Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-01-15

mate out of the question,-let us also suppose tnas
no "Mik-sick" exists there, Though even tina
friends of the present location admit that 1t does
erist in re miles of the spot,)-the place is ruined
to all intents and purposes, notwithstanding. De-
wannee is in bad odor-the reports sre out against
it, and thousands will be deferred from exposing
their children to such risk by the thought-these
reports Da,qAt p1 owe true n some instance, ana my
child might be the victimn The site OF the Instr
tuition of the South, should be "above suspicion
of local maladies.
Again, it is known that the decision of the Con.
vention was not "unanimous" in favor oil Se"annee'
It is a well known fact that the most sagacious, 'ar
seeing and practical men in that convention were
utterly opposed to il, and that has gone lar 10
weaken the confidence Of the people. The case IA
lust this the people of these 'ten states who are
expected to build up and support this Institution,
have no faith in this Sewannee, faith in the"unan-
imityn of the decision, DO faith in the one-sided
no faith that the Institution will ever be es-
tablished and no sort of faith in the practical abi
ity of the 'author, the protector and the private
executor" of this visionary scheme. Their con-
6dence must be- restored or this University never
succeed anywhere. Let US ask the friends OF TINS
enterprise plain question:-'on whom is your de-
pendence?" Is it not manifestly on the people at
large? Do you presume to say, we have wealthy
gentlemen pledged to build it up for Us? And
here we will quote again the correspondent OF the
Nashville News-
"Durng our stay in Montgomery, it was aecer-
tained that Col. Isaac Groom, OF Greensborough,
Alabama, had offered to ehdow a professorshIp
with So 900 per during his life, and with S2o
hic docfh h. hat nr
North Carolina, had subscribed S25, 600; and mat
COL John Arnfeld, of Warren co., Tennessee, mad
engaged to give us $25, 900 per annum during life
To this last mentioned princey offer, 1t would not
be a matter of surprise if the full band enc gem
erous heart of the giver yet to add even
more"
The writer of this is personally acquainted with
but one OF the above gentlemen, Col. John Arm
field, and feels that be can of his knowledge,
contradict this statement as far Col. Armfeld is
concerned He would doubtless. if the location
suited him, make very liberal donation, but the
idea of 1925 900 per a,naaoa" is simply preposter-
Gus. 1t is wrong for persons to exaggerate IN this
unauthorized manner, imposing upon our citizens
the idea that the location has found such favor with
some, that they ready TO sacrifice their private
fortunes upon it;-and in contrast to it may add,
that know of several persons who would have
contributed (not 1928 900 per annum," it is true,)
but from $4,000 to $4,000, as their portion, and
who now assure me that on account of the unfor~
tunate location they will not contribute cent.
Suppose even that a few wealthy gentlemen were
to unite and build up this Institution, they then
to be expected to sustain it aso2 If so, methinAs
they will one day "weary in well doing" Mol the
'peOple of these ten Southern States' constitute
the ''small arms" by which it is to be mainly
built up, and finally sustained, and as the matter
now stands, they ViU not take hold of it. Thistle
cation must be abandoned, confidence must be
restored, or shall have instead OF great UNI
versity. a most magnificent failure. And how is
this to be done? The only means by which the
educational wants of he South to be remedied
is to proceed at once by a coup Getat. Let
those who have the power call convention,
say at Huntsville, let the decision be reconsid-
ed,-discard Sewannee,-mske location with
proper surroundings, and appoint men to the
charge of the financial department who are practi-
cal, aud who know how to apply the means of the
people. The Legislature of Tennessee, before the
charter for this Institution could be passed, wisely
amended it by giving discretionary power to the
Commissioners to locate it at any point which in
their judgment most suitable. Let our friends
take advantage of this amendment, by speedily Sc
lecting some more suitable place than Sewannee,
and if the point of their choice should need inves-
tgaton let that investigation be made by the acu-
men, and strong common sense of an Otey, or q
Cobbs assisted by the most practical minds OF
their fraternity, and not before intrusted to an
'mbeciie' who with the adjective scientific tack
ed to his cosnomen, possesses not one qualification
which could bear him out in right to that title.
WARREN