Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-02-24

/ The trade in potatoes. onions, anu co;t,.b. for
which Mr.. Doddridge declared himself to be un.
ger many obligations to our Northern friends,
may be very comfortable sort Of thing 10 those
VINO are fond OF those articles and who choose 10
ear them; Gas II regards myself, use no,hin- of
the sort at present, which is not raised in vir-
ginia)-out cannot see myself, that il enlargcs
or hbcralises the mind in any very remarkable de-
gree. AS TO the trade in cotns that is rather too
serious an affair 10 joke about; but it just amounts
10 this-that our Northern friends intend by their
poticy, TO s'arve Us 10 ath and the in the pleD-
!u"e O. their goodness, drive a comfortable trade
In collins 10 bury US in-This il truly making the
most oil as. The trade 10 wooden nu,megs stuffed
beans, ieather-tired carriage wheels, and manu-.
iactureu merinoes, may tend TO sharp. the facul-
lies OF the vendors, but it certainly neither
hunaanses, lieerali.es or chrisiainises them.
Free Trade Gn,s Sailors Rights.
FOR THE E.TQUIRER.
perceive in the Enquirer of the l7ih lust the
nottse OF communication IRON Friend Of the
University" which, on account of its severe
structures, you decline To publish without the rame
Oh the Author. As, however, you favor us
with the substance OF the nunication, and
as IL would appear, Of the structures also, il
becomes necessary to enquire into their justness.
he complaints OF the writer from YOUR abstract
Oh them, are three fold. That the drains from the
University are not sufficiently open; that the hours
oil dieting are prejudiciai to health; and that the
chairman OF the Faculty was blame able in pub
H., n0tlce reSnect.
ing the health OF the University. To one, or all
these causes, he appears to attribute the disease
prevailing there, and invokes the attention Of the
visitors TO them. With the motives OF your cor.
respondent, have nothing to do. They may orr.
ginate in personal luminosity tow ards those whom
he assails in ignorance or in folly; but assureiv
they are not connected, as his signature would i'm
ply, with feelings OF extraordinary interest and
concern in the prosperity OF the institution. To
ms laels as clone interesting to the public, shall
contihe myself.
The drains leading from the University, we are
told, are not kept sufficiently open. l cannot. of
my own knowledge, deny the truth of the asser-
lon. have nade no examination which justi-
nes rue IN DONG so. have been, and am, salts
hed from the general appearance of order and
neatness which prevails, and from the assurances
oil those whose duty it is to attend 10 the cleani-
ness OF the institution, and who are known TO have
examined strictly into the condition not only of
these drains, but Of every other part of the ma
cncts, in reference too, 10 this very subject that
the cause OF disease cannot be Justly assigned 10
any neglect in this regard. II, however like YOUR
correspondent, had been more curious, and had.
ny pryins into the receptaces and sewers OF the
establishment discovered Instructions which had
escaped the observation Of those charged with their
superintendent, i should have considered il
more proper, and more likely to advance the inter
ests OF The institution, and promote the restoration
Oh It's heaith, to communicate my discovery to
those who might, and would promptly remove the
evil, than to make it the pretext for assaing them
lii The newspapers. il this had been done by the
writer, and his adnonitons had been disregarfed.
he might then, with some show of propricty, have
gwen publicity TO the charge. Under present cir
cumstances, that must not only be deemed unjust,
but his course ILL berai.
The hours OF dietng-to wit, breakfast at Z,
dinner at 2, and supper at 6, are next complain
ed cl, aud assigned as cause of the sickness a.
mohg the students. This conjecture, for II is no.
thing more, is extravag antiy idle and improba-
BILE, that 1t does not merit refutation Your cor
respondent ought, however, to be informed OF
what, perhaps, he does not know, that these hours
of dieting were fixed by the visitors: and, therefore
though productive of the evils, which he attri-
butes to them, can afford no possible ground or
censurng the Faculty other officers of the in
stitutIon. And tha visitors, presume, were rot
the intended objects Of his structures. At least,
from the manner in which you represent him as
appealing to them, 1t would appear that he was
rather bringing to their view the delinauencies of
others. Ii so, he had best inform himself of facts
before he again INDUCES in accusation.
Lastly, the notice OF the Chairman Of the Fa-
Guilty, OF the 3lst OF January, in relation to the
the ate of disease in the University, is referred
to, with disapprobation The reasons on which it
is objected to, are not given and therefore canno,
he examined. The facts, however, connected
with that notice and its publication, may be ex.
planned which will sufficiently justify both. Some
ed in the University. In consequence. the stu
dents became alarmed, and many Of them were
daily applying for permission to lease the Ds,i,u-
ton. TIE Faculty, not the Chairman alone, act
ing under the impression that there was no cause
tor alarm, that the disease partial, temper nv
and accidental, was less serious in its character
than II has since proved (there had been oniy one
case which had terminated fatally or was likely
so TO do) and was witha subsitling refused the per-
mission asked In a few days afterwards, when
not nsw case had occurred for ten ye lve DAYS,
and those sick were supposed to be doing we'll and
to all appearance, health about to be restored
to the institution, the Chairman, in this belief, is
sued notice stating these facts, for the purpo Sc
OF quoting the apprehensions Of the students il
any existed. The facts stated in this notice. that
no new cases had occurred, and that The obi ones
werr going on satisfactorily, were unuues;ioDsbI,
true al the time,-and the inference from them.
that the supposed cause Of disease the constitution
OF the atmosphere, appeared to have been impor.
family modified, was as certainly fair and Iepti-
mate. This notice placed on the door of the Ro
tunds, having been communicated TO the Editor Of
| the Advocate, was by him published with some
remarks. Appearances, however, were fallacious.
In the course Of short time, several new cases
OF fever did occur; and Immediately, the Chairman
convened the Far y and informed them of the
circumstance, who iorthw with determined to suspend
the lectures till March, and to permit the students 10
leave the institution. Under these circumstances
am at a loss 10 conceive how the Chairman can
be eensurabie for issuing the notice referred TO- or
ii be considered as in any manner producing. or
contributing TO, what Is so much 10 be deplore6
In regard to your own suggestion, that the visi
tors should investigate the OF this unSortu
nate fever, every friend Of the University mus,
concur in its propriety. IL the public are uneasy
lest the officers Of the institution have been re-
| miss in their duties, nothing less than this invest
CATION will satisfy the former or do Justice TO the
| latter Let it then be promptly undertaken. Az
aociate with them, il IL peases the Legislature en-
TODD, committee Of that body. The investiga-
ton cannot be too searching. And if its result
At