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the ATHENS GEORGIAN : AUGUST 21, 18/7. Well-Timed Remarks. 1‘rom such an institution. It was in vain tliat it had honorable and learned We extract the following well- and zealous professors. Dependent timed remarks from the able address Jbr its support upon P" vat e i t uiti,>n * i ] of Hon. .1 11. Gumming, delivered to the Teachers Assoeiation, at Toeeoa City, on the 9th mat.: Let us now turn to ti e “Univer sity.’’ The ;|ot of 1785, before refer red to, was “ An act lor the more full and complete establishment of a pub lie seat of learning in this Strife.” The language of the preamble is so full of grand expectations that I recite it, and let it speak for itself: hail to debase its curriculum and lower its standard so far that none inclined to apply should be rejected, and none ever udmitted should there after be cast out. The consequence was inevitable. The instruction ina parted was that of a tolerable academy, and the degree it conferred alike on the proficiont and the unlearned had neither value nor honor. I do not mean to say that there are not many rij»e scholars among its alumni : but 1 do “ As it is the distinguishing hnppi-mv that its curriculum and its stun- ness of free government that civil order should lie the result of choice and not necessity, and the common wishes of the people become the laws of the land, their public prosperity, and even existence, very much de pends upon suitably forming the minds and morals of their citizens. When the minds of the people in genera! are viciously disposed and unprincipled, and their conduct disorderly, a free government will bo attended with greater confusions and evils more hor rid than the wild uncultivated state of nature: It can only bo happy where the public principles and opin ions are properly directed, and their manners regulated. This is an influ ence beyond the stretch of laws and punishments, and can be claimed only by religion and education. It should therefore be among the first objects of those who wish well to the national prosperity to encourage and support the principles of relig on and, moral ity, and early to place the youth un der the forming hand of society, that by instruction they may be moulded to the love of virtue and good order. Sending them abroad to other coun tries for their education will not an swer these purposes, is too humiliat ing an acknowledgment of the igno rance or inferiority ofour own, and will always be the. cause of ,sp great foreign attachments, and upon prin ciples of policy it is inadmissible. “This country, in the times ofour, common d ngcr and distress, found such security in the principles and abilities which wise regulations bad before established in the minds tffotir countrymen, tliat our present happi ness, joined to tin:pleasing prospects, should conspire to make us feel our selves under the strongest obligation to form tbetyouth, the rising Hope of our land, to render the like glorious and essentiallBcrvices to dor country. 1 “ And whereas, for the great pur pose ot internal education, divers al lotments .of land have at different times been-ma.de, particularly by the Legislature at their session in July, 1783, and February, 1784, all of which may be comprehended and made the dard were not calculated to make scholars. It would lie more agreeable to myself and doubtless more popular among my hearers to tqieuk of the “University’’ in different terms. But we are dealing with this subject as men seeking to improve. We shall not improve while we make that which is unworthy the subject of commt nda- tion. But I do not speak of the Frank lin College of the present hour, confess my ignorance of its actual con dition 1 trust that there have been improvements of which I have not heard. With what force and truth has the honorable speaker here presented the history of our so-called Stale Uni versity. Though he claims to speak of the college in its former days, not professing to know much of its present status, we can inform him that tbe photograph he has drawn is quite as applicable, if not more suited, to the institution in its present condition, and, indeed, wpuld admit of much stronger coloring. How lamentable a fact, vea', bow shameful a record, w he*n the past history of our Stat.e University shows it to liav« been more a political arena for the gratifi cation of ambitions trusteeship, a field of contest- for opposing partisan ship, rather than a seat of learning of which all men might proudly boast. Mow damaging to thy cause of higher education ; how wounding to the pride'of all true lovers oflearning, that the government of. nnr State University should have shown a greater ambition fer swapping trus tees or trading in professors, than in sending out scholars ripe for the higher duties and responsibilities of life. Ah, Mis sad to think that the government, that the disposition in regard to what might have been the educational pride of Geohria, should basis of one general and complete es.- l ^ ,ls have been. tnblishmcnt: Therefore exacted,” What rolling sentences! What magnificent expectations! What im mense superiority over all foreign in- When trusteeship becomes the matter of personal ambition ; when it is subject to factious preferences stitui ions ol learning is foreshadowed ! an ^ prejudices; when, what should As we read we begin to feel almost sorry for the departing glories of Ox ford and Cambridge waning before this one general and complete estab lishment. All tliis magniloquence of the preamble rolling in our ears con jures up before us nothing less than Salamanca, with its. 12,000 students, and Bologna, with its 13,000. The lame and impotent conclusion was Franklin College.. Fyllbw ing this tre mendous flourish there was, through a long scries of years, any quantity of legislation i^relerettec to t|t* .“Uni versity,” but it was all petty and bar ren fX good results. It was mainly, from lime to time, to increase or di minish the number of U ustees, to pre scribe the times of 'meeting of the Senatii^.afffllliHIWIIlH^tntilMHriMCt titles of purchasers .of the university lands. ’There was enough of this patching and tinkering to keep the Legislature in remembrance, that they 'had a university, so-called; but it did not advance that institution oqu step nearer the position arrogated to it by its high soutiding name. Silver and gold , for this beggar, sitting at the beaubftil gate «uf learning, the-State had none, but such as she had—trus tees—freely gave she unto it. To look Jbraoxh the legislation opr this subject of tue u University” one could hardly escape the oonvicticn that the lasb&W —that Franklin College wgs to be made what the preamble to the act of 1785 contemplated, “ the one general and complete establishment’! of. learn ing. by the addition and subtraction of Trustees, and that the cause of ad vanced learning was fixed on a firm foundation when the Trustees assem bled' in august senattis aeddemicus. Little had this legislation to do with that, without which there could be no improvementmoney. When it could «pare time enough from making and unmaking trustees, the Legislature, on two occasions, loaned the “Universi- . ty” 85,000 and $10,000. having good care to secure the repayment. The permanent endowment became in 1821 $8,000per, annum, less than one-third of the sum bow raised annually by Richmond county to supplement* the State-aid. to her common schools. Not much could be expected, of course, be a high ami honorable position is so prostituted as to come within the control of independent ami self con stituted candidates, whose success is won by that system of treating, log rolling and electioneering, with which the cross-roads politician is supposed to be most familiar; when,-professor-, ship is uo < longer based •upon that qualification which should *6ver make the first-class educator the envy am 1 ambition of every well-ordered insti tution-ot learning, but bceVfiries Bim- ply the matter of trade and combina tion, or, perchance, the resJl of suc cessful partisanship, then, in the name of all that is reasonable, we ask, is it at all surprising, that onr State University does not dive in the hearts of our people ? We fully concur with the houorable gentleman, that the legislatures of our State have failed of that fostering care which should have been* bestowed upon the institution, founded by the State and of which tbe State is,- and should be, the true guardian. But it must be remembered, that since the College was given in trust to a Board of Trustees, in whom the power of their own continuance is vested, there has existed between this body and the legislature such difference, of opinion, if not antagonism, as to the States rightful authority in the control and management of what should be, and in fact is, her own instiltrtkqi, that the legislatures from time to time have certainly, in no small degree, been ex cusable for their dereliction in provid ing for the wants of the College. We are glad to kuow that Major Cumming, has thus raised his voice so abiy and so eloquently in behalf of the cause of education, and that he has so well, and so timely spoken in regard to his Alma Mater. Wo trust that what he has so spoken may prove “ the leaven' which leaveneth the whole lump.’’ and that the Alumni, cf at least his day and time, rallying around his standard, we may hope to see “ life in the old Col lege vet.’’ The MexicaiTQuestion. IX the Administration Taking Water Altrr Ita First Hold Stand. Railroads. Schedule Northeastern Railroad. A SPLEIIBfB BPPBftTUilfTY [/rum the New York World.L Washington, August 3.—Your correspondent from Mexico says that Americans and Mexicans are alike anxiously awaiting the arrival of the mail to find what our government would do in answer to *h««nnt-M5 .insult of Diaz, or his Minister ot War, in his remarkable orders to Trevino, as published in the official Mexican pa per Change of Schedule. Ou aud after MONDAY, June 33d, 1877. tbe morning train on tiie Northeastern Railroad will be discontinued. Tbe evening train will run as follows: EVENING TRAIN Leave Athens ...U. 4.60 P. M. Arrive at Lula 6.50 P. M. Leave Atlanta via A. L. R. H 4.00 P. M. Leave Lula 7.20 P. M. Arrive at'Atneus 9.43 P. M. Ample time at Athens for passengers on np- day of Athens Brunch Georgia Railroad, to con nect with this train. Close connection at Lula with North boned train on A. and C. Air Line Railroad. J. M. EDWARDS, je5-tf Superintendent. Atlanta and Augusta Undersold. NOTICE. Augusta, GA.,May 1st, 1876. . On after Monday, May 1st, 1876 lam airs id they will have t° j the Passenger trains on the Georgia THE TREMENDOUS STOCK OF Railroad will run as follows, viz 1>av Passesoer Thais wn.r Leave Athens at y.00 i. m. Arrive at Augusta at 4.00 v. u. Arrive at Atlanta at 4.00 p. si. Leave Augusta at... b.oOa. y. Leave Atlanta at. 8.00 a. y. Arrive at Athens at... i ....'. i.55 p. if- N ion r Passenger Tkaix. Leave Athens at Arrive at Augusta at.. Arrive at Atlanta at Leave Augusta at Leave Atlanta . ..j. Arrive at Athens at .... h.aO p. m. .... 7.85 a. y. .... 3.25 a, n. .... 8.20 r. y. it* .10.30 rt y. 6.50 a. y. Passengers from Atlanfi, Athens, Wash ington, or any point on tin; Georgia Railroad and Branches, by taking the Day* Passenger Train, will make close connection; at Cumafc with Train 'or Millcdgerille aiid Macon. Sleeping (iars on Night Passenger Trains. -S. K. JbiiiraoX’ Superintendent, aprilduf - •] pi.--y-:., y f J ATLANTA - • • iAir^IAne. i- •» - ; CONDENSED TIME CARD- ATL ANTA. - !ELA.ST-fcU.e.lSr aiTiauaSji 'id.hi les, AND WAGONS, -OF THE OLD RELIABLE FIRM OF HODGSON BROS MARKED DOWN. , J . {. » U PRICES GREATLY . RSDX7CEE «. * ' • ’ - . ( / -i (/ f f{ /Mu! 1 f We huve on hand the Largest STOCK SOUTH OF BALTIMORE,'and it must and will b, sold without delay. Good Buggies, HODGSON MAKE for , ’ me mmm& BaitAfis. Th£ Celebrated Hodgson Wagon, . , . .* .-» d l WT.t*r <*' 1. • * I * Ptf-i- • e * . known.all over the State for .their durability and strength, and ure bevond question the bes \V AGON’S ever sold in this section'of the Conntrv. Parties wishing auy sort of Vehicles are respectfully invited to Urokthr^pgh our stock. BEramxjcG Jtaa Wq&g wait until their patience is exhausted, and I fancy that I can see the _bvoad grin on the faces of the Mexicans, and the disappointed looks of the Ameri cans, when they find that the Ameri can Government will do nothing’ be yond pocketing the insult, and even after recognizing Diaz’s Government, so called. It is said Iwre that Mr. Foster first insisted tin 1 having his “ memorandum ” published in the Mexican papers, but as “ the political and military advfentures,” as you call them, did not want the people to kuow the true state of the case, he desisted. He first demanded an apology, it is said, for the insult to our government; but as they represented that their peo ple would not like that, it is said, that he was authorized to be satisfied with a private apology, or, rather, explana tion. According to Mexican .papers, Mjr. Mata came here to “demand’’ a moll ification of the orders to General Ord, and just alsmt then the orders were gieatly modified by instructions. So you see that General Treviuo’s boast ful report is not so far out of the way, and that our chicken has rather backed out liefbre the rooster of “liberty in the Constitution.^’ I suppose you have noticed that change on the old saw, “ God and lib erty.’’ The- Mexicans vary their motto with every change in the-gov ernment. The Church* party used to have it “ God and order,” the Liberal party, “ liberty an’d jeftVip.” Against 1 Maximilian they made it “liberty, in dependence and reform Ortega in his scheming against Juurez, whcnMr. Guillermo Prieto was Ortega’s right- ; , n y hand man, and “ liberty and the Con stitution.” Jaurez and Lerdo, dis carding reform and order, fixed upon “ God and liberty.” I see now that i 2 inchx >.ttvttMiwfcrRiu« v *witufront. 1 Diaz has “liberty in the Constitution.” \\ !• ! BOUgllt at Panic Prices! lie most earnestly*in\ites his old customers and the public generally, C/ASH. OtSTOMERS, » ; 1 - .T-:fH TO CALI, AND EXAMINE IMS . GOODS AND PRICES A SPECIALTY. VIA UlCHMOXD.g Leave ATLANT.V.. ..i,....4.*H> l* u ’ Arrive at WtarMlre.*! . .6.15 p m i Arrive at DitOvillf i,,...vi;j-l.W ?.* 1 Arrive at Richmond 1 8.28 p m ! Arrive at Wuahinsttoni lXlC.,-Via, R., > ' t F. &P.R.R. .1.10am *'■’ ' ’ ” Arrive at Philadelphia............... 0.40-a i! Skilled and Finished Workmen in Every Department. Arrive ut New-York.1:7: , . , :.'..9:45 : a m ; ... 'i " * Arrive at Boston,.8.80 p m Leave Atlanta.....*. ...V... i.........4.00 p ii Arrive at Charlotte.,.....,..»..6.1* am!l‘ av (VIA. VIRGINIA MIDLAND ROITE.) Arrive at Danville 1 f.16 p y Arrive at Lynchburg 4.00 p u Arrive at Washington Uity 1.80 a a Arrive at Baltimore 3.15,a m Arrive at Philadelphia.... ‘. 6.40 a h Airive at New York 9.45 a jl Arrive at Boston.’.......... ....8.30 p m I Throngh Tickets on sale at Union Passenger i Dei>ot. Baggage Checked Thropgli. G. J. FlIREACKE, General Manager. W ..I HOUSTON, Ger. Pa-s. ,fe Ticket Ag’i , fipcciu! attention will Wgiven to REPAIR WOf K. mill the scale of prices in this brnr.cli re been reduced lully one-fourth. No BOTCH v.-jix ahuwe^Jn our shop—all Fir-t-class WORK AND AT 601 TOM PRICES. julyO-Om NEW SPRING GOODS. Notwithstanding the hard times, NeTfSlSMdl™ TODERS ™ IS RECEIOT A ™ A j. ■ : ' SUPPLY OF ALL KINDS OF • “ • Articles^- • i- 4 • Spring and Summer Goods 11 ii. P. Port. Engine,Book waller, nood order. ; l 12 II. P. Port. Eugine, Wood.dc Map.. 1 6 It. P. Port. Eng.’, but Tittle used. 1 4<>JI,P. Stationery Engilie., . , j OF VARIOUS STYLES. , . - Eelinse Water Wheel, good order. They have plenfyof liberty in their! 1 Leftele WuterXvheel. : J ‘ ... ‘1 T'v!e^ W ater,\t heels, pow rtiiuiog. Constitution, and jierhnps a little Con-1 _ Ceann-',"Shafting, Pulh-vs, etc. stitution in their libertv'might do no : 1 *mhA- v harm. Perhaps thht will be the next tack. ’* •• toB-t-m However, they evidently ate again -wheedling our lovernirient intS what they please. At 7 h6mU *1bey please their people hy bullyiDj* and insultjng Americans and the American Govern ment, and ' secretly they; talk hiimbly ‘ and beg off. It was a good thing that, the -Acapulco affair was left to A4n American officer of the navy. Who made them salute the American ‘ itag and apologize, in spite of their remon strances and excuses. If they had succeeded in getting it into diplomacy, who knows but what they w ould have finally got our government to apolo gize for objecting to having the Amer ican Consul imprisoned. I am afraid our energetic fit will be of short dura tion. The changing of General Ord’s order by instructions, uuder the threats of Mexico, was too bad. Even old Flalstaff, much-as he valued discre tion -above valor, refused to give a reason’on compulsion, if reasons were as plentiful as blackberries. " ' - * 'Atiw;Ml'.:. liori/ontul.’l! APi» E^PEGUtULY Ilorae Powers, Threshers, Fan Mills, Cane 1 3/ills, - AT11KXS FOf .VmtY * juitum: WORKS. '* jnhe20-lm. - tr-r'-ti 1*’“ > ' j ’ mi -*.-^41 -- ■ U * ’’’ i , 3\ , JNOtiCOi Before purchasing elsewhere, as'h.c Is ectinaciu lie ean please both with gooils and rrie “; | J , ^ r ^ ’• (All. persons having demands against*the 1 ‘ Athens, G:v. ai>17-3m estate of Thomas Poullain, deceased, are hereby i. *-1 1 . . notified to present the same to rale for payment I witju'n the time prescribed by law, and tbos.e I ' indebted to said deceased are required to make immediate payment. ■*- EMELIZA POULLAIN, Adm’r. >< atagT-80d. fitlv THE- SOUTHERN MIITlItL INSURANGE coivrr’^vTNr'v, ATHENS, GEORGIA. YOUNG U O. HARRIS, President (STEVENS THOMAS, Secretary. Unis* Assets, April 1, 1877, - . $784,557 02 Resident Direetoi-s. Yorso L. O. Harris, Jons H. Nkwtos, Iir. Hksrv Hull, A LEIN P. UKARIKO, Col. Robert Thomas: tovK-wly Stevens Thomas, Kli/.a L. NiCWTON, Ferdinand Pui.xizr Ijr. It. M. Smith, John W. Nicholson, -OB WORK OF ALL DESCRIP. tiou neatly done at this office , Evaporators, at the 4> S. C. DOBBS. UFor Sal^r Kent! : - A- small house, convenient’ to the business portion of the city. Also, For Sale Only, / * A cottage house containing seven rooms, with all necessary out-buildings, and two acres of land attached. M. C. SLEDGE. ang7-4t • . _ • Miss 0. Potts, Fashionable ■ Dessmaker, j ftrii (Over Universitr Bank.) ■ * M . _ 1 f _ / '•« Brokd Street*' ILVhmxia, ■ : 1 H ri kI Ti*:4 Would, respcctfijllyi inform, the Ladies and her, friends generally, of Athens and vlcinit; giving satisfaction. snre'of way 14,1875-28-tf. FRESH HEATS. J; J. Heard & W. F. Hood, ConicEB Fcbndkv and Oconee Strkets. FRESH BEEF, MUTTON, PORK,and SAU- sage,( Fresh aud Bologna Suusnce). Our So licitor is always on the street ready, to supply the wants of the citizens of Athens. Please give us your orders and we will guarantee par- icct satisti-etioi.. The- highest market prices paid for Beaves, Sheep, Gouts and Hogs. june20.lis5.ly. J. J. HEAD <fe CO. ITotice. A LL persons having demands against Wil liam P. Talmadge, deccensed, are hereby notified to present the same to mo for payment, within the time p-escribed by law, and tb'ose in debted to said deoeased an requested to make immediate payment. ELIZABETH A TALMADGE, Admtr’x. June 13—6 w PLANTERS' HOTEL, ^ ^juairsTAt oEortaiA. NSW ARFLAKTCrEMElVT. Rates Hedueed to $3 per Day. HAVING LEASED THIS WELL KNOWN HOTEL, I entci upon its management hy Reducing Rates, and asking ot the Travel ing Public, especially my friends of Carolina aud Georgia, a contiuu ance of that liberal support they have always giveri it. - tu ' . H '.LO TM. / ■ . ...„i ,U. At- H B. F. BROWN, tii: -f i.I -r . . : ; ,. J • •' . jau23-5m FORMERLY OF CHARLESTON, PROPRIETOR. ,.km.ai “ - - *•« - -* • t * -- e-rr n -.’-if ■