The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-07-30
STATE UNIVERSITY.

Affairs TO the Senate of Texas, upon the
of establishing State Upivcr.
sity. will be found below As W. design
discussing this question IN our present
issue, we though, we could not do better
than to rcpublish this report. Our re-
marks will be found on the succeeding
page to which the attention of the rca-
der p. respectfully directed.
Mi Nigfall made the following report /:
am instructed by the committee on
state Affairs, to whom We're referred the
bill for establishing State University,
with the substitute bill, establishing two,
ana the resolution requiring the commit
tee to ascertain the condition of the
Treasury and report bill for establish
ing one University, cXpcdient, to report
that there WI be in the Treasury, on the
Both June, lsJ1, above $500 900, subject
to appropriation, The examination of
the committee on dis subject has been
thorough The bast, Of this calculation
ia given below, makcd Exhibit 4
The committee deem It cxpcdcnt TO
establish one University, and but one.
They DO not use the term University in
It's largest, and, probably generally ac-
ccptcd sIgnilication--an universal school
ia which are taught all the various
branches Of learning, arts, aud science.
1t is deemed cxpedicnt to dispense with
the faculty OF theology. for the obvious
reason that its establishment would in
yolve the necessity VI deciding upon the
orthodoxy of the different sccts iniu which
the community is divided All are tolcr.
atcd and protected None cah be en-
couragcd. or established by law 1t is
believed. however, that all viii be great
~ benefited by the establishment OF =
University, ia the more limited sense,
composed Of the three faculties OF Law,
Of Medicine, and Of the Arts, Sciences,
aud Literature And religions scots. ly
establishing IN the vicinity of the I'm
vcrsity. Theological college IN which
Is 10 be- Taught it's peculiar tcntis, VIII
be saved the expense OF employing pro.
lrssors of languages, history and the
sciences, which are necessary 10 be stud
led, and understood hy those who are to
expeuud the scriptures This great 1d-
vantage. it is believed will soon bc seen
and Appreciated rs the different scets IN
uur country thutches viii rapidly be
built near the University, and TINS, with
ont any iuvidlaus interference on the part
of the state, ample opportunities viii be
offered to all who attend it, TO worship
God after the dictates OF their own con
science.
BY establishing a University instead
of a College. great advantage will be
offered to all both the rich and the poor.
40 particular course Of study VIII he
prescribed; no procrustcan rule rs'at-
hslted 49, lmpactihlc efforts VIII be
made In prepare all for every pursuit IN
IIc. uut tattt Hs... A. E''rA =. aus 30
may desire The student Of law may
add Ia his course agriculture. chemistry,
literature. history political economy ana
lansnagcs The student OF medicine,
languages and science; b. who intends
to become tiller Of the soil may study
alone agricultural chemistry, or u ne
would become useful citizen, aud pre-
nar,. himself to occupy that position ln
Life with credit To- himself and bcneht 10
his country. for which his vocation SO
peculiarly fits him, he may add to his
studies pol tical economy and history.
To establish even one University.
which will hc of amy practical hcncht -
the people. the outlay must tc large
W hat is called economy Is often cNtfaN-
arancc in disguise. Parslmony Is al
way. So. In addition to the lecture
rooms. which should be large, At viii be
necessary To- erect an observatory ana
procure Il library, philosophical appaFa'
tus cabinet Of minerals, Ae nat Is
worth doing at all, is worth dong wei !,
"nirgardliness il not good husbandry
Statr uride forhids the idea o; establish
ing an institution not commensurate
with the vast resources oi the STATE.
The lectures should he fee to all citizens
of the State No monopoly Of learning
shnuld hc secured to wealth. The funds
we are alpropriating were purchased ny
the blood ut the heroes ui cur hcNpiH-
,ion. The sous Of the patriots OF iiiai
period. who bough, the liberty we ENJOY
with their fortunes, should not be cNcln-
dcd even If it were necessary Is resort
to taxation. But taxation viii not In
necessary if we discard the chmcr1cal
idea of establishing two Universities.
The cost Of one. such Us should bo cstah-
lishod. viii require all the means the
State can command, large "a they are.
The iutcrcs, upon the amount necessary
to establish the second, would pay the
professors of the first Is il better 70
have two. into neither OF which the SONS