Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-02-18

:, Ceatlsmsa--Ysa es,so, hsvs been inSiEcvsus sose
tsaors q shs recent coas between washug,os College
snd The virginis Military lnssuts College Hni has. In
dsed been changed aimee Sophmore days. TIE I'M
eoo,h bsildags in which lodged have given plses
elegant and sea The professors who gave
instruction. with exception, in the grave and
Science is in the hands Of strangers in whom have
special interest Yet not forget Alma Mster
fail 10 feel lively in,cres in her prosperity. II may
he known you that she Of instruction and discipline
under the faculty 10 FAR superior to that which
enjoyed yea superior that which the institution hes If.
foded any other period Of It's hsoy Yet the number
OF students ia large Nigh, have been expected;
il small represented in the contest with
the Ga the 4h Instant the precise number
was SO, and probably above Co. The scarcity
Of money. - doubt has had influence in diminish.
Ing the classes Yet not DO confidently said that tho
location Of the Virginia Military Institute the hill,
has not TO had the effect Just in
proportion TO the similarly VI the institutions
they. and will they become rivals. Aud they have
from the origin of the junior institution in part
cred the same ground. both giving instruction in Ma
ihenstics and, recently, both in the Latin language,
is scarcely credible that the Destitute has
tent been the suppanter Of the College, The Professors
OF College must have been than human ii. under
these circumstances feeling OF jealousy had cept into
their hearts. Aud the Professors OF the Institute have
been, more than is common, free from human ambition,
and possessed of moro than ordinary prudence they could
conduct Military School under thcse circumstances with
out giving ground OF complaint the older Institution
Yet not expected that in shor, time the contest
could have excited much feeling. Nor can those who
stand distance do, and observe the
progress OF events fail to either hand But
speak in the first singular, fully convinced
that the College had just ground OF complaint and that the
leading Professor OF the lnsuute-by however,
the valuabe-hns manifested aspiring disposition
which be Quoted restrained only by of
fortune. On the other hand, il to that the
College faculty have in point made mistaken de-
fence. aud in another have wished prunc curb
the Institute than necessary. But the greater
blame be placed the ns,ate ss the aggressor,
and inconsistent, in its Justification The citizens
OF Rockbdge surely would request the Legislature
change the Arsenal into lnstituon that, annual
expense of ihou.aods OF dollars the State should rival
supalani, and triumph Washington College, Ins,i
tuition already endowed and that for half century had
afforded liberal education to many 81 the youth OF the
county, and aided little in giving the county rcputa
on among the most enlightened Of the Commonwealth
WIS., indeed hoped that the Institution would
late the old And this effect OF the inst that fol-
lowed. This number OF students in Washington Cole &c
gradually several years the Institute OPEN
od. Bat IL evident that the Institute is what IL
expected be. The design of the first petitioners
the Legislature have the old Arsenal changed into
charitable institution, which would Afford partial educa
ton to INDECENT youth for services rendered in taking
o. the Bat whether il a charitable institution
be judged from the following statement There 60
State Cadets in the Institute supported IN By the State.
But of these has 81 10 annually out OF his
pocket the pockets OF his ieni, before he get
the benefit of the CLARITY. Now do suppose that many
really charity scholars afford pay SIG per annrm.
Very little than this would pay their way at Washing
College. The Faculty OF College receive INDECENT
youth OF every aud free of tuition; and this they
did long before the Institute founded. The expenses
then of such youth only SIS for board, and less than
that for books and plain clothing und what may be
for fuel and washing that the State would fur
ns annually GO students with S65 $40 each, and they
should pas Sil6 themselves they could have the atvaB
tlge. OF complete Washington college. Bat
the State Cadets cost ll5 anuun besides tho llb
paid by hcnseve- Another fact also shows the kind If
charity here distributed. large proportion OF the Ca
diets EplscOpaians. At time thsn :ccourts
OF the whole Of Episcopal families. But this State
Institution, and the Ep.copsans in the State
fragment when compared 10 other sects And this is
charity nstp'e but the Epscopslians evidently the
weahy ana higher classes OF society VINO need charity
l. SAID by tue friends VI Institute hat the education
there is superior that Of the College This is
question which might bear discussion. Many OF
intelligence think aay three years ia College fas
more valuable than the whole Military In
the immediate neishboushood Of the Institutions
where the exhibitions OF ho;h witnessed regularly
toe College II isr more popular than the Institute
This may DO said, owing 10 seci7rianiSn. BE
But boldly say sectatianism 10 the In.tutc where
oiious and ia the College. where it would be
consistent with char; charter This charge long
ago made, and made without, wheu, effect
Its truth Is established by the following ac: l. Oh the
Cadets VINO have united with tie different churches nearly
all have become Epseopasians. q Nearly all the Visitors
Episeopslians. j. Two of three Professors
Episcopaiaas !. In Report the Board o, Visitors,
demand boldly made that there should be thorough
nvesIigl tbs charge but when this demand
about be fGy answered, and papers and persons
for, fnching from the investigator, the
Of the aSthUr OF the repo', and his friends which
clearly showed that the demand made in bra13 and
with desire TO have the whole truth known. s. Two
thirds Of the Cadets Of the aud, lastly
Episcopal Minister hos in been pastor chap
lain of the Institute.
To all these ae half. if,e rest be dcnied-wha
hundred WINDY Resolves By the Cadets the Faculty
the Board of Visitors, wotirds OF whom taken sepa-
ratey Joint ballot, Epscopaans, strongly |
inc iDed that wayl
itmay be said, Major Preston. the 81 oic,r OF the
Institute, is Ruling Elder the Presbyterian Church
Major Preston is worthy and valuable officer and
Presbyterian. But he is blind, infatuated with the
glory Of the Institute that no is lead Gully by the
higher officer by whom he is used dust throw into the
public eye This anopnion peculiar TO but has
often expreased By many OF Major fresons best
friends.
strange thea, that the Institute ia unpopularin Lex
ington and throughout the Valley Of Virginia IL is only
because :he facts have been known tat has be.
object OF complaint ihrouy houi the whole State.
To convert State Institution into Sec;arian essbsh.
high offence against the Commonwealth well
against the College OF which have the honor be
ALUNNUS.