The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-06-28
For the athens Post.
jacksonville, Tenn, June %, 30.

'rated an article, published in the hnnX'
vile Plcbcinn of the l1,h inst, over the
signature Of ".Nat .Muggin;," and which,
but for paragraph relative TO the Female
Academy at Ibis place, might lave passed
into silent oblivion, without even the no.
tee Of contempt which its spirit and style
arc 50 well calculated to excite. Nothing
but the manifest interests Of an institution,
whose infancy hns, ps yet, established no
character abroad to defend it from the un-
lust and nalI'gnri~t 70 schools md misrep.
rGscnln'ion Of a newspaper scribber. could
have elected reluctant lire in reply. And
did not know that the article referred TO
would meet the eye Of those who have
never seen our Academy. would feel no
necessity OF assuring the numerous readers
of your excellent paper, that in poln, OF
size, commodousncss, nea,ness of york;
man>hip, and rcspec'abiliy of nppca'uncp,
i, is superior to most, and inferior to none,
with which am acquainted. And | will
here assure all who may be interested to
know, that neither money nor pains have
pccn spared to erect an Acndcmy building
adapted to the exigcncics Of those Of Easl
Tennessee, and other quarters, who may
have daughters to he educated; and we have
it occupied by. n teacher, in conmcndatOn
of whom nothing need be said to East Ten
ncssccnns Miss MELVILLE is too well md
too favorab|y known to require n single
word Of praise from rs. Our School open
cd on the 17th.inst. with na'tcring pros
poets, ond the result thus far has served
but to confirm, what we could scarce before
doubt. tha! Madsonvile is n point pccu.
linrIy eligible for such School. And
through the columns Of yrnr paper | would,
il bchalf Of the institution solicit the pat.
ronae1 of parents md guardians Of con'ig-
uous counties and S acs, confidently as>ur'
ed ,hnt more hcaIlhtul village, more
commodious Academy. and a more compc-
tent Ins,rnctress cannot be found combined,
perhaps, in the State. ;
In view Of these facts, it is.diflicult to
cou,ecl ire wnu. coId nave oecn the motive
,ha, prompted the Article in the "Plebcian."
Whether the author was never educated
Himself, or possesses that dangerous thing
IA little enrning'-- whether he enlertains
fixed hostility TO female education. or is
only willing to sacrifice it FOR n niche in the
temple of newspaper fame. or whether it is
pure malignilv towards our Academy. from
rriYa,p, social, or other considerations, are
questions in whose solution am in no wise
| only know that an assault
las been made upon the Female Academy nt
this place, that does honor neither to the
head nor heart Of the nssnllant. And as to
who it is that has disguised himself under
the masquera de Of ".'Tat .WugginS," | um
equally without interest. Whether he who
has shown himself ready to dclace the walls
of our Academy by rudely carving his name
upon them, is the declammaiOry successor
of Felix the Great--nnd whether the axis
of his vision was changed, or his ability TO
ildgc of the Dimensions of "Cupolas" was
in any wise affected By his having once
seen the "CupoIas" of the City Of the
Cumberland, when lurcd there by the shin
inc horors that jingle around legislative
clcrkshps. where the influence Of six could
not prevent the decree that the "Cupolas"
Of the Capital should grow "beau'fuly
Iess'' to his longing restrospect when no
hope of otiicialiiy ut up the gloom Of his
honleward pod-or whe;her'it was one
whose dcpuiyship (not lordship) could, for
A time, revei nmid the Iancied honors OF
association with Bank oflcals-or whether
it is body corporate under the name and
style Of .".NIat .puggi;s. among the men,
bers of which the various dutiss of writing.
publishing, heruldIng, circulating. &C., nrc
duly NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. any. and which
Of these conjecturcs are true, | leave others,
more Interested. TO inquire.
shall not indulge my curiosity to in-
duire ,rhcre he obtained his cliquettcal cd.
ucaton, that he aifscts so much familiarity
with tho rules Of social propriety; nor
whether the custom sill prevails there Of
declining the Offered parasol of lacy, hop'
inc she will use il herself: nor whether he
has vet learned how to get into the dwell
ing houses Of n%*s*s*; and several other
things of Il similar sort. shall not be cu'
rious enough TO inquire about.
Now, so far as the attack upon O'Flau
and Dr.. Landlord is concerned. any remark
in defence of either would give an imPor.
lance TO both the assault and the assaiIani
which neithes deserves. what their well
known characters render more than super
flu Gus, and what either of them is more
than competent to do.
If. upon reflection. il is deemed necessa~
ry. the social character Of cur village viii