Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-04-23

individuals under the conduct Of the Prcsbyery OF Hanover
and Its agents "a Cinzen, disregards my definition %
what mean. when is and ought to be fIcsby te
ran College said by this, mean that It be under the
religious influence FAR exered Of this church.
expressly distinguished from discussion o legal rights.
by stating the question, to be "whether the Prcb,ie
rians have morally the right exercise the re-
religious Influence Hampdcn Sidney" In the close
at his article, he "A Member OF Synod cOnounds
moral Influence be exercised by rcsbyt with their
right to take the property the State" nc. My dear sir
you who confound. Take the Sentences above quot
cd from the reply aud what do they mean, but that all
claim tor Presby IL the right mo:al ia
huence Now with this staring In the lace, You run
oil into long discussion to legal right To disprove
position, that have the right "to exercise this moral
influence which, by tine BY YOU sayyou arc pleased WIN
and wish tcm PTesby erians IN and out vi the
Colcge-o dlsprove this, do yoa dol Why, assert
that College State Institution Now, my good sir,
had given you definition OF State lnstituuonthe
University, Military Institute, Asylums, Institutions ut
Staunon Doyou mean to say Hampden Sidney is State
lnsiiiuuon IN the sensci Docs the pablo uni
iormy recognize such State Institutions the grounds
asserted They founded, endowed and sustained by
the State IL the Legislature h for shown.
tcan limit entirely withdraw its support and resolve such
institutions their original noneniity Now Hsmpden
Sidney College Is no, IN this predcameni: is held and
governed by civil person, incorporated Board OF Trus
tees, aud IL no more State property than your-nose
Thank you Tor the striking illustration. You say 1t
Is State Institution: Prooi-"lt certainly situated
in the Commonwealth OF Virginia and Of
property within its bounds belongs To the Common wealth,
TO which person shew better tte." This is all
your Professionalism au'dEdis. can prove, that said
is "CiiiZes' 1.-the is certainly 'sitna-
ted in the Commonwealth OF Va (vshilc YOU n
till to the lone land land every species of prop
ery" &c. above-now is a"spsees OF property;
authority Czen OF f. e. Wing Il April llth) Here is
the syoSsm Every species OF property IN tho bounds OF
the Commonwealth OF Va. Belongs ,hu
CiSehs nose speGIeso pIoper! within '"e ooands
| al the Commonwealth. ETgo-"Ciuzcps' nose belongs
TO tire Commonwealth OF Va. O. l. d. What disposition
the next Legislature viii make OF this possession,
know not Time was, when these notions at the power
u Inc Vuu I.uni-
"L'ttat c'cs ino'-and Gen. Jackson according the
veriiable J. Downing Maj, said am the Government
which better Translation OF the French tan the Ed
tors OF the Whg would ascfbe to the GeneTa when such
notions prevailed, articles of this description slit
hope CScn the Governor will not be directed 50 10 use
y"ursbai 'tmSmbe on remember your nose belongs 10
the State. and bc.: commodity 'or State 10 own
niay cxis: thousand aaI it, shadow be
less 81 ii. ). L. belongs the State. In
suppose this is So. but in the claimed. The
State has o! Of Its fuuGs, the OF studies and
the appointment OF Trustees. II has the Uni-
yersy, &c. All this placed by cmoni, called
charter, 10 the hands OF Trustees This suggests your
question, "for whose bcnel, the Trustees given
corporate rights, and whose property ~ l an-
sweT for the benefit of the people, who choose send
their As the property tie S,aics
cept, the States. happening lie within
ITS bounds and subject taxation sitting. the
may he. The State had yet given those oschcatei
lands What property existed had been contributed, be
fore Shewn, by persons Academy founded by
H. Presbyery, knowing it to be such This suggests
other item: You ask, what will convert PRESBYTERIAN
TO Stale lnsi;I;!Jn An annuity oi $4,000 - No,
nor S2000O0 Are YOU c lawyer You speak 50 much
OF illegal" &c. suspect IT, The legal right the Col
lego Is IN the fsceswhioh yua admit, when you speak
Of their selling land. This right cannot without
injustice. them unless they violate their charter
(Which coai,rs civic ox.seuoe any .hau de.
pve you Of tny COLI OF Slit your unless said colt
be taken IN default of paying said be slit for
sone great crime: IN either yoCc delinquency dc
prlog you tor tie time being Of your rights. The legal
right, then, be changed, cxcep; by change Of
charter. The Trustees, having perpetual succession,
die. In this respect the College IL less State pro-
periy than Banks, Sc, with limited charters. IL is
pe'iahu ~ igeTio Asyou assign such high place,
mus, nocas quote irs LATIN shcw readers the
accuracy o! JudgUeni HeIo a IN with another
tplc Inc Sts l. did not OF Itself, AMI nothing moving
thereto" mo harm parod.se the shorter catechsn,l
charter HamPdcn Sydney. name the Board but moy-
ed 10 BY The representations Of Others, did enact &c
Th= persons named appear have been mostly Prebyte.
mans We Know ae history 81 the Academy erected into
College anu car prove, that the Rev. VIM. Irvine, OF
AbemaTie first struck asirhe into large where II.
: College now stands" acting as one oi CONN ee t.
elect the spot The property the hands OF Picsby.
teTy. Cuz ~ SAYS he Pee eIians. prelrrrias SAFE
Institution transferred their acaseny To the State" We'll
sr fond Ut laia what clerks ,fiice wall you
find the deed Vi t-Inssrl How viii you prove A. Ii could
not have been Ter Of lcg, fgh Tor say Pes-
bytGry has 'ga. riytt-. Sne~ much befnre-5ut
YOU parade Lac iactioh, as '--h had asserted the con-
uaTy. What ien Old PTestg iory t:anseTl Their moral
influence! MOI VOID OF that IN tie charter. NJ,
the PrsDyicy designed such hilg. II. cl5Tter-
"a AS Liitrcfy Institution and % days whcn
cas..iias aud suspicious While 10 no
State Institution would Prcsb terrain clergyman be rp1nt.
cdy,t which Prcby had built ~ aud ca
lowed tue state was ady :, give Board, whth from
It, compeXon ',ou.I continue hold in the proper
~ Ot fcsa l"Uln-, aud morally bound hold, trust
tBei. moral Iu Iencc- whether the Staic1or
others Isce donations these donations have been
made College, wh So character known rcyer.
Jy t.e s,1unchrsi PfesbyIeTans Of Pnn;c Edward,
well know, yielded, even during M C.'s popular presi
dency.
You refer the 81 If the Contention OF Colleges;
speak ~ the card that subject IL expressive
Vt sound sentiment IL emanaed II. several colleges
oi which five, were seciarilH you will ssy-R. NJ, T.
Il H., H. >, W. aud RID Colleges. We hold that we d.
not lose character because Mehcdsis
PTesbytcrlns Bapusts. We contribute the funds
Of the STATE The Literary Fund the Peoples money
tho fund. It's interest being appropriated Education
requires Just that much O TAX aGd while
butte with others sustain the State Institutions We ask
rights. iaFOuTs, when ask due proportion Tor
colleges, IN which may educate sons under the
hgious influences we Ike best.
You make waniOu attack the SYNOD, ani u.srs-
present opposing The oharering Literary Isutuons
TOR other denominations. Read the Synois resolutions
and you may To- better informed We opposed the passage
Of seaera law, which may put ci the Legislative con-
troll cases winch ought % controlled We did 10,
oppose charters on special application. Il You read the
Resolutions you know this, aud d! you Gi not YOU had
"a riga: about them what you could not prove
h, not be G:-uTbed-ws ask and grasp no peculiar
privileges, and you know It. have before shcwn, that
every denomination State free - have the same
and moot Of them have long had them.
Ny authority for touching the pecuninry Of
ias Of lhe College is the Treasurer II you have better
you welcome 20 il.
TINS must suihee-hOpng you may Keep your nose
/ am &c.
AMEMBER OF SYNOD
PLEAsANTS UPON BROOKE.
BrayfiJul Extracts from the Wing.
Mcssrs Editors-gut one d.y now remains ia ,na,aho