Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-02-10

which she was invested by fho deiijes Of OIyl
puts ere she received the fata! box which 81,
tanned the ills OF life-slmll stand forth !
object OF emuioIs devotion from the yo,arj,
OF every art, and every pursuit.
II were vain for me, fdiiow e~iii5eus, 10 n
dict The extent of the moral revolution
which you have become the primary agent
u It sufficient, however, that 4 fair aud ei
chanting prosFgcti already opuuH To YOU
VISION. 1t 10 sufficient that the clouds an
darkness which have hitherto obscured Oh
moral forison. are rapidly yanlshsnr before IN
rising light Of liberal intelligence. II
sufficient that the dawn nftlIai light is alrgsd
hailed by the ardent adporates If universe
knowledge, with joy aud snthusias m, propo,
tionate 10 the bitter despondency thew liae
long and hopelessIy experienced, at The Ia
iiai''"bIs apathy and Indifference which hay
every whore prevailed around US.
There is little indeed IN the r ~fectious in
70 which am about to be drawn by a copter
platoon Of our previous effDr & In the cause d
improvement, either gratifying 10 individual
vanity, or hattering 10 our pride as citizens d
NE southern portion Of oar great ts4rfricracy
] snail nevertheless 'speak with the freedoms
OF history, aud, | hope, without offence"
H cannot be denied that u vide field al
Improvement is every wiierh brrrenfe,
though we ourselves may he the last 10 dis
cover oiif Da.n deficiencies. We arc inin
ltely "wise in our own concGits" and wonder
fully proficient In the art Of vain. boasting
We have, moreover All luyetefate propensity.
to set up as something really important, Tho
local pecnllaritles Of our northern brethren:
by way Of demonstrating our ~ supcrtpri.
ty, as if we were ourselves here cxefr,,f from
pecuiiaritles equally objectionable. We moi
unirequently indulge in comparisons preiu
dlcial to our northern fellow citizens, and
even 80 far forget the dictates of ordinary
courtesy a. to cast ridicale and conlemDf
upon a people whom we have mover cd1alled
A comparison Invested Of all righteousness.
may not be unprofgctive Of benefit, by show
ing in what portion Of our country. have
been witnessed the most active and
UNIFORM encouragement of learning, and the
most cheering patronage of The arts and
sciences, throub which we have been blessed
With so many useful Inventions, and which
are daily aud hourly multiplying to an H..
extent, The blessings and com.
Inrts OF social existence. America has
already attained to a high rank in the Re-
Of letters, and yet what have up1
Who, doubtless, believe that we ought TO be
he D%IcTAToRs in That Republic, contributed
o establish her character.
We have in Louisiana, c~uIjettns which
night properly pass for preparatory scmina.
les, and academies which might bear the
lppe llatlon Of primary schools. From the
walls Of our colleges we hear but little from
hose who are summoned to the chairs of the
'rofessorshlps, and less from the Young grad.
iatcs who annually issue from their eoase-
rated retreats TO take their piaGH on the
of life. We look in vain for the lgce.
lms, the ~athenBuIns, the libraries and read.
ng- roomss that salute the eve not oftiy HI The
ties but iii almost every well regulated.
'lilage in the north. Even in our eEgat etn.
'orlum Of the south there are n6 feadinp-
oor1ts, but for the politician and tic .ger.
.hanij and: SO far as libraries are concerned
is a notorious and melancholy fact that the
My one that we have ever had deserving of
he appellatfon, was a few months since.
at public YenduFe, to- pay a debt or
few hundred dollars, and would have baen
ost 10 the city. hut that there was foalnd in .
population of 100000 souls, one solitary indi.
dual, who for the sake Of science and lite.
ature! was liberal enough to save il from loss.
'df0uS fA4i great city is redeemed from the
Iiferafy character Of buiaez4ha sgrage Of the
he signal, and, as ! trust, the undyTug ,..Ls
she is now manifestiDg in the causc of
Universal education. We have Judges ahd
learned in the law, of undd6siiona-
,Ie ability; and yet the very basis of our
jurisprudence owes its existence To the daz.
genius Of Napoleon, and we look even
or the commentaries on that great: work, to
he master minds among the j~urisGonsult Of
France. ] do moi wish here to BE urder.
.tood as detractirng in the least FROM the able
decisions Of the appellate tribunal Of the
These decisidds are delivered in
of positive rbquisitiona Of law.
Ny remarks are made III fefrence TO those
voluntary contributions to the legas science,
which ii other parts OF the Union are 50 nu7
nerqus and able.
We have a faculty Of mediiue, d~istirgniellI
u for the r science 10 all tha yarloti4 departi
nents Of their profession, and yet when we
consult our libraries Tor evidence OF their lei
ow beings on the peculiaritie5 Of the hume
and malignant Diseases Of the South, we
consult them IN vain; and a stranger DESTROYS
becoming wiser on 30 momentoua "A sub
ect, might very reasonably conclude that the
grim ministers 0f death,'' have, fir more
han a Quarter of a GENTRY, been fat TOO bu-
in staying the v]iGtiidsi 10 takB time 10 tell
ls how those who may hereafter incur the
Of falling into Their hands, may hope for
salvation. Let the cemeteries Of cur great
answer the question, whether wo have
lot the richest field for illustration In the
departments of medical science; and
ilthuugh every important city Of Iio North is
sending forth It's accomplished
graduates, as we'll as its important confribu-
ions in furiherance Of the profession, il was
tHt recently that w bebeld efettad az the
Of our boosted Southern metropolis, a
suitable for the delivery of lectures.
let though the realization OF our hopes h S
,een long Delayed, we do not the less sim
,ereIy rejoice in the prospect that now opens
Us. May all success attend that Young
institution; and may shose who haze nohly
dedicated heir time and talents 10 the cause
# suffering humanity, receive the reward and
encouragement, to which their long and
laun' Iess exertioBs so richly entitle them.
The mechanical arts Haye been most sue
,ess fully prosecut d OH this side of TIE At
autic; aud yet THAT have zee. OF tine whole
South, and not Of Louisiana alone, done 10
sain for our country the high and eIviable
she erery where enjoys. To
whom is she indebted fr those great inven-
ions, whose benefits have been mainly ex-
Jerienced in the Southern sections Of the
Jnion-inventions which have contributed
o quintupIe the actual value of The lands Of
he South, and augmented beyond all calcuLt-
ion, the comforts and ~enjoyrtenis Of the
civilized world. To whouf are we indebted
Or the cotton gin b 1t to one Of your northern
rethren--:n the ron Of the New England
the mild, the modest, the unpre-
WHrrSEY. Time can never Grace
rom my recollection the emotions: ] expe-
when, as the youthful soa Of the
planter, | locked for tic list time
nDon the little original model OF ia4t great
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