The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-16
from the censtssuuonallst.l
Ds.a,nsuishcd Alarnnf OF W"sninS'oA'
and kIoc CniversttS.

fFrom the Conststusionalist'l
r>..,,n.,,shc<s Alarnnf OF washington i
and kec University.
,.,.,.,, ,-,rvrn srtres SENATOR'S, FIVE ROVER
aoRs or STATES, AND MANY o'as"S vs. 'SoAN
WORTH AND kESowN.
From circular handed US 5y Genera. X.
h. L,,ley, the representative cf washington
and Lee University. we make eSHacts su NJ, .
rard to tae distinguished Alumni OF tlfS
Seherahle institution Of learning. we nna
m tho I'm the names Of SOME of the pures1
aud bcst men who have adorned the hlsSui!
of one country Crittendeo, Prestot, mv a
Dowe,. Brown, Breckinriegs. Plumes, and d
Others. prominent as statesmen, ora'o'S, ""n
s3;v;nas. and esteemed for their morat "oi'n
ma well as their scholarly sstainmcnts,
sTa sb.Ii watch with much interest the
.,orrs. NJ the youths of Augusta wf,o are 10
ettend this University, and hope they may
no honor to themselves and reject credit
upon their native city and State.
The catalogue of the alumni OF Wnsmng,,
con and Lee University, which IA lssnea
every three years, contains alist OF Its ALUMNI
since ITO. Among the names are those Oh
some Of the most distinguished men our
country has ever produced, and VINO nave
flied the highest positions OF honor ana
4r,,St IN the gift Of the people Of their re-
Snectiyn States seven United States sena-
4p,s Eve governors of States General James
4, Kepper. the present Governor OF Fir-
nr;n;a is graduate of this University, more
Than twenty congressman, twenty.slX Judges
ar superior courts, thirteen presidents 81
colleges, and number of eminent dlvlpes,
physicians, legislators, and many others
Drominent as useful citizens in the various
pursuits in life.
THE following names have been selected
from the list, and will give some idea OF the
valuable work this venerable institution has
been doing for years in the cause OF liberal
education. :.
The history Of this University, its dis.
iinguished Alumni, its large endowment
and greatly increased facilities for impartlng
thorough instruction. assure to it "a proml-
a1ence and permanence among the leaGing
institutions of the country, and will attract
TO it many Of the brightest minds among
the youth of the southern States.
The students who now fill the halls OF this
rapidly. growing University may well look
with pride and satisfaction upon its roll OF
honor, and be melted to the greatest effort IN
acquiring useful knowledge, and in develop
ing their powers of thought and coInprehen-
sion. May they emulate the virtues and
liiligent application OF the students Of other
years, and reflect like credit upon the u nj
yersity and upon themselves:
James Brown, Louisiana, lawyer, United
States senator, Minister tC France.
John Brown, Kentucky, lawyer, member
United States Congress.
William Campbell, Virginia, brigadier-
general United States Army at Kings Noun
tain.
Moses Hoge, A. B., D. D., Virginia, pro-
fessor In Union theological Seminary, presi-
dent OF Hampden Sidney College.
J.Priestly, A. B., LII. D., Tennessee, pro-
sessor in Liberty Hall, president of Cumber-
land College.
Arch. Alexander, d. D., New Jersey, pres
ident Of Hampden Sidney College and prcsi-
dent of Princeton Theological Seminary.
Arch. Roane, A. B.. Tennessee, professor |
in Liberty Hall, judge Of Supreme Court.
Governor of Tennessee. judge Of Federal
Court.
Robert Trimble. Kentucky, justice of
Supreme Court Of United States.
james Breckenridge, Kentucky, lawyer,
member of Kentucky Legislature, member OF
United States Congress.
John j. Crittendep, Kentucky, member Of
Kentucky Legislature, member of United
States Congress, United States senator, Gov
ernor of Kentucky, Attorney-General Of
United States.
Powhatan Ellis, Virginia, Minister to
Mexico, United States senator.
James Mcdowell, LII. D., Virginia, mem
Der Of the Virginia Legislature, Governor
OF Virginia, member Of the United States
Congress.
William C. Preston, LII. D., South Caro-
lima. United States senator, president. Of
South Carolina College.
Robert Strange, North Carolina, United
States senator.
jackson Morton, Virginia, United States
senator.
John j. Allen, Virginia, member Of the
United States Congress. judge of the Cir
cult Court, presiding judge Of the Court OF
Appeals Of Virginia.
CIV. Crump. Virginia, physician, men,
Der of the United States Congress.
Samuel Mcdowell Moore, Virginia, law
yer, member of the Virginia Legislature,
member of the Virginia Conventions OF 1879
and 1861, member of the United States Con- !
gress.
Drury Lacy, d. D., North Carolina, Presi- |
dent OF Davidson College, North Carolina.
Henry S. Foote, Tennessee, United States
senator, Governor Of Mississippi, member
OF Confederate States Congress.
Albert Gal. McNutt, Mississippi, Governor
Of Mississippi.
George W. Sinners, Virgins, lawyer,
Judge OF Circuit Court, member Of Virginia
Legislature, member of the Conventions of
1851 and 1861, member of United States Con-
gress. HA&
w. S. Plumer, A. B., D. D., South Caro- !
lima, professor of Allegheny Theological
Seminary, professor of Columbia Theologi- |
cal Seminary.
Socrates Maupin, A. B., Virginia, profess
sor of Mathematics in Hampden Sidney Col |
lege, professor of Chemistry and chairman of
Faculty of University Of Virginia.
John Letcher, Virginia, lawyer, member |
United States Congress, Governor of Wiz.
ginia, member Congress of 1851. -
E. Frank Paxton, A. b., Virginia, lawyer,
Brigadier-General commanding Stonewali
brigade, Confederate States Army, killed at
Charlottesville.
W. S. II. Baylor, A. B., Virginia, lawyer,
Brldgadier-G General Confederate States Army,
commanding Stonewali brigade, killed at
second battle of Manassas.
James L. Kemper, A. B., lawyer, Virgins.
member and Speaker of House Of Delegates
Virginia, Major-General Confederate States
Army, present Governor of Virginia.
RICHMOND VA, February 49, 1874