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to the Prsident, and if approved him, published. He frequently remarks —"If knowledge is power, power directing knowledge may make it efficacious." And he sagely augurs that "the desire of fame, increased by the hope of their Lectures being published, might be expected to Stimulate them to exertion. And if incentives so high were wanting, the tenure of their appointments underlined, where the Executive underlined and the public eye underlined would be upon them, would act as a guard against Any Slacknefs in their duties." His plan embraced other parts which served to mask this its principle feature. The adoption of this truly abominable plan, would have made this bequest a corruption-fund; and its Lecturers aa corps of Executive Sqeophants, & political hacks. I mention it merely to show what projects demagogues are capable of conceiving— and to what base purposes this money may be put; if profligate, cunning should steal a march upon patriotic vigilance.

       Doctors Cooper, Chapin, and Wayland concur in recommending 

the endowment of a University. Dr. Cooper would open it only to the Graduates of Colleges. Dr. Chapin would have only a few Chairs filled with "Profefsors of the first powers and attainments" of which few chairs he specifies only ten! Dr. Wayland would have its course of Studies commence where the studies of our Colleges, and West Point School end. To this plan, in all its unimportant varietie