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eral cabinet, and a very neat botanic garden. These have 

 cost at least 20,000 dollars. The two literary societies have 

 libraries amounting to about five thousand volumes. The offi- 

 cers of the University are now a President, six Professors, and 

 two Tutors. Considering all the circumstances, may it not be 

 said that its trustees have done much; that they have not be- 

 trayed their trust ; and that though the State may not have 

 done as much as many friends of learning could desire, she has 

 done more than many apprehend — more than many States 

 which are supposed to have been very liberal in their endow- 

 ment and support of seminaries of learning ? It is true that 

 the citizens of the State, as individuals, have given but little to 

 this institution. It has not been the recipient of such legacies 

 and donations as have been bestowed upon the older Colleges. 

 But may not the liberality of our citizens, which has been so free 

 towards other and private seminaries, be yet turned towards 

 this ? And since so much has been done by the trustees to 

 carry out the designs of its patriotic and enlightened founders, 

 may we not reasonably suppose that the State will hereafter 

 appropriate to it whatever may be necessary to place it by the 

 side of the most favoured and useful Colleges in the land ? 



FRANKLIN COLLEGE OF GEORGIA. 



This institution is located in Athens, in Clarke county. As 

 early as 1788-9, the Legislature of Georgia made liberal en- 

 dowments for the establishment of the University ; but it did 

 not go into operation until. 1 80 L Its first President was Mr. 

 Josiah Meigs, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy 

 in Yale College, a gentleman of high reputation as a scholar, 

 but owing to circumstances which reflect no blane upon him, 

 the University did not realize the expectations ot its friends. 

 Mr. Meigs resigned the presidency in 1811, and the Rev. Dr. 

 Kollock, well known as a polished scholar, and great orator, 

 was elected to fill the vacancy. This gentleman, however, 

 declined the appointment, and Dr. Brown, Professor of Moral 

 Philosophy, Columbia College, South Carolina, was then cho- 



