The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-03-09
Tao University of the South.

n uclCut Or our domestic civilization.
that We have no great intellectual
centre which may serve both as the
exponent Of Southern thought, aud
as nursery for the cultivation and
development Of the Southern miud.
1t may be safely laid down as q rule,
that where the mental stimulus Of a
people is drawn from sources ut,idc
OF itself, whore tho educational i'm
prcssions made upon the plastic minds
Of its youth are foreign in their ma
ture to the genius aud spirit of the
r"pul" type, it is impossible for that
people to attain any marked national
mdN iduulity, or to complcte in any
adequate manner it's own peculiar
development. This proposition is too
plain to need argument or illustra-
tion, 1t would probably be impossi-
BILE to over estimate tho influence of
Oxford and Cambridge, not only upon
the Anglo-Saxon mind, but, through
it, upon the world; and the great
Northern colleges of th, Amcrican
Continent have had hardly less
marked effect in thcir sphere. Now,
moro than at any previous period in
her history, the South needs precisely
such an institution. The battle of
hands has been tried, and has failed
to make us an independent people ;
hcncoforth our only reliance must be
upon tho battlc of mind and thought.
Aaa, III The long run, that is the only
victory worth having. Unlcss VIC can
achieve our intellectual independence
mere political freodom will avail it.
tie.
This necessity hos uccn provided
for by tho establishment Of tho Uni.
vcrsity of tho South. Originated by
the foresight and patriotism of the
late Bishop Polk, of Louisiana, the
young institution was ably fostered
by tho watchful care of Bishops Otoy
and Elliott, whose loved aud honorcd
narmcs arc inseparably connected
with its growing fortunes. It is now
under the immediate supervision Of
tho Bishops Of Mississippi and Ten.
ncsscc, and has before it tho most
favorable prospects of achieving all
the vitality important ends for which
it was designed. 1t is admirably
situated at Scwanee, Tennessee, upon
an elevated mountain plateau, with
complete railroad communication, and
q perfect climate. Tho number OF
pupils has increased, in less than Il
year, from thirteen to eighty-scven
and all that stands in the way of its
further unlimited increase is the
want Of means and accom- mediation fo,
the applicants.
Tho trustees arc now before the
Southern people asking for twenty.
five thousand dollars to complete their
Invaluable work, and to place the fu.
turo nursery of Southern thought
upon suro and firm basis Charles.
ton N'e1Us.
Til" CuEAN's DEprm.-The doep
soundings made in connection with
tho laying of submarine cables, show
tho average depth Of tho Atlantic
ocean TO be twelve Thousand foet.--
This ocean floor begins about one hun
dred miles from tho Irish coast, from
which point the descent to deep water
is very rapid, reaching fifteen hundred
feet in fifty miles, and making the de-.
clivity greater than that Of the Ital-
ian Alps. The deepest part of the
ocean is on the American side near
Now Foundland banks, where an i'm
mcnso basis exists, ranging east and
west for nearly ono thousand miles,
whose depth is supposed to excel the
height of the lIimalayan range.
UNIVERSAL AMNEsTY.-Thoa New
York Tribune, commenting on the fact
that the fifteonth amendment is uow
ratified beyond question, makes loud
call for universal amnesty. It says,
and with great forco of truth, that
our triumph is not perfect so long Us
one man shall remain DISTINGUISHED
and incapable of taking Office because
of loto convulsion. We have fought
secession: the republic has conquered:
her triumph is perfect. Now, "lot us
have peace" and peacc that can
best be secured by universal amnesty.
Some SHAME. Ono representative
has lodged the verdict of tho COM
mittee Oh tho sale Of cadetships quite
in advance of any public appearance
OF his guilt. lilo therefore has some
shame; but how utterly void Of all
sense of the respect due to tho worlds
opinions must they be, and hold
Whittemore to bc, who now urge that
that ousted member will return on
new election. --NeW York Herald.
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There is considerable talk in Now
York about running a. T. Stewart
for Governor next fail. "Tho idea"
has been started in the Union League.