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unmanly trash as we have already seen, does more harm than the 

 explosion of a magazine, or even ^ volcano. 



The greater its power, the greater ought to be its purity. It 

 should have always attached to it one of our most perfect smut 

 machines, that the golden wheat of true knowledge may come 

 out bright for domestic use, and that it may in our humble grain, 

 the rye, take out all the poisonous ergot. 



We understand that a great movement in our cotton crops is on 

 hand in Alabama. 



Henry's recent patent machine for use on the cotton plantation, 

 gins the cotton on the spot and spins it into suitable yarns, thus 

 saving that manufacturing profit to the cotton growers, beside 

 greatly lessening the cost of transportation probably about one- 

 half, and preventing losses by fire by being in the solid form of 

 yarns. 



We congratulate you on the rapid progress made by our coun- 

 trymen in the fine arts. We rejoice in the noble evidence before 

 us of the fact, that utilitarian as our young nation necessarily has 

 been, w^e now use prosperity in the grand arts of painting, sculp- 

 ture and architecture. The world already admires many of our 

 works. More may be expected. We shall soon attract attention 

 by superior excellence in this beautiful quarter of national wealth 

 and fame. We already share with the old world her exquisite 

 music; if we don't play as well as France and Italy, we love it, 

 and pay well. The human ear cultivated finds luxury in music 

 far beyond all other luxuries. And it is refinement in itself, and 

 not only innocent but increasing, by its melody and harmony, the 

 grand concords of religion and morality. No one is insensible to 

 the strains of the Academy of Music or those of Trinity church. 



Nothing wicked can either be melodious or harmonious. 



Let Gray speak; 



** Where through the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault, 

 The pealing anthem swells the note of praise." 



Let Collins say a word in his Ode to the Passions : 



"0 Music! sphere -descended maid. 

 Friend of pleasure, wisdom's aid!" 



