The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-29
VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY.

WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED FOR EDUCA-
TIoN IN THE OLD DoMINIoN-HoN. JOHN
DANIELS ADDRESS ON THE CONQUERED
SOUTH.
UNIVERSITY or VIRGINIA, June 2S, 1871.
The commencement season. has been in iuli blast
In Virginia Tor a month, and ribbons, flowers music,
diplomas. college rhetoric and young graduates have
been plentiful, while newspapers have been filed
with their names, speeches, &c The HERALD cannot,
Of course, find space tor these but the interest which
II takes in the subject OF education will justify few
statements about the educational status OF
Virginia in general and our State Univcr-
sity in particular. Prior TO the war Virginia
developing system Of education OF which
her leading men wero justly proud. Thomas Jelier-
son had proposed a system OF common schools acad-
emies and colleges which should revovo arouud
grand central luminarv-the Stale University.
The common school system was not adopted; but.
the State was dotted with private schools uamily
and ncighborhood), there were academies OF the
highest grade which attracted hundreds OF students
from other States, and galaxy Of colleges which were
doing solid, honest work, whlo the State University
had array OF able professors and standard Of
scholarship unsurpassed the continent and was
excrting an influence when made itself felt to the
utmost limit OF our Southern borders.
DESTROYING THE ACADEMIES.
The result OF the destroyed the academies, bank
rupted the colleges uuu eIL tue university pIostrate
But the energy and intelligent zeal with which our
people to work 10 reossbiish their institutions
Of learning and the which has crowned their
eirSrls has scarcely parallel in history Virginia, in
her deep poverty. has established Tree school system
anu gwen from public treasury lar more TO her
State institutions than ever before Academies
ana priva,e SCHOOLS have been re-establishcd
ali over The state, ana sndowmenls navc been
made (by private subscrpton) Tor The colleges
which are perfectly marveiiou" Anu. tnen,
and mi 90 I'M
Sacrifice 10 secure education, ami have crowded
colleges until II IS no. shown by actua sta
taken from the census OF 1870. hat virginia has
more Students IN It's male colleges than any tuner
Stale the Union in proportion " population-mofe
tnan IN Scotland II We exclude our co'orcd
people from the estimate peiieve tnat Tho same
prove true IN reference TO our female colleges,
but have not ~ hand the means Of making the est.
these. Aud tor Standards OF scholarship aud
requirements Tor graduation We challenge comparison
between our colleges aud any IN this country.
THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
The University OF Virginia stands at tho head or our
educational system, and claim that institution
IN this country requires harder work higher attain
ncnts of lis graduates IL was founded hty-two years
ago by Mr. Jefferson, who insisted on dispensing with
the old "curricuium" and adopting tho "unversty
free SYSTEM oil Gtrmany-I e., making u series of
s.independent schoos'' and allowing the students,
under inc faculty. to select such as they
may desire study are prepared 10 enter
The present session OF the University has been
representing twenty -four Sialos and moro ordery,
siudous, moral and religious body OF young men II
rarely found.
The commencement, oil winch this IL the final day,
has been most brilliant one. The sermon before the
Young Mems CHRISTIAN Association was by Rev. Dr.
John A. Broadus, OF south Carolina former professor
here who s recognized one OF the ablest and most
effective preachers on the coninent aud whose sermon
on this occasion fully up his high reputation
The speeches OF the students have Lecn highly CRED
table and the music, pronlenading balls, NC, nave
made the occasion one Of supreme ueght 10 oees ana
beaux.
But the event OF commencement has been the ad-
dress OF Hon. John W. Daniel, OF Lynchburg, promi,
nent candidate, for Governor on Conquered Nations
The object OF the address WINS to show that all nations
been conquered and that the South should draw
inspiration and hope from the lessons OF history 10
enable her submit herocaly TO her fato to blend
wih the conquering North. and to hope TOR the day
when the American Union shall be indeed . union OF
hearts and hands Tor the common veal
THE ADDRESS.
The following extracts Will indicate the character
and spirit OF the address,
Destiny whom shone the sun OF Austerlitz Europe
Il we
@ tho s s lis little
'Germany In It's deep Humiation." lie i, court
tase the oath Of allie glance French Emperor and
military ~sa as II y hin we're are
exacted Prussss ransom and Is decreea her
aaitered upon her fed paid clothed expense
the monarchy OF the great Frederick q be uonnd
in letters more strict aud calling than had in
modern times been imposed on an independent STATE
iS se sIsas came to the ONE IS
stein Minister Of Finance the other scharnairs Minister
to The Prussan peasants hereditary bonds
Stein four after he entered Office
ard ha out 70 them the non0rs na Of freedom
thoroughly reformed What stein was to the State scnan-
A. arms, lie enlisted that numoer for short
s s0sus sm the sa s ali
Prussia had bee into the service and out again
ready moment to take arms again. Thus the
o. M WAS made nS new army
brtn, the only grounds Of promotion.
There was too bold lender dragons who bated mot
Of or hG . sr s.ss n% lie
deserted the avsngng Nemesis to II reckon much'
tnsiam which reirs ii the universes success in war
ephemera defeat Itself contributes 70 nonrish n apoope
Be assured that when Whole people resolve 70 emancpatc
sneeesu have no iear Of The res And speaking Of
Napoleon The time may when Europe in body
onswi.l rise up IN arms ainst him The more he en-
rI' wncn they burst their ielters."
seven years passed. The time came. Europs arose in
moulded bullets iouh and a!e eraspei the masket The
soo II the s ierrc was tho
as Leipsic the burst In dismay and
AUSTRIA and Prussia net on the lsId u allied ,icory;
ss s h %o rolling Do s.
conqusror strucs down any delivered"
And now yet another scene looms up before mel"
II is the 18th une 1876 village clock Of Nivecs
striking eleven the twelfth stroke the boom o. can.
twelve O'Clock tor the the time Is up
The battle ut Waterloo begun On yonder hills seem
nowths oyercoat. the cooked hat the eagle
eve and cain baDe nntenance c the
field glass the field front sstens with bayonets.
have thcmthese En2 ~ he chucNes. The o,eh
Grays In line What pity ~ he says Over hill and
/, the roll OF musketry the grand 81 Of
artillery, the mig hy, terrible glory o Columns
and squa charge and conntercharge but these
Engsn' rooted to the ground. The tornado
ol iron hnil falls upon them. lizard pounding TINS.
gsntienen.' cooiy says the Iron Duke, hui we will
pouud longest 1t is Just three O'Clock. cloud OF
dust is rising aud tuicken!ng on tue sight. The Man Of
Destiny uneasy in his saddlca charge Is made 1T Is
repused seven O'clock there IL no indcnure in the
allied line. Tie Imperial Guard o France. with the
cnuue the front the
pack the grand gameser Ne looks uneasiy TO the
right 'Oh night GrOuchy would come ~ who
the old Guard vita Ney ut It's head descends TO Its last
charge, and his eye brightens Us the thrilling
cry resounus Iirs PEmpc,eurp Once displays
read manifeence more devoted heroism cxerts
It's splendid but as the glorious 0ataions of the
uuerur the hill there from the lips OF of
Ireland those strring words that time will
cherish In its last syliable"UL Guards. and them y!
There blaze oil hre along the crest the Guard dies 1t
l. hnisned No. finished That cioui OF dust