Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-04-23

| Seven miles distant from Nashville, lies the
extremity ofthe nearest spur of the northern
| branch OF long and intricate cha in Of eleva,-
| ed grounds, generally known to the ancients
| by the proud title Of "Old Granny Whites
knobs;" but which in modern times has been
sunk into the modest and unassuming appel.
!ation of"1 he Davidson Mounts aims. " Throuph IA
! the numerous Giminutive interstices of the sew
eral perp!excd links Of this extensive branch
Of that complicated chain Of mounta ms, " inds
| in It's rugged and devious course, tho principal
post road leading from Huntsville, AL threuci,
Pulaski, Columbia, and Franklin. Ten. north
ward to the city Of Nashville, tho great mo.
uopolis ofthe west. As room as in its pro-
gress, the stage coach has advanced 3 ha miles
from the foot Of these notable Highlands, the
startled passenger discovers, at a angle glance
of lis eye, what a magnificent spectacle has
bsen unconsciously awaiting his now delighted
and almost transported vision. For there sud-
denly breaks in upon IT a wide and apparently
boundless extent, the tallest aud most gigantic
forest trees, which seem TO lift their green
heads to the sky. and while their huge um-
brageous limbs are waving in the wind, seem
rudely Threatening TO dive to greater dntsncs
and divide the blue ethereal into a thinner
and more refined fluid, than that thinnsst of
all fluids, OF which it is already cempossd,--
THIS is the first funcy that strikes the mind Of
the, Tor tie frs, time, spectator of this bikht-
worthy scene. As he appr aches the forest,
the mist Of fiction disperses from before his
Imagination, and permits him TO resume his
previous humor, whether for reverie OF eonysf-
sation, or whatever 1t may have been, till az
rived at the middle Of the outer edge, and di-
rec,ing his eyes through the open spa ees be.
tween The round gnarled and mu uiestic trunk
of the forest trees, and the closely ihtefwo,en
and wide spread nntcrs of the intervening
copse wood, and Immediately over the top,
thickly set underground, he sees handson:cl,
situated on the farthest and hehest VISA BILE
point ofthe gradually ascending slope OF the
same ridge, the lowest part Of which he is now
crossing, and which forms the central ridge OF
three ridges Of ground, which. with the two
deep ravines by which they are separated form.
six Hundred and forty acre tract Of lunS.
composed Of the blackes, Of soil, and covered
with the heaves, Of timber. I say he sees Is.
moved TO exactly one hundred and ffy. q
yards distance from the high road-ths travel
Ter may go abou, his businessl no has let The
driver ake him too far past to see the Acade-
my now but whether he saw it as he pnsscd
or not, this is the place,the centre Of the grovce
and there stands WAsHINGroN AcApIay.
This seminary Of learning has been Just =
twelve month in operation, since the fourtae.:l
day of the present month. The average num.
Der ofpupIls, both male and female, durng
that time, has been between tbirty.fve all
forty. The trustees inform their employers.
that they are requested TO assemble in the
building of the Academy, on Monday next, st
O'Clock, A. Nj. ut which time the louitb
quarterly Termination Of the pupils will be
commenced under the management Of th.i;
present popular instructor, Mr.. alfred Hume
On Wednesday night will be presented the
tragedy of 'Cato,' the most approved dramatic
composition cztunt, by Joseph Addison. ia
which the pupils will take part. Ticke
gratis curtain TO raise at o'clock precisely
The sum total of the proceeding advertise
ment, is simply to inform the world, that NJ
alfred Hume, ca popular instructor" IL
about to reopen an academy near Nashvll:
This much he scorncd to say, in plain ana
sober prose, and so be INDUCES in a TRADE %
poetry. Such pedant, and pedagogue. r.
unworthy Of the place he hollis, and like mi.
merou' other pedagosues and quacks. Shouts
be laughed out of oountenance.