Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-08-19
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Whilst we pursue the course which duty, and oil
Justice has marked out for US, we shall not be deferred
from speaking the TRUTH the whole TRUTH and nothing but
the ruby the theatenings frowns Of those who con-
slider themselves entitled to the confronting power o
public opinion and who would with look nod, stop
the free operations Of the press, and stife the voice
ofpubic complaint.
Our oduca'ion our habits, and principles, have
tauqt fear nothing when engaged in promoting the
welfare Of the country; and when we shrink from the
faithful and impartial performance Of duty, as the
Of enlightened and discerning public, may
we be erased from the catalogue Of existence We arc
not about 10 ourselves up for brayadoes, literary
same-cocks-we inclined to obtrudc ourselves on
the attention of the pubc-but will, what may,
and be the consequences ushowever dreu fearessy
expose corruption; the ba'eul effects Of iniquity and
NAL administration of Official duty, and for our support,
Willingly,
country.
This is what we would not have said-it is what
we had never wished to say-but for the sckly attempts
that have been made to d,ire from examination oil
the affairs of Brown University. To those who have
made this futile aempt this childish effort, we have one
word to remark Gentlemen, gentlemen we are not
thus easily frightened, and pledge ourselves unto ye
that we will quit the subject until we have slitcd the
affairs of the University to the bottom, and proved that
we have been moved by feelings of private anmosy
or by vindlctive, or malignant spirit
This much we have said for own sake, and we
now proceed offer remark two, for the sake Of the
President Of the University.
1t forms part Of duty TO enter the closet Of this
ntcman, enquire into the acts which are Perpe-
trated IN his domic, any further than his relation with
the Iasituion is concerned but will not be consider
ed unrea5onable, or inpuden in us, if We inquire into
the financial department of the Doctors Duty or If we
solicit him 20 the public why and wherefore he has
neglected to cancel an1 iGudae accounts between him
and the Treasury, which have been Of some twenty
years. standing; notwhs andng every effort has been
made to bring rim a settlement.
By this observation, do intend to say, to in
snuao, that has been discernabe in his ofc
al private conduct, laxity Of integrity, intrinsic
uprightness ofpppose on the contrary, we have al
ways been Vi opinion that he is faultess, far as
integrity is concerned and certain it is in this
community known to alhere strictly to his
legal contracts than the Doctor. But still, would
respectfully make the inquiry, and we hope it will
be answered to the satisfaction of the gentlemen who
arc Immediately interested in the But we shall
state facts and here they
The Corporation, feeling deep solicitude in relation
to the financial aars of the University, and being anx-
ious that the Presidents affairs should be amicaby ad-
usted have from time to time, appointed Committees to
with him the subject, with hope that they might
b. placed in proper train. These Committees have in
vain esdeavored effect their purposes but being al
ways treated ovasigely contemptuously have inva-
riably been co PEELED to abandon the undertaking
hopeless one Welred with Intellectual efforts to per-
form what they found it impossible to effect, with man
in whose punctuaty kind Of dependence be plac-
ed, and who, for purposes known to himself only, has
deemed it expediet to keep his pecunary affairs with
the University profound secret they have suffered him,
through necessity to quietly repose in his situation,
without having investigation of his financial rela-
,ions. 1t is an affair." however, in which have no
particular iner H. would it have been inserted in
this place. but for disposition to crafty Of the Com
mittee, who has considered himself injured by the pro-
crastination Of the Reverend Doctor So then, will
let AL this pass.
There many ofthe people of this good community,
who have been put strangely to their wits end, to learn
Why DIR. MEssER appointed to the Presidency Of
University; and it has caused them small specu-
ation to learn why he has been continued in an office,
which it is notorious he CANNOT fill, either to the cred
it of himself the Corporation, or the community.
We not prepared to satisfy public curiosity this
point, by any assertions drawn from authority but
learn that he has thus been continued because is be-
eved by certain pious donors of the Baptist denomna-
ton that among the Bapsfs Of America, there cannot
be found Baptist capable Of dschargng the duties Of
the rres dency, it be the Rev. ASA MEssER, a
Baptist the surface but Unitarian in the internal
and the advocate Of that doctrine which is mpos-
sbe for him to believe, if he be the he pretends to
be-the follower Of John Calvin, and the Holy Trinity.
That this proposition is eroundess, and that there can
be fodhd men who are Baptsts-the real Simon Pmc-
believe we hlvo before this satisfactorily proved and
if the gentlemen who have been nominated in this paper
superior to the Rev. ASA MEssER then the sun
loses its usiro by the svcry rays of the glowing moon
II there those who contend that DIR. MEssER is a
great man-and Heaven knows that we are not dispos
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