The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-07-07

2. Drank in Silence). The Memory OF
Thomas Jefferson-it were Sacrilege tc
Name his Deeds in any other than his OWL
simple, vet sublime, language: AN
thor of the Statute of Virginia for Reli'
gious Freedom. Writer of the Declare
ton of Independence, and Founder OF the
University of Virginia.
3. The Chairman and Faculty of the Uni
versity of Virginia-ever mindful OF the
moulding of the material from which .
nation Is made.
Mr.. Barbour called on DR.. Maupin to re-
spond both because he was the head Of the
Faculty and because, as Professor of Chem.
istry, he was :" good on a retort."
DR.. Maupin said that at first he thought
that Mr.. Barbour had failed In his usual
tact when be had called on him to respond
to q toast But perhaps he had displayed
deep foresight III doing so so early in the
evening. He would not be expected to say
more than to point to his colleagues and
exclaim, "These are my jewels and the
Jewels might not shine SO brightly later IN
the eUening.
4. Progress and Prosperity to the School OF
History-Where learning has its haunts
and genius it's Holmes.
Professor Holmes made feeling and elo-
quent RESPONSE
5. The School of Analytical and Industrial
Chemistry-Ren, tettgit ocu-which, being
literally translated, means we chit the
nail on the head" when we cot Nauet.
Professor Mallet made an appropriate re-
Spouse, in which he gave sketch OF the
organization of his department-the con-
struction of the neH LABORATORY, DC; and
said that whatever had been accomplished
was chiefly due to the active eXertions of the
rector of the board Of trustees-Mr. Bar
bour.
G. To one who has lfiade the name of Ste.
vsns6n distinguished in the annals of Ken
lucky as it has been in Virginia. Remem-
bering the immense popular move which
bore him to his post of honor, we would
salute him in Irish phrase " One hun
dred thousand wcltotiie.'
| Governor Stevenson returned his hearty
| thanks, and expressed his high gratifcation
at mincling in these festivities to-day. He
was Virgnian. During the war his heart
was with his native State, and whenever
there was presented to him an oath which
he could not take consistently with his ale
glance to Virginia he welcomed the prison
| first. Flo came back to his dear old mother
with no blush of shame on his cheek.
He alluded to the high standard of scholar
shin at the UniVerstv-the highest on the
continent-apd earnestly and eloluently ex-
| horted tie Atmni to rally around it and
| make the University Of Virginia great
national university.
/. The Orator of the Alumni Hereditary
| Fame, Genius, and Patriotism, will loose
no lustre in his keeping,
Mr.. Rives simply and appropriately re-
| turned his thanks.
s. The Poet of the Alumni Well might
he say with kindred Bard,
Dear Harp of my country
In darkness found thee,
The cold chain Of silence
Wien iRa bFseG!iiy, ' HSy own HSi native Harp,
unbound thee, ...
| And gave all thy chords
| To sweet freedom ana song.
Mr.. THOMPSON said that he could not
claim to be poet; nor was he harper in
any sense except that, in the pursuit of his
profession, he had sometimes written for the
Harpers. He coul only account for the fiat
tering words of his distinguished friend by
rememberingth that "things looked at through
glass are magnifed."
The harp of Virginia now hangs OH the
willow, and when struck can only bring
| forth plaintive notes. But it will ere long
be taken down to chant in joyous strain the
rising siories of the old Mother!
He paid an eloquent tribute to the Uni
versity, and said that some future Raphael
might paint School Of Virginia located in
these classic shades. ags
Colonel Watts, of Portsmouth, here pro-
posed the following The University OF
Virginia--the life OF the State. We say, with
old Diogenes, stand from between Us and
the SUM-"
8. Virginia: God bless her=-what IS left OF
her. , 1
q O., 1,,n ID w
spouse of thrilling eloquence. He dwell
to sacrifice self for others, us illustrated in
hundred bright examples, from the days
of the first revolution, when her sons took
Decline for Boston, down to the dark days
of April, 1869.
s But he would not speak of the dark days.
He would the rather recur to those not far
distant, when the dark clouds shall show
their silver Innings.
10. The Memory of our Honored Dead.
".They sleep by field, and plain, and
river. Their echoes roll from soul to
soul, and groac Fore1er and forever
To this, Judge II. w. Shelley. made re-
Spouse which touched every heart by It's
melting pathos and noble sentiment.
They were OUR dead-they fell for us,
and are now precious inheritance given
us as The feSulC Oh Inc sliuESle lol JuStlCe
and right, inwhich they fell. Their spirits
beckon US on to nobler deeds.
They are and shall ever be our :" honored''
dead-honored not by marble shafts, but in
the hearts of all true Eirginians and South
rors. - -.
They are our -honored dead."2 Yes
they sleep in well nigh every valley from
the grave of Stonewall jackson to the height:
Of Gettysburg, where they won iminorta
glory. So - ss.. y
Dead they lie, and angels weep that thu:
they died, and (seemingly) died IN vain.
! But they are not altogether dead-theil
SPIRITS liYe-they live in grateful memo
rfes and warm hearts. In conclusion, hi
offered the following toast, which VIA:
i drunk standing and in silence "In mem
DRY of our immortal dead. The tears we
shed on their caves will make them greer
forever" ..s ~
Ia. The Material Resources of Virginia ant
the man who has done most to promote
them-Hon. John B. Baldwin.
Mr.. Baldwin made, liz response, one Of thu
happiest efforts Of his life.