The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1783-02-11 00:00:00, page 1

WE the Suoicribecs being by the Hon. Court ot pro
bate, for the diftrid of Middletown, appointed Com
nnffioners, to receive and examine the claims of the Cicdi
cors to the estate of Mr. Andrew Johonnot, late of said Mid
dletown, deccafed (represented jnfolvent) do hereby give
notice, to the creditors of said estate, that we shall attend
the bulinefs of our appointment, at the dwelling house of
Mrs. Van Over Wyk in said Middleton, on the lilt Mondays
of the three following months, from two to five o'clock af
ternoon All accounts must be attested, or they will not be
accepted by
SAMUEL BULL, ) Comrnmi-
J. BAZALEEL FISK,) oners,
Middletown, January 24, 1783.
W° HEKhAsVAUEB BULL, ot Norfolk, has lately been
employed co repair the great road through the Green
Woods from New-Hartford to Norfolk, by rhe fubferibers,
in behalf of those gentlemen who have generously lubfcrib
ed or paid money for that purpose ; said Bull being under
obligation to render his accounts to us for feulemcnt and
adjustment, and to lay out iubferiptions and donations un
der our direction. This certifies thatfaidßull has repeated
ly refuted to render any account of his doings in rhe premi
les,and we are of opinion he has colle&ed large sums which
arc not nor never will be expended for said purpose, and
would caution all persons that have fubfeeibed and others,
not co pay or fubfciibe any thing further, under expedition
it will be appropriated for that valuable purpose, as we have
(committed him to prison on his refusing to render account
as aforefaid. Certified per
Joseph Kingman, Eleazer Kellogg,
Titus Ives John Gilbert.
Samuel Rockwell, Seth Smith.
Jacob Ogden.
New-Hartford, January 23, 1783.
THE Collectors of State, Town and Society Taxes for the
Town of Winchester, and also the Collectors of a for
mer Land Tax, granted by the General Assembly, hereby
warn the inhabitants of said town immediately to pay their
refpedive Rates, or expe& colt ; and those persons who have
Land in said town liable to be fold for rates, to have their
Land Sold at the Sign Post in said Winchester, on the 14th
day of April next, if they neglcd to pay their refpe&ive
rates till that time, viz. John Prate, jun. Thomas Day, jun.
John Porter, John Butler,Thomas Burnham, Richard Good
man, Zachariah Sanford, Joseph W^dfwoith, Aaron Cook,
Nathan Leavenworth, Richard Lord, Matthew Taylor, John
Hanes Lord, and Mary Caldwell, Torrington Select Men,
Ephraim Tnckcr, Samuel Elmer, Dr. Joseph Bellamy, Ed
mund Howel, Nathaniel Day, Elisha Hopkins, Jonathan
Bidwell, Gideon Butler, Timothy Stanly and Joseph Bailey,
Edward Dod, Samuel Talcott, jun. for a lot he fays he fold
to Joel Stone, James Porter, Ashbel Humphry, Ebenezer
Rowley, Peleg Maker, Rev. Daniel Welch, John Hazleton.
ThomasMaken or their heirs.
Elisha Wilcoxfon Gershom McCune jun.) 3
Sech Hills, Rafel Coe, )^
David Austin, Samuel Hurlbut. )^
Josiah Everet, )g
Winchester, January 14, 1783.
{ rRAYnD from the Subscriber, Some time in September
O fatt, one iron grey MARR COLT,approaching to black,
two years old next spring, blaze in her forehead, mane in
clining co the right Side, trim built and fpqgbtly, paces
chiefly, no biand. Whoever will 'take up said Colt, and
give information, So that she may be recovered, shall be
bandfomely rewarded and neceffiry charges paid, by
JOHN TREADWELL.
Farmington, January 10, 1783.
CASH given for Calves Pates or Cat'les Fees.
at the Printing-Office or Paper Mills in
Hartf&d.
818 LE S.
Just come to hand, and to be Sold, by
NATHANIEL PATTE N,
Ten Rods North of the Court Houfc, Hartford,
THE firft Edition of Bibles ever printed in the United
States—they are printed on a good Paper, and witha
new Type, and are much better that any Scotch Bibles that
are imported from New-York.
, Next week will be printed and ready for file at the
above place, LOWTH's ENGLISH GRAMMAR.
A good allowance to those who buy by the dozen.
BLANKS that are printed with more space than usual of
all kinds commonly used in this State, to be fold at said
Store. .
Cash given for Calves Pates, Cotton or Linen Rags, old
Bags, Sail Cloth, &c. &c. by said Patten.
Hartford, January 24, 178;.
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T*H£ principal Subject of enquiry is, Whe
ther it is fit that a public seminary should
be under the direction of one ofthe learned pro
feffions to the exclufign of other learned men?
My principle laid down in the former number,
" That the nature of sovereignty cannot permit
" any thing fufceptable of human direction to
" be withdrawn from its authority," requires
me to declare for the negative. The Say-Brook
confederacy, adopted by the Reverend corpora
tion, reciteth my motto as "a principle u^iver
fally acknowledged." The sense of the honora
ble General Assembly on the present question
was fully declared in their withholding the an
nual grant of an hundred pounds near thirty
years ago, which has not been renewed since.
In this opinion they appear to have been fixed in
!777> when their committee met one from the
corporation; but the latter no' acceding to"a
mode of education which the former supposed
the honor and welfare of the State required, no
thing was done. The legislature have ever been
disposed to patronize the college and afford every
encouragement to literature; 64t,they cannot
debase the dignity of government by acknow
ledging an independant body within the State,
or Submitting public education to the sole ma
nagement of one class of men, however refresha
ble. If I am mistaken in supposing the claims
of the Reverend corporation are inadmissible,
the State ofConnedicut is mistaken.
To detract from the abilities, or lessen the just
influence of the clergy is Jartheft from my wish.
The cause of vice and infidelity is promoted by
denying them the eftcem and honbr due to them.
But non omnia poffumus omnes. Without dimi
nishing ought from the just praise of the clergy,
it may be laid, that education Should not be be
trufted with them exclusively. Other profeffi
ons are concerned for the interest of literature,
and, in those branches which come within
their own department, more competent judges.
Theology doth not belong to academic instructi
on more than phytic, jurisprudence, or civil po
lity. And when the State of government will
admit of it, Why should not profeffors in these
branches be appointed as well as in that? But
few comparatively ofthe youth, educated at col
lege, devote themselves to the ministry.
Moreover, the scanty maintenance of the cler
gy obiigeth some to betake to farming, and others
to keeping school. The Stated labors ofthe cler
gy also in their office are greater than those of
any other of the learned profeffions—as any one
will admit who confiders the weekly preparati
ons they have to make for the fanCtuary, visita
tion of thp Sick, attendance on funerals, catechi
sing children, &c. &c.
Besides the proportion of their time and
thoughts taken up in provision for their families,
while their support from their people is so small.
How then can they pay much attention to the
general advancement of literature, or project an,
large plan of education? Instead of taking things
on a large scale, their situation and circumstances
rather conduce to contrast their views, do not
admit of their obtaining by travelling an ac
quaintance with mankind, knowledge of the
world and the Rate of learning abroad. They
cannot with decency freely intermix with the
world, and hence are not under advantage to
obtain that knowledge of human nature which
other learned men have. This is not to their
reproach; it arifeth from the nature of their of
Cash given for clean Cotton
and Linen RAGS, of any kind, Old Sail
Cloth, Bags, &c. at the Printing-Office
or either of the Paper Mill: in Hartford.
fice, which secludes them much from the world.
There have been but very few instances, Since
the founding of the college, of the fellows or
truflees having a literary correspondence with
learned men in other countries, or even out of
the limits of this State. How rational must it
therefore appear, that a competent number of
other professions be joined^n the government of
the college? Gentlemen in more independant:
circumstances, friends to religion and learning,
having the knowledge of human nature and the
world,would furcly be very ufeful in directing to
branches of learning suited to the differentgenius
of youth,the acquisition of which would best fur
nifhthemto serve their generation. Such gentle?
men when they visited feats of learning abroad,
wouldenquireinto theirdifferentconftitu tions and
methods ofinftru&ion,and the proficiency ofthe
Students, and discover many things of the great
est utility to the college and State. They would
keep up a correspondence with gentlemen of
letters to whom theyhad been introduced abroad,
and obtain many donations and benefits from,
such correspondence, which-universities in such
an infant country as this, r&d not be afliamed to
receive and solicit. From' the extenfve con
nections also which we are row forming with
other states and nations, may we not expert that
learned men from them will frequently visit our
university?
In 1723 the General Assembly enabled, (a.
mong other things) “ that a minister of thirty
" years of age might be chosen a trustee."
(Clap's hist. p. 34.)8ut the corporation, I believe,
frill make for/, years requisite. The majority of
the members are commonly advanced in years,
a Stage of life not the best adapted to those offi
ces which require an acquaintance with the pre
ient modes and tempers of mankind, and the
sensibility and vigor of at least middle age. It
mult be weakness at best for gentlemen on the
borders of superannuation to think, that they
only can direct the Studies of youth. But old
men are jealous of their honor. And it is very
fuppofeable (without any other infirmity than is
common to declining years) that a jealousy of
being eelipfed may have influenced to that treat
ment of some worthy gentlemen not long since
in office at college, of which they had much rea
son to complain. Though I would beunderftood
to except the reverend and worthy Senior Fellow
of the corporation from such a suggestion.
On the whole,the clergy cap feared be thought:
the only qualified persons to have the oversight
of a public Seminary. Those youths at least who
are designed for ocher callings than tl e ministry,
(who make up a large majority ofthe collegians
in these days) would to better advantage have
their Studies directed by learned men of other
profeffions. These m§ft be supposed to know
what is neceflary for the education of their sons,
as well as those. If the college hath not been
put on the most r6fpe&able footing, it hath not
been owing to the General Assembly ; but to
the Corporation, who seem to think they have as
good a claim to independence on the state, as
America hath to be independent on Britain.
Whether ,their charter gives them independence
may be difeuffed in the next paper.
February 3, 1783.
(No. 942.]