The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser. (Woodville, Miss.) 1853-18??, 1853-02-22

WHICH Sp. spoke IN HH ia.t ponAtiDut"" "
the columns Of the Republican. ! was As well
pleased with the manner in which he spoke Of
that subject | refer to his remarks on erect
ing a college for the purpose Of home educa-
ton. Il is a subject in which am deeply
interested. This may be somewhat strange to
you, since | am an old bachelor. Well, it Is
strange. that a bachelor should be interested
in the subject Of education, provided we assume
that il is unnatural for a man 10 be deeply
interested in any thing that viii not probably
benefit himself, any more than the rest Of man
kind but | think it stranger still, that citizens
Of the south should be content TO let the north,
the east and the west, continue to excel them
so far in the arts and sciences. We have but
few good preparatory schools and a Smaller
number of good colleges in the south. This,
every one knows, is the reason that other sec
tons Of the ugion have excelled the south in
arts and sciences, and in general intelligence.
We cannot Acknowledgment do not believe
that the citizens of the south are inferior to the
inhabitants of any other section of the union,
in Intellectual ability yet we are forced to be-
lieve and acknowledge our inferiority in intel
%lectual requirements. Why is it sos Is it
owing to the nature of our climate Has a
cold climate the power Of warming and invig-
Grating the intellect of MANI Has a warm
climate the power of cooling the intellect, and
rendering it torpid? / think not. The cause
ofour intellectual torpidity is not in the air we
breathe, but in the object which we pursue
In our pursuit of happiness we have hereto
fore sought wealth, not wisdom, which, is truly
the concomitant of happiness. Let the citizens
of the south henceforth turn their attention
more seriously to the pursuit of wisdom, and
they will soon prove that the force or feeble
ness of the intellect of man is not in proportion
to the warmth or GOODNESS of the atmosphere,
but in proportion to his talents and the means
of improving them. In order that our citi-
zens may have the means of cultivating their
intellectual abilities, they must erect colleges at
home. All that is necessary to establish agood
and permanent college in Wilkinson County,
is that the citizens determine that they will
erect and patronize one, and it will be DONE
Oar youths have talents worthy Of cultivation,
and their parents have wealth sufficient to fur
nish the means for erecting, and even endow-
ing a college. The citizens of Wilkinson coun-
ty are certainly an enterprising people, and
sufficiently energetic to succeed in whatever
they attempt to accomplish. To prove this
assertion, | will give a few examples of their
successful enterprise. First, the Rail Road be-
tween Woodville and Bayou Sara though it
has had to contend with some imperfeetions,
still it has been in successful operation for sew
eral years, and has proved to be great conve-
nience to the inhabitants of the town which it
connects, and the surrounding country through
which it runs. A more recent enterprise is
now in successful operation. The Woodville
Factory, with its many spindles, changing dali
ly a portion of our cotton into useful fabric
Permit me also to mention the masonic hall as
an enterprise worthy of the citizens of Wilkin-
son. This splendid edifce sprang into exist
ence suddenly and beautifully. AS an orna-
ment, it ranks among the first, and its useful
ness no doubt surpasses its beauty. Such ex-
amples prove the enterprising character of our
citizens. What cause can we mention-wha
is a sufficient reason for lettering them from
having a college, alsoa None-no, not one
A building, or buildings, sufficient to accom-
modate a hundred or more boys, could be
probably erected for twelve or fourteen thous-
and dollars. Is this much ] cannot think
so, when | compare the usefulness ofthe enter
prise with the amount necessary to aecomp-
lish il. Had | the command of an amount
equal to the surplussage Of fourteen of oul
wealthy citizens, our youths should no longeI
regret the necessity Of having to leave home
and wander to a far distant land in search o
knowledge. They should have an opportuni
ty of being educated much nearer home thai
New York, Pennsylvania or Kentucky. w
claim that we are independent, but it is no
true; we are not much more independent thai
the slaves of European ~aristocracy. | speal
particularly of our dependence in acquiring al
education, though | think the remark is appli
!. cable generally. Where do we go when W
: want a teacher for our common schoolsl ID
we 90 to some one of our innumerable coll,
ges, and employ a suitable personagel Ala
n no! our colleges are too easily numbered, an
n the young men who are educatedin them, al