The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-12
FROM THE HUB.
Jottings and Observations About Bos.
ton.
The Glorious Fourth-Statues-A Good suc-
gestton- Butler and Harvard-C Charles
Francis Adams and Greek-Tempess In
Tenpot.
Especial Correspondence Of the Dispatch.I


Boston, July 3. 1883.
Yesterday was accompanied by the usual
display OF noise and exuberance OF boyish
enthusiasm. The Common was crowded
with men, women, and children. enjoyin e
rest, the shade, fireworks, balloon-ascen-
sion, &c. The elder John Adams, in the
first flush Of patriotic JOY at the Declara-
ton Of Independence, wrote:
II ought i he commemorated rs the day OF de-
llverance by solemn acts OF devotion to Almighty
God. II ought TO be socmnized with pomp and
parade; with shows, games. sports, guns, bells,
continent 10 the other, from this time forth for
evermore.
In this materialistic age we do not see the
jocun fervor which characterized the eel
ebrations Of our nations birth. In my
youth barbecues and addresses were COM
mon, and the Declaration was publicly
read. The war abated ardor, but It would
be well to revive the day rs a grateful re-
minder Of the origin Of the republic and OF
our Indebtedness to the patriots OF '7G. Pa
triotism is an essential element Of civiliza-
ton, and our youth should grow up with
an intense love for the States i'm which they
live and for the whole country. Virginia
surely has reason to be proud OF and to
commemorate her connection with the glo-
ries OF Independence and the Revolution.
STATUES.
Boston, besides her public works and
her institutions for the promotion OF learn
ing and taste, has large number Of statues
in honor Of distinguished men. / have
noticed in squares and avenues monuments
to Winthrop, Washington, Sam. Adams,
Webster, Everett, Mann, and Sumner, but,
strange to say, none exist to John Adams
and John Quincy Adams. Would it not
be well to "skip over" for time the
heroes Of the "civil war" until justice has
been done to those who gave us "coun-
try?"
In his memorable Centennial Grafton on
the 4th Of July. 1876, the Hon. Robert c.
Winthrop, after referring in fit terms to
the remarkable coincidence OF the deaths
Of Adams and Jefferson on the 4th Of July,
and that Fourth "the fiftieth anniversary
OF that great Declaration which they had
contended for and carried through so tri-
umphantly side by side" urged the build
ing OF a Joint monument commemorative
OF the services OF these ilustrious men.
"In the interesting little city of Weimar
many traveller must have seen and adj
mired the charming statues OF Goethe and
Schiller, standing side by side and hand in
hand, on single pedestal, and offering. as
it were, the laurel wreath OF literary prior
ity or prominence to each other"
A SUGGESTION.
What would be a wOrthier commence
ration of the marvellous coincidence and
OF the men who were the subjects OF it,
and of the Declaration with which, alike in
their lives and in their deaths, they are so
peculiarly and so signally associated, than
Just such monument, with the statues OF
Adams and Jefferson, side by side and
hand in hand, upon the same base, pressing
upon each other in mutual acknowledge
ment and Difference the victor palm OF a
triumph for which they must ever be held
in common and equal honor? 1t would be
q new tie between Massachusetts, and Vir-
ginia. 1t would be new bond of that
union which is the safety and the glory OF
both.
AS associations are now being formed TO
erect fit monument TO jefferson, nothing
could be more appropriate nor have hap
pier social and political effect than to en-
large the scope OF the effort and carry out
the wise suggestion of Mr.. Winthrop. .-
The Legislature still drags its weary
length along. The body and the Governor
are in unpleasant conflict. Each seems
more anxious for party or personal triumph
than for the good OF the State.
BUTLER AND HARVARD.
Governor Butler is irrepressble, and
manages to bring himself to the front most
cOnspicuously. For many years Harvard
College has conferred the degree OF LII. d.
upon the Executive OF the State. This
year the custom was departed from, and
the honor was withheld. The fellows OF
the college recommended the degree, but
the Overseers. by vote OF II to II, or
something near that, refused TO confirm,
and thus the proposed honor failed. But
Ter was invited to the alumni dinner, which
is n great occasion in Massachusetts, and
when called on to respond to the usual
toast to the Executive did so in speech so
clever, so appropriate, so eloquent, that,
despite the intended insult, he bore off the
honors of the day.
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS AND GREEK.
Two years ago, before the Phi Beta Kap-
pa Society, Wendell Phillips made his "dy-
namite-and-dagger speech, bristling with
points and full of agrarianism and red re-
publicanism. This year Charles Francis
Adams, Jr.. distinguished himself by an
scribed curriculum. He Is well known as
school reforms at Quincy, and would carry
the reformation into the University even.
The address is very readable, and has eX-
cited n wide discussion. "A waking error
is better than sleeping truth" Old insti
tutions need sometimes TO have the light OF
day let in. The truth in this, as in other
Al: ha nf I'M a;t
Harvard College publishes annually. i'm
addition to the catalogue, reports Of the
president and the treasurer. They contain
much valuable information.
The College Faculty, the Academic
Council, the Corporation, and the Over
seers are the four bodies charged with the
government and control Of the college.
The overseers are elected by the alumni.
They are an advisory body, have no power
of original legislation, but the action OF the
Corporation, or the Fellows, Is subinittedto
them for approval Giving the alumni
some control in college matters has been
found to work well in keeping up their in-
terest in the institution aud in securing
funds.
The treasurer in 1882 reported the funds
OF the college at s4,511 ,S6l.50.
TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT.
A little tempest in teapot exists in the
Charlestown nayy-yard. Much Of the ma
terial and personnel are to be transferred
to Portsmouth. The secret Of this is that
Portsmouth is in New Hampshire and
Chandler lives In New Hampshire. Two
years hence Blair's term as senator expires,
and Chandler has an eye on the Senate.
A navy-yard is an important factor in an
election. Chandler's civil service means
that the patronage and power Of the Navy
Department are to subserve the interests Of
himself and his party. Il.
Ruin Following the SparrOw's Death.