Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-08-27


The following sound and unanswerabe views
are from the Winchester Republican, the Editor
Of which is member Of the Senate Of Virginia.
They undoubtedly condense popular opinion and
popular feeling throughout the State:
"pEFENcE OF THE UNIVERSITY"
The Society Of Alumni Of tho University of Virginia,
have Published long address TO the people OF Virginia
flour coamns the whgJ in defence Of that Institution
s..in,s many assaults upon il during the last year The
lsassh OF the pspsr fear will deprive Of the benefit
Of its argument, which seem, from mere glance. to be
p.usipc f not able. II swsys strikes us. at first blush,
shas no urnsicsy good requires four solid columns
10 set IL forth truly. But this be exception
and we hope tits 30.
.sYet with all that has been said Tor the unvesy, the
strong ground assault upon has has not been and can
moi be- .psweed-l, school for the rch aud these on
w. for no other OF youths enter its wallis and the
Question naturally arises and has been answered sat
isfsctorily-why il that with the annuity OF SiSOop
the State Of instruction is still so eNPensi'e'
And why that this College alone Is beneficiary OF the
Staie-with q regular snnuty-whst other Colleges, IL
they get aid ALL only have II by paying interest upon
their loans from the Slater
Thc great body OF intermediate schools get nothing
Provision BY the State for rich and for psupes-
bot the large middle class who have TO stand the bun' oil
battle in the hour Of DANGER left TO help themselves
This and neither sophsiry logic itself
demonstrate the justice fairness of such Of thing
IT. therefore, the University continue receive regu
lar aid from the State Treasury il render equ
valsnt for it, The OF Mr. Jefferson viii sustain 1t no
longer in its loiiness. say its haughtness. IL
educate class Of State Scholars for teachers as the
Lsxinxto Institute is dong-or it part with Its
annuity whole part. This may be denounced as
Vandalism by its voluntary defenders-but will be ver
fed FIVE years roll round Nothing but State pride
has heretofore tolerated this unequal contribution Of State
funds support. but State justice must have sway
lte while The charm is broken: and tell the friends
Of the universiiy-(and certainly its enemy
they had better lower their and make terms in tme
Neither are we, any more than our friend Of
the Winchester Republican, the enemy Of the
University, though we have a constitutional dis
like of pretension, haughtiness and arrogance.
There is something of The Peacock's strut about
that Notwithstanding of the Pharisee's self
complacency when he looked down upon the
Publican in the Temple leaven of arrogance
and offensive pride which we love not: But this
we could be reconciled to, if its patriotic achieve
ments were at all in proportion TO its bully
pretensions.
How stand the facts in these respects! How
many of the People (and by this phrase, we mean
the farming, manufacturing and laboring classes)
has il educated in the 20 years it has been in ac
toni None--literally and truly not one Yet
for what purpose was it instituted To render
education cheap and accessible to those very class.
ss of the people By whom was it designed, and
by whose influence put in operationl BY Tho
mas Jefferson, the man of the People, who would
have seen it sunk thousand fathoms deep, before
ing and sustaining, BY The sweat Of the People, an
institution for the rich alone.
That the University has promoted Education
and advanced learning, have cheerfilly and
voluntarily admitted But that is not at all the
question Built by the People, endowed by the
People, and supported by the People from year to
year out Of their Treasury the question is. does it
make any return corresponding with the Peoples
liberaIity and munifcencel Does it educate The
People (that is, any of the masses-..any but the
rich1)
We affirm ii does not, and we challenge the
proof before the Legislature and the country
II William and Mary, Randolph Macon, or
Hampden Sydney, or Washington, or Henry and
Emory. or Bethany fail, in the expectations FORM
ed of them, that is one thing Me People collec.
lively contribute nothing to support them, and
have right TO draw them into accountability
Not so with the University. The People support
that, and the People have right to know if any
equivalent rendered for their money and il they
discover that there is not, to adopt measures Of
dress.
II is evident we think TO all, that as the other
Colleges Of Virginia have rendered and are rem.
dering as much good to the State without the
States aid, as the University which receives that
aid, the University ought to be deprived Of it, or
at least receive only its distributabe share.
The Military Estdblishment and the requisoH Of Gen.
Games on the Governor Of LODisiGna for 1000 men.
No one presume be so ignorant Of the Constitu
lion of United States, suppose coniefs any pow
er upon acting General, any Military officer or
Governor the President himself increase the
military force Of the country. This be done through
the two Houses d Congress only, and that by BILL
svey passed through each and approved by the President