The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-03

- this country: was to perfect arrangements
for the successful prosecution Of his scheme
for affording educational facilities to the
southern States, which, he remarked, :" lies
very near to my heart"
On my abiding to q paragraph that had
Just seen in the papers to the effect that ne
had given 100000 to General Lees college,
he said 81 am sorry that such statement
has been published, as 1t Is not entirely cor
rect," but then remarked that $4,000 were
owing to him by the State Of Virginia for
that amount of State bonds lost in the Arc
tic: that he had told Mr.. William c. Rives
some years ago that he never intended to re-
move that money from Virginia that he
thought the Legislature would order its
payment this winter. and that "when paid
he intended it for General Lees college"
He remarked, 81 have never intended to
give anything to any institution in Virginia
until she pays that debt" which he seemed
to think had been very improperly delayed.
He told me that he had made pretty much
all his estate in twenty years-from 1874 to
touched within that time seemed to turn to
gold" He said he had bought largely OF
United States securities when they were
very low, and that they had advanced i'm
mensely in his hands, adding that his gifts
to the city If Baltimore and for promoting
education in the southern States had each
increased 100000 in value by the rise OF
stocks since they were made.
In speaking Of the appreciation OF his
countrymen for the course he has pursued,
he observed, " i think I acted prudently in
declining the baronetcy rendered to me in
England, as, if had not done so, should
have been obliged to accept Of an aclnow-
legged citizenship of that country. and con-
sequcntly abandon my citizenship in the
United States, which could not think OF
DOING" and added, ftI IF I had done so my
countrymen would probably not now think
as well Of me as they do"
Mr.. Peabody was evidently much, and
very properly, gTatifed at the great atten-
ton paid to him both in England and in
this country, and especially with the Lon
don statue, and its unwilling under circum-
stances 80 imposing and so honorable to
him, and with the Queens autograph letter
to him, which he showed me.
1t being absolutely necessary for MIR. Pea
body to reach warm climate before cold
weather set in, that he might have the
slightest chance of frightening his days,
and his mind being somewhat balanced be-
tween Florida and the south Of France, he
formally submitted it to me as his physician
to decide the question. In comparing all
the advantages and disadvantages of the two
places for his winter residence, preferred
the south of France and the city of Nice,
and advised that he should proceed directly
there, and with as little delay as possible,
after leaving the mountains. He adopted
my views promptly and entirely upon the
subject, and Immediately wrote to secure a
passage on steamer to sail .on the 18th OF
September, saying to me he would remain
q few DAYS only with friend in London, to
ottend to some necessary buSincss and then
proceed directly, by route which he point
ed out, to Nice, so as to reach there before
the setting in of cold weather.
J. J. MooRMAS.
White Sulphur Springs, ". Ta., August
% 1869