Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-06-18
For the Journal.
The University.

| Wessrs. Editors IL attended the exer-
cises of Commencement, so-called, at the
site of the late University of North Caro-
lima. The State has no University now
Her University is dead. She remembers
with proud satisfaction what it was while
it lived under her control, and now cher
ishes its memory as one of the jewels taken
and kept by ingrates and carpet-Eaggers.
It is in vain for Pilgrim Ashley to declare
that the people of the State have taken
the institution as THEIRS It is in vain for
Gov. Holden to reiterate the sentiment by
proclaiming it popular institution
North Carolina does not claim, own, or
patronize the present spongv e1crescence that
has grown upon the grave of her departed
glory.
A new order of things and new race of
men are observable on every hand. I
looked in vain for students, but learned, on
good authority, that the institution, during
the session, matriculated t,Uo of the Presi-
dents kinsmen from distance, foe little vii
lage boys, and one from the neighborhood.
have not seen the catalogue. None of the
old and honored Faculty were retained
under the new organization. The lamented
Swain, the venerable Doctors Mitchell
and Phillips-men of science and of God
have gone to their long home. Their eyes
were not permitted to see the States deg
radiation as exhibited in the present condi-
ton of the University. Blessed are such
dead ! Charles Phillips, the best mathe-
NAUTICAL instructor in all the States Hub
bard, than whom no more finished scholar
and chaste writer can be found Fetter,
Hepburn, Smith, Martin, have all been
crowded out to make room for political
favorites, under whose administration fail
ure for tho present seems complete, and in
| the future inevitable.
But where are the old Trustees Where
are Graham, and Rufin, and the Manlys,
and Bragg, and Battle, and Biggs, and
Bryan, and Cameron, and Moore, and
| Graves, and Courts, and O host of other
worthy sons of North Carolina, whose faces
were familiar on such occasions ? Gone
in the wake of the old Faculty and their
seats occupied by such men as Holden
Lassiter, Settle, Rodman, Thomas, Dick,
Ashley, Deweese and Watts. sat in the
old Chapel and looked upon these strange
faces with deep sadness. There was Solo
mon Pool in mot filing the chair of David
l.. Swain, and, ye gods and little fishes ]!
| there was Patrick sitting in the seat of
| Hooper and Hubbard. And there were
I don't know. The one can be traced as
far back as a little negro school near the
depot in Raleigh-it is not difficult to trace
such boots-the other is said to be the
brother-in-law of the Pilgrim. But how is
it that these men ct id Onane genus, are here,
filing our positions of profit and trust.
Did North Carolina send for them did
she need them ? did she want them to
come? I reckon not. Did they come
from the land OF our oppressors as adven-
turous carpet-baggers to seek money and
position which they could not get at homer
reckon so. Does she want them to go
Tome and let her alone 1 reckon so.-I
Why don't they do it q? Because 6" when
the cauldron boils, the scum rises to the
top"
But OF the exerclses-well, Ashley spoke,
Pool spoke, Holden spoke, and Rodman
spoke; but such spokes inserted in rotten
hub, and bracing such sorry feUoes will not
make the wheel run. It needs upsetting. |
Rodman addressed the "Dialectic and |
Phllanthropic Societies" Wonder how |
many members, and who they are that |
constitute the Societies ? Let the CORES
pondence of invitation be published.
The degree of A. M. was conferred on |
Prof. Patrick that of d. D. on Messrs.
Mckay and Frost. AS to Patrick and |
Mckay the matter is plain, but what has
Frost done
I walked into the campus and looked
upon the spacious and elegant buildings,
and upon the magnificent grounds, and
thought of an expression in Rodman's
speech which had just heard. "What
avails all these if the people fail to give
the institution their support ?" The pres
ent Faculty do not and cannot command
this support The Trustees have been
appealed to in vain to remove set of men
whom even they endorse only in theory :;
and now the only hope of relief is in their
resignation. And are they not prompted
to this course by all the interests of the
University, the State, and their own self
respect How can they consent to live
there in idleness, supported by the hard
earnings of the people ? It may take some
moral courage to remain and brave public
sentiment; but to resign would exhibit a
better and a nobler courage still. But if
they determine to remain, let them see to
it that no vandal hands are laid upon the
old poplar, as were upon the grand old
oaks sacred to the memory of Caldwell,
Hooper and Swain. QU1LP.
a Man Kills His Wife with a Club.