New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-22
fc o NM MuNIcArEp

Ed GtSeea-I have recently returned from short
sister State Mississippi and feel gstfcd rapid
improvements in progress the line and borders of the Jack
Railroad This road appears have opened mine
wealth and trade city Beyond commerce. there
thing important Colleges Academies and seinaries are
spring in almost every county. During
visit stopped the Summit place of some nagui
tude and Importance from which there shipped last
fourteen thousand bales Of This the
ushered existence the jackson Railroad Having
little leisure concluded visit the Academy recently erected
this place by Robert r. McNa formerly Of this city
thousands of citizens After drive
and half miles beautiful undulang country
almost in its primitive arrived at the building, which
well and handsomely situated the distance hum
dred yards from the New Orleans Raroa on the
h having gentle and beautiful slope
From the sides of this hill gush springs pure water
and at its base rpple clear stream which brightly sparkesa
pebbIy bottom The building surrounded
by most magnificent growth of ory oaks EXTENDED
view of hill and dale of those prospects which
all times pleasing and agreeable. The building front on
the railroad Of IT'S feet with center extending hack l2
Il half stories high observatory rising from
the center In front it las double poeo extending whole
length of the building ceureous1 shown building
by the proprietor and pleased with the beauty
cation and the imposing look building
with the udicious the admirable
adaptation for the purposes for which it erected The
school the recitation the library dining
we'll arranged but was pleased with large and
hney ventilated domories These constructed that
and full circulation passes through them Adjacent
to these doories the teachers arranged
that each sleeping apartment supervision Of some
of the tesehers.
While has thrown the situation everything that
make it desirable the experience of McNair has ELL
abed him building which, presenting much of agri-
cultural beauty the time combines
the comfort and control Of pupils B reference 10 Mr. Nc
Nair's catalogue find the of studies most com
pete and well calculated to enable the pupils high DO
son entering College prepare them for the active
duties of life Mr. McNar the head of public schools of
this city teacher Of many standing, acquired
reputation that needs commendaon me- In exam H.
ing this building and listening to the intelligent phosophi
cal principles upon which the school conducted could not
Southern pride seeing schools and academies
springing midst We pirate talk the de-
pendenee of the North bales while onr citizens
yearly, by sending their to the North imbued with
Northern notions and IDEAS bind themselves in yasalece
stronger than that which King Cotton exercise Around
most of the Northern institutions particularly those Of New
England Of learning there anatcisn which
tauts the minds and hearts who enter them Our sens
not only liable to be infected this atmosphere but the
money paid gives life vitality to the dogas
in those tainted halls 1t therefore that examined with
particular interest everything attached connected with this
institution and gatifed 10 find, its entire arrangements
both the cultivation Of the mind comfort of the body
everything that should command confidence and sup
port of Southern Let souherners give their to
such institutions and speedily will Northern anatcsm lose it's
vitality.
The town of Summit 10Ts miles New Orleans and rs
miles from Jackson Miss The railroad located 425 feet
above New Orleans but the hills built are 4Afet
above The first to this point in December 1856 It
laid out town August some twelve
stores and population of twelve fifteen nhabit
ants The Of the place surrounding country il re-
markaby pure the heahfuaess of the country
passed There is also Male and Female Academy Fe-
male Academy Of high standing reputation located at the
ninety three mile stopping place short distance from Magnolia
/ had not time to call and view it.