New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-28
Feliciana Correspondence.

JACKSON, La. July "a, 1866
Eds. cfescent--our little town Is all agog-this ia the
nations completed last week. am told they were
thorough and satisfactory The State has lively rest
In this Institution and appoints annually four or ave
members of the Examining Committee Being under the
auspices and control Of the Methodist Church. the college
Of this time s favored with the Of many Of the
distinguished clergy OF that denomination Distinguished
citizens of the country also in attendance and per-
feet overflow Of the people don't know when and where
have seen 80 many handsome ladies.
The ball was opened in religious way, with tho annual
sermon last Sunday morning in the College Chapel by
Rev. J. B, Walker Of your city It earnestly ad
dressed, mainly to the young men, on Lord what wilt
thou have me to dot" The eloquent minister besought
those choosing their course Of life to consult the highest
motives Of duty and aims Of being. What doth Prov
dencs indcate Where Is strong and earnest soul
needed? Which grand interest Of humanity most re-
auires to be helpedf Pregnant questions If honestly
followed without the prudices Of parental weakness and
social habits overcrowded professions would not receive
aeeessons Of needless while Others open to emu
aon and practical usefulness passed by Instead of
impatient lawyers and patientless doctors starving In
spectaby, might have clever maohinsts, engineers,
teachers and such like. Sound sentiments Messrs Rdi
tors aud man can hardly turn round without seeing
their illustrations.
Hon p souls had engaged to address the literary soci
eloquence. But few days before Commencement Mr..
notified them it would not be in his power to come and
the public announcement fasd-only in nsme however
Rev. c. Marshall hand you have heard tell of
him. saw your conie of the Baton Rouge Advocate
Prsntss is dead sister State Of Mississippi holds not
Mr. Marshalls equal as popular orator He Inflated,
electrified astounded confonnded enlightened and car
ried away his audiences vast one 1t was. too He
questioned with bodness the progress the age Pro-
gressve it is but all h not progress that progresses
True progress tends Ito elevate the observation-disclosures its
conditionrefne its sentiment-put 1t on path onward
and upward Much of ours material-rnuch down
wards With action there oyeraction and reaction
aspirehe paths most inviting not for indulgence but
selfrespeot self reliance
self denial and with encouraging peroration set
Southern youth upon the only royal road.
The Juniors have given several hearabe and passabe
speeches. few capital Yet in the pn-feather state
they soar as they fain would But they futter
strong, look high and promise we'll Now 1t would do you
good the blessed old res to hear their
These boys will be men, in and make ques
ton have heard to-day, your future governors and
judges, and great ones.
Tomorrow the Seniors the graduating class Is very
arge--twenty- two-a noble band Of young men Among
the students observed several from other statestwo
from Tampico, and many creoes of Louisiana It is an
admitted fact that this college is doing more for Southern
education and Southern independence in that important
particular, than any in the State Over two hundred
youth are here 1t saves to the State annually
that otherwise would be expended abroad Louisiana
should encourage this college.
We are getting In earnest up here politics. The
combat thickens. Dr. Bard made campaign speech In
jackson last Thursday He the candidate Superin
tendent OF Public Education on the Democratic ticket
but perhaps you knew it, Bard splurged He gave New
Orleans particular jessee Some him say
you were all abotonists down there but Bard denies
that He will soon tell you what be thinks Of You.
The other day Wickife at Bayou Sara, having
twohorse buggy fixed nice and in which he and
Noise with outsider to canvass the State If you
Americans have got anything say you had better get
ready to say IT. Clear cut your throsts keep your
and call for horses Every sovereign is to be
shaken By the hand ths next month two For varied
qualifications the other persons the Democratic ticket
cannot excel this Dr. Bard. He touches the
every corner Let me sum up what have learned An
ardent southron, born the Hudson Not long ago
descended to this latitude stick Of dentist then be-
came preacher in the Methodist Conference The
Methodists as s their won't took him put
him to rough circuit; and in year, discontinued him
Next he was an Epscopaan then o s Presbyterian;
and by the last move, N 8. Presbyterian-al in
many years He is now N. s. Presbyterian preacher
The Doctor has also been temperance lecturer but
this anteceden be true-he deserves to be for
gwen believe he is not the only Qitonda doctor
ming. Now, this is hberaity Of your narrow
bgotry that oan only appreciate the merits of pro-
fession, or party church For this responsible Office
want of broad views The Convention nominating
Dr. B. showed that they were awake to its high demands
If you Americans can beat it, bring your along We
ready to have him. and rather anxious " Sam is in
very best humor and prospects, and likes to read the
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