Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-11-17
We inri!e attention 70 the ~tollaFine COMMUNICATIONS
FOR TuE CONSTITUTIONAL WAC.

election of Il gentleman to preside over The ,r,,tinv of
imam aM' Mary CoHeGr. 1t is with no snail deaiee
of satisfaction. that see this venerable but l,ys n-y-
lrctci Institution exhibiting evidence. of a ,csussitaucn
10 active aud efficient usriuinrss.
This school, once virgiuias boast, anl IN nr,rn,i,n,t
science TO her chivairoLs aud distinguished so,s, a.,
HAPPY to fnd, is arousing from her SAUNDERS aud makio-
an effort 10 regain her long lost influence and disttncUo,,.
or the last twenty years IT has almost been entirely d..
srf'ed by the yortii oil lower Virginia, VIA have resni:,
20 o'her 'u'n'ut'ois to seek that knowledge which was
'"fmel'y procured within its walls. The causes of this,
tHe irisdds oi the college congratulate themselves. ho,a
octn removed. II wasin The FIRST instance, ~nsc.i5oLlc 20
u weak and inefficient faculty, Sonrc of whom with y -
entire 'ncompctency tn teach these BRANCHES OF scirnc.
w"ich 'hey r'"iesSed. had cnujcined habits of iunnoralitv
tne sr"sSes' 1" imost cAcept'nnah!c. This doubtless ca 10
the h's' Impulse to that dcr!juc Witch has h,o,ahi !, ~
low III puhl,: estimation. 70 remedy this, some lin. :.
the year 1874, an uttcnpt vas made ~ the r,nrt nfT,,..
ices TO substitute a faculty liz whom the confidence Of n.
public could be rcposcd, and whose talcu,s and mo,ns.
! would secure 10 the Institution a r,snec,,hlj,v m r.ru.
nency ut character. Accordingly ~ that wear, Or. S,uiiS.
a distinguished gentleman of New York, Gone of its alum
ny was invited to take the charge of its observation-disclosures.
lie accepted. and III conjunction with Dr.tJoues, The laic-
hiSh'ye respectable aud much esteemed Professor Of Chem
'sry, &c. the friends of the college cherished the wrlt
grounded hope that II would again he raised to its fni-
"H' '''c"'"y htd usefulness, But III this tlley were de-
,e'VeH. IN 'c year subsequent 10 his appointment. Or.
Jones resigned his Professor ship aud pr. Smith bacamr
unpopular About this time also an uniul tuuatc ch.u,c
VI tie pccuniaTy cIIcum noes OF our country, rendered, 6
impossible that the people cuu,d patrouizc an Institution,
at which they were forced tn iscun, q 100, -,
mat az W ill"mshurS-b"ar nj that time being fouu ~
to 40 dollars Il quarter, in respectable boarding lnusrs. am;
every TING else. pioPoGtionably high. These incidents
''S'"S'' 'S""'' S''d'y ND tPInSSS The institution and ia
"tr,tasr IN students TO AN inconsidcrablc number, until
within the last year, " hen iDr. Smith resigned and the i,,.
'a'"c"'e" Or. w inner was chosen 10 the Presidency. THIS
gentleman : known ability as a clergyman aud "A scl,uin,.
an" nus singular suaVi'y aud hlandisEnncn ul man ucr. in
>tHeu c"ifdence III the people, aud wouId drub,less havr.
V"''"eu me hich wrought amiicipatiOus which tho suppoI-
tiers ct the College had fnrnci-bu, II seemed tina, st,1,.
evil star presided over its fate, toy scarce had This l,cs,,-
mnbie man commenced his css.er nf usefulness. than hi.
was called io.the realities al au eternal wottl: endcarcI
4" the citizens of williamsburg and tine uunils l., in.,,nc,-
ed, by the strongest aud ,eulclest ties OF social and n,,.,
tl scliDN l MS lrhi t,npp, fDn ,rDynact. ut ii, ~
ieSr, rendered for a while the calculations of its warnc,r
friends da'k and unpfnpi,ious. 70 behold tho earliest
glimpse oi ats prosperity linus ohscured AZ its dawn 49,
circumstance calculated TO create despair (r the succc.s,f
any i"'n,e effort they might make to effect its csuscitnlr,n
Tut amidst these disc"nraging circu mstamcc So rrntlem,.,
j. '"u9' l" IN notice one wr" embraces IN his char
acter, the pirty Of Wilmer, the laaninr of Sujth MI III.
h''nncss "' purpose OF Bishop Madison, which added to hi:
experience as n Professor in one of the mast Jiuno,ishoL
schools Of the Union, renders him most suitably ,I,aIiGr,l
t" revive the Dropping hopes of old Wm. aud Ajasv. I'm;
gentleman is the Rev. d.. E,npis OF Wilniug,o, ~ r
Clergyman of She Protestant Episcopal persuasion ".
stssinc polished manners, umimprarhablc morals. ro,,cfs
and elevated sentiments, steady GipnI.hi,s. a,,iy, a,I ~
uusuions habits, and social qualities peculiarly attractive
he has happily blended al! those exterior rraI;,i,s v,hich.
are wanting az this time j" tbs President OF tym. and NJ.
~ College. Oh his qualiiica lions as an Executive Office,
and his ~c"patilty TO teach ,huso branches of : - an.
pertaining to his province, he bears the most ample testi-
u'oniais from the most distinguished ind riIu,Is of a..
country HIS cohdJu'"iS are men no less distinguished i,
their departments. The Professors of m ,,hrr,,;cs -
"'s'y &C. "te K''nWn t." the country. They arc
men VINO rank hiGh III the literary World. trhr prcc.eS,,
"t national Law and political rcnuony is a vouuq ecpfi,s
I,A,- .F- H. $500. -' J'N'6 - ttIG-
man WHO has attained "A reputation not surpassed nv NJ
IN tf'S country for his age Bv u late tour ,hrounb ~,
rope ana the nnrihcru and western sections of orr ,,,,
he has possessed himself of Information which INC ,r,i.-
pndlIi'es HIM for The branches on which he ar,,ros
The Professor "f Law deserves the highest niche i, tho Too
pIa OF legal Fame. as a Civilian, he Is of rare atr,iu,r.o,s
Ia the Jurisprudence Of this State, embracing tina, n.,, of
me Common and s'at"rG law Of England which is .,ni;c,-
hle to oar code, ne is profoundly and radically ln,rnna
with the Federal and our State Constitution. ia sv,;h;'.
'he most perfect familiarity coust, uinp the fn,nsr :"
c"rlInS oihr Republican political text book of o,rc ,r
ny, IN the tue hiadisoniam style, ny incideui aud 10, 49,,
ti'ca'inn' fhs gentlemen is no less distinguished hy liz
arVotedHeSS 4" hiS duties than lis ability To No forr, tI.n,
!'e love oi instruction. rs his ruling passion, Erce r,cr,
ne ansteIiiy q! TIC TcciUgc aud the iurmali.v of ,r,n,an%"
rs defor' ne"t IS unrcsegvSd, conciliaring and 5ir,:Gaa1
VI" he secures 10 an extent PERHAPS unrisallcd the cs,.c,.
"'e u admiration at iis pnu,is. To the amman, IS
''g"' k""wledge, the author feels justified in assc,tin, -
no sc""oi IN TIE union presents greater adyantny,S ~.
mis- department. Of the College, embracing a sphrre az =,
SfuFNon is extensive as any Of the Kind. in ,uc, ,.,
F"i."@ 'hc tate OF VIM. ard Sfagy, she arain presenfs No..
Si"'NnS l }" a i'ocrai aud Intelligent Comnuniiv. 4 ,.r,Ia
t"Hn mas been entered int" viii the ciii2.rs of tba 1a",
ny Wn''' oord rs reduced TO a nniuirrum price in rho ho,
!"miieS. the society still! continues Of linz mn, n,,i.ro,,
cast ana a courtesy and familiarity is kcr, IN bet ypea -.
elti|ehs AMI The students, which (whiIc il rc6ocs ,,I
i'shcS their manners,) has ii happy tendency 10 ..;m,l"..
10 a II dchyc and energetic Prosecution Of their studies
o|icr Su'h auspices as these, the Cu!nrc exercises nav
commenced. T" the people Of Lower Iuginia. II nat.
this last appeal for support. ALEMNTIS
King X 2Iccr, Nov. 1sf.