Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-17
WILLIAM AND mARY COLr.EGE.

The telegraph has announced the defeat
in The House Of Representatives, Of the bl
for the benefit of William and Mary College,
in Virginia. A few words IN relation TO
that bill will show how kindly the Grant
partisaDs are disposed toward the South.
The bill directed the payment to the college
of S65, coo, TO reimburse it fortbe buildings
and other property which were destroyed
during the war by disorderly soldiers Of
the United Sts,cs-ro money to be
paid excepg Ulon accounts Of such
destruction aud tamages duly
verified and proved. AS was well stated
by one Of the members Of Congress, no
other college in the country does or can &C
cupy the same position as this institution.
1t is one Of The .'household gods" of the
State Of Virginia. 4, II was the richest iusti-
tuition in the country al the time The Fed
ersl Constitution was, adopted. Ii was tbs
Surveyor General Of the colony # Virgil
MIA, with tie right TO commission every
Surveyor over the vast Northwestern tent
tory of which Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
other States are comprised. l. was entitled
to a fee for every survey made. Its reVe-
nues were more ample than ali the other
endowed institutions in the country toge-
Their. For the sake Of the whole United
States it gave up all these ample revenues
that they might inure to the com
mon good. When this bill came
up for action Mr.. Shanks, of Illinois, Of
fered an amendment, providing that no part
fthe S65, 600 shall be paid until the cor
porate authorities of the college ''after prop.
er consideration have sdop.ed and caused
to be entered on the records of said cor
poration, resolution declaring such college
10 be open, and that it shall in all time
thereafter remain open, for the admission
on equal terms, and with equal privileges
of all persons, without respect to race, col
or, or previous condition Of servitude, aud
that copy of SAID records, duly certified
by the proper authorities Of said corpora
ton, shall be first fled with the Secretary Of
the Treasury of the United States, and Ell.
tered upon the records Of bis Office"
This amendment was adopted by vote
of ninety to seventy-six, every Radical In
the House voting for it except Rodericb
Butler, Cobb, of North Carolina, Perez, o.
Mississippi, and Sargent, of California
lU1.:lo D,,tIo- - he bonor vOtad aoai 1c
the amendment, his colleague, Mr.. Maynard
our Congressman-elect from the State a
large, was on hand and promptly voted fol
If, This amendment OF course defeated
the bill, as it was intended it should. There
was 20 excuse Of a lack Of facilities for col
Ieeiate education for the colored in that vi
clnity. The fact was stated in the debate
that within few miles Of this venerable il
stitute, which had freely sacrificed 30 mucl
OF her revenues for the good of th'
United States, and especially of thOS;
which are now tn Northwestern States
there is a college, oEeof the most flourish
ing In Virginia, devoted exclusively to th'
education Of colored students.
1t was clearly manifested in the debat'
cnthis bill and amendment that no bill
should be passed beneficial to the Souil
which did not contain provision guaran
t,eing free and uurestric ed admission fo
the negro population to our schools, on
churches, cur hotels, and our places o
amusement. This is the character of TIL
rehabilitation 10 which The South is to b;
treated. Atitw We must not murmur, o
we shall be Denounced for refusing to sac
capt the situation"