The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-05
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SEVERAL MORE SCRAPS FROM THE
UNIVERSITY.
A DEEPLY IRTERe STING LETTER FRO
PROFESSOR GEORGE LONG.

PROFESSOR GEORGE LONG.
July 3, 1876.
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Uuiyersity letters:, '. e@' "' ,','
The President Of the Alumni sent the fol-
towing response to the telegram from the
San Francisco Alumni Club:
"Your thrilling message was received
With profound sensibility when read by me
10 full meeting Of the Alumni, and l am
unanimously Instructed to reciprocate its
kind and touching aspirations"
The following private letter from Profes-
sor George Long. Of England, to Professor
Henry Tutwiier was read to the Alumni, and
most enthusiastically received. There was
such universal desire to see it In print that
I have. through the kindness Of Professor
Tutwiier. secured copy of 1t:
FORTIFIED, CHICHESTER, May 30, 1915.
Ny Dear Friend,-I send you few words,
at your request, which you may use as you
please.
Early in December, 1924, travelled from
Washington to Fredericksburg, where ]
stayed all night. do not know how was
known, but gentleman called on me and
asked me TO bis house, and spent q pleasant
evening. saw some young Virginian ladies'
there, and thought they were very charm
ing. | was amused with the curiosity which
my new friends showed to hear some news
about England. A gentleman came up to
NE and asked how / left Mr.. Campbell, the
poet. Luckily had lately called on him in
London on some business about relation of
his who thought Of emigrating 10 America,
and could therefore give satisfactory au-
swer At Fredericksburg / first tasted corn.
bread, aud used it oil the time that lived
| in Virginia. / wish that / could have it
now. '.. -'
From Fredericksburg l had two days
rather unpleasant journey to Charlottesville
| in the stage-coach. The roads were bad, the
accommodation not good, and the company
rather indifferent. The young men OF the
present day can hardly conceive what this
road was theG, for suppose that there is
now railroad the whole distance.
AT the University l lived at least two
months in the house which was assigned to
me in great solitude. and during bad weather
it would have been still worse if had not
experienced the kindness Of the proctor, Mr.
81 ockenbrough, whose wife's sister l after.
wards married. The other professors had
embarked in an English vessel for Norfolk,
and they lad very long passage. The ship
was described to me as something like an old
| hay-stack, II could just float and 20 before
the wind. had more wisely embarked in
one Of the New York American packets from
Liverpool. Since that time the English have
learned to build good ships for the American
trade. When my brother professors arrived
at the University they found me eating
cornbread and already Nirginian in tastes
and habits. Things were rather rough, but
| have always had and still have the faculty
oe,, elf Gap ,2o,.
stances. A few days after my arrival at the
University l walked up to Monticello to see
Mr. Jefferson. / made myself known TO his
servant and was introduced into his great
room. In few minutes tall, dgnified old
man entered, and after looking at me mo.
ment, said, '' Are you the new Professor of
Ancient Languages 2" [ replied that was.
lie observed, " You are very young;" to
which answered that would grow older.
He smiled, and said that was true. He was
evidently somewhat startled ut my youthful
and boyish appearance, and | could plainly
see that he was disappointed. We fell to
talking and stayed to dine with him. He
| was grave and rather cold in his manner, but
he was very polite: and was pleased with
bis simple Virginian dress, and his conversa-
| ton free from all atfectation. I remember
this interview as if it took place yesterday.
| During my solitary residence before the
University opened | visited Monticello seye.
raj times, and occasionally passed the night
| there. / thought that Mr. Jefferson became
better satisfied with the boy professor, aud
we talked on all subjects. He saw that I
| took great interest in the geography of Anne.
| rica and in the story of the Revolution and
| be told me much about it. but in very mod
est way as to himself. He showed me the
original draft of the Declaration of Indepepd-
ence, and he could clearly see that was in
habits, as have always been and still am, a
man who preferred plain republican institu.
| tions to the outward show and splendor OF
European king gdoms-when say republican
institutions mean genuine republican, for
republic may have the name, and very little
besides that value.
[ often saw Mr.. Jefferson between this
time and his death. Wbea he came on bis
horse to the University he generally called
Oh me. His thoughts were always about
this new place of education, Of which he
was really the founder; and though the first
few years of the University were not quite
satisfactory be confidently looked forward
to the future and to the advantages which
the State would derive from the young men
who were educated in the University of Vir-
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| remember well "A long conversation
which I once bad with Mr.. Jefferson on
George Washington. He spoke Of him
freely and generously as Of a man of great
and noble character. Mr.. Tucker, in his life
of Jefferson, has given the. character of
George Washington as Jefferson wrote it,
and it is, perhaps, certain that the character
was written at the time when Mr. Jefferson
spoke OF Washington to me, though he told
me something more than the written charac-
tereentains, bnt nothing that is contradictory
to it. The character is exceedingly well
written, and it proves that as mere writer
Jefferson might. have excelled most men of
his day.
discovered sthat Mr.. Jefferson was well,
acquainted with Poly bius, who is not agood
writer, but man of excellent sense and the
sourzlest judgment. The last time that
saw Mr.. Jefferson, when he was suffering
from eomplaint which caused his death, he
was reading Piney's letters, and we had
some saik about II passage. A few weeks
after, whea / was at the Sweet Springs du.
ring the summer vacation, heard Of bis
death. There vas MECH foolish display 10
2Dd some esuayagant bombastie
orations. Those who had more sense showed
their feeling in another way. The man who
had done so much for Virginia and the Uni
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