The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-11-03

meni, had MI been successively nr1u,re I'd an
instituted. Ilrse are the fra neeess iiies o
c',iii2 4 man, aud these having been supplied
tnt NIX IN natural course WIS educalion. Iiar-
satd earnt With - considerable estate, precisely
e The time When TINS want was pressing most
heavily npon them. Other colonies have fsi-
ieu inio "" practice Of sending their children
~ be educated IA the schools ard colleges of the
moiher country. Blu II was precisely dgaiyi
the dfetf nes OF those schools aud colleges, . NJ
the Ne" Englaml eolonies lad been settled.
They were ilierTl re debsriei Of Tint resource.
aud constrained 10 rely for the cd1eaiion IT their
%chllfifsn upon themselves.
Harvard nns himself Clergyman. Possess
ed oil ioriune competent 10 \ comfortable sub
~fsisienre d, his native country, his emigration
could have been dictated onls b, pfiuc,ples OF
moral and religious duty. Bu, these motives
we've common to The great mass Of the ffst sefs
iicts whose sincerity had been tested by great.
~ sacrifices and suitefinRs. than APPEAR 10 have
BEEN required OF endured by him. lie probably
VAS not Involved N those senemeni ~rfiietost
controversies opou q%nesflnns aninielligibic 10 va
40 10 thrm, but upon witch they wasted theic
ifnie, sfauhiig add hen afssitsns. He was not
dtstnRul ded atp"ug thu dew ~ the age asa
disnuisnt. lie iuek - less beaten p.th II the~
sr'tas Hiion of aile, times, and "a shorter road to
hesven
." shall assnredly b. with you NJ the perfor-
nance OF your truly Il ial dulles, in spirit aud
inclination For a, ur kiud gaad wishr} paeps
The hearty ,efffn and lhaoks ot sour fronl md
brotl1et pupil OF Harsnfd, J. q. ADAMS.
To Dr.. GEonoE PARRMAs, Boston.
National character Is often mote'accptaiely
defined add cKemplifed by apparently iminate-
fiai aud uining traits, than b. more important
and, therefore, more eonsiderBtc acts or Gus
toms. In this point Of view we were pariica-
larl struck with the remarks which We annex
made hy the Rev. Mr.. Walsh. ~ tie course OF
his recent journey from Coustantn pie. They
Illustrate very strikingly tiie upi,aprorabitasss
If we may com u wotd-of the Turk
Extract from Walsh's Journcsl
had occasion 10 femArk the strange anIi.
rndc ofn Turk TO tiilrf from a i'tank, =, en- in
his most ri ding habits, Tie ho,lse nexi = tlc
BARRIERS shop was Ia process ol building aud
there was n man whiting dawn some insrntoIy.
MI The PERSONS IsaW engaged. were working IA
n manner opposite 10 GU usage. Tie barber
pushed the iaZoi from Inn ours draw il 10
him tie carpenter, on the contrary. drew tha
saw To him, FOR all HE teeth were set in onrS
pushed ii from him, Tor n I the teeth aie set Out /.
The MASON vat while b. lad lhestones our a.
wnN 5 stand he scribe wroi o. his hands,
and from rlfht Ia len ou nj avs Whites On a
desk OF iahle. and iron len to righa But tina
most fillculous dilr, cncrs e1i ted in ia, nun.
ncr ofbuildlng The house. We leg u NJ tho
bottom aud finish to The top. This house vac
. hrnr Of wood, which the Turks began NJ tho
Top, aud thr upper rooms wtie H. l.hed aud IN
hnDitrd, while all below was like u lautliorn.
However absurd these mtnuiiG may appear.
they are rats OF turkish character which form
with other things, u striking peculintv' | -
now more than fnui centuries since they c,osset
the Hellespont, and transported tacmscly,s fon,
Asa to Europe. During all that ilne, they
have been Ia constant contact with Lu,0pahn
haUlts aud mtnnsis, aud NJ time, even p, mems,
led as lar rs Vienna aud SO occupied the very
centre ol Clliisiendo,o, Yet, while all Tue lf0
pie afolad them have been advancing ~ the
march ot Improvement ~ VARIOUS ways, tlpy
have stood sitll end refused Ia move aud ouch
IS then irpngnanrc n ANY assimilation tina al
most all the nrn WIN ATTEMPTED 10 improve
ia N, have hllen victims 10 tftit tenefiiy. ar
the | u Is tbems. Ives bhvr persisted IN the ~.
%sistnnre and with very few exceptions, Tho
great body afthe II ar, at I is da, the snna
pncrile, prcjuiiccd. ,llitetete, in'ne able, stub.
! born rhco, thai Irn itr mountains Of Asia.
I Aud 80 Iodlsposed hle they 10 hmnlramate with
ms "a any way. that they sill pres rye a mark
ed disipriion ~ te greatest, as well IA ia.
The minnicst ihiaEb--itoI orly ~ seirhce aud
lilora ufe, but IN the movement Of a snw aud a
razot."
While quoting ftom this Interesting work Of
DR.. Wa sh. Ne tnny add his description
OF a beautiful valley, ~p"ihnps ~ this moment
blond-stainrd aud desnlaie. IN the passts of
tie Balkan, and On tie main load. 70 Cunstasti.
oople.
=" We now aatendrd the first Ridge Of tho
High Balkan, md Ind n specimen 81 rs rainy
cl, raefer the NJ d had hanged 10 fhr south.
and dark heavy mRsars Of misl we're hnnglng On
III lis.
H. anout one honr we descended npain. and
came to anoihef of tho 9 fertile aud lonely piaina
which abound every where IN The recesses Of
the g mountains II was ten or Twelve mile.
long, aud three 81 four broad, with "A river VIM
dug lis way lhrong the centn. II was filed
with villages, enftle, corn iieds, VIM, ards, and
tlmi'-trses, al OF which were In III, highest state
Of rural beauty The trees had lost none %
then .olliage tie winiet corn was ; VI eing a.
Dove gtougd, aud The pasture vas rich aud yer.
dant but the ca cu lance moEi striking wns.
the inaccessible mountains by which IL seemed
TO b surrounded. I, ID johnson had eyrs
travelled Though these ouniries ehnnld hava
supposed he bid described lis valley of Isasselas
nom HE ac'thl scenery OF iilis place On oah-
ing rolndI could not see ~hera W. poi IN. and
no" we could ct out. Ne fgllowef. however.
the couIse . The river MI W. came 10 the pet-
pendieolar hont OF he ridge. AZ the opposite
SD oiihe valley. tsere as it by some spell OF
!" open Sesamr the face of the mountai,.
seem' d 10 gape, ~ Il t.m asunder, and presen-
ted 10 ms - NJ ." cnasni. Into which we enter
ell along with the ritnr.
This rn' lne Is, pc liaps, on OF the most mag
nIdcehi nn f'ciat esqae IL Europe, ard fai q.
cfrds Ill" liosacIs u Tough { iharine, or auy
that | hnd ever seen before. lis perpendicular
SIDES ascend Ia an immense lieighi, covered IS ith
wood fom the botidm 10 the Top, and leaving n
very mario" siiipe oi blue sky between. For
some tim" We pursued The bed Of me ,iyer. de
sc'nding stu dreref INTO lhis gorge and | sup
posed we Intended TO follow II The whole " ay. IN
The DIM tNi ~ la IN which Ne wire iuyoi,ad ~