New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-27
THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
ADDRESS BY SENATOR THURMAN.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, June 26.-An immense
crowd assembled tonight In the public hall to hear Sen
ator Thurman deliver annual address before the te-
rary societies OF the University. His theme was Inc
future Of our country, the dangers likely to menace
the existence Of the Republic and the OF ayertng
them" Referring to the first danger Of the Republic that
keyto result from its magnitude he asserted thatit
not be proved that homogeneous people, under free in
situations may not attain and preserve greater power
than any OF the empires that have existed from Babylon
down TO Charles To the Used States it was reserved
to make the mighty experiment, than which nothing
grander engaged the sympathes or efforts OF
man. Let us not with respondent souls, rashy predict
its failure but rather with hopeful hearts and patriotic
zeal manfuly strive for its successful accomplishment
That our Republic, If held together will attain mex
amped and perOus greatness is certainly true. Only
80 years hence population viii probably exceed
eoOOOOOO and century hence more than twice that OF
the Continent of Europe. 1t is true that with contra
rety OF interests incident to 80 great and varied terri
tory one particular section may be oppressed for time
nv unjust laws as some have been and now, but
Justice in the long is sure to prevail. In
the mean Itime the incalculable benefits OF
the Union, free trade between all its
parts &c, amply repay all the local sacrifices that
occur Speaking OF the negro, he said The African pre-
sents more difficult problem with each returning census
In referring TO tendency toward GENERALIZATION in
the Government and Its evils. and the influence Of the
nress TO aid or avert It, he said One of the most pow
erf agencies, II am not mistaken, Is what may be
STYLED metropolitan literature and the metropolitan
press II has been said that orators govern republics
but il the remark ever true II IL true no longer
Had every member Of Congress the eoquence OF Demos
themes, they could not mold public sentiment against
press whose daily issues exceed 100000 and furnish
mental food millions Look into many OF the school
books and see what political doctrines are taught
to our children, doctrines that 20 years ago no
Marty would have ventured TO assert. See
how in new spapers and periodicals. in law books and
volumes called historical the powers Of the Federal
Government are exalted TO hight beyond the magma
ton OF the warmes advocate Of strong government
when the Constitution formed. In brief, see how
literature i'm all its departments Influenced by the ma
teriastic tendencies Of the age, reduced by the
blowing image of a gorgeous and imperial Republic,
lends its potent aid to the work Of Capitalization;
and remembering that this literature comes from sec
ton OF the country in which Capitalization has
found its most able and efficient supporters think that
do not in attrbuting TO this cause all the weight
mat attach TO it, 1t remains to be considered whether
the concentration OF all power the hands Of the
Federal Government would be likely TO preserve or im
peril the existence OF the Republic.