The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-10-24

afanmerce, government and religion
f,rafime supply all the inducegenis
-, improve and excel, nt whlch efo"ins
-, il abb. 10 avail itself the SENSE u
.s4.idnal and personal importance vii
.s., add It's influence and pro'oke the lux
''..f domestic archirciute, while res
far science aod literature DEGREES 10
uses aud Institutions Their share in these
In. too, thr United ST tes have alrea-
-. ..awa m exiraordiunr, maturity both
c,m & power. A single instance will sui
Ztb.t nf the L i,ersity of Chariut.es-
m. "a Virginia. Of WI lch Mr. Jefferson is
venerable aud nanHcent patron, xiv
s. - the age of eignty-fhfee, the most
's.,,it,ing attention toits interest,".
:. IN. bnldias-, lrn in number, are COM
3 -. tn,, have each front OF "a different
4 e architecture, copied from some of
,ns s,s.t modrls al antiquity. la the cen
4 ,s an psart copy ofthe Pantheon, hall
..,,,. oflhe Original, for the theatre and
II, the buildings will cast about
,soa oDo $1,000 strringl and the Uni
s.',,y ba, an annual Income from the
.5,a If $4,000. liS75O oterlng,) which
,y0 he increased
To tins may add, that graduates from
.oy own universities, bche'e natives ri
~, avn toWnl scholars distinguished tor
H., AIyp received the honoUrs confer
..d nv a infant university, and have ac-
,,a,.d H. invitation 10 reside III II, aud
,.t. an active share III the promotion OF
il, objects. a.,
,,r ereater powrr OVER spectators than oh
IRIS nearly similar in any other situation
y :. s., college Of students embracing al
let Il, the objects of human requirements.
',,a1 .mangBt the forests and Nlds of
h,Ifcs,tirated region its patrons the new
',,,,t,le or new world, who found aud
rlannort i, with liheraIity and disregard Of
.vn.nse and scatter seed prodigdliy, be
c.i,.p. secure in the strength and richness
other soil, they know that every gram
Will grow and he mathred.'
With deep interes, thus excited IL
b-oad. with the great stake which we have
i, this Institution at home; with every
motive of pride and of patriotism To main
tain this ,nunifcent Institution, let Us sWear
10 nn, forth every nerve 10 lis lust shppot
back its authority on every proper ucca-
sion and to discontendnce every thing,
which threatens 10 impair its utll,t, ar To
blight its prospects Rtch. Eng. |
-..sae"
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Oct. 15.---Wr have
heard from most respectable Sp5rc", that
rhe Secretary Of War has ordered Is l. j.
gatle of Engineers IN make Il reconnaissance |
this autumn of the upper or western route
Of the proposed national road from Wash |
layton to New Olleans. 1t is said that
they will pass through this place in pursuit
Of the most direct practical route from |
Washington 10 Rock Fish Gep, 10 Leyiog-
tor. Abingdon, a d so ou II New Orleans
NIL they interspct the trace airpaly sill vey-
ed for the middle route. Il, known that
tn middle aad metropolitan routes have
already heen critically examined TN, year,
by brigade Of engineers Of which General I
Bernard was the chief Thus during thu
ensuing session OF Congress, tne interesting
question as tn the direction at the road, viii /
10 al probability be settled. H. tracing the
map il is pretty Obvious that whether the
western ~ middle route be adopted, the dl- /
iect hne will piss so near charlottesville,
that it is highly probable from the weighty .
considerations which might be urged in its
favour, that the road will pass through this .
place. We take it for granted that pn pae
viii seriously contend for the metropolitan
route, Various reasons micat ne urged a
Y,lnsi it, Between the capitol5 our citl-
1ens have already ,aierahly good roads
The material Cor an artificial road on that
Eoote are wanting--thc people inhabtlns !
shat rnnntry have already easy access =
rtigahIe water the country is sparseIy !
popnlated-ltis poor, AS consequence tAr
FXpensc Of travelling would be something |
he hundred per cent higher than on eli !
taerthe western or middle route. For these |
and many other reasons thai might be as
Ssned, we have concluded the gu, ation
Will be confined to the middle and Western
routes, und whichever pre-, all, we permit
ourselves to hope we shall be great gamers
fIYcFlfs.