Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-09-04

Virginia, and entitled to the support OF the noe
water country. There is not a .portien OF tnis
section Of country, from the Potomac 10 the
Roanoke, which cannot be reached IN less tnah
two days; which renders the facility OF coninlu-
nicaton between the father and son, the guar
dian and ward as great as can be desired. The
Professors will bear favorable comPaIisoi.i,
not smply with those in our own State, out WIN
those Of any University in the Union. Inc PIIIe
of fees and board, is moderate; ana tns Wnoe
cost, to one residing in the lower part Oh Viz
MA and estimating expense OF traVeliills, 10 1903
than at anv other Institution in America
When to all these considerations, are addea
the historical associations connected WIN us ~
cation. we must admit, with Gov Tyler, thar II Is
truly surprising that the place is no more resoIl
ed tot is hdllo,oed ground.
Twelve miles to the east, "a moderate ride, ana
presenting beautiful prospect,) stands for6
Town the closing scene OF our glorious strugsIe
for freedom. In UilliamSburgh, still the seat OF
hospitality, is the Raleigh, containing the Apollo
and the Daphne-the Ball and Supper Rooms
the witnesses Of the gay and happy hours OF our
ancestors, and Of many still living-the witness
es. too. ofmany serious and solemn deliberations
of the fathers Of the Republic. Over the door
of the portico, the fine bust OF the great man,
who gives name to the hotel, yet holds its place:
There also. are the ruins Of the Capitol, and
many can point out the spot on which the eio-
uuence of the {" orator of the forest" was heard,
arousing the Goddess Of Liberty, and swearing
to live free or die!-and where Peyton Ran.
dolph, and Wythe, and Pendleton, and Lee,
and Jefferson, and others, laid the deep tounda-
ton of their impershable fame: Besides many
other places in and about Williamsburg, inter-
esting to the antiquary and the lover ofhs coun-
try seven miles TO the south west is James Torn,
the SPOT which first afforded a resting place TO
our adventurous ancestors, and where was LAID
the cornerstone of this vast empire, covering
continent, and offering an asylum to the or
pressed of all the nations of the earth. This
spot is interesting to every American, 0nt must
be peculiarly so to the Virginian. Will the
people of Virginia suffer the memory OF these
places to be lost2
There is an appropriateness, If may so say
n pecuar propriety in, and consequently cor
responding advantage resulting from, attending
Lectures on Lap and Government, from the
chairs which have been filled by WyTHE, and
a Madison, even if those chairs were occupied
by persons of less ability, than those who now
adorn them The schools Of Athens were re-
sorted to by thousands, centuries after Socrates
and Plato slept in their graves. The place was
consecrated. 1t was known that Socrates walk
ed on the banks Of the Ilissus and that Plato
occupied the groves OF Academus 1t is so, al
so, with Williamsburg. Some OF the most inter
estng incidents in the lives of all who are dear
to Virginia, and who have given lustre to her
tioning the Randolphs, the Lees, and host OF
others, it will be sufficient to name Patrick Hen
ry, and the Father of his Country, who spent
much of his time in the old city He, likewise,
contributed to give interest TO the ruins OF the
Capitol, which il is well known, was the princi-
pal theatre of Henry's glory. What youth
could contemplate, without emotions the most
lively, the spot in which the accomplished
Speaker of the House Of Burgesses, relieved tile
noble Washington from his embarrassment,
when attempting to make his acknowledgements,
for the vote of thanks which had just been pre-
sented to him by the Speaker, in the name OF
the House, for his gallantry in the French and
Indian war The courteous Robinson prompt
ly and most happily interposed at that critical
moment, perhaps, the most trying Of any in his
eventful lfe-"Take your seat, Mr.. Washing.
"ton, your modesty is equal to your merit, and
"that surpasses the power of language to eX-
"press."
The buildings, the streets, the walks, the sur
rounding woods and above all, the venerable
walls of the College ITSELF are calculated to fill
the minds of generous youth with enthusiasm,
purifying the soul, exalting the mind, and ma
king q permanent impression on the character,
which can not fail to gladden. the heart OF the
parent proud Of his son.
Droso,re IF Mind and Cnnr1pe of General Be-