Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-05-03

vrgHERS TO The RISING GENERATION.
TO folcit charity is never an enviable talk /:
ID ID the progreis of civil fociety, iniances FIRE.
os.atiy occur, in which. without the aid of
Ii wealthy aud charitable, inRirutions, calcu-
asd to improve the condition Of mn, would
shn periih in embryo.
TIE College eaablifhed for the Diari6 of
Maine, in the year 1894, by the Legi1agure Of
Maachuleits, now preients finch an iniance to
ae pubic ADD IFS friends and governors en-.
ertan hope to make it appear that It's claim
ucan the attention of their fe.low-citizens IS
alesA as frong as that of thoie which have
4 any time obtained tLeir favor and aGiaanoe.
The Diaritt OF Name, being, as TO all Pur-
tcies OF communication and ictercourle, de
sEhed from The other part of the State-and
d progrsls in population being rapid beyond
t.culsuon-ts inhabitants being already nu-
nerous-and its difance from any UniverGty
uC,lIese, great the Legislature wifely con
enpAiel Inc necethty Of aging the foundation
FRA College within its territory and bounti-
uly endowed it with five towulhips Of land,
n,he 7 b and ranges of townthips back of
he WALDO patent. From the legislature it
recsyed The name of Bowdoin college and il
elaalihed at Brunfwick about rs miles
daant from Portland, in a ple4iant village,
near TO the mouth of the river Androfcoggn.
Soon after i S incorporation, the Honorable
JlGEs 2owDoIs, Of Bottom, was 70 good as TO
become its benefl6tor, by generonAy endowng
Il WITH money and lands, to the amount Of near
1.-TWO thouiand pounds and he is ltiil conGd
ersl as Is friend and patron. Theft leveral
donations eonRituted the whole funds of The
College; and greater part of them are rot in
aeqadition to produce income.
The permanent intsrefts of the inltituti0n
Gssmsslo dictate delay of the fale of The lands
beloved by the government, until they lhould
have acquired the value to which, within me
psHod Of few years, they undoubtedly are def
lns5. But an ardent delire to open f-mina-
~ e much wanted in the Diaria, for the re
septon Of Radents, has 70 tar preFai ed over
that confederation, as TO induce the Trultees,
aad Overieers, TO diFea the iale of 70 much as
would Yield a Efficiency to meet he necefary
expences OF putting the College into operation.
For his purpole nearly one half Of the lands
have been fold aud the proceeds placed in
htnaiion to Yield little permanent income.
Bot We find that, after defraying the expe1ce
Of ereding building for The uft Of .tudeats, and
houle for the accommodation of the frlt off
Ger OF the College, the remaining income is
barely Efficient 70 lupport PreG1ent aud one
Fot1Ror of languages -thele officers have
s'ea appointed and il IS believed that the
choice has fallen upon petlons, who, fhoud
tleV aCcent ths frnf will 0rrar!v ,rCvaota ~
iueesls aud reputation OF the intiluton.
l. IS contemplated to commence The bufinefs
q nafndian toward the clols Of the emitting
hummer ard We trad that with tie fInies of
Providence, and IN aids Of the charitable,
NV years viii en- bic US to fupport the other
aeeeiiAfy inlfruGors; foundation being al
'sady laid by our worthy patron for the luPport
q ProfsFor Of philolophT
Some Of The greateh Disadvantages we at
7ret,Rt have TO encounter, are the waat Of
'0Fary and Philosophical apparatus and it is
partly to thde objects that fuch donations as
nay be received viii b. applied. Is it too
alc' 10 exPea that, among tha numerous indi
'lapals in this ti.h ADD ProiPero1s country,
'ao abouad il wealth, enough will be obtain.
q TO smeliorate onr prelent fender citcumaan-
esl rhs fnaileif donations, IN books, money,
= other things. viii be thankfully received.
Among the numerous Z ,Aeg4s ana Univerf
1es which nave biele anj adorned the world,
e@ or none have grown iato notice and relpetta.
'a'y unaflted by the hand of liberalty. The
Seil grounded opinion thst nothing endears a
Afne 70 much to po4eFity as the eGa5liiA-