Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-01-10

VIRGINIA military INSTITUTE.

Ms.srs Editors: There in the Enquirer o. .hs XII
November article signed "A yrgnlsn pr ~ NJ,
ritter aides a certain communication OF Professor Al
nan's Of New YORK. directed TO Joha 6. Meem. o! Lynch
bua in winch MaIsh deirscaes Tie appointment o. ooa
to INC Military lns3ic which may e!chance lnioene
the un!u3n, CT he Cades, !:f:ere?i anu te WIZ
thai article very justly ass"its mat oere IS '!!os
ths The Superintendent Of The Military ihs'itu.c s"u
~ the propc ,ac:i.s inasmch In Inc place OF oelh
in contact " lin Inc Cadets only cn:e in me yet ana Tue
only for short time he is from ono end OF inc SESSION
the other ccnslnry in Con6c; wh lie Caae,s fcgudN
and has eyered such uucncc upon c as That Inc com
mrlce who w:ite from tho University OF virginia oi 10
30lh November 1888, vino weie cfHeiy as sueI eeeaie
a. The Inatlus as prepared 10 ASSET ana maihtdn 'a
Col Smith ouph; 10 have suppressed or forbid inc ormao
Of Southern Rahis Society Of The Milta'Y lnsu'ei an
they allcgc that Mr Jefferson sGer'e; ,h nv
known and thcy virtually class his productions wan .s
Of Tiiom Paine and ReyGcIs lhey 90 lat'or, unu u.
win these outrageous aad i-Souhtn sentiments mos
ulonslrous, downright ard posve oehunS,aHSn y,
mari of ,hs Busrd of Visitors appointed by the haecu
of tho Commonw OF Virginia, $50 taxes oGcaSioh y
commitment mtdiiesUme Notinefn rioesSo', VIM, y"
ue s ecu;lnp the people OF Virginia, and audlng Coi
~ SmiIh uds i; convenient evince total dateaptcl To-
the Governor Of Virginia. the Board Of 'is'cis 20 e VI ~
tary Institute, and 1r tho people whose
Gnv.rno 1, and who nle prepared 10 receive
aoou, their own from an un'aS!!sa Nefe" 'ee
turer. 49,. ,is ,r.5uo,,, ,
hssc eTe o orclious levels Who confirming every sen
mcn uttered ny "a Virginia., IN HIS article OF Tie Esna
Norcnh=r Ike PicqGsl Guard, nave oeen mace W a
IN. order Of te Superintendent would suppose VIII
ammunition gwen them by he Sufa!ic!ciaen nl!6tiI
and cischagru "a such SuEns manncr as 10 ra'"I e,ey
BODY that, when they touched The tsSe. .sy W ht
whether Inc gun sUud DC sho or not ahd except io ht
ran,rg which il ia evident they rad received would 20
have fred ALT for ceftany nothing IS clearer man 'h!
these boys had have seen COL Smtn they Fever
would have prepared n.c!e and sent 10 the press
whci. they dsnounce Southern rights, lno!r.5 'ee'son
tho Executive 81 Virania and the boaIa OF va.
rejecting r2oa The Intelligence OF tho people OF virginia
nd following the lead Of Professor Mahan ~ MS auuaoa
O! Col Smith Ills contempt Cor the people ol the SCUM
But moreover, is COL Smith The SuPsrlnepecn. OF lI
Virginia Military Ins!ule 10 supeEa-nd the Executive u
the Common wealth Vi Virginia in the appointment ol
Board OF VsicTa whu:e ant lac IL to pei anc
S1 MhS d 6 Sgs e.
hc tue Superintendent 10 have The Kind o." o'a'a "''
IN: nrio of HE Superintendent, purpOsey bough! OIL!
the state CONTRARY the usases which Ptesas d, nel Al
no y und pencatiary, contrary 10 inc Pnu.s
H. commonwealth oil Virginia and In the lace ol Tie cear
I d,ss Of public economy and contrary 10 The usages
OF G:gc msj salty Of the merchants 10 INC c'ahy u 'e
bridge. ,t,, ,,os ., m,
Virginia Military Institute could be lad IN tie cites OF VI!
g!ua, PROVIDED The Superintendent W,shtu ~ cI,n dos
commerce and manufactures OF the STATE co. onn n'es
m. rnv The charge OF "a Vginan that he did say tha
he preferred losing the appropriation, ~h'ch was
to be OF vital interest. ratne' ihan 10 WasI .o man ~hG
"a ,hu appointed by tic Governor OF virginia. man W
Thus precs gruve inslnuaous, 10 say he least Of IT.
hich toned honorable gentlemen und is so oesu'e VI
I,un d for III. welfare OF the institution ana 50 III
80 nonn ,hc ypressinn Of his likes and dske Is UNIFIED
for any pr.iliun in which lie IL 10 c"n''o' ano
and educate Virginia Cadets vince as sc. soD.a
cvrr done TO dcsounce Mr. Jefferson Tor ms scepucs
tho vouny men of our literary institutions Tor he atlac
mont TO he South end open TepIoach ana assaui
Tho nrra,o character Of po!on u not all Oh io o'"te
over an institution in which, II ihefe seh''.s
nevoiI M, OILY tho Superintendent but MS asssstahtS
snouit bo braue.d Inhabitants oil Inc sacred
If Tho rohsr oI Sraics Gcd OF sieesIntn Away, away
win Suocrinendent who will educate boys Win sucN
-,nnant ard such deeply rooted hared OF Inc
Gnnter Of hu University Of Virginia, Tho author OF me
nnrIsn,ion OF American independence, and the auhor OF
The &C, of religious u!ersicni as hs whilst lhey are IN
soh, Of Monticello and hard by the tomb OF their ocnesc
@ and the bene(ac,r OF the human race can dlskIace e
spo, from ych ;f=y write as IL wrlie Tho nano "i iou'
Jefferson with cXpessIs that Imply neither Fenea'ioh
for his name respect for his memory or reverence lo inc
.pc whose attractions has lent charm TO that se a6d
10 hst reputation which ID us snoesa as the SUM- ana u
~. ss the brrr.es OF Hcsycn.
Bnt VINO .,c line gentlemen composing this Board, ina
pE q the pcc.a OF this Northern proessor-tcse pests
Col! Smiths-heso dsrepuabc guardians OF me Cadets
tho Virginia Military lnsris-ihrse eproaches ESaco
which the Cades very nenF demonstrating because
they held them in such utter conscmpIi my hey etc
none ohe,e people Vglna than Jour own sons "nost
namce ure here apFeadet and the pfopreIy OF ~hos'
selection s been voached for 10 the satisfaction OF you
Governor ard whose nets in the high capacity IN when
were crct has been csnted ~ whose no!!'ee IL
! human being has becn base enough 10 ccGsuro.
Tho Boari consisted of The following gentlemen 1sneta
E. y g0,kin baj. Mn. b. rs!:aerro = !. Garrett Jamo
Harbour Gen y. laYuc WIN. Seymour. Col ieaac nay
| Mai SAM y. F4ikerenn.
Nav ncn,lem.c of the Corc,:t"c, Col Smi;! Hn Prof.
a1aban come on The issue ie f1y j3;aej1 am SCUM
! Y.