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FO n E l G V.
LATE AND IMPORTANT FKOM EUROPE.
Charleston, Nov. 10.
The London packet ship Corimhmn has
arrived ai N. Ywk, bringing L'.ndon pi
pers to the evening of the 30ih Svp'ewb r.
Their contents are highly important. \W
gelec> lull accounts ot tite prominent events
from the Commercial,Journal of Commerce
and (ho proof-slips transmitted by the Mer
cantile and G izolte.
The Civil IVar in Belgium .—There has
been a six days* iriegutai bittle in Brussels,
at times raeiog furiously, and ending by the
withdrawal of the King’s troops, after much
blood-shed on both sides, ano a vast de
struction of property. The account sup
poses that not less than 9000 had falleu vie*
tims to this civil wor. The troops wore
withdrawn on the 27*h Sent, taking up a
position at I) ogham, but with a view, prob
ably of falling back upon Antwerp.
The conduct of the populace proves that
they are directed by experienced officers.
A' 'heir h"ad, rn the rapacity of Coininao.
der-in-chief, is Juan Van Halen, ■ Span
iaid of Belgic on ‘in, whose sufferings from
the iiiq<rsition in Spain, has rendered his
names imiliar in Europe It •* no longer,
therefore, the turbulence ol an urestramed,
and undisciplined, and inconsiderate mob,
bat the rebellion of the mass, organised by
men of military talents, and actuated by mo
lives of personal hostility. A piovisional
government had been established, and 'he
breach between Belgium and II dtaud now
Seems irreparable. Should Prussia inter
fere, as apprehended, to subdue the Belgi
ans, it would be imposible, we think, for the
government of France to restrain that n i
tion from an immediate co-operatiou wi.h
them.
Bloody Conflicts at Brussels.—"On the
morning of in- 22i, P III' Frederick left
Anvers with his corps and armee, on his route
to Brussels. Volunteers set out by the
gates of S' haerbock and Lcuvain to attack
the troops which occupied the position of
Evar and Diegecn ; some others took the
road of G milt, to encounter the Husnu#
which were stationed on the heights of Z >l
- Affairs of advanced posts continued
during the day, and the number of Killed
was very considerable.
In the evening the greater number of the
Volunteers returned. Every body repair
ed towards the gales, and labored every
whero to reinforce the barricadoes. A
prolamatiou ol Prince Frederick, publish
ed in ine G z- ite des P iys Bis, was spoken
of, and the eiitrauce of the troops was mo
mentarily expected. The night, however,
passed tranquilly. Towards eleven o'c ock
31. D 'upetiaux and another person were
despatched to the head quarters or Piince
Frederick to represent l<» lino fully die ex
act state of things. They could not pro
ceed t«rlli> Prince, they were arrested u
pon amving at the advanced posts, and in
violation of their quality of mosseugers were
transported to Anvers, where they remain
in custody.
On Thursday, the 221, about seven o'
clock in the evening, a body of grenadiers
and chasseurs appeared before the gates of
Schaerbeck and Louvain. Trie Bourge
ons Artillery immediately opened a lire
upon them, which was returned by the
troops; the discharges continued, and soon
the bullets began to fall in tho upper part ot
the town.
Toe movement of tho troops, howevei,
advanced, aim they occupied the lines amt
walls "f the 80-aoic G odeti, aud opened
their fire upon the people of the Boule
vard iu font. The staircase of the Ob
servatory was guarded t>> V-dunteeis from
Liege whose fire covered the external glu
*es. A' 8 ' clock, the gales of Louvain &
Schaerbeck were forced, aud the Duten
troops advanced through the new Ra ■ Roy
ale, th'' boulevards aud the Rue Louv-uu,
towards the Park. A spoiled engagement
theie took pi ice, as the nidforeat columns
advanced. Chasseuis ociupied the Rut-do
Louvain, and to the truni ot the Uuu d’Oi
ange, aud annoyed tho inhabitants posted
ot the barricade at Tieurenbuig, under
whose fire ihe grenadiers hid debouched
from ilie new Rue Royale, many of the lat
ter felt, and ibeir wnunde.i were made pris
oners. The Paik was ai this time occupied
by the troops, and they formed there with
Iheir artillery. While these tliiugs were
passing ill that quarter, some hussais aud a
detachment from the infantry division, en
tered by 'lie gate de Fiandre, aud advanc
ed to the Pig-market, but they were soou
forced to retne, aud a part of them to aban
don their arms and baggage ; a good num.
bei, among whom was a Colonel, likewise
made prisoners.—This attack was up t<>
this time the ouly one made upon ihe low
er part ot the town, the combat being
otherwise concentrated in the higher quar
ter.
The Part and neighborhood formed toen
the principal point of attack. The B urge
oise Artillery were near the Place Royale,
aud a number of that corps were likewise
at the barricade; others were near the
staircase of the Bibliotheque, which they
abandoned at mid-day. Another post oc
cupied the' barricade of th* Mountain of
the P .'k ; a fourth held itself ready to de
bouebe from the Rue Royale to the Place
de Louvain. The troops had their caonun
pointed towards the P ace Royal-. From
the moment when the staircase of the Bib
lotheque was occupied by the grenadieis,
the inhabitants were engaged from both
sides of the Rue d’lsabelle, in a running fiie
which tney kept up throughout the dry.
The Boulevaids, from the Schaerbeck gate
to that of the Nauiui, bel nged also to the
troops. Such was pretty uearly the posi
tion of both parlies on the day of th, 23d
The combat was a continual fire of mus
ketry. The engagement continued till
nigh'f 11, when the fi e ceased, little by lit.
tie, from <ll points. In their movement
through the new Rue Royal aud Roe Lou
vain, the troops to.-k 'he barrack of Annon
ci*ido« ; tow <ids • venmg there was -n».
sour, that those wbicb had occupied ibe
Park, rflered to evacuate if, provided they
were allowed to retire unmolested to their
barracks; but the absence of any chief a
niongst the Bourgeoise rendered this over
ture unavailing ; each party maintained its
position, the Volunteers left some sentinels
at the barricades, and the rest retired.
The post of the staircase of the Obser
vatory, already sbok l 0 of, was surrounded
by the troops from the time when they mov
ed upon the Boulevards. File Liegeois
defeuded themselves bravely, until they
had expended all their ammunition. In
this extremity they drew off during thetvt- j
uing, and passing by the wall of the Boule
vard, towards the country, they returned on '
the following evening, alter a long detour,
and entered the t »wn by the gate of Hal. j
However, during the night many houses
were occupied by the troops as well in the
Km- Royale as towards the Namur gate.
The fire re-opened at 7 o’clock on the
morning of Friday the 24tli The fire of
the Bourgeois was very spirited, and they
gradually dislodged the Dutch soldiers from
the houses in the Rue de Namur, and foic
ed them to take refuge in the Park, 'he
Hotel of Bellevue, that of the Ancien Case
of tho Emperor, the Place Royale, I’Au
cien Hotel des Guiles, and the corner of
the Rue de la Lo'. Many houses in the
Rue d’lsabelle, in ftom of the staircase of
the Bibliotheque, were filled by volunteers.
Tho States General, me P dace, the houses
near the staircase of Bibliotheque, were in
(he hands of the Dutch. From all these
points there issued a heavy fire of musketry.
In the Park tho soldiers endeavored to
cover themselves by the trees, and among
their thick clusters.
Oue of their pieces of cannon, in butte
ry on the B ulevard, shotverod bullets into
the interior of the town
A' the Bank, the bullets knocked down
n chimney, and penetrated the walls of
the rooms, L’Estabinet ala vue Parc re
ceived more than a dosun, which pierced
and shattered the walls. The Hotel of
the Due d’Trael and the Wood market
were also damaged. Uoon tho Cautens
teen, the house of M. Legge was struck
with a bullet, which cairied away a part of
the will nf the first floor. The occurren
ces excited the must general indignation, &
to an extent m. s ilfflcult to describe.
Towards evening, many conflagrations
burst forth The most terrible was that of
the Manege which lasted a'll night. Eve
ry thing was there consumed. During the
greatest raging of the fie, some soldiers
posted in the houses near the Bibliotheque
fired, it said, upon the inhabitants who were
endeavoring to extinguish the ffmies.
It was even said that the fire was com
municated by shells, as on the previous eve
niug the firing ceased, and night was tran
quil. On Satnrday, the 25th, the combat
begao anew about 7 o’clock in the morning.
To the taking of ttte Park all efforts were
then directed. The volunteers made re
peated attacks, and eutered many parts of
it. As well from the side of the Moun
tain of the Park, as from that of the Place
Royale, the Brabant flag was borne along
the middle of the Park ; but it appeared
that the confusion with which these differ
ent attacks were made, did not for the mo
ment permit of their being followed up with
advantage. The Volunteers were several
times obliged to evacuate the Park, and it
is even said that by a fatal mis'ake two
troops of citizens fired upon each other.
However the Dutch troops enclosed in tne
Park wore d>e uifully f.tigued, and they lay
down in their positions for rest. Such was
the exact state of things yesteiday evening;
nothing has this day changed it, the troops
remained always in the Park, at this mo
ment the tire of the Tirailleurs continues.
A superior officer was taken prisoner on
Friday morning. Another was subsi quern
ly taken ; they were both sent to the Ar
tillery barracks, and from thence to L’
A utgo.
A NEW VICTORY.
Louvain, Sept. 24. “At 7 « clock yes
terday moruiug the Dutch attacked Lou
vain from the side of the gate of Moulines,
and discharged several shells, when we ad
vanced to repulse them. At 10 o’clock we
received news that a part of the Dutch at*
my of Tniigres had set out for Louvain in
great force, and with many cannon; about
11 o’clock the troops were in fact already
before our town, upon which they began
an immediate attack by a discharge of can
non, and vollios of musketry. We sustain
ed this atiack; and our brave inhabitants
made a sortie which vas attended with
complete success ; for at 2 o'clock retreat
and confusion were in the Dutch army,
which was furiously assailed by our brave
pitrmts, and driven to Tirlement where
their route became a race, owing to the val
iant resistance of the people of that town,
who would nut permit them to retire through
it. We have many prisoners and our loss
is trifling.
“Signed by the Commandcr-in Chieflof
the citizens of Louvain.
By further accounts we learn from Par
is, by oui letters of Tuesday evening that
on th> 27th the B' Igians had attacked and
succeeded in driving the Dutch troops from
the Park in Brussels and the neighborhood,
and that the town was free. A letter from
Brussels of th<* 27th save, that the troops, of
P\ Frederick have been beaten on all sides
and that the Belgium inhabitants are every
where arming against the Dutch. The
fortress of Mons is m the power of the Bel
gian inhabitants, who have attacked Ath,
and,assisted by the inhabitants of that place,
have made themselves master of the garri
son, who had laid down their arms. The
same success has just taken place at Tour
nay.
Brussels, Sept- 27. Victory ! The hordes
of ting nids wtio under the name of soldieis
had penetrated into our walls, have been
forced to abandon them this night. The
desperate engagement yesterday proved to
them that it was impossible to enter Brus
sels in spite of its inhabitants.
Our artillery the command of which ha,
j,een since Friday confided loan experienc.
and officer, yestei Jay made great slaughter
of our barbarous enemies. The command
er found a favorable position from w liich
he directed his artillery to the lower
grounds of the Park, where the D itch had
taken refuge.
The filing continued till 6 o’clock as on
the preceding days, but gradually abated
about 3 o’clock. The soldiers fled suc-
from the only houses which they
occupied towards the states general, ana
took refuge in the lower grounds of the
Park; near the palaces of the king and the
prince. A great number of them were kil
led during their retieat Our citizeus
waited for them as ttmy came out of the
houses, and fired on them with muskets as
they passed
An immense crowd proceeded at dAy
break to the places abandoned by these
cowardly incendiaries. These places pre
sented ouly a vast scene of desolation and
carnage. I'he alleys of the Paik are dyed
with nlood, ami several corpse, horribly
muiiliated, and stripped, have been foigoi
teu by the enemy, aud lie at the the foot of
the passage haruiy covered with a few bran
ches of trees, fiagoients of iron railing, and
of statutes, destroyed by the grape shot, lie
on all the roads. Piie carcases of six ar
tillery horses have been placed by tile ene
my as a redoubt at the Park gate, oppsite
the staircase library.
Ilead-Q lifters, Sept. 27, half past 5 a. M.
To the members ot the Provisional Gov
ernment.
Gentlemen : The enemy, whose deplora
ble state of demoralisation was doubtless
completed by the warm action yesterday,
Iras felt a longer resistance to be impossi
ble, aud has just abandoned our walls.—
Tne hero'C Biiuselsi* fine! Pile park
and all tile gates are occupied by our brave
intii. Major Paltiiaeri, my fi.si ain-tle
cainp, is appointed Governor ol the Pala-
ces.
Tne remarkable facts th and have signa
fixed tins day are so numerous, ami my oc
cupations so many, that it is uoi possible lor
me to give you all the necessary details of
ibis glorious event As soon as I have
leisure one of my first cares, as my nearest
duties, will be to itquniuiyou wini the ser
vices rendered by so many generous citi
zens, many of whom nave put chased our
memorable victory witti then blood Oue
of the losses wliiclt 1 most regret is, that, ot
my ado de camp, baton Fulluer, who fell
yesterday while leading one of our detach
ments, sword in hand to tho attack ot La
31agdeiaine, a post'iou so dangerous and so
lung disputed.
“To morrow there will be a general re
view of our active force.
“The Command' r-m Chief,
JUAN V\N HALEN.”
An army of i'atiars would not have bd
liaveil wi ll more cruelty aud brutality than
the Dutch suldieis. To fire and pillage
lliey have ailiied rape and assassination.—
Mmy houses in the R <e Vesta, aud the
adjacent strueis are im imoned as the sceues
ot sucif excessea—numerous, detachment*
of prisoners and deserters mcie ise from all
quarters; they wear at iheir button holes
the tri-colored ribband ol Bi about, aud cries
of “Liberty foreveil’ raise - ' as they pass,
is repeated by then) with euthusiasiu.
Brussels, S< pt. 28.—Among the persons
who have fallen victims to the fury of the
Dutch soldiers we may mention Lord
B -ntyre,, whj was killed in his hotel iu
ttie Rut Royale. It was on the 24m when
the cir.xens made themselves rnasteis of
that hotel that he met his death We are
assured that Lord Blautyre was a General
'Officer iu the English service. His fami
ly, consisting of ten children found menus
to escape.
It is positively affirm'd that (he Dutch
troops were guilty of the most biutal ex
cesses iu au English boarding school in tins
city, where there are many young persons
"fthe fiiat English families. Energetic
complaints liaue been sent lo Loudon upon
tins fact, as well as of the honors commit
ted by those Vaudals m the hotel of the
British Ambassador.
DEFECTION • F THE TROOPS AT OsTENO
On Sunday night, (Sept. 26m) a serious
disturbance took place at Osteud, in con
sequence of a tumultuous assemblage of die
Bourgeois; who insisted upuu hoisting the
Brabant flag: the troops were called out,
hut felt more disposed to assist, than qoell
the rioters and great acts of insubordination
were the consequence.—The mob increas
ed every instant, aud to a most alarming
extent, when the soldiers weie directed to
fire they did so, but it was in the air; and
ouly a casualty or two occurred, for had
the shots been ditected against the popu
lace, the slaughter would have been im
mense. An attempt was afterwards made
to seize the arms of the military, who were
tame enough to submit—but they were sub
sequently relinquished. Thing* continued
in the most feverish state until last night,
when the Brabant fl-ig was hoisted without
opposition.
In tho course of the night, our packet
people were called from their births, with
a request that they would pioceed to sea
with ail possible despatch, as soon as the
steam of the packet could be got up, with
principal officers of the military ami other
departments as they expected io lose their ■'
lives. About forty officers came on board, !
with all the principal valuables they pos- 1
sessed which they thtew into the picket j
pell-mell, aud money was rolling about ihe I
decks in all directions j the packet went!
in to the Roads to wait tor thu Liverpool
steam vessel w hicli at tho time there was
not water out; fbi as soon as she came out !
the packet transferred her cargo, and the i
Liverpool proceeded to Flushing, with a- j
bout ono hundred and fifty Dutch officers, |
their families, and persons of distinction, !
who had fled in consequence ol the bohiieii
refu-iirig lo act against tiie insurgents; The
Dutch officers wero in eminent danger of
being sacrificed to the poufitr fu<y. Our
packet upon receiving her mails, came a
way. The Brussels mail, which had not ar
rived for a weak, icached Osteud this
morning.
On Tuesday the 2S:h, there was a rising
.»f tho populace, when all the troops in the
garrison of 'he Osteud amounting from
1 500 to 2,ooomen, matched out of their ,
quarters, assembled m the grand Place, and,
to a man, laid down iheir arms. The sub- (
sequent details of this most important event i
are accurate y stated by our Dover corres
pondent.
Commotions at Ghent —Troubles have
broken out iu a quarter of the Netherlands
which was supposed to be warmly attached
to the reigug dynasty.
By a fetter wnicii has just beer) received
from Glieut, it appears that late on the
evening of Tuesday lasi, groups of persons
were observed in diffeieut parts of the city,
and expressions of an inflammatory naiuru
were loudly uttered. At this particular
moment a party <>t the military had received
orders to proceed to the office of the C itb
olique, a Journal inimical lo the govern
ment for the purpose of pitventing its fur
ther publication.
It is stated in the letter,- that, to the as
tonishmeut of the officer in command of this
detuclimeul. he found iu the composing
room of tho establishment three Noblemen
of influence in the city—one of them hold
ing an unpoitaul post in tho Burg her Gu ird
aud possessing tiio keys of the city armoury;
actively co-operating in bringing out the
paper. This interference of the military
occasioned great sensation, but the letter
having been sent off iu haste no furtner
particulars have reached us. There is great
reason to fear that the next accents will be
ot a deplorable and uiunieni'ous kind.
JJistu) banccs in Berlin. —Theie have
been uisiui bailees in B -t tin, ot a more se
rious character thau die official Gaz -ite of
the Government was allowed to publish,—
A letter from Frankfort says—
“it was not merely au assemblage of
journeymen tailors, but a meeting of more
than ttveuty thousand poisons, who loudly
call for toe Constitution promise in 1814.
I’lte armed force received orders lo tiie
upon the crowd; the troops of tho line ru
fused, it is said, o act against their fellow
citizens but the Royal Guards executed the ,
ordei; GO individuals were killed or Houn
ded. Tue crowd, in dispeisuig loudly
demanded the Constitution. The same
letter adds that new riots had broken out at
Hesse Casse-I, and that tne Elector had
been fi>ed ai iu his carriage; he is said to
have be-o wouude'.” j
France. —Fans papers are to the 27th
iust. inclusive. Them is a paragraph iu .in
Temps ol this date, respecting a rumored
note to the French government, by some
of the great Powers of Europe, which if
authentic is of great interest. It is said
they have requested the coiicurrebce ol tbe
French government, to tho garnsouing tiie
fortress of the Netherlands with Piussiau
troops. The reply is stated uot to have
transpired But if we are lo believe our
Correspondent, who is so situated as to be
acquainted with the general views of the
French Cabinet, the intervention of foreign
States in the affms of thb Netherlands will
not be submitted lo by die French Ministry,
who are reported to have said, that their
views of policy aud correctness on this sub
ject would not prevail agamst tho uutioual
feelings, and that their own safety would be
| compromised by adopting the principle re
commended to litem by the Gieat Powcis.
i We cannot vouch for tho authenticity ol
this repori, but tho present state of Frauen,
it is too probable.
A silting of lire soeie'y called Friends of
the people, was announced for tho previous
evening, notwithstanding a resolution which
was uot unanimous, had been passed to
hold no more meetings; It was presented
by the Nutiuttal Guard, who niused ad
mittance to the member-. The .position of
things in Palis was uneasy An anticipated
rup'ure amoug the ministers had broker)
out, and was partially quieted. The most
dangerous question agitated was the accu
sation of the Ex-Ministers, it was thought
it would now be impossible to have them, —
It was said the embassador of Louis Phil,
ip to the Court ol' Spain had met with au
indifl' rcnt reception.
In the Chamber if Deputies on tho 28th,
the articles of accusation were successively
voted by luge majorities, impeaching tiie
ministers of high treason. The highest to
tal number of votes was 297-
Still Later from eurofe.—YVe are
indebted l’or additional ion sos foreign
intelligence, to tlre arrival at Bcstou ol the
ship Perfect, on the 3d inst. bringing
London dales to tho Bth, and Liverpool
to the 9'h nit. Tho packet ship Brie,
at New York, ou the 4'h iust. fiem 11-. vi.,
furnishes files to the9ih October, lutiusivt ;
so that our accounts from London Liver
pool aud Paris, are at this time upon a par.
Tho intelligence thus furnished, does uot
of itself, afford any satisfaction, inasmuch
as id tends rather to inflidre than to allay
anxiety. In relation to France, about the
new government of which country the most
anxiety appears to be h it, it is tube feared
thu; the pn sent commotions in Belgium will
do some injury. They may involve her in
a war for which, iu the present stato of her
financial condition,she is entirely unprepar
ed. A period of res', may be also held
essential to the political frame, after the
post excitement which it has been compel
led to undergo At present,* affairs
remain quiet mid temperate; and hopes are
entertained that the tempe-t now raging in
her neighborhood, uiay leave her free and
untroubled. On this subject, the journals
agree that chances are fair for a favoring
destiny. The French Revolution, say they
cannot reckon a single enemy upon tiie face
of the globe. There are some important
and serious questions b' foie the cabinets of
Europe’ but none that give rise to the least
apprehension of a recourse to aims. Diplom
acy is resorted to with perfect anted. The
whole world is awaie that, in the present
times, when tlm slightest commofiou may
shake the established system of Europe to
its very centio’ the only end of negotiation
mutt hu mutual ntr^ngumenti.
THE DEMOCRA i*
COLUMBUS, S.JTUUD.JV, -VOK SO, l; 0.
The committee on the state of tb > Republic
hive reported in favor of surveying tiu Cherokee
J .amis hit* Deducts, immediately, and have unre
duced a bill to that effect.
They have ai m. reported iu favor of taking t;o .
session of the Gold mines, and recommend that
trie Governor bo autiiuriled to eiuol"}- tho ini ita*
ry force ot' the state for their protection; and ih -t
$20,00.) bo appropriated, to enable hurr to cuuy
those measures into effect.
The bill Ibr this pm pose has been road a second
time, and was made the order of the day for VVe-t.
nesday las . No doubt wee entertained of its
passage.
Mr. Gresham gave notice in the house that he
should move for the appointment of a committee
to report a bill to authorise the erection fa
biidge across the t'hatahochio at Columbus; a i<|
also, to appropriate money tor tho erection o. it
courthouse in Muscogee county.
The bill to lay off anew county from tiro ov;o»
ties of Troup, Coweta and Carrol, passed tho ha
nale on Saturday last, 41 ayes, noes 24.
The bill to divide the county of Lee, passed tha
Senate 44 to 2D.
A bill has been reported by Mr. Evorott, to
divide the county of Randolph.
A bill has been introduced into the House for
the disposal of thu Commons included in there'
serve at Milledgevilla, and all tire unsold ToWq
Lots.
FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY.
The subject of Franklin Univorsiiy is found to,
be one of engrossing interest during ho present
session of the Legilature. The late dcStritt-'iee
of the College edifice hy fire, has called foran-vv
appropriation from the Treasury to sns am stat
institution; itissaid much opposition is !i., *
ted not only to the proposed appropriation iu par
ticular, hut to the College itself, Ly many indirid
uals in both branches of the Legislature. F*
curative , although we are friendly to the ca'ise
of education generally, yet we have doubted tha
justice, us well as policy, of making heavy appro,
priations iri favor of an institution, whose id, u»-
tagcscan only lie participated in by tho wealthy—
until more has been done, in favor of those school#
which extend their benefits more generally to the
great body of tho people. None but tho wealth*
can participate in the privileges of a college edu
cation ; and yet the rich are able to educate liietr
children without legislative assistance. Tim tree
aury of the stato is the property of the great body
of the poople. And it seems to us unjust to ap
propriate it f. r the exclusive benefit of a parti
cular class ; and that class, standing in no need
ot all of assistance. The rich are always able ta
take caro of themselves. If the Legislature re
ally wish to benefit the cause of education, would
it not be fur more expedient, to build up a system
of Free Sihools, which would carry the nidi
men's of scicnts within every man’s reach, ex.end
; the more useful and necessaiy branches of insirup,
j t * on t 0 cv °ry man's door, and give every .-lass,
j the poor as well as the rich, an opportunity pf
sharing m its advantages—than to undertake,
j "*' h thi " general fund, to raise ono splendid in
stitution, w hich must from its nature, sh>d it*
i onf V within a very narrow sphore. \Ye of
course, should like to soo out stato have a Cour
j lsllin 2 c °ffege—but that, it appears to ns, stoold
rather be considered as the finishing, tho decora
tion, of the great system of public education, thka
as tho foundation.
Perhaps our ideas on this bul-Jfrct may be lHu*.
trated by an anecdote.
The congregation of a cortain village, once on s
J time, convened for the purposo of building x
church. Old Grimes, tha School-master, got op,
and said, for his part, he was-Jetermiiiod to sup
port religion, and he wished all tho world to snow
that he was in fuvor of religion ; and he *h mid go
m the whole amount, for the church ; and he mov.
ed that the congregation should appropriate the
sum of $ 10,DUO for tho purpose of erecting •
eleeple; and in the steeple said he, we will hang &
bell, and in the there shall be a great clapper,
whose reverberations shall reach tha remote*
corners of tho town: Tims said lie, all tha world
will be convinced that the town of Gotham ij de
termined to support the church.
And tho congregation highly applauded the *eaj
and munificence of the school-master, and cried
out ior the steeple, and the bell and the clap,
per.
But old Rustv, tho carpenter, got up fk sard, be
doubted not but all thoso things were very appro
priate. He did not deny the use of the t Upper
the bell or the steeple ; but for his part, he lilted
to commence at tho bottom of things. He would
first see the foundations laid; go up with tho walls,
nnd then they might erect tho steeple, ami hang
the bell and the clapper, with the utmost propriety
But, said he, if wo exhaust all our monoy in the
erection of the steeple, what will become of the
body ot tho church itself. I shall oppose this ap
propriation of SIO,OOO for tho steople.
T hen there was a great clamor raised
old Rusty One suid ho was unfriendly to the
church, and opposed to religion ; another that be
was an infidel; an atheisf, a pagan, a hottentot
a turlc! And they drove him out of the congre
gation with violence and rioiso.
So the wiso men of Go'ham resolved, in order
to manifest their zeal for the "church, to* expend
their last dollar, in tho erection of a great .steeple*
with a great bell, and a great clapper
But whether the eteeplu ever finished, «nd
whether it ever stood alone,' y altogether uncer
tain, as our inibrmant left those parts just as Mr.
Grimes, the worthy school-master had made his
ninety-ninth descent into the strong box, and is*
ported a total ai;d unaccountable ovsjtsraU*#
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