The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-02-08

do not regularly receive AutiE NhIltIs W Hsei
ly rs of all omissions.
~ W. have Just had forwarded 10 u
a e.'py of The catsiugue of ihe officers ant
ftudrBis of 'IIanpdcn syduey, the Chare
.snd Laws BY thu Catalogue II appear
that there ME Resident Graduates, 5 Sc
niofs, 81 juniors, SO Sophomorrs, .!
] freshmen, 10 students rccillng an the sci
euc.s hut not candidates for degrees,
class Of students unknown Ia the Northern
Colleges aud 0 in the Acad' my attached IL
College in all I23. The Faculty Is nj
follows .lnnathan T. Gushing, A. N Pie
sident aud Professor of Natural Phloso.
phy and Chrmitr, in these branches Pre-
sident Gushing has few equals. the appara
fus is on. of the finest IA the u. States, and
Ss have been assured Ly persons who were
qualified to speak that the course of expe
Itlnent-, particularly in Chemistry, IL far
Tnoie extensive than nj Cambridge, aud on
~ exceeded pertaps by thai nj Yale. Jas.
Marsh, A. NJ Professor OF Ancient Ian
gulges aud Relies Lettrrs, n scholar well
known in N. England, and who's loss 10
hal part of the Union sc know 10 be
regretted by some ofits best scholars. We
speak advisedly wheo We sag that except
Al Lamhridgr We believe there isfno pro.
Iss-6r So we'll prepared 10 teach the classifg
as MIR. Marsh. Peter McNicst. A. NJ. Tea
rher of Malhemsto, Henry Wood 4. M.
Sem. Tutor. Allen d. Alrleslf, A Junior
Tutor; al very we'll qualified far their re
sp.ctise dulirs. The course is in extent
perhaps the second in America =; In the
lraroed languages we are glad to see how
liberal il is, SO far beyond any Southern
Institution. This College has been char
tered now about 40 years With inconsidr
rsble funds and no patronage from the
gate yet has Il gone on increasing 10 ase
fneAs, from day TO day, aod is at this mo
meat 1M inferior Ia any institution south of
n. England. Its Presidents have been a
Toong the most enlightened Of our citizens
Samuel SlaRhope Smith, ID. ID. LII ID.
John Blair Sgith, ID. ID Archibald AK
andrt, d d. Moses Hose, ID. ID. The
expense of living is very cheap aud the mo.
fais 81 the students are q good ~ The I'm
peloosity Of yanlh will allow them 10 be.
MIR CLAY We know scarcelya man who
does not feprubate the Sourse pursued TO
wards this gentleman by the jackson aud
Crawford prints, ss uni ust aud uneRnerous IN
Ihe extreme We admire the 4slchiulness
which detects and the INDEPENDENCE winch
sAposes the Alterations Of ma. temporarily
" clothed with a little 'lrIcl nuthot'iy but
we cannot sanction course OF hostility to-
wards any individual, because his opinions
happen TO he al variance with those at our
sclt-made demieods Mr. Clay sands IN this
predicament Dir, Crawford IS has FIRST ehfier,
but he deems ituseless TO pfoioag tbs decision
o. I've oaest,ou, by voitng Tor him, when
he kE0Ns, thai, although that geEllemsn's
fficnds may stick by him a. long rs there is n
shot IL the locker, their dffGit0n mud their
courage will avail them nothing, Regarding
the tranquility OF the country Of more i'm
poftauce than Nh useless show OF hands In
hennll Of this or that individuHl, ho puriurf
thai cghe.e which u sht have been eAl@Cte6
from his talents, his patriotism and his magma
Rltady. No ,Wundet that snme men, who cah
perceive no motive OF action unconnected
with .personal interest or ambition, should nj
once ikise the hue and cry OF corruption, aud
assert that Mr. Clay had sold himself to Mr.
Adau.--ihat lie was 10 he rewarded tor his
support with the Seeretaryship ot S(nie -
lie vas compelled, by his knowledge ol the
certain defeat of Mr.. Crawford, To choose be-
tween what he depmSd "twuevlls." tie has
chosen what he believed to he the iesq' lie
was hostile 10 both. Ii be has threatened TO
eHpnse political errors OF Mr. Adams, has he
not already denounced Gen Jackson Mr.
damss errors Cf errors they were) related
TO, matters OF polcy---those of Gen. jackson
10 constitutional principles, and unvaryine
and immutable doctrines OF nHtinnal law. The
former might he convinced Of his error, il
iudeed he were wrong--the latter never
could for, although his opinions were lormcd
without reflection, the character OF the man
is n SUIT cient guarantee that they nre M root
ell as the eVerso.ting bills On ,hiS subject
we publish in another column a letter said 10
have been written 10y a member Of Contres
20 the Editor Of the PhiIadelphis Observer,
aud Mr.. Clay" Card in reply. More anon.
II The Alexandria Herald says that Mr..
Clsy's" card" is sguirorGi" We should
be glad TO know what the Herald would con
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