . T '--...y...: cj .7) V i . . - J From the North Carolina University Magazine. FALL FASHIONS. j TnE great .Variety of.tastc. display Jhis season, in .this f- : departmefit ofall others mosti interesting (o the ladies, ; renders it m dedicate and somi'what diilicult matter-to i make such "a selection for our report as we feel the cultivated appreciation of ou fair readers requires at our handsi 1 j ' 1 Careful observation on our part, -however, and our uumcrous facilities for obtaining the latest advices, . from the'most reliable sources, have enabled us .to . . present this month, designs jfor models and habits, so new and revheri-he, as cannot fail to, please the most fastidious, and at the same time be generally useful and adapted to all circles. . . ' . Horniit'j AAv.-Wc notiice an important change ; vjn tlfese. .-Kising' a la lone lyeure is Tnorc in vograc, .-generally accompanied )y rosier cheeks and brighter eyes than have hitherto been worn. I lair -required : -to be quite smooth, without ! sovicmi of curl papers. Smiles at fhe:lrreakfast table,-with, a baisrr all round, if desired. W oik-baskets are more brought forward ' than hi: Verto, and with themi is introduced a new and verybe coming little piece of jewelry, adapted to the tip end of the' niiddle finger of the right hand. Aye notice, in consequence, ajmore decided tendency in buttons to stay on. A, very novel effect is also produced by a bit bleu drawn on the left hand, whj!e ' the right applies to it a long needle and thread.' This .a-v-ation, as to the Ian bleu we hope to see univer sally adopted. '". - j . . In XVall-iiiaStyU. We aire happy, to. announce that shoes being w orn nearer the natural size oft the ;: foot, dailies are enabled to niake a much better '?'. presfiiOii; ;-when walking. We remark the tracks left in our fe-ffids. as being nearer! Xos. 4 and 5 than for ' merly,.:ar.d are pleased to note -them as bearing abet ter relative proport ion to the, Actual size of "ouibelles. v - -UoiM i'oxtvtiu'S -appear. 'tocWeive' more attention, - " street yarn " going decidedly oat of favor. The newest designs . point out extreme neat-net in the fit, ;s and tout euxemble as more especially desirable plain calicoes being more in demand than soiled silks.-- . Avoidance of exlraaigance in anv of the depart ; ,, : flwrf, -,. ' '. - rve, of the ' A e would rn ui ueularlv call attention to a new.and "PV invention of taste " varieties of figure and complexion, and expression, are released from the hitherto universally binding ob ligation; of dfessing and acting upon the same pattern. The brufiette. of onl one yard and a half of per fection need no longer "consider! it necessary to disguise herself "in seven pea-gi;een, flounces, because her fair neighbor, w hose bead is'-seveqd inches nearer heaven than hers, wears them with advantage. Sleeves are .worn long or short, as the state of the arm renders ad-'Jyisable.'''- The cvrsoje high - oij low, according to the neck, it being observabi thjat ladies with even re- ; mote tendencies to s"rofjiite, invariably prefer the i cprstnje h.p, w hile, on the other hand, A slight degree 1 of. becoming tpybouj-n-ini it is fvident, is generally apt to find the weather much "too warm" for any thing .'?' " like superfluous he(gh t or length of cut. - ; Our latest advices state that blu eyes still continue in favor, though black. !or hazel arc also much worn, and by. many preferred. In this important 'matter, we, have -as yet been -quite' unable to ".fix our waver ihg :' mind," and must leave it' to our fair readers to, .. decide each fathers? If.. 'Whatever the color, however, . we would intimate tn'at they must be wprn artlessly ' and used intelligently;, 'wiUTrtir angeliqne, composed :. of modesty and good nature In equal proportions. ! : " gluteus,"''- we are happy tojannounce, arc quite out , of date. Hence the barbarous custom of giving them to gentlemen may be classed aimoi g the things that J ' were Xo lady pf;W ton, -,jwc wish, to impress it upon our fair. frie ids,1- will hereafter paifpnize so obso-:J- Alete a fashion: !, ' v ' . " With 44 mittena"l'vili also disappear alt tendencies " to coqef tcrle. Ladies, We are .informed, may .now be . safely taken at theirword. Lips and eyes, will no -longer " speak a various language." Xcgatitely, we. ; " hear, they now say " No ". together a'rd mean it too though jios hixehj, ye rejoice to know that 44 Yr"i, much the myst tayatite form bf expression in affirm-.-. ations. - . ; - .?Sinee. the above changes in 'the all-poverful world 2ff fashion, it may be'presuined that gentlemen will be 1 - M looking up.". .- ' ;- - We regret, therefore, under the circumstances that . I'notbing specific aa;toimxles in. jtheir deparfment jias as' - yet reached its. Faishrp-ns eale-ulaicd for he' meridian - of Chapel Il'tll wouitd hardly Jit in any other.- A pecu ; : ity piquant style prevails here at times, "all our - : own." Among "students, indeed a very great attention ! ; to the minutae of dress and! external appearance is ; 'not to" be expected. We "seek r higher things.'- j ' The thirst For:'kn6vledge (wewill 'not call it euriosi. v ty,) which is excited when a pretty girl happens to - pass through in the stage, exceeds all belief. Parents : . iand guardians majrrest assured that in this pursuit, the general ortlr can w?arcely be (restrained. I . We think, however, we are not premature in an- '-; nounciug eveir iiv advar.ee ofjour advices, that as to . ' styles ot'cojj'urei for gebtlemetn, the particular variety ; of long: ears lately so much in vogue in the r S-p-h-m-r-e recitation room jwill "hardly be retained, - except perhaps by a few diriig spirits of a more orig inal and inuependept' .way of thinking th;fn the rna- : jorify. In other respects we have observed a'favor ite etrect is often obtained in the different recitations ' '' by a peculiar method of passing the fingers through the hair en grattant. Among the Seniors this is styled dlaGrecque.. With the Juniors Analylyjue. 1 It has been pronounced as' jio longerJe rigeur to . smoke. When in" company with ladies, j Hence we would infer that smoking in general will soon be abandoned. I i i f En passant we remark that clean collars still stand . their ground, some supported! by ties, and some vvith outrjyties in particular toj speak of I Moustaches are as much warn as could be iexpected, considering the age in which 'we live. Here,! as in other things, our only hope is in -the course of time. ! j - " We.have noticed a favorite 'ancy costume for Sat urday composed of a gun, seven dogs, and an empty game bagv-, -As nothing, everj appeal to come of the ' guri,we afe induced to . presume tluit its cjfect is con ' fined to the gentleman himself. 1 I :: i It having been lately discovered that "politeness is btnevolenee in trifles," the hitherto, favorite habit of - silting iri" groups on the sidewalks for the ; better gen- - eral criticism and confusion o unfortunate passers by, is, we &re v happy to state about to be abandoned. - - Hereafter 'n euch occasionsi gentlemen will be seen i to be invisible. . . . . . v , . . Further. advices from our experienced correspondent inf?aris, wi!lbe duly lajd before ourreadcrs, and we beg to assure them that napains br expense will be spared in obtammgand forwardins the latest intelligence. WJU'lTKN FOB THE WEEK1T" POST.wl ' THE POST-SCRIPT PAPERS. BY THE VICAR OF WAKE, THE PRINCE PRESIDENT. ""To be" good is ever to be great ; j To be great is not always to be good." Is Loui "Napoleon a great man ? ' I I We father incline to the opinion that he is a greater man than he for- a long period got credit j for ; and that if he be not very great man, the 1 people of France intend to make a considerable . ..: . ..i ? i J ..J . '.. .' personage uuu ui mm. ; e are not, sure, out tnat creating him Emperor, will only be changing his title. ' He' will scarcely risk the stability of his new position, by exercising larger undelegated powers than he has, during his presidential Consulate. But these are only, hypotlieses ! , j Is Louis Napoleon a, great man ? j ' If there be not more greatness about him than has generally been accorded tobitn, he has certain ly been the nist fortunate, and the most honored j and blest of fate of .any of the mqdernjday men of France. . No ordi nary man has gone through the same scenes, both t.f peaee and revelation, during ' ine pi er:iJi , cernpry in riaure auu OCCUpieu Iht ,;iproiid and apparently secure position! that Louisi does how. . The unhappy Louis X.VI, Louis XVIII and ..the volatile Chailea X; vere: 'acknowledged fo be in many respects great--they fhad "jnore favo. pportunuies tof giving splendui i egus tn I- ranee than Louw Napoleon has hxd. Thv l:t t:ir IllrtV auspicious periods for perpetuating their dynasties and averting the storms tft swfpt thi:m from the race of Kings, than Louis has tji'jdyeil for extend ing his hold upon bis seat froui:lii.s.i'irls.t jnauuura tion until now ! and yet, with all 'their'!" toil qlo riemi'S? they -.passed away aui ing the exiled: and yn-illotined of la belle ydirk. jlf Napuk-oi,, with a fV-ebler hold upon his untitled' Consulate,' than they held upon their crowns, aiid witli restricted op portunities compared with their enlarged advan tages, has passed;. through shocks that cost them either heir heads or their thrones, we hold that'r there xgi some element? of tM-.ijtnr.ss -nTumf ti. ru'aii; Including Louis PiiuH., they either fled from the princely magnificent: :of the tuilieries or Ver sailes, or bound to t!:e ' nn-y. orrevoiution.be iiath the insatiate blade of the guillotine. That was one picture. A priMierat llaiji, exchanges the bare wuHs-of the dungeoiV tor ai!; taiit is gor geous and dazzling at St.'cloiid. Tiiisls another picture. Littleness was never yet--the central ob ject of either of suclf pictures. - When Sardanapalus- iouncl his throne o-ivinc-w.ay beneath him, he preferred to i?iild a funeral pile and to perish 'jithe flames his own hand or his taithful Myrr-ha's had kjndledj rather jtlum to be a captive in the triuinj)hal procession of his enemy. his chair, he called for neither his Myrrlia nor his' Pauia; he gave away- neither his gold nor his con fidence ;, he gave himself ueither to despair nor to the flames, as Sardanapalus did: but !he carelessly lit his cigar with the constitution and placing a well concealed ' mine beneath the! Senate',! b!ewun the assembly : and left the cousinratois 1 to pvti-W themehes from tfre ruins the best way thiey could and such extrication tor the most part, fo"" 1 u ' guilty musiug upon-.tte sudnpl N apoleon s coup, wuhiy. W.alis of some'eoncier geno, erethete nothing to distmOi the silence :11';' V'-Ity.of tbejr meditations. ; ' True, by this b Id "stroke, Kapoleon gave to the 'world 'another instance. of 1 ,' j , "There being " nS'ew m0narch'sf an hour's growth, as despotic s sovereigns swathed in purple, and enthroned 1 .: L) uirux to mannooa ;" i .bu'' tfiSvvhole history of his destruction of the Con strcntion arrthe constituent jassembly, -proves that .there -i? greatness in Riviii." i A small man might, lliaje desired the same, result ; ;butotf j.y nU-rw?. ' jcotd 1 successfully plan and achieve it. There is no doubt that the Assetiibly. wel plotting his destruc tion and the overthrow of the Constitution ; " self deflnce is a virtue, jsdie bulwark of all right,", and Napoleon dete'rmiubd that instead of, such a de nouement, it should be " a has" the assembly -And the C'jii.-iitution. He -was not not yet' ready for a small. slab jn Pere la chaise, "- however anxious the Assembly might be to alibrd him such a distiuclion.f For their tardy " coup de. conspiration,"! he gave them his grand " wip d'etat fon, their masked intention he gave them his jopen, unclohkcd pre-" vention.. They had hoped to Mugh kt hi'm in nio c amity ; when their tears came, he loc ked itoica y on ana smiled. Iney swung frotjn their ou giooei.-, lie pe.ng. iiK-ji iv.exeeu i.ioiier. j- e are not t he apologist of Louis "Xapoloon, butj we nuist admit jn answer jto. theqiKtion '' is he great Hlhat. in ad of this, hej displayed' consumhiiitei coolness, adroit management, manly boldness, the foresight of a slate?-man, and -the we'll conceived strategy of .. i i i . .1. . i - . .1. r . . , t r fa ute-exienencecf couwier. ! And certain: v in t. hp. successful combination of these there is greatness. iiut-the true test had not yet come, lie had to go. before the counCry. And in what attitude'dues he present himself ? In the precarious position of one iaaij, -against the. Nation. In the .midst of the storm, lie was out, playing with the waves, upon a single plank. Should such a man be' heard above the " war of elements," and be taken on board as commander I Let us see Mons. Xapoleon rklinc the waves there!, quite composedly upon your .' single plank wljat have yo.tr done fur the voters of France I Youj imprisoned their, chosen repre sentatives1; you broke up their Assembly, as if it had be.cn but -a school room debating club ; you lit your cigar with the Constitution ; you left France without a government ; you left her stunned, dead tor a space among the nations. . ; . , ' Above the wind and waves "was lieard a voice. , Napoleon spake, and not much dic bespeak either. But there must have beenl power in his words, for France heard him, and said ; " yet, fojr all this, we will not condemn thee."- They endorsed him, they j, took him from his single plank, (despotism.) and" made him Prince President. There greatness in"' the mau, or he never could have outlived such a storm. He placed all the grumbling mariners (members) in chains, 4 'midTnps," he flung the compass (constitution) over board, and wrecked his, country : and yet, she by; almost unanimous appro bation, again called him to; the command. No or dinary man would have dared such dangers ; no " ordinary man could'have survived them. Let justice be done ; although that justice gives to Napoleon more credit for greatness than has i been generally awarded. Louis Napoleon had sagacity enough to see that th'6 people of France would rather endure the in terregnum of an assumed dictatorship, than to find themselves ranged under the Woody banner of the "Spectre Rouge;" to which fate, Hod Republican ism and redder Socialism were fast impelling them. And though he may. have, in the language of Victor Hugo, made use of Itusses clefs lien faits,y he : certainly unlocked the secret. of suc cess and opened' the dooi;to his own and his oft boasted achievement the "safety of the people."; A political " Ilobbs," astonishing French " Bra mabs." Louis XVIII it is true, died about the throne after exiles ' and reverses. ' " I i j r t In Marino Faliero, by Byron, we have in the fate of the Doge of Venice, what would have been thai of Louis Napo leon, had he not been, to use a Rash bu! appropriate expres sion Uoo soon for them." The "reader of this traffetly, is irequenuy remmaea oi recent occurrences iq r ranee. 4W11 made false keys. j ! From pn& step to another ; from a four years presideiicyjto a dictatorship ; from a dictatorship to a prince presidency of ten years duration ;.from Lthe threshpid of that to the empire he goes bold ly up, Seemingly indifferent to every obstacle war ing away opposition with one hand and saluting success with the other. lie has now reached a position, enabling him to revive the recollection of the greatness oKlhe name he bears ; or if abused, leaving Xo historyHhe record of a metcer's trace in the track o: a blazing cornet. 5ATIVE POETEY. Thk readers of the "Post will thank us for re lieving the dullness of our l ucubrations by the in sertion of the lines beTow. . It ,is a gem waif from the mine of fugitive poetry ; ! and as the production of one1? of "North Carolina's daughters, deserves a place in the volume of local poems promised by a worthy ladiyFour S&ite. The papr from which the "Lardent" is clip ped, said of it :. ' i . . ' "It h among th6 earliest efforts at composition, of :t yonng lady a mere girl in: whose checks the roses of but a few sonny years have, bloomed, and on whose brow the fVe-st of too few w'iiiters have fallen, to leave their pajiidjlrace. They are a credit to the headJieart and genius jef one so youthful; and an earnest, with perseverance on her part, of flattering- huceess at the court of the muses. The "Blind Biifs Lament" is not perfelct in itMaaetrieaJ arrangement, but there is about it, a tweetness. a siniDlieit v. and ruthfulivess of 2 expression,! Bufneiently eomplimenfafyvO the develop ing powers ot iiss a. I he concluding hues, breathe a pretty prayer of praise and resiuali. n : " T'h .' darkness still, my bosom fill, AiiJ iiht l'l never 'nd ; Y et I will raise my vfiee, and praise : Tfie hand that made me blind." THE liLrXU BOY'S LAMENT. EY EtTTIE. Oh ! teF. me why the azure sky, The gleaming stars of nJgkt, The blazing ray, from the Ood of day, Are shrouded from my sight ? And sweetly now, upon my brow, Soft plays the summer wind, ; t - That gently flings its fragrant wings, Around me, tho' I'm blind ! i r : Tears gem my cheek, when I hear thee speak. Of beauties lost to me, The sparkling dews, bright iris hues, The byroad and shining sea The tinted flowers of summer be .vers ? The blossoms on the tree, The brooks that laugh, a.: thev s-viftly pass, Bloom not-Mios- laugli for me ! Upon my brow, the shadows now, Are gathered thick -and dark, Xot a riv of light, tho' diamond bright, My sightless eyes can mark ' , 0 ! tell to me, must it ever be-,- Will sunshine never find, A placel of rest within mr.!;ireas( Must! I ever thus 1 bliml ? ' "I InofT?'r' one ling,rinSray, : , 'v"-pe may fill my heart, iiat from my sight this endless night A moment will depart ; That light may weave its shining wreath Around my brow to bind, With gladsome voice, I may rejoice, t And cry, "lam not blind." But hope depart! nor fill my heart, In darkness I must live ; Yet pray the power that made each flower, '31y weakness will forgive ! Tho' darkness still my bosom fill, . And light I'll never find, i Yet I will raise my voice and praise, i . - - Why should our young men leave tueir native State, to go after " strange Goddesses," when our tutelar Deeses sing and charm so sweetly as that ! -Within the security of our 'incog,' we indulge in the pleasure and liberty of saying, that " Jjettie" herself is not blind ; but that whoever looks upon her, and' hears her, and. does not acknowledge to her grice tof person and heart, to her beauty of feature yn'd'jrdnd, is both blind and deaf to that which deliglits tiie oar and charms the eye. We j, liope she will pardon the offence, "in this all usion, one' which; we would not bo guilty of, were it not tbat'sJte is; on the canvass only as " Bettie ; and that we, like tho man that exhibited a bea utiful picture, arc speaking from, behind the curtain. Xo names are; called, fair Bessie. - PUEITY IN THE PKESS. "--Let thy pride pardon, what thy nature needs: ; A LITTLE ADVICE. r'; We expect to labor zealously for the benefit of our readers, the farmer, the merchant, the mechanic, &c.,and for the benefit of Salisbury; and we hope in the, end to be met with that pleasing and encouraging ' well done .thou good and faithful servant, as-thou hast been faithful over a few things', in 'guarding our interests, we 'will make thee a ruler over' two dol lars. . Yes. two dollars, don't that sound big, boys?" . ' - Salisbury Paper.' ltr "sounds" supremely little. It "sounds? like the attenuated, wasted echo of some utterance that an oar-trumpet would faintly catch, as little. There is neither wit nor semblance of pun ; neither sene nor favour of reason ; ueither humour nor the faintest resemblance 'to what the populace calls? smartness, in the above. It is simplv, sub limely ridiculous, and ridiculously sublime; it is profanely wicked and wickedly profane. - It is su perlatively wicked, ridiculous' and profane. And, whatever there is that is . 4 big in these three words, sounds very loud in the quoted paragraph. The Press, as its own censor, as the judge of its own decency, as the guardian of its own purity and refinement, should frown down all such vulvar and profane flights or rather dives into the filthy .sewers of the muddiest bathetic purlieus. Wit is sparkling, humour flashing, wisdom ra diant, smartness, civilly and genteelly pert, but clever : the above specimen is an extreme opposite contrast to any one of these. If the author of the "jeu de joie". is young and inconsiderate, we would, kindly advise him to repent of this folly, anu to avoiu me commission oi a similar one If only some canon of correctness and style were disregarded in the above and such disreo-Ard is glaring vye should pass it by : if only the pro prieties and decencies of language were "set at naught," as is the case, . we should be silent : but as sacred things, have been invaded, as the "Ho ly of Ilolies" in literature, is desecrated by the unlawful-license of illustrations indulsred in hv the -writer,ve make free to speak, with candor and j kindness, but with emphjasis; and to assure the editor ot the paper giving the paragraph publicity, that the sooner he drops all such profane allusions' the more pleasant and agreeable he will find his experience, as the conductor of a paper, to be. He and we, and all of us, shotild endeavor to keep the press of North Carolina, free from those impurities which so often disgrace it, where morals are at a discount. ' As he was aiming at rewards jn his panTn-aph we conclude with this advice : cultivate b i , ... The sense Of vtrtue, looking not to what is called A good name tor rwcr but to iUttf." THANKSGIVING DAY. . " Dominua regnavit ; cantato Domino ; jubi! ate Deo : . ' Venite, exultemus ; benedic, anima mea. ' The Psalter- The Governor of this StabJ . has appointed-a day of general thanksgiving, which should be observed throughout the State with due regard to the im portance of such an occasion. It is truly a holy day of praise, a holocaust of gratitude, a carnival of thankfulness. ! Being only one day out of the three hundred and sixty-five set apart and -designated for the joyful yet sacred purpose, every per son should cease from his labor, profession or avo cation on that day, and show by his regard for it, that now, in times of peace and unexampled pros f perity, he is willing to acknowledgathe same guid ing and ruling Providence that smiles upon us through the clouds ;of the Revolutionary storm, and who has proved our " pillar of a cloud by -day and pillar of fire by night," through all the vicissitudes of intervening years. We may rejoice as much as we please on that day ; but with our rejoicing, let incense from tfiankful hearts be mingled. Eet the morning sun rise upon prayers of fervent gratitude, and let it go down upon songs of sincere praise. Well might our entire nation say, with David in the psalm : " I vill magnify thee, O- Lord ; for thou hast set me up, and not made my foes to triumph over me." j ' AGRICULTURAL. WRITTEN TOR THE WEEKLY POST. THE ANALYSIS OF SOILS. BY DR. J. Fu TOMTKINS. This is a subject which, of late, seems to be excit- . ing a great deal of interest among the farmers of our country, ar. bv thorough invcstigatiuii and ' proper attention, it inust result in much guod to the firmi-ng interest of the S-tate. It has been more' than half 'a century since 'Sir Humphrey Davy made his first experiment in the analysis of soils, when he came out from among retorts, cruci bles and tee.ts, and proclaimed 'to the world that he was truly a benefactor of mankind who caused two spears; of grass to grow where; but one .grew before. He, though, has long Min-e mingled 'with the dst of the soil which he analyzed, vi t tho- ta-k begiin by him has continued to 4 progress under the -gui.!- ance of a Liebig, a-lJohnstoti, a Dana and others That which seuiiied to tho f;.i-m.'rs of a l:i!iii" j' " v past as mere speculation and ) vuy 'uiarket. t,...v tJ. knowledgedtolfev the tanuerslr-(lve known Wif.t some lands were bet t'apted" to the growth of .ome' cr .ps than others, though they knew the fact vviiieh t.'iey had' learned by frequent experiments, yet why such-was the case,- iiutie could teli. Tin-y. ki c.v that some lands vvuuld rbear (ip longer under their system of culture than others, yet why siuli was the 5 fact they could not tell.; Tii.-y knew that a field, ufur having been exhausted and having failed to pro dace crops generally, when suffered to remain un cultivated would grow up in the pine sapling iftstead of the sturdy oak aud poplar v hich, per haps, gre'w there before the field was cleared. As to the causes of all of these certain consequences they did.. not suffer' themselves to stop to enquire; yet now the farmer of the present day by the va rious processes of analysis cf soils, can have these facts explained, and many .other things in connex ion with the exhaustion of lands, which are all im portanUbr the farmer to know. The farmers of olden times and many even at the present day have (it -seems, without knowing the effects takon i syFMWim)MMeL'm' ' ij -.ni.i uuu 'the stalk and vine besides, leaving nothing to decay to return to trie sou tnose elements which have beeu taken from it by the production of the proceeding crop. We find iu the animal kingdom, that differ ent animals feed upon dyierent-kinds of food"; and it is the same with vegetables, those of different species require different kii'ds of food, what one de lights in, the other refuses to eat. WitGout a knowledge of the soil we would ask how is it pos sible to supply these particular kinds of food for. plants. The soil is the place of deposit for the food of plants; and, if the proper kind of food be not there already, or is not supplied, by art, the plant fails to arrive' at that degree of perfection which it otherwise might. Without a . knowledge of his soil the farmer cannot manure nor crop with any certainty of success He pursues a random course without knowing what will be the result of his la bor. He does not know what kind of crop he had best grow upon his land ; .and should he fail to make a good crop lie does not know to what cause to attribute it. 'Many farmers content themselves with the applicatiop' of lime, either in the form of shells or marl, thinking that iheyi are satisfying the entire demands of their crops. ' Some, as "the3 wri ter well know?, makeappiieations of lime where it is not required, and -others apply it in such quanti ties (regardless of the condition of the land) as to injure its products for years to come. It is true that lime is the basis of all improvement in farm ing ; yet there are other elements of crops which are required in the soil, in their proper proportion, to as great a degree as lime- Each of these six teen elements have a certain .office to till in the for mation of plants : some, compose the staik and straw, and others tlie grain aud seed, and as either is deficient so will be the part of the plant which they furnish. As an illustration of the improprie ty of the farmers depend. ng entirely upon lime for the improvement of;hislanu, we would here remark that it reminds us; of his feeding his horse upon corn alone, calculating that ha v. id vroif; and grow fat. Every, one knows that sin-h will not be the case, but if the' horse has a proper quantity of fod der he will work 'and grow fit. This is "the ease with land which, iu addition to lime, has a proper quantity of the other elements, it'wili produce good crops, and at the same time become fertile. For the want of a knowledge of the soil, the farmer manures Lis laud many times, at a heavy expense, with the kind of manure which is not re quired for the growth of that crop which he culti vates upon it. Such is often time the case in the appheation of marl-and shells, which are frequently applied to land which has already a -superabundance of the carbonate of lime. there is a cross error among our farmers with regard to the ex haustion of lands, which we wisirhere to correct Many suppose that land, which was in its n.-im;tive state of a like character, is, when exhausted from long and constant cropping, still -the same, though crops cultivated upon different parts, have been dif ferent In coming to such a conclusion the farmer is decidedly wrong lor different crops take from the soil the different elements in different proportions some consume more of one thing than others. Thereare two kinds of exhaustion of lands, the one called general, and the other special. What 'is meant by general exhaustion, is, when a field refu ses to produce any kind of crop, on account of a deficiency of the .elements generally. A field is specially exhausted when it refuses to produce a certain crop, on account of a deficiency of the lead ing dement of that ciop; as an example we will give tobacco, which requires for its grow th a consi derable quantity of potash-and a field after beW cultivated s-everal years in tobacco, faii to JJ duce it on account of a want of potash If this wanting element is supplied irr the form of wood ashes which is we beheye, the cheapest manner of furnishing it the tobacco will grow aain- or If another crop be planted upon the field which does not require such a large quantity of potash, it will grow well. There have been numerous examples brought before the public, of the good effects of an analysis of the soil, though we wil only give one which has been published in several papers over the country, yet we do not think it amiss to mention Jt here. -" . The experiment was made upon the farm of the Hon. Reverdy Johnson, of the State of Maryland, which was looked upon as worthless ; indeed when cultivated in wheat it would not produce more than seven bushels per acre. An analysis of the soil was made by that excellent chemist. Dr. Stewart, of Baltimore, and he found that the main reason why the product of wheat was so small,' was for the want of phosphate of lime. Mr. Johnson was informed that the proper quantity of the wanting element could be supplied in the form of bone earth, at an expense of ten dollars per acre. This large sum did not deter him from making the. experiment, and in the next crop he was paid the entire expense aud a handsome profit besides. Instead of 'a yjejd of seven bushels per acre, it was ah average of, twenty-nine bushels; aud the improvement was of a nature to be durable. This is only one of the many instances where incalculable good has result ed from an analysis of the soil. The; various pro-; cesses in the operation, may be performed by ak most anv person with a little" practice, though when this, is done there is hardly a beginning made.-r After having gone thus far, we can see that the soil which we have operated upon has an excess of one element and a deficiency of another, that there is present a large quantity of sulphate of iron, yet how to correct this difficulty, the man of science can only tell. These wanting elements are to be suppli ed jn the form of manures, either mineral or vege table, and without a knowledge of chemistry these cannot b;1 properly appli-'d. Some farmers are apt to depend too much upon an analysis, and others too little. Some think that with the analysis as a land uiark, they can never go wrong; and others; think that there is but little to be gained from it. Every farmer who basiled marl improperly knows that 'laud which has been over marled, requires se veral years rest from cultivation before it will pro duce any kind of crop. Had such as have made this blunder had the soil analyzed, and the marl also -which was applied to it, and directions from the chemist, this would have been avoided, and it would have been a great saving of time and mo ney. Even those farmers who have an analysis of their soils have only the surface soil anajyiteir the sub-soil is entirely neglecX', tv'hen many times it has in abund.iuce the very mineral elements which have bevf exhausted in the surface soil by .constant . - . , , ,., i -i- propping. And on the other Hand, ttie suospii sometimes is really poor and will not do to oe mix ed with the surface soil having the effect to destroy its former fertility. All fertile soils have certain elements in certain proportions, and no soil will produce a maximum crop of any kind, without these Leiug present. We hope the rime is not far distant when the farmers generally in .the Old Xorih State will take a proper view of this subject and that they will avail themselves of the great ad vantages resulting from it. But we would here re that before the chemical improvement of the soil can be practiced successfully, it is all-important that the mechanical improvemeut, effected by thorough drainage and plowing, should be highly perfected. Before the farmer has his soil analyzed let him be able to say that his land is thoroughly drained and plowed, and then we feel no hesitation in vouching that the money invested in paying for an analysis of his soil will bring him in a larger per cent than any other amount, though even five times as large, laid out in any other way. For the Weekly Post. Marion G. H., S. C. - A Oct.. 25, 1852. Mes :ssers Eduobit'pIs I apaaware of the fact and benevolent Instii ' 1 known as Odd Fellows, I have made up my mifT? to give you an account of a celebration I had the 'pleasure of attending on the 21st. inst., at this placte. On being invited to attend, I enquired 'somewhat minutely into the matter, fnd found that Magnolia Lodge was "on the poinf of 'making a show." I accepted the generous invf tation, and in a few mo ments fou id myself in as large and spacious Hall, the walls of which weie decorated with framed Charters of several Orders. I was immediately in tioduced to a large number of fine looking, warm hearted gen'tlemeu who gave me a brother's hand and a brother's welcome. At the appointed hour, the members clothed themselves in their appropri ate regalia, which is very handsome, and, under the direction of that whole-souled Odd Fellow, Ju nior Past Grand, "1. C. II. Black, we marched widi waving banners to the Methodist E. Church, where a goodly number of both sexes awaited us. When all were seated, the exercises were be gan by a fervent prayer from the Acting Chaplain, Bro. Geo. M.Fairiee, the'able and well qualified teacher. in the Academy ; after which a soul-stirring Ode was sung. ' As soon as the Marshall had announced " Address by Iiro. James II. Smith " that Brother rose and occupied the undivided attention of the audience in an address of three quarters of an hour long. He commenced by stating the object of the meetiug, and that it had always been the custom in every part of the world to celebrate great or remarkable events. The speaker then stated the objects for which the Order was in stituted ; its progress in the United States ; what it had accomplbdiedmuder the bright and unsullied banner of Friendship, Love and Truth ; compared its age with other Orders; paid a glowing and beautiful tribute to the softer sex, and concluded his remarks with a touching exordium tojiis breth ren. I regard this effort as one of the finest it has ever been my good fortune to hear Upon the sub ject ; and the beauty of the address itself was heightened by the happy manner in which it was delivered. It was a studied effort, both in manner ;and matter. It was an eloquent offering of a warm and generous heart to the genius of Odd Fellow ship. Now, the close, searching logic; then the hery and iudiguant flash of impeteous eloquence, and anon the lively sal ly of sharp-pointed wit. But enough ; I am doiti'r iniustiee tn tho zvnh t .will here remark that having taken copious notes after retirinor to mv v-.vi-vi if :n t o "v "'", jfou nm open your eo.umns, 1 will endeavor to send you an epitome of the address, perhaps the address in full, for inser tion. YV hat say ? Speak out. There is nothing in Bro. Smith' indicative of a lngu order of talent; but we. are not m every mstance to judge from appearance. In .height I should judge him to bo-aboufo 1-2-large head, which is covered with a luxuriant crop of .hair; small gray eyes; small nose, and very arge momh-h. is stout and compactly made, and looks as it the world, or the people thereof and him sen were perfectly careless about each other: He isagoodpnnteand with a little practice would no doubt make a good editor. And withal he is a thorough-going "Son,"' and is now W. P of Pho nix Division. These facts I have ascer,; I arrived here. ' flamed since I would be glad to see his admirable address in your broad and open columns. I know that thZ areladen weekly with the best the iX attrl and that ,t does not answer a good purpose to ex clude a variety ; but tfie pleasure whkdi marly of your readers would realize in perusing the adrjVess would amply repay them for the loss occasioned by the exclusion. . UJ Let us hear from you. rT, , A Traveller. If our eorresponuent will send us an epitome of the address adove alluded to, we will insert it if not too late. Ens. " THE WEEKLY f i . . 0 ' EDITED BY C H. WILEY & w D. RALEIGH, NOVEMBER 13 1-: Terms-TWO pOILARS PEE ANNuTff ? CLUB PRICES: - , -Three Copies, .' ;$5 full price vvpfivo, ........ T" r,.;Q . r I t 1. Twenty Copies, ...... f 20 -t Payment ir all cases in admuce.) fir Where aclubof eihttten or twenty c,miM person making up the club will be entitled to , So All articles 01 a literary enaraeter niav he ac! ! r- II. Wiley, Greensboro', or. to the Subscrirr P-i 1.... ..; -,.!..,...; : should be addressed to W. D. C.,,ke. - t.f Veekly Post. ' ; ADVRTISK3lE-rs Of a proper character will be ineeited at t' . f," 1 A - i - 1 do. 1 mi mh. '. lo. do. do. 3 inomh- . G ' 1 .- a rs " 6 it do. Biipiness Cards. fc; for For a quarter, half, or whole column a libcn-i (h 'v - - . be made. ' ",,f . CT? Advertisements should in all cases be rrnrr i til nntino frt riicftlif miif- i mvn at. A I.,. .1. ' ' ''it the above rates;. I he particular attenti'oii of mj. -called to this notice, as it is not our wish 10 r.'.-i',;.if fcran advertiseme.it ir a longer i,mc tUn i., iU'f'' we ao noi wish our cuiuuiu& nuea wun advenrr,.., , ' are out of date. . - V. B. PALMER, the American New?Pn-r the only authorized Agent for .this paper in the nio ton, New-York and Philadelphia, and is duly ,.v" take advertisements and subscriptions at the r!tt.. ' '.' uy ua. ijia uiiira m uusiun, oi;uii;iy S IjUlkliniTj V nmr Trihnnp BnilHinrrs Pmi.inn i-m, v iT-' i 1 "J , i. . 1. 1 Third aud Chestnut streets. ' "s WILLIAM D. COOKE, PR,rK. CAN A LITER ABY PAPER PLOUaiSHn We are trying to' solvb this question t v a cal exeriment; and in tl.e mean time " ill en our anxious cotcuivt..ri-s i.y some iin-.K ovjZ. '2.ixxi&b "up to date. The project vvas hailed With j !c;-i:n-!,v. patriotic hearts.; Some wise Bur!ciL:.t,;, heads with mournfully portentous gruvitv-.-. precocious juveniles, mid-way' in tlair third tr novel, giggled dt-ridingly, . and a- few.pn-a.j;., riing indignantly fnnn the fossils of a lurWv' marshakd, from the catacombs of amiquitv.ar.. my .of shrivel d- iiiiimmics in oui; ;ith. But we ru.-hed recklesfly on our dstiiii-ioav f and after a few. brisk skirmishes our -luiV j? left unobstructed by open foes- Fii.rjs r flocked around us advice f!o'd iti, ;nj.- a. new set of cares btset our p.ath. ' Mr. 1' to us a kind letter, expressing iutln. t ii; ct.r prize ana gooa wisti.es ler us .; ! anr; ik. added, that it was expected in his. i;eijb rl that a North-Carolina Literary 1'ap.f , -low the plan of the. Northern "Wee !:&.- ploy a host of . contributors, 'uiniiiii,g a var original tales and noveilettes. Jr. II. urg.-.l u discontinue our long editorials, rtmarkir. tk was hoped that a North- Cai olina Literan IV would 4e filled with a series of Home one of the Editors; and by the same mail cap: favor of B. anxiously enquiring why we did t. pected tocontam spicy editorials from the jet the Guilford partner. Complaint was made on account of our e.- tion to the Mqxne Liquor Law, it being fx: that the -editors of a North-Carolina Lituuv R per would have" no ojiinions on such miutevs: r then c6mes a 'respectful letter indicating tl rife subscriber had been deceived into the siipV'll paper which he had mistakenly supposed vi voted to opposition to the Maine LipMor Law. Finally, a friend at Bruniniel's writes to i!s.4 bis neighbors . do not like tales : he says North-Carolina Literary Paper ought not f-. filled with such trash as teems from the N.ni Press. Sound instruction in morals," s. h.l I: -: ture, practical advice concerning education .i:; i - industral interests is what he and his m-ij:'''-f want; and whjle we are striving to pur-if ;l such a course,-" tales," "tales," "tales," an-i for, and we are constantly reminded that r. not, in this respect coming up to the N.ri Standard. , . Now what is expected, generally, of a J4 Carolina Literary Paper? ' That it must surpass the Northern Wetlilia1 flashy appearance, in fashionable talcs, in light r erary gossip ; that it must have more editors' than any sort of paper in the known world; tk must equal the "Spectator" in chaste es-av manners and fashions, surpass the Rambler1 i solid didactics of Johnsonian gravity, and ccVX- in each number a Rasselas, a Dictionary of t merce, a' revised edition of "The .wealth tions," the quintescence ofall the French FcuiihW an " Alamance," a dozen' of . Original Talei i'J many authors, a History of ' North-Carolina, vere Critique on Northern ',' Trash," the V our Great Men, the Prices Current ofall the and a smashing Editorial full of wit, fun, fufJ thunder., This is what is expected vt'a J' Carolina Literary Paper : it is a new thing every body expects that it will be exactly acc r'K to his tastes and faucies. The scholar, tho wit. poet, the school-master, the philo.-opher, tbev1 quarian, the merchant, lawyer, doctor, si hot' ; school-Miss, (no! the ladies have not com; 1' the lover, bachelor, the practical and the.imprf cable, the' imaginative and tbft bailucinakd- i e , farmer and. the moon -gazer, the moralist an- ! lis bon-vhant, each and ' all . exi ect the IV' North-Carolina Literary Taper, to come bp ly to his pecular notions and if it don't he isgf' ously disappointed and mortified. Now, we have endeavored to throw light on great interests of North-Carolina to aro?epu spirit to push on the cause of education. a''i defend good morals: we have had more edih,r than any of the Northern .Weeklies,"moW ir; if' laneous information than any of our cotempor;i of the State, with a sprinkling of ta!cs and th--wney sketcjies from our exchanges: we.b:' P the markets, the news, the accidents and of the time?. . Let any one take a file of er P"'. for the eleven months of its existence nnJ rcil througV: if he does not find good moralj enough .to mate a book, more about ediiItioJ1 ternal improvement and farming" my&orfh- na than he will in a dozen ofaiijother pHjr5' much news, and as many intetin inciiiiW