Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-12-07
s.Tbe Universiry of The sOuth.''

The BOARD of Trustees composed Of the Bsh-
OBS and Lavmen of the Protestant Episcopal church
closed its lsbOrs at MONTGOMERY, Ala on saturday
the 2Sth ut. The site Of the proposed "UnlVer
sitv of the South" has been fixed at Sewannee,
Tennessee, near the base of the Cumberland
mountains. This spot i said to combine the finest
natural advantages Of water. climate and Emery
in the world, and il made easy Of access by the
different railroads tuit and in progress of building,
to large number of the Southern States. 1t Is
near ny the boundaries of Tennessee, Alabama
and Georgia, and il close proximity to the two
C4ronas.
We regard the establishment Of the "UniVersl-
ty OF the SOuth" the graudest feature OF the
age. Railroads. steam ships and telegraphs are but
the results of mind, operating upon and conquer
ing matter, but not mind itself The enc must
perish, or in the advance OF time be superseded
the other Is indestructihle end must survive for
good or evil ten the earth has ceased to exist
and tn sun is blown out like a candle. To give to
this vital spark Of Heavenly fame" its greatest
briance-to afford to this subtle essence its
widest expausion-to teach this thinking mystery
its destiny and strengthen and direct 1t to the
prop T purposes and ends Of its immortal being
surely, Til is a task which should command the
appreciation of every patriot, phanthrOpist and
christian. This, the founders of this Institution
of learning expect to do, and this, we have no
doubt, they i'll accomplish with the r sources
mental, moral and materal-which they can com
mand.
"a little learning" the attempt to teach every
thing in very short time and nothing thOrou Ehly,
is one of the great evils of our day. We see now,
gTadu ties Of colleges that are incapable Of speak
ing, reading writing their mother language cor
city. Small boys and girls now considered
by fond fathers and dOting mothers prohcients in
the sciences, when in truth they have not master
ed even the rudiments of learning. This false no.
ton Of education is well calculated to reverse the
laws of nature, and make children wise when they
should be ignorant and ignorant when they should
known that
no Royal road to learning; the present age will tes-
tty that The Republican road is hard road to travel
II the royal road is completely blocked up, the re-
publican one has so many allurements that the
slothiul and youthful traveller is tempted by fair
howers aud beautiful cascades to turn aside, long
before he has reached the pine heights, where
Excelsior" be seen embl1zoned on his BAN
ner.
To lay broader and deeper the foundations OF
educatOn-to elevate its superstructure, to cleanse
its passage from al faint of nfdelity. of sectional
isl, OF bigOtted sectarianism, while IL teaches
truths scientific lterarypaud religious, which have
been cOnsecrated by ages and embalmed IN the
blOOU of martyrs-to tell not only how to think, but
what to think, not only how to live, but how to
die-tO strengthen end expand the intee CT, and
at the same time improve and purify the heart
these, understand are some OF the obi cts OF
the 'UuiYersity Of the South" To effect such a
glorious result, no pains nor expense will BE- spar d,
until d monument of learning and pery shall be
raised in midst worthy of the South, and
which we hope will last az long letters have a
friend science admirer and christianity Wor-
shipper Columbus (Ga) Enquirer.