The daily gazette., 1875-08-26
SENT CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

| Htttesnlaaship."
SAFE comes the ,lip to haven.
Through biilnws and through raie,
II once the great Twin Brethren
( 9ll mining IN the aais
senator BAYAED had a most entLu, ,iar.
tle reception the o)mpany rising 10 tLair
feet and cheering to the echo amid the
waving Of hats and handkerchief, Whan
! quiet wal r:storcd j he said
drSTI EME,I OF THE AIrarN1.-TL =
sense ot satisfaction colored, 20 mind
with something of fortitude and philoso,
! pny with which | have regarded the
/ throcs OF r1y peighbors at this hospitable
/ BOARD as one by one they have fallen un-
! der the fatal powers OF your toast-list
mas suddenly faded away, and am fiIiei
/ with emotions OF a very different and less
heroic order. The fun of the thing i
less visible. and my appreciation Of it,
Hke the courage of Squire Acres seems
certainly to bo going oozing out, as il
were az the palms OF my hands.
Now indeed do l realize in its full force
Ihe 'Wst.T tslicltGs Of answering after
dinner todstg, all the moro dificrIt in
that / am called upon to takc care If
~ ;hs whilst other gentlemen have been
held to answer for but single little re-
Sponsibiiity. II, therefore. / cry. 30
Fenini, l trust those Del e. m::t.rc
VII come to my aid as efficiently rs they
did t. the aid Of Rome in her great bat-
tle with the thirty cities-in couUa1no.
ration Of which the verse which ooo9m.
panles your toast was written
hNOWlEp AND VIRTUE, mar trev
never be separated-for of all spectaclss
hn33 human mind well endowed ana
stoFt 1 vita fnoTledge, and without T;r-
re = 71re!y the sadde5t and to the rest
oI INC |0rld. most dangerous, "a being
1 apt - a. hieTn 9 mischievous success IN
the absence Of those 7cruplez IF -
science, and restraints which 7.rtu- i'm.
poses upon her followers.
II virtue 7kall 60 ever hand in L,ri
"ith EnoTledge-then viii pride of tnc1-
seaFF he abat ad-and what pride u NOR
iaLse TOR 77hst = human EnowIed-a in
general but what passes current and y
;" receiyfi with hut little Of criginaI d,
eoNery. lha-r little particles yhicI,
man hin ELI discovers are the exrantinn~
" IA may p5rhap1 Justify pride A. a sort
~ 'torsA.p. And be 1t noted the few
urn VINO Sra original di5Coyerer5 seem
uelr devoid II prida-but rather t.u,haI
with humility. and marked by n 9,i.nI' i,if'
eity almost chlldhEe-l7 though AVE-
stricken hy !. sense Of the greatness If
nature-of whose realities 1 dim ana Ia
~ glimpse had been permitted.
OF our knowledge. upon any -l,L,-,t
eah only D." partial and incomplete, and |
therefore for our zIfaty. H. pfesarya ms |
from the peril7 and misery Of i.ul..laf |
must b. accompanied and sustained by
Virtu', "a that though n elinpsa only h..
allowed there will be- a noblan,.ss even in
sAe coneealment Of what is withheld
fToln our view, and the veil that hides
me whole trnth viii be felt to be i kind.
~ E'I! Tor without virtue 10 guard and
II 't1Ih Us, we should perish in our ap.
2 prntehes 70 forbidden lights rs moths
5hriVci and die in our evening lamps
In restraint lies true freedom-what
are wise Laws but iUst restraints, and 10
l nation such restraints are not its
'A2iE', Int Its chlin.armor-its defan.
iive strength-although 'amrt,Ii,. fyIt
Is an incumhrance
In seit-rlacted obedirntr lies tto.. no.
bihty:
a servant with this clause
Makes lrudsegy divine.
Who s"eeps room A. FOX 3a1 laws.
Makes that aud the action hne."
Ii this he true of our States an1 ma,
1les how especially true Of the United
states. whore self-government Is the ha.
l5 oi our system: where restraint Is self.
imposed; where the fetters of law upon
ne ruler and ruled are placed by the vo.
uhtary action = the people themselves |
;Montesqteu IN hiS Spirit If Laws" !
ellis US,
1t does hi prquirr much probity for
monarchical q. despotical government
. maintain OF support itself The force
I laws in the one. the arm of the prince
ways upiltted III the other, regulate or
'eep. in its place everything. But in
opHtar Stdrs some additional power is
equired. which is VIRTUE"
And here in Virginia his place Of birth
nd place OF burial. shall we fail reyer. i
ntly t. listen to the voice from the L
omb at Mount Vernon and heed the
rophetic words OF Washington in his Q
.st legacy Of counsel TO his fellow .coun-
rymen;
" lis substantially trua that virtue or =
lorallty Is necessary spring of popular d
overnment The rule extends with o
lore or IL - force 10 every species of free '
oyernmt MT Who, that Is a sincere I
tiend 10 it. san look with indifference o
pom attempts 10 shake the Foundation or y
ss talr,c 4
What sin is to-day more tlagrant in oar a
oyerument than want Of knowledge in :
| =.
Ike the name OF Statesman too often as u
Lhers take II
-"the -5a2i oi1 aams OF gentleman, IA
Defl,nei By everv charlatan D
And so.led With all i-noble use I:
RIsktn somewhere says: L
"knaveIy 10 net the less knavery be- n
u9e Il involves large interests nor (
lett the less theft because il Is counke- |
lnced by usage or accompanied By fail q,
e in undertaken duty. IL Is an incom. =
lrahly less guilty forn Of robbery to L
It a purse cut Of mans pocket than
take it gat of ms hand in the under.
andinG chat you a.e to stear his ship Q,
, the channel .-'.z. yo@ L. net H., ttf d
aadmgs' a
What Justification Is there in seal lns N
lwer unless With tho only lawful asri. M
tion--t0 10 90 / % oti.Gys a
Good wishes are but dreams power q
ast he had to do good acts but POW er
ught for rclf, and plunder aud place !
enrich yHlr1Y crow of Kindred & l.d