Justin Smith Morrill to Matthew H. Buckham, October 26, 1892
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Strafford, Vt. Oct. 26th, 1892
Dear Sir:
I am
glad to learn by your favor of
the 20th inst. that
the outlook for your institu-
tion is so far
favorable. At the request of Mr. Powell
I talked
with Mr. Darling. A month ago I
thought, from the
output of Dr. Hoskins in the
Watchman, and that
of Messer out west as the
Master of the Vt.
Grange, that the old attack would
be renewed, and
had prepared rather carefully a
statement of the
case to present to the Legislative
Committees and
make, on my part, a final
argument against the
doubly
suicidal project of a
separation of
the College from the University.
The time may come
for earnest argument,
but I am gratified to
believe you will have
another year, at least, of
peace and progress,
and greatly hope that your
bold venture in
behalf of a new Farm, Creamery and
the
Mechanic Arts will postpone and perhaps
finally
settle the vexed question.
I expect to leave for Washington the day
after the Nov. election, and regret not to have
the pleasure of seeing you before my
departure.
Very truly yours
Justin S. Morrill
Prest. M. H. Buckham,
Burlington,
VT.