Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-09-26

applies TO the Moral Chair Let us see vhe,bo, do
Objection has more weight with regard 10 the other
Froicssorsbip. The grounds here relied on arc ba,
the Professors salary would be but $3.50 whilst the PRO
cssors OF Mathematics, and Oh, mistrv and N,tnI
Philosophy receive SI259, and although lie would no
emitted 10 Ices for Attendance, that these
also entitled to fees, and that he womb fee, ,o~ ),
by accepting an Office where equal talents were rconi
red when Tie compensation allowed was so much less
WiS II may be answered, that The objection would
haiuiy arise with any one who in search of oh
Jecuons but That II would be removed with auoe,
every one, so soon all the facts were known Tho
SaaFy OF me Professor of Law is only $3.50; the Pro
Oh humanity receives only $500 and The sal, 30
OF the Professor of Moral PHILOSOPHY ,ro,h ho i
SoOo. The Professor of Political Law ,yonld tlo1
receive salary equal 10 the Professor of Law and "a
per cent more Than the other two Professors inc, Nor
o"eu' PM IN examining this question we must take
mo Gonsiera IN not only the talents that are reouirc
p @ eNten' OF ule services 10 be performed by the
'csreGFcy IN order 10 come to a correct
coi',,iS'oh ~ Professor who lecturei but once DIN
ring the course would not be degraded nv accontinr
"cr saiafy 'han one who lectured every day durinp
Whatever might be Tie talents required for
VIC single lecture The duties which oud remain In
''c Moral Chair just half OF tie duties now
sPueu 10 that 1haif; that the Professor of Moral
oi'y ~outu perform for salary of $500 eqnal
dues wan the foitica! Professor who would recei,o
salary of $3.50. The Law Course is much more ~
tensivc than The Political Course would he. and the
Professor IN that department, although his lectures
would close two months sooner, would cXpend half as
much again time IN Occurring the Political Professor
The Professor of Humanity engaged from six TO eoLt
hours daily in teaching his classes and his (orrse
tlhues two months beyond the course in tLe hio her
Schools whilst Tie Political Professor would be cnra
sea one Eour oUly every second day in leoturn and
Una; of Nourse shorter by two months than the Course
III me schooi CT humanity The Professor then would
S'an on higher grounds than three Of tho other Pro.
'eesor9 A. 10 the Other two, their Courses of ectures
continue "r the same time with the Political Profess
So are much more extensive than the Lectures on the
sciences proposed 10 be assigned the Political Chair
nave oecn' and require that each should lecture every
gay III The week, whereas the Political Professor as
has been said, would lecture only every second day
indy, II is objected that the salary Of $3.50 ia in IT,
sen 20" low 20 enable the College obtai: fit person
to fill the Chair. The first observation Which NAV he
made IN reply Is, that from 733 to the present
'G Professor oil Law hes never received greater
salary than $3.50. and difficulty ever existed IN OBJ
tanning III Professor. Indeed, when that great and
good man. George Wythe, filled the Chair his SALARY
did not at any time, exceed StOO About the wear
i'su or VI, Judge Tucker succeeded TO that Professor
snip at The same salary, which afterwards raised 10
500 lie vas succeeded by Judge w iliiam elson.
And Chancellor Nelson the death of judge w
nelson was appointed TO that Chair; the salary was at
forwards IN 1915 raised TO $3.50 and il has been con
tnued to the present Professor, Judge Senple TO This
tune. bishop Madison, who filed the Chairs both of
Moral and Natural Philosophy with equal dignity and
aoty Tor many years, received for both Proessorsps
only $500 and never received, to the day of his death
more than $50. 1t Is true that he was President of
the College at the time at a salary Of ato,, . 0O
anG that as Chaplain lie received I0O but the extent
OF his duties as Professor zee times as great as
those OF the Professor of Political Law would be- Doct
smith accepted the Office of President and Professor of
Moral nliosoPy when the salary of the Professor OF
to'ti Fi'oS"Plv, az Is believed, WAS ouiy 5000 and
the dnties double the extent of those of the Political
i'rotossQr During period of near 10 wears there
has been then, no difficulty in procuring a at Professor
OF Law, whilst the salary for by far the greater
part of the time, much lower and never higher Al
tn ugh the services of The Professor were more labor
Gus, aud The much more extensive Than dat r
the Professor al Political Law BshoD Madison ~
formed treble The services, for many wears, al less
ana at no time tor higher salary aud Doc Smith,
Tor short time performed double the services for Loss
salary than would be attached the Political Chair
How could il be doubted that Professor could now he
had Tor Tie Political thair at salary of $3.50? Again
II the nett annual income Of the members OF the three
lea rncd professions be enqured into il would be found
tina very few receive i'll cash than the salary pro
posed to be given to this Professors and as the situation
under consideration would be highly respectable and
the income certain, ought to dGnb that almost
any from either OF the learned profession, Womb
be wiling to accept this Profcssorship Indeed two
OF the professions overstocled and it highly
probable that many from either them would be any
IN having The opportunity o obtaining such M estab
lshmcH and especially lie belonged 10 the bar AS he
might possibly he admitted TO practice the Clancery
Court ~ the City of VIII; burg. no doubt whal
ever IS enci tanned, that gentleman NAV al once
be obtained who would willingly receive the apoo,pt.
ment, that at first would discharge all the drjce ~
least as well as they have been dscha rged by Pro-
lessor when first appointed, and IN Il reasonable time
would do credit to himself and 10 the Institution
These objections then appear to be entirely refuted
it would be lar 10 conclude, even without a know
rouge Vi tiIe that oil these PTOp5sOTshIp
AT once be Tilted with ut Professor that there would
be no difficulty whatever in procuring such professors
as would DC entirely satisfactory to the Visitors and
able ana Wiling to sustain The reputation the Col
lege In the investigation of the last question the fees
10 be received By hc professor have been scarcely al
iuded TO, and not relied upon in the argument If has
been sLewD, that the Clair could be we'll filed
without rcly:Dg the fees as an induce,nenf IN ac
ccPt the pro!essorsP, then the objections urged have
been oVerthTown entireIy but il doubt could remain
WIN any one, Tor The purpose of removing it, let US
endcavour 10 sbcw that Tie College will flourish and
that The lees likely ~ be received will be such source
OF pTGHt to The professor, remove all objection 10
lhe amount OF Inc salary. Itw0ud'be useless task
at th5 time 10 examine into the causes Which have one
rated 10 lessen The number Of pupils at William and
MARY; they arc already before The pubiic II is sui-
c'e 10 say mat except the establishment Of the nj
versy, all tic other causes were temnorarv. tat er
many nave been removed, and dat probably not one
;%il remain after few months. Since Jolly 1885, the
ac"'y "'c been leased to inform the public of the
state and condition of ho College This hev M doubt
nave Gene because they were satisfied that public op-