The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-10-11
LETTER OF MAJ. EAToN-In ,no.

] LEI y Lit VI MAJ. EAION--In ano-
tner part of this paper will be found the long
expected "Presentment" Of mai Eaton, a.
gainst mr. Clay. 1t will be recollected that
MAJ Eaton is member of the Senate of the
United States from Tennessee, and one ofthe
most devoted partizans that follow in the
'raih oi uen Jackson. The communication,
as II respects mr.. Clay and the Administra-
tion generally, Is perfectly harmless Il is
astonishing to what excesses party zeal will
sometimes drive even intelligent and sensible
men as a remarkable instance of the fact, we
observe that the editor of the n. Y. Evening
rost preiaces the letter final. L. in his pa.
per, with the following remarks:-
"The following article needs no invitation
10 attract all the attention to 1T which il mer-
It's and which II cannot fail to attain la truth.
u drives the last fatal nail into mr. Claws po-
ilticai coffin, and clinches it forever"
| We entertain an opinion totally different
from that expressed by the editor of the Ev-
onlng Post in relation to that letter, and there.
fore have net hesitated TO give il place Iu
our columns, as an article of curiosity, rather
than having any particular bearing upon the
Carter Beverly story. So far from its being
the last fatal nail in mr.. Clay's political coffin,
as the Post says, to our limited vision il looks
little more like the last fatal peg driven into
the political gallows of Gen Jackson.
-.e3s--
we now redeem our pledge by giving our
readers few extracts from the prospectus Of
! the Polytechnic School, which it would seem
| IN he so nnph fnr he adj e
! to have located in its vicinity. Good schools,
modern hotels, and bathing houses, once es.
iablished, would soon resuscitate Newport &
would give to the town that healthful and vig-
)rous exterior, to which its climate, and salu-
brous situation so indisputaby entitle it.
In reviewing the history of the L. States
| or the last half century, the mind is struck
! with astonishment at the rapid march they
have made in the mechanic arts, in great in
ernal improvements, and in the e.nbelIish-
ments Of civilized life. The very face Of the
country, both in its moral and natural aspects,
has undergone change for the better.
"The several states have caught the spirit
# the times, and are emulatng each other in
lauddbe rivalry. Literature, the arts, ard
5ciences, are encouraged. In our colleges
md other serinaries of learning, ancient
forms and prciudices TO a considerable extent,
! nave been abandoned; and an evident anchor
ltion from the shackles .of the 50 olden time
has been effected. Yet there is room for inl-
provement in the discipline and organization
ofour colleges and acadere They are still
TOO rionotonous and too sedentary.
elf gymnaStic exercises are properly alter
mated with studies, they unqucstionably con-
tribute both TO health and mental improve
nent 1t must be 80 for there is an obvious
analogy and mutual dependence between
the body and the mind and both ale invigora-
ted and improved by exercise The student
Improvement is not to be measured by the
BY endeavoring to keep the mind constantly
bent in one direction, its elasticity is lost. So
regular exercise and relaxation are neglect
ed the consequence frequently is that Ian
gour ofbody and a vucuity of mind are brought
on, at once impairing the health and disquali-
flying the understanding The youth who has
been Injured 20 active life, can seldom with
mpunity rclinquish it for a sedcntary one 1t
Is almost a matter of course, that such reln-
quishment will BRING upon him feebleness and
disease, and his mind will partake Of the NOR
hid state of his body. The desire of exercise
will vanish with the necessity, and in a short
time I've will retain no prediction for acty-
ty or business.
Those institutions that make the invigorat
ing pursuits Of agriculture, the exercises OF u
gymnasium ,or a routine of military evolutons,
part of the regular business ofcach day, are
certainly entitled 10 commentator, since they
predspose the mind to enjoy with a zest the
hours allotted 10 stiffness and study 1t should
undoubtedly be principal object To form, not
only theoretical, but practical scholars; and to
effect this, it is necessary to guard against alb
stracting youth toomuch from active pursuits
I" The people ofthis republic are enlightcn-
ed, and capable of appreciatins the value OF
an education which is particularly directed to
practical and useful purposes. The studies in
the contemplated institution are not intended
TO be decidedly of military character Mill.
tary and naval tactics and evoluions would
come in incidentally, as a system of gymnas-
tics, and turn to useful account the hours Of
relaxation. The wants ofthc mercantile COM
munity should be consulted; but as this would
be boarding establishment, il will be admit
ted that military government is to be pre-
ferred to any other IN point of discipline. Be.
sides, there is always sufficient exercise re.
ruircd in this ,noje Of cr,,.r,.,.v, o. - =