Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-12-02
VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS MORNING. DECEMBER ls4s

VAN BUREN,,
AT a meeting Of the Board of Visitors of the
i"FAR WEsr SEMNARY,'' held at Fayetteville on
the. eleventh day Of November, ls43, on motion
Of Geo. w. Paschal,
Resolccd, snanimously, That a committee of
FIVE be appointed, whose duty it shall be, to pre-
pare an Address to the Public, setting forth the
fundamental principles Of the e Far West Semi
nary;" giving the names of the Board Of Visitors;
tho object of the enterprise; and the names of
the Agents authorized to solicit donations and
that all the papers in the State, and all the papers
in other States, favorable to the cause of educa-
catien be requested to publish said Address, and
said committee report to the next meeting.
| Whereupon, George w. Paschai, Alfred W..
Arlington. Robert w. Mecklin. Isaac Strain, and
cephas Washburn, werenppointed the above men,
toned committee. .r Nzsrf, l5s-.ro I
And at an adjourned meeting Of the above
named Board, held at Bentonville on the Doth day
Of November, the above named committee offer
ed the following Report, which was adopted, and
ordered to be printed.
A true copy from the minutes Of the Board of
Visitors. C. WASHBURN,
President Of Board.
SAMUEL NEwroN, Secretary.
TO THE PUBLIC.
| The undersigned have been appointed COM
mittee to prepare an Address, setting forth the
l,ms of "THE FAR WEsr SEMINARY to The
citizens of Arkansas, and the liberal philanthro-
pists everywhere. a..
The community, in the North Western section
of the State, are aroused to deep interest upon
the subject Of education; and have already re-
solved to put collegiate institution into opel alton,
as soon as practicable. A site for the location
has been selected, and liberal donation of land,
obtained, within three miles of the town of Fay
etteville, in the county of Washington, abou,
thirty miles from the northwest corner of the
State; and twenty miles east of the most popuIous
parts of the Indian country-thus being access.
sible to all Arkansas, South Western Missouri,
and the Indian Territory. The locality is thus
selected almost upon the summit Of those abrupt
hills, which terminate the Ozark mountains; it is
every where surrounded by streams of pure and
chrystnl water; the rich soil Of the surrounding
country never fails to return the industrious hus.
bandman an abundant harvest. This soil has
been so far conquered and put into active cultiva.
ton to choapen the prices of every staple arti-
Gle of consumption to the lowest rates of the Wes-
tern country. The climate is most salubrious
and healthful--never too warm and rarely too
cold for comfort. The population, although hete-
rogenousy thrown together, from every section
Of the Union, as we'll as from distant lands, are
persevering and enterprisng. and will compare
in moral worth, with any Promscuous population,
in the United States. The country is accessible
by excellent river navigation, and the student,
from distance, will always meet hearty well
come and every facility during his journey.
A Board Of Visitors and Trustees, whose high
characters are sufficient guaranty, for the faith
full application of the funds, have been appointed;
and it is determined at the next meeting Of the
Legislature, to ask suitable charter, which we
have no doubt will be granted. The plan of the
institution involves the following fundamental
principles: .eaa
and Religion.
2. The Institution is never, in all future time,
to possess a sectarian character in Religion, or
party character in Politics.
/ 3. No person will be allowed to hold the Office
Of President or Professor, who does not maintain
good moral and christian character. though it is
not required that they be Of any particular CHI
tan sect.
4th. Tho great distinctive principles of civil
and religious liberty, on which depend the dura.
6ty of our Republican institutions, shall be care
Il
| 9Th. In addition 10 the usual degrees for Aca.
demic attainments, an honorary premium shall
be conferred upon such students as shall have at.
tended scientifically to Agriculture or the Mocha.
mic arts, and shall have acquired practical know.
ledge of Agriculture or some one of the Mocha
mic arts.
/ The foregoing is description of the locality
Of the institution-and Of the great fundamental
principles, from which there will be no departure.
j To the citizens Of Arkansas, in particular, the
undertaking should not only emulate State pride,
but should be regarded as an enterprise of polit.
cal. social and primary interest.
In despotc Governments it has often been tru.
ly remarked, by the enemies of liberty and free
institutions that the ignorance of the mass is the
best security for the power of the rulers. But it
is truth. which cannot be too often repeated, or
too deeply impressed upon all our people, that the
continuance Of omr free institutions, and Of our
unparalleled ciril, social and religious priUieges
depend upon the INTELLIGENCE and VIRTUE Of the
people.
We must educate the rising generation. We
must impart 10 them, that knowledge which is
every where acknowledged to be power. But this
Dannot be done without primary schools in all our
| ueighborhoods and one or more Seminares of