Daily Dispatch, Volume 29, Number 248, 2 July 1866 — Page 1

DAILY VOLUME 29. RICHMOND. MONDAY MORNING, JULY 2, 1866. NUMBER 248.

TTk imspatch r by COW arm* at BLLTROIf. >I'AT< H Ii 4?Hv*r?<1 to aabacrl- , v mIsI'AT' H ?? naiiTarao w ? w?*abl#fotta??*rrUrW*?k|y. V ' Vf. ' .fc,>rt?>r Period V ' \? .hortar jmwI.kJ * - ":.?*? RIK1-T i>J?p?t?:b t * ft ??? "' ' r ?' * ronntha rt j. t; ^ I T 1.181-ATrH ni?? P*r mma. ilirhmond Jispatch. ? ^ v \PA\ Jl.2( lSCC) 1 III: US 1 VERS IT Y. |0*m*?T.WEXT WEEK AT THE I XIVHRHITY. third day. iMM1.N( !:MKNT exercises. ,77 v.v?4 I>r>h'FSSES OF DK VAl- ;; V 1 \/? //o.V .1 //. // STl'AKT. University, June 30, 1866. ( .mmoncement exercises, which i present session, took place yes. 1. -riling. The public hull was in. <' holding the large crowd that iil'ied. 1' ?.r- lay evening the graduates held ? j, in a< eordanee w:th the customs >? hool, t"r the purpose of electing 1 M trshal and Assistant Marshals occasion. The following students f , husen: . ,? 1 M irshal. Chapman Maupin: DeVarshals, F. D. Moore, J. L. WatJ. Bryan. J. Kayner, Albert Baker, ,'i. s K. Kives, I.. K. Watts, T. S. Gar. J. D. Myers, and K. W. Early. These .. n labt?red faithfully to preserve I rronorui/c the limited space of :m... Tiu ir arrangements were admi ? rfci ted, or they would not have iMc t" have seated by far the num. wcr<- accommodated. In conse 1 th?' large crowd, the centre seats r,s,r\e>i exclusively for the ladies; th :; ! ?! j. of the hall presented one 1 hr.oity, which was bedazzling ami ;r;g t<> any poor mortal who looked \t.,h..ut 10 o'clock the Board of Visi>11 teultv. escorted hy the Marshals, , into the hall and took their ne. ,fij. <1 v'ats. Governor Peirpoint and , w. r?* present. Among the visi- | ? t! e .stage we noticed Bishop \\ il- <?: I.oui-iana; Professor William j A. M., of Washington College;; rigors K. M. Venahle and John K. . t the Louisiana State Seminary. The, . v Ki-t mentioned gentlemen are i .?.is of the University and ex-Con- ! '. rate officers. j < EKTIIIClTES AND IUPI.OMAS. I ;; v. J. L. Lindsay offered prayer. 1 . M . ipin then delivered certificates .?cry t<? sixty-eight students. We ?;:.at ?>ur crowded columns will not a- to publish them, i.i:Al't aTKS or TIIF. fSIVERSITT. diplomas were then delivered. The a. .? . a list of the graduates: in tin' St'h(>ol hf Jjttt'tH.?T. J !ics, Petersburg; L. Marye, Prede.[g; A. M. Miller, Petersburg; F. M ? r--, Kieliinond ; \V. Nelson, York1. Preston, Lexington ; JL K. Tun- . Norfolk ; J. S. Watkins, Halifax. in the School of (nxk.?C. ;? the I'niversily; K. Preston, LcxJ. I.. Watkins, Halifax. 1 f >? in Fraich.?E. Borland, Lou- . J. Bryan, Fluvanna; W. K. (I. ,.<?, Powhatan ; J. A. Cunningham, Jr., iid; W. B. Davis, the University ; l.ui/.a, Charlottesville; H. M. MagruA11 ???marie ; T. S. Martin, Albemarle; J>. M .ore, Richmond; J. B. T. Moss, ? iii.itle ; G. if. W.Nalle, Culpeper; J. Bawling*, Albemarle; J. Kayner, Bal- ;??;???, Md.; F. T. Stribling, Staunton; il. II. Stuart, Jr., Staunton; W. C. -.Gloucester; J. Tabb, Gloucester; 1'.. Turley, Tennessee; 11. C. White, !tim<.re, Md.; M. Woods, Albemarle. ? if. in ?C. Maupin, the .. > ty ; F. Preston, Lexington. - i L i'is in the School of Modern Isin--IVau hanil ^krtnun.?F. I). Moore, ?nd ; J. Kayner, Baltimore,Md.; C. I.t* !"i, Kiehtuond. 'iUs in th> School of M'llhcinatia.? ?it Baker, Winchester; 1*. Hamilton k- i vill, Kicbmoud ; C. Cox, Alexant J. M. M. Davis, Charlottesville; 11. M tgruder, Albemarle ; K. L. Nelson, ivauna ; A. M. Miller, Petersburg ; J. M. ? iings, Albemarle; A. L. Richards, ip irr; K. B. Tunstall, Norfolk; J. K. nigtkdd, Albemarle; M. IVoods, All>eirli'.

: l-'iUs in the School of Xdtural Phi. , v.?Cornelius Cox, Alexandria ; Jas. M.M. I?.i\i>, Charlottesville; William M. lV;ki:i\ Buckingham; Charles E. Hives, A !nu.trle ; Johr. Scott, Warronton; MiWoods, AllK'inarle. <r' fl'inttin '.he Sch>x>l of i'hunLitry. T. K. J'?\iics, Petersburg; (J. W.O.Mauii, J:., Portsmouth ; J. C. Nutt, Mobile, V!.?.: J. K. Reynolds, Baltimore, Md.; J. W. Roper, Caroline ; J. Scott, Fauquier; 1.. U, Watts, Portsmouth; J. M. White, Norfolk county; W. II. White, Ports:."'it!i: T. P. W oodson, Albemarle, or-j I. it's in th> School of Moral PhilosoBrown, Maryland; E. Borland, !? 'uidana; Henry Cute, Tennessee; H. hoiio, Maryland; T. S. Garuett, llanoA T. Lcftwich, Lynchburg; Rev. J. >. Lindsay, the University; C. S. Mc- ' *? ilis!,, 'Weston, West Virginia; II. T. M >r, St. Louis, Mo.; J. C. S'ott, Mobile, \ i. Frank Preston, Lexington ; William i?. l'ruden, Hertford, N. C.; S. Travcrs Fiollips, Staunton; C. E. Hives, Albee!??; N. E. Richards, Fauquier; T. W. i? ! irds, Fauquier; John Este Reynolds, in - a re, Md.; J. W. Roper, Caroline; J ;u S< "tt, Warrentop; John H. Smith, Aington, Kv.; A. II. II. Stuart, Jr., inton; C. E. Taylor, Richmond; T W. Taylor, Granville, N. C.; Thomas b. I i.rU-v, Memphis, Tenn.; L. K. Watts, I' rw'nouth; S. V. Watkins, Jr., Peters1'iirjr; J. M. White, Portsmouth, John S. W >e, Hiclunotid. <r o l iott s in the School of History and /??brnb/rr.?-J. Bryan, Fluvanna; C. Mauthe University; J. K. Wingficld, Ml'<luarle. <trn twite* in the School of Medicine ' the title of [factor of Medicine).?W. A. ll.iwfs, King William ; W. II. Lipscomb, 1 ul"ttesville; J, M. McClung, Lexing- '?. J. I>. Myers, Lexington; J.I).Osbom, Alabama. (i"fbates in the School of Lore' (irith ? ? f tl> i f llnchelor of Iavds).?W. A. A'nhrson, Rockbridge; R. 11. Christian, h ? iimond : E. W. Early, All>emarle ; W. ' Koikes, Lynchburg; R. C. Holland, 1 iK-kc: J. C. Hutcbcson, Mecklenburg; s- Mi limy, Hampton; R. Rives, [L.L. I ni\crsity of Heidelberg,J Albemarle. OR. MAITIN'R ADDREM. At the close of the distribution of cer. hf.-atesof proficiency and diplomas, Dr. Maupin, Chairman of the Faculty, deb1'rcl the fo''owing interesting address: ' t lies and gentlemen,?Many now preM ,il will vividly recollect the celebration ?' 'he 20th of June, 1860?the last of like ?''?arteter held in this hall. The inteiliie re c and beauty of Virginia were here, ?^pressing by their presence their deep '?'??rest in the welfare of the institu';on, and uiejr sympathy in the success of bin young men who had been the recipicuts of its instruction and its honors. The l> ditical horicon was not without a cloud. !<t all was then apparently serene ana l>ros|ierous. All heart* were united in dvvouon to the Uoioa m evtabUshed by

our fathers, and the patriotic voice of an honored son of a northern State was listened to with rapt attention and pleasure. We wore brethren of a common country, and our prayers ascended in unison for the prosperity, happiness, and renown of a united people. Hut the scene soon changed. Before the vear closed, the unmistakable premonitions of civil strife had occurred, and war, with all its horrors, was upon us tiefore the recurrence of another annual festival. Peace is the indispensable condition of the success of education. The tread of I armies and the shock of arms leave no opnortuuity for the quiet pursuits of literatare and science. Most of the institutions of learning in \ irginiaand throughout the 1 houtli were closed during the eventful four years' struggle. The University of Virginia, looking to the future rather than present results, kept open its doors, though the catalogue of its students was reduced to a twelfth of its former numbers. The cessation of hostilities found its organization unbroken, and its Faculty in position to invite the return of students. No one, in view of the condition of the country, anticipated that any considerable number could at an early day avail themselves of its advantages. The result, however, has surpassed the hopes of the most sanguiuc. Th? numl?er of students the present session has been two hundred and fifty-eight. Our own State has furnished one hundred and sixty-seven of the number, and all the southern States except Florida and Arkansas, all the middle States, and one or two of the northwestern, have representatives now present. This is an auspicious resumption of the accustomed functions of the institution, and gives promise of a speedy restoration of itsformer prosperity. The scene before ino gives assurance of the abiding interest of the people of Virginia in the fortunes of the State University ; whilst from every part of the country c?>me the most flattering indications of the favorable estimation in which it is held. From these indications, as well as from positive data, I think I cannot he mistaken in estimating the number of students for the next session at nearly double the present. 1 cannot forbear to avail myself of this tilting occasion to bear emphatic testimony to the deportment of the students of the present session. 1 confess I hud misgivings of the etfects of army life upon the character of our young men. War is said to be demoralizing. It surely cannot be so to those who are the subjects of the discipline of the canip, and who encounter the hardships and perils of the tield. I have had thirty-three years experience as a teacher, and 1 can truthfully say that in all my intercourse with young men I have never met with a class so exemplary in ? deportment and so praiseworthy in attention to their appropriate duties. The war has brought suffering, and sorrow, and ruin upon our people. It has uprooted our institutions and set at naught our cherished ideas of social, civil, and political philosophy, but it lias prepared our young men i for the great changes its results have | brought upon tis. It has made them thoughtful, manly, and self-reliant, and has fitted them for "the task of building up anew the shattered fortunes of the State. My young friends, the hopes of the country are, in a degree unequalled in the past, centered upon you. Of those- who formerly enjoyed your advantages, and who were the recipients of similar academic and professional honors, how many have given their lives to a cause, of which it will he the province of impartial history to speak iti fitting terms. Many of them have fallen by your sides, for not a few of you hear the unmistakable marks of your antecedent positions and relations. Their virtues and their talents will bo cherished in your memories, but their active services are forever lost to the country. To you who survive them is left tho double task of tilling, as far as may be, the measure of their usefulness as well as your own. The men of science and letters were decimated during the late war. An honored colleague and cherished friend fell upon ! the battle-field, and hundreds of the alumni of this institution, distinguished I for scholastic attainments, and nianv of them eminent in the various walks of life, ure known to have perished. What is true of this institution is true also of the other I literary institutions of the country, llowgreat has been the loss in that highest or- ' nament and support of a country?its moral culture ami intellectual wealth. You j who have enjoyed the earliest opportuni- ! ties of access to the fountains of science rid letters will reap the first fruits of their e freshing influence. But it w ill be your uty to exercise your talents and culture, ot "merely for private advantage, but for lie public good?to lead or lend an intellient cooperation in the various enterprises lecessary for developing the material and itellectual resources of your country, and ecuring to it stability, prosperity, and hapincss. May you address yourselves to very duty of the good citizen with a manly ear't and a catholic spirit. And as the eneration trained to manhood in tho revoition of 1776 wfcs distinguished for private irtues, practical wisdom, and public serices, may you also, trained amid similar cenes and trials, become more eminently istinguished for like characteristics and crviccs. It remains to me only to tender uu the grateful thanks of the Faculty for our good conduct and diligence duriugthe ession, and, with our best wishes for your uture success and happiness, to bid you a ind adieu. The remarks of the Doctor were well recived, and with an attention that showed he great respect in which this faithful oilier of the University is held.

MR. STUART'S ADDRESS. j . After Dr. Maupiu had concluded his remarks there was an intermission of about , : twenty minutes, during which the Balti-1 I more Blues Band executed some choice [ I pieces of music. The Faculty and Mar.J I *hals then entered the hall escorting the , Hon. A. II. II. Stuart, the orator of the day, who was received with applause, lie was introduced by Mr. Micajah Woods, President of the* Washington Literary Society, and delivered his address, which occupied near two hours. We have not room to publish it, but present our readers ; with the follow ing sketch : Mr. Stuart, addressing the Society, said: We have assembled here to-day under circumstances of peculiar interest and solemnity. Six years have elapsed since a similar exhibition was held in this hall. During that period a civil war has desolated our country, and brought anguish and mourning into every household. Thousands of those nearest and dearest to us have fallen on the battle-field, or languished and died in camps and hospitals. Hostilities having ceased, we have now met to commemorate the close of the first session of the University since the restoration of peace. Under these circumstances the first thought of every mind is of the gallant men who suffered and died in the discharge of what they believed to be their duty, and the first impulse of every heart is to offer a grateful tribnte to their memories. But for reasons which will be appreciated by this intelligent andience, I forbear from giving utterance at this time to many thoughts which it would be pleasing to me to express and to you to hoar. When the excitement and irritation engendered by the recent conflict shall have passed awiy, it win ha no tap our duty than our

privilege to do full justice Jo the motives and conduct of those who died in defenco of their families and firesides. On this occasion I desire to direct your thoughts to other subjects, which, in my judgment, are intimately connected with the future prosperity and welfare of the country. The speaker then continued his remarks with a short review of the present condition of the country, the past with its troubles, and the asj>ect of affairs for the future; and with this entered into the consideration of the following subjects: The recent revolution, its causes and consequences, and the duties and responsibilities which it has imposed on the people, and especially upon the young men of the south. He trusted that if, in the course of his remarks, he should refer to unpalatable facts, his hearers would remember that he would be actuated only by a strict regard to truth and justice. It was a common mistake to assume that slavery was the cause of the late war. It would he as correct to presume that the tax on tea was the cause of the revolution in 1776 as that slavery was the cause of the war of 1861. But they both sprang from deeper causes, and the tax on tea on the one hand, and the apprehended interference with slavery on the other, were but the occasions for the development of the consequences of dissensions that had long been growing, and which were destined to occur. In order to obtain a just view of the true causes of the war, it was well to recur to the inqiortant facts connected with the rise and progress of the different colonies of North America. The speaker here entered into a histon ral sketch of the settlement of the British in North Carolina from the time of the settlement of the north and south colonies of Virginia in 1607. To show one of the i causes which contributed to form the peculiar character of the people of New England, he quoted the following concerning a law passed by them in the earliest davs of their colony, to wit: " A law was passed declaring that none hereafter shall be admitted freemen, or be entitled to any share in the Government, or be capable of being chosen magistrates, or even serving us jurymen, but such as have been re ceived into the church as members." By this law all persons not members of the church were thrown out of soc*ety and deprived of the rights of citizens; and it was not surprising that aspirants for power or place should attempt to curry favor by affecting the sanctimonious manners and canting dialect which were known to be the surest passports. The people who settled the south colonies were of no settled or particular religious faith, and carried to their homes the great body of English jurisprudence and the cardinal principles of constitutional liberty. The settlers of New England, on the other hand, went as organized bodies, bound together by common opinion in matters more of form rather than of faith. lie then gave sketches of the banishment of Roger Williams for contending that the cross of St. George should not be cut out from the flag of England, which caused the foundation of Rhode Island, and ot the first I proclamation of woman's rights by Mrs. i Ann llutcheson. lie alsocitedthe historiI eal facts to show that all the colonies of ! New England were the offshoots of Massa- | ehusetts, formed by seceders forced to leave their original colony to get rid of religious persecution; and were consequentsall the offspring of bigotry and intolerance practiced by their own faith and kindred. J A wise proverb affirmed that " History j is constantly repeating itself"; and no in- : telligent man could fail to perceive that . 44 political parsons, strong-minded women, j and prescriptive test oaths," were New j England institutions as distinctively two centuries ago as now. In Virginia there was never any dispo-1 sit ion to interfere with freedom of conscience, except when, under the reign of Cromwell, the people were unwilling to extend favor to dissenters from the Church of England lest it should he construed as disloyalty to the Crown. The different elements composing these colonies, the opposition of opinions cherished by their people, and many natural 1 causes?such as the difference in the nature of the pursuits of the two people? the one devoting itself to commerce, manufactories, and lishing, and the other almost entirely to agriculture?served to make many causes of antagonism. In 1776 a conimon danger alone served to unite the people of Virginia and Massachusetts ; and in that struggle they were taught that union was essential to safety. Historical facts were produced to show that at the outset of the Federal Union Massachusetts and Virginia agreed on the important point that the Federal Government was one of limited powers, and that i all powers not expressly granted were reserved to the States or the people.

The differences of opinion and pursuits, etc., soon, however, produced their effects. The pursuits of New England led to the formation of companies and corporations which required the fostering care of the Government, while, on the other hand, the agricultural pursuits of the south were mainly dependent for success on individual exertion and industry. Bearing this in mind, it could be understood why New England has always been in favor of an extended sphere of Federal power, while the south has ever wished to restrain it within its narrowest limits. Consolidation was but another name for despotism; and if the tendency of the New England school of politics were accepted as the true theory of the Government, one of the strongest defences of liberty would be lost. The next step towards despotism would be the entire obliteration of all boundary lines between the States, so as to concentrate all power in the hands of one body of man. History had taught us that, this accomplished, it was as easy, by universal suffrage, to substitute an imperial despotism for a republic that has ceased to exist except in name. That each of the opposing schools had at times pushed their respective doctrines to unnecessary extremes could hardly be questioned. As an example, ho quoted the endeavor of the north, in 1833, to protect her fisheries and manufacturing interests by high tariffs, and the persistent opposition of the south to the measure. There was a subject for compromise ; but each party adhered pertinaciously to its own dogmas; and thus sectional animosity was inflamed. The north taking the opposition of the south to the measure as an evidence of hostility to her system of free labor, declared war on slave labor, and: has unrelentingly prosecuted it ever since. The prejudice against slavery has been fostered, not with any view to the interest of the negro, but that in time it might serve as an auxiliary in the contest for the ascendancy of New England politics and interests in the national councils. Therefore the true causes of the war must be sought for behind and beyond slavery. The great question, whether our government was federal or national, had not yet been answerod. Slavery, one of the disturbing elements, was out of the way, but it remained to be seen whether the victory gained by the advocates of consolidation was final and complete. That question was to be decided by the great West. The west had never had any definite policy of her own. The time would soon come for the development of western ideas and policy; and these were destined

to give shape and direction to the politics of the country. The speaker then directed the attention of his audience to-the subject of African slavery as being of great importance in any review of our history on account of the influence it had hitherto exerted over the whole frame-work of southern society. The census of 1860 showed that the free negro population, notwithstanding the large additions relieved by voluntary emancipation and runaways, had only increased 12 32-100 per cent., while the slave population, in the face of a corresponding decrease, showed an increase of 23 39-100 in the same period. He next entered into the history of the slave trade from its beginning, in 1620, and of Its success as an experiment. Some of the champions of New England had denied, since slavery had become odious, that it had never legally existed within her borders, and Mr. Sumner had asserted that "in all her annals, no person was ever born a slave on the soil of Massachusetts," and "if, in point of fact, the issue of slaves were ever held in bondago, it was never by sanction of any statute law of colony or commonwealth." These statements were at variance with historic facts, and involved a wholesale stigma upon the memory of the slaveholding pilgrim fathers. Authentic records were extant to show that slavery was introduced into New England by law, and that New England men and New England ships were the most active agents in prosecuting the African slave trade. The report of the superintendent of the census of 1860 reported: "It is believed that the first slave ship fitted out in British colonies sailed from Boston in 1646." From the statute recognizing and regulating slavery, passed by the legislative body of Massaehusetts, it was quoted: "It is ordered by this court and authority thereof that there shall never be any bond-slavery villenage or captivity amongst us unless it be lawful captives taken in just wars, or such as shall willingly sell themselves or are sold to us: and such shall have the liberties and Christian usage which the law of God established in Israel concerning such persons doth morally require, provided this exempts none from servitude who shall be judged thereto by authority." Other statistics, which are familiar to nearly every one, were produced in proof that slavery had existed in New England until 1796, when prospective measures were adopted to get rid of it, not for the welfare of the negro, but in accordance with an enlightened self-interest, which impelled them to relieve themselves of a population which they felt to be an incumbrance. They had found by experience that the negro was not adapted to high northern latitudes. In no case did any law in the northern States grant voluntary freedom to a slave, but they were all sold to southern masters. Virginia abolished the slave trade in 1778, and Massachusetts in 1788, ten years later. Radical writers and politicians claimed that slavery was the "sum of all villainies," and that the slave had been degraded and debased ; and yet they contended that the negro, who had for two centuries passed through this system of debasement and degradation, was amply qualified, without further ado, to assume the rights of citizenship, while the intelligent foreigner was subjected to a probation of five years. According to their own showing, then, this much-abused institution has been the means of converting a handfull of cannibal savages into an enlightened nation of Christian freedmen, superior in the attributes of citizenship to a foreigner, and equal to the intelligent white man of New

England. Having traced the causes of the war, Mr. Stuart now entered into its consequences, lie had never been a believer in an "irrepressible conflict " between the two labor systems, and had always thought that with enlightened statesmanship and catholic patriotism the difficulty could have been settled without an appeal to arms. Several important questions had been finally and conclusively settled by the stern arbitrament of the sword ; among them the following: I. "That the right of a State to secede from the Union, or to nullify an act of the Federal Legislature, must hereafter be regarded as an 'obsolete idea.' II. That all debts, Confederate, State, or municipal, contracted in aid of the war, are absolutely null and void, and must be forever ignored and repudiated. III. "That slavery is finally and forever abolished within the jurisdiction of the United States, and freedmen are to be invested with and protected by law in the enjoyment of every necessary civil right." The right of secession had been authoritatively decided in the negative, and the fact must be recognized, for there was no middle ground between submission to the authority of the Federal Government and revolution. We would have to seek redress for grievances by appeal to the tribunals ordained by the Constitution. Should oppression become intolerable, we might be justified, as our forefathers did, in seeking a remedy through revolution. The repudiation of all debts contracted in aid of the war was a logical consequence of the result of the contest, and upon this point there was no room for a difference of opinion. The extinction of slavery involving much larger interests, and more practical and far-reaching consequences than either of the other propositions, the speaker entered into a more extended notice of it. The Virginia people had heretofore all manifested a great love for country life, and the professional man, merchant, and mechanic mere all accustomed to look forward to the day when they might be able to become landed proprietors. When they had succeeded, they purchased estates, and surrounding themselves with every comfort, lived in the exercise of that generous hospitality for which Virginia was always noted. But all things were to pass away. A sturdy race of yeomanry would in time possess and till tho lands. Baronnial mansions would go to decay or ftirnish material for tho construction of dwellings more suited to the laboring man. Refinement, cultivation, and elegant tastes would be constrained, as in the north, to seek refuge in the cities. To those who estimated the social condition by a financial standard, the subject would be pleasing to contem. plate. For himself he did not belong to that class. To him the open door, the blazing hearth, and the warm heart of the old Virginia gentleman possessed a charm for which no increase of material wealth could snpply an equivalent. Our system of education would have to be changed to conform to the new order of things. More attention would have to be given to natural philosophy, chemistry, and the othsr branches which tended to the development of our pbysfcal resources. Bnt amidst all these inevitable changes be it usted that our people would be able still to retain many well-defined traits of southern character. Ho trnsted that they would ever retain their high sense of per. son&l honor; their pure standard of morals; their self-sacrificing patriotism; their libe. ral spirit of toleration; their unwavering regard for the sac redness of the marriage relation; their cbivalric devotion to the fair sex; and their devout reverence for the Christian religion. The speaker next referred to the idea ?wnM Yankees that the moral and Intel* v^w* www sfivs w* sssvwv*

lectual nature of the southern people had been dwarfed by the poinonous influences of slavery. He spoke of Adams, Warren, Hancock, Ames, and others who had grown up in slaveholding New England, and asked the question : Were their natures "dwarfed by its poisonous influ. ences V* He next entered into a sketch of the great men of Virginia and the prominent part they had borne in all the great eras of our country's history. He alluded eloquently to the great men of other southern States. In concluding there allusions he said that he could not leave this branch of his subject without a passing reference to the men and events of the late unfortunate and ill-starred war. He invited no discussion ; he was looking for an answer to the question whether the south was an effete race, whose moral and intellectual nature had been dwarfed by slavery ? There were certain mental and moral qualities which, by the common consent of mankind, were recognized as the standard by which wo were to judge of the character of men. Among these were comprehension, generalship, profound strategy, dauntless courage, heroic endurance, rapidity of combination, celerity of movement, and vigor in striking decisive blows. These combined with Christian faith, charity, humanity, and spotless purity of private life, go toward making tho perfect man. Assuming these as the standard of human excellence, might he not, without disparagement to the merits of any, inquire (after tho passions of the age should have passed away) whoso names would shine with purer lustre on tho pages of history than those of " Stonewall " Jackson and Robert E. Lee ? When the Radicals of New England should produce a brighter array of names than those to which he had referred, then he would inquire into the causes of our inferiority. Until that was done, discussion would be premature. In answer to the question, " What of the future"? he would answer,be of good cheer. II" was hopeful of the firmness and patriotism of tho Executive, hopeful of the sober second thought of the people, and hopeful of the benignity of the Great Disposer of Events. Reaction was the logical consequence of excess. The jpassions of men were fleeting, and they would subside with a rapidity proportioned to their excess. The interests of tho American people forbade them to indulge in'the luxury of prolonged political excitement. Some were despondent in the idea that the death of slavery had ruined the south. It was wiser to suppose that slavery, having fulfilled its mission in cultivating and preparing the soil for the occupancy of tho white man, was destined to extermination. To the young men he addressed himself very earnestly, and spoke to them of the important mission they had to perform. In addition to turning their attention to the development of tho resources of the State, it was their duty to care for the unfortunate and dependent race that had been cast loose amongst us. Tbcre was no blame to attach to the negroes. They had been our nurses in childhood, the companions of our sports in boyhood, and our humble and faithful servants through life. The ties that had hound them to us had been rudely broken through no agency of theirs. No pains should be spared to improve their condition and qualify them as far as practicable for usefulness in our community. Most of those present had heard with him, on the night before, the eloquent and instructive address of the representative of Jefferson Society (Major Daniel). He subscribed to all that had been said, and his remarks had suggested to him the propriety of adding a word in regard to the relations of tho educated classes to the public opinion of the country. Public opinion being but a combination of the individual sentiments of the members of the community, the more intelligence that was infused into it, the higher would be its standard. Heretofore tho educated masses had not performed their duty to the country. They had too often sought to ascertain how the current flowed, and had been content to drift on its bosom. This was a grand error. The educated men should be the masters, not the slaves of public opinion. The vice of modern times was moral cowardice. The speaker warned the young men of the dauger of pursuing the course of pandering to the tastes of the multitude. Their rule through life should; be to be right, without regard to the clamor of the public ; and after the passions of the hour bad passed away they would enjoy the confidence of their countrymen and tho consciousness of duty faithfully performed. The people were always patriotic. They j always aimed to pursue the course best ! calculated to advance the interests of the | countrv. When they err it is from ignorance, and not design. What a noble office, then, was it for young men of the country | to correct popular errors, tc dispel popular I prejudice, and to lead the public mind | into those channels which best tend to in- ! sure the welfare of the whole country. In this peaceful field the young men \ might achieve victories more glorious than those of war. They might give new life to j the industry of our people and add to the ! sources of our nutional prosperity. If they would enter earnestly in the discharge of ! their higher duties they would earn a lasting claim to the gratitude of their country1 men. And although it might not be their ; fortunes

" The applause of listening Senates to commaud," it would be theirs " The threata of pain and ruin to despite ; To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read your history in a nation's eyes." At the conclusion of Mr. Stuart's address, the exercises were announced as at a close, and in a few moments the hall was empty. The afternoon was occupied by the students in getting ready to go home, and last evening was spent in a general leave-taking of the ladies. This morning the depdt presented a busy scene, and many ana afiectiouate were the good-byes passed between the fellows of the University. On the whole, the dual celebrations at the University this year were of a most | brilliant character, and well may Virginia look with pride upon her pet institution. The orations of Messrs. Dunlop and Daniel (who, by the by, is a son of Judge Daniel) were highly creditable, as also were the playful and witty addresses of the Ugly Club; and there was seldom ever such an array of beauty present before on such an occasion. In conclusion, yonr correspondent would return his thanks to the committees of the two societies, to the Grand Marshal and his assistants, and to Mr. Jaccheri, who had charge of the hall, for their kindness and courtesy towards him. He will always remember with gratitude the kindness he received from all the stu. dents with whom he met, and it will ever be his pleasure to report the commencement exercises at the University of Virginia. Dknnis. Correspondence of tha Richmond Dispatch, (aid risilestlse at Vlrflala Milltarj lastttate. Luxingtok, June 27, I860. This is the day appointed for the annual examination of the cadets in the presence of the Board of Visitors. General W. H.

with the first or graduate's claw, consisting of ten cadets. The examiner was Colonel William i>. Blair, who fills the chair of the lamented Jackson in the department of Natural and Experimental Philosophy. The class was examined upon aconstics, optics, and as. i tronomy. Your correspondent has never witnessed a more rigid or thorough exami- j nation. Each cadet had a subject assigned to him for analytical discussion at the black board, and after this was completed j he was subjected to a rigid oral examiua.) tion by questions upon the whole course of studies in the department. The cadets acquitted themselves with great credit. The graduate's class is composed of cadets who joined the Institute in January, 1862, and who have been connected with it through all the eventful scenes of the j last four years. Three of them bear marks of severe wounds received at New Market, i The names of the class arc here given : O. A. Glazebrook, of Virginia; G. K. Macon, of Virginia ; A. Marshall, of Virginia; A. W. Overton, of Virginia; J. James, of Virginia; F. T. Lee, of Virginia; I. A. Crichton, of Virginia; W. G. Bennett, of West Virginia ; G. Spillcr, ol'Virginia; M. I. Ezekiel, of Virginia. Tho examination of the third class? mathematics?was conducted 'by Colonel James W. Massie, and embraced an extensive course of analytical geometry. The discussions were full and well sustained, and the answers to questioas generally prompt. These two subjects occupied both sessions of the first day. The examinations were held in the entrance ball of the superintendent's quarters, the only present substitute tor the spa. cious lecture-rooms of the barracks destroyed by Hunter. ' The work of restoration is, however, actively going on. A largo amount of timber is collected, and already considerable progress has been made by the carpenters and bricklayers. On the 1st of September the eastern wing of the barracks will be ready to bo occupied by the cadets. The members of the Board of Visitors are occupying the row of cottages which had been commenced before the close of the war. Governor Peirpoint will be here on Saturday. From time to time I shall hope to let you hear the progress of the exercises here. V. M. 1. Auction Stiles To-day. Hioh Cos stab i. r ALBERT K. CRUMP will sell on the premises, at 4 o'clock P. M., the lease of store on north side of Main street, between Eighth and Ninth streets. Also, at 10 o'clock, in rear of the store of Christian, Lea A Co., on Main street, n lot of furniture, Ac. GRUBHS A WILLIAMS will sell on the premises, at a o'clock P. M., three beautiful building lots on the north side of Clay street, near Buchanan's spring. SAMPSON JONES, Jr., A CO. will sell, commencing at 10 o'clock, at No. 4 Fifteenth street, between Main and Cary streets, a large assortment of groceries, liquors, wines, Ac.

LOCAL MATTERS. Dihpatch for tue Spkixus.?Persons going to the Springs or other summer resorts can J have the Daii.t Dispatch sent them at sixty' cents per month. Orders left at our countingroom will receive attention. BrR0i.ARY.-Mr. R. II. Dibroll's house, on the south side of Main, between First and Foushee streets, was entered by burglars on Sunday morning between 1 and 2 o'clock. A gold watch and chain, a lot of jewelry, some clothing, and other articles, amounting in value to some live hundred dollars, were stolen. The burglars entered at the side window. A servant girl living with Mr. Dibrell was arrested, circumstances pointing to her as one of the guilty parties, and committed to jail. Arrests.?The following were among the arrests reported at the upper station-1 houses yesterday: Charles Inloes, soldier, charged with unlawfully beating and assaulting David Terry, negro. Thomas Lambeth and Lewis -Langert, charged with fighting in the street. United States soldier, too drunk to give his name, for being drunk und Iving in the street. Public Meeting op the Hollywood Memorial Association To-Night.?All c.iti/.ens of Richmond who are interested in the work which has been undertaken by our Memorial Associations are invited to be present at the public meeting of the above Association, which will be held in the Centenary Church at 8 o'clock to-night. A report*of the operations and plans of the Association will l>e presented and addresses will be delivered. This will be the last public general meeting of the Association before the fall, and a full attendance is requested. Feast and Fair.?The ladies of Trinity Church have decided to continue their 1 Feast and Fair during the present week, j and ask the continued patronage of their friends and the public. We have enjoyed a visit to the Fair-room, and we assure our readers who may pay them a visit that they will be charmed with the display of fancy articles, refreshments, etc. The ladies are lieautiful, and their winning smiles give all who attend good cause to regret the hour of dismissal. We advise young and old to give them a call and uid this good cause. Temperance Fair.?The fair which is being held at Springfield Hall, Church Hill, to raise the means necessary to repair the Temperance Hall, will close its operations to-night, and the many attractive little thiiujs which have been nightly exhibited by the fairest of the fair in the most tempting manner will be offered to the highest bidder. The ladies of the Hills seem to be behind none in the performance i of good works, and the interest they have manifested in this matter not only deserves success, but presages good to the cause. Meetixo op the Memorial Executive Committee.?The Executive Committee of the Memorial Association had a meetingj at Dr. Parker's office on Saturday after-j noon to consider the propriety of making a ! call upon certain organizations to do the ; work at Oakwood on the 4th of next month. It was resolved to call on the Howitzer Battalion, Virginia Life Guard, and Par. ker's Battery. The time and place will be arranged by the different organizations. Toe Maqic Lantern Exhibition? Thitt-six Scripture Scenes?The III. Fated Ship-Wa* Scenes-Revolving \ iews.?All this may be seen to.night at L?il?^tr*et.B,kptUt Chur<*. The affair LlS interest, and all who f? Lu rep4ld* The admittance ee, which is very small, will be used for benevolent objects. Let there be a full Church' 11 Loigh?*trvet Baptist Fraki Leslie's Magazine for July.? This is *&e best magazine of fiuhiou that reaches us, and it would receive unqualified praise if the editors would omit the seuti. mental tales and lovesick romances which now encumber ita columns. Far sale by A? H, ^hr^sttaq ft On., JUin stmt. j

THE DISPATCH. TORMR OF ADVERTISING "n* oar 0 * Jf <>n? M|n?r?. two li?#rtioM J * <>n# vjn?r?, ?br??? insertions * 7J ?'< inwrttnn* ... ? One aqaars, twslv* Insertions ? ? *? On- ?r|<| .f.. ?? 1* ?'# <?n* squr*. two ssoattt* w ?? On* iqun, tbrs* months M M Merrixo or THB Hnwmri Battamo*. At a meeting of the Howitzer Battalion on Saturday evening it was resolved to organize the battalion aa an aaaociation, and for this purpose a committee composed of two members from each oompanv was appoint, ed to dralt a constitution and by-laws. The meeting then adjourned. flion Pninc of Tobacco.?Mr. D. T. Williams, commission merchant, No. 1 To. bacco Exchange, sold one lot of bright leaf tobacco on Friday at 0225 per hundred?the highest price yet obtained this season. It was part of the crop of A. A. Farmer, of Halifax, and was bought by James Thomas, Jr. Fourth of July Exci Rsro.v.?The splendid steamer John Sylvester will make an excursion trip down James river ou the 4th of July. A band of music, refreshment*!' and a most courteous commander, Captain .Post, are attractions which will crowd tho l?oat to its utmost capacity. Parker's Battery.?'The members of Parker's battery held a meeting at Dr. Parker's office on Saturday afternoon, and resojved to organize themselves into an association. The members are requested to meet at the corner of Tenth and Broad streets to-morrow night. Flour Inspection's.?There have been inspected at Richmond during the quarter ending June 30, 1806, 325 barrels family, 452 barrels extra sui?erflne, 224 barrels su. perfine, 47 barrels fine, 33 barrels middlings, 182 barrels condemned. Titanks for Favors.?To Mr. J. Latham and Mr. R. 11. Fox, National Express; to Mr. A. T. Sumwalt, Southern Express; to the Adams Express Company; to Mr. R. 11. Lucas. The Saturday Reader for the week ending Saturday, June 30th, has been laid on our table by Messrs. Cole & Turner, Whig building. Fn KLix vs. Railroad Companies.?1Tho arguments in this suit were partially heard on Saturday, and the case was continued until to-day. The Farmer for July is on our table. Published by Elliott & Shields, Richmond, Va., and worthy of a large patronage. I. O. O. F.?Jefferson Lodge, No. 4,1. O. O. F., meet at Odd Fellows' Hall tonight at 8 o'clock.

New I- ir*.?Messrs. Wiiilia* H. k Robert Ij Lyxk, Jr., havo forraml a co*i>artiif*r?hip us siu-tvssors of their late father, Dr I.yne *u many yeara known in Richmond ai a most trustworthy and ollicient man of business m his department of real estate a*ent and col* lector. The sons are well educated in the business, and will no doubt conduct it with enI'rify and success. They were /food soldiers? dip* of them was in no less than sikktrkm batri ks?and jjoixl soldiers are generally irood and rt'li.'ible 111 whatever they under take. MA&XTIKttTEK AFFAIBtt. From onr Reporter in that Town. Correction*.?We unintentionally <li?l injustice to two ofour most worthy friends, II. Fitzgerald, Sr., and not Jr., is Janitor, und William Whitworth, P. S. Being one oi the uninitiated was the occasion of our I?1 under, for which we are confident duo indulgence will be given. pKR.-to.vAi.* Explanation.?Mr. Charles S. Maurice is the member of the Board of Trustees who voted against enclosing tho lot on which are buried the Confederate dead. We were not present when the voto was taken, or wo would have known tho reasons which impelled him. This gentle, man stated that he did not think the prosent a proper location. He was in favor of the town having a cemetery, and of allot, ting a choice portion of it for these dead. He is in favor of paying them every respect. In justice to "Mr. Maurice, we will state that on tho night of tho last election, in his speech to his constituents,he tlrst proposed the enclosing and decorating of the graves, and offered to head a subscription for that purpose. He only (littered with his colleagues as to the place. Board ok Trusters.?'The Board of Trustees met Wednesday night. Present, all tho inemtierN. The President presented a communication from Mrs. Robert Baird, President of the Ladies' Memorial Association, relative to enclosing tho soldiers' graves. It was received under a suspension of the rules, and the following resolution, offered by Mr. Archer, was adopted: Resolved, That the Committee on Public Improvements bo directed to have tho town lot in Dayton fenced in at a cost not exceeding eighty dollars. Mr. Fitzgerald, from the Committee on Streets, reported the repair of Porter street from Biddle to Barney, and the culverts thereon. A hill from the Richmond Times, for advertising for projiosals for bridge, &c., in that paper, and northern papers, by order dI the former Board, amounting to one hundred and sixty-three dollars and thirty, four cents, was referred to the Committee on Accounts. The special committee appointed to inquire into the expediency of purchasing the Walker property reported favorably, and were ordered to make the purchase. A bill from tho Times, for advertising tho proceedings of the Board of Health, was also referred to the Committee on Claims. A communication from Colonel Myers, late Chief Engineer, enclosing a hill of five hundred dollars for services rendered, endorsed and recommended by C. C. McKae, Esq., late Treasurer, was referred to Committee on Claims. A communication from C. Burnett, Esq., with reference to obstructing Ids culvert, was referred to a sjiecial committeeMessrs. We b b% Tray lor, and Maurice. The price of water for manufacturing purposes was placed at four dollars per inch. By Mr. Webb: liesolved, That tho Committee on Pub. lie Improvements bo directed to advertise lor proposals to put iron gauges in the fore bays of the tenants of the town ; tho work to be done under the superintend. enc.ofC. Bradley, IE*,. Ah?Vth?t Ih. price ot ^ water for steam engines using the water of tho town shall be one dollar per horse power one year. Adjonrned to Monday night, July Id. In the absence of the secretary, W. I. Clopton acted pro tern. Vert Important.?We warn our pa. trons to look out for our ageut and collec. tor during this waek. All papers must be settled for to July 1st, and such as be has not called on ha will favor with his presence the coming week. In future he will collect weekly, setp..monthly, or monthly, as may be most convenient to his patrons, but uo bill will be allowed to run for a longer period. 1?L0UR, V LO U H.?Fifty barrels 5. aaarflfttoas.* If KKRINO'H KIKB-PROOP SAVES