Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-08-12

:, comss 70 be known that its halls are to be de-
.serated by lectures intoxicating the doctrines o.
.nv set Of politicians, we may be pardoned il
some little disgust mingles with our regret.
I utterly deny the right Of any professor to
;,cnlcate from his chair the doctrines of any
school of POLITICIANS. Gentlemen who send
,bsir sons to school abroad do not desire thai
,bsir tutors should have their political training,
taken up as q part Of their education. The Law
Professor is the only one who could have the sha.
dow Of an excuse for touching upon politics; and
even he, 10 his dscourses upon constitutional
law. ought 70 confine himself strictly to the oh.
yious line Of his duty, withost pretending TO
:. inculcate the doctrines of the Southern school
If politicians" or to maintain and defend the
=. opinions of the State Rights party OF Nir-
oinia." If had twenty sons to send to college,
would never suffer one Of them to fall into the
hands of a man who could prostitute his duty to
., marty. Tie Professor should remember that
there are manv. yes and many OF the most intel
rgent men of this state, who look upon his efforts
10 instil the " doctrines Of the Southern school
If poli,icians" into the minds Of his pupils, and
his affected Avoidance OF the South Carolina
:. doctrines, as ridiculous and absurd. What!
He would bring them to the precipice and then
coolly walk off, aud say, Gentlemen, have
pointed sou the way; jump. II you please, INTO
The gulf uf nulli6cation-as tor me, 1t isn't Pru-
dent-l'll wait awhile" Shame upon such
miserable evasion!
As important auxiliaries to right understand
inc of the doctrines Of the Southern school OF
politicians" and as useful in explaining the OPT
mons Of the State Rights party, presume, the
learned Professor. after Lecture, reads select
passages from the Richmond Wing and U. ).
Telegraph. Occasionally, tor variety, he might
Introduce DR.. Cooper's tracts and pamphlets, and
some numbers Of the Charleston Mercury and
Columbia Telescope.
Being able, intend to give my sons good
education. | would be pleased TO have them
taught all they could learn within the boundaries
uf my own state. | would be happy to have
them come home to me good scholars and digniied
gentlemen-their knowledge and their manners
all acquired in Virginia But Heaven denver
me from an unfledsed nullitier! TO hear pc.
piniay lust from college, pratins about reserved
wits. and rshtful remedies, and state interpo.
,iti N. and state sovereignty, and all the stuff
that Professor Davis could pat =; .a;:;5 aead in
long session-would run me mad. l heard a
youngster from the University, but The other
day. speak of the venerable Madison I" as an old
granny" with great selfconhdence-because,
forsoOlh. the sold granny" had not headed the
Southern school Of politicians! D! could have
drained him with lady's fam! And the
feelings I here express are those entertained
by, believe, great majority OF the people OF
tins bate. They have no faith in the Ua,vers',
". and unless politics are entirely prohibited
there, it will always be so. You cannot per-
suade NE Vrginians Of the West to commit the
education of their sons to those who are connect
ed with any school Of politics, and who publicly
proclaim that they enforce the doctrines Of that
school.
L find, however, that what | intended to be
only short note is running into long letter.
and shall therefore a, once conclude, with my
thanks to you for inserting my former communi-
cation, and wish that you would also publish
this. PENDLE loN.
Loucioua County, Ia, fig. g. 1855.