New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-20
THE PEOPLES COLLEGE.
Correspondence Of The n Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of The N. Y Tribune
HAVANA, July Is, 1860.
The objects of especial interest with you Of the city
are constant With of the couOtry they are occs-
sopa We do not expect to receive Japanese visits,
to see Great Eastern, to be astonsbed by the
evolutions Of z.usve solderyi yet we have
socisl nd political nteti religious aud educa
or al asst sges-our rambles by lakes, rvulets and
through forestsour isbiDg and hunting excursions
W. ich we all the more enjoy because they are occa
siopa and striking the balance between us 1t would
be found that We do not live so fast quite as you in
sobd comfort are not your interiors
We OF fbi- locally you know, have, for year or
two been butiy employed in laying the foundati 'ns o.
The Peoples College, and rearing thereuPon the mas
Five aid imposing superStrncture; have been busy,
also in efforts to secure endowments for the College
to insure It's when ready to receive students
doing hard work, such as no one attempts without
come strong propelling motive.
We have got the edifce up. and the workmen have
begun iheir abors on the inside of of flooring pas
,ering &c. deep and general interest has been se-
cured in behalf of the institution, and the enterprise is
entirely hopeful 1t cannot however be fnifhed this
year. as we anticipa'ed it would be- The reason is the
and long protrac'ed ii kuess of the Hon. Chars
Cook thus far the priDcipl contribute TO the funds
OF the Coll, ge, and Chairman Of the Building Com
mittfe, who has chosen and still chooses tnat THIS
vol should advance only under his immediate nspee-
tdn.
II pairs me- let me add to communicate this fact to
the public through you, for Wa intended and expected
t. fulfill promises; and Knowledge OF the TACT
will serve dlsapI ONT mspy hundreds Of young men
in all parts of the country who think to begin here
their college III September next. It 80 1t
Man sppoinis, and Providence dsappoin's. His ways
In the sea and the tin and seasons In his hands
finn ctr ia N mls,on
how ever is by the way. / began to write you on
asops of interest Of which we have just had in
TT, visit Gov. Morgan accompanied by h's freud
| Gep Welch-n writ ut the same time ais, Of the
Hon. +, astue Brooks of New-YOrk.
From the beginning Of our Coll. ge enterprise Gov
Morgan bar shown much inter- st III it, having read the
several mbIeis ubl shed in respect TO having the
| la Winter commended it in his annual Message to
the iav able notice Of the L. glaiure Of the State aud
having srl apged twice b. here at public ex-
ercis. held il connection With the College 80,
Last Friday ming he came, s-lfprompfed, u fuln
bis loi INDUCED purpose and remained sufficient
time to yst The College and farm attached to 1t, to
inspect the village of Havana and portion OF its
beautiful Toubdpes. The Governor expires sed him.
sell as bling much pleased with the style and work on
the College building it'll the farm and with all he had
| tire here 10 see.
| Our citz. ms bad arranged to give the Governor
| public dinner, and to tr at him otherwise with tue
courtesy and respect due to his high office and great
Del sons merits and sorry that they had not tue
oppo,t nly TO do these The Governor left this place
Oh SATURDAY MOI ming return to Albany by the Seneca
Like al d the Central Railroad Mr.. Brooks remain
through the day of SATURDAY and left on the 81 O'Clock
| trsiD of cars for Niagara Falls.
At 2 cock of that day, Mr.. b. made an extemoo.
raneous but clog address TO a large coucourse OF
! people in the Courthouse, and at o'clock he sat
down to dinner ith large number Of friends at the
| Moniour House.
Tbis season Of Interest we have had. 1t was 30 TO
u.s. not only that a living Governor here, and
BE- ard an address from lips more than ordinary elo-
quenre but asO because made feel that our efforts
for got appreciated by whose appreciation Is
veIy valuable and because it gave the opportunity
to exhibit 10y atty and reverence for those VINO
have themselves honorable dustin ton among
| their iellow-neb.
+ And now III word may | express the hope that
| this exsnple # Governor Morgan and Mr.. Brooks will
be fouw.d by Others Of the eminent Of on State
tha II ey too will come and for themselves what we
have dcpe and propose doing for the youth Of this State
spc country; also that the press will not forget us.
We unite affirm that the Of our various IN
sti'uilo depends the enlightenment OF the people
aid WHY shall We hot act consistently with the afr
nation The Peoples College is designed 70 aid a
! portion Of the youth of the country whom poverty
! excludes from stmDsries of a similar grade, and to
qualify them for practical duties of ife-and Is 1t
| hot well designed
MAJ sso ia this connection, say TO the numerous
voupg men W no have wr ten to during NV absence
from home that will take the earliest opportunity TO
| attend to their favors