The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-27


said az faturss istoTy, her past b securs.
The unfading CIVIC wreath has, by the uni.
yessal yeFtllc t;of n,ankind been placed l1poh
her Ygnerable brnH,. and the fame iof har
great names Nv Il endure us. long IDS
her Everlasting hills shall stand. il.
ID elingy enough 10 claim for her. that
.it Wsls her son who penned the, declaration
Of American Independence. 1t was her
son whose heaven-born eloquence first kim
died the fires OF the American Revolution.
It was her sea who produced the first writ.
tea constitution for free and independent
commonwealth. !, It was her son who Was
confessedIy the father, OF, the American Cob
|stitution. 1t was her SON. who furnished the
highest and noblest model of the pure, the
uprigbt, the learned, the incorruptible Judge.
NAV we not, hope, that, when you go forth
from this, University, YOU will carry ~ with
you,, the influences of, the noble. State
on, whose y bosom you have reposed
while 80 drinking from her, fountains
of learningl T. May we not hope
that from your; II number some master
spirit. may arise. who will be found ready 10
seize the trump Of leadership and awake to
life the .slumbering patriotism Of the peo-
pie, and rekindle, the fires of American free
dom until they shall again burn brightly
from every hilltop and in every plain from
one, extremity Of the. land to the other |?
Gentlemen, my task Is done. have spoken
after such preparation as could make In a
few hours snatched from an active pro-
fessional life. trust that my effort has not
been altogether in vain-that you will in
after life acquit yourselves life men, and that
neither the aliurements Of the world or the
seductions of pleasure will cause you to
forget your duty to yourselves, your coun-
try, and your God. And, above all, beg
YOU to remember that fine Wisest Of men has
said, "Happy is the, man shat, findeth wi s.
dom and the main that getteth understand
ing. For the merchandise Of 1t Is better
than the merchandise Of silver, and the gain
thereof than fine gold. She is more pre-
ciouS than rubies, aud all the things that
thou canSt desire are not to be compared
unto her. Length Of days Is in her right
rand !in her left hand riches md honor. Her
ways are ways Of pleasantness and all her
paths are peace.H 1"rng-~e ~
Mr. Goode spoke without manuscript,
and his clear. distinct tone and noble Senti-
ments rang through! the audience. They
were responded to- by frequent applause.
Among " r2,'".@ ~" 81 rEaha
THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMEN PRESENT
we noted besides the faculty of the Univer-
sity and the Virginia Military Institute,
General j. NJ. ST. John, of Louisville, Ky. !;
General Fitzhugh Lee, of Stafford county,
Va; Hon. J. NJ. Jamison, Of Tennessee :;
Hon. John Goode, of Norfolk Rev. William
A. Harris, of Staunton {; General John Echos,
of StauntOn; General r. d. Lilley OF Vir-
ginia; Ex-Governor John Letcher, Rev. E.
d. Junkin, of Rockbridge; Major j. b. Don
nan, DR.. A. c. Leyburn, OF Rockbridge;
Rev. DIR. Horatio Thompson, Rev. DR.. Ben
iamin NJ. Smith, of Union Theological Sem
mary; Hon. D. E. Moore, Rev. DR.. William
Brown, of, Richmond; Judge F. T. Ander-
son, of the Court of Appeals; Major Will
liam Tate, of Augusta county; Colonel Boil
var Christian, j. d. Davidson, Esq, John
Med. Alexander, Esq, Major Thomas Kirk
patrick, of Lynchburg Judge William Nc
Laughin, Colonel William T. Poague, of
Rockbridge; William A. Glasgow, Esq, of
gincastle; Rev. William Ii. Rutfner, of
Richmond; Judge James X. Edmonson, and
Others.
The exercises were pronounced by all to
have been of unusual interest, not the less
so because they were very short. Rev. Mr..
Clarke, of Lexington, pronounced the bene-
dictiOD.
LEXINGTON HOSPITALITY. EHa
The houses of the professors are, "a usual,
thrown open for the entertainment of yisi-
tors, At Professor Whites there was
large company, a splendid collation., and most
agreeable entertainment. The
Address BEFORE THE SOCIETY OF ALUMNI
was delivered tonight by Hon. j. NJ. Jami-
son. of Tennessee. With thanks to the So
cety for the honor done him in their inyi-
tation, and an expression of pride and plea
sure at reyisiting the scenes of other days,
Mr.. ,Jamison gracefully introduced as his
theme" Fine education the basis Of southern
prosperity" He gave an epitome Of what
education had accomplished in different ages
of the world, and argued that the South
needs it not Tor purposes OF war, but to enl.
ble her people to perform their true func-
tons in the paths of peace. He insisted that
Util,tarianism is the curse of the age, and
argued that VIC need true education to coun-
teract it. He stated aud retuted certain false
theories ofeducation, and gave some eloquent
counsel to the young graduates. His address
was replete with good sense and fine thought
admirably expressed. Although among the
Younger of the Alumni, Mr.. Jamison has
already won high reputation, and is Sc
garded rs one of the rising men Of bis State.
: The students are leaving 10y every stigc-
The Alumni supper comes OH Tonight.