Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-02-12


selves, Love is SO perennially verdant
with US that we are vulnerable to Cupid's
shaft, at any season. ANY Of our fair rea-
ders, whishing to try us are advised to go
to any Of the drug stores, in which we have
seen the most elegant assortment Of Valen-
tines elsewhere to be met with.
STEWART CoLLEoE--We are in receipt
of communication from correspondent,
announcing the gratifying intelligence that
the session Of this institution, which closed
on the Goth January, ult., was prosper
Gus one, and that the ensuing one which
commenced on the Monday following prom
ises to be equally asprosperous. 1t should
be source, of pride to our citizens to
know that the affairs of our Institution Of
learning are improving, and that there
seems now to be every cheering indication
that its success will be established on
permanent basis T. f@culty is 6lled with
very competent proses, and the num-
Der of students is ~ S ig with TIE evil
dent increase IN Interest fe Z = the
community, in the progress of the enter
prise. .F&E1 eta -fH
Yet we do not think the interest taken
in this matter, yet at all commensurate with
the importance of the institution to the
community, in moral, Intellectual, or even
pecuniary point Of view.
Itwould be work of superogation to
argue this point, to an intelligent and en-
lightened community. The interest which
every father ought to feel, in having an
institution of this kind, combining high
moral training with mental cultivation,
aud, besides giving his sons an opportuni-
ty of growing up to intellectual manhood,
nnier the Immediate eye Of their pareuts,
furnishing a consideration in the way of
annual pecuniary disbursement, are so OBJ
vious that il would b, an insult to the in
telligence of the community deliberately to
argue the point We are confident that
al Of US duly appreciate these advantages
but, as our correspondent appropriately
remarks, Gin the pressue of various other
Interests, those Of education do not re-
ceiye due share of attention" We are
essentially a commercial community, but
while watching over the future worldly in
stcrests of our children (Which is presumed
to be the leading motive of those who are
engaged in the pursuit of wealth. we
should not, in the mean time, forget their
moral and intellectual welfare. There is
nothing which contributes more than a
good school TO elevate the standard of
alnfal I'd intellectual culture, and give
@est q. d rfnement to society and there is
nsSeommunity better able than ours, to
afford this luxury. We have beautiful
site, healthy locality, moral surround
ings, an elegant building for this purpose,
and every advantage usually sought after
in an institution of this kind, and there
is nothing wanting but for some Of our
strong men to put their shoulders to the
wheel to make Stewart College an honor
and dearly priced ornament to our town
and county. tbs shame and reproach
to wealthy community, like GAINESVILLE,
that it ,cW suffer other localities, having
Tower natural advantages, to take away
from her the palm of competition in this
respect. If you will talk to our citizens
about the price of wheat, tobacco, or ex-
change, or the advantages of our Railroad
they are all attention. In the language
of Virgil, silent, e,oc.is que aHribus as
tdat" But if you suggest to them thd
Importance of fosteaing and encourage
ing an instittution of learning, for tht
benefit Of their children, aud grand chill
dren, they will reply "this thing CALLED
learning is a gerry good thing, and ought %
be encouraged" but will soon become irh
rnersed in tho cares of business, aud for
get what you have said to them on the
subject. This is not as IL should be. IL
be suro, business is very commendabls
fhing iu lis place, but mankind owe high,