Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-11-27

obliged IL repeal i, and It was Afterwards
passed with s0iGe mod .ncallOns. The re.
if.ctioHs substituted, aided Ivy public OBJ.
Mon, have nearly produced the desired et.
feet. Few OF he youth OF the CUuntF. an.
ply themselves to the study OF theology
since other occupations, much more tempt.
ing 10 their amhaIOn, have been opened "a
their choice. tOrreny. he pric siLOOd vas
he Chief AIM oil young men O. the pest "a.
miles, who were GTSIrous az distinction
as, ia tact, II constituted s!ngus. lie Cnly
profession, to which tIuse - be- had receive
literal eUg, alien Gould Gey ole tn, usc,yro
which will readily account Tor iue cncu1.
stance oi 80 many OF the secular clergy d..
rectlng their attention, al present., linl,
exclusively 10 politics. Ine reguia. c.f,.
y, who are not permitted, by the na,l.
.! their profession, 10 take par! IN the Jg..
ness vi tie world. or Ia hold secular Office.
are many oi Them Europeans +: but those q
them WHO are natives, take the some live?
interest IN passing events, with tue oih.-
classes OF TIC community.
They have gone C,u!!UuSiy TO WORK in.a.
Urms IN tic different branches in ;Ar!r mg.
nicipaI laws, ant the administration Il
them. The number OF c:i.crs has been con.
siierahly diminished, and responsibility
reauered more direct and severe. Then.
dietary system has Undergone many IN.
prOyemcnts, anu nearly all the leading lea.
lures oil the law, which Gid not hiralpHze
with tee principle: OF rcrg Uyernm-a,. have
been cXpungcu, though some ui the .0..ge;
evils still remain. The barbarous nnpg...
tiUns on the aboriglnes have been ago,i.l-
Ell. The UdiOus a!cayalia, anu C'uerUg.
u"yiOus taxes, modified, 20 a. 10 lie 10
longer vcXa tIous-slayeTy, and the SIZE
trade. iorDidde IN Iuiurc-and all title, Of
nobility prohibited, under IT, pam OF ;ae
loss 0, citizenship. The law 0! pr..y-r.
nituTc y also eXpunged from their system.
In the PROVISIONAL statute, Is Eas .,gsliy
been stated, nearly all the iracIpc, oi
lrcc representative GOV eminent rre Tccns.
MrZed, accompanied, 1t Is true, with CERTAIN
drawbacks, Tor which they plea. a.: IL.
ceSsIty o; the times, but which they proll.,
their intention 10 90 away, Oh the El.d. Sc.
element Of the governments cUEsu!Gmi.
lion anAIOuSIy desired Dy al! classes oil 10.
haDItims. The example Ci France lis
warned them not ~ attempt too much =
inst they have followed tie plan Vi the |,
States III the introduction OF gradual r..
forms, instead OF resortlng 10 violent an.
sudden innovations and revolutions.
Next 10 The establishment Oi their inie.
pendcnCe by arms, the education Of thar
youth appears TO be the subject OF the NO;
anXious interest. Trey complain, thatess.
~ possible impeachment was thrown in lls
way 0; education previous TO the revolt
ton that, So far from fostering public IT.
Stltuilons for this purpose, seSefal schuoa
were actually prohibited in the capital N!
the young men were not without restrdE
permitted to 20 abroad for their education
There was college al CurdOya, at whla
those destined iortne bar, or the prie.tAyo.,
completed their studies, upon the anCIca'
monkish principles. another called Saa
Carlo, (now the Union of the South b.!
been opened al BuenOs Ayres, but was a.
forwards con, erted into !irracks for ~
diers. 1t is an immense building, more eI
tensIve, perhaps, than any which has bee
dedicated TO learning in this country an.
II has lately been fitted up at very grca
expense. The school was 10 nave opened
in May or June last ION a more modern an!
liberal plan Of disc pine aud instruction. -
The library Ct the state Is kept IN an a.
joining building; il occupies a suit OF II
rooms, and contains nearI y twenty thousaE:
yolu:4es: the greater part rare ard waltz
be. II is formed out Of The library OF III
jcsuits, the books collected in the d.lc7Cn
monasteries, donations from individuals
and an annual appropriation by the govern
ment. and contains works on all Subcci',
and in ali the languages OF the polished Ne
tons of Europe. \ very valuable add'e
has lately been made, OF several thcusag.
volumes. brought to Buenos Ayrcs by y.
Bonp!dnt, a companion OF the celebrated
Humboldt.
l.iir. Rodneys Report 10 be continued
Dedicated 10 Orlna.!o, author ofthe '.&gar
THE CHOIR OF ToBAXHER.
Come listen, my friends, and Ill sing 20
song
The subject, tell you what, is whackeI
Il sha'n't he very short, nor il sna'n't =
very iOUS-
For its all about Choir ef toJdkker.
The poet, the player. the soldier. the tai!o'
The cobJIer. the tinker. tie packer,
The merchant, The banker, the glazIcr, ih'
sailor
All, you see, love a chOr gf foJakker.
\ Choir Of iobakker, you see, is thin2
That man puts in his mouth like c-acher.
And when il is chorred, why, he gives Ia
sling
And il's all for the love Of t0Jalter
He loves it pretty near as well as he doe;
4 girl, when he gives her smacker;
Her lips they are sweet, which he very vel
knows,
But not so sweet as a Choir Of tobGsksr.
The hopes of his life may grow g'oo"r