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On January 10th, 1839, Mr. Emmons reported from the committee a bill entitled " An act to select a site for the State University,"1 which, on his motion, was referred to the Committee of the Whole House. (Page 201.) After several sittings of the committee, on February 2, 1839, Jesse B. Thompson, of Clinton, chairman, reported the bill back to the House, with sundry amendments. On Monday, February 4, 1839, on motion of James Jackson, of Audrain, the House took up the report of the committee of the whole, where- upon, among other proceedings, A. M. Elston, of Cole, moved to strike out Section 5, and insert in lieu thereof the following (page 363) :-
SEC. 5. The Commissioners, in selecting a site on which to locate the State Uni- versity, shall examine the public grounds in the neighborhood of Jefferson City and
1 This bill was drafted and introduced by J. S. Rollins, of Boone, and Col. Wm. E. Switzler has in his possession the original bill in. Mr. Rollins' handwriting, and also a copy in his handwriting of that admirable and eloquent speech made by him in favor of the passage of the bill, the first set speech ever made by him in a legislative body. There being no reporters at that early day of the legislative proceedings, this speech was never printed.
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estimate the value of the most suitable site thereon, containing forty acres, which, to- gether with such sum as may be subscribed by the people of Cole county, shall be considered in connection with the interest of the State generally in such location.
Which was decided in the negative, after which Henry S. Geyer, of St. Louis, moved to amend by inserting after section 15, four addi- tional sections, 16, 17, 18 and 19, which was agreed to; and these sections appear in the bill as finally passed.
Among the commissioners named in the first section of the bill was the name of John Thornton, a citizen of Clay, which Mr. Morris, of Howard, moved to strike out. Agreed to. Jesse Morin, of Clay, moved to fill the blank thus created with the name of Peter H. Burnett, of Clay ; Mr. Young, of Callaway, with the name of Andrew Robinson, and Mr. Chiles, of Jackson, with the name of Samuel White, of Jackson. Burnett's name was adopted. Joshua W. Redman, of Howard, moved as an amendment that which appears as the twenty-second section of the law, and it was agreed to ; after which the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time the next day. The first item of business noted in the journal of the next morning (Tuesday, February 5, 1839), is that James S. Rollins, of Boone, from the Committee on Engrossed Bills, reported the bill truly engrossed.
On the following day the bill was taken up in the House and read a third time, when Mr. Rollins moved to amend, by way of a rider, an additional section, section 24 of the law, which was adopted. The question then recurring on the passage of the bill, Mr. Morin called for the ayes and nays, which were ordered, and the bill passed as follows (page 385) : -
AYES - Messrs. R. E. Acock, of Polk; Charles H. Ashby, of Livingston, David R. Atchison, of Clay; William Biggs, of Pike; Joseph Bogy, of St. Francois; George F. Bollinger, of Cape Girardeau; James W. Booth, of Pike; F. Bradshaw, of Stoddard; William Brown, of Franklin; Wilson Brown, of Scott; John A. Burt, of Callaway; George Burckhardt, of Randolph; J. D. Caldwell, of Ralls; William Carson, of Marion ; Charles Carstarphen, of Ralls; Thomas Caulk, of St. Louis; F. R. Chiles, of Franklin ; Merriwether Lewis Clark, of St. Louis; John D. Coalter, of St. Charles; John Corrill, of Caldwell; Richard D. Cowan, of Wayne; Isaac Curd, of Callaway; John H. Curd,
of Marion ; Emerson, of -; Benjamin Emmons, of St. Charles; John B. Fisher, of Morgan; Simeon Frost, of Crawford; James W. Fulkerson, of Johnson ; Rufus Fullerton, of Warren; Henry S. Geyer, of St. Louis; Jonathan Gore, of Monroe; S. Hall, of Cooper; John W. Hancock, of --; Tyre Harris, of Boone; David M. Hickman, of Boone; B. F. Hickox, of Cooper; - Holliman, of - -; George W. Huston, of Lincoln; James Jackson, of Audrain ; Thomas Jarrell, of St. Louis; Myres F. Jones, of Washington ; M. Kelley, of Pike; Elias Kincheloe, of Shelby; F. Manning, of Washington; Littlebury Mason, of Barry; Charles McLean, of Randolph; John
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Miller, of Cooper; Thomas Minnis, of Carroll; Joseph Montgomery, of Bollinger; Robert Montgomery, of Pulaski; C. R. Morehead, of Ray; George R. Netherton, of New Madrid; William N. Penn, of Monroe; Alexander Persinger, of Boone; John Polk, of Madison; Wilson Primm, of St. Louis; William Richie, of Marion ; J. Russell, of Cape Girardeau; John Sappington, of St. Louis; Jonathan Smith, of Jefferson; Thomas Watson, of Chariton; Isaac Williams, of Cape Girardeau; James Williams, of Van Buren, (now Henry) ; Benjamin Young, of Callaway; James Young, of Lafayette, and Mr. Speaker (Harvey, of Saline) -67.
NAYS - Messrs. Charles Canole, of Howard; Chesley Cannefax, of Greene; J. A. Clark, of Linn; A. M. Elston, of Cole; James Enloe, of Cole; John D. Harrison, of Gasconade; Thos. Jackson, of Howard; Wm. R. Kemp, of Pettis; Jesse Morin, of Clay ; J. B. Morris, of Howard; J. W. Redman, of Howard; Jesse B. Thompson, of Clinton, and Edward Wilks, of Miller -11.
ABSENT, SICK - Messrs Hudspeth, of Washington; Samuel D. South, of Clark, and Johnson Bright, of Macon-3.
ABSENT -- William M. Bowering, of Lafayette; J. A. Chiles, of Jackson; John B. Gordon, of Boone; - Holman, of -; Bernard Pratt, of St. Louis; Addison Reese, of Clark, and George B. Woodson, of Rives (now Cass) -7.
. Owing to some singular mistake or omission by the Chief Clerk or other person, the following members are not reported as voting either aye or nay, or as being either sick or absent : James S. Rollins, of Boone ; James M. Hughes, of Clay ; Thomas Jeffries, of Jackson ; Benj. Hunt, of Jefferson ; M. M. Maughs, of Montgomery ; Joab W. Burgee, of Perry, and Alfred Deatherage, of Ripley - 7. The Clerk of the House unquestionably committed an error in omitting to record in the Journal the votes of the last named members.
. The bill, having thus passed the House (February 6), was on the . next day reported to the Senate, where Abraham Hunter, of Scott, moved to strike out the words "Cooper, Howard and Callaway," which was rejected. (See page 306. ) J. T. V. Thompson, of Clay, moved to strike out " Callaway," which was also rejected. Mr. Thomp- son then moved to amend the bill as follows :
Each and every county named in this act shall pay, or bind themselves to pay, said institution, before they are allowed to bid, the sum of $1,000, for the privilege granted by this act.
John Miller, of Cooper, offered to amend as follows :
. The commissioners appointed by this act shall when considering the location of the State University, take into consideration the probable increased value of the public property at the seat of Government, and also how far they consider the faith of the State, by implication or otherwise, is pledged for its location at the seat of Govern- ment.
Which was rejected on the first reading.
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Wm. Monroe, of Morgan, offered to amend the bill by way of rider :
The said commissioners shall not locate said institution at any point, but shall make a report to the next General Assembly setting forth the different proposals, with their opinion of the advantages and disadvantages likely to redound to the interest of the State in acceptance of the different propositions.
Which was rejected as follows : - -
AYES .- Messrs. Daniel Ashby, of Chariton; Wm. M. Campbell, of St. Charles; John Conger, of -; J. F. Danforth, of ; John F. Darby, of St. Louis; Francis Deguire, of -; Joshua Gentry, of - -; Cornelius Gilliam, of Platte ; Thomas J. Gorham, of Randolph ; - Glasscock, of - -; Thornton Grimsley, of St. Louis; Frederick Hyatt, of St. Louis; David Jones, of Cooper; James Jones, Qf Pike; Thomas C. Maupin, of Boone; Wm. McDaniel, of Marion; Jessie H. McIlvain, of Washington; Josiah Morin, of Smallwood V. Nolan, of Jackson; George Penn, of Saline; Peter R. Pratt, of Ste. Genevieve; Charles R. Scott, of Howard; David Sterigere, of -; A. W. Turner, of Boone; J. T. V. Thompson, of Clay ; Henry Watts, of - -;- 26.
NAYS. - Messrs. Johnson H. Alford, of -; Abraham Bird, of --; Abraham Hunter, of Scott; George W. Miller, of Cole; William Monro, of Morgan; Joseph Montgomery, of - -, and Owen Rawlins, of Howard -7.
Mr. Penn offered to amend, by way of rider, add Saline after Cal- laway in second section, which was read three several times. The question, Shall the bill, together with the rider, pass? was decided affirmatively, as follows : -
AYES-Messrs. Wm. M. Campbell, of St. Charles; John F. Darby, of St. Louis; J. F. Danforth, of -; Francis Deguire, of -; Joshua Gentry, of Marion; Cor- nelius Gilliam, of Platte; - Glasscock, of -; Thomas J. Gorham, of Randolph; Thornton Grimsley, of St. Louis; Frederick Hyatt, of St. Louis; David Jones, of Cooper; James Jones, of Pike; Thomas C. Maupin, of Boone; Wm. McDaniel, of Marion; Jesse H. McIlvain, of Washington; Josiah Morin, of --; Smallwood V. Nolan, of Jackson; George Penn, of Saline; Peter R. Pratt, of -; A. W. Turner, of Boone; J. T. V. Thompson, of Clay, and Henry Watts, of - Total-22.
NAYS - Messrs. Johnson H. Alford, of -; Abraham Byrd, of -; John Conger, of -; Abraham Hunter, of Scott; G. W. Miller, of Cole; Wm. Monroe, of Morgan; Joseph Montgomery, of -; Owens Rawlins, of Howard; Charles P. Scott, of Howard, and David Sterigere, of -. Total- 11.
So the bill from the House passed the Senate with a single amen'd- ment, namely, adding Saline after Callaway, and went to the House for its concurrence, where it was taken up immediately and concurred. in. (See page 396.)
THE LAW TO SELECT A SITE FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
(See session acts 1838, pp. 184, 185, 186, 187. )
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On January 11, 1839, Mr. Geyer, of St. Louis, from the House Committee on Education, to whom was referred the subject of a State University and for the government of colleges and academies, reported a bill to provide for the care and management of the seminary fund, and for the organization of the State University, definition of its powers, etc. (see page 210), which was referred to the Committee of the Whole, and which, after due consideration and debate, was passed - ayes, 44 ; nays, 31. (See page 397.). This bill was taken up in the Senate on February 9, and passed without calling the ayes and nays (see page 327), and can be found in the session acts of 1838, page 174. This act, drafted by Henry. S. Geyer, of St. Louis, a distinguished lawyer and afterwards United States Senator, was very elaborate, consisting of five articles, and provided for colleges and academies in different parts of the State, to be connected with the State University, and to be under the visitorial power of its curators.
This idea of a State University, with branches and subordinate in- stitutions scattered over the State, was a favorite one with many distinguished men in the earlier history of the country, and was placed upon the statute book of several of the States ; but the plan was found cumbrous, and too unwieldy to be carried into practice, and was aban- doned wherever projected.
CONGRESS AUTHORIZES THE SALE OF THE SEMINARY LANDS, AND ON DECEMBER 20, 1838, THE AUDITOR REPORTS THEIR SALE.
The eighth section of " an act to create the office of surveyor of public lands for the State of Louisiana," passed by Congress and ap- proved March 3, 1831, authorizes the Legislature of Missouri to sell the seminary lands ".and to invest the money arising from the sale thereof in some productive fund, the proceeds of which shall be for- ever applied by the Legislature of said State, solely to the use of such seminary, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever," as follows : -
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the Legislature of the State of Missouri be, and is hereby authorized to sell and convey in fee simple all or any part of the lands heretofore reserved and appropriated by Congress for the use of the Seminary of learning in said State, and to invest the money arising from the sale thereof in some produc- tive fund, the proceeds of which shall be forever applied by the Legislature of said State, solely to the use of such Seminary, and for no other use or purpose whatso- ever.
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SALE OF SEMINARY LANDS.
During the session of the Legislature of 1838-39, the Senate passed a resolution calling on Hiram H. Baber, Auditor, for a tabular statement showing the number of acres of seminary lands sold at the several land districts in each year, since the commencement of the sales of said lands, and also the number of acres remaining unsold in each district, to which on December 20, 1838, he replied as follows : -
(See Senate Journal, page 135.)
Number of acres selected for the Western District, 34,252.14. Amount sold in Western District: -
Acres.
Acres.
1831
80.00
1834
3,121.03
1832.
16,882.66
1835
3,583.22
1833.
9,645.01
1837
720.00
Total number of acres sold.
66
unsold
34,031.92 220.49
Number of acres selected for the Salt River District, 2,922.73. Amount sold in Salt River District : -
Acres.
Acres.
1831
1,402.57 655.46
From December, 1833, to Jan- uary, 1837
627.34
Total number acres sold
2,685.37
107.36
Number of acres selected for the Cape Girardeau District, 8,376.80. Amount sold in Cape Girardeau District : -
Acres.
Acres.
1833
906.14
1836
535.03
1834
1,249.88
1837
1,428.99
1835
986.93
1838
238.53
Total number acres sold.
5,345.50
"
66 66 unsold.
3,031.30
1833.
unsold.
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Thus making the whole number of acres selected in the three dis- tricts 45,421.67, of which 39,484.51 had been sold, leaving unsold 5,937.16.
About 25,000 acres of these lands, more than half of the whole number, were located in Jackson County, and were among the most fertile and valuable lands in the State. Previous to the land sales at which they were offered combinations among the settlers were made, not only to prevent non-residents or speculators from purchasing them, but to prevent them from bringing anything above the Government price ; and these combinations, by threats and by force, effected their object, and in doing so deprived the seminary fund of at least $50,000. The lands were, at the time of the sales, worth, and would have brought, $5, $8 and $10 per acre, and are now worth at least $20, but the com- binations threatened with violence any man who would bid more than the Government price for them. A gentleman from Virginia by the name of West attended the sales with a large sum of money to invest in the lands, learning which, the home land ring forcibly put him in jail or other place of confinement, threatening his life if he bid at the sales, but informing him that if he desired a few pieces of land and would give them their numbers, and none of the settlers wanted them, they would bid them in for him. Mr. West sought redress of John F. Ryland, Judge of the Circuit Court, and he was disposed to grant it to the extent of his authority, but the land mob threatened to confine him with West if he attempted to do anything in the premises. The combination thus overawed all outside bidders and the civil authorities, and procured titles to the richest land in the State at thousands and tens of thousands of dollars less than their value.
THE SEMINARY . LANDS SELECTED.
We are indebted to the courtesy of Hon. N. C. McFarland, Com- missioner of the General Land Office, June 15, 1882, and the kind offices of Hon. F. M. Cockerell, United States Senator from Mis- souri, for the following list of lands selected by the commissioners appointed by the Governor of the State of Missouri for the purpose of selecting seventy-two sections, under the act of Congress of the 24th of January, 1827, entitled " An Act concerning the selection of - certain lands heretofore granted by compact to the State of Missouri
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for seminaries of learning," which said selection is made at the re- quest of the Honorable the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States : -
Description of Tracts.
Section.
Town, N.
Range, W.
Area of Tracts.
COUNTY.
All of.
28
51
30
640
Ray.
All of.
33
51
30
640
Ray.
All of.
32
51
30
640
Ray.
All of.
31
51
30
640
Ray.
All of ..
6
50
30
629.56
Ray.
All of.
3
50
30
621.34
Ray.
All of.
12
50
31
640
Ray.
All of.
13
50
31
640
640
Jackson.
All of.
19
50
31
642.88
Lafayette.
All of.
20
50
31
640
Jackson.
All of.
29
50
31
640
Lafayette.
All of.
30
50
31
640.01
Jackson.
All of.
17
50
31
640
Jackson.
All of.
33
50
31
640
Jackson.
All of.
32
50
31
640
Jackson.
All of.
27
50
31
640
Jackson.
All of ..
35
50
33
640
Jackson.
All of ..
34
50
33
640
Jackson.
All of.
36
50
32
640
Jackson.
All of ..
25
50
32
640
Jackson.
All of.
26
50
32
640
Jackson.
All of.
35
50
32
640
Jackson.
All of.
34
50
32
640
Jackson.
All of ..
13
49
32
640
Jackson.
All of ..
24
49
32
640
Jackson.
All of.
10
49
32
640
Jackson.
All of.
15
49
32
640
Jackson.
All of
21
49
32
640
Jackson.
All of.
20
49
32
640
Jackson.
All of.
14
49
32
640
Jackson.
All of.
11
49
32
640
Jackson.
All of ..
28
49
32
640
Jackson.
All of
3
49
32
655.19
Jackson.
East half and n. w. quarter
2
49
32
493.48
Jackson.
All of ..
1
49
32
648.47
Jackson.
All of.
4
49
32
656.72
Jackson.
All of.
9
49
32
640
Jackson.
All of ..
8
49
32
640
Jackson.
All of.
11
49
33
640
Jackson.
All of
2
49
33
648.89
Jackson.
All of ..
3
49
33
648.02
Jackson.
All of ..
10
49
33
640
Jackson.
All of.
15
49
33
640
Jackson.
All of.
21
49
33
640
Jackson.
All of ..
22
49
33
640
Jackson.
All of.
17
49
33
640
Jackson.
All of.
20
49
33
640
Jackson.
All of.
4
49
33
647.01
Jackson.
All of.
9
49
33.
640
Jackson.
All of.
19
49
33
572.62
Jackson.
All of
25
50
29
640
Lafayette.
All of.
23
50
29
543.55
Lafayette.
49
32
. 640
Jackson.
17
All of.
21
50
31
Lafayette.
All of.
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LIST OF SEMINARY LANDS - Continued.
All of.
12
34
11 E.
640
Perry.
All of.
3
34
11 "
630.67
Perry.
All of
18
34
12 «
630.67
Perry.
All of.
24
27
13 «
634.85
Scott.
All of.
25
27
13 “
624.61
Scott.
All of.
36
27
13 "
619.71
Scott.
All of
1
26
13 4
603.64
Scott.
All of.
12
26
13 «
717.04
Scott.
All of
13
26
13 “
708.85
Scott.
All of
21
29
14 «
640
Scott.
All of.
30
25
14 "
476.85
New Madrid.
All of.
31
25
14 "
640.85
New Madrid.
All of
27
24
14 «
640
New Madrid.
All of.
5
61
6 W.
590.14
Lewis.
All of ..
15
56
5 4
640
Ralls.
Fractional
1
52
1
308.41
Pike.
Fractional ..
2
52
1
559.48
Pike.
N. W. fractional quarter ..
31
61
5
66
96.15
Lewis.
N. E. quarter
36
61
6
160
Lewis.
S. E. fractional quarter ...
25
61
6
125.49
Lewis.
S. W. quarter of ..
25
61
6
160
Lewis.
N. W. quarter of ..
36
61
6
160
Lewis.
All of ..
1
29
14 E.
Scott.
Total number of acres. 45,299.15
NOTE. - By reference to the above it will be seen that by selecting fractional sections (adjoining other lands selected, however), the quantity selected exceeds the aggregate of seventy-two full sections by about seventy-five acres. If this excess shall be deemed mate- rial, it is wished that it may be taken off the west half of the northwest quarter of section 36, township 61, range 6 (Lewis county).
CERTIFICATE OF THE GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF JEFFERSON, March 25, 1828.
I, John Miller, Governor of the State of Missouri, do hereby certify that the above list is correct, representing the several tracts of land selected under the above recited act of Congress and according to the request of the honorable the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of the 21st August, 1827. This is a full report of the lands selected, in- cluding those comprehended in the report of the 28th January, 1828, then made to the honorable the Secretary of the Treasury. JOHN MILLER.
To the Hon. Richard Rush, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.
The selections above reported are approved, with the exception of section 1, township 29, range 14.
Approved, with the exception of section 1, township 29, range 14.
R. RUSH.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, June 6, 1828.
THE FIRST BOARD OF CURATORS.
Among other things, the bill provided that the number of cura- tors should be fifteen, who should be chosen by joint vote of the Senate and House of Representatives, and should hold their
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offices for two years, and until their successors were duly elected and qualified.
On Saturday, February 9, 1839, Mr. Coalter, of St. Charles, intro- duced a concurrent resolution in the House, providing that the two Houses will meet in the hall of the House on Monday next ensuing, at 2 o'clock P. M., for the purpose of electing a superintendent of public schools and fifteen curators of the University, which passed. (See page 430. ) The Senate concurring, the two Houses met pur- suant to the resolution, and after the election of Peter G. Glover, of Cole County, superintendent of common schools, proceeded to the election of curators.
Mr. Young, of Lafayette, (page 443) nominated Messrs. T. M. Allen and Eli E. Bass, of Boone County, I. O. Hockaday and John A. Hen- derson, of Callaway, John J. Lowry and Roland Hughes, of Howard County ; Thomas A. Smith and M. M. Marmaduke, of Saline ; George. C. Hart and Gabriel Tutt, of Cooper ; Wm. Scott and R. W. Wells, of Cole County ; Josiah Spaulding, of St. Louis ; Thomas Allen, of Ray ; David Weir, of St. Clair County, for the office of curators of the State University.
Mr. Penn, of the Senate, moved to strike out the name of Roland Hughes and insert in lieu thereof that of Abiel Leonard, which was- rejected, and there being no other nominees, they were selected by yeas and nays - yeas 91, nays 1 -Mr. Redman of Howard.
THE CONTEST FOR THE UNIVERSITY IN 1839.
The question of the location of the University being remitted by the act of the General Assembly, heretofore quoted, to the people of the several counties named in said act, the subject at once awakened the liveliest interest in several of them - notably in Boone, Callaway and Howard. A most remarkable contest ensued to secure the prof- fered boon by newspaper articles, public meetings and public speeches, and the importunities and personal solicitations of numerous canvassing committees, the liberality and county pride of the people were stirred to their profoundest depths.
The history of no new or sparsely settled State in the Union affords. a parallel to the general enthusiasm and public spirit which were awakened on the subject of education during this contest.
In Boone County, which then had a population of less than 14,000, and doubtless the same remark is true of the other counties where an earnest effort was made to secure the location, all business for the
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HISTORY OF BOONE COUNTY.
time was measurably suspended. Canvassing committees made per- sonal visits, in many instances oft-repeated, to every citizen, taking subscriptions of money ranging in amounts from one dollar to three thousand dollars.
And it is also worthy of special mention, as a remarkable instance of liberality in a new State, that one of the two three thousand dollar subscriptions, which were the largest given, was made by Edward Camplin, a man who could neither read nor write. The County of Boone, in addition to the action of individual citizens above referred to, was thoroughly canvassed by a number of the best speakers and most ardent friends of education residing in the county. The Hon. Jas. S. Rollins, being the author of the bill providing for the location of the institution, and the most eloquent and earnest cham- pion for its passage by the General Assembly, led the way, and with the powerful aid of the Hon. John B. Gordon, one of the strongest speakers in the State ; Sinclair Kirtley, Esq., a prominent member of the bar of Columbia ; Warren Woodson, Clerk of the County Court ; James M. Gordon, a young attorney of the Columbia bar; William Cornelius, a good speaker and prominent merchant of Columbia, and others equally zealous, attended and addressed a great number of meetings held in every part of the county, from the Grand Prairie on the north (then almost wholly unsettled), to the Missouri River and to the mouth of Cedar Creek on the south and east, appealing to the people by every possible argument that could influence them to do all in their power, and not permit the opportunity to escape of securing the great prize of the location of a university in their midst. No such important question was ever before or has since been presented to the voters of the county. Here was an institution intended to last forever, and if properly maintained, as provided for in the Constitution by the General Assembly of the State, its influence and teachings upon the social, moral and intellectual culture and elevation of the people and their posterity, not only of the county, but of the entire State, will last as long as the Government itself. With an apprecia- tive people this was a prize worth contending for. Under the bill above referred to the contest was to be short, sharp and decisive. It was most ably conducted, and the inhabitants of the county, although then sparse and generally in moderate circumstances, responded to the appeals made to them in the most liberal and enlightened manner. They set an example for their posterity worthy of imitation through- out all the ages that are to follow.
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