Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-11-25

i'm oDer alton for these many years, a Few only
are i've sum of their yearly graduates. and stiii
fewer those who have any Thoughts OF teaching
others: perhaps not len and l nigh say win
truth not five, in the whole catalogue Of our
colleges, ,urn out yearly as teachers Of our com
mon schools. And as it is To these sources
that the public look for means to- perpe'ua'e
the learning and with the learning, me L!oe1ies
Of their fathers? The means 10 the end in TINS
case stand at the highest calculation as 20
5000. To supply this great deficiency, whence
can The s,a,e of Ohio look for ad'qua,e means!
Will " England afford them as shr has hither'o
in Dart suoDlied the Southern States! Alas. n.
England does not increase as do our wants IN
this Western world. As we'll might We say
that one small fountain could irr'sae an En-
pire. We can no longer look TO that part OF our
country for the supply Of SO vast demand.-
We must supply our own wants, or our "es'-
ern country will resemble the internal parts OF
Asia, and other d-spotic governments. lBno-
rance IN the many, and arr, cunning aud amoi-
lion in The few; will soon lind tomb Tor the
freedom Of our Country. We mus furnish our
OWE Teachers, and blessed be God ON the
Elan we have Instituted, we have lie means TO
do il. Having reduced the expenses 10 scale
Of cheapness scarcely exceeding that ut The
most economical family in private life, we can
command any NUMBER OF Students We are able
10 accommodate. Give us our Buildings and
we will supply your schools with teaehets-
Enable US 10 complete our buildings according
to our original plan, and our young men 81 adj
| uated in this seminary yearly, VIII exceed TWO
| hundred.
What reason then have We 10 pray Tor that
help from our Government which has been ex-
tended 10 ,her insiituiious with Tar less Claims
for patronage, on the grounds OF extending 10
| the poor the means Of Literature. VIII MOI
| Congress grant US that which does not enrich
them, bu, which If granted 10 US will make vs.
rich indeed-rich in means Of doing good in
the mos, essential manner, by keeping the Re-
gions or the West from being overspread with
Vandal Ba,barism.
If you say ibis language suits more an ad-
dress 10 congress than one 10 you, confess the
remark is just and freely state that il is mt ant
for ,hcm. This poor address all be sent 10
each and all who compose our National Legis-
Ia,ure, With my most respectful regard, and
earnest prayers. The good will four President
know we have, who, in an audience he lately
sfforded, freely told me he knew Of no wav
in which he public lands could be given more
to The benz fit Of the country than to colleges Of
learning. F.om this most favorable opinion,
and from ,hr singular goodness Of our cause,
we have little douo, Of our complete success in
applying to Congress he coming winter for a
township Of Land Tor the benefit Of Kenyon
College. What the Senate once SO freely
granted, hey will grant again, and The House
will rot, for wan, Of time, refuse TO axe up and
consider so impor,an, a subject. Should this
hope deceive US. so great II our confidence in
| The success Of our Cause on its simple merits,
that we will go on, in devis:ag ways aud means
| TO tina, end; even were it to make personal ap-
Pile atoms 10 each aud all The persons through
out our eountry-Yes, we will not cease ill he
sympa'hies of the Protestant world are again
awakened in our favor p. CHASE