Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-07-29
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BROWN UNIVERSITY.

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IL is not our intention, wish, TO commence n
var of determination persecution, against the nsu-
ton Of which we are now speaking; and we say in all
sincerity that our motives in making what has been cali
cd an attack upon Brown University, have been infu.
cncedby the best and puest motives of and
whatever may be the result Of the have adopt
ed, shall leave the subject when it shall have been
completed with full and perfect conviction. that we
have made honorable effort to serve the State, and to
defend the rights of the people
Fthere time when the press was called up
on to interfere between the government of Literary In
stitnton, and the public, by whose munifccnce sup
ported, that time at hand and undauntody declare
to the world that it the unqualified opinion Of The COM
-nuny, that is necessary establish new order of
things in Brown Unverslty-thn: it is necessary that
the institution be presided by Of frr,ncss of
education of independenceby who will fearless
y and independently perform the duties Of his Office and,
scorning the dctaton OF wealth and astocracy, award
the chonors Of the College those who by merit and
by merit only, entitled to them.
We do not, by this, wish have it understood that
Presidential robes, with the sins of ignorance on the
contrary, prepared to say, that his requirements
amply sufficient to qualify him for the Office which
he fs--and who doubted the fact but do in
tend to say that, pursuing tme-servng policy, he
notorously does, he is qualified for important
station.
THIS assertion has been abundany proved, and that,
to-, to the melancholy satisfaction Of the public who
have ookel to University the nursery Of Rhode
Island L. eraiure-as the " hot house. of science, where
the youthful mind is directed and where 1t iosclope
resources and the mghtness OF its rowors-and they
have their avorlte institutions instead of gaining
honorable and distinguished rank the class Of niver
sties, dwindlpg into decay. and deeior rng its rcpu
ration This they have not bcheld with idle eye, ard
although they have reiraned from public complaints,
they have not silently looked onwthout asccrainng the
cause WHY our University has kept pace with Har
ward Yale and Dartmouth ,and they satisfied thai
something must be done to preserve it from the ap-
proichca of absolute rum.
lrlocay of stuatl tend to accelerate the pros
pcrity and Of public Literay Institution,
have decided advantage almost ever other Unver-
sity, and if il properly conducted there be
of the sonry where the insalubrty ocimate and
the discrepancy of literary advantages deny to the asp
rant for classical education, the of attaining
what his heart pants for. In no part OF New-Engand,
there be found spot where pure and uninter
rup,ed health predomlnates, than that which Brown
University is located nor there be found place
more congenal to the wants Of studous mind. Situa
ted eminence which overlooks of the most de-
ghul landscape views in creation, surrounded by hill
and dale, and " warbing rivulet and ripping flood" it
is peculiarly calculated to inspire thirst for knowledge
orthose abstract sciences, which elevate towards
HIN who formed him, and which measuraby uniathom
tho ntrcaces Of nature and deeop hemyserics of the
skies. 1t is calculated to inspire the poet and to tune
his Ire with nelodi lays, whilst it fills the breast of
the pois student with admiration he looks upon
whcn pourays the wisdom of the Creator and bcspeaks
his goodness to fallen man. Disease contam-
mates the atmosphere that surrounds it, and dscord and
contention unwilngy approach spot, which seemed
originally d,senedb heaven, to be the abiding place of
Literature, the Arts and the Sciences.
But with all these natural ad vantages, added TO unim
perishabe fiscal resourses institution, which from its
ape former wel-established reputation should
in pubic estimation, daily and hourly deterorates,
by ofte bad management Of its governmental re-
lations, aud promises to sink into ultimate nsgnhcance
and dsrepute. To maintain its digay and reputation,
has been one ofthe first and happest offices Of the Sate
and with hand untouched by parsimony it has been pa
troazed AID cherished has any effort been wanting
on the psr Of the great Of the people TO give
rank in the catalogue oI Universities.
But every exertion raise it las been made in vain
and that public which has offered to it fostering hand,
has been left to behold its disgrace and to antci-
pate its rum. Whoever will look into its private
history, whoever will into concise calculation
of It's rise or its declenson, will find that for the last f
teen wears Brown University has clned in the number
r its scholars while other Institutions have increas-
ed and that this declenson has been felt and realized
at tirne when the population Of Providence has in
creased at the Of FIVE per ccntum per annum and
at the ratio Of twenty-five per centum in its fiscal
sources.
Why should such things BET why should they exis, Q,
amoment Of our prosperty1-are questions which will
be naturally asked which we respondthere is fault
at tho head springs there is paPsbc corruption the
government: And the evil be not eradicated the Un
yersity must 70 down. This y in all sincerity, and
without fear Of being conradiocd; and however much
x NAV n. censured for our assertions, by those who