Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-08-31
COMMUNICATIONS.
For tie PaNzliun
NaIiers an! yhin.s in General.

Matters AMI Things in General.
The city Of Richmond is a glorious
place. Nature has lavshed upon i, her
choicest blessings. l. is situated on tho
banks OF the Whitewater, in ono Of tho
most healthy and fertile sections of tho
power. and possesses ali the natural ad-
van.agcs of any city in tho West, oxcep,
THAI of navigation. The Climate is salu-
brions. and The adiaccn; country is gently
undGlating. with an ascending tendency,
as YOU pass of 10 tho Yves. or East
Southwark it gradually descends. and 70.
wards the North i, is divided into ridges
By the three branches of the Whitewater.
as they converge together a, tho upper edge
of the city The bed Of the river, as il
passes through town, rounds off 10 tho
Westward and Southwark, and is from 20
10 50 feet below tho upland. Its banks
arc nearly perpcndicular-of abou. equal
height, and runs parallel to each other,
about ono hundred yards apart.
If YOU Will go up into tho s.eep'o OF tho
Episcopal Church, on Fifth street, Ia very
elegant buildiug-noarly completely and
cast your eyes around. Won will perceive
thu, tho woods approximate aud rocede al
tornatoly; and that its appearance chan
ges from green to blue as the distance va
rics. Eight meeting houses and churches
may be soon distributed in various parts Of
The city; bat | am sorry TO shy that
them were churches or not.
OF 10 the South West. about n milo and
a-half distant. may DO seen Friends Board
ing Schoo. House; n very handsome, neat.
lplain fourstory brick build ling in which
n school is now IN successful oporation.-
| Tho teachers let non professors, which is
| forbidden. ARE very intelligent looking per-
soma. and havo the reputation Of being em-
incn,iy qualified to discharge their impor-
!ant trusts bat the school is strictly SOC
tarian, and mono arc received as scholars
| except members of tho Society.
Richmond las several good schools, Z
|
teachers bu, il is almost destitute Of
| school houses. | think ihcrc is but ono in
the place, md il IS situated without, the in
nabitcd par, Of the city. near Whitewater
meeting house. There is town-houso or
Two occupied as such but they are not
sutab % for school purposes. Churches
and schoo-houses are usually regarded as
the greatest ornaments of city, and AFRO
strong indications of tho moral character
and intelligence of its citizens; but if VIC
tnko this a criterion here, Richmond is
IN an almos, hopeless condition. But our
| place is 10. destitute Of morality and in
rior morals aud equal intelligence to any
other city ani should DO glad If i; could
boast Of equal PLACES of worship and of
| learning. And yet bciiove Richmond is
awaking To n soEse Of her own degrade
tioa in this respect; and thai " shall havo
ba,tar caa,c..e- anil be;;or school houses
! before many years hence. Public spri,
| has been ..Icfunci in tho abstract for
several years past. and Richmond thor
srooD in s,atu quo !; but now tho right
pirlt Is Beginning 70 prevail, and all IS on
the qul vivc.
Tho necessity OF n college or high
| school, in which tho chillron of this part
| Of the State may receive thorough cduca-
ton. is becoming moro and moro apparent
every day. Many Of our youths are sent
to some distant place TO complete their
course Of studies, for the wan. of a suiia.
bic institution. The character Of this
part Of tho State requires tina, we should
/ do something IN this matter. OCTAyIus.
For he Palladium.
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