Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-05-05

Visitors AMI urged hs Of duty 10 the fs:enis
rosniiaus OF the youth cimailtIrd 10 their care. beg
have to present bfisf bshfy II the disorders which
fr some time disturbed The peacr end # not Arrested
~ouid have sndsngrd the sale'y Of the universt,
They hope thereby dislbuse the public mind OF any
false Impressions proaaced by statements pap
agsed through the pahfc prints ur otherw Use.
The Session lof ,i,e rsl mouths VAS peaceful and a
arrs prapuriion Of The Students evinccd audabe dill
Isuee in their sudts 1h. few eases Of discipline
ahch occurred. nqalfng the serious action ii the Fac
u!ty, viola ious II tue law prohibiting the use III
iutoxcsiiag liquors. and In ihese. the penalty imposed
was lndulgeny rented 10 consideration OF pledges CIV
en- by the offenders. large number Of other Students.
abstain from intoxicating drinks Throughout the SIS
sion.
Early in the winter. number Of Students organizpd
themselves aio c,mpsny, AID furnishing themselves
with hlrHs various Uher instruments with which to
pfJuce loud and dIscofcsut noises, and wholly IN
Jsr disguised sfadtd The lawn aud oher parts OF the
precincis at late hour OF The night, disturbing The
peace and good ord,r OF The | nisetsity.
these parad,s occurred irregular intervals ot about
fortnight; but however perneuus IN their effects on
the discipline and chaaser Of the University were MT
attended by any ourag.s on he private dwellings, ut the
public property. And the combination, now ascerlaned
10 have comprised numher vi otherwise exemplary
Students is said 10 have been informally dissolved be
fore the first occasion vi outage committed THIS &C
casiun tie 24th Vi February. when the suspension
of three Sludeuis for disurdefy conduct OF the
iIolels Immediately followed by parade al night
by like band, bat mae Dulsy and nuIo numerous, al
,tnjed by attacks the d. cling OF the Chairman and
the Hotel referred 10, IN the Il which door and
window broken.
An interval Of three weeks occurred, during
which there was no disturbances but frum this time forth
screening themselves from deleciua by perfect disguise
and combining tn larger numbers. with multiplied mrans
Il annoy amer, mote bands, at shut intervals II
time, disturbed late al night the peace Of the Uniyers
~. s1peraddng TO other annoy violence done
private dwellings, aud public mp ny.
To show the spirtl OF insabafdnaliun an j vin,nct
which, advancing strpby step. last exhibited itself
~ niehy riot and outrage, may BE- enough 10 mention
sumo Of The mote violent acts The last lew weels
On occasion, sdns and othrf small missiles were
thrown sgainsi the rarouf windows et pfeiessa'.
dwelling While ladies Nerc stir. the Ga h
nother oeeasun rtts us wearing the usual disguise and
employing ir the lnspese Of annoy anee. besdes pistol
rng, she imp Vi the oganzrd band Of dsiur5efs
gsoped through the alley aud arcadts OF the Uniser
siiy On horses, two oi which had been obtained by
breaking open, late hour o the night the stable of
The Frecor. Ga The Sabbath, tie 18Th al April ~ the
open day, AID m the lmmedis,e vicinity W the IHter-
SHY buildings, too persons, ii MUM had lately
wlthdrawn iron tie lnsiitutbn, and the other a
Student, engaged IN Nurse race. which iher friends
attended and beiicd the result Il need scarcely he
added that the names I the chief Offenders having cone
40 the Knowledge 1T The Faculty, the one who Was
inenahle 10 our laws Was Immediately dismissed from
ahe Institution. On MHnd2y and again " ejn sdsy
iigh, the baud of dstnftcls repeated their acts OF IL.
sohodiaalun and outrage both eccasions the d. 81
ings of several Professors ere attacked aud In the al-
irr case more violently, the windows OF Two Of the
honses being broken, aud the doors al these and uher
struck. The nights OF Thursday, Friday and Saluf-
day were marked by more nnIrslramn oolfapes. IN
which, tn addition ~ the attacks tnade on The dwellings,
a. # the Professors hy striking and bre, king IN
dows and door pahncs as before two du1ts al the Rn
tunda were feed some Of tis Ninduws broken and ll
doar Of lecture nom hnrs, open
During Friday aud Saturday. ,hr 18Th and lQth, #.
iaris made to engage thu body ol the Students Ia
discounensuce these uurages, aud by expressing tbeiI
dsappraha on AID In afre>llng then: but these 1rs
were .oally unsuccessful They were met hy Indifi,
enee On the pari OF Others who had themselves
been implicated in the Disturbances made by the FIRST
hand or had friends implicated unhesllatlnriy refused
ga THIS accouu' to un airy expression u dsappruba
lion, however mild, ol HE later ourages; aud those whu
wete mere " less concerned IN these outacfs, It was
well understand et 81 far "a la threaten with per.on-
al ,njafy amp OF their fellow Students " ho should ven
aure TO attend meeting To condemn these acts oi vi,
ience. Even a simple resolution not to continue The not
proceedings fnnd no adequate support and the com.
paraiyey sn all uun Der VITO were apxons Ia r,so,e
god order were romp.red 10 Weld 10 circumstances
which ibry could not con ro
As early us FRIDAY the 18th the Faculty semi far
ahe Executive Committee of the Board If isors tlat
they might avail Themselves of their cuunsel On Sal.
nrlsy n was aseer,aued that The immediate attendance
the Executive Committee could moi he had and lbe
lectures were suspended ur The day. to afford The Fac
ny aa eppurtuny 10 deliberate an The measures To he IA
kea. Fron the steadily increasing violence OF The ont
rnyes committed; from he u,Ict ,r,eelion If All
abs well dismissed Students In siay tho dis,,drs i
from the unconcesled design he par of the uers IL
fsihFia premature Close OF III session, by continuing
The no's add by carrying then violence even greater
ieun tbs, tie arultv fled bpXuul