Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-03

WASHINGTON, D. c., January g.
Especially delegation of Virginians
headed by ex-Judge James 8. sener, pres
ident of the General Association Of Alum
nj Of the University Of Virginia, called
/ on the President to-day, to Invite him and
his cabinet to visit the University on the
18th of June, which is Alumni Day.
The delegation was introduced by Repre-
sentative Hay, of the Seventh D1strlct-
Among those who composed it, besides
Judge Sener, were the following: DR.. ].
| W. Nlallet, vice chairman of the faculty;
r. Walton Moore, chairman of the ESecu-
tive Committee Of the Board of Visitors:
Judge George w. Morris, and ex-Judge R
T. W. Duke of Charlottesville; Surgeon
General Rixey. of the navy; DR.. 2. S.
Roy, secretary of the local Alumni AS
sociation; ]. George Hiden. of Culpeper.
and James Hay, Jr-
Responding to the address of Judge
Sener,. which is given below. the Presi-
dent said, In part:
Presidents Remarks.
Mr. Chairman, Congressman and Cen
tlemen,-I am indeed glad to have the
honor of a visit from you to invite me
to visit the University of Virginia
have Ions hoped for an opportunity to
visit the institution. I can no better show
my interest in it than to tell you that
when we were preparing to remodel the
White House, the first thing did was to
send for pictures of the University build
ings, in order to study them, and to In
f,,1Jx he Toff ia
of architecture in the rernodelled White
house. These pictures, as Surgeon-Gene-
raj Rixey knows, are now hanging in the
White House halls.
'As 1 have said, long have wished
for an opportunity to visit the University.
Ny friend. DR.. Thomas Nelson Page, has
time and again insisted on my visiting
it, and few Sunuays ago. when I Wis
tied my friend Wilmer, at Rapidan, he
also pressed me to visit the historic in
stitution.
Trip West interiors.
! Nothing could induce me to forego that
pleasu on the day you mention, but my
trip West, which has already been ar.
ranged for. My itinerary has not yet
been made out and cannot yet tell
whether I will get back in time. have
to be in St Louis in April, to do honor
! great occasion. and cannot tell Wen l
| will return. However, I will do my best
to arrange to be present, and if cannot,
will be very glad to come at some other
| time
"As to my Cabinet would regard 1t as
unwise to take them all with me away
! from the seat Of government, yet will
try to arrange to have one or two with
me- And, by the way. when do come,
! 4 want you to have my friend Wilmer
| there If he is not there, there will be
bloodshed.
William and Mary.
.'I have not only been interested IN the
University. but in her sister institution,
William and Mary. as well, which, as you
| know, IS the oldest college In the United
States, next to darvard. l have thought
stI1atsit is pity that it could not be
consolidated with the University of Vir-
ginia. in order to give 1t continuous
history.
''You need not press it upon me to come,
for assure you that it is my earnest
desire to do SO.
Tennessee Institutions.
.oThere are other Southern institutions
| in which am deeply interested, among
which are the University OF Tennessee,
and Sewanee, the president OF the first
of which. Dir. Dabneyr is an alumnus Of
the University Of Virginia
"If had no other reason to want to
visit the University. I would find suf-
| icient reason In wanting to see the his
toric spots which are pointed out in the
| map which Judge Sener has presented to
me, and to which he has referred in his
invitation"
Judge Sener's address, which was read
by him. was as follows:
| Judge Sener,s Address.
"Mr. President-By your permission we
Invite you and your Cabinet to come to
the University Of Virginia on Alumni
| Day, June 10th. of this year. 1908. This
invitation is not formal and perfunctory.
but is extended to you as the lineal suc-.
cessor Of Thomas Jefferson, who held, a
century ago, the great office you now
| occupy The University was founded by
Mr.. Jefferson Cwho was Its first rectorl,
and, as you know. he asked that this fact
should be inscribed, as it is, upon his
tomb.
"As the head and on behalf Of the Gene
raj Alumni Associa tion, in presenting this
invitation, assume that your Excellency
| will readily recognize the eminent pro-
priety of our mission. and we believe that
our invitation will command your thought
tul COnS1QeFdClQn,1 anu tudl you Will uOuOGF
Jeferson's name and memory by your
acceptance now. and your presence at
| the University next June.
The Northwest Cession.
"Tou and your Cabinet need no remind
er that this Is the one hundred and TWEEN
ty-second anniversary Of the day when
Virginia, at the request Of the Act OF
Congress OF September l. 1850. preferring
the good of the country to every object of
smaller Importance, resolved to yield to
the United States all right, title and
claim to the lands northwest Of the Ohio,
which was duly decided by Thomas JEFF
ferson, James Monroe, ct ais, March 1,
1854, to be erected into distinct republi-
can States of the American Union. with
the sovereignty and independence Of the
other States OF the American Union This
| offer of cession occurred whilst Mr.. JEFF.
fersou was Governor. and was the fore
runner Of that great extension Of terri
tory within the oceans and between lakes
and gu!fs which was very greatly added
to by the treaty OF Paris OF April 80.
| SOS. and further largely increased by the
results of the treaty of GuadaIoupe HI
lsdalgo. of February Z, lS4s Your mind,
Mr.. President, naturally reyerts to the
l5greatsworks done by Mr.. Jefferson in these
additions Z ia thA national domain, and