Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-31

''0no'iaisss OuJ"Ci, anu against wMch
tney beg leave to r-nonsirate. In the first
place. they take the liberty Ia remark, that a
power does not exist in the Visitors, even If they
were unanimous in the opinion, To change the
location, without a ISOLATION of the charter uu-
ger winch they act and they ask the atirn-
non OF The Legislature 10 that part of the
'harter witch fixes the site. BY this charter,
power Was given to the G-nriai Assembly of
me Coiony at Virginia To bmi.i and establish
q Co'l'Se. and the General Assembly did. in
NE year 1908, pass law By which the Col
rse was located at its present site Being
thus erected ADD established. il was. in com
mon and hgai contemplation, fixed by the
chhfier there To remain in all tia,ts com
iiS' as ahs"lu ely aud completely as If the
c"ar.er hnd designated the Inca,inn. Should
he I.rSisiatiire graft HE power required can
'"e isi'"rs max" the change without rescind-
li,2 ~ once the Whole charter, hy which I'M,
S"'rSe was erected? IL they cannot, will
me Legislature do vain thing nv pnssipr a
,.w on Tie sul.irct? Should the Visitors and
u"'crnots design 10 anDul he char ie' and the.
Irrs'dpnt and Profrssors i"'end la surrender
tn'ir Ights, interests and powers. let ,h.,o a..
:" ~ i" qni,ocai terms.
| Your memoraisis beg leave here IN call m.
"i'eniion of the Legislature 10 III. words of
me resolution, under which The petition of
we Acu'ty has been presented II STATES
'na' the ohI'ct OF the removal. g is with 4,
view 10 ii more extended diffusion of the ben
ehts "' the institution" This admits that there
Is now an extended diffusion of th,. hem, 6,s
VI me institution and If so, iheI, tn. claim
""e" 'nr Co'leSe has Ia remain Mt IFS pre
49, .a.on' seems t. exist IN lis full force by
me admission of the Visitors them,.l,es
upon the interesting subject relative IN
tne removal of the College of Wiiian, and
nary rom lis present situation. for tn, mr..
po.N os liking It at some more eligible site TO
"o'ai" sne purposes of a more general difFu
$40" o. knowledge sbrh ighout The S,at,. vour
he'por'aiists would ask, where couI,I - Inca.
uoh DE- selected E,r this venerable. inst;,u,inn
soweii Calculated az its present ONE IN fnlGl
AL these purposes The ciry nf Williams.
""rg, at one extremity of which William and
10y C""'Se Is established, may be- consid
rIeu as me Centre of distric, of countrp fr,,,
Richmond TO the seahoard. and from ibe p"'
t""inac To the southern bu,nJ,rv ar .
"'a'e. Shnuld Richmond, therefore. h. o.
.-e,o as 'hr proper situation for locating the
I"nest, woaid ice fixing it at one extremity
~. 'rr. u's.r'ct otconntry, by which mainr-
y VI tne people Of this same district wn,,i,I n.
N","hiy deprived Of the advantages of AN a
c'ue'hicai education. But, do no other nh
!ss"ons present themselves, in Opposition 10
'.e ihmTnf at itichmund Of Uniyer-
''! io' me education of The youth of our
u""'''y without going into statement of
."e many reasons which might be adj, anc.d
I" prove. that Richmond, at aiI times w,.uid
oe most Improper stu .,ion for such AN rs-
'anhshnirnt, considering il in relaiioo !,
me Morals of the youths who might h,
'he'e ior fbe purposes Of pduca-
'""' your memor'alisis would beg leave 10
STATE one reason, winch would. IN their min.
ron, make II ineligible, that the old and yenr-
,do'e institution of William and Mary Cal.
'ese De thence removed. Under the ;usnir.s
anu anu patronage oi your enlightened BODY, the
cn'e'sity of virginia has been established
"." appears, by the lae report Of It's
h,ct"r, VIII soun be put into full and c,mnl.,.
OPERATION. From the judicious sci, c,n, ,r
me site of this University being. NC !, ;s ~.
iir'eu, the Central point of our Star. !, l.
wen adapted TO answer the great purnnsas fnr
| which " was intended, the general diffusion
VI hhow'edSn throughout the State II 10 :,
~ presumed, therefore, that the yuufh from
the western add middle part of oar sa,e rs
low o""n as Richmond, will resort Ia hi.
University FOR education. On the soutb sill.
" '"''.es Inei' IN the county of Prince Ed
wire: me c"ilrge OF Hampden Sydney Is al
'h's 'iint ~ thr full tide of succrssf,i,, .r.
r'u""' rms Institution, from the rise and
prudent conduct Of its Trustees and prni.s
s"rs, ana from IFS peculiar situation. b,;us
stated IN rich ADD pnpnlous country vii
c""'inue 10 educate a large portion of Tin,
youth OF Virginia. We're Uniy ers;,v 90
.aohshra IN Richmond, It may h. a,krd |
rom "hat sections OF this State vii, fh,,
y""'h OF our country repair, 10 Obtain the
advantages Of educaion, in prsf.ren,.s r.
| .ss"rtins to the University of Virginia, IN
hsmpdrn Sydney, or To William and Ma. |
~! Inc city OF kichmood, and lis inme-
u'a'f vicinity. may perhaps furnish lew
young men: but' will the Legislature of tbp |
H.a'e, always governed by general and en-
views ,.,; " pohcy' remove from the
Wy vi "ii'iambuig IFS ancient and yenera
n ~. 'ns'.n''on'. thereby depri,ing, in fac
the youth Of large aud r.sn.rt,bIe n,,r
ton OF our State of the means 81 ,.dnc.
!ion' 10 Tx IT on any other spot. where. as |
" mas bern attempted to be shewn. 8, general
diil'ls0n ut Knowledge cannot h. obtained3 |
f"ur memoTial'st5, cOnfding in the wisdom
Oh your honorable body, and in the eoIarc- |
ed and liberal principles by which vouh,,s
been always guided, cannot for - moman,
en,rr'ain 81 bitter and CALLING reflection
Your ;neinorlalists do not briieve that il |
Is necessary for them To proceed in further
detail on this subject: they have said enough
10 account Tor the present condition of the
college, and to prove that its present Inca.
"op "uSht pof To De changed. But thry
'aonot conclude ms their memorial, without
n'N"ps' WIN al due Difference, the aten-
ton of the Legislature TO the (orn,., 49,
and condit on of this ancient ;n,,;,n,",a
what valuable additions she has made In III.
iund ot human knowledge In her pressn,l \
location how much she has con,riL,,t.,, 90
''e narksome hour Of peril, in the eyhn Of
peace, ana IN the tempest of W.? towards
tOrmlDB tnOse great men. wb1 COOK so con-