The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-12-13
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ELEGANT ExTRacT

'rhc following is an extract from the ad-
dress oE DIR. Mitchell delivered at the open
ing of The University Classes, in Ncw-York,
What inviting prospects are before US !!
i scem to behold the regions embraced hy
our national confederacy, assimilated INTO an
iudissolublc compound, by canals running
from north to south, and by roads branching
from east 10 west. / see machinery intro-
tluced by water and steam to perform thc
carclii,e, spinning, and weaving, hcfgtofore
llaLoriously done by the human hand
view the two plants, which tho eDs!avcd ne
grocs brourhtswith them from Africa, the
sysa,num or benni) and arachis (pea nut)
Welding TO the screw, oily products superiour
TO that afforded by the tree of Minerva. In
the interval not occupied blythe preferable
culture Of grass and bread cgrn,. watch the
vine as It curles its tcndriIs and unloads itself
\ OF its clustered fruit. Tke poppy ehuses It's
milky Juice, and affords ts pain its luliing opi-
ate. And untlcr the doficstick cultivation OF
FAX AMI hemp, / discern that important arti-
Giles OF these kinds ond ofiorciSn growth, are
even twisting theirf1ast threads.
~ g Have VIC not, therefore, reason TO rejoice
in the excellence of our situation 4! Ought we
mot 70 bc thankful for aprofusicn OF goo':
things Oh let us ever be mindful oil the
.beneficcnt aivcr, and offer him increasingly
our grcatful Acknowledgements Let us learn
10 read his hand writing on the pages OF crc-
-ation and to grow wis er and better by the
Interpretation of his works ! p.4
y" Young gehtem en- of the classes--in you
L view the rising hopes of society. 10 you
life is opening, with its aiuring psospccts. l
charge you to respect your country, and its
institutions. 1t is your duty, by assiduous
conduct, to prove yourselves worthy OF the
great advantages you enjoy. You should
pray for continued blessing upon their la
bours, and for an increase of their number
and.ability. With such ratemper, will your
aptitude to learn be quickcned, and your ac-,
QUESTIONS be rendered additionally useful, to
yourselves and your connections. In the per-
-formance Of this days service, have been
able to draw but rough and hasiy outline.
TO the learned and highly qualified profess
sours, who fill the different chairs in this col
lodge, refer you for the nicer colouring and
finishing touches Of the picture. Under their
guiding andprotecting care you will be LED
through the productive fields of knowledge
There will you learn to labour i'm the vine.
yard there VII you partake in the richness
of the harvest. Estimate we'll, therefore, tho
present opportunity. For during the cur
rent sessions il is probable, many of you ma!
IayGthe foundations of your dcstinics whcth
or you shall occupy private stations, object
of love TO your families and of respect by you
neighbours: or be called TO perform the func
uons of magistrates and legislators, adornc
with the civick wreath, or invited to succcc
in due tina to these academick seats, crown
cd by Apollonean hurels, the examples an
instructors of the growing generations.--A
any rate, there is one goal to which each ]
driving, and for which it will be importan
that every one should be prepared and tina
is, the fittnwty hereafter, to which this worl
with all its knowledge, and all its prctcnsion
is but PREPARATORY e.rercisc."
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