Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-01-19

Our youth SHOULD never be Tar renlpg ed
from parental supervisioh-patriotism no
less h4slR Es2nomy, urges upon US the dii.
~ n wv asNr children at home. In
Harly 80 Z strongest impressions ore
pfade opposed 70 ~ N principle,
~ 81 4 rest, cal..ot safely he1
ssEss sst szecuuealioh of our sons
and daughters.
jefferson College is the oldest institu-
ton, ofthe kind, in the State. It is well
endowed, but has never been in a very
Furnishing condition, and for some time
past has been closed. Eminent Professors
have lately been elected to take charge of
the institution. tits to be hoped that it
may yet flourish, and send forth scholars
useful to the State, capable of adjoining
any station and Of emuIating the fame of
the illustrious statesman whose name IT
bears. The correspondence herewith sub
mitted, will place YOU in possession of the
present situation Of the college. The pro-
perty owned by the institution amounts to
the sum of two hundred and forty-eight
thousand seven hundred and lorty-eight
dollars and thirty-nine cents. A sufficient
amount is available to place it in situa-
ton to be eminently useful 10 the State,
The high literary attainments and unble-
mished integrity Of the President and Pro-
fessors chosen to conduct the college, will
soon place it on permanent basis. The
charter makes the Governor of the State
ex-officio President Of the Board Of Trus-
tees. Twas present at the meeting Of the
Board on the 9th Of October last, and aid
ed in the selection Of the present faculty.
1t affords me great pleasure TO be able to
inform YOU that large majority Of the
trustees are decidedly opposed to placing
the institution under sectarian influence;
and all Of them are resolved to difiiuse the
benefits Of the institution, as far as practi-
cable, to every portion of the State. The
circular herewith transmitted, will show
that il is the determination Of the Board
to educate, annually, five students, at the
expense Of the institution, and TO give tu-
ition to fifty-six others. The plan adopt
cd will secure equal advantages to every
county in the State. Suitable measures
will, no doabt, be taken to protect those
students from insult; and we may iondly
hope that some of them may, hereafter, fill
the most exalted stations in the common
wealth. Learning, talents AMI integrity
are the only passports to Office in a free GO
vernment. Two vacancies exist in the
Board of Trustees, which it will be your
duty to fiIl--one of them was occasioned
by the decease of Col. Joseph Sessions,
who was long a resident, and filled many
| high Offices, both under the Territorial
and State Governments-he was most
worthy and estimable citizen, and aided
as member ofthe Convention in framing
the Constitution of the State in 1917
Most of the sages of that Convention have
been gathered to their fathers, and left
the destinies of the country in the hands
of those who were then strangers to the
soil. They left us the rich legacy Of free
government, and it is our solemn duty tc
transmit its blessings to posterity.
Oakland College, endowed by private
munifcence, is in prosperous condition.
Male and female academies are in sue
cessful operation in Sharon, Columbus
Holly Springs, Port-Gibson, and several
other placcs--they are crowded with scho
lare, and afford the means Of acquiring Q
good education as cheaply as in any Other
State. Mississippi College, located a,
Clinton, in healthy region and centra
/ situation, accessible TO aswealthy portion
of the State, was once in fiourshine
condition. 1t has received some aid from
the State, but Of late has not prospered.-
/ recommend all those colleges and acade
mics to the fostering care Of the legisla
ture. Money expended in the great cause
4 of education is never lost. Learning aids
and sustains the possessor, when fortune
and friends forsake him.
A geological survey Of the State Is wor
thy Of your consideration. Our mlnera
resources are unknown, but it is believed
that great abundance Of iron ore can bt
founda A demand now exists for rock t
construct our RAILROADS, and but little OF i
can be had with convenience. lnvastlga
j ton would bring TO light various rocks ant
minerals, which could be turned to pro
fitable account. A typographical surve,
!. Is also desirable. Means may be discov
Tered TO reclaim several millions OF acre
!, rich alluvial land now subjectto annua
| humiliation. BY the construction OF LIE
wees, opening and Strengthening the vari
Gus Bayous, and clearing off the timbe
and exposing the whole surface Of the lo'
lands to the action Of the sun, a great por
lion Of our swamp lands may be renders
suscepticle Of cultivation.
The eighth section Of the seventh art
Gle Or the Constitution provides, that "n
, money from the Treasury shall be aPPrc
! priated 70 objects cfinternal Improvement