Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-27
THE UNIVERSITY.
a BRILLIANT ADDRESS FROM SENATOR
VOORHEES,.
Justice-Ths Bachelors Of Law
Society Medallists,
Especial telegram to Tho Dispatch.l

living are past middle age, and yet the tall
,ycaHorc OF the Wabash Is not an old man.
lie arrived from Washington last night, and
fais mGrnihg addressed the Joint societies.
An immcnse throug iled the hall, for next
o. the visit Of ihe President his coming has
done The most 20 attract strangers to the
University.
on the occasion Of senator Voorhees, adj
dress tn 1860 Captain Charles Wilson. a.
president OF tho Washington Society, intro
Cuced him.
Bcnjamn Basel, president o. the wash
ingion society. aud w. J. II. Bohannon. OF
the Jefferson Society, presided. Mr. Bohan.
non introduced senator VOORHEES,.
yooguEKs's SPEECH.
The senator sad that no other name had
been The theme Of so much controversy or
the subject oi such intense devotion as well
=, violent assault as JefersOn's. The grave
a brought no peace 10 his memory. When
f0 soldier or sagc dies II IL usually the habit
g. fhc world 20 pass final judgment on him.
1NU, was not this the ease with jefferson
p1hy docs he live stl and why does his life
provoke contenlionsy when George III.
..rud,d the throne jefferson was iU his
iNen.s-thiTd year. lie moved in 4 circle OF
I.,al,is headed by Governor Fauquier, but
lf sqd been formed bv nature b. meet the
faI ihc csrc>Ses OF those who believed Ia the
Divine right OF kings did not spoil him. lie
stood st the
DOOR or THE BURdEssEs
when Patrick Henry "spOke az Homer
wrote" Snd ia tho matter OF advanced news
vr. on fl level with that daring advocate OF
human rights. Ills election TO the House Of
IH-rcsscs began a pubic career Of forty
ye4r.. lie had for fellow. members Wash
n.ou. Henry. Carey, Randolph, and others.
Tnit term considered only the wrongs in
lr'td on Massachusetts,, and the Leelsla-
tUrc was dissolved bg the r0yalist Governor.
lac history OF the enactment OF the
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
E. go important that It has caused to be for
.'fon TOE significant fact that Jefferson
..r,rd his country IN Congress less than ELK
months. lie was called 10 consecrate bis
,auntry's views in a single expression aOd
iH.u resigned and returned 20 Virginia.
Nrf Tie had a work Of reformation 10
form in hls native state. The royal Gov
,unrui had been vicious and bis assault
r..ru 20 was sudden and bold. He began by
Producing n biil which swept away The
.ys> of primogeniture and thereby drew upon
U'm the bitter resentment Of those who
lung 10 that vestigo Of icudal wrong as
GENEROUSLY as the held TO their religion.
Iir WIS denounced as
BOLD INNOvATOR
fffkiug 10 wreck the existing order OF
.lu-s The frame work OF society was es-
..ntisiy aristocrale, and the cavaliers looked
Iuln him very much Is the followers OF
Charlie. /. regarded Cromwell, who bad cons
r,.rted then lands. Church organizations
I,,.ineyery age prosecuted those who have
a.l,I o. oppose the black and deadly poison
ofintolcrance, and they who have endeavOred
fr pe ioyal o. their consciences have been led
rough FIRE and blood.
THg PILGRIM FATHERS
ol New England established a religious sys.
f,m 90, despotic as that they had fed from
.rl that before they had lett the deck Of the
M..uye ship. They even refused 10 allow
.utL0dv 10 vote or hold Office unless be was
.u.mIcr Of the Church. TINS WAS not the
.i,c In Rhode Island. due 10 the Baptisls,
.Yr in Pennsylvania, owing 10 the Quakcrs
.Ir in MARYLAND. where the Catholics ordered
r.r-,- flertuuy. 4 particular form OF re-
zion was prescribed. Treason against Christ
$3.50. treason sgsinst the Government, aud
.a, rcrSG. 10 wgs not very different IN
Virginia. Baspbemers could neither hold
aCvil Office nor vote. Churcu property had
trrome enormous, and the landed gentry
-sp'u,ed IFS cause. In the face OF such
urroundiugs. confronted by the authority
n ages. and threatened with the wrath Of
powerful class.
JEFFERSON HURLED HIS BOLT
Z destruction against this alliance Of Church
and slate. II Is hard to-day OF the noontide
- religious liberty TO realize the conflict.
The laws which interIcred with The freedom
20 conscience were swept away and no
Lunar, fgxs. interviewed bftgfpu the citizen
aud his Maker.
As the author Of the
STATUTE or RELIGIOUS IBEg1Y
hc wa. denounced a. one engaged in break
in. down the affairs OF the good.
J,I,rson's relation to the question Of
slavery De- quIe clear. Though a slave
owner be- favored gradual emancipation, aud
20, first bii be cyerintrOduced into legis-
btiye body was 10 secure for the owners Of
slaves the right 10 emauc.pate them. Nine
teen years later the bin became law.
Th" Declaration Of lndcpeudence a. first
drafted denounced the "Chri,tian King
for imposing unon the people OF The colonies
ihc curse Of slavery. and Virginia soon after
made it a flony TO import Africans for
bondage.
WTLHEWoR'E DESLkNCS
100 the world saws Of him, out Jefferson
more. for the Baptist statesman only follow
81 where the great Nir.ipiou LEAD. When
J.nrr>on entered Wa.hngtou's Cabinct az
secretary 81 state tAc country was In the
midst Of the r. Sciion which followed the in-
t~u,c days az the Revolution, and leading
men were beginning 10 doubt The wisdom Of
ft,ir own acts. Hamilton favored a strong
Governments With a bias towards monarch
I.al consolidation 50 strong that be and his
-smp'hlzer, were willing 10 allow the M !
runa, legislature the laws made 10y the state /
l.,,fuLenl-. Hamilton thought
THE ENGLISH MODEL
Zoe only good one, and near the end OF his /
H.. wrote that the American Constitution I
Rl.anan aud worthless fabric, but Jctier- 7
..n never talicIoi In bis love 0f popular
..,ernmcnt lie never wayered IN bis faith /
thc capacity OF the people to govern !
r0u.eyes. He took such strong grounds /
u their favor that he was claSsed as a
I.coblu. II be bad ialiered as others did /
..I, Government would have gone down IN /
first decade Of IT. life.
Three cheers were proposed for Senator l
voorhees, and were given with will.
There were loud calls for the Hon. John /
Go0de, who responded briefly.
LAWYERS.
The Bachelors Of Law are George W. An
OtTsNn. N1hai uhut IN JOuh = hAibONis !
Iuipeper: Herbert Barry, Warrcnton +. /
H. C. Bnthers0U, Galveston, Texas; /
Thoma. A. caldwell, WytheNlle; Charles I
Caldwell, Warrenton; \. +. Chalmers,
Richmond Ernest +. Cochran, seneca, ;.
-. W. u. Coles, E,tOuteyilie; Willie A.
r,ntse.s, Portsmouth; Daniel Grinnau, Ra.
Wdsu; John W. 1elbg, LyDchburg; DAVID
IS. Hausieu, Aberdeen, Miss; samuel l..
kelly. Heidelhurg, Miss; ". II. Lyons,
Richmond; Nathan Newbry, llertiord;
William J. Awsley, Midway, KY; Thomas
Palmer. BrOOksvlle, Fla; j. ". ;. Peters,
University Of Virginia; K. Reid Rogers,
49,. sterling, KY; B. II. Sewcll Jones'
Vile. Va; Vi. l.. sbacselford, Charloites.
Vnc, Frank simontoD, EyinsiOh, fh; j.
sydney smith. Bethel, Va; John A. Wales,
Tex; James a. Williams,
Naueltsburs, ny.
Tonight the celebration Of the jefferson
Literary society attracted to the University
he largest crowd for msny years. W. !. IL.
tOhannOn presided. Toe DebateTs medal
"a. awarded Mr. j. L. Kelley ana the Ora
tor. medal TO Mr.. J. ii. Scott, both OF Viz
siula
l. is high compliment to Richmond
student, Mr.. j. 81. &. Bagby, that one OF the
Cars scholarships hss been conferred upon
80. a.. tkss.t tss,a frbfc fneaua nuneual /