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have sat in the House twenty year,. and M
er saw the Slave Power so completely 5atLlsd
and cOWed as during this fifteen hours eonieEt
[LOssI Correspondence q re Iatenlse.eeLI
BRTaASY COLLEGE. Feb. 10. 1853
Description Of he VIusgs-Prograa ef tie
Nsss CoHege-Lettfug out IF tie Caafraets-
Prospect for a Rusiegl GGrdsB-PrgfaEio.-
al Horse Tail ShGrer&
Messrs. Elton III have often heard ten Of
editors writing long articles when they hsd
nothing to write about, but this Is eeTtaInlg
mystery k1OWn only to the eTaft, for have
been scratching my cranium for the iast llasf
hour, trying 70 scare up something with which
20 make commencement, but have given mp IN
despair. There are neither rnn away MATCHES,
friendly set-t0's as they have IN COngress, nor
appalling murders" to startle the ever expect
ant public with, 50 presume l viii be compel
led by the force Of stern necessity to fan back
on the dry details Of local matters
Bethany, as every one knows OF ought 70
know, is small village, containing some forty
or fifty buildings and several muddy street,
The sizes Of the houses are as various IS their
number. AS to color, some are pink, some red
and some white. while others very much re
semble the native soil upon which they are
planted ] would also mention that IN the ma
jority Of these buildings are domiciIiated
portion of what are known as the genus homo,
the rest being occupied by the species reSpee-
lively called equine canine, feline, and POrcine-
Differing Eightly-in respect from suiaii villa
geS generally: in that, there once stood upon the
eminence when UVefI00Ss CnIS motley EsFOuFy
proud building. whose reputation has been her
aided from the Canadas % the TOTld zone, and
from the Wilds Of Oregon 70 the land Of Palestine
Bethany College! Where is shenOT echO
answers wheres But It gives Us infinite pleas
ure to know that ere another hoary season
sends forth its chilling blasts where NC oEn
gaze on vacancy, will rise structure yieing With,
&c not surprising IN architectural beauty, the
first institutions Of the land President Camp
bell and Prof PendletOn, now en- route through
the South for the purpose Of missing funds to
this end, have met with success exceeding the
most sanguine expectations; Kentucky alone
giving nearly .forty thONsrnd dOlLRE1- This
speaks well for Yirginia's earliest offspring and
shows that she appreciates the genius Of the in
stitutiOn to whose rescue she 50 uobly comes.
Those very necessary aFPendages 70 the Col
lege the Satellites. haVs not been neg secteds but
have come in for q large share OF both private
and public sympathy The members OF the
Philo Society Of jefferson College have dis
played great kindness and lIbeTality IN renting
q very acceptable sum Of money 20 be aPPrUPrI-
ated for the benefit Of the Libraries Of the tWO
literary societies. Many individuals have in
terested themselves IN soliciting donations N
behalf of the societies, and have met with The
greatest success. This Is strong evidence that
the public appreciate the merits Of OuFi literary
institutions and have given to that appreciation
substantial forms which will stand a lasting
monuments to the memories Of the whole sOuled
donors
The amount Necessary for the cohpletion and
furnishing Of the new College, will. no doubt.
be subscribed and fogtheOming by Spring Of
course, we win have busy summer, and the
mechanics and labOreTs both IN the city and
country. who would otherwise have been IDLE,
soon find employment throughout the summer;
50 that what at first seemed % be q calamity.
will eventually prove . blessing. Ille heavy
contracts, ]. believe. have been given Out-that
for furnishing the brick has been awarded 70 =
gentleman Of your city. Mr.. Boring, who Is al
order 70 be ready for operations at the earliest
opening Of the Spring.
To keep pace with the AGO Of Improvement
and the anticipated increase Of students next
session, excavations are being made N very
eligible lot on Main street pFeTaTafoTy 70 eFect
ing eOmmOdiOus eating saloOn- With the eN-
perielce the entsTpTising proprietor has had
and the facility with ,Eiich he viii conduct the
business, no doubt he vii have = heavy Tun.of
custom during the coming session. suggest
the prOpriety Of turning the lot IN the rear 81
the building into a AfHsieat garden for the PuE-
pose Of dispensing sweet strains Of PoeGt mu-
sic to the multitude Of fashiOnables who VII
nightly throng the gilded sFleoAe IL this s1g-
gestion Is acfed upon. / shau claim the dislin-
guished honor Of having been instrumental, not
only IN procuring for our citizens place of
resort for Willing away q few pleasant hours Of
an eEenine bat 70 those Who have no. bad the
pleasure Of listening 70 the sweet music q SIC
nor AmOdeO and Nadine LagTanges voices. .
treat to soul thrilling tones scarcely less en-
chanting
We have sojOurning amongst us ~ present, =
company ~ 'sshaveFsR / do not mean white
headed shaveTs Of ten or . dozen years % age
or ShaEers Of bank Notes, nor even shayers 0f
the ssphizzes'' 0f the genus homo, but the pr
ticular kind to which I hare Feierenee are tie
shaveTs 81 the candle extFslaIties Of tbs equine
the latest style gratis InoFder tliat tie pubic
may understand why this an Be done a Such
moderate rates I vii state that the crop etCfn
Is % Be equally distributed among The inel.lis
Of sid company % linisi out and place them
upon an equal io0ting with that wise species 50