Southern standard., 1853-09-24
For tie .Southern Standard.
COlnmIuS Female Institute.

Columbus Female Institute.
Mr.. EDITOR, Sir Every policy which is founded
in error and administered by caprice presents at every
point which isnot concealed from publicsc scrutiny
inherent absurdity, inconsistency, contradiction
This is so evident to the mind Of rejecting that
do not feel at liberty to occupy space in your columns
to illustrate il by varied examples, and shall content
myself by exhibiting the policy adopted by the Trus
tees ofthc institution named above, furnishing the
cearcst proof of the axiom.
.Itis always safe to learn, even from our enemies
seldom safe to venture instruct, friends, is
an old saying and never felt the force of oldsaW
moro sensiby than have since cevcnturing to PROFOUND
u few simple questions through city paper, which
you were so unfortunate as to publish by request,
the Trustees. What tits that has produced the lit
tie excitement, and caused the Trustees to shun in
vestigation shall cndeavor to show, and before
ter upon IN exhibition Of that point, hope you will
permit me set the worthy President right in refer
ence to the 'pury of my motvc and also the subject
matter in controversy.
His "card" has surprised me- had thought that
had shown concusvey that my opposition did not ex
tend to the Columbus Female Institute" This
iterated and when read in the Presidents card that
a"writcr in the last Southern Standard the sigma
turc Of "Stockholder"" had INDUCED Sin an attack
upon the Columbus Female Institute, determined to
reply by positive denial and call on President Clayton
to prove publicly his broad, distinct charge This
the first impulse and abandoned only with the pur
pose of showing that President Clayton has endeavor
ed to shift the points in controversy, and slide out under
alttle cloud osymputhy raised to beat retreat under
President Clayton may intimate that he does not
know my design, but there few men so dull as to
misapprehend it, though some have taken pains to
msreprescntit He says he will shun full and fair
investigation He says : "Vist the school-acquaint
yourself with the mode Of nstruction--examine its
pupils, and thenif you have objections make them
known to the Trustees, and pledge myself one of
them, so long US remain in that position, to my
best exertions to remedy all well founded objections
But oil rejecting minds must see, that we cannot act
without specification"
To this append the cause ofcontroversy, and l in
sst that president Clayton show that the sou-
ton of these questions depend "upon the mode of in
struction'-andupon 'an examination of the pupils
that he would lend greater weight to the professors
chair of logic than to that of the Presidency.
"Why is it that there has been election ordered
held annually for Trustees according to the requirements
the By Laws or Constitution
WHY have the Present Trustees reelected the present in
property without any compensation rent unless he shou
have had one hundred scholars I
Is there money wanting tor repairs think that any
one will 20 and the premises they will be convinced
that many things in that way ought to be done.
Where is the money come from to pay the Lease, Taxes
They may say that the property and has not been
sed appears that Is very essential that the bull
dngs should be insured for in evon of their being destroyed
by fire. would be difficult to raise the money to build them
and would most likely be the end OF the school and loss
the stockholders
The stockholders havcr never received cent Of diyi
nd oil twill
property which cost them in the aggregate ten thousand dol
lars -
pay the lease, taxes and insurance. and keep
thing in good repair also additional amount which would
in few years be sufficient opurcase an Orery and Chem
cal Apparatus and such other things as are essential Tor tn
prosperity Of the schooll
L. ii not possible to to take charge OF tn
school who has energy caon, and all the requisite quail
fcaions who would be willing pay amount sufcen
for attainment Of the objects and purposes named and
the give the school the wide spread reputation
should possess. A STOCKHOLDERS.
Every man will say that here are "specifcations
enough to satisfy an inquirng mind, und it is to thes
specifications and none other for have started non
other nor did intend to- that invited first the Of
tenton of the Trustees and subsequently that of Pre-
sident Clayton.
The worthy President has unprecedented "Stocl
holder" into an opponent of the "Insute, and he ha
thrown broad suspicion upon his regard for the yer
respectable Principal of that establishment This
an invention, and the President by his card warrant
my treatingitas such, which do by declaring thin
he has shrank from an investigation which it is pre-
tended the Trustees court.
How sirs, am opposedto the Institute? AS we
srs might you charge with opposition to the raj
road because chance to differ with some of the D
rectorial measures of that enterprise AS well sir
might you charge me with opposition to Sheriff Pa
terson because chance to differ with legislativ
measure, which his Office obliges him to cnforcel A
well sirs might you charge with opposition to Ma!
DonneI because chance to differ with the Selec
menin relation to their dynastic management of ii
corporate affairs of this CITY, Being so unfortunate
to differ with the Trustees in reference to their maj