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

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her as she was in the good oldsdays, he
inyed her I,owin her trials, he sheuld l9ge
and c,iss0 to her In the future whatever AtE
hatidnd her. He had sometimes differed
/ from others MS to the proper policy to be pnr.
sued. but. as in the past so in the future,
whenever yirginia chooses her road, thai
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He H accepted her present situat ion, and re.
copnized (though with deep regret} tiI9I i 1e
old civilization was passing aWay. nS u,n
mot believe that Virginia was emer glng1roH
Ihorbarism. or that the new order of things
| would be better than the old. And yet, as
/ ~, oto,;ni y,rodress seems to be ROW the hope
If tbe State. he went with oil his powers
for the highest material development that
He was like the. old Quaker who bitterly
opposed the introduction of ali organ into
| his church, but who, when overruled, then
i went for the finest organ they could get,
saving that eff they were going to worship
God by machinery he wanted it aceA doi'e.''
He exhorted to an earnest race after ma.
terial development, and announced that the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad would soon
be under contract to the Ohio.
He elouuently and ably urged that IN this
race after material prosperity we should
not forget that we are ,Vivginans. and
should strive to save from the wreck all that
we can of our old civilization.
Mr.. Baldwin took his seat amid thunder
ING applause, which was reviewed by re.
mark of Mr. Barbour that he was "re.
ioiced to hear that old Virginia was about
to show herself such q splendid Walker,
and to stop dropping buckets into empty
Wells" ;@e a
liz. Washington College We ACKNOWLEDGES
her affectionate greetings, and offer the
sincere PRAYER that her future prosperity
may be commensurate with her past re-
nown. #E ~ :.
MIR. Ransom, an old student of the Col
lege, being called on, excused himself 9 D
saying that the College over which r.. H.
Lee presided needed no eulogium from him
Professor Holcombe, being called out, elo.
uuently responded that the time would
never come when an institution named after
Washington and guided by Lee could DE
mentioned before the Alumni of the Uni
rersity without awakening the hearty re-
Spouse, God speed her ON her way
Washington College can never attain 9
prosperity that will awaken the, slightest
envy in our bosoms. We will welcome the
success Of learning wherever found, ano
more especially when In otir native South.
We would say to Washington College: &c
on in your brilliant career, and nowhere III
the land will heartier cheers greet your sue
cess than among the Alumni OF the Uni
These sentiments of the gifted orator
were most loudly applauded.
Is. The Literary Societies of the University
/ of Virginia We note with pleasure
their noble strife for prominence.
To this toast Mr.. Barclay, president OF
"the jeff" and Mr.. Phillips. president OF
1.-the WASH" made very neat and appro-
pirate responses.
IA. The Union-whenever we get back
into it.
No response-an preferring to wait till
we do get back.
In response to toast. to the students of
1SGeL'67, Mr.. John A. Wise, of Richmond.
pronounceda glowing eulogy upon those
noble boys who came from the army to the
University.
Mr.. Humphrey, of Kentucky, medalist of
the Jefferson Society for 1866, was gracefully
called out by Mr.. Philips, Of the Washing
ton Society, and made what. was (perhaps)
the speech of the evening. We have rarely
seen more points of the genuine orator in a
speaker, and we predict for him brilliant
career. We regret that we have not space
for report Of his speech.
In response to a toast to CulDeper, Major
j. G. Field made an appropriate ana elo-
quent speech.
Mr.. Barbour said that he had purposey
reserved the best toast for the last, and he
therefore gave
10. r. i. Lee;
Ger his brow sublime.
! Insults of violence or Of Time
Unfelt will pass away:
At the Acknowledgement of this toast the
company rose to their feet and cheered Yo-
ciferously.
The Interest of tile occasion was greatly
enhanced BY music from the band, stationed
on platform just outside the window. The
company dispersed at o'clock, feeling that
it had been grand occasion. ALUMNUs.