The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-03-14
.Up TO the present time no license has been
issued by The Clerk to any one 10 retail in this
County"
Written for the Advertiser.
County,

of each and every good citizen,to contribute his
mite and influence TO the propagation Of lib.
eraI share of religious, scientific and literary
views and advantages in the town or negebor-
hood in which they reside. For it is a fact
worthy of notice, tina. q community is oftener
Judged BY the number and character OF its chur.
ches, and Summaries, the cast of the inhabitants,
for morals set down for good or evil, by the bal.
lance of the world than any or all others; or
To simplify the idea, in going to town for the
fire, time, we are all too apt to Judge of the cast
of the society thereof by the number of its
School houses and scholars; it's Churches and
congregations; and first impressions, however
hastily formed, are very hard to eradicate,
Such beng the fact, and none. presume will
deny it. would beg leave to ask the citizens
Of Ripley, what must inevitably be the I'm
preston produced on all who visit our town for
the first time. particularly if they take this as
criterion whereby to Judge us' speak as un.
to wise men, judge ye what say. Your an
swer shall anticipate. Yea, notwithstanding
y on live in the very centre of civilization and
surrounded by all the advantages
of civil and religious liberty, IN the Empire
County, of the great State Of Mississippi. with
oil other qualifications necessary, to make soci.
ETY. the very best; for intelligence and benevo
lence, you are excelIed by few. if any, with
population of near 600 souls. The inquiring
stranger lie told, we have but one Church, and
he is pointed to the shell, Of what is termed a
Church; but candid man, does it deserve to be
yet so called! should say not, simply because
it is not church until it is completed. 1t is
now properly church in embryo, and if finished
on the plan as commenced, would he quite q
respectable and comfortable edfice, sufficiently
large for all useful purposes. But unfortunately
i. is not. nor lie it indeed likely to be soon; as il
now is, it is only in the summer season that it
can be used, consequently 80 much work al.
mos. thrown away; and yet very small 'sum
Of money would suffice to complete the work in
magnificent STYLE. No effort is made to do it
Does this argue favorably for the citizens! On!
bu. Say they. what we loose in religion we make
ID in learning, If we have no churches we o.
,eas,. have schools. Where do we find them
Alas! we have TO lament our deficiency IN Sem
;na,ies az well as churches. We can boast Q
M large and hourishing Academies, we ca
nroduce but one miserable smoky cabin, where'
the Young idea is taught to Shoot and that car
no, boast Of more than twenty scholars, and Ut
less some repairs are made, we cannot lor
boas, of even that. 1t is useless for me TO
temp, description Of this, go called Academ
'e as description would only cause you to bus
lie The evil is known to all, although it be not
" gree able to all. And can we expect aught els
:. so long as we remain, as it were in heathenl
darkness, without academies and churche
y" Can we expect to maintain our proper dignl
- and standing, as community! hint to
a.
s,i,u,e good society, we must be liberal aid
;, telligent, and the one ls necessary prereq
-. site to the other, and benevolence, virtue, a
all things necessary follow in their train. 1
most all the villages around US, are surpassi
- US 10 the number and character Of their churt
es academies. Shall it continue to be so! Dr.
-, it comport with our dignity and feelings, to
thus left behind! I would fain answer no! a
~ the object intended, is to call the attention
the community to the Importance Of taking so
ac. steps and making some effor. to bring ab0u
eve change. We have lost several worthy cit'zer
IN. who have left, simply on account OF our
,et. having schools to educate their children; a
we will contlnueto loose more, If something
sd. no, done in that way 10 prevent it; and all Il
is wanting, is for some one to take the lead
;cb have too much confidence in the intelligel
and magranimi,y ofthis people, to doubt tn
success, earnestly desiring that my motives a
!, be properly appreciated and acted upon.
49,
on.
inc Doc. TArE-A gentleman writing US fr
Washington city, under date Of February IL
desires US to contradict come Of the false repo
o.. o. pu, afloat in regard to this gentleman. 7
." writer remarks: "You ough. to correct I
" Statement, Of letter in the Mississippian. T
'ty whole statement in regard to doc. TATE is u