The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1858-12-04
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DEMOCRAT.
OXFORD, Mss, Nov. q, 1858.

OXFORD, MISS, Nov III 1905.
Mr.. Enron: During the lost fortnight, old
Sol" has refused 70 give US the benefit of his
much-des rays, save on few occasions Of
very short duration Yet we congratulate our.
selves that we have not cen subjected to all the
fury Of thunder, lightning and rain" even II
the dew point has more than once been reached
and condensation followed.
The 25th was fast day for Oxford, in the way
Of trade. The streets were thronged with wag-
ems laden with cotton, which gave it the appear
ance of a commercial mart of no mean preten-
sions. 1t seemed as if the yeomaury of the
surrounding country had set apart this day, for
their marketing, as well as disposing of their
staple commodities The colleges and schools
recognized the holiness of the day by suspending
their accustomed exercises, but it was unheeded
| by the laboring class of the community. We had
not the exquisite pleasure of listening to re-
gious discourse adapted to the occasion, as it
has been our good fortune to do for several years
past. Wescorn with indignation the mere thought
of being called cynical in our nature, or satiricGl
in our disposition yet we feel constrained, re-
gardless of consequences and at all hazards, to
give our opinion that the people of Mississippi
are not disposed to give that Importance to those
days, set apart by the Governors proclamation,
for the purpose of diverting our minds from our
wonted occupation, in order to feel thankful for
the countless blessings which we enjoy. We
think that We ought, by all means, abstain from
our every day vocations, even if VIC cannot give
our consent to acknowledge, to the full extent,
the debt of gratitude which we owe for such favors.
The University does not number as many stu
dents as she did several years ago, but, neverthe
less l conceive her to be in q more prosperous
condition, bidding fairer to attain that enviaole
eminence among kindred institutions, than at any
previous time of her existence All colleges
must undergo probationary state; during that
time the standard of scholarship is Indifferent
a want of rigid discipline is felt There is
great deficiency in point of morality-more or
less idleness is the inevitable consequence. There
is greater tendency on the part of the pupils to
indulge in pleasure, to secure temporary enjoy
ment, than to develope the intellectual faculties,
to store up in the mind the priceless treasures of
ancient lore and general information. The Uni
versity has passed safely through " the fiery or
deal" She has laid the solid, the substantial,
the invincble foundation, upon which is to be
built 1.-THE grandest literary structure Of the 10Th
century. Sic has adopted the method that will
give her reputation-that will not permit her
celebrity to be confined within the narrow limits |
of State jurisdiction-that will cause education
loving students from a distance to flock 10 her
classic waters, where they can satisfy their nsa-
tate thirst for the greatest achievements in liter
airy requirements. She opens wide her arms for
the reception of the true votaries of knowledge.
She entreNts those to come, who are ambitious
Of becoming brilliant luminaries in the scientific
She invites those, whose loftiest
aspirations consist in linking their names with
their country's glory. She solicts those, who
would win for themselves immortality, who would
become good as well as renowned whether they
% the poorest peasant boys, or the richest mill.
Ionalres. She wants the g trimmers of the mid
night lamp"--she wants genuine scholars She
has every advantage, possessing great facilities,
wanting nothing on her part to ensure the most
sanguine success--to merit the proud appellation
of being called " the literary Athens of the sunny
South" In fine, she repels the fallacious doc
trine. which has taken its abode in the minds Of
qaite a number of intelligent men, that numbers
constitute College. She has the services Of D.
n Corr = H. J.
partment. He is a graduate of the Institution,
mathematical talent of the first order;
and at no distant day his Alma Mater will point
to him as the brightest jewel in her scientific da-
dem. Professors Carter and Moore are expected
to take charge of their respective chairs after
Christmas. They will prove to be valuable ac-
cessivns to the present corps Of able and efficient
collegiate officers
1t seems that John Bull" is determined to
have the lions share of the Central American pie
1t is owing to British interference that Gen
Walker did not succeed in his first attempt to get
a permanent foOthold in that tropical country.
1t was at the instigation of England, that the
four provinces banded themselves in an offensive
allianceto cOerce patriotic Nicaragua into their
own measures. Great Britain has not only had the
hardihood to furnish the Costa Ricans with arms,
but she has declared that it is her intention not
to permit band Of emigrants from the United
States to migrate to any portion of that il.fated
country. She has ever looked upon our republic
with jealous eye. There is wounded pride still
ranking in her national breast resulting from her
revolutionary disasters and the signal defeat of
1872. She would exult over the downfall of the
the United States. She will exert herself to the
utmost of her ability, to prevent any more terri
tory, upon the American continent, from falling
into the hands of Uncle Sam
shall now give my compliments to the editor
Of the Oxford Mercury for having noticed the
paragraph in one of my letters, that had refer
enee to the wOuld-be wits in this part Of the
country IT'S true that I" the wicked Aeeth when
no man pursueth ]" It's also true that "a guilty
conscience needs no accuser." must confess
that never heard him accused of being keen,
or perpetratng " keen things" was not aware
that he belonged to that class Of individuals, but
since he has come to their rescne, thus making
an apparent acknowledgment, am too charitable
not To give him tha fill hana6t ~ Il Whatko.