The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-29
,.rmea a hov,shne,sp abou, it: but he

went through whole passages OF philo-
sophical reasoning with clearness that
was astonishing in one SO youthful, and
with m earnestncss that showed that
he entered with his heart into every word
that was spoken. Starting from the point
that an impression to the contrary might
be casually adopted, he argued that "grcat
cras made great men, not great men made
great cras."
He exemplifed his first point, the iniiu-
cncc of circumstances iii clevating men To
greatness, 10y supposing two men OF unc-
quail strength to 60 forth into the world.
The first would sink by the innate weak
ness Of his nature, while the other would
rise hv the innate strength of his nature:
On the other hand, start two men eqn'i
in the ordinary strength of man. Inc ilr>'
is carried away hy the waves OF adversely,
and the other, in the midst of circumstances
which he could not control, finds himself
borne up and carried forward by power
not less than Proyidcntal. His second
point was upon the relation OF n great man
to circumstances of particular character,
the spirit OF the age and times, aud to trace
his relation to that, his rcprcSentatiE1Slla -
ractcr. The principles and developments
which he represents were part oil plan To
be worked out for the perfection OF ms race
The whole was an operation OF grand plan,
in which each nation had 4 separate part
TO perform. In these nations thus working
different Developments, great craS arose.
and these causes lay in the past long before
he could have had anything To do with H..
These craS manifested the spirit OF the age
and the development ol nations. y great
man is the representative of the spirit OF
his age, and that spirit Springing from
causes beyond his control, and these eraS,
maniicStng the spirit of the age, call INN
forth. Caesar was Il representative oi the
aggressive tendencies OF the Romans, ana
represented without causing them. y
great era nearer our hearts, great man oi
our own State, proclaim the same truth III all
that made the warrior the equal OF Cesar,
in all that made the man his superior, the
splendid creation of his own times. His
name is on your lips: immortal Jackson.
In conclusion, Mr.. Dunlop, addressing him.
self to his associates, said that upon them
the country looked with great hope, and
upon the youth Of Virginia now rested her
expectations. lie appealed to them most
cloqucntly TO cndeavort to realize those an
ticipation>, and 10 prove themselves true
sons Of the good old mother. The mcm-
bcrS Of the Washington Society had before
them the example Of him who gave them
their name. They should strive TO emu
late and initiate his virtues. Following
him in his love for Virginia, in his never
faltcring duty towards her, and his diSn-
tcrcStcdnc>s in his labor> for the public
good, they might hope to restore the south
once more to liberty and prosperity.
At the end Of Nj. Dunlop's address,
General FitIhugh Lee WAS called for most
vocilcrou>ly, and amid the most enthusiasts
tic and dealcning applause came forward.
He said:
"LadicS anil gcntlcmcu,- There Is -
small village in this good old State known
as AppomattoX Courthouse. At this place
| was most iorcihlv reminded, on the 9th
day Of April, lsG5, that ] had nothing
further 10 say. | thank You most heartily
for the honor YOU have - kindly conferred
upon me.
1t was then announced that the ccrcluo-
MES were over, and that the band would
discourse music for The ladies Oh the lawn.
All hands started ont for the University
lawn, but alas the rain prevented many
pleasant prolnruadc>, and disappointed
many poor fellow Of his occasion to
well, they all knew what. The porchcs Of
the main University building and the ar
cadcS were hung with beautiful Colorcd
lanterns, which gave tie Lawn grand APP
pcarancc. The evening, however, was
spent in most happy manner despite the
IA in The prplp~~pTS' lDuSp~ were throw