, 1865-02-10

professional character that BE- should conform
In accordance With tho decision Of til
Court, Mr.. Reed appeared before the Pen
! tcntiary Committee, gave his evidence, Va
hono1ab!y purged from al contempt, ana IL
PLACID in delicate and most trying position
and do him but simple justice when I 81
that his conduct in every respect challenger
The highest admiration Of every menbar Q
the General Assembly.
1SDusTE14L UNIVERSITY.
Itelegrarhcd yeu n brief statement Of th
discussion Of the Industrial University bill
In The Houses. in Committee of the Whole
last evening. The debate lasted about fou
hours. Mcssrs. Tinchcr, Dunn, Fnller, Sal
tonstaIl, Pinckney, and several other gentle
men took part in The debate. The speech 0
Alr. Dunn, Of Stark, who is chairman Of tn
Committee on Education, was very able ct
fort, and is understood to reflect the wishe
of the agriculture! trends Of the bill. I giv'
you q rather full synopsis Of Mr.. Dunn
sreech, eud think 1t will prove Of interest Il
at least the agricultural readers Of the TR1
DUSE.
Mr.. Dunn, Of Stark, said:
ME. CHAIRMAN: In February, 1853, resolutions
asking grant from Congress for the establish
MEuk u IN OMtE4sAly1 p13SEl QULC
branches Of the General Assembly Of Illinois. II
duly, l5Ga, alter period Of nearly len years. Coz
gress acceded 10 The request, and saEe to all tht
states 3o,C arcs q land, or Me serip therefor
Thus there fell to Illinois, as her share, 4S9, our
acres.
Attached to this donation are som: conditions
which We must understand In order to legfslate
wtac1y, One ia, that the principal is forever to be
kept intact the State beng held responsible fol
any loss Another Is, that no part Of the fund, ot
4 third and very Important one to u.s. is, thatea:h
State Is to provide one college Hithfn five yeara
after the passage Of the act Of Congress. As ons-
half Of the given time has atready expired, there
is imminent dnngeF thnt this magnificent grant,
which II rightly spilled may add lncalculably to
the intelligence and prosperity Of our St1te, s.y
clip through our hands. and be forever lost, by
sheer remlssness on our part.
The design Of the grant may best be stated In
the very words OF the act. 1T Is to be apptoprI-
ated "to the endowment support and lnaiatc-
sst q At least ere soeg Mhere the eadas
and classical studfee, and Including military tnc-
tics to teach fuch branches OF learning arc re-
lated to agriculture aud the mechanic arts In snch
manner, as the Legislatures Of the Suites may re-
spect1vely prescribe, IN order to promote the lib
cral and practical education Of tho industrial
classes IN the several pursuits and professions OF
The Intention Is not 10 suppant existing literary
institutions, hut 10 supplement them. Only about
n 8Doi our population enters tho professions,
this small We ws5t now ,s p9opita eosy e
place where the industrial classes will be ex-
n nEsesiy provided m for; where The farmer, the me
genius where our Sous will not have denom1ua.
uona1 name chalkcd on their backs az edon as they
enter; wasre the young msn, not able. Or willing,
ana pursue the particular studies he desires. II
Is NOT designed, however, as some 1nay suppose,
to to- bf ase I ios yonng men to learn how to make
and curry horse. 1t fs designed 70 rc,ch science
as related to the practical arts THIS IL to be its
specially, while lhe classics and mathematics and
military tactEcs arc not 10 be excluded.
Sir. ono glory OF ,nonarch,cal England is Oxford,
college. or rather collection OF thirty colleges
which c5ucaes and deyelopes the aristoctatic Gle.
hnt ent Il. omr f'or Il our common school system
teachers IN the common schools can point their
pupils Us IN the spelliughook the sage points the
yonth @ up INC hlll Of science, On whose summit IL
y Y written Fame; an Institution which shall
ties, Its specimens, lts laboratories. its model
strengthen the democratic element.
SHALL THIS FUND he DIVIDED!
Some hare proposed 10 diride this fund, and it
ma! be ihat aorne IN this house faYoe division.
ahaP soesse i ps1,t fsishet s Sens
tons, the press. that former OF public opinion
whose Representatives VIC so freely admit within
I'll Sa; Il ans s @ nSvs e. g pqopsa aav here ss
sentiment aud dlyiac hut The mutterinss Of m in
pSop1g aitca1y neasa at ne pare mention
VI 1ae thlNS VIII khei INFO mighty thnudertnSs IL
NY Son, M an;,oase y a. d tneals..lon. s,1 .,.
enough for our great state with It's varied climate
ana soi aEd ihs ,17y be 20 g. Bat not at
fempt feo too h1 9neh at tine: We nay lca!a "iso
the lloncss WIS repfoaehcd by the fox for bear
ing only one one at birth, she replied, mum sed
tesne; she nofe ons, Put ihat was non Let
ine cn,;crcs Ua1 z,thsr t mnic9 sa! nc nc
lions scattered over the State.
LOCATION.
ts how slali The prooosc IJn1rorsifs hs ioc,t.d5
This, in fact, ha5 bee1 The a"sor5ine uuastion.
T,ro pans are nroroscd. nne "a to on9o5at co,1,.
them Tbe nther Is to lassta x nns. 10 ~ 10y uaeF
thts rody. - - 'o14'e - oH1e " fo@e VI
INV t;ro thtnr anroeet ,ber,so,-.. ,,;o,, .
F;,st sone %eat t IN 9nE s91rss
Il mnsf h,1.a the ro,ndanrn 80 at ~ suou.u ~,
shn;e Ssnte Aiicnrte tha ..n ~ - ~ ~ ~
trnst in the public nin and fstai hiow r1y,n
.ecurct1 Sprnnd1v n masa th;s in,ti+,+tor '.h ~
h sona be- ai tfs ~ ts nossia w1as
obts,nci. The fund given By tone1es. s 1S as e ye
nns, h. e.nrnded a d9p4ainS 4a ffeeted arSe sums
bniidfnrs aid jnnrnremenfa * fhat .r,ea nn
NoW IT, nnf tsese y, 1ps ,1s g51n ~ neeaea
,rrcss;tr ~ thrntn ~ 49,, ~ ti, anu taa
oetiion vii he srsn T. opcn Gxe s~ep1 on.it ~
IN opportunity to lid. and he nnsnccessfoi rn,G.
1etIf1rs Will grdcentiIv vir1d and viii .hastns-
htIr con1ience md 1;a.rnnar1e. Giv" crsrT IL.
nifty an opportunity 10 lid. and the bcs, en;tow-
3 nsni wal S secured. TIIs University, Success
,laco than he Statc cantsl II viii attract It to =,
elf more wealth. and inte1ti-enca. md mnrsl
worth. Il this bc the case. this is prize to hn
ovetcl and sought aiter und localities can affnrd
h,.t + ,,.Stf w.tt.