New-York tribune., 1868-03-03
MEETING IN AID OF WASHINCTON COL
LEGE, TIRGINI1.
MEETING Al COOPER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or
HENRY WARD BEECHER, PROF. HITCHCOCK
AND OTHERs.

MEETING Al COOPER neutrality-suspicious. or
HENRY WARD BEECHER, PROF. HITCHCOCK
AND OTHERS.
A meeting TO encourage education in the South
was held last night IN the large hail Of Cooper institute
and was attended by about 600 people. On motion OF
the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, the Roy. Mr.. Driscol
was called 90 tho chair. and Mr. Dawson appointed
as Secretary. Letters from Gov. Fenton, Horace
Greeley George william Curtis, Gerrt Smith.
aud James T. Brady, were read and received
with much applause. The writers all expressed their
warmcst sympathy with tho objects Of the meeting MI
smith adding his good words cash donation Of 800
Mr. Dawson met with some Difficulty m Teadng the latter
remark 81 guess you are not used TO Abolition writing
explained that Mr. Dawson, being Georgian, could
hardly be expected 10 manage the peculiar cLirogaphy
OF the old AbOlitionst until fully acclmated.
Mr.. Smiths letter reads as follows;
From the time the South laid down her arms have
done what, with my greatly reduced means cOuld Ior
her needy whites and needy blacks must keep on do
Ing Tor them both. in my small and numerous ways
must leave II TO others to ondow her important nstitu
tons Of learning As token OF my good VIII toward
couple Of hundred dollars, only resretting that
cannot send You couple OF thou
North could give that college couple hundred thou
sand. sufcent why the North should give large
poor But the south sinner" say thousands. True,
she is bnt sinners should be helped az well as saints
gland cursed both with slavery. Then cursed
selves with 1.-THE North as well as the south uphong
t Aud then on the The South, no less brave
than the North yet being by far the weaker party fell
under Now only remains foI IA 20 forgive each other
TO love each other and 10 do all the good We can TO
each other 20 shall We become united
people; and protng by our great mistakes IN the past
we shall enter upon a new aud happy national life.
Mr.. BeeCher then proposed series OF resolutions OF
which the two suboined are the most significant
bs.n bo.e the primary education of t5 most oit classes
sqas zeal r DISTINCTION the hsh Hat Of lssISs 50 ii ne s
~ :I q higher education continually raise the standard and IDEAL
Rsoro That We sogas depression Of Southern ,snH.s.
needed a3 IL tie unusual desaon whch prevails smolE s people
cal q Dne Providence up,r the ioys hor.n wonderfully pre-
served from t disasters provide with generous hand vr tie up
baldbs 10 the South oithose Institutions
Prof Hitchcock followed in earnest appeal for the
support OF Washington College. Virginia He ead this
college founded By the Father Of his country, y now
greatly in need OF money. IL Is doing noble work. and
requires aid The cause of education IN the south ap
OF the people OF Gen Lee. who led the armies OF the Re
beon be had nothing 20 say or Robert a. Lee he could
say that since the he has acted the part OF the gem
teman the patriot and the scholar seduously Keeping
himself secluded from the pub3 gaze; and labOrng now
at the head OF the institution first named he was entitled
10 all honor.
ment discord within itself Is 4 Christian Pohcy 70
advocate centrifugal IDEAS For hty years we have had
we have been powed with tho hot plowshare Of war.
Now that the Institution Of Slavery has been removed,
the whole country has been purgod All ts evil innu-
ences have been removed and true American doctrines
have chance TO prevail all over the continent Educa-
cause Of tSo Whole people Il has no party lines ia It.
Men should not Dc educated because they are to be-
come ticJ hto
men. Education is Gods great mill, whore men are
ground up and gnned and bOltodcome out ft for
The rebuilding OF Southern senaries OF learning Is not
peace Offering We all need e. We al need that every
IN tho land should DO educated We require 10 for
our own self-preseryati0n. We can't AFFORD 20 have
human sgamps We must drain them. matter how
far away they may be from doors for they all pro
duco malaria. Education s the form that patriotism
should take today. IL the right hand OF religion,
aud there better time for labor In that hed
Assist her In Virginia. and minister 60 multtudes be-
yond. Virginia destined IN time to be again the nrst
Of tho States ~ tho Union Her soil sacred "a long
she Is the which holds tho dust OF tho great patriot
Let Us begin with Virginia. Edncate beaufy, enn0be
her for tho sake Of him whose ashes sancy her soil
his life gave iuster 10 the great idea of human liberty
lie spoke for Washington College because IL Is In Vr-
gnis because Gen. Lee s ts President. lie would not
refuse his aid 20 any other institution OF learning In the
South. but for this one he did not hesitate 60 say,
his sympshes strong The speaker was frequently
interrupted by noisy tokens Of appreciation and when he
clOsed most enthusiastically epplsuded