Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-07-03
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The Viii ,f A ,,;i NJ ~ ....,.,...n .-..-,..., =.
the ,f an. y,,-,., v,,,. 1870.
have read with ,oi,,,l. ,,,a,t. - 80. -, -
...-,--,- ~, c., y" ""'e"' VIZ" your
p' 49, '.'"''' ~"i ssemh 10 inc public
some e"mmeh"-And let me. In the outet ssy. that of
- much OF ~ IL personal TO myse sueh a. the charge
OF having "uncandidy presented" matte, .rd .I.a of
M much Of a q. con..... al. A,.... !. -
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.-... $3.50 "'''es' i"ke ihs eeu"s' Ps'y.
~ "s"e" nave nothng TO do with the merits OF
hs question, no lar the public Interested In IL; and
partly, because perceive that COL 3. aud shall differ
widely In our of H. ..,,, ,~hi,h h.. h..n ,.l
Mn ,,,he, Ill. = -. L--,--. n. s,u...-, 4, = 49,
r.I.. 80 :" S-' 'p''''
"S"o" W "e S"'""'i"eeo ne Sesss'ofe'
No part OF the referred above has caus
Cd greater surprise. than tho opening paragraph
"Nexspapcr controvcrsy" writes Col Smith al. =,
,,,,.. with INV n. a, and .,,,h an. soa c..,,. -,
4, .,..,,. ,.....l. w...,.-,. ,.u--
n......., -. 49,. ...... - N.se -" so'o'o'en
"'esPeNo ' suPefofs' me eosefnor of The Slate and
the visitors OF the Va Military Institute" have never
supposed that the temperate and eourteous i'm
public prints, of ,hs ch.r.e,er and ,.n.,.., n 81,
I,.,i,n,io, .,.n ,h,.,.h a.. a,....-, 49,, =
. ,.,,. ~. r. - 49,, ~ "'o''o "o
P""t ou' eHo's Oh mo part u It's managers was any
evidence OF me cant OF sincere eoodeens toward such
institution. "Opes rs6ske" says one TO whose authority
Col s. will bow as chesully q. do is B.ft.r ilaS
ev.f Ls,e" Nsbcr had I.,,no.. n, ,,.. .o,, A., -.
-, ~ -. :. g.. -, =. 49, ~ ."'
49,, ~ - a.. " "e'"
sa"s9ea unP.o'osea sAek' IN deiending them to
the best ot my ability "a Visitot' Of tho Institute In
note inserted In tho number Whg which
article appeared calls upon the public .to ,uspcnd their
iudsment until tho Prof...or, of IN. Tn.,;,,. 60, b. .J
a., -. . a.. -L.. - A.. -.
's, W. MS -" .''eas" So'ne'oence
!uos"oh' WIN myseh respecting his matter Nor yet,
had lsupposed tnswsPaper controversy" could be
much variance with he taste" If the person. who when
.Alumnu," entet. uuon the di.c,.,io, oe ,hi. v. 60.
ton M freely .l6.d an. canadian :, cJ -. =
I 1870, a, =, ,,,.s - w. o. ''es III ms
r1 .. '"e "a'x =" Heo'uay <otn' on condition
ma' Aiamnus will maSe known his name and responsi
blly-d condition i stric .l
And what makes the whole of this
tho moro strangely i. the fact tia, las. ;,, :, ,
- 49,. - ~. "a, :. 49,, " ~ '.y
" c vs.. ~, va 1919 '"o o',""ee " ho Leg's'a
'e, S o. uo' IN A semIennua report mot the report
Of ihe Board OF Visitors but his report Superintendent
Of tho Insutel depart far from the ordinary cours. nm
,ucl occasions ms 10 enter int, +, lo,s and I,h.I -
u.,t I'm b.h,,f Of m. I,.,,,,,. r. d. 49,,
s,;.s -. - lo' "e "'s'', &c
..---. - 80 "apai"a' 'eaue' wiz
' '"e "o' 'es' 'a" nave represented
I anu mus provide Tor It's being printed and put into the
hands OF every member Of the thus TO soy
nothing OF other ways be distributed every quarter of
IN. s,.,. Ills tine ,h,, .AIuup,.n .h.vv.d -, 49,,
4; "a. .o.,,..,;..,;.. H., h. - 49,, ,', .'.''
- MS , ".' "' n"'" ou niue soou' the
'"', "' a"e"p""s nsna'e anu MADE aise Issues
o ueh hat tho appeal would have been rather
sectanan prejudice than calm, dspassonae
IL is also true that when communication printed a. nm
,o;.;., d,,,r,on, 49,. ., Ia - r. 49,, 49,. ~
win, ,h. ,,,ic ,h. an. ia. oo,d 90, . L,
80 60 ""''' '"e
- So. ~. 'u'e'' ''e'' a'e "o' circumstances
'oe"anxo "o 'ase' % 10 mako uat respectful" which
otherwise would not be so.
81 beg 20 impress upon the public the fact that the
whole controversy originates with Washington Coese "a
the complainant, unprovoked by the Institute which has
complained progress has been or was likely
To be iinpeded by Washington College" An institution
established by the side II one already in existence for
certain specific object, different from that OF the older
onc and with certain specific limitations (so believed
to PREVENTS coming into collision with older one:--
gradualy changes that object and ends those lm
ons IN such way TO render
with the older one inevitable is evidence boost
worthy moderation on its part that does addition
10 ths begin To complain OF the older the usnsgres
sor f-o u that older one, does call the attention OF those
who control the other to its course OF aggression, though
formally the complainant Is 1t IN reality ha originator of
'he eonuovefs'Vr
The insiitue, IRON Its commencement in 1889. has
never In the least changed the policy adopted by the Board
o. 'n"fs anu sanctioned ny the Legislature aud which
now n1uhsss 70 De- 'na' us hnits are ieshmaey use
Jaine" 70 rae Stsh surely with SO general policy
as thai twould be diicut TO change The funds Of the
insu'e, mshl oy It's Beard OF VISITORS be expended, to-
uym 'pp'lu's al n',sehoo''-'o-morfow-a Med-
~ S VIC uay "'e'-n completing 'he uhha-