Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-08

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heard in vIrdicafi0r; but To US, who had been
50 grossly abused and oppressed. 4, seems
these privileges were not 90 be allowed be-
cause from the years, station, and dutips, of
the members OF the faculty, we hala right TO
expect both moral example and protection
for our persons and reputation hui for these
II appears their discipline has substituted
relentless vengeance for complaint and for
resistance. the tyranny OF an arbitrary aud
lawlesS will
But this arbitrary viii was not satisfied hy
the first act oi pcremptory anathcma the ex-
ample OF past times, instead OF correcting the
canse OF so many revolts, against an unnatural.
regimen, has only induced IN aggravation OF
the causes oFforRer disturbance. II is wCii
known. that this iSnot the first rising nj Prince
ton. On former occasions, and on occasions of
dismissal, 1t was customary 10 permit the person
dismissed To remain given time, or 10 e-eiitcr
in order 20 collect and remeve his apparel.
books, sc. Considerations of The dancer to
which youth might he exposed, bN being turned
loose upon society without money, or Suhsis;-
ence, OF clothing, appear : to have prevailed on
former occasions: on tlic present, such consd-
erations were eit!ie, above or below.t the cares
OF the Faculty Of Princeton. To us no time
was allowed 10 remain no entrance permitted
perhaps the calculations 0f The faculty were
directed 20 our stomachs, aud that am expert
ence OF hunger anu. soiled iinen might reduce
us upon the penIteniiary principle, 10 submit
to their discipline and Our own disgrace.
We appealed for tive r,.lt Of obtaining our
rightiul property, and admission 10 obtain IL. il
was refused, and DIR. Green, Instead ri 'doin.us
this justice, only enlarged unOn the nreVions
act of oppression. After some niayisterial and
irreiative matter, concerning the state OF the
coi'ege, he states" IN the circumstances OF
the faculty, we are unanimously Of opinion.
thlt the duty they owedto the institution inne-
riously demanded that they should separate
from u Without delay those whom they were
satisfied, from c,Tiefy IL circumstances, acre
eaigRy Concerned in chcriSliing the eN;sting dis
orders-Fourtecn were accordingly dismissed
under the explicit statement that II ana error
should be discorged inthe Proceedings, Il could De
CacerfUIy corrected"
We appeal 20 the good sense, TO the liberal
lily OF a'l who may have thought this affair
worthy OF consideration, if these very word,
Of thu faculty, signed by DR.. Green. do not
shew that so far from any charge existing. any
substantial imputatiou, of wrong or violence
on tile part OF the objects OF co!leciate ven
geance, the very terms of this reply to orr an
peal, go not prove chat the whole is an offence
presumed, rather than offence meriting
such outrageous proceedings against us: we
complained, for we were oppressed insulted
degraded, abused, Inundated in orr own ewes
and the faculty of the college has so little 10
say in support its proceedings, that there is
an open adnisSionof their heinz in error. for
thcyrrotess TO be ready to correct their FRO
ceedings, any error should be discovered in
them. But this arbitrary conduct OF the facul
~ IS not even confined to their written act
one OF the students, whoshaj addressed himself
INTO the ground of those violent proceedings
towards us, he Replied" IrsaH, cannot saw
myself why you were dismissed" What l.
to be collected from these facts Simply. that
there was consciousness of the Justice cfour
complaints. and it was necessary 10 srpercede
onr report to our friends, by a committal. in
which the preiudices of society ALWAYS ready 10
throw its weight on the side Off age and station,
should be pre-engaged, and attribute 10 the
leyity or youth whatever youth NAV do the
discomfort manifestation SATURDAY. and the en-
deavor 70 preserve patience and silence and to
aVoid contact or irritation on Sunday and Mon
DAY, produced q conviction, that they must Ell
ther alter their department, and Subdue their
own violence, or>acriiice us bur that after
having placed us in situation which the cir
cumstances did not Justify, even had we been
guilty OF any aggression thev were constrained
TO mold forth the idea of a cheerful restoration
should they ind that they had acted without a
JuStiable suspicioni IL is not unbecomiug in
us, we trust, 10 say, that among the Dismissed
there were many who held high estimation
IN tie college among both professors and SIN
dents II was this knowledge probably that in
onced the expression that il "was imperiousiy
demanded that they should be separated with
OUT delay. II viii he perhaps substantial
evidence that they were not unworthy of This
estimation, that even after the Injustice they
mad suffered, they expressed adesire TO conform
even to the foregoing rcquSiti0n of the facul-
W; something 10 obtain their trunks and books
which request was refused. Others solicited
from theirroOm mates 20 Rave their uropertv
sent ont To them this was prohibited Appii-
cation was made by writing, and dispatchetlby
the servant Ola lady of Princeton for the same
purpose, the note was arrested Il disregarded
he committee of remonstrance meanwhile
hid acted according to order and waited upoD
ijr. Green. * preSentedthe wishes of the meet
ing ioran oblivion and restoration The answer
received was, that the dismission had been the
result OF defibeTdtion, and determined on pfkpr a
consultation Of Is h0urS. The vice presidentSiack
LOOK occasion I'm private manner TO state 10
once the cOmmittee q" TINT IL Nvasa princinie
oi eNlSency that preciptated them into The
measure, and tlatit had been conceived and
resolved III tie space I'll 20 minutes b" The com
lnittee we're however requested to wait UDon
the faculty at0 o'clock the nextmOrning The
committee OF safety diem tool, nPon them their
functions, and all parties in the evening retir-
cd 10 their apartments, aud their rcpose i'm
perfect silence and security, and without any
of good order.
tuesday morning was equally silent & Hndis- |
turbed as the night but no prayer bell was rnng |
nj o'clock, the committee having forbidden it |
until the question should be decided. Tae SER |
want having minated this TO DR. Green, his re- |
mark was" Ue must submit"
TN cdnosday, no religions service was per- |
formed; no exercises of the college At 90 |
ROCK OF that morning the committee waited on |
me iScnity. they were put of till III O'Clock. |
NJ mat hour they again attended 81 received !
tor answer, " the frct,ty hare refused to Hsfe,, 10
ne rem insurance." The bell was rung. and the
students COW ened, aud the answer given il
was intimated in an insidiOus and Indirect wav
nat the reason for refusing TO hear Inc remon
STRANGE, was bec0Vse the dismissed members had
lot 7ndiridnGHg RATED on the president and pyay-
"a to be restored '9
a fur as our limited observation has enabled
o Intera general practice from what we have
.NnpIIpnpsI II IN, i.s.. /