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borders.

I am fully convinced that it
is worse than useless for Kentucky &
Missouri to be attempting the
support of colleges, without endow
-ments, or their equivalent. Kentucky
ought at once to enter heartily into the
Southern movement and the conservative
clergy w'd gladly do so; but the Bishop is very
desirous of having a college and is sustained
by those sympathizing with him, who are
so feeble as not to afford him the necessary
aid. But after a few years more of
misfortune at Shelby I think all will
be desirous of returning it to the people
of Shelby. There is no way out of
the difficulty but by cutting the Gordian
knot -- retroceding & giving it up.
Dr. Maller{? Waller?} holds most selfishly his
mortgages of $40000 on the property, when
he is virtually secure (& only thus) by
the lottery, he receiving $6000 per annum