National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-06


4 May Ioos' 70 september iooo' LOT oepo's o.
''| ne -. anu ,ot Cunel psipoSee,
y, al suiS ,un ProOi Dy hVing eYe-Witnesses
nss ~. ~ nisneu II mas oeen the ann ana
W. ~ NC oone ausnorties 70 learn the
....u - WINS matter, anu declare as my earn
eou'osiou 'nas II the coliege was not ce-
e1oyeu IN 'ne manner aooye-descripeo, no iai'n
s3a Y astacneo 20 any human testmony, now
ever oirect, positive and conclusive:
uenerai Meade thus writes In relation 70 TINS
uestruction:
Il am satisfied, on examination OF the facts Of
Ine case that the destruction OF the ouhdngs .,
onix I00ss ~ U%I sn. r.s ons .O =,
those depl,rase acts of useless destruction which
occur in all wars.
an this view, and believing that Its reconstruc-
ton VIII tend to cement and strengthen the bonds
Of union and TO give encouragement to the growth
and spreading Of Union principles, take great
pleasure In recommending the appeal Of Professor
Ewell to all those who have the means and the
disposition TO assist him In the good work in which
he is engaged"
But notwithstanding this and other outrapes.
crootIv 70 he denIo-od con tos,,f, a. an e,,a'
-,
"nH0 VI many VI INC esen's VI INC "Hi %
well IN the west as IN the East, that no war OF
equal magnitude and duration was ever waged
in which the outrages were fewer; and in this
| am sustained by several of the most prominent
leaders of the Soutbern arm;es and amono
tbar, cono-oI Io.o,h 2 Ioh,.,o,
-
lnaI TINS shouio nave Deen so, though en-
gagged In nerce civil war, Is to the infinite
honor of the American people.
In the next place I will read from a letter
written nv ColoneI Robert w uucbos the
- ~, ,,,
~, 80 49, sno Heuonn osas.
o0H''1'' o'seI neius oniseo States Diserics
Attorney In virginia, and now Judge OF the
United States Dhtri Court in the same State,
| to a member of the last Conpress on the nett
| t;on hnfora van. .#s -
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memorial, signed ny the governor ana all
tne menOers Oh tne Legislature, without olstnc-
sion VI party, mas gone 70 congress- ASKING aia
loa the ancient Conege Oh Hiilam ana mary
Inc proiounaes' sympatnies Oh our virgins
PeoPie are enIsteu In Lne fortunes Vi inns niseor
n'0i ooi Poration anu we Smell iOoA WIN lonu anu
ostnest ooneItuue W .ne eoIiou mn
snali 'aAe upon 'nis mein0riAi u our hes'Sia-
'ul1,
curing Ine war Vi tnuePenuenoo 'ne oui i'i
nss u W imam auu NhHi' "e'e 0OSu-
PieG " nritlsn sl0ops'
meFe III esery ins'ah1e resPeoIeu' %
saoreu " .he cause Vi iet'ers' anu ie,t rntae'.
the oiose VI lug war, -ouis a :, tIu
AnsfiSa' Sauseu 'ne ou.uns aoo.a ue-
s'!Oyou " uis siUops " 70 .oP.ao.u auu e.ety
INJURY repaired, uoins r'ysi " 'ue Ss'reo
S1 .IIo "
tooo, "n'M passeu ny
SAo ecos VI eiS OuisoAsley VI
institution from ali injury and the fact is record
ed to his enduring honor, upon the archives of
the university. ...-
thus TINS noble institution wnich Tnomas
ne.ou sa.e W out county, mas nn,,e
which vnye him 10 America had fallen a victim 10
the Moloch of war.
with such conspicuous examples of homage
to learning from kings and heroes, presented by
tne history Of these TWO learned corporations o,
SO oDfn ~ hs,n a. r.e., ma =. .his WI.
before tioncress 10 secure from .ba. bodv tba az,
have referred.
II refer you to the proofs filed with the Com
nl.tee on Eaucauon, &c, OF the house, Oh the
o..S, Os sue 80 Wv o0..On, aau " ssii Ssa
tingnisbsd for fn,I lion resnect
ing the merits of this appeal on behalf of william
and Mary, and especially do refer you to the
letters Of Generals Grant, Sherman, Butler,
meade, McOlelIan. Schoheld, Burnside, and the
ner henly "afu peeon1f anu tue nov al. III
coIioss 70 nrhITc ssSn-
"May 1 venture the hone that Congress will
embrace all such occasions this application pre-
sents of cOnquering genuine loyalty at the
South oy poiioy Oh noble heerality.
1t is proper here to state that the memorial
referred to by Colonel Hughes and the letters
of the gentlemen he names are filed with the
petition.
Thus it is seen that the people Of Virginia,
their Legislature, their executive, and the
friends of education everywhere, unite in this
petition.
The entire Virginia delegation In Congress,
believing it would be Fright aud expedient to
grant the relief begged for" ask you "to make
your action as favorable as your sense of public
duty will permit" And all this without dis
tinction of party. 1t is refreshing and encour-
aging to find men, in political doctrine and
practice Numerically opposite, meeting and
harmonizing In support Of educational interests
While literature and science know no North,
no South, no East, no West, 1t is equally true
that they know no politics, and hence recog-
nize and claim all parties as their protectors
and friends. The object OF this union In the
present case is TO oeseech you that, as the mis-
SION OF the Union armies was 70 save and
restore, not to destroy, this ancient college be
relieved.
No institution of LEARNING in the south lost
40 ,,,,oh b., ,;,,,, w. ~, oo.,,oI
r.,,.. -
Vi property anu ny cohs'an' inaoiliIy W resume
its exercises as soon as peace was declared, save
two, perhaps. Indeed, SO far as am informed,
the losses Of William and Mary exceeded those
of oil otbar Southern coIIeres cnmbinad with
a. .-..I,,, 80 a. g., IT,. ,,o,,,o,,oa
I'LL. opIion " Wv wv 'u'' =.
ApprenenSions nave oeen eApresSeu 'na',
Congress were TO give what is now sought,
precedent would be established, and large de-
mands on the Treasury thereby justified.
Ifmy estimate of the damages inflicted by
+ha TIr,on fo-ces IN Southern institutions of
-. ~ -. a.
iearnils oe opp, Co,tee'' LIZ sie"' u'-
pletlon OF the treasury couio ensue'
But, remembering the antecedents OF William
and Mary, and what IL lost by the Revolution
arv war and nv Virpinia's cessIon of a territory
e. ,-L,o,, hoo boor so-r,a5 r,o,e st.tes tbor