New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-16

rI''----'..-. 80 -; -, Total. 1902 2603
'h'''''''--''V i'' Wing majority ......a5o.
Wateyvliet and Ne,c- Scotland, Albany Co. have
chosen Wing Supervisors Bethlehem, Loco
II WAsHISGroS Co. has chosen IA Wing TO 8
Loco-Foco Supervisors.
EY- LIVINGSTON Co. has chosen Wing to 5
Loco-Foco Supervisers-a Wing loss of one.
Educa ton e--Colleges--specia
Charters.
Useful-Gifs 10 Coileges-Union ColiS1e-Proposed
Nee York Sehool-HamihOn and Rms1s-Slapry and
Wtalh Va Freedom AND EdueatioR-Lsgisatire Dis
regard for Lav-hs Tendency
Correspondence of The Tribune.
ALBANY April - ls47
boast not of any particular patriotism" said the dis
tinguished DR.. WATSON Lord Bishop OF LANDAU many
years ago. but mould uingiy share Of tsny or
thirty pIen Of public MONEY to be dppropriated by TIE
Legislature for The Agricultural improvement Of Greet Brit
ain and Ireland"
The well known author of the Apology for the
Bible" was ready to expend one hundred to one
hundred and fifty millions of dollars Agriculture
as a science, long before the Government were
prepared to aid it in any way. Here in l523, the
House Committee on Agriculture, Jesse Buel
Chairman, in a report in the Assembly's Journal,
page 1872 quote Watson and ask aid for Agricultural
School, farming being the Peoples business Have they
got 1t yeti Messrs Buel and Tucker, and Mr. Colnsn
and Others have done much-but where is the Agrcul
tursl SCHOOL,
Hundreds of thousands OF dollars have been expended
the NewYork University with its II professors and
100 40 scholars The Legislature has poured gold
into its lap Where Is Its Proessorshp Of Agriculture
Its Council admitted the other day that they could teach
three times many they do with very little addition
al expense Why then do they not propose to do it
Christ tells of wedding feast to which the invited
rich would not come What done there They
did wait for fashionable guests but forth into
the highways and byways, and made glad the heavy
heart Why is none of this Whiggsm of 76 exhibited
at Washington.square, or Parkplsce or at Geneva
Schenectady
Far be il from me 10 undervalue wisdom and learn
ing to speak OF any Professor at Hamilton of any
iRdiridual whose high and honorable vocation 1t s TO
enighten and instruct the men who yet shall rule Anne
RIGA and guide her ownward destlnes as lazy" Not
few of College Professors have conferred honor
their country by the extent of their knowledge and
its useful application TO the Arts and Sciences in both
hemispheres. What dislike is the system, or rather
want OF system.
Up to 1890 the State of EewYork had given Hamilton
s4s. 5oosto Columbia College sil3275-to the College
of Physicians and Surgeons, in NewYork sos, l00-to
the N Y. Historical Society Sl2000and to the College
Of Physicians and Surgeons Western District $4,000
(See Judge Bues report page 1873, Assembys Journal
of 1929 Even the demoralzing lottery gambling was
preferred to tax in order to aid Union" Has not
much of this money been unwisey bestowed Even
from NewYork with old Columbis, the University and
Rutgers in her midst we have the Board OF Education
up here asking for power 10 establish another College
because the present institutions invaluable and masni
cent they doubtless are eminent and Distinguished as
are their Professors, have shut out the People
Why could not the highly respected Directors of Co
lR,abG and the University met and held conferences
with the gentlemen of the Board of Education and of
the American Institute with view TO the better aisp
taon of these great seminares Of learning to the prac
ica purposes for which another College and an hgr
cultural School proposed to be built and endowed in
your City vast expense and with heavy taxa,ioni
Why should there be so many means resored to to at
tain the end In union there is strength.
Union College, in 1895 had from the State gift OF
$3.50 for library In 1876, for buildings $1,000; In
1905, four LOTTERIES $4,000 by the Lottery Act of
April 1914 1t had for debts $4,000; for buildings CO.
900; for library, &c. 100000 for CHARITY Fund,
s50O00 also 6,949 acres of land &c. &c. All this,
many years ago and the money of the whole State
officially termed CHARITY" and its recipients md
GENT STUDENTS" INDECENT YOUTH and " rAu'
PERs."
Have the gentlemen assembled here improved on
this Has Mr. Burchard though polite friendly man,
travelled, and scholar, given out single idea beyond
the old aristocrac beaten track Of past ages With
him, Mr. Lawrence Smith, and some others, II would
If useful knowledge would be less desirable If
II were less rare.
In 1923 at Union College the Students expense dur
ing term tme only Sll4 year, for tuition, board
In the hail. rent lodging stoverent and the use OF
books Is there anything like this at the University up
got the beggars badge-snd there is royal road
10 learning want to do that distinction by the purse
away everywhere. There Is too much DoLLAR'worthip
among
Itook the number of students at Hamilton College
from the last report the Regents of the Unversy
made the Senate and stated truly that OF the sco
at the Colleges many are sent free by the STOCK
holders-in the University Of New York majority are
so sent and it Is formerly the practice at Gene
va but may not be at Hamilton. At Rutgers College,
as learn from the memorial of the Board of Eduea'
ton. page 49, herewith enclosedl they receive Ihe
public cash az an Academy, and declare oividenns
among THE srocKHoL DHKs ~
In al this there system, regularity nothing Re
publican While the Declaration of 20 IL nominslly
honored its principles are constantly violated Our
highest seats of learning like National Government
are ruled Slavery Southern fsshion-for the few
want to see DEAR, wELLPAIp LABOR wen and wisely
and educated people, small estates small In
comes many land owners plain laws, and faithful law
givers. The Carolina planter prefers large incomes,
cAEAP ILL.PAIp LABOR slavery high rents few rich
propreors extensive estates and exclusive Colleges TO
educate highly only one in thousand OF the people
regret the extension OF slavery that mesnest and most
unhappy of all despotisms TO Texas and Mexico Il had
its origin in murder and relentless cruelty on the shores
of Aricato uphold 1t we seized Texas, have wasted
Mexico. devastating sister republic with ire and
sword enduring The reprobston of the civilized WORD
and Drawing the anger OF just and svenging God by
The Assembly, doth partes) as you will have seen
are steadily giving the go-by to the Constitution By
violation of is plain command not TO give special char
will perceive that renewal of the Pittstown Bridge
charter for other "a years from March ls49 called
AMENDMENT Of the existing charter by the Standing
Committee on Roads If all charters can be thus re-
newed extended changed sc the Constitution Is a null
ty and every legislator here knows it. IL may be pr
fectly right give this company new charter, but
should not and hope will not be done in contempt OF
the supreme law made for and accepted by the People
The precedent frarght with danger 10 life property
and estate striking at the very root OF compaets by
written constitutions.
DIsPESsATIoS OF PRoyIDEScE.-Where the FOL
lowing story originated do not know. We ind Il IN
the weekly Sehaspos and translate II for the benefit Of
careful, loving parents
Poor thing, it 10 gone" So said tender father TO
friend he speaking OF child OF two months which
Death had Just robbed him Of But II the Will 81
Heaven We did all that possible have nothing
10 reprosch myself with. II was ony sick week ard
in that time had four physicians They gave 1t Gallo
mel eight timespui blister plaster on It's breast and
six mustard poutces they also gave anthony and
All other medicines much necessary and yet
had to die poor thing
HoRRrBIE MuRDgR-The Russelville lKy) Her
IA furnishes an account of the murder OF Dr. James w
Wilson highly respected physician OF that town. Ee
yss murdered on Sunday night last while asleep In his
,fce the door OF which be locked Six or seven
wounds vera inflicted on his head with or hatch
~ II Is generally supposed that robbery was the mo
a.. IS ,hs who IA unknown. the Doctor