The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-07-30


Ems. CREscENT-G entiemsn Any one who has read our
city dae for the few months hardly have failed to
observe frequent notices Of the Lyceum and Library of this
Municipality These have appeared in the forms of editorials,
reports Of debates in the Board of Directors of Public
Schoo, and Communications from deeply interested c
aha subscribers to this institution.
Fit, the Pcayune, early in this month"; has short edto
rial notice. declaring the institution be in excsent
proved by experience Of its benefits in disseminating useful
knowledge, and increasing the reading class Of society," won
derfn; and that is honor the Second Municipality
This was copied with appreciation by other prints SINH
lar sentiments were uttered by Others, and they were generally
received true BY the oginato benefacto subscribers
readers aud friends of the Lyceum and Library They really
believed that they enjoyed great benefits and this con
vction prevalent in the community until certain reon
tons and debates sprung in the Board OF Directors oil the
Public Schools These being published in some Of the daily
papers, have had since, instead Of tins general confidence
~ and generous socude for, the prosperity OF the Library
which constitute its most essential resource ior ultimate and
nigh success sly inuendo here. and patry lest there's an
anxious inquiry on part Of friends, and selcompacent
the part of OF this benecent enterprise
concerning tie materials Of whichit consists
had supposed that the well written article the sigma
Of Justce which appeared in the Picayune OF the
Nth inst, characterized is, by moderation truth and
intelligence, based upon actual investigation would have set
this But am constrained to think otherwise
when in the Crescent OF the I'D Cday before Yesterday
connection with notice Of the noble effort of Mayor Bige
low of Boston, TO found Public Library, reflection
what's termed Theological Library inodee this re
mark t with viav IN object against it, though il certainly
is liable 70 misconrucon and possibly intended by
the writer to Indicate either his belief disbelief Of the
travagan and nnfounded statement aoa regarding the
slituents OF this Library note mainly, because many
other persons really unrendy to this scheme Tor the
benefit OF our citizens and their Children have been
startled by those statements which Justice enumerates
and refu and may yet remain undecided in their estimates
OF the value of the Public School Library to this Municipality.
THESE statements are that this Library of the fol
lowing materials chiefly, TO VII
IsO volumes of Presbyterian Sermons old stuff and trash.
81 volumes OF hoe none Of lhe oesl
553s voames Of & en he WINES ~ ,somen ms
vonmes ar Chose under Inc head OF Bellies LeIIres being
novels.
1905 Volumes on science anu Tue AUS oio oi WHICH are VI
NiaknS SIC voinmes tnus condemned out of the whole
catalogue Of S5U6 volumes.
This residuum is decidedly small, and Justice well re-
remarks that though figures lie, those who deal IN
them may sometimes err This truth he abnndanty illus
by the examination he gave the subject, and
his publication ofthe results As our Theological Libra
ry deemed so superauve in It's extent and resources,
have thought worth while to look little further into its cat
which the above statements doubtless based under The
entire head OF Religion, which Is more " class and
contains much Of philosophy history biography travels me-
nature and mlsceaes that might as appropriately De
in other departments oy actual count unuer NV
volumes
inns statement may cause ue uepehueht dAdes VI oui
Presbyterian iends awIuy 10 supsue oy reason Oh e
subtraction II MAKES rom le repuleu stoch M TINS eohceih
but nevertheless rue. VI sermons alone, Aeg oeTt
sad to have accumulated In TINS Library at least (soe
said l7OO) volumes Enough In all conscience, to have
tied long that Kirk all discussions respecting the loea
ton of Theological Seminares in this Western world and