Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-11
IMPORTATION OF PKnEESSi;sS 50


~, IMPORTATION OF PROFESSORS
=, ne hchmond Enquirer informs The public, tina,
nir' " imfr OF tina, city, to England IN NAV 10
procure professors for The Universiy of Virspia has
returned, sud a. he has been very snco.stnI in OH
tanning professors, who to sail from, Ion,jo. in
me lrJeni about the 10Th of 0. toi,cr On this tie
marks - fOr' -
what American can read the above notice with
"". 'n'gna'ion Mr.. ierson might as well have
sH'u t,'t h's y turerss and dorm.1 ies should no,
ne ou,ii with Anerican bricks aud have sem 10 Eu-
,nne Tor them, as 10 Import group of P,ofess,,s
we wish well 10 his oiIegc !; but nrsi think i, mi,
ma an agent should he despatched /, Europe ior
sniIe oil professors. M G liner could ,,e i,Iy dis
charged his mission, with half The trouble ami ~ .
ie"se,by saori TRIP to New Ere,snd,''
From me Pi;laieip hia Gazette
Or, we may he permitted add, by n still s,n,,er
'r'p 10 Pennsylvania. But BECAUSE Penns, yani,
"rS nor produce stump Oratots and +, esiden:s The
'"s'a's conclude thar II produces noihipg else oil
saae 'oiseiin thar the fl 81 physicians, philosophers
"s'o''"">, as'ronomers, and J'antep -, kuown in a
metican annals, have bren citizens Of our state =
Inns sendhg of commissioner 10 Eurorr 10 e,y,ae
professors fora new University, is, weihink. one ri
ne greatest insults the Americas pee,i G have rec,;s
ed. ~ 'Se'"
We excuse the wit Of our Bnston and phi
ladeiPhia Editors, wishing them he next time
better subject on which TO employ IT, II is
ny no means orr desire In disparaee: the wise
inrp 81 the East, or the philosophers of Ph,Ia
uelphia, pasf. present, or 10 come W.. have
had The misfortune, il is true. Of produciny
two or three Presidents. and son,e few stun n
orators mot toser speak of Patrick Henry. n II
Lee, John Randolph or Litleion Waller Taze-
wtlt but we do notsee the mighty sin we com
NH, either against good morals or good man
htrs, IN looking out for The best Professors sc
can obtain for our rising Uniyersiiv-nay. oil
sending 10 g. Britain for professors If IN, Ian.
gnaSes, mathe mates, and physics. If from any
tanse Whatever il was not easy to obtaio tbcn
ID ~ England or Pennsylvania. S. Carolina
employs DR.. Cooper--bas she been ceDsurrd
Tor ner judicious selection? But no man caD
so wen explain the motives of this visit To En-. |
rope, as MIR. Jefferson himself who IN the
late report 10 The Legislature of Virginia. has
anticipated and answered in the most appro-
PIRATE manner every exception which has been
taken to the North:
.'Tbe Visitors were sensible, that iNcre mich, lac !
found ia The different seansTies OF he fI,;;s Sea-
persons qualified To cnnduct these several srhools
w"h rniro competence but il WAS nei ber probal,I.
'nh' 'hey would leave the situations ~ which fhey
men were, nos honorable or moral 10 c1Jeagor In "a.
i'ce Them from iher stations ard 10 have Gued,t.
professional chars with men, lnyed and secoodar,
charHc'ets, would not base fulfilled the object ar
70 he'd the expectations Of onf cunnty IN This ,s,;,,
dn VI vas, moreover, believed, thu 10 atiyancs !.
science, we must avail ourselves uf tie sks III c,
tries aheddy advanced before Os. wac ,i,e,sfo,s
ueemed most advisable 10 resort TO Eufope Tor some
~.
which speak dc sane language, IN order 10 ol,.i,
ch"acicfs d The first grads OF science o rbcir res
pec'ive Ines and, TO mike the selection with pro
PEI Inflammation, caution and adyisen,en il was ne
' " SOU" q" agent OF science and confidence"
we ga not suppose that lbere was onetso in Tho ,yori
WHO eo"id possibly have siseons,rued ~, ssn,srra
~ ~ nPpeansd ~ the debate The election ofn Sen.o
Gu ny bHt as We know ,ist gentleman La
s'ne " Hnn ~ IS Po'sbe that few oers mac have
"enint" tue ame mEconeepsn, we Ching A uroner
" sA'e mat no Impeachment intendsd "a s r,tvrv.
e, eher by The Speaker Reporter I'm ti~ seotin,n
ssS'"sH 80 slr Af'nisead) Of the scraey Of Mo Ran
uoPs Mr stated it TO be his the acting
senator had cone 20 this Guy for the purpose Of getting
mr. yeF elected Mr. A. is reported denying lis r,e
~ si'opg terms--no the fci iHsi such tie impfrs
SION o. H nat tie fact that Mr. Barbour h1d come here
WIN s9eh 40 ia'entou Dir Hsgaed his reasons Tor ss
FHE mat Mr. H. was Incorrect ~ bis Impressions This
was OIL ihnt was intended TO be cJnyeyed NOT thp s
est inuiatiof. tIs Mr. RS. vcraciiy had been
~ DEBATE Tbai such we're Mr rs mpressions a. ~, 4,
bsrb0Ors visit,we have not the least DOUBT I,t We ,e
equally Efniy convinced that seimpress;o5s -,
tireiy Incorrect We have otlscr ~,
mas asen Hp the same impressions Of Me- o. vtSt, A.
though the subject OF The Senatorial election was sep,,o
edto mr. ~ incidentally IN Conversation vel w. ~, .
heard, nor do we know, ola single rxprcs,n sst 80,
from bis lips Or 10 any shape Whatever weL jns;