Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-07-12

10 my own private affairs VIII un1tt
, with all the Democrats of Ohio in
: making as strong a campaign as we
can on behalf of the Democratic
! party. My voice and strength were
never more freely at the service OF
my constituents. There never has
been time when the free voters OF
Ohio could better utter a protest
against the unwontedly oppressive
| doctrines of President who has so
boldly proclaimed his indifference
to old constitutional landmarks.
Southwestern Presbyterian Uni
versity, CiarksviiIe, Tenn.
/. sALUTAToRY.
The undersigned ventures to in
dulge the hope that he is commit
ting no offence against good taste,
or that modeSty which becomes his
/ humble pretensiOnS, in presenting
| his respectful salutatiOns TO the con-
! stituency of the University, on as
| office of Chancellor, to which he
was elected by the unanimous suf-
frage of the Board of Directors. In
view of the many complimentary
comments of the press on this action
of the Directory, as well as the ex-
preSSiOns of personal cOngratulatiOn
received from numerous friends, he
can certainly do no less than present
his most sincere and profound ac-
acknowledgements. Furthermore, he
cheerfully pledges, in advance, the
devotion of whatever powers and
endowments he may possess, and
the utilization of his long and varied
experience as an educator, to this
new and difficult enterprise, with
firm determination to discharge his
whole duty to the extent of his abil-
ity, in firm reliance upon the gra-
cious assistance of the Great Head
of the Church, to whose glory the
institution has been solemnly dedi-
Gated.
To the three hundred and thirty
seven ministers, and the thirty
eight thousand church members
under the care of the six Synods
which control the University, viz:
Alabama, Mississippi, Nashville,
Memphis, Arkansas and Texas, the
Directors and the Faculty naturally
look for the encouragement arising
from the jealous eXertiOn of their
moral influence in recommending
the institution to the favor of their
various circles of association for
patronage 10 fill our rooms
with a large accession of students,
and for such material aid as can be
extended to increase the permanent
endowment fund of the University,
whereby its blessings may be per-
petuated to successive generations.
2. ADVANTAGES OF LOCATION.
The remoteness of the city of
Clarksville from the extremes of
our territory has been pressed as an
objection to the location, This Is
met by the fact that it is accessible
by railway from all points, and
other facilities of approach are in
contemplation at an early day. The
healthfulness of Clarksville will |
challenge comparison with that of !
any place in all the land. While 1t
is not "the joy of the whole earth,"
it is certainly "beautiful for situa-
tiOn," repOsing among the hills of !
Montgomery, embowered among
grand old forest trees, and having !
Its base washed by the clear flowing |
waters of the Cumberland, 1t. is !
oompactly built, adorned with costly |
and attractive residences and pub |
lie buildings, surrounded by large |
and commOdious lots, beautified by |
green, grassy lawns, and rich pro-
fusion of shrubbery and flowers of
every description. These material |
surroundings are part, and they are |
legitimate part, of the evidences |
Of the high state OF culture and re- |
finement of the citizens of this place.
Wherever persons who have from |
time to time s0lourned in Clarks- |
vile for a shorter or longer period,
have been met, their voluntary tes-
timony has been given with one
voice to the superiority of the pOpu- |
latiOn, their high moral tone, their |
genial hospitality, their sociable |
tendencies and their consistent re-
ligious character. The membership |
of the various churches is generally |
large and influential; the houses Of
worship are imposing and cOmmo-
diOus, and the pulpits of the city /
are Allied with able, devoted and |
successful pastors. The population
is estimated at about six thousand,
and is improving; the burnt dis
trict is nearly again occupied by |
massive structures of a better class |
and more imposing architecture /
than those which were destroyed |
year on two since. Such Is the |
proper description of the place phys
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friends are invited to send their
sons for education.
8. PROSPECTS OF THE UNIVERSITY. |
OF course this is very much a |
matter Of conjecture. All anticipa-
tions connected with this subject to |
be reliable must presuppose certain |
facts as a basis of calculation. Our |
friends as they scattered over all |
this broad land which stretches |
from the northern limit Of Tenness |
see to the Gulf on the south, and !
from the eastern line of Alabama to /
the Rio Grande on the west, must |
put forth the most strenuous efforts !
ia securing students who shall resort |
to us for instruction and training. |
Without this prime, fundamental |
consideration of personal effort, and
the exertion of personal influence
in making known and recommend
ing the institution, we shall struggle
hopclesslY on, as so many of our
schools Of sO-ealled higher learning
have done. But II our friends will
but work energetically, our halls
will be very soon crowded with sta
dents.
The citizens of CIarksville must
rally around the University. This
we feel persuaded they viii do,
They have done 80 in times past.
They are prepared to sustain with
their moral weight and otherwise
all the efforts of the Directory and
Faculty to build up the institution.
There is nothing more potent as a
factor in securing success to such an
enterprise than the favor and kind
feelings OF the Immediately sur
rounding community. Without il
failure is almost inevitable; with it
everything is encouraging in the
future. Now let this morally
x,-aiUhtXy influential eonmunitv of