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THE CULTIVATOR. 
One thing is essential to the strong purpose of self¬ 
culture now insisted on, namely, faith in the practica¬ 
bleness of this culture. A great object, to awaken re¬ 
solute choice, must be seen to be within our reach.— 
The truth, that progress is the very end of our being, 
must not be received as a tradition, but comprehended 
and felt as a reality. Our minds are apt to pine and 
starve, by being imprisoned within what we have al¬ 
ready attained A true faith, looking up to something 
better, catching glimpses of a distant perfection, pro¬ 
phesying to ourselves improvements proportioned to our 
conscientious labors, gives energy of purpose, gives 
wings to the soul; and this faith will continually grow, 
by acquainting ourselves with o;.r own nature, and with 
the promises of divine help and immortal life which 
abound in revelation. 
Some are discouraged from proposing to themselves 
improvement, by the false notion, that the study of 
books, which their situation denies them, is the all im¬ 
portant, and only sufficient means. Let such consider, 
that the grand volumes, of which all our books are 
tfanscripts, I mean, nature, revelation, the human soul, 
and human life, are freely unfolded to every eye. The 
great sources of wisdom are experience and observa¬ 
tion; and these are denied to none. To open and fix 
our eyes upon what passes without and within us, is 
the most fruitful study. Books are chiefly useful, as 
they help us to interpret what we see and experience. 
When they absorb men, as they sometimes do, and turn 
them from observation of nature and life, they generate 
a learned folly, for which the plain sense of the laborer 
could not be exchanged but at great loss. It deserves 
attention that the greatest men have been formed with¬ 
out the studies, which at present are thought by many 
most needful to improvement; Homer, Plato, Demos¬ 
thenes, never heard the name of chemistry, and knew 
less of the solar system, than a boy in our common 
schools. Not that these sciences are unimportant; but 
the lesson is, that human improvement never wants the 
means, where the purpose of it is deep and earnest in 
the soul. 
The purpose of self-culture: this is the life and strength 
of all the methods we use for our own elevation. I re¬ 
iterate this principle on account of its great importance; 
and I would add a remark to prevent its misapprehen¬ 
sion. When I speak of the purpose of self-culture, I 
mean, that it should be sincere. In other words, we 
must make self-culture really and truly our end, or 
choose it for its own sake, and not merely as a means 
or instrument of something else. And here I touch a 
common and very pernicious error. Not a few persons 
desire to improve themselves only to get property and 
to rise in the world; but such do not properly choose 
improvement, but something outward and foreign to 
themselves; and so low an impulse can produce only a 
stinted, partial, uncertain growth. A man, as I have 
said, is to cultivate himself, because he is a man. He 
is to start with the conviction, that there is something 
greater within him than in the whole material creation, 
than in all the worlds which press on the eye and ear; 
and that inward improvements have a worth and digni¬ 
ty in themselves, quite distinct from the power they give 
over outward things. Undoubtedly a man is to labor to 
better his condition, but first to better himself. If he 
knows no higher use of his mind than to invent and 
drudge for his body, his case is desperate as far as cul¬ 
ture is concerned. 
In Ihese remarks, I do not mean to recommend to the 
laborer indifference to his outward lot. I hold it impor¬ 
tant, that every man in every class should possess the 
means of comfort, of health, of neatness in food and 
apparel, and of occasional retirement and leisure.— 
These are good in themselves, to be sought for their 
own sakes, and still more, they are important means of 
the self-culture for which I am pleading. A clean; com¬ 
fortable dwelling, with wholesome meals, is no small 
aid to intellectual and moral progress. A man living 
in a damp cellar or a garret open to rain and snow, 
breathing the foul air of a filthy room, and striving with¬ 
out success to appease hunger on scanty and unsavory 
food, is in danger of abandoning himself to a desperate, 
selfish recklessness. Improve, then, your lot. Multi¬ 
ply comforts, and still more, get wealth if you can by 
honorable means, and if it do not cost too much. A 
true cultivation of the mind is fitted to forward you in 
your worldly concerns, and you ought to use it for this 
end. Only, beware, lest this end master you; lest your 
motives sink as your condition improves; lest you fall 
victims to the miserable passion of vying with those 
around you in show, luxury and expense. Cherish a 
true respect for yourselves. Feel that your nature is 
worth more than every thing which is foreign to you. 
He who has not caught a glimpse of his own rational 
and spiritual being, of something within himself supe¬ 
rior to the world and allied to the divinity, wants the 
true spring of that purpose of sell-culture, on which I 
have insisted as the first of all the means of improve¬ 
ment. 
(To be continued.) 
U* Price of advertising, $1 for three insertions 
of ten lines or less. 
H orticultural exhibition.— The Horti¬ 
cultural Association of the valley of the Hudson, will 
hold its second semi-annual meeting in the city of Albany, at 
the City-Hall, on the 25th day of June inst. Specimens of 
early fruits, vegetables, flowers and farm and garden produc¬ 
tions of every description, will be received by the committee 
on the spot the day previous, or before 9 o’clock A. M. on the 
day of exhibition. 
This association, composed of practical men, amateurs and 
gentlemen resident in all the various counties bordering the 
Hudson, was established in 1838, and aims at the promotion 
of horticultural improvement, and the taste for rural affairs 
generally throughout this portion of the country. At the 
semi-annual meeting, it is desirable that specimens of the fruits 
and plants of all the various districts and soils of the Hudson 
valley should be brought together for comparative exhibition; 
and the association indulges the hope that all persons friendly 
to the objects in view, will contribute something for this pur- 
pose. 
The annual election of officers of the association will also 
be held at Albany, on the 25th of June. The autumnal exhi-, 
bition of the association will take place in New-York, about 
the middle of September next. 
jit _ A. J. DOWNING, Cor Sec’y, Newburgh. 
T horough-bred improved short-horn 
CATTLE.—The subscriber has recently taken charge 
of the superior stock of Short-Horn Cattle, bred byL. K. Al¬ 
len, Esq. on his farm at Grand-Island, in the Niagara river. 
The original slock from which these have been produced, 
were selected from among the best animals in the country, 
and several of them Were imported direct from England. As 
a milking stock, the cows of this held will challenge compe¬ 
tition with those of any other in the United States; several of 
them being extraordinary milkers, and all of them good. For 
the making of butter, they have been thoroughly tested, and 
their dairy excellence is remarkable. Their value in this par¬ 
ticular, is fully sustained in the grade animals descended from 
the bulls of this herd, which have, thus far, without excep¬ 
tion, proved the best of milkers. This excellence, possessed 
in reality by no cow so much as in the pure Short-Horn, has 
been too much neglected by both English and American breed¬ 
ers, and their value as a dairy stock thus underrated. 
In addition to the above, are a select herd of DEVON 
SHORT-HORNS, bred from two choice pure Devon cows, 
directly descended from the celebtated herd of Mr. Coke, of 
Holkham, Eng. These beautiful animals are a cross of diffe¬ 
rent degrees with the pure ’‘Improved Short-Horns,” with¬ 
out any admixture of common blood; and are as perfect com¬ 
binations of excellence in color, hardihood, symmetry and 
size as can be found. 
As the present herd, of all ages, has now attained the number 
desirable to be kept on the farm, (up • ards of forty,) a part, of 
them are offered for sale. Appliealion may be made either 
personally or by letter, (post-paid,) to SAMUEL ALLEN, 
Esq. at Black-Rock, N. Y. or to the subscriber on the farm, 
five miles below, at which a ferry connects with the main 
shore, on the Erie canal. LEWIS G. COLLINS. 
Grand-Inland, May 15, 1839. 
P. S. A few fine grade animals also for sale. jtf. 
At.jA, t'OR SALE—A Splendid Country Seat in the 
I—!*! If Highlands, on the Hudson River. That beau- 
NPi tiful country residence, known by the name of the 
BEVii,nLY ESTATE, containing four hundred acres of land, 
about two hundred of w hich are fine level arable soil, of an 
excellent quality, in a good state of cultivation, and riot sur¬ 
passed by any on the river for fertility; the remainder is fine 
and thrifty t mber land. The situation is the most eligible on 
the Hudson, extending one mile and a half on the river, with 
a bold shore and convenient dock, nearly opposite West- 
Point, and within fifty miles of New-York. 1 he prospect is 
extensive and diversified, reaching from St. Anthony's Peak 
on tlie south, to the bay and city of Newburgh on the north. 
This estate can conveniently be divided into three farms, giv¬ 
ing an equal proportion of front on the river, and of arable 
and timber land in each Almost every enclosure is supplied 
with living springs of the purest water. There is on said es¬ 
tate a plain house, (formerly the head-quarters of Gen. Ar¬ 
nold;) also out-houses necessary to carry on the business of 
the farm. The single fact that during the whole time the 
cholera raged throughout the state, not one case occurred 
within ten miles of this place, is sufficient to prove the unri¬ 
valled salubrity of the situation. The facilities of intercourse 
with the city, that can be reached in four hours, by means of 
numerous steam-boats, are great, and daily increasing, both 
as regards pleasure, and the convenience of a near market for 
produce of every description. 
Rich in historical ass ciations, connected with the glorious 
struggles for our independence, the Beverly Estate presents 
to gentlemen of taste and leisure, the rare opportunity of se¬ 
lecting one of the most salubrious and picturesque country 
seats in the stale. 
For conditions of sale, apply to STEPHEN A. HALSEY, 
189 Water-street, New-York, or RICHARD D. ARDEN, on 
the adjoining farm. Ardenia, 23d April, 1819. m6t 
Moneys received between the 20t/i April and HiU/i May, in sums 
of $5 and over. The total receipts are included from post- 
offices marked with an asterisk.* 
"Alexandrians, 
No. Vois. 
N.C. 8 Cassville, 
No. Vols. 
W.T. 40 
Albion, 
Ill. 22 
"Copenhagen, 
N.Y. 
13 
♦Amsterdam, 
N.Y. 3 
Cambridge, 
N.Y. 
14 
Accord, 
N.Y. 11 
Cow Creek, 
Mo. 
5 
"Augusta, 
Ga. 77 
♦Coxsackie, 
N.Y. 
26 
Akron, 
O. 5 
Cave Hill, 
Tenn. 
5 
Americas, 
Ga. 5 
Coventry, 
N.Y. 
6 
Ayiets, 
Va. 7 
Charlestown, 
Va. 
22 
Belrherlown, 
Mass. 17 
Columbus, 
Mich. 
5 
♦Bennington, 
♦Buskirk's Bridge, 
Vt. 13 
"Cheraw, 
S.C. 
28 
N Y. 11 
"Canton, 
III. 
10 
♦Brownsville, 
Pa. 12 
Cleaveland, 
O. 
5 
"Boston, 
Mass. 143 
♦Centreville, 
Md. 
22 
"Biidgeport, 
Ct. 18 
Cayahoga Falls, 
O. 
6 
"Brooklyn, 
N.Y. 9 
Crab Meadow, 
N.Y. 
5 
Byt>>wn, 
U.C. 5 
♦City, Dutchess, 
N.Y. 
9 
"Baltimore, 
Md. 98 
"Charlottes villo, 
Va. 
53 
Bloominggrove, 
N.Y. 5 
Durham, 
Ct. 
7 
Bennettsville, 
fe.C. 5| Denton. 
Md. 
9 
"Benton, 
N.Y 7 
♦Easton, 
Pa. 21 
Burgess’s Store, 
Va. 11 
"Emmetsburgh, 
Md. 
22 
"Buffalo, 
N.Y. 9 
"Easton, 
Md. 
22 
Broaddbin, 
N.Y. 6 
East Randolph, 
Vt. 
5 
Brownsville, 
Va. 7 
East Bloomfield, 
N.Y. 
5 
Beattiesford, 
N.C. 5 
Everettsville, 
Va. 
6 
Brook Neal, 
Va. 11 *E. Long Meadow, 
Mass, 
8 
Brunswick, 
Mo. 5,Fort Osage, 
Mo. 
5 
Buckhead, 
S.C. 5 
| Fulton, 
N.Y. 
3 
♦Fredericsburgh, 
Fayetteville, 
Florence, 
Franklin Depot, 
Fislikill Landing, 
Gainesville, 
Grand Rapids, 
Grand De Tour, 
Galena, 
Glasgow, 
Great Bend, 
"Granville, 
Guilford, 
Gt. Barrington, 
Greenville, 
Greenville, 
Guyandotte, 
Georgetown X Roads, Md. 
Va. 38 Northville, 
N.C. 10 Nolensville, 
5 *No. Brandford, 
7j*New-Holland, 
5 *Norihampton, 
10 *N, Y, Mills, 
7 Niles, 
11 North Salem, 
8 *New-Brunswick, 
5 Newport, 
6 Orangeville, 
O. 
Va. 
N.Y. 
Ga. 
Mich. 
Ill. 
O. 
Kv. 
N.Y. 
Ct. 
Mass. 
Va. 
NY. 
Va. 
Hartford, 
Hardyman’s X Rds. 
Hawley's Springs, 
Hopkinsville, 
'’Havana, 
"Hudson, 
"Hempstead, Qu. 
Hebron, 
Humphreyville, 
Hanover, 
"Hempstead, Suf. 
Huntsville, 
Hightstown, 
Hardy’s Tavern, 
"Harrisonburgh, 
Jennings’ Ordinary, 
Johnstown, 
"Knoxville, 
"Keene, 
"Kingston, 
Kenton, 
'Kanawha Saline, 
♦Kinderhook, 
Lodi, 
Lebanon, 
Lochberlin, 
Little-Falls, 
"Lexington, 
"Lock port, 
♦Louisville, 
♦Locust Grove, • 
Lairdsvtlle, 
Leipsic, 
"Lebanon, 
Madison, 
"Middletown, 
Mansfield, 
Meritor, 
Mishawaka, 
Maumee City, 
Marcellus, 
"Medway, 
"Monroe, 
Milwaukie, 
Mitchell's Store, 
Mansfield, 
"New-York City, 
"Newburgh, 
♦Norwich Town, 
♦New Harmony, 
Newark, 
Nelson, 
"Nashville, 
Ct. 52 
Ten. 6 
Mi. 
Ky. 
N.Y. 
N.Y. 
N.Y. 
Ct. 
Ct. 
N.H. 
O. 16(*Orarige C. H. 
Ut. 5 Ottowa, 
5 "Oswego, 
5 Parsippany, 
5 "Plattsburgh, 
7 "Peoria, 
5 Pontiac, 
Pason, 
Piscataquay, 
"Pittsburgh, 
Princeton, 
"Poughkeepsie, 
"Philadelphia, 
Pine Grove, 
Petersburgh, 
5'Quincy, 
5 "Richmond, 
N.Y. 11 Ridgfield, 
Ala. 38! "Rome, 
N.J. 7 Richland, 
Va. 5 Roscoe, 
Va. ltPReading, 
Va. lljShaftsbury, 
N Y. 10 Snow Hill, 
Tenn. 12'Spout Spring, 
N.H. 27."Sherburne, 
N.Y. 10 Stone Ridge, 
7 "So. Salem, 
17 *St. Albans, 
15|Simpsotiville, 
18|*Springfield, 
6 Smithville, 
5j Shelby ville, 
5 Spring Arbor, 
Ky. 19 *Stonington, 
N.Y. 14 *SaIisbury, 
Ky. 32 Selma, 
Va. 23 Salem, 
Ct. 
Tenn. 
Ct. 
Pa. 
Mass. 
N.Y. 
Mich. 
N.Y. 
N J 
Md. 
N.Y. 
Va. 
Ill. 
N.Y. 26 
N.J. 5 
N.Y. 31 
Ill. 36 
5 
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19 
28 
16 
11 
5 
30 
11 
5 
22 
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5 
5 
6 
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12 
20 
O. 
Va. 
NY. 
S.C. 
Ct. 
N.Y. 
N.Y. 
5 
16 
13 
8 
11 
13 
11 
14 
29 
9 
N.Y. 
Del. 
Tenn. 
la. 
Ky. 
Va. 
O. 
W.T. 
Sandy Spring, 
♦Troy, 
Trenton, 
Three-Mile Bay, 
Upper Middletown, 
5 Umontown, 
6 "Utica, 
9 ; Vermillionville, 
O. 11 j Vernon, 
N.Y. 9,♦Wallingford, 
Mass. 27 *Washington City, 
Ct. 131 Westmoreland C. H. 
W.T. 6; White Oak, 
Va. 5 West Burlington, 
Ct. 6 *West Berkshire, 
229 Waterford, 
N.Y. 24 West-Point, 
Ct, 
la 
N.J. 
N.Y. 
Tenn. 
Worcester, 
allingsburgh, 
♦VVilliugton, 
♦West Springfi; Id, 
Wythe C. H. 
Mich 
111 . 
Md. 
Pa. 
Ill. 
N.Y. 
I’a. 148 
Pa. 5 
Va. 6 
111. 3 
Va. 171 
Ct. 10 
NY. 29 
N.Y. 6 
111 . 
Pa. 
Vt. 
Md. 
Va. 
Mass. 
N.Y 
N.Y. 
Vt. 
Ky. 
Mass. 30 
Va. 6 
Mo. 6 
Mich. 7 
Ct. 8 
la. 44 
Ala. 5 
Mass. 
Md. 
N.Y. 
N.Y. 
N.Y. 
Ct. 
Pa. 
N.Y. 
111 . 
N.Y. 
Ct. 
D.C. 
Va. 
Va. 
N.Y. 
Vt. 
N.Y. 
N.Y. 
Mass. 
N.Y. 
Ct. 
Mass. 
Va. 
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22 
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[LF Post-Masters to whose office we send but three or four 
Cultivators, and there are a great many of this description, 
will very much oblige us, and may do their neighbors and 
themselves a service, by enabling us to make an acknowledge¬ 
ment of five or more subscribers in our next or subsequent ta¬ 
ble of receipts, from their post -offices. 
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