The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-01-30

IuIIfFfikN IfiAffA - iflAf4 tihi. - y
i Iil.efal sff,rie IN ft.'-s u" nhara ofnSe ll's
slr..d, been kind, IN s,ils,tysszis# ain'n then,
,,lIier. aud Eanors, hot he al!ke sttll' those
VIM, " unnotced and unknown, nave II"
ieoa.olaiion an,.tIsi sA 'tlieifdpils sud 'iiah-
, gsrs, add e,en In the 'noutaf "a 'n ne
fall benraih tie sword of their country ,
rnciny, hui. thai they have d"ne tb"n npss
= gnl lat US abolish the nartice altogether
with the exception eft the 1and sorr'u /.
the rrmninderiof the rev oloilerary h"fhf-
as aatl.rcpubtean IA its natofe, aud danBe'
/ Rus ia IA. gilfimni. ean.an,,.,nces.
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i TIE UNIV ERSfTY. y.
We .publsiff0 DAY bsreqnest, M article
" li,ch oyIpinafiD appeared in The Lex
JUNCTION lntelligencrr," relative 10 Ibis inst
milon. Nr.tIo not intend, however, 10 be
considered. ~, coinriding with the wril1.
There i. 81 much ~ iuatuts. inhisTcmatks,
aud l,c appears To- have yisWtd The subject
through sucIlA' iaundicrH vision, that ".
lar. necessarily induced tn MAXI sblpe al.
ll1wnnfrs, on ihia score, for his tnrnIalhed
Ir,prrhcnsinn of the whole scheme, aud lor
The sarcas,ns against 10 prnjrvtorto WHICH
i his hostility 10 the institution has gwen
| birth
| n is ustafIyflir cHsc that writer's on any
subject of general interest arr apt To Serbe
| into extrrm.s. lluis rare, INDEED, that tbey
strike the g,,iden mean bstwiStthe tw",
which most sgen"rally approslmatrs near
est 10 the standard OF truth and reason.
iienc, IN the v.ry'case before ms, we are
led by the friends of the University Ia
look upon il ~ the no plus ultra of perf.c-
ton IA hnurishing instituiinn,fn crtryo, AT
once the pride and ornament 0f the state
disseminating the seeds Of usefulness far
aud wide aud sending forth nj som" MT
iistan, dag, nnathrr race of WashinRtnus,
| J.llrrsans and Mad,sons, as the future pil-
lars If the State aud of fhrN mon. Its
enemies, Oh the other hand, represent H.,
in the first place, to'hr an attempt which
must evcuiiintt il total discontinue, mas
much as seild utility in its plan and con
structinn, which shoHld insarahly be the
ground work III such iustitstions, is sacri-
need Ia gorgeous she " ---ana,ln the second
place, rs an incubus, pressing with m I'M
due severity upon the resources al the
commonwealth. and swallo"ng inits 10
racions jaws large SUNS winch might bc
much m"re usefdlly applied tinimpart,ng
elementary instruction tn the poor aud
destitute, whose hard fate III isto bcras1
npon.il-' public charity and in fostering
sen,iItpies which already exist, butNslneh
are kcpt'in the back ground by tn. scan,,-
neas pf their rcyrnuc, and by the hliheral
policy ,df the legislature, which always
turns u deaf ear To their applications for
assistance.
Ne were amonp those who warmly APP
pro, cd Of thr establishment Of the Uni
rcrsty We rejoie"d at il, because Ne
were 10th to SET the reputation of the old
! Dominion wanlng--hreaass Ne could mt
behold with indlllorcnorrihe dccliur Of hrr
moral energies, while her physical horcc
nas leaving her, To- add strength To the
western statrs-hrcause herexisting semi.
rarlrs of learning were not capable of nj.
| fordiug her youth such .dueniipns as they
could obtain al Princeton, Cambridge, &c,
taud because We were not disposed 10 sec
the cSysicm which Necessity created oil
sending them abroad for that purpose, n
system traught With so many evils, con,
tlnued, when the resources of the state
were amply sufficient to put n slop Ia it
But, Al the same time, we were not willing
To appropriate so,large portion OF the
public funls Ia that purpose rs has already
been given, much less TO continue 10 con.
Tribute to it, whilst, nj every new acquisi
ton Ia its revenue, we are nssailrd with ia,
cry of the horse ,r-rh, j." Gire Gire - -
Already have nearly three hundred thou
sand dollars hem expended upon the Uni
Yersty, aud the legislature is -ngaiu. called
upon Tor aid And unless this aid be 1T
fordcd, (says Mr.. Jefferson in his last An
nnai Report on the snhiect.) I" The institn
ton cannot 90 Interpretation in less thar
tueuiyJtte rsursl n term lhe gocs ON IL
remark) too distant lnr ths cdu, alton N
any person already burn, or 10 be born, fol
scene time Ia copc." The question her,
arises, Shall the work whlth'h has been al
ready done, have been done in vain
Shall the labor or five years he thruwr
away? And, more impo, nalii still, shall III,
three hundred tilousand dollars which ha,,
been spent, br entirely lost Or shall an
additional effort be made by the state I,
Ipnt the University into operation? Shai
the ship bcl,id upon her hulks, and con
demncd NJ unsraworthy ? We say, No
Let thcAegislatnre afford the necessary AS
sistanCr, under suitable .rrstrictinns--le
SOME at the suporHuous ornaments hr dis
lpenscd with, aud let the operations here.
after he conducted, 'if ipossibc, upon q
mere economical plan. We are not dis
posed Ia see the PROJECT abandoned poI
! 10 secibr University "dwndle 10 II Col
| leSe ar Acadtmy; hui we are opposed
toto cGio,toihe rrofusion and extra, aganc,
which have characterized its whole pro
gress, and "hieh,df not speedily checked
will render IT odious in the eyes of the
| people. As We have commenced, how
ever, let us go on. In the Language of the
IiiehmNud Compiler, +" Let US give it
every advantage MS launch the gallant
vessel freely al once into her proper ele-
ment, with all her equipments aud guns an
board, with full crew, and every prepa.
ration Ia defeat every enemy she may cn.
counter in her progress -do not dispiril
her gallant ,crew by the uHmlcome retlcc.
ton 'that, ien gears hence, she may be
dragged out OF her g.uial element, with
her steamers flying and her slorics bright.
ening around her, t" be- laid up on the bar.
rem beach, for her'Inibers 10 rot aud ht r
beauties to perish"