The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-09-19

COMMON ScHooLs-INTEREsrfNG ADDREss.-The
trustees OF our public schools having invited the
Rev. DIR. cGufiey, Professor Of Moral Philosophy
in the University of Virginia, to deliver address
the subjectof popular education and that learned
gentleman having accepted the invitation, last
Monday evening was set apart for its delivery, and
the public invited to attend. large and highly
respectable audience were present on the occasion,
| among whom we noticed many Of the high officers
of the Government. The Professor entered upon
his theme at O'Clock, p, m, and delivered one Of
the most able instructive and interesting addresses
it has been our good fortune TO listen to. The
cause Of common school education, whereby all
should acquire the rudiments of knowledge-to be,
by reading, mechanism, and even politics, there
after expanded and enlarged, so as TO enable the
human mind to grasp at and comprehend things
which TO the ignorant seemed indehnable, and
above ALL the enthusiastic love for our republican
institutions which such knowledge instils into all
hearts-was advocated with force and power
which would carry conviction with il to all hearers
We cannot pretend 10 follow the speaker in his elo.
quent address, rapt as We were in listening to its
delivery. His style is unique and forcible, abound
ing in figures and illustrations and rapidly do
they follow each other, that would suppose that
the chain Of the discourse would be broken: but
they are appropriately linked together, that the
absence of any Of them would render il imperfect.
The address occupied two hours in delivery, and
(what is a compliment 10 the Profcssor) not per-
son left the church, nor he interrupted by any
boisterous applause until its close, when sponts-
neous burst Of applause testified the great gratica
ton of his hearers.
We are grstihed TO learn that DR.. McGuffey has
promised the board Of trustees TO deliver another adj
dress during the ensuing winter
Busrs.-There are now ON exhibition at Taylor
Maury's bookstore two beautiful busts, which are
we'll worthy an inspection by the lovers of art.
One is of General jackson, in very fine white mar
bic, executed by Mills, young American artist,
now employed on the bronze statue of the old hero
TO be put up in this city. The other is a plaster
cast Of the former distinguished Senator from Ken
lucky, now the governor Of that State, the Hon
John J. Crittenden, than which more perfect like
ness we have never seen. TWAS executed by Hart,
an American artist also, engaged, we believe
in Italy ON bust of the Hon. Henry Clay, at the
order of the ladies of Richmond. We trust that on
his return, he may bring with him a marble bust,
executed after this cast and If the features be M
well preserved, he may challenge sculptors to excel
/ him in his art.
| The ADELPH THEATRE.-We learn that Messrs
Brown and Cartwright, the new lessecs, are put
ting this pretty little place OF public amusement
into complete aud thorough repair, preparatory to
the fall and winter campaign. The new arrange
ments increase the room for the audience, deepen
the stage, and otherwise add to the comfort and
convenience of those who may patronisc IL.