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the professors, and for boarding such students from
distance as may desire it, can be provided as
they may be needed.


The mode of governing the institution is sub.
ject of great importance, and unless this part o
the matter isjudciously managed, all our hopes
its usefulness and distinction will be blasted. Sad
expe ience in many, if not in most OF our States
has already shown that literary institutions cannot
flourish where the blighting influence Of political
parisanship can reach them. Scarcely one of the
colleges under the control of State Legislature
has ever prospered and SO well satisfied of this
haveseveral of these bodies become, that they
have voluntarily renquished all power over them.
and placed them under the exclusive charge OF
trustees appointed for fe with the right to fill their
own vacancies.


Admonished by these unfortunate results, |
would withdraw, as soon as possible, the Smith
sonian Institution from under the immediate care OF
Congress. A board of trustees (from five to ff-
teen in number) should be appointed bv the Pre-
sident or Joint committee of the two Houses, to
be selected from the District and surrounding
country with power to fill their own vacancies and
to direct every thing relating to the seminary, sub


ectto suchrestrictions and regulations Congress
may think advisable. l..