The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-02
"Reminiscences Of MI. Jefferson.

The editor OF the Richmond Dispatch gives the follow
ing college "reminiscences OF Mr. Jefferson when visiting
the Virginia University:
q have frequently seen him on horseback and recol-
eci peril the manner IN which he carried himself in
the saddle He superb ho-seman. even wht an oc-
eenarian and always rode good horse. have heard
That he was foe Judge OF horse flesh, and valued him
self on Of his skill in that particular yey nearly
as msch as,npon his public services, ~
The influence which he exerted over The minds Of
the students was very grea', and exemplied in
striking manner the session before became student.
Several young men having deesed themselves up as In
dans, appealed on the lawn and collected such crowd
around hem that several Of the professors houg hi it
their dnty TO interfere In attempting to discover the
thors OF he ,urbance ONE of them Knocked
down, and one other very badly handled though TO
The same extent The faculty met that ght, and in
solemn conclave resolved TO suspend all the exercises Of
the institution until the authors Of The riot dscov
cred and punished
" For several days there were no lectures and Mr.
Jefferson called together the board of visiers the pu
pose OF deciding upon The proper Se pursued
ne university was IN critical situations lis existence,
80 seemed TO him. depended upon the issue Of the ex.
sting crisis The students were all summoned appear
IN OF the public rooms, and there they were brought
lace 10 lace with the vsers The nerves OF the guilty
must have been pretty severely red tor they stood in The
presence oil three ex Presidents Jefferson, Madison, and
onIoe,) and had them Tor their jury. The task OF ad
dressing them was assigned 10 Chapman Johnson at ha,
tune in The very zenith OF his powers and reputation
he made, 1t was said, one OF The most brilliant OF his
many great speeches. He spoke OF The vast difficulties
which MIR il feson had overcome in obtaining the means
to establish that noble OF learnngof The jealousy
with which II was watched by numerous enemies. ever
ready 10 convert the slightest unowaTd incident into
weapon OF assau'tof the fearful advantage which The
late rot had given them it's friends, and If the use
which they would be sure 10 make OF II.
lie appealed TO the patriotism OF those who had been
most forward IN promoting the disorder 10 come forth
Ike men, and sacrifice themselves to the good of their
State not concealng from them the fact tina, expns on
must be the inevitable consequence, The speech pro.
duced powerful Impression, which was heightened TO
such degree when Old Tom Cbc pet of MIR JEFF
feson) rose to back H. and IN voice feeble from age
appealed TO their Of honor, that there dry
eye IN The house To The eternal honor OF the rioters
some OF whom baye since become distinguished in va
nous ayocaons, not man hung back Every one came
up without consulting bis Heighbor, and, so far as he
was individually concerned, told The whole truth No
one told upon his neiglbor, Tor il fundamental rule
OF the college laws that student bound bear
witness against his fellow. By.he.by, the university
was indebted TO Mr. Jefferson for that law, and 1t was
believe, the frat institution in the country in which such
law WAS established"