The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-02
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filing viii signal efficiency tbs post Of Cap
tain of Ordnance. ~
II 10 impossible in the brief limits OF no
zee like this "a do justice 10 this remarkable
man. Ills sersdeas In the college and the
camp have been alike beyond ell praise. lie
may be said 70 have been one of the first
Id placing female education In the South upon
a colegia,e tasis In connection with ID, Lee
Powell, Eco. he founded the Southern Fe.
,nsie Iasti,a,e." Which was incorporated by
tho Legislature, and established In Fred.
sfichsburg, whence it WIS removed 10
Richmond, where iss career has been
enc OF national usefulness and fame
In 1853. he was appointed Professor of Hi.
tory in William aud Mary College, and was
afterwards appointed 10 another chair in that
lns;itasion, both of which he filed with emi,
nent credit and suecess Such scholars "a Pro-
fessor Rogers, VIM. c. Riyes, and others, have
expressed, 10 the warmest terms, their high
estimate OF he rare scientific attainmeats and
'h.gh-toned Virginia character. His efforts 10
revive the dropping fortunes of the venerable
College of William and Mary, wac of the mos,
energetic and successful character To no
cause is that College more indebted than TO
the efforts of Prof MORRISON to collect funds
Cor the purchase OF apparatus, library, aud the
building of tue new edifee after the burning
Of the cid. We believe that Prof MoRRlsoA
suggested the celebration OF the anniversary
OF the College foundation. which took place
with so much ecAt after the barning, snd
which awakened 80 much enthusiasm ainons
=. Nc
al instructor. his pure aud lofty character, and
remarkable union Of fir,nuesa and gentleness
ensured him the love aad respect Of eye,v
student, and of sill who knew him.
Professor MoRRIsoS, who occapied high
poe!tion in the Masonic order, is believed 10
have Suggested the beautiful statue of Wash
ington as Mason, for the Fredericksburg
Lodge, which WAS constructed by Powers, AND
is considered q master piece OF art. His ne
ehan.cal genius was very great, rs was evinc.
ed by improvements in the reaping machine,
commended by tho committees of our Stale
Agricultural society, and tested by Successful
experience. His ply steal powers were az re
markabe as his intellectual eniowlnsilts. IN
tellectually, morally, and physically, he was
every inch MAN. In that highest style OF
man, the Christian, be was model Of consis-
.sney and zeal. and bis assiduous iabors as ii
Sunday School teacher from the time he
was at the University, until HE death, bore
witness at once to the earnestneaa and humility
Of his character.
At the commencement of tie present war,
Mr.. MORRISON was appointed Captain in the
4uartermgster's Department, al the request
of Col Eweil, President of William and Mary,
y here he rendered very active services, and
was afterwards appointed Cd Captain Of
Ordnance ut the special request OF General
Nagrudsr, which post he was filing with
admirable ability, when he was struck down
by disease in the prime of his noble and use
ial life.
Prof MORRISON married Miss Harrison,
daughter Of Archibald NJ. Harrison, Esq. isle
of Caryshrook. Flnvanna, and leaves two chill
dren No brighter and purer spirit has been
offered upon the shrine OF this glorioas war
Who DISSOLVED TIE CsIoS Next 10
sonQpsring The South, the NEST difficult en-.
terprise the North has ever undertaken, is that
CT oonquering the trnth in regard 10 the al
ihorship of the dissolution of the Union. II
it We're q fact that we destroyed tue Union.
it would not require TO be constantly asse-
verated. If il were the truth that the Soath
struck the par1'icdal blows that destroyed the
'.national life, then Mr. Seward, Mr Everett,
Greeley Bennett, Prentice. Wallach ard all
the Northern tribe of spokesmeu would not
have to proclaim the fact every day in the
year.
But the truth is not so. and no amount OF
asseveration viii make f;,lsebood true. The
South seeded from the Government at Wash
inyton because the Union no longer existed,
and the Constitution, in which i, had it's life,
had become dead letter. The North had agi.
tated agains. her Constitutional rights for
thirty wears. The South had never assaulted
right or an institution of the North. \ fausti-
cal party proclaimiBg ''ihe Constitution tJ be
b coveaagp With tbe devil and league with
he'll" had succeeded in organizing that sec
ton into q compact political league, having for
its protested object the overthrow of the
Constitutional rights of the South, and the
exclusion Of that section from control in
every department of the Government. This
league had succeeded In 'electipg sectional
President, avowirg hi, hostility to the Con
stitutional rights OF the South and pledged 10
use his political functions for their overthrow
He came to the seat of Government by stealth
and was inaugurated by the military. He forth
With began to bring the military resources
Of the Government into action The sequel has
shown to what length he intended to carry
his policy Of acknowledgements and coercion.
Tae South had the saga city to divine his
Intentions aud his policy, and withdrew in
haste from d Government fallen entirely into
the hands OF its avo wed enemies, coniessadly
abon; 10 use it for her oppression She
aimed no blow at the Government. She COM
mi,ted not single act of aggression upon It.
She simply withdrew from its Jurisdiction,
proclaiming her desire for peace, and her aver.
zion to hoBtilities She remained for some
tune censurabiy inattentive to her military
resources Sac stood passive--unprepare
aud unpreparing for war; She seemed to be
unwilling IN realize that war was to come.
She awaited, upon her own soil, the action of
the hostile Government, doing nothing 10 pro.
woke its attack, except refusing 10 make ready
TO reeeiveff. She ''aims yindietive blow at
the national Efei' She aimed no blew at all;
shs withdrew merely TO save her own life
She dared not remain longer. Up 10 this
moment every sct of hers has been defensive.
every battle has been fought upon her own
soil, the Federal troops having in every case
made the attack Never was a charge 10 no.
torionEly false, so basely ibeilons, as that OF
Sswsrd, and Bennett, and Crittenden, and
t.-eelsy, that tee SensA dissolved the
q don The work Of dissolution had Abeer
goieg On for thirty years. Wendell Phil.
bps commenced Ii IN garnet in Boston in