Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-16

North and South could rally Ia The splrit
OF ira,erna devotion ~ Tin glury OK
common country. This fostering rare on
The mart Of Washington bJs been sn ever
unfolding Influence Tor good, bccI'isc 81
tte moral force Of an example - august
an l,eceuse Of the material ben, ii,s II has
brnugbt 10 this school. 10 was tins exam
rie. nj tbe suggestion of Li2ht-Uorse
Harry Lee. winch induced The officers 81
the Virginia division OF tie "Society OF
the ClneinnatI" to make their large donl-
tion Il was this which prompted John
Robinson, one OF Washiugton's veterans.
to bequeath to It his entire estate; 1t was
this that constrained men OF public spirit
I'm Boston and other northern cities IN the
early Gaysof It's history to make coDtri-
button of eco.
A CFNTUNNIAL ORGANIZATfON-STATESN
AND TIE PRESS.
II was this that suggested the happy plan
of holding centennial meeting in the city
u philadelphia 10 organize an effort for the
larger endowment Of he University. This
meeting was made successful beyond anti
cipatIon by the Attendance Oi Representa-
i've citizcns from ali arts of the countrv,
without regard to political associations. II
was fully held IN Independence ildl. and
the srIiit Cf the assembly WIS worthy u
the place, Of The occasion, and oi ih' mon
WHO composed il. Tie interest expressed
m IT. purro.e by such distinguished ,t1t's-
ncr. uMlanihrop SIS. and iurstS ~ Robert
&. Winthrop, Charles Francis Adams, ana
George +. Ilo.r, Of Massachusetts,; Ih'o-
dorc +. Randolph, of New jersey; \. @.
Thurman. 81 Ohio; William W. Eaton of
Courcc,Icut; T. \. Hendricks, 81 inlima;
4. +. B1yard. u Delaware; >. W. Fornri.
Of Philadelphia; l.. q. {. Lamar. o. Ms
siS>ippi: William Pincbney Wh'to. ~ Mary
land: William NJ Ev1rt, and samuel >.
1ild,n. q New York Chiri-.Ju''ice Waite,
Of the United states supreme Court.
and Chicljus,ice Stron9, late ot The
same ccurt-wiih otter. equally emf
Lont. bat not mentioned here because OF
their nuMbcT-aitcst the sympathy and
altroyal e the only pairicln class recog-
ui2td in tins land. composed " those who
are enrcllod ~ genius, learning. and pub
&c scrSice. This call upon the country q
ad i'm the larger cnlOWmeut of the tni-
N,rsitv was followed los the prOmp, 70
,ton>r = WUniicrnt contributors. ana
notably an oug them such nam 1Ic prom-
nrut a. those al Colonel ThODl, y. ~to'i.
II. n. Houston. Lcander j. and tyru, II.
MtCoYmirt. ". W. jogrorau. Colonel J..
.. French, George Peabody. and others.
whose generous donations were m1i' Pee.
.ofc or alter the centennial appeal. Nor Is
a. less significant I1tt that thD gro't iouc-
raj, Of he North, Ike the HcrHd. Il't me-
T,mcs, Post. and fommCc'1i. OF New
York. sud the L,GGcr, HqUTrr. Times.
Press, and Nor'b Ane-ic1a. Of PhIddri-
rhia. ~ eloquent editorial, commended
tLe effort to secure = laTg'l endowment
=. I'D. %. 4 ....tr ..r
would have i'm Trconring an section, oi
The country by hon'IIng together their
Revolutionary ancestors. rckindhn- around
one altlr The patriotism 10 which 40 toe
STATE, owe thor common origin, and thus
realizing the hopes oi Washington Tor ;
united and happy country.
THE FRATERNITY on PATRIOTS.
This i, the aspiration that no" animate,
and binds in trUo-t concord al. Huri"ur
citizens, irrc,YcrtWe of geographic! line,
or party preferences
We havcan immediate illustration o!'his
in tie presence OF the distinguished fnl-
d,lphiau-Way not say AmDri.lIt who
cone, 10 make bis contribution % tlrp 'aa-
sure and profit of Tbs commencement. ana
whose address tomorrow W. are tnii''-
latiug 80 eagerly.
These ore some # TIE demonstrators oi
rcs,orCd fraternity which -iSc stern
and ju,t rcbukc to those who would beg.
ucilatc alienation between tdr North ana
the south and Who propose L. c3n.u'i NE
coming presidential campaigns u der Tine
leadership 0f candidates who pr.>i,t 100
waving tie bloody ~. uum ntion3h'e
here. hut branded by it~ own vulgar name
~ the ba-,~t oi hanncr>--ymbot OF .rc-
tiunal hatred and strife whlc We instead