Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-10-29
RICHMOND DAILY WIG.
Es~ HAvss. Cor. Oct. 20. is4s.

Nsw HAvss, Cor. Oct. 20, lsls.
To tAs Biifsss Of As WAis.
Gsndemen;- Having determined after had finished my
ssnt around Troy take the back track Sswney ssys
downihe Hudson, made frs. Steamboat on arriving
mt Albany for New York. Here stsid but le WHILE
an IN ,hi. beautiful city. Although have been cal.
led Yankee most oil my life, Tor the 6s, time
In New England. But II had been boz in New England
sssure you should be ashamed Of IT, The native
place Of the Adams, the Hsncocks Shermsns Qunceys,
Green's Wsrens Ssrks Punams, and host OF other re-
tros, have diskc Tor but far otherwss an en- hme
iican In my selinss The blood .f New Engsnds brave
she'd the plains Of the South. and the no less
brave Of the South ths fields Of New England
there who infamous saough to smenies
ousy and hatred between the two sections Of the country.
they may have the and dirty work themselves
the degradation for fer nobler aims and purposes
THIS cy's fame has gone abroad the lard All who
visit speak in tn paise II Is my purpose TO spend
any rhetoric m looks. though there field Tor It with
bettor hands h,u mine The lawns and parks with the
aud delightful cottages which before the
hi,her and yon, lends additional charm to tho view
The numerous trees which extend along either side Of the
streets gives to the city quite rural appearance This
place in the Summer months be Of tho most
sgieesbs spots in the Union. visited the where
the sherman lived, and where he bre shsd his
The great aud good be nearly oil gone going
and have left Let Others I'll up the blank, can
NOT The great Clay when he is gone, will be belahercd
with cuosy aud psnegyric by the sckus who Islander
aud usduce him.-lkc the Van Bu;cns the Buffers, and
the Hoy did tho great Clinton. We base fswning syco
phan oi power nsd slaves Of your open not
your foul mouths in lsudaon Of his memory. lie scons
H. Think Of the under the guse Of religion and love
OF country have robbed defrauded aud whom you
murdered. aud think OF death aud future Judgment The
pous Butler II he believes future rewards and punish
men may have ringing in his he slips into an
other world,
HAL! heavens la liz and thou profoundst hell
Receive thy possess on"
repen deeply repent for his past eachery and guilt
This fellow with his political daddy Martin Van Buren,, are
polished wretches. But ye refined ye polished enc
mics Of the people. the day Of reribution approaches
Visited likewise the Trumbull Gallery Of PsininRs-
IL collection mostly OF tho pieces Of the cee-
brsted Trumbu do wonder after seeing these paint
ings, that this distinguished soldier and should
much fame. l think he deserved il. am indeb
ed much to the kindness Of Mr. Babcock the Editor Of
Palladium aud Mr. Henry Howe, the author Of late work
on Vrginia for much Of the information have here pre-
cured. Among other places visited the Capitol and
Tale College. The Capitol has but very little ariistica
bcauiy and originality in design about it, Its external
hgeaion withoutshow. and eye heavy crude
aad clumsy appearance However breaess lawyers
its walls legsate for the dear people, and this is all
can say in favor Of the Capitol. Yale College is a
long Of brick buildings fronting Park. A very
beautiful, land may say for the size OF the buldng mag
ncen library house is going up. This College has done
great deal oil good in the world, and its full share Of mis-.
chief IL has sent forth to the world many who dis
ungushed themselves sble pure aud upright
and whose fans have spread through the zed world
and others who have hung around their brows gaands
evergreen in the peaceful pursuits Of SCIENCE literature and
law and 4 few who have been ornaments OF the pull
pat in advocating the claims and principles Bible to the
gratitude and confidence Of all men. But how many
forth with different characters Far more than il
ought. But who is to blame
whole Drincipe of Col in
and in Europe evil, aud that continually no fans
ie. Hear inc before you Judge guilty. The young men
after they leave their grammir school College
finish off, Here they have go through four years
their Greek L,tn Hebrew and perhaps French
Spanish aud Dutch, which have objection. Then
there regular tilt Mathematics, Natural Philosophy,
Chemistry. Metaphysics &c, and to this file bill or
objections except it be the metaphysical vagsries intsn
gbo and unmcanng crudcs, elaborated in the books
of such Reed, Brown aud other scians-
To tho study OF these do object for their works Meth.
understood by themselves those whose hard lot
Ito read them No discerning has failed that
majority Of the young when they have left College,
have settled religious opinons-who just Wild on
that subject the Mormons. Besides in poll.
and all useful pursuits they know nothing only they
apply avorite theory abstraction The OF
study is not practical enough No young ought
allowed to College until he has practical know
edgeo commerce, agriculture and manufactures Now when
he through his course and has received his diploma he
makes generally fling nj law which farther puzzles his
head with unnecessary law lumber and when that fin
ished, he sets up for learned man, without the least
practical knowledge Of LIE. He likewise almost insan-
taneousy sets himself up politician. to egiate on
mslers Of which he has knowledge, and which has
constituted part OF his study lie magnes himself be.
he has passed through College, that he t and pre-
pared advise thing A man may
Speak in Latin
Write in Hebrew and in Greek
And still more, wise Arabic"
aud for all tina, be fool II he talks. and the ignorant
understand him. they heieoe take il for granted
he learned Thus the Legislatures of the South fell
OF breHess lawyers, who talk about nothing but endless
theories They there spin column speeches. on
Federal relations somsthng else quite foreign their
duties, TO get up The practical and enlightened
farmer mechanic, merchant, has nothing in egis-
ia,ng for tho mutual welfare Of the people. But young
lawyers have. The evil is farther felt by siuing their
minds with the fudge Of Adam Smith and Say. What
have their writings add opinions do with Smith was
bibed TO write his book bolster up a falling sdminsa.
ton and Says case is better. No politician ia either
OF their countries dare practise their theories for himself
bat them gull and tickle u.s. Away with such hum
bugs
There is not q working, practical Legislature in the
South. So far the Legislature Of Virginia h concerned
twoud have been just well IL bad never met for 20
yesrs back for what benefit has been the people and
it is the with South Carolina Where do
your really great men come from now-rom the
Of Colege7 Not by any means-but from tho obscure
farm mechanic shop from behind the merchants coun
ter, and it ever will be until reform our collegiate
system Of education. who has risen lust from The
people, and hos felt and known in his their wants
will be practical and useful man to lcgate for them
Compare our roads and systems Of education among the
people with that Of the North, and where does il place
The Of their Legislatures arc composed Of fs,m.,.
merchants and mechanics. Having theories and alb
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