Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-11-10
Respectfully! Jour obedient servant,
+. MALLORY.
70 TIE EoIro9s OF TIE EronlRER

iN' sp"1~ to'' 'AR@' - e.
neral interest, ! wnn!d he glad 10 say 4 few wnrds
through your columns, UPON q subject ci ipcal con-
Germ. You are, know, the friends Of Education, and
desire 10 sce /. flourish in every portion Of the beloved
Old Communicable, whose glory, prosperity, aud
rights, You have so faithfully la5ored to vindiccle and
promote, - hat feel no hr.;;ailnn in ~, ,nr through
ynu, very respectfully, 10 call tne attention Of tie
people al the Eastern Sha:c 10 ,.e present condition
OF Margaret Academy. Desira5!a and ail-impor'anta as
Education Undoubtedly = IN every community, and
lameniGble as ~ lis state :. III time IN our own, land !
forbear G particular referee e TO the extraordinary fac's
developed by our last censnsD nevertheless, do not
propose TO address TO my fellow citizens 4 solemn and
studied honily upon that subject. May only be per.
United to enquire, witii serious and earnest soliciiude,
If something ought not by them 10 be done Let the
effort but be made, and much will be accomplished
They who are foremost in the work, may well be assured
of the respect OF the good nen of The present day, and
posterity will as certainly have cause to bless them
Let US encourage our .academy-it 10 our interest and
our duly, as II should be our pleasure and our pride so
to do. She is the common property Of US aii-her por.
tails are open alike 10 tie rich and the poor-to all, it
matters not what their condition IN le-what their
tencts, religious and political. Some years ago. she
hourished under u patronage that did honcs 10 our
Shore, sending forth young men we'll qualIfed To be
come the ornaments of society. She was, then, IN.
~doubtediy the instrument Of great good. And why
may she not be the same now What IL there about
her more exceplonable than formerly Nothing
There she stands, the same, unchanged-the fault Is IN
ourselves, and something like conscience seems TO say,
that we have not dnac aGr duty. There may be pre-
juice IN The minds of 4 very exclusive fec, against
The Academy-but that need not be feared, since no
valid and sound objections, founded upon cons,dera-
TONS oil the pHbiic good, can possibly DC urged against
al institution, winch. II bat properly managed, must
obviously advance Ire interests ct The community IN
the diffusion of The grea, blessings Of Education among
It's members. None snch, Il - presumed, can be- found
n exls, among any OF our candid and intelligent Gilt
zens. We have every desirable facility and advantage
for the immediatc establishment oil a fauristIng AGA
demIcal School. The materials are ready-we have
bat 10 commence the work TO say nothing nov o!
the many young msn among Us. who cannot well incur
the expenses OF a Collegiate education elsewhere, and
those who are not yet properly qualified TO do 81, that
would become students Of an Academy, well organised
IN our midst, permit M, Mrssfs. Editors, 10 give you
some accoun, Of Margaret Academy, and appeal to you,
as enlightened men, 10 say, whether or not. IL is night
that il should continue TO he in n state of almost abso-
lutte useiessaess. The main building, a very large
brick, constructed with q nealness Of appearance and
oi Arrangement, :dmi'abIy suited 10 the
purpose for which II was erected, ~ NEST slgioiy stu
a!cd, in a dne, open country, commanding 1 v!ew OF
the Pungoleague Creek and Chesapeake Bay. The
easement a30F contains I spacious G;n;ng -ooin, wi.a
fre-piacc-adiaccnt TO winch are q cook room, store
rooms. &c. Oa the floor above, IS an u~ncemmanIy
Hall, exceedingly picasan. in Summer. with two
.ir--p!acrs To- Winter, containing drSSs and other ap-
prnpriatc furniture. AdIo;Eiu= Tie Hail, arr farce "tae.
nel. ard comfortable rooms. Va The moor ateVe,
are no less i.Ian in rooms, which can accommodate
many students. O. the 4 lic need not speak, rs Ii
never appropriated 10 any particular Use, eScent,
perhaps, the learned ccGpleIs OF love SICK lads. Be-
THIS b%ut.d,nE, :hefc IS another, also, o!o;ick, which
furnishes : handsome ard pleasant d"r.lIng Tor the
ate V lard, and attached 10 II, IS a very good garden. Iaere
IRE, also, such other convenient buildings. rs meat
house, cat.!cgr-house, stables, &c. IN addition 10 ell
which, the Academy stands upon a tract oil land OF lis
own, consisting cf tlco hundred and fifteen acres -
And Notwithstanding III: these advantages, | ain not
aware Of any effort to esl ,biieh a suitable school, when
1t could be SO readily done. Moreover, we have a Board
of Trustees, (who, it is believed, have no; held a
for YEARS com posed OF gentlemen, whom |
personally know to be intelligent, hIgh-m'nded, honor
able, and useful citizens Of Accomac and Northampton
counties, and 10 them, with the utmost respect, |
would appeal. 10 make q move upon THIS subject-It' IS
bu, for them 20 take :hc lead, and ''the work goes
bra yely on Let them hold q meeting forthwith, and
the ancient order of taings, or make such
Improvements as they may think ~pT"psr-let them at
once organize a school, upon proper principles, and use
their influence for lis success. The duties OF their
station require this much al their hands, and feel con.
ident, that upon reflection, they will not hesitate TO
acknowledge il. In earnest conclusion of these hurried
remarks, | would again appeal 10 all concerned, To the
people, generally, Of the Eastern Shore, and ask, If
should not be done Immediately to promote
the general education, and if they ought not, as the
mos, obvious means, 10 take an active interest in their
own Academy a ClllZEN.