The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-15
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-, February II, 1876. 81
Editors Of the Dispatch: send an ac-
countof the intermediate celebrationFef the
literary societies of Hampden.Sfdney College,
which took place 1lst night, At an early
hour the chapel was filled with the beauty
and elite Of Prince Edward and surrounding
counties. The exercises were opened with
prayer by Dr.. B. NJ. Smith go 72ne - ~.
Professor L. l.. Holiday then introduced
MIR. j. A. Smith, of Texas, " no gave usa most
excellent grafton. His subject was: (" Play
your part we'll in life's drama" He surely
played we'll his part in last nights drama.
His efforts. indicate q glorious destiny for
him in the worlds broad field of battle. u.
Then followed Mr.. c. Stokes, of Prince
Edward, Vac, senior orator for the Philan.
thropicG Society, who gave Us, az Grafton
worthy of a senior on The desire OF kno WI
edge" He showed the audience that " there
is nothing great IL earth but man. and no.
thing great 10 man but mind -, and that
true happiness is the result of this aoble
thirst for knowledge. .as1 '",e.s }.,- 80 va
Mr.. 81. C. Grigsby, Of Charlotte, Va, then
held the audience entranced while in eloquent
strains aud complimentary terms be referred
to that noble statesman Algernon Sidney,
whose name, like that Of aHampden--united
with him in sentiment, united In a. strong
love for Freedom, and united with bis In
the noble name of our old Alma Mater,
will live in the hearts of the people Of the
United States as long as one spark Of that
high.bornspirit which 30 nobly characterized
bis life burns in the breasts of the lovers of
liberty. The young orator, has, caught. the
spirit Of IFS, and showed that our revolution.
airy heroes gave their all 10 defence Of the
same principles for which Sidney gave his
life. si,It;j -, .s .,ts5s: s.ii % na!. 81
1 Mr.. Don. McPhail then pronounced most
eulogistic Grafton on DR.. Mattauer, whose
death the good people Of Prince Edward
and surrounding country have recently been
called to mourn. The distinguished surgeon
Is too well known In Virginia for us to tell
how we'll the orator from Charlotte sung his
praises. The Doctor no longer rests beneath
the turf "anhonored and unsung. +
The gentleman, while doing honor to the
genius Of the iamented surgeon did honor to
himself, and displayed a genius of high or.
der as an orator. 5.tA2 Sifc.$si . +,
. MIR. R. A. WALES, of Nelson county, Va,
in an eloquent and prophetic manner, told
us of q g farewell to the Century Of Free
dom whose birth was announced by the
bell Of liberty at Williamsburg, whose death.
knell will be heard In the sounded the /" CEN
tenuial bell.D It's funeral dirge will be
heard In lamentations that shall beWal the
tyranny Of third term. HI. s. .. -. !.
Mr.G N. Shanks, OF Fancy Hill, Va,
|quite distinguished himself as an orator, and
be showed us In D most excellent manner
|" our native manhood, e. It's former glory, its
present glooYa, and It's frightening future.
He asks If sthe men. Of to-day shall continue
to be ungnindful Of their true manhood end
that OF the nation shall they continue to
worship the islordly dime; )" shall their only
goe be ambitiofl ) and shall they thus, with
Carrieidal ingfxtit1de, tear into nothing our
sGonstitution, the only guardian to nations
true ahhood Z, :-Let,the lovers of their na.
hon,sp true manhood answer no and lie;
their efforts be 20 srestere hhrS to here ornel
fprfde pristine glory.
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