The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-06-15
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.
Staunton-AuguSta Female In>titute-Dr. Il.
v. Moore Female Education-.Covin ton and
Ohio Railroad, &c.

W.
Ohio Railroad, &c.
STANTON, June -, 1867.
The particular sensation this week of this
active, busy, sensational little city of the
mountains has been produced by the cloSlnS
exercises of the session of the Augusta re-
male Institute q school under the dlrectlon
of Miss Mary J. Baldwin. This school is the
largest institution of the kind in the state,
and is now at the full tide of its usefulness
and prosperity. The number OF young laules
in attendance during the late session was
ninety-siX, drawn from nearly All the Sou.n
ern States The spacious Presbyterian chufch
of the town was filled last night to overflow
ing TO witness the distribution OF diplomas, 10
the graduates aud to the proiicienls IN the aii-
ferent branches. ~ " nIooro II
n of your city, delivered an address 10 tne
nn,niIs High as was his reputation In TINS
ccnInmunity as a chaste and vigorous WRITER
and thinker and most el09uenn speaI for t,e
beauty and brilliancy and eloquehce Oh MS
address upon this occasion.
His theme-the character OF the true wo-
man and her duties and responsibilities, espe
cinily i'm the South in this day OF the country $
trial, was handled in mast mastery ana I'M :
nressiye manner. Not o08q that thronS OF
beautiful Young madens VIII ever forget the
lessons of wisdom conveyed by the reverend
gen tleman in such charming style
THE audience before whom the address was
delivered was certainly rs appreciative as any
which can be assembled in this State, and the
universal opinion was tnt no ~, tha,1 ~ ~
higher order of merit. 1t is hoped that the
distinguished gentleman will yleid 10 the earn
est wishes of those who heard him, and per-
NIT the address to be published IL was just
shifted to the times, and would be productive
of great good. ..,
many readers to direct their attention to this
most admirable school. Here, assure you,
nf a1n tnOrOupnlN
done The principal, Miss Baldwin, is most
| remarkable lady-such an one as is rarely met
with more than once in any State during one
generation. Possessing in an eminent degree
the high traits Of character marking her DIS
tinguished relatives of the Valley OF Virginia,
| she is deyoting all her energies and powerful
| faculties to the cause of female educatlon IN
such manner as that the prediction Is CONF
IDENTIFY made that her school will at no distant
day take rank with the most famous schools
| of the country. This may seem eXtrayaganf,
but mark the prediction, and you Will GER
taiulY see 1t verified.
YoHr correspondent is somewhat q stranger
| here but he has been much impressed with
| the "go-a- head u tivenessn OF the scotch
| Irish people Of this Valley. They are exhibit
ing an energy and vim in recovering from
the effects Of the war which is wonderful.
When they went into the revolution they
went in with rush. Mad all the time, they
fought sullenly and desperately, but when 1t
was over they threw down their arms ana
snatched up their axes and their farming i'm
plements, and went to work to repair the da-
mage which had been done as energetically as
they had pitched into their late enemies: Ihey
are an earnest people, and what they do they
do with all their might.
On the oath of this month there is to be n
grand outpouring Of the people OF this county
to take steps to help your Richmond people TO
build the Coving ton and Ohio railroad, which
all here see is the only thing which is to save
your beautiful city from certain death These
people will back you in this enterprise to the
utmost of their ability, and all here are speak
ing in the highest terms of praise OF the sa-
gacity and ability displayed by the Dispatch
upon this and similar subjects. Long may
you live to aid in building up the fortunes OF
the State. ~.