Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-04-20
RICHMOND. APRIL 90 1921
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.


n. OF ~ on Friday the 23d of February, npou
Tue blii TOR rai'iug "a further sum OF money for
me University of Vir-inia.-Ihe gentlemen
WHO addressed the House on that occa sion.
nave oeen obiieing enough to furnish Sketch
Oh their speeches. Mr.. Selden, alone. is npabIe
10 make out his. We can therefore, ONLY
state that on opening the Debate. Mr. Sell,
Den expressed hope that patriotic men would
s a suner tiie walls OF the Univsrsity 10 moul.
der away, aud the fund, devoted 10 that i'm
sh'uiion To be absolutely SINK TO. want Of the
necessary means 10 complete the buildings
NV sa'o, tue present amount Of the Literary
iund was about 81 020 900 (; the interest on
winch was net only sufficient to nav the Pri-
mary SCHOOLS the 5 As 900, and the UNIVERSITY
,ne ioVOo annually appropriated to them
out 10 Yield an increasing surplus : TINT dur,
lug Tue last year, there was an increase to the
Literary Fund from its yarious means of
1866. The bill asked for no new donation
out OF this Fund 10 the University; hui ONLY
'ha' the Legislature might pledge the annual
approximation OF Is 900. ill the loans taken by
The Uhisersit. Should be absorbed which he
calculated would be eaected i'm abon, m vpars
anu 10 da>s.-Mr. 5. after showing the per.
rect abihiy OF the Literary Fund 10 meet nm.
objects 81 the bill, proceeded TO enlarge up.
on 'ne dement's promised by The University
mat "liboui suck AN Institution the youn,-
Niisihiaus, would either be doomed 10 Ian.
enish al home IN ignorance, or be sent TO
ioteiSn lands tor their educ a ton that the
CnivoiH'y would not only save TO the state
4
olhef institutions, bat would bring into the
oiae new ace ssIons of wealth: that most of
TIE young men OF the South and of the West
M'sht be expected To flock 20 IL; that il our
y"uns ihrh were sent abroad, they might he
'""ucso 10 contract habits which are n,t
congo NAL 10 or Oh II ins ituiiops that Won aIsn
uepiivt the father OF the delightful int rcoursn
WIN hi' sons, ana the sous of all the benefits
W 'heir 'aihers care and superintendent
that ~ Was not equitable To give every thing
TO ihe Piinaiy Schools 10 hrstow all nnon
o"e CLASS nj citizens; that however correct
IL M III he 10 benefit the poor by Ievying
con munitions upon mea of Substance, vet II
would produce all unfortunate discorJ and a
jealousy towards the POOR, were the whole
syNt III So Calculated as TO give the whole adj
''h'dsts OF IL 10 the poor Mr. s. took other
views ct ihiN subject; aud con cluded by OBJ
SWING, maj however these large institutions
may NOT have answered The public exptcta-
toh ~ other countries, vet ,pe NAV aniiciuate
contrary feSni, as u is under The guidance
VI hudrd or VISITORS men of known pa,ri.
otishi ana wisdom and ilat with Us, pubic.
SCHOOLS nave always been found enlisted on The
s.ae oi liberty; as was particularly shown in
tue INDUSTRIOUS example OF the College of VII.
nam and Mary, which, though il had been es,
'aniished by foreign Monarchy, had never
'nTieHS inihed out some of the warnlest and
ablesi opponents OF British Encrpachments
hir Seden WAS followed by Messrs. John
IS. Christian, Griffin, aud Gen Blackbar The
fd'io"ibg is the Sketch of the Speeches of the
, ,"o r"i,her'- Gen i5hiekGurHs speech closed
'he Deo"'e, and Wi! appear IN our next.
MIR. JOHN 3. CHRISTIAN.
MIR. SPEAKER-ln almost every cues.
'Iou ct any Importance discussed here.
We bear much said about party feeling
and sectional Considerations; how either
OF these are c"nuecied with the question
uader consideration, know not FOX
myself can ouly say that upon The pre-.
sent occasion | am under HE influence
OF neither. But ihe vote which hall give
Is Tue result OF my best Judgment, formed
from the best consideration u hich have
III very has'y manner, been enabled To
bestow upon This subject. That no one
may misunderstood NY principles or mis-
cohs'rue my motives, permit inc here 10
remark, that am as much the friend of
u era'ure rs the warmest advocate of this
bil. Aud Thar whenever this subject
s'ial! be introduced in shape cogycnia.
with my Judgment and our situation M
Justify u, will 20 as far as its most 2ea-i
ions Trend M support Oft. Mr.. Sneak,
er, do not pretend To he intimately ac-
qua!nted with The relative situation of
ihe University and in discussing this
subject shall reason upon facts, plainly
deducible, from authority furnished us.
by those who ought TO be, and who
DOUBLE So are better acquainted, with Il,
University aud every thing conn, CT,
with II, than or than any member Off
house can be : Which auth Ority n III
sumo will not be questioned, aud J. ~
which shall rely. mean, Sir, The =
OF The recter aud visitors Of that
lion. With this report then for nv
am authorised 10 say that the l.
sity Is al this time sixty thousand
in debt; aud HAT il v i'll require !,
revenue tor seven years 10 como
ply with Tine prest mt engagement
buildings, aud The REIN burseme
sums OF money already borrow
lie Literary FHUd. The bill be
proposes that The rector and visl ~
The University, shall be permitted II
row The further sum Of sixty thoH Pa
dollars, and II also auihorises the M ~
den' aud Directors of the Literary i
10 lend them that amount. Which W,
OF course increase the debt of that in
tuiion 10 one husdred and twenty III,
sand dollars. To this measure | cam.
give NY assent. FIRST, because beliey
we should thereby involve The Uniyersit
III debt, beyond her meaia 10 psy. AND
secondly, because | believe We should
thereby, ihjure materially fund q meaiA
NE Literary FUND.- created. and esiab 4
iIshed for most laudabIe purposes, lid
principal Of which, was the promotion Of
literature, by means Of primary schools
among The less wealthy part Of our ciil
Gems, Mr.. Speaker, have said that bJ
passing his bill, we should Involve I'D
University IN debt bpynrs her means I'd
pay. think, sir, shall BE- able TO provd
what nave said. In page OF Tie red
porl before sIlnded To, Mr.. Jefferson say
u will require the whole revenue of md
University for seyev Years to come, ihal
Is, uHiil 1928, to comply with tie present
engagements for the buildings, aud ihd
reimbursement OF the SUMS already boI