The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-15

/ train the fingers. Il has done grea
things aIready-it is doing great thugs,
for its graduates are doing valuable
service in many parts of the State bn'
greater things than these shall ye see my
friends, If you will only equip ibis school
lwith ali that IL should have, must be al.
lowed to cay especially the principal, who
have so nobly t0iled on this spot and else
where jim establishing an institution OF real
| merit, whose young name is already known
over the civilized world. honor and thank
the friends of humanity who have generously
contributed of their means in furtherance OF
this great enterprise; honor those young
women and men whose beautiful voices
have done such service to their Alma Mater.
| honor these pupils all, who have so assId-
uously studied aud labored here for their
own Improvement. | welcome the gradua'
ting class to the field of active duty. WISH
YOU all to do we'll for yourselves, well for
your State. well for your race-and may God
be with you! >
Mr.. Rutfner's address was listened TO With
deep attention. and ELECTED frequent ap'
plausp, although some of his sentiments
| were not in accordance with those OF many
Of bis auditors.
Rev. Edward Blyden "a very black man),
| who is a na.ve of Cuba, but has been living
for years in Liberia, and is Missionary to
the Mohammedaus, and whom Mr. Rnffner
alluded to as unqueslionably the most
learned man of his race" was next called
out, and made an able and every way excel
| lent address. He gavean exceedingly inter-
estiny account of things in Africa, in the
course of which be took occasion to say that
| the slaves who had been brought to this coun-
! try were slaves in Africa, and were by no
means fair specimens Of the race in point
either of intelligence or morals, and that be
believed that they had been greatly benefited
by being brought here and coming i'll con-
tact with white men.
He said that they are now fighting the
battle of civil rights in Liberia-that by an
old law white man is not allowed to vote,
or hold office, or own lands-and that pro-
position to SO change the law rs to give the
whites these privileges is meeting with Bit
ter and thus far successful opposition. Yet
he fully endorsed DR.. Rutlner's view, and
believed in the separate education OF the
races. He went further, and thought
that the negro ought to go back TO
Africa. Ard he believed that just in pro-
portion as you educate them and they have
good sense and the interest of their race at
heart they ,UiN 20 back and seek to build up
there negro nationality. He was glad to
learn that they teach logic in this Institute;
for logic-tie stern '.logic of eyent,"--will
force them to go back to develop the land OF
their ioreiathers. This speech was chaste
in diction, delivered with grace and power,
and seemed to make very profound I'M
preston. He was very loudly applauded..
4 few words of appropriate thanks by
General Armstrong, Il statement of the finan-
cia condition of the Institution by Key. Df.
Thomas Il. FeSseuden. the financial sccre-
tary, and religious exercises conducted by
Rev. DR.. Beckwith and Rev. Mr.. Ward, Of
New York, concluded the days programme.
| have only time to say, before the mail
closes. that everything passed OFT well; that
am indebted TO General Armstrong and
other officers of the Institute for many cour-
tesieS, and that | wish the Institution 4
hearty "God speed" in this important work.
FIAToR.