Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-03-27
THE VA. MILITARY INSTITUTE AND WASH
INGTON COLLEGE.

sss,rr- lNEIoN CoLLE1E.
ID, ..@ g.. Mob
- hss1 already presented this case, lst question
law and I'd question vi policy. II will be recoliecte,
dat in my whole argument have gone upon the pre-.
bampdon that the Virgins Military Institute becomes
HI intsnts and purposes independent Military Coeg
open general patronage in Va. and that Washington
College. in consequence this movement is compelled
dissolve the slight connection which exists between
tn two Institutions, and in conformity with law OF The
Sssts. passsd long before the Institute thought
which from peculiar circumstances, be repealed
also become independent Military College open for
general patronage in Virginia. The Institute has not as
YET fully assumed tbs character which have supposed
possess IL is al present stale OF transition; Just pre-
pairing its independent Collegiate 10 rn So that
The present. by tar the best tne at which change can
b made in its character any such change 10 be made
Ihe lnsnue' nave oeio'e e"a'heo'i no' sns'-
orec nsntouon' QUITS Tue mere OF INC ea"' oe-
p<ndentfor's support upon an annual appropriation from
tae State and properly SUBJECT 10 any ehanse "hieh is
ssfs may see az 10 rhee' IN It's or
imenuon ths moi as sayuS u the aecreolt al the In
sutn'e but simply 10 shs" at me egslsSre Is perfectly
10 sect any change Ia Us character OF organ-
ssoon, which may seem aoVisaee' and that no question:
sooet chartered rights go at as the Institute 10 concerned
involved In the matter before US.
In the furthsr discussion oil TINS SUBJECT shall US
some this single principles mat IN establishing the Institute
was the intention oil the Legislature TO establish school
when snouo harmoni1e WIN W asnins'on Coiege and
sos ooe' between ~hcn anu he Goege, 'herc nus OF ne
eserv exist runons Hvary Inns intention OF the Lee
gseture H. MINK apparent upon inc very race not only
~ the law OF 80 which describes the Institute In Its uo
Mihtay school IN connection with washington
Soiege ana In us oh Secuon provides that u shai De
pkarueo enu aken as part ana oraneh " washington
College but also OF the law OF ~ The law under which
me Insuute now ensts ~nich describes IN us hte as
"A Mmtay Scnooi ~ washington coHege ana WHICH,
IN otn seehon au'noiIes the visitors OF the lnshnte
TO enter into any legal arrangements with the Trustees OF
washington Coiege whicn may De CALCULATED 10 pro-
mote me purposes ana Dement'S nseehon in both IN
sutunens AND from tne iu'hei iaei W be necessary 10
any thng iuftner IN support OF 30 reasonable
49,. e -. si ~ .' 20 - n upi 'ne pe.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT whom unnblo IN 90 alone bs coII.,s -
,nd.d no a, helnny hand afforded II Ihs, AID ,yi,ho,,
hch i,s visitors then publiclv confessed il roud b,ye
been impo.sble to put il INTO ope ratio,
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-. .r .,S 80 -, ' iSp 80. ~. , ' w
1..., =, - A., !, - h; ;,, lt,l, 70 e
.--II-.s3 Ia.,..r 80 60, - T.. -. - e., ~"
ON. csmo.ti,.ou bsrsesu the ,rs in.,,ior. IN orSs,
49,. - - S,;,1, = d",,, ~ ~ , ~ Az o,u ~ 90
- r. No. $500 - a.. - - a.. -;
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er,i terms ne enc nn,n., f,;end 80 ,h ~, - 80,
.ho,id ,J;,L "a, - aa';,atI. 7 III - =, 800
..is Ihoi;.; - =; ~ -; 10 80 :. t iYu i',
al. visha. ~ on, p.,h sn Ia 80 III -, ' y
inve.tig.tion befor, he I.,.s,- in behalf ~ de CT
Ieyn and ,.,,,,;n, no,rs Isa,. :; 60 ,ho p..,s s r. -,
insti,uon, 10 s.'. The d.,.iI, TINS ,,s hs W., A.
b.te hnd be,, conmsn,a6 b,G,,. ,bc r, ,i,,.ss So
.nd CoI.ye. TIC ir,,,.s.ian ,a.da -. 80 - ~
sh., NJ; -. - IL 80 80 - ' t va
f,a;sh the n,;nci,,.i II . ,,,a.nJ -. ~
ratve ended the matter bv decl,rny tbe tbny cons No
Be doae- AZ tbis Offer va nad y, " & ' ~" t ~
any fear of into our cInim. bnt solely from
sucere desire TO secure ia, end which Il co,t.mnIssd
viz the security and harmony of both institution need
add the Eoard OF College still DESTROYS To arrange thu
matter in one or other of these wnys
= TIL. thru, ,,o,s ,s,s,,sd IN mr.. H..
SL.I -, - 80
.,Iv a. 80 ,9s p a a - consequence W 'n'
.n vs. . " VIZ ma ae fh-''u'e uhu Sones
~ ' as paris ., Tue same insutuuon; IKE
go -, s,i . st. ~. 'e ,hSu'u'e eThnhnl
a. r ~. 1870 . ''y 'e'euee cATiurNeV' a''
- ;ns,.ss'; "I''t;'i W ~ Pvp, o'iesiare sPneI'
N ,hs ss,.u' ,t., 800 Iii WIN, s e ess.hua saur'
h.,...n ,h. -, ;,; - e. - a' I" 't's'iy
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,vhich ,h.r. :; ;,,; So :" ',y uep''en' 20
,a.n.,,,nsn,. ., i,,; ~ " VIZ oei, auo 'Ha we
,vg ust,r,;sns ,bs, ,hs s"A.,, - - 80, -, ~
81 "a -, . o., " 81 i.s,.',s :; t o o"ipeI'
Procurement tbe,. .eeIs In M. i hs nv a.... t 1
S..,llees g;yio, an i,s cba,,, , a. 49, i,;,y ,Si VI,
,,nder liz con,,o 81 ,Lo Coli.a RI Is. t my ; pu
g., 800, a.. ,nJ;s;J.sI,,. 80 .s ' i we,
Union be eon,eJersc, f,r common rn,s" r.. n Wv
,ior MAJ h.,. h. ,sL,J N r. +. 80, IL ~ 80
40, wh,cb an. I. ~ ,2c co., 49, r; 80 ' I' ."a'
C@1a. a.ce,, 81 ~ =; a., - W W, y, u'u H' 'h'
nt.f Irn.ws, hssa.se 49, "au Je
,,,,,yt.,c,s a. "a a.. ~ - ~ r. ,, y ~
un ,ll,ny 10 c"nse", now :. !, w. mouIu DC As
cd tho plan I'm Rich,oopd though: il no,f,c,iv f.ssl,
p.. AMI sul ,hnk II so and sbalI can,, =, ,Sist :,
until hear ton 10 il an Col Smith,
emphatic al. can't be done On iii. nlsn az con-, a.
doors of the Institute would he ,r,,.n ,nen a., sI
patronage and II I'm. views which hsy. n,s.c,,d -
spscsins the law under which ti, In.,i,u,s nn 80
correct that law would need some toodi6ca,ioo
aaa Thu, the I,.,i,,,. .b,utd h..o,. - -. l., -,
,,,,an =. g. L. W 40 ,,aI '.'o"'. suen VI INST
,.fpretsto, M th,, Law ,yIirb 4 bo.s sis."tS w
rhs, ,h,, eo,,se a, in.,u,,,,on .hnii ~ "
NAV .eeu sdyisab;s 10 ne fusnds ,hn,,S - -
much better All, "a iujge ~ sn,b s,, ~ ~
believe thai t,. las. OF $40 auth,,,,ss an. tns,i, :,
aive ios,rueron only IN " Military scisnr, 80 o,,
bssncbes Of learning ntnp thereto va an n, a.. A.,
College is interested In ths matter nssr The roar.s ~
Snstuedon DOR tho number OF cadets, /. mater of rov
importance II iks STATE choose. to place at the Inst,
tote full collegiate faculty. and 20 give them the ,nJ
support 500 INDECENT young men, the College certain
IN could with not even show of fairness ob,sr, thereto
The important feature 90 far a. the College is eonce