Washington telegraph., 1850-05-29

s4 200 to the building Of the College at this place;
other portions Of the county have been liberal.
The subscriptions of Hampstead county may with
safety be estimated at 81 500. have encourag-
| ing promises from various citizens of Lafayette
and Union, also Bosier parish, La.
When l shall have closed my labors in the
capacity Of an Agent, will furnish you for pub
| licaton a exhibit of each contributor, and the
amount which he contributes. With many thanks
to our kind and liberal frieDds, subscribe myself,
Your ob't serv't,
C. P. .TURRENTINE.
The College now contemplated to be
established here strikes us as an enter
PRISE worthy the consideration and aid OF
every citizen, not only here nut in the
vicinity but for hundreds Of miles around.
And they should bear in mind that it is
tined to be a source of infinite advantage
to future generations. He who now opens
his Golfers 10 aid IN the formation of this
institution, is raising to his memory a
monu more lasting than the ':sculD-
tured marble He is engraving his
name on the heart of future generations,
which will live and receive their blessings
long after marble will have crunbled
into dust. How many institutions of this
character can be numbered IN our coun-
try, that ascribe their present distinction
and hourishing condition to individual!
donations. and how glorious a memory
is attached to the names of their worthy
benefactors!
| All cherish the name of Girard, the
disinterested founder of an institution for
the education of the INDECENT youth of
our land. And will any say that he could
have raised a more durable monument
than the honored institution that now
bears his name? But institutions of this
nature need not be enumerated. Every
citizen of our State knows the value, and
can estimate the importance of such
a seat of learning established i'll our
midst Necessity calls for it, and our in
terest demands it For will any say that
we should continue to pay yearly tribute
of thousands to our sister States for the
education of our youth, who can be bet
ter educated at home?
A little enterprise and public spirit,
spiced with a small shower Of that gene
rosity so conspicuous in our citizens on
all other occasions, can accomplish this
work. The former we are happy to say,
we have in the untiring efforts and zeal
of the Rev Mr.. Turrentine, who is now
devoting all his time and energy 10 the
work; and the latter is now developing
itself in the shape of ample donations
coming in from all quarters. Let no one,
who can give aid to the enterprise
be found in the back ground, for the
more ample the means, the more advan-
tageous the result. The work mus,
and will 90 forward, and we prophesy
that a few years will present us an in
stitution worthy the efforts of its founders
and the confidence of the public. AT g
late meeting of the Board of Trustees
we learn, that they have decided upor
building large and commodious brick
! edihce, capable of receiving any number
5 of students.
: But we cannot leave the subject with
5 out presenting to the public slight view
r of the facilities aud advantages to be de
5 rived from the location of such all insti
tuition at this place. Indeed we can con
ceive Of no place in the country that Offers
, to the enterprise more inducements. L
is not only one of the most healthy local
tiles of the South, but it is now improving
. greatly both in size and character
| There are three new churches now ii
progress of building and in contemplation
under as many different denominations, 81
that the students will be at no loss of at
; tending preaching where his parents ma,
desire. A high tone of morals pervades tht
5 society of the town aud vicinity, SO tina
there can be no opportunity for the studen
to acquire those evil habits, which are 81
detrimental to his good. Every thing
indeed seems to point to this place as th'
most appropriate location for College
The amount already subscribed has reach
: ed nearly ten thousand dollars. Let tht
good work progress.
An officer at one Of the Western fort
writing to the Van Buren, Intelhgencer re