Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-03-03
10 Tie Editors Of Me Enquirer.

10 the EDITORS OF tdf enquirer 80 80,
New YoRK, FEE. "a, 1854.
GentIemen-Your paper Of the 22i TO me- the
very agreeable that the Legislature OF virgil
mia has al last appropriated the necessary have
ccu6 the sute Of Tnonas JEFFERSON inr tie University ct
Virginia This is OF the great objects Of State policy
10 which looked with interest than 10 Other
which has for long time been before heni IL Is no" right
md rooer that Tho former stu tents should have executed
The COPY OF School Of Athens which has been 80 long in
agitation Il is % subject OF almosi much Interest
s The sotucfyr il will idca ard s3ncv 10
noseity incidents in Mr. JeIcrsons life upon which he risk
"a his fine witt the foundation o the University OF Viz
,n and The of Religious liberation Ga the
IA The assemblage Of all c wise Of tie world engaged
in recouci!ns Philosophy and Religion. Mr. Jeitsrson sue
ceetcd in This Herculran task the Constantine OF
America was IN realy the great anu lie Wise, lc I'M
!usupfer AMI the ApGslc
dent occurred few DAYS ago, which was really paned ia
! went 10 aiaGam IS school TO sec Q young lady Of
our who there school, ard Judge vi my
su7prisr when found It regular holiday and ball. or
of The scasoni nnl further that II was III reality
female Yankee school made mp Of Southern young ladies'
sent here from their homes 10 b. taught manncrs-to be ed
for the paror and The conpanlo0shiP OF Southern
gentlemen coui but lament sim; with the scno"l Of
Herbert Itebrrc In Richmond and The Southern Female
Institute Of the best schools In the world and located
enough III: h0mss Of several Of these young ladies'
narens 10 allow them II sleep the houses OF their parents
Inc idea that they should be oil hc!c TO Yankee 10 tC
be sent on to Athens 10 learn Grcek'seenei
10 be tbs very highest folly Tho parents Of the young Ia
dies art their future husbands viii regret IT, In plain Eng.
Iisb on!y once surprised that so little rfGcon Could
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more g!ul aspect Of the subject. II they OF the South
arc so resuc 10 their determination to have fankeo schoo-
sreses 10 teach their daughters music dlnclng anu Inc
Ilbtar mplishmcnts think they would do better oy
nkor hrs pecious nasal l#ansed biucsOckugs TO their
own families, and let the little and the big girls be hucht
where their mothers see that the precious morsc OF
Yapkeeis does nothing than teach them now 10 pay
nm The vano dance polka The very Idea OF sending
girl 10 boarding school In Vi!qioa creates Inc stc'es'
enquiry into morals of all tia parties composing the
schon This is the tho soil Of Virginia "ha, sort
of heart mus, Southern father have, Who WIN snc e
male schons be found in Virginia and ifoughpn'
the South be blind a5 TO pack on HE rlsih ogau'
IN Madam So and So of whom he has seen hut ic II any
thing bnt of whom Mrs. Troupe or Mrs Beech"f stowe
has speken wel7 have something OF tina world aEo
know little Of society. have heard something Of com
tries n,o which have not BEEN but do thnk that II mere
il 10 m found uron the face OF this earth, anywherea pcfec'
human being we, in Virginia. can show maj very 'I,"I ~.
our Southern born aud Southern educated a1ee; IL 'htS
are not bcurc Yankee made ndyr any ng'i'h mace
woman or any French made demosele, have traveller IN
vain have heard from others their conversations 10 10
effect Ynu are, therefore, prepared TO SEQ the mos.
solemn protest from least one man In virginia aRah!
the education OF boys girls in fankcedom. would
rnIhsr Thai child of mine should be destitute u all
that she would learn here, than that she SHOULD learn
il at the imminent peril Of character md morun.y
pgreo fully with that great hnghRh iany piss nia;'
cTodr who said best school 10" either boy or gl
va that which he or received The rrste Of their
parens; and every thing was Thought OF tha saicty re"
oped they should lodge at their plrents houses ana d
,heir way to the schoolhouse daily and n.h To
the ta.ua roof Out out upon Ibis deadly poison; down.
down with these Madame BlD0mcrs II would be !ar better
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me Jardn Marble or the Chlcau de Feur, and let them
learn the ZEAL French oIka and all other MS al
the head quarters astGad or that sort oi quaafe "c Is
brought here without the real OF the oriental iascina
lions that surround sdcd destinations OF the centre spot
| VI vice and refinement. -,
You will pardon ME for this much saii nbou. ono ab'mi
nation which contributes annually lis quota 10 me degcnta
~ of every thing Southern. The very parties whose
daughters here recipients OF STATE pouhy hhu
have made money oa OF their locations IN ns SCUM
ern States and reside there II is not good enough Tor f
offspring 10 find cducalons amongst their own people
| NO. no. they mes. improve nv the Yankee hA'sh
regret poor Tunst;!ls deaih he was one OF 'a'
class OF men who by his sincere attachments To Virginia.
accomplished more his rc.jers will II. was real
~ in his way, and nothing wnu1 90 ne nlot
good than be allowed form one OF numocr 70 nave
added 20 Tho dulles already required OF yonr2 Gau t
dcnul CT having Isas, the brs of "ni!meH T. ian.
sni put in ma!t? al such poat IL his coauJ"''i '"|
| Wi!chcr should select.
Tn. recent new. from Europe Is not 80 pleasing to
those groIn sell nor Is II 80 satisfactory ~ me
disciples Of Cobicn for peace me ma'ks,s mere arc
ipg aud unsettled in everything Our mefcAln8 are making
mp their assnTtmcns Ia good earnest OUT OF lie very oeS'
materials they caa find. ~ IL, -
made al ut hotel chnrEes In Richmond Now let me tell
you that Brooks, WIingham, Lpscomb, Ferguson, and
many others who were foremost IL m nas.G uo
smith, are all the ST. Nichols at So oO per Gay; prac
using in New York what they denounced In Hichmona pay
Yankee nn hsy c 10 s @ BIZ
preached home ubr0ad1 These very men would dcnounc
and complain Of countrY merchant no gave even the
pcn in Now York for any article OF merchandise they
had SELF heard the bilrerest complaints
from Hips The department of The country merchants
towards them in this matter OF trade De- yet they are act
ing out the very Thing in another particular which so very
Lislastefu! TO them.
The move for n Commercial Convention Charleston on
the 81 April is attracting very general attention ifom a!l
paris South. Let that Convention determine "a Inc
duly Of Southern States to levy excise tax on North
ern and Northern Goods and you Will hear no
moro of an-avcry societies or anti-save mcensS
weh this letter published exactly az II is. Some friend
near me- saws that he thinks tho price Inc ST. Nicholas is
50 Is day instead Of So 3d. Mcssrs the merchants,
v no found 60 much fault with Ballard and Smith, must be
voted rery consistent and excellent Citizens
Your obedenl servant, ID. II. L.