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Show • MEHSENGER-COVEJI. -----~~ t @~ ~Rm~~~ll~~---- I • Tin: Sl!:SSlONi ''' ~Oft' l"i:!iTlTUTlO:f ... l'i.N'HAJ,L\ COl\JMl:NC:r.: ON THE or Oetober, nn<l terminate on Htc 29th June Collbwing: The :o;~c .. ols of !he University wlth ! their res- Jn the school of Law t l1ere is an extra fee 1-1111;"'"" per:ti,·e profe..,sors, are: ~~o. Jj:tyable by stutleiJt:- aHendtng thcscniu rcla~. 1. Av·J.:"'!' LA:o.GUAGES, P rofct:il'lor Harrison. Th-e! nllowaul"~' fur clot bee il> lituitcd to SJOO, and 2. MonFRN' Loi.l'HHrAcn's, '' Sch(']J. for puc~.et mo1:(;v to $15. 3. M\ rH-,;: L\TI<'b, . t'ourtenay. Thf' utoua.l rov¥ru~eanJOuot (:spemkd by resulcnt !. N'A'rl:R.\L PmLOSOPIIV, _, ''" D. Rogers. i'tUdt;t"'h; lS found,lrom the Patron's books, to range r ?:. C iviL ~z..-GDiEJ:Rr•w-th~ subject~ of wh!ch are about $350 1 wluch sum 1 ~ bultcved to be ampl} ~ d!nded between the proft:~sors of MathematiCS and su!ficwnt for e\er} u:.cful purpose ~atc:1e~;~~:s;~hy. Professor R E. Rouerh "VdLL1 8 1f v.. ~ OODLEY, 7 ;\hmlt..tNH:, " Hu\\ ,rJ "" I Proctor and PatrOh C of Va. l 8 .• \.r-;.no~n & St•I•OER\· , " Cn.bdt - l Y 'loRAL PHll.QSOl'Ul' 1 '' -- Ettrart frr..m thr Repo1 t of the Comnnttee nf Fl~ } 10 LA\\, •' - - 1l011Ce to lh. Buard of vl~llflrS )lily 1845 In botb schonb of I angua.,.eg ue 3lso tau-.ht . ' ' ~ A.ocJent and Modern lh:.tOr), ;nd the hteratuJc" ot '1 hcl comwJttu' un tbt; geru•ral ,ullJ'iL of the fin.ult'e.s the respect I\ e Janauagl?s of 1•0 l nnE>nlty, h11.ve h1J lllltt'lU!!Iy under thf'lr cr,nJJ. ! l In th~ !\<~hool of Mathematics is included mixed er~tton tnr ellll\.llry, Y.hether any, 1moi what, retuml'!uncn•s mathematiC':. co.,lri be mad~ '" thl': etpensP~ of stuJcnt:s. And as pre· In that of ~aturc.l Philo~oph y , mineraJo,;ry and ~~~~n•r> to this, lhty ha .. ·e obtained from_ the Prwtor anJ geolo . <> P.ltr~n a stat~mrnl from !.1s lrook<~, showmg the a<tual rr· ltl ft~al of Moral Philosophy, bclles-leltres loo-ic puul,hrc uf~ f"dcb of the re~Hlt·nt ~r~tluatell of tho prl·<~rnt and pohtJcaleconomy. I "' ' $eSsJon. F ro_•u thJs.nnmbN tl.ev ll<t\e sde.-ted 81~, eom· In tbat of Law beside!'. municipal law in all its pnsmll_one of the 1•Jgheil~ aiH! o•·e of t!·e Jv ~-~cst gralle r<f branches. the law 'uf nature and nation:~ the sctenct' e~ptHldtt•lre, \nth (our mhNii c\hil •lrn~ 3 f~ir gtner·." lU'<'· l of go.,•crmnent, aud constitution al law.' lli.Ko?, and haY~ caused tl,t.J s .JJl'rt o: 1 ~rq:Hl1 ture to IJe To be ad n.iucd inti) tlus mstitution, the appJi. 1 flh~;~hnl drl~;l. \ cant mu:!lt l!e llisteen_ year.s of age· but th_e 1-'ao., pr•·-~e111e.~~:!i~~~:~~re0~t1~~;·t;•~~~~a~!r!~~~ J~~1;r::1 v;h:~;: ~ ulty m::w dnip!!n~e wtth th1s reqtUSJ tJOn m favor of b)' '·•··•r rt'"PNl:sY~ seh(\(ll'<. ,. g \ ~ one wlwse brothe: is a student. ::'/;he st;t<'meut rc·frmd to i.1 ~'•hihiteri with !his t<'port. Every oLude,Jt IS fr_<:e to attencl ~llC schools of his . .1 he ·1 !'!~n·-.~atu of t·xpenst' lo r· f'l1 ~tui!Pnt, t!;u:<~ praC'· Choice: bl'\ 11' he bF.-'nnJer twtut_y-one years of~· ~·~;~·!~J~~=~~;·~~~(j"~~~;~~tt:ecec!~~~;~.~~~.:~·ti~~l!1"~r~~~r:;~~ , age, he sha.J attend at lea."~ lhrt>e, unlc · atAthor. c~n he ma~1<'. foltJll. frum Q de.~.,..-J ~o prurh~ dnwnthe.,.r. t 1zed by h1s parent or guar• .. an, 111 wnttng, ~~r by ;.he I iH'n•,·s t.o the lrJv.·ut scale c•ondi~t.:-nt wnll rhe welfare ot ' Jo'ac•Jity, for good cause,-1:0 attend a lc:>S number. tne i~~ t ttut•o n ; 1111J hrhcYing that Jt mll.} lie rlone a~ far as i All 8hldetttq under the age of twenty·one year~> l ~:,~:~~~~~~~~e;~ h~~~r!~{d;;J~~"L~h~:et~~s'~r~~~ ~~UL~~~~~~~ 1 I are re_(jtllr('d_to bo~rd _ _"Hhm the )lTC~mct~:>, and \Oieou,·n •. s ... :m11 on ::lqv,,;itt." <•f tl.t. studrnt!l {111 hmitcd to , depo~lte their funos \\ llh_th!j Pa.lrOIP. sum~ tl!'JI()~l~l'd for J':'IJ!lll'll' of b•J.tn! and Profl'11~or!' fl·l's, { The enJctments formerly reqmrir.~ &tu ,lents to· lnd tllat sa1J .;nlroJ·Hs~toM ·•<) n•• longer ch.,r~cd lo tJ1e -~ Ill· l wear a. p_resl"nl>ed unifurru auJ t<J pay two per ceut J, nts, bu• drducred ftUI:I lh~ ;;tun:~ 110 dc/?OSJtcd." ~ commissiOn on lheir depositg,"h:J.Ve been repe:lietl. ---:--. , of J-hnoHr connly. Uehgious sern c(..., are r1mu larly perfOrmed at the D*'f'?Stted dumm :hf' s~>~Mon, $273 92 f l.' nivcnuty by a ~haplai11 . ;ho is avpoint_ed,iu ,t .mt, PauJ,tortf.:.;~~r:&~~: fr·es, 'iJ ~ i from the four pn_nc1pal d eno mmalwt .~ of tl1{t State. Hen:• of J>orm•tory am\ Pulllic } ~~~p~{ ~~~8~t~~l~~d .:·~~-)~h~/~~~~~'t',~~~~i:~t~~o~~ ~::~ " }'ut~,~l~~: . . r~ ~ ! paymet!t of ftes to the p fe;ssor.~. 'l'ho s:nnc pn-1 " ~~~r~~~ !.~·~,~ ~~~.'o;s~ieJ ~ 1~ ~ v1lege ts extended to yo ny. ffit:'fl \\ ho are prepr..rwg 1 D_i ,\0111 ,; f' ' !S 00 . for the mlllistry, upon eirpresenting to 1bo f'ac-, A•{ oth .. ; put('osu, ,v !;.> f ulty satisfactory evid~IJCO 01 dec:iJed n1ent. ! T he c..-:pens:c. of Jtro su1Rion o· ~i nc months are 27;1 92 ! < as follows: ( --:---,of'\-\ anen county. "313 00 i llloard, Jodgiog, all • w_ndance, $ 100 Dt)x;sJted rlunng thl' l·-c~!IIOn, .., R f ·' 6 r h I' ·r · • I J'.,.td fo1· P•ort:'t··o rs' fct:~, ~7;) oo ent o uurnutor), I , tO" a '• I occup1eu ,, lloanl. &.e, JlO 00 ~Ts~:~· public ;ooms~ 1~ :: ~~~f~:t~.· ;~ ~ I FUitf ~nd caudles, estunated at w - 20 I " Bool.s and ~tiiLWroery. 17 411 F~es, J:only one V{ofessor be a~tcn~e?, $.'".0; :: g~;~~~~~~~·· g ~ tf t\\O, toea~ profes:,or ::ri30 , 1f more " P.uron'"-t'omroiuioro" 6 26 than two, t•each $25-say - - ':'5 1 " A!! ot~wr pmpo<-'es, 29 IIi ~ . - Balance retumcd 011 ~eulement, 21 79 l Total, exclusrve of clothes, books, and pockeL 8313 00 ~ ~0~~""'~ -~ -----~--- ..... - -...... ~- 218 ................ ,~.~~~ ........... ~~.,._,......., ____ .................... .,......_ AUGUST, 1845, THE ~IASSACHUSETTS PROPOSITION FOR ABOL! SIIJNG THE SLAVE REPRESENTATION AS GUARANTIED BY THE CONSTITUTION. This proposition to destroy one of the fundamen~ amendments which they should suggest, hut after tal compromises of the Constitution, originated ap· due de!Jberation, they recommended that the Legparently from a petition sent to the Legislature of islature of Massachusetts should submit to Con· Massac husetts during the session of 18 12-'•13, and gress a proposition for abolishing the slave repre~ signed by more than 65,000 persons, who asked, se ntation. l st. That a law should be passed, (hy the Leg- The Committee acknowledge, that the change islaturc of l\iassachusetls,) forbidding all persons proposed" will not of itself, even if adopted by wlto hold office under the government of 1\lassa- the requ isite number of States, effect tlte purchuseus, from aiding or abetting the :1rrest or de· pose intended by the petitioners. There are sevtention of any person who may be claimed as a era! passages of the f;onstitution, besides that fixing fugitive from slavery. the basis of represen tation, which r.onnect the free 2ndly. That a law should be passed, forbidding States with slaYery. They are, howeYer, of secthe use of the jails, or other puU!ic property of the ondary consequence, when compared with that, State for the detention of any such person. and as they draw their vitality from, so lhey would 3rdly. That such amendments in the Constitution die with il. • • • The withd rawal from of the United States be proposed by the Legisla- the Constitution of the slave representation would ture of l\ohssachusetls, to the other States of the alone, in the opinion of your Commiltee, be of force Union, as may ha\"e the cfl"ect of forever sepura· enough to carry with it the 1'emainir.g obstacles to ring t!tc people of Massaeltusell.~ fi·om all connex~ I !tat complete and effective separationj?·om all con· ion with slavery. nexion willt slavery which the petitio ners desire." The State of Massachusetts, ha,·ing long since The ulterior views, and the consummation so abolished tiLe institution of slaYery, and the people devoutly wished, are here disclosed without reserve. of that commonwealth haYing- no connexion with It is evident that the annihilation of the slave rep· it, except through the political relations existing re se nt:~.tion was urged, not as an end-not as au between the seYeral States composing our Con fed~ ohject desirable per se only, but as a means to ate racy, this petition must be understood as express. tain an end, which end i;:; no less than the abolition ing a wish to see such alterat ions made in the Co11sti. of slavery throughout the United States. The Legtution of the United States, as would inevitably islature of l\'Iassachusetts sanc tioned the recom~ cause the abolition of slavery throughout the Union. mendation of the Committee, and the proposition The petition was referred to a joint committee of was submitted to Congress by Mr. John Quincey the Massachusetts Senate and House of Repr.:>sen- Adams. It was re!Crred to a commince of the tatives, ~111d subsequently, an elaborate Report was House of HPpresentatives, and J\1es.srs. Adams and introduced by the Chairman, Mr. Charles Francis Giddings made a Report in behalf of the minority, Adams. The Report shows, that the Committee sustaining the proposition of .Massachusetts and were much embarrassed as to the character of the inveighing with great severity against the qualified VoL. XI-57 |
