Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-18
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Letter from Rev. j.. smith, u. D., LII
TO Uniyersities, College,, Th.oIoy,,.
Seminarirs &c, specially the Inn.

Letter from Rev. j. smith, u. D.,L,Lu
10 UniyeTsities College,, ThtoIoyr.
seminari-s &C., specially the Ian.
Teachers Of our lOuh, specially If .,..
PreGcherS:- behalf of many Injured r.
sons, who are compelled, through y.g.
missness, to endure mary very serious jra.
tions, | address you. | say "thr5usb y
remissness :" for although | acknovIad,
that many Of thUse whom you au.heo,.,.
as having finished their education "
entirely disqualified by nature. or win.
neglect, to think for themselve., much T..
for others, and, therefore, must be a SER
inhictioD upon the people, irrespectl SO Of y..
Ell rss to the contrary yet, You eau, a. lea.
teach them t. be solemn, serious. and ear,
eft in the delivery Of what they have 10 -,
YOU can, at least, insure that they shal! .re,.
our language accurately AMI correctly. a.
if they sre incompetent t. original .holgs,
you can DO Us all the grea, and iuestinJL
service of teaching them to select well frr
'AsAt
the writings Of approved authors.
Thus, | remember that a very exper. AMI
original speaker, who never failed = 6af
/" things new aud old" 10 his own stJrehoD.s
once gave his hearers a treat, which many ~
them doubtless supposed was all hI, o..
composition, Notwithstanding he began VIII
the following cayeat: The Pet .E,chy,,
was wont to say taat be RECALLED biz friend.
with choice IN ,rsels from the iea,ts Of he
great II mer |, also, have gone forth All
gathered the most beautiful thoughts. AL
the richest expressions, from many author,
aud now ask your attention Will, | yre.ea,
them before you"
Who would not wish to hear wha; foll0g.3
such an exordium as this, especially when ID.
subject W - the SOUL " Man? | Mr. Saga.
deu will ind room for it, | will give you ne
whole of this non-Original discourse, at ..r.
future time; meanwhile, | ask your ,ea..,
attention to one of my own sermons, vlG
this remark. that as they call M 'au eccll.
trio preacher" and people do not hlty
too much originality, | will advise YOU "
teach your young men that they mustn't
] lullluLE Ulc II luCNO lNCINANTT 'VNA'H AhAkN I..
kind Of preaching seldom does the Puaac
much good, and makes the preacher feared
more than loved. l., therefore, never iniug-
in il where | am known. My txt is taken
from 2 Kings, 6, 2--
IAN ASS head was sold for f~ourscore pie
ces of silver"
E1ordium Things Of small intrinsic ya...
often become possessed OF enormous pre-.
by the changes effected by war and famine.
Connection: Ben Hadal, King Of Syrl
besieged the tOwu of SamarIa, until It's cr.
gems were reduced u privation and waut
and 1.-The fourth part of a cab OF doves Jung
was sold for five pieces of silver. aud 40 s'''
head for eighty pieces OF silver
Explication The only point which sth
elucIda.ei IN the text. 10 the fact, that tier
are times in which even an ass may cOmmaJ.
much consideration.
Illustration: Thus, like the tabled a.:
old Etop's time, who ran after a Ion, "t
he thought be- had scared away, there "
some young men in our Universities Dt lel"
ing, who run themselves into public o.
rirty by vexing persons, whose position thr
could never otherwise approach, than uLif
the cover of the growing Of some vain a.
boisterous cock.
Illustration II: Since the great dearth b.
gan in our political world, upon the death 3
those giants, Clay. Calhoun, and Webste, V
whom one has said, quoting from 40 b..
lish poet
Three mighty statesmen, in three ts'aI.'"
glons born,
The North. the South, and Western States at5~
The first in majesty OF thought surpassed.
In statellness. the next IN both, the last
Since they died, you may find much i,!.'
t~ration Of our textin Congress and the "nf
question which will puzzle You, vii lr
Which is the ASS heqi. the subject Of de- 30"
sion, or those who feed thereon! For m7'.,
| begin to doubt whether ten righteous as'e'
heads could be found 10 Sodom. Srme0iu' )
few men Of consideration whom discover
Washington, think it to be their mI'sI'h.
achieve one OF the following yerg 'nh,
things either to secure tor their pafhIh1''
good share Of public empl yment, " T. Ses.
up the threadbare issues between Norm AZ
South, or to get into the White II use.
Illustration Ill: From some cause o otoH
tho South is lust now SOLDERING rom B
great ueRrtD OF common seiHt' WI 10 [
Of her would-be leaders. One Of IT. .'
mails seeks to identify th" ; nth win ms'
ton Of he boys at the UulTer'ity, "h' .
it's own instance, drove the wedge Of
cal disuniou deeper into the public nerve !
casting indignity upon q literary man
cause he could not pronounce their p..'.'
"shIbul5th."
Even an ass might discern that such ~
pOtism has Eever yet been practlced 10 ln#'
rial France, nor by the Autjcrat VI kI'''
and that the people OF the South VII 8
thank you for educating young men who's ,
cause 40 i'll odor to greet the nostriIs Ut %"
men, when they smell such actions.
Other journals devote cSlumn upon c..0r'
to the attempt 10 brow beat the govern"
Of their country into the measures OF . bn'
but reckless adVenturcr, aud by making ~
an issue, a Southern issue. They g'Ge el.ai
pieces Of silver for an sss's head Le, Ns'
show that editorial statesmanshIp Is 80 n''
that we must be satisfied With feeding 0o'
ass's head, instead thereof.
Mr.. Snnwdcn would serve me up az ~
~trstion ", were | 80 ak any more roan
his paper at present; therefore. wait uo"'
zee he prints this, and | will give you ID"
hereafter. Yours, &c,
j. SMITH, A StGunch Souhts1'
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