Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-11-24

MA, abOru5 satisi9ttOFy account Of
its present condition We trust that the
warnest wishes of the friends of the u
University may be realized IS hardly
possible that an institution, founded and
feathered as that has been, should fail oil
becoming a valuable monument, in af-
ter years, OF the zeal and disinterested-
ness Of the great men who have psr,i-
cularly pat,onized it. 1t is a singular
! felicity 10 arr Institution for the purpose
of Education, TO have among its active
Trustees three Err Presidents of the u
States. OF these, two MIR. Jefferson
and Mr.. Eadlson,Y addressed the assem-
bled Students, on the late occasion OF
a tumult there, with Temonstrances so
parental, as to induce them to forsake
the erroneous stand they had taken, and
submit TO the laws. Nor is this surpriz.
ing. What heart so calloJs as to resist
such an appeal What temper so stub
born as tn be deaf to the pei suasive ac-
cents of these venerated sagcs, in such
a cause?-Nat Int.
Extract of letter from Charlottesville
cit had been feared by many Of the
friends Of the University, that its police
and government would not be eEerset-
Ic. Some OF the Students had them
selves fallen into this error and have
suffered by il, But the deep interest
taken IN the subject by such men as
Messrs. Jefferson and Madison, could
not fail 10 have powerful influence;
and the community will see in their
conduct, on the late occasion, an earn
est OF the vigilance and energy Of their
parental care over the Institution. With
the decisions of these illustrious men,
the public voice will always concur.--
Their displcasurc, thus sustained, will
not be lightly incurred; nor will regu-
lations emanating from such source
be either disregarded or condemned. As
proof Of this, the increased attention
to their studies and crcumspect deport.
ment of the students, since the 4th OF
October, have attracted the particular
notice Of all who have had any inter-
course with him. The Vlsitefs are un-
derstood to be maturing plan for
police government, which is to be sub
mitted to the Legislature next month,
"The whole number of AUTHORIZATIONS
is 20 from the following States--Vir-
ginia iOs; Maryland 4: Louisiana 8 /,
Kentucky 2; Georgia /; Tennessee /;
North Carolina /; Pennsylvania /;
District of Columbia /; England L.
There have been four explosions; ana
one death; leaving Mt present 49, II
is pretty well aecertained that the
number Of students at the next course,
commencing in February, will be great
er than can be Accommodated by the In |
stitntion. for want Of dornitories. As
the young men will be received in the |
order in which they come, the axclu-
sions, if there be any, will fall on those |
who last arrive One third of the young !
men at the next course will come, it is :
said. from ether states if judgment |
may be formed from the number by |
whom application and inquiries are !
made. The books to compose the Ii. ,
brary are constantly arriving--about !
4500 volumes have been received; and /
the number sent for will make the libra
ry as complete as any in the Union. A !
great many presents have been made |!
IN the Institution of valuable and rare
books, curiosities. &c.
"MrJeeerson have even taken down, !
from his own hall, the numerous curl. /
osities which he had collected and which
had been sent to him from other coun- /
tries, in the course of his long and dis
tnguished life, and presented them to
the University. One large room in the
Rotunda is appropriated, and the collec- /
ton of curiosities, when properly ar
ranged, will be extremely interesting.
The following is an extract of let
ter from a citizen of Natchez to citi-
zen of Knoxville, dated Natchez, Octo-
Der Ia, 1925.
81 he yellow fever is raging in this
country at higher stage than it was
ever known before; the people have all
moved out of town, except those who
are compelled to stay. The deaths in
Natchez, since the the middle OF Sept.
are, on an average, six every day, |
exclusive of those in the country, |
which we're numerous and unprece-
denied"
Large Trees.-There are now grow
ing within miles of St Paul's Church, !