Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-02-17

NoEs-Messrs. Goode (Speakerl Sou
Brown OF Albemarle, Harvie, Turnbnn N,+'d
Bocock, Fox, Dickinson Of Caroline. Lacy ~
ringlon, WiniTee, Broadus Hotson. Th5m,o,@@f.
OF Dinwiddie, Chismsn, Scott, SiiIlman i5',a
Leake Walker, EdmundS Sovall, Bow
Hanover, McRae, Wooilor, Goodwin. Pnu+.%.
Patrick, Wallace, CAN Gresham. Go,,,'
Basley, Shepard Alexa..sr, KiIhy Nev,
Watts, HaPper, VERIFY, Middleton, Olive. Sy,,s1
Lanier, Cooke Dey, McDcarmon Dam M ~
!ber, Lyons, Harper, sebrc Hoatay. cS 60
Diliari, Freeman, Rice and Neal-.9 -'''"'
4 Select Committee Me>sls. Mcptr,.,, On.
Fox and Flowers. N's''>' az
An ensrossed bill concern;ns..ials !, c,;r,.l
cases, which was under corSidrfaIi. ubar 49,
House adjourned yesterday, was taken m ~
win the leave OF The House Mr.. pENpy rTn<
Withdrew The motion which was then r,r.,.a
mat The further consdera ion Of sad bil 10 -
inely postponed. ''~e'
me question REQUIRED uron tie pass,co =
sad bill ihereupon Mr. MCPHERSON r,or,i
mat The further consideration thereof l. ,,4.s.
nitely roslrored-and the question beire rs,
lhereuPon, was determined in the nesariye-ates
A. roe> 3D.
The bin was advocated bv Me<srs. SCOTT
LEE, SfAE, B0COCK ara LYONS-art er
DENISoN. ''7o-'' 0-'''ao ' az
The bill was then passed
An engrossed bill imposing taxes tof lie sur.
port OF Government was taken M, on nio.i,p y
Mr.. EDM I NDS, read third time and ra>..4
I An en2ro>sed bill arpropfaing tn ~. r.
revenue was taken up on motion Of Mr.. FL.
MUNDS, and The blanks therein were flei.
! ihereupon clause By way OF ryder hereto u,s
submitted by Mr.. TAYLOR and read a>io0oq,.
/ BE fnrLar cn0oted, That The sum OF $500
\ per annum be, and The same is hereby ann.
pria,ed on, Of The Literary Fund Tor the rc,ns.
4 EeEt endowment OF he University of Vio.r..
/ and that tine twentieth section Of tic acl ial ,'ors
into one act The several acts concerning ,le n.
rary Fnud, passed March 30, 1879, h, AM IL
same is hereby rs1ea!ed
Mir. TAYLOR said that lie had a, the Ies..e..
sion inirotuc q this amendment a an am,rtn,,,
10 The appropriation bill. The select conm..l.
recommended TIA, thirty Two students le eaucs.c
al The eSpens" OF The fund, ana this anprtu.r.
would only carry into effect iher rerumneiss.
lions. He was opposed 10 voting S33 eco lie
annual amount including The Interest whicf W,
now expended upon The University for tie tcfe.
fit Of the Weather classes.
Mr.. LEE said there were several otjeciolsN
the ryder. He was opposed 10 the change q (,
gislalion. The present appropriation 10 the IN.
versily Should nc, be reduced he approre.c Il
III" recommendation of The Commiec. ia,
| lhiry-,wo students should be educated from il,r.
ent sections OF The State al the public exrer,e
I By The report, il seemed that there was ro!ns
Objectionable in The management OF he Upiy,..
SHY. Us objects were carried cri with the . az.
Isl success. II afforded the neanS 2: cnursl,n
in the higher departments Of l,anirc, vinh
could not he obtained elsewhere in he SAT-.
Mr.. ALE XANDER rose and said, tie r.olir
Of the gentleman from Loudoun (A!r Taia,j
he conceived 10 be, in eff CT, a motion seriou Il 10
injure, if not 10 destroy, the institution iist /,
therefore becomes grave question. and departS
the most serious consideration of this House
| That a prejudice has been excited in the vnlic
mind, from recent disturbances which hage
! transpired there, shall not pretend 10 q, n.y. b..
it is important 10 enquire, whether they i>uoa
a character as 10 have forfeited public cor6stIle
in its usefulness and necessarily Involve the lu-
| iure existence OF the University? will nat al
low myself Tor moment 10 believe, al his en-
lightcned day when mankiGd have 80 Tar az
vanced in civilization, improvement and know.
ledge, that an act Withdrawing the ANNA! arpfr-
priatioD, or any part thereof, So suicidal IN iiSe,i,
can te committed by The Legislature Of Vnsra.
Her own character the virtue and intelligence II
her citizens, lead me 10 hope, that The spirit Of &C.
slruclion, il il exists any where, will not tc car
ried into The sanctuary Of learning, as am sure
il will find no response throughout her wide eX-
tended territory.
We are then led 10 enquire into The causes
which have produced this distrust and dissasfac-
ton in the public mind. They may be lraceG 10
The lamented death Of one Of her distinguished
Professors some time since, and the unfortunate
disturbances within The past year These oc.
currences TO which every institution Of a lire
character are occasionally liable and the. trro:
appear in this case 10 be owing 10 any defect ite
organic law Of The institution, hut rather 70 !e
want Of efficiency in The administration or, a.
more rigid discipline which il may be prcIer 70
introduce into lis government. Equally se'lous
disturbances have occurred in the Northern rs'l-
tuions, and 10 more alarming extent, when nc
armed military has been called in 10 supprr,s
them, and il they should be found more common
with US, hey may be attributed 10 dlJsitrce IL
climate, and more ilTita ard easily erciitG
constitution; 10 the ardou I'd impotence q:
youth under the restraint q ,a~; and still mere %
the want of early moral instruction, and >II
obedience TO parental authority. II Is even WIZ
derful that, Tor mare than twenty years The Per-
I'd Of the existence Of The University, ocfnf-
rences of The kind have not tten more frequent.
Another cause NAV b. found in many wfo 20
there, not sufficiently Advanced 10 quarts htm
for entering upon the higher branches Of li'es.
iure; who, feeling their own deficiency az me-
bility 10 master the most difiicull. naiuta 3 TO-
take themselves 10 idleness, dissipation ant iic,-
Gus assemblies. The Only corrective N NY
opinion, 'or all these evils, is 10 be found &C.
quiring better preparation when they nalf',u.
late and when, from idleness or want 81 crr.c-
~, they are unable 10 advance they >tcuid tc
advised IN withdraw from The institution; aid
whenever spirit ol INSTRUMENTATION mani.';s
self, 10 cause them al once 10 re dismissed -
Their example is pefriciors anc coifnp'irc, III
The more steady ard sind:ous are easi'y draw n
into what may seem al first innocent, lut go
bee mes disorga nZing and Fthei'ious. WIKI
view 10 This end, The committee ale ol upinl.n
that there should he appointed d President al lie
Unversify-an officer better calculated 10 con-.
mand respecl and ensure obedience 10 the Laws. Il
The il ,ituon; who, By his high moral ~or i.
lerary altanmenls and civil department, Gc-sd
10 great energy OF character, will do more u ii.
spire awe and enforce submission, Than tie
system that has heretofore prevailed. The ht q
OF no Government that j. weak, or Gehctn' 70
those requisites which qualify il 10 commsfc,
can ever claim respect or obedience from lie
governed. | do not mean by I'M, 10 say, iiat
The gentleman VINO now occupies this pcsii.n
is wi'hom these qualifications II he Goes ~
poss S. them all he certainly does many OIL m
in sn eminent degree. 10 his opinion 81 a
niilee have the entire concurrence u the Bead
OF Visitors who were ssemb!rd. 1t is a. ca3
an experiment worth tie lr l. and is one ,:a,
has been generally adoplcd with success through
cot the colleges in the several States
The financial affairs Of the University cane
likewise under The investigation OF The committee,
and although il is extremely desirable that he
expenditures which seem 10 be large should tc
diminished, yet, from lis present condition, TO
great reduction, if any, can be made, wiihout
injury TO lis progressive improvement The re-
pairs which heretofore have formed large item
in The expenditure, may be diminished 70 some
extent, bur from the extensive surface OF grounds
and buildings, they mnsi necessarily he gfea'.
The whole income accruing 10 the Unircrsi'"
the last year, was lille more Than twenty thousand
dollars, arising from the annual appropriation q
fifteen rhorsaDd from The Literary Fond, and ~
rents OF dormitories hotels, iotion fees aud f.,
Tor the use of the Library; while the exp ndI-
lures, including the interest upon the deb, very
nearly reached up 10 tha, amount
The salaries of The professors are IN . measure