The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-10-31

/ UNIVERSITY OF LOUIsIANA-LAW DEPART
MENr-We have, on more than, one occasion,
in aluding to southern educational institutions,
urged upon the people of Louisiana, and of the
/ whole south, the Importance OF dong away
with the custom which has been too long OBJ
served-of sending their sons to northern col
| leges and universities, instead of patronizlng
the many excellent institutions of learning In
our own part OF the country. We are 6 lad to
/ know that our remarks upon the subject have
not been without good effect, and have tended,
in some measure, to arouse our citizens to a
sense Of the duty they owe to themselves, and
to make the custom "more honored IN the
breach than the observance" Oureducational
institutions are, in every respect but one, equal
if not superior, to the best institutions at the
north. They have pleasant and healthy loca-
tons, in the midst of liberal and virtuous COM
munites-good, public-spirited and able pro-
fessors, and indeed everything calculated to
render them the best institutions for the acquis
ton of learning in the country except-patron-
| age.
Parents have heretofore seemed to think that
no institution in the south could properly fit a
young man for the pulpit, the bar or the med
cal profession, and hence almost all the young
men intended for the learned professions, or de-
sirous of acquiring polite education have been
sent north. The number of students from the
south annually matrlculating at northern collie
ges, could easily support quite number of col
eges i'll their own "sunny SOUTH" and place
them upon such foundations as would render
northern competition with them in point Of
wealth, intellect OF reputation, vain and fruit
less
i We have been led into these remarks by
desire to call attention tothe advertisement in
another column, of the law department of the
university of Louisiana. 1t will be seen that
this institution already the alma mater of quite
a number of judges, district attorneys, and
prominent lawyers in this and the surrounding
states, will open for the session of 1856 ON
the second Monday of the next month. The
professors, who are all men of acknowledged
ability and reputation, will each lecture upon
different branches of the law, and thus give the
students the benefit of their knowledge in those
branches in which they have had respectively
the most experience.
Christian Roselius, whose reputation as d
profound jurist, extends far and wide, is the
dean of the faculty, and will, as professor of
civil law, lecture on some of the most impor
tant and interesting, though intricate, branches
of the legal science His perfect familiarity
with all the writings on civil law in all languages
his eannst and forcible manner of ]ecturing,
his excellent method, powerful reasoning and
great historical lore emnenty fit him for the
chair of civil law. His well known kindness
toward young men, and his willingness, at all
times to answer their questions and give them
all the assistance in his power to render the
prosecution Of their professional studies easy
and agreeable-his warm encouragements and
friendly advice, all tend to make him beloved
by his class and the younger members of the
bar The other professors are judge Nc Caleb,
f Randell Hunt and Sidney L. johnson.
By the constitution and laws of this state
the degreeof bachelor of laws granted by this
: institution entities the reel pient to practice law
in all the courts of Louisiana.
IN Orleans True Delta
Below we give an extract from a speech, de-
; ivered by hon. J. P. Benjamin, in the conven-
ton which met in 1916, to form a constitution
for Louisiana. We conceive, that is most COM
plete answer not only to Mr.. Benjamn's letter
published few weeks since, but to the twaddle
about prescription and rights of adopted citi-
zens, which we daily meet with the anti-Ame-
rican journals. 1t will be universally admitted,
that Mr.. Benjamin Americanisn1, is far supe-
ror to his anti -Americanism. This is the pre-
dicament, in which is found, all who oppose the
great principles of the American party. When
any set of men undertake to tell the American
people, that because they have heretofore gran
ted to foreigners, privileges without limit, they
are guilty OF the grossestinjustce, are midnight
assassns and everything that is vile, in curtail
ing those privileges, such viIifers of the Ame-
rican character, will find that Americans still
claim the right and the capacity to transact their
own affairs, and are not to be deferred by low
abuse from the lips Of the enemies of the coun-
try, and truckers to alien votes.
twill be borne in mind that Mr.. Benjamin
is foreigner.
Chow have we invaded or restricted the
rights of the naturazed citizen? Have you
placed him, heretofore, on a different footing
from the citlzens of our sister states? Are we
not all on the assumption that we have restric-
ted them in their rights? When they can show
me that, then l shall be willing to acknowledge
that | have been mistaken in the previous acts
of this convention.
"They assumed that principle, we denied it
and what was the action of the convention ON
the subject? Why, they decided simply that an
alien could not acquire political residence.
What then becomes of the charge that we have
attacked the rights and privileges of the for
eIgner? Where then IS the odlous restriction
which, trumpet -tongued, we have so repeatedly.
been charged with. by the honorable member,
as endeavorlng to fasten upon the foreigner:
We have respected their feelings, and have in
all respects harmonized with them as with our
American brethren. Dothese gentlemen think
who profess so much zeal here, and pretend to
SO much love for the foreigner, that they are
alone in their feelings of gratitude to those for
eigners who, in the hour Of our country's need
came to our aid? No sir. All Americans feel
it, But feeling it and acknowledging it as
am willing to do, that we are indebted to them
tor that service, is that reason why We should
place ourselves politically at their mercy? Is
that a reason why we should deliver ourselves,
bound hand and foot, over to them, that they
may obtain the mastery over us in our own
government and of our own Institutions? For
my part, sir, shall forever oppose any meas
ure, come from what quarter it may, that will