The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-12-10

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leduea,ed native merchants, cspab.s, ofscob;
iducting our immense md iincseaaing fcreirn
lcommefoe, who win ssse To- tho Staie the
tlarge per csntafe which tho. northern meg
lchants receive % 9 commission for exchang-
ling our productions 6s those Of other coun.
|triea. Circumstances are nov highly faroFa-
BE TO tho accomplishment Of this pasaosic
purpose. Let ., thcns provide for our
young men the means of becoming accom-
plished merchants; and not The ieaa impos.
tant accomplishment, i. q knoHledge of. .ihs
coniinenial languages, and particularly ths
French. : - 800 y s.
These ,wo additional prossssceships uilI
eosuplesc tbe literary osgsnizsiione ef our Col.
legc, and enabie otr youfh IA otta;n % cou,-
plete an education q home. tbst they viii
10 lnnger bare Z motive hs going % the
Nosabes,, collesss I need mt sdd, ihat
this IS IN object 1f The utmost impostanco,
IN the present state Of public apiuicn h tie
United States, relative 10 our dofuess;e inssi-
tntions.
The STATS Of tho College discipline Is now
excellent, and The conduct Of The Slndenss
during ihe present year has. with 4 few ez-
cepsions, beaa highly exemplary. Moss of'
the irregularities thst have occurred, hsys
been Traced % the shops where wines and
ardsnt spirits are Estailed % The town Of Co.
lsmbia, and Il has been found impossible io
break up enfirely ihe eommunicatinu BE-.
tween them and ihe Joung man Of The Oh
less. These vrsichod hanals OF dissipaiios
and iniempssancs, do moro somar ike pros.
pefify Of The institution, than ID other causesl
uniied. Thcy thus become nuisanees 70 tho,
whole State, and;oosht IN my opsninn % be
lbated b. iis authrity Tie evil IL moi u
oil diminished, By tho system Of iiesnsing.-
The revenue derived from Il, i bat . po0e
compensation ks the privilege u dilIuing
tho eiemspis Of mdsl pessiiencs ansouga
t6oss, sho arc TO 10 the fatnre Eulefs aiad le.,
Riislaioes or eha 4sate, = sss e. l.s
fhe hoarsshing condiipo of ,he College
mus b. eminsnay gra,ifyips 70 ssesJ pa,riot-
ic citizen 10 iha State. of essty denomisa-
iioa. religious or polaicsl. And however
obvious ne ,ruth, No csnnos TO hsbi,nllly
impress i upon our minds, ..hat ihs useial-
ncss OF this institution, . insimaiely con-
necicd with iho character of Tho Siaie and
the welfare Of the generations shst aEs 70 81
low us, will gseatiy depend upon tho degree
in which thu spirit of pant, religious and po
l6ical, ahall be axcluded 6om ils Sosefnmsnt
Let ehis, q leass te . Temple dediesiad
exciuiyely tos osseienea ~ Lisssssure, uhses
allslha ciiirsns &C tha Sllis can miins,e shair
a
T Tia number Of Ssudenls has 10 greatly
Increased since the nav ossaniizstion, that
ihoy cannot oyrn now b ioiefahiy socommo-
dated IN The rooms provided .tof them and
whom NO took forward 10 tho probable in.
crease Of students q the eommencemcnt Of
the ensuing yesr, Is i evident that The exiss-
iuR means Of srcomHodaiion viii he wholly
insulEcisnk Tho esocticn az IN adda;onal
edi6os Sc this palYoss, ihessfpes, haS b.
cone q measure ut only af sxplIdisuey. bat
of absolute necsssiiy; and I rsc1mnend that
tho neceaafy sppeopsiaiion be made, @
spon . tho psopef estimates shall be Obtained.
Tbs College Library, also. rsquisss . se-
y considerable enlargement 10 make & coz
rsspoud xish lhs character Of Tho inssitution {;
and I suggest ths psupkiesy Of making % ap-
psopeiatioa of . shoussnd dollsls i3oe thisl
pu,poss. As I propose % yisit Enops dm.
ina lie snsaing ysas. i VII s:ses 10 srsas
pleasure 10 execute my coGna,illsoa Nieh
which I may b ehafrsd h sceorrt
this object
lcannos eonelsds this interesting sopis.
without earnestly cosamending The College 10
your sniighsened pstsonage and fostering
care, o iks ssuardians of the rising genesa-
tloa.
herewith communicate copy Of an kcs
Of ,ho tionsress d the United aStafss, pro-
vidina lhat ths srIplns raseanc which shall
b. in ths fsderal sraasusy on ths 6rsi day Of
January next, shall be distributed among the
states Of The coa6ederacy IN csssain speci6ed
propositions. 70 b dspoaiied ID thcir Fcspcc-
,siys treasures, uithsut bearing intefcse. un-
Ill tho fiscal wants Of tho federal government
shall rcnde, Il necessary that thu S,stes
should refund Il. I atso communicate let.
,er from the secretary Of tho United States,
desiring 10 Be informed q tie earliest psacsi-
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