Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-30
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WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE,
March 26h 1877.
Gentlemen: While William and Mary College
has never sought Ia urge her claims upon The
public hy exaggerated commentators through
the press-while she has always been content 10
trust her merit 10 The ability Of her professors and
10 point with satisfaction and pride TO her Ahtm
nj 10 sustain her reputation and The manner other
discipline-yet, when assailed and that loo by n
papcr claiming The advancement OF literature
and science as its chiel aim, and attempting To
arouse the torpid Intellectual, moral and physical
energies oil The people in cur sunny plains, We
deem il but justice 10 an institution which has
been so prominently and completely identified IN
its history with that ol lis eonnIrys, mat
The minds II those who pclchance, might
have seen the Paper, should I've correctly IN
omed upon that particular subject. II Is known,
we pfesume, Ia you aud some ii the GILL
zens ol Richmond, that there IS paper under The
title OF "Suulherner," issued in your town; So
ca He'd from The signature Of lis iiinerant editor,
who made tour through Western Virginia, pub
fishing as he travelled series oil letters, under
the name Of "Suulherner," which made as eteai
a "slir" in the columns OF his worthy coadJuIor,
the Richmond Wing about The author rs much
speculation and enquiry as did The famous lei
ers OF "Junus," and We doubt not That The zeal
and ability which was displayed by him in those
articles have placed him high in The category Of
writer on Government and internal policy oi
the States. Towards The editor oil that paper We
bear no malevolence; never having heard 81
him. either in private public, except so lar as ms
character as IN editor is concerned; and we leel
confident that had his mind been correctly inform
ed upon The subject Of The appointment Of Pro-
lessons and Visitors al The last meeting OF us
Board, he would mol have committed such gross
Injustice. Now, as 10 The political sentiments oil
one OF The recent appointments, we refer 10 var;
Holmes,) we are unacqnanled. Bnt we and
The public, Also would rs soon take The certinca'c
Of snch men as J. G.. Calhoun and WIN. Z. Riyes
as la Professor Holmes ability and fitness 10 DIS
charge The important and honorable station Tor
which he has been selected, as that OF Mr. South
erner;" and we presume that the latter gentleman
opinion should be entitled 10 some weight, paIil-
cnlarly with "Souherner" But, not satisfied
with assailins the character Of Prof. Holmes, he
strikes directly al The College-calling II The mol :
bed for Free Trade, Disunion, Nullihcailon, &C,
SC. Ore OF his principal reasons IS Inc CIR
cumstance Of R. X Meade and William bou!-
ware having been elected Visitors. Now, Messrs.
Editors, what ground, what plea Of luslihcatlon
can The editor oflhat paper have Tor himself, wheh
he has said, that from the circumstance OF H.
William and Mary College will be the hol-bed
Of notification and dsunion. Does he moi IN
directly imply that they are in iavor oil dissoiu-
lion Of The Union and Modification, ami that both
will use their influence in that way" Ihis Is
tn, legitimate conclusion that The public nave
come 10 concerning The editors remarks; oo'h oil
those gentlemen, as all the State knows are as Ut
terly opposed 10 any such anti Republican notions
as The editor himself. He also takes the Visitors 10
TASK for leaving out such men as the Hon. W.
5. Archer and w. Il. Macarland, and appoint
ing The above named gentlemen. Now, M.ssIs.
Edilors. while we are willing to admit The intel
lect and The sentiemanly bearing OF Mr.. Maclat-
land, which can b. amply testified by Richmond,
which place already contains two VISITORS yf',
has Mr. Macfarand any superiority OF in'eiiect
or influence, or any oil the qnallhca'iohs III
visitor over Mr.. R. K. Meade7 But II IS Inc APP
poinment of Two Democrats, wnich mas invoked
The wrath Of Achilles II is lhIs, loselner WIN
the appointment Of Professor Holmes ~hlch mas
;ndnced Soulberner 10 lei loose the lhunders o!
indignation and raise The warning ciy 10 al VII
oinia 10 shun an institution which was affection
a,.Iv nourished by the Father his Country, who
wasi,s chancellor till death-an institution which
has given 10 The Unicn her Presidents; 10 The ca
bne IFS ables councillors, and 10 The battlefield lis
bravest and most skilful generals. Under her los
lerino walls have been educated Virsinians, who
have bull, up the reputation Of her name, and adj
d,d new lnslre to her sons, carrying onl from her
walls not The principles Of disunion, but Of pure
Repuhlicans. supporting within her walls those
dnrtrincs now which were inculcaled by George
WyIhe and the sages who had patriotism in the
heart. and not on The lace Of newspapers. The
large number of useful citizens whom she has
given 10 the country; her able juris'si the num-
Der Of well educated young men whom she con-
Times TO furnish for the honor and benenI oil Inc
Stale with her present able faculty and prosperoui
condition, force us TO predict that her career, winch
rose with The colonies, and running lnfoueh l~o
centuries, for The future will be as s05,onS as ,ne