The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-02-10

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scheet Of Dssinity. sas 81 PhiIo.opkf "a - -
Sosasa. knbocephl and Asshsmatics srs taught.
arsmnex se4o0l Ios instrtcsicn tn shs Ancjsnf
tsngassse, snd a. i6disn ssnooi supported D -
from abssf ~ ysas l7oo 10 that 81 iisa siaht -
ten indtsRss vese aenusily maIptaiasd snd sdr..
Gated. Soue ef these ISdans came disssnas 81
ioaf hsndfsd mites from the College -
The CoiIees tssg exercised the duties Of the oes
Zee Of Sasssy0s 0sssrai Of the colony cf vis~isis.
esd among the surveyors appointed By Il vsrs
George Ysshinsson. and Zachary TAYLOR of Jsssrs
the grsndtsth6r Of the late Gen. Tay Ics. Pssiisns
OF the Csfeed 'esstse. ss aE II
tiop, the average pu0ber Of students was shout
sixty; fssn Ten 20 dftesn Of vhon we're rsesissd
on the schoIarships or Foundations. At the bs-
ginning d tho Revolution she prmbsr sss ssv-
saty. ~ ss4
Many Of the Distinguished ssatIsuss ss vts.
ginis, ~ will Be- sess from this catalogues cosspf
cuous insthe measures that led b the kovo3utton
ana Tor active evaporation with the patriois cus
ring the ssrugele for Independence. were sismpi
Of William and Asry College. Aud, nossitksseud,
ing the fsct that most Of tho facusty were of fhs
Church Establishment, and Inclined to 1hs csuss
o. Royalty, there are sllau' hcpsicatsd ansc-
dotss which ihdicsts that the spirit ef rebciison
found iss wsy even into the corporation az Tho
College. Towards the close Of ths war. thrcs ~
ths ptofessors and more shss thirty studep ts ioin-
% the army. Among the laatsr wsanl - -.
roe and Jshn Marshall.
The parent socisty, in this country. of the Phi
Beta Kappa, was org .niz ID az william and sfarv
College ns esriysas 1s;s. Tbs nrss meeting ~
held In the Apollo Hall of the old Raleigh Tsvern
OF Williamsburg. the reom in which the firss rev.
oiufionary spirit OF Virginia was breathed in the
burning words OF Henry. The original charter
Of this society h row in the POSSESSION of the Hs
torical Society Of shis state. rs
In ISL. thsi exercises OF the College were sus
pended, and the suildings wore alternately occu-
lied, ths sulDmer before the memorable siege OF
Yorktown, By the British and French tvoops--
Whilst occnpied ~ TIRE latter, the College, vas In.
jarsd, aud ahs frssiieuss house dessroyed by q ss
this was subsequently, rebuilt at the expenxs OF
the French goverpmeDt Il does not appear how
long the Celiegs xas closet; probably tho sxarci.
sss we're suspt pded not more than . year In
l7o), there ~xs respectable nunber of 8, s,ujebts.
Af'er the Re evolution. tbe General Assembly OF
Virginia gave to sh- College the Palace Lands apd
ths houses upon them, = tract os !shi near Viii.
iiamsbrrg, known "a the Vineyard" and = sew
acres not far from JsmestCwn. rhs orgsnz atom
OF the College wss now changed. Mr.. Je6ersep.
IN his Autobiography, says, 'ou the lst of JuSs,
lII9, was appointed Governor OF the Common.
wealth, and retired from the Legislators. Being
elected also one Of the Visitors OF William and
Mary College. aselfslec'ipg body, effected dur.
ing my residence IN Wiliiaa,sburg that year q
change 10 the organization of thAt institution bS :
abolis hing the Grammar school and the two PRO.
fessor.hips CT Divinity and Oriental Languages.
aud substituting Professorship Of Law and Pos
lice, one Of Anatomy Medicine aud niistry, and
one OF Modern Languages; and the charter con@
fning us to elk Professors, We added the Law of
Nature and Nations, and the Fine Arts, to the du-
lies Of the Moral Professor, aud Natural History
TO those If she Professor OF Mathematics and Maj.
urai Philosophy The lu.isn school was absn.
doned In consequences of the loss Of the manor of
Braierton BY the Revolution. $50
In l3sS, '6eOrge Washington was made chsnceI.
lor OF the College His lester Ct acceptance 10 IS
follows:
MorsT VERNON, April soth. ,Tss
DEAS sH-I am naw to acknowlse 70 the :. csipt
OF letter oi the i5 inst. in which on did ma
.ne 'tsos 20 snsi0se an saact nSn TIE original
bad been appoiuie, q % -.
Iraaeoeediy . heartfelt desire to promote the
liam and Mary In particular. ACCEPT the cffier Of
han csiiSr OF the .aDe. and request ycu viii be
pleased to give ieia notice .hsr,,f to ,hs ie.rn.d
appointment. y 'sETs
i conf Q fully in their strenuous end.svor. FOR
Asf
will der II most beneficial 10 fhs stat. d ,hs
republic OF letters, we'll 10 the more x,snsya
Interests OF humanity ard re isiop. In return tnsy
atdy in gisins ny cheerful ncurrence g. su b
measures may be best cslc al I'D for the attsIn.
ment OF those desirable al Il I'M port ant obj cts
sor the EXPRESSIONS ef puiiisn.s ss and tiepdship
b. ndsn witt !onr con mnlicaton, pray yoa t. To-
csive my best sekbowisd d. enc mia With seuti-
nents OF the hishess estsem and TepaId.
Yonr otft and yer, hartle srv,t,
M Rla ~. .N.r Al
SAMUEL 9HIfFIs, RsQ -
nsctor 0, llls Coil. &c Of William aud Mary.
Many of those who shaped the institutions Of
the United States, which have shaped the destiuies
Of the human race were trained in the college
of William aud Mary, Ia Virginia" IL is much
be regretted that foil list Of the alumni car-
not be made out; but mperf as it it, IL contsins
such names as TheodriclA Bland. Peyton Ran.
| dolph, Carter Brsxton, George Wytbs, Thomas
Jefferson, soon after Mr. Je herson's entrance into
| college, DR.. VIM. Small made per interim Pro-
fessor of Philosophy: aud Dir. jefferson declared
that ID was DIR. smas instr action and intercourse
that "srobsb'y fixed his dss,uies for life;rl john
| Page. fdmuod Ran ioiph, James Monros, John
Marshall, James Barbour, Phillip r. Barbour,
| VIM. B. Giles, Bsnj amin Watkins Leigh, Chapman
johnson, john Tyler, John Randolph OF Roanoke,
! Spencer Ecane. Littls;on W. Tsssweii. Wm. G..
| Rives. John C'ittenden, Wm. 4. Archer. John
Nelson, and Wiz field Scott. foremost amongst the
| most d distinguished in American history. A
There seems 10 be something Ike fortunate de.
sign in the very ioc Son OF the old Colleges for ber
position to some degree illustrates her hisfory
On the one side lies jamestown, the of early
| colonial sufsrIng apd success; In ftont. the site
of the ancient capitol, where she watched her
10 the hour Of trial. on the other side the heights
Of yorktown, whose thuuders pesled the triumph
Of right and liberty.
| To him who is fond Of antiquarian lore, the
Library Of the College presents indeed m Elyssa
| Aeld. Tome upon tome IL to be found In the col.
lection, that alone represents in this new world
the abors Of the learned authors that lived centu>
rics ago in the old. Folio volumes Of divis l'y,
nus;y vith age, and crumbling, teach the passers
by, who does not stop to read the lesson upon
their pages, the vanity OF life and the iutility oi
lame. - a
The dead of the chapel Of William and Mary.
are part Of her history In lie vanlts rest the
remains Of Sir John Randolph, son Of wm. Rams
doiph Of Turkey Island; OF his soDp, John RaE
doiPh. Atfor ney Geaeral ef the crown for the Cos
loay.asd Peyfoa Randolph President Of the atsi
American Cosg.ess, Of Lord .tstourt, II Blstop
Madison, aud Of Casncellor NeIson.
~ RICH aoSD THEATRE.
LAST MORT BCr TWO y
0fihs chsrming and rssti.e yonnz acsreev,
Miss sAG sfE HlT-HELL,
Who viii appear thiseveaing Ia
Two 6hkAT Ga ARACTER4
PRINCE RhkDkRIJK CT PRUSsIA
And tho - &
BRI9AND QUEBs. !
She win aipo siog the popular song Of ~
WE'LL waEArH I fH BpWb
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