Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-10-10
VOLUME 49.--NO. 4j.

taken on the subject So ihat every man might re-
celve liberal education, and Virginia have no
longer the stigma fixed 10 her name of having
one.hut"eHh ri her a9nN reputation unable TO
read or write. No ratriu' no lover OF education,
no friend 10 The University, should be couieEl, or
rest satisfied, I'LL IRE hnndrsd students as The mi
nlmuin number crowd her hall, annually. Il is
no unfeasonahl. calculation, no chimeTics ex-
pectalion, 10 look Tor lhis number and more. and
no "spir, OF prophecy is Necessary 10 predict
that this number will come 10 her fountains OF
science ana literature IL few years, if she he
placed under proper regulations, ana the al.
ihofilies remove any and every obstacle that would
prevent one single student from coming 10 her
halls.
But he Gucstioa comes M, shall The 5, coo be
granted 10 her annually? frankly admit, that
II IS an c.! 10 grant this appropriation, whilst
me regulations hitherto existing Shall continue,
hut II would be grealer ey.. 10 withheld il. To
gre II. as has been done heretofore is something
lie the case oi The man no has one thousand
dollars gwen 10 him, ans, 9i.e. away thousand.
In the end he is norc he better Off The State
mas given hlieen ihuI>ant dollars annually 10
support lie Unirer>iy-aL. her agen,s-ihose
whom 81, AS place.! over ii Universily--hsve
enacict, -, i laws ard c>iaoII he'd such r, :-u4
lions. q I" prevent .f.at MANY nom coming 10
;hc Enive siy BY the uaasaclors, The State is
.one ne better on. The University has moi guae
down en'iie y-drags along, ard IS, BY The fesn
thousand dollars, kept IN thar stale which will en-
able her 10 Use Immediately 10 her contemplated
greatness, when the circumstances surrounding
her NAV ls. favorable, and her regulations proper
To withhold hr fifteen ,EousaEddollars would be
10 put The institution down eiieciually.
The aee OF a great literary institution IS The age
nj nation; the age OF 4 nation is from 500 to
100 years. Nations have their inlarcy, child
hood youth, manhood, and Old age and literary
| INSTITUTIONS have TO 20 through these several
states. Judging then, oilhc slate Of our Uniyer-
SHY, by III like stale in nations, We must place Il
IN ,ie inane stale; Tor lis next session will be
bui IL twenty first, and the whole number OF ma
tfIcuaes 5n, three Thousand seven hundred and
four To withhold The fifteen thousand dollars
would be 10 desert the Institution in It's infancy,
mol 10 say childhood or youth and this is both
condemned by reason and contrary 10 all the
laws OF Nature. IL is the law OF instinct with
all creatures that their offspring shall be guarded
and ma nttined ill il arrive al a certain age when
II may provide Tor itself The Stale OF Virginia
conceived The noble design OF erecting and MAN.
tanning grand literary institution within her own
borders; size gave II oxis,rnre-i goes by her OpE
n0mc-and now before il has arrived 10 Stale of
maturity when surrounded by adverse circum-
stances, when its noble name has been brought
into bad olor by he mismanasement oi those 10
whose care she c"ntded lis protection, GOV m
ment and training, will she desert ii, refuse II
maintenance and permit il 10 sink into ob>cu ny
ani dissfacei However opposed some otthe IL
liberal and less informed may be 10 the Uniyersi-
" Virginia pride, and Virginia honor shonid
prevent the naming evrn oi Withdrawing the
slJ,OOO annuity and she should inscribe her zeal
and devotion 10 the cause 81 liberal education on
this great monument of her glory in maintaining
H. defending il, and granting he facilities Tor lis
future success, and its progresst 10 state Of man.
hood. SD lar from recent disorders being any
reason Why Tie public should wish 10 give up
the University, thai very circumstance is one
great reason why all should come 10 lis rescue
and loose its .harkles These dsordets ale ire
qucnt common 10 all colleges owing doubtless,
Il bad management, (hut where il NAV be We will
no >ay.) Oar determination should be that OF
every one-he Tnir1dn must kc niainfaiaisd.
A FRIEND TO THE UNIVERSITY.