The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-06
ItAiNnToN. \ A.. July /. 49,.

IfAiNrToN. A.. July |. 1872.
4 Il ), tH, +ln al July | would not tax
i.".i.h -j3l,lt unn ~ YOU" printers 10y >cnu-
I.. "trr the wires any r"lmi, "G Professor
iIo'.,aa...' uut,ir speech. bui will hope that
rn. ,u,syii,,. Of the Dispatch will hc in tins
.,,. 9r,'.nrr satisfied by rcccl' 'n@ il 10y III,
... ar.. mril. l;ciu" introduced 10y Gene
ia. >mlh. h. begun with IN expression 81
t.l -IMlIi;@,li"n at the prosperity OF TN,
l#.iul, ami earnest hope that il might be
.,nam,nt. fhc General subject which he
:u'.s-cd +" di>cii>>. ~ appropriate To the oc-
.,>..r,. WAS "lHs Ytni"HcI"S IF IN" -iyc,' in
u.r, great drama these young men were
.. '..r 10 take 4 lslit.
g. lul>, intellectual. social, aud political
:.nbu,i,.> NJ thu aye with 4 view OF show
nsIHn the, puinctt IL faircr and brighter
,.,,I ut ~nr'nts than had yet appeared.
'as4. ill.,. rYuui> Ui the ctitUlid2in% rl'tJ'-
.uh3 81 liz lrli.ioE> tendencies OF the age
,r a''V,,t /" tn" higher character Of The
srt-E.'tt NOR" spiritual tone Of the E'opu-
Is. "ls-i1l~ lji"rai':c, the larger partlciIE,-
'.H"l lie i,jtv in al forms of Christian Ci-
tr'. t3U' q, i,i ilitnil'sr al men CnlinCHt for
rs.t ~ 'r h.lt,.>l ranks rf tie several pro.
l'--on, gmd especially the profession OF
H0~ ~ illustrated by the example of those
-e.a tieln soldiers Lee aud Jackson),
i",rN'rW To- which the Christian principle
d" 'I'n, lit been substituted for the Scnt-
un.t' 81 " br!nr A. Il rule OF conduct (llcrr
-'~uIiH- th' l"iIiI.r men against the error of
'I4''>'l" IIml ANY. point Of true honor
uamj tc Inconsistent with the word of COD.
M tn vast and constantly multiplying agcli-
w., for the amrliorItlon and regeneration of
'" world.
lh' ,r,plraI tendencies arising from rritl-
a HnI >''hl'jIjc inquiry he regarded as but
aH"@""l'f' plt-" 81 tie intellectual develop
HN' "i The agr, likely ~ he corrected by
ld'r research. lie considered the cytra-
"tMni attention now being "ivcn to the
"iih1I tyldcucrs, those which arise from
"N' iMartcrand teaching of our Lord, and
~i' "DolF independent of philosophical
f.'aLliIoll-. - special provision for the
Ants Of The ag". Among the intellectual!
'sael'"r> lr enumerated the love Of truth,
''H'iir"I!aT" to- accept its conclusions what
~. They nI@ht he, the triumph OF the
H.'d and scientific over the dog
.ad" spirit. (hcrc he referred to the
'''F> oI Pisa ami PadlG, who refused the
s'H N'lllco>> : telescope on the question OF
". 'Ni''rncc ur the satellites Of Jupiter. and
''j">tr'l a-uin>t the folly uf any thcoluSian
"'' Would refuse to look through the
-.''''' H >rlenrc. since there c,n he no in-
.".'l%"ny between Gods revelation in His
".'t thH His WORK J. the extent to which
ali ,.I
""'n"ir the physical well-hcing of 30.
''' u" h'Ic introduced 4 warning against
''NdN 81 nature to the neglect of the study
wy uhti, or, III other words, to IN undue
i.'H''nchcc 10 scientific over literary
'."iaIr. Professor l!oIcombc's waning
.'"tiii did not enable him to develop fully
49, ''"H oil the social and political tendon
'"> Of the a.c.
hNl be insisted upon the Importance OF
"'' @>>I'is Judgment upon events untli tinsc
A'' Developed their full significance, and Of
"' ronlounding with the tendencies OF an
'-' 'ho>e features which are incident to IL
''',H ">a period Of transition.
~ reference 10 our own prospects, ne
r'hhi out two circumstances Us almost
"""pu' lrIlallc in the history Of conquered
i'"lir>. \ change Of condition his made it
9A Interest 10 preserve what we once sought
" destroy. The Union endangered our
'.'ai order and constitutional freedom by
- ASSAULT on slavery. Now, the emancipa-
,'h ana eniranchisement Of the colored race
,.-' made The Union the only means of secu-
,''S Gn%e SECTIONS OF our country Gas South
roma, lor cXamplc,) from their permanent
>.'"c4ncy; in other words, from Afrlcanl-
,al~' Without any abandonment of
ithoiplc, therefore, we now accept from
''i''e tie unity Of the Government.
"c return 10 the Union not as a crest
~ ana htImiIiated people, but bearing in
I.'' "'ao levels OF fame which will hereafter
~ recognized not only as the proudest pos.