American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-01-25

| JEFFERSON COLLEGE; a we Iedlh Hoit
the public rints, (says the Baltimore Patriot,
that at me citing of the Board of Trustees
convened in Providence Hail. in Cunnonsburg
Pa, or the d inst, the Rev. Robert J. Brock
inridgo, ID. ID :, at present Pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church Of Baltimore, was unani'
mously elected President of Jefferson College
The present il 1cumbent ia the Rev. Matthew
Brown d. d. , who, for mere than twenty
wears hes prcsi, led over the interests of the In
stitutor; and no now desires to relinqulsh j
position which he has go long filed with great
honor tc himself, and great usefulness to the
Institution.
jefferson Collie ge occupies faost command
ing situation at t. nc head of the great valley,
and is now rapid, taking rank with the Oldest
and most disting, ished Colleges and Unver-
sites of tho East; md at the present time, the
number of studen IS in attendance upon the
College classes s.et lual to that OF many OF her
older Northern and Eastern rivals. DIR. Brown
resigns the Presdei ICY of the Institution at a
very tlourishing peri cd of its history-desirlng
to be relieved from he labors and responsible
ties of the station on account of bis increasing
wears. but has conse nted to remain at his post
until a successor shall have been procured.
Should DR.. Bfecki ridge acoept.the appoint
ment which the Board of Trustees have tender
ed him. we think we may safely premise that
the reputation Of the College, for extended
usefulness, and itse1ist nguished position as the
leading literary insitu ton in tiae Valley OF the
Mississippi, will be fully maintained.
In addition to the above from the Patriot, we
extract the following from a communication in
the Pittsburgh (Pa. )aiazette:
CDR. Breckenridge is extensively known
throughout the Union, from his controversial
power-his memoranda of foreign travel, and
his conspicuous position in the discussions OF
his own branch of the Church. 1t is not yet
known positively, whether he will accept the
post to which he is called; but the friends OF
literature and moralty--of high order of
education, blended with polished manners
cannot but rejoice in such an accession to our
Western Institutions of learning"
THOMAS w. DoRR. Another petition IN
behalf of MIR. Dorr was presented to the Rhode
Island House of Assembly on Monday. 1t is
from his father, Sullivan Dorr, and sets forth:
"That Thomas w. Dorr will not deem it
compatible with his sense of honor and duty to
accept of his Liberation upon the terms i'm
posed upon him by the recent act ofthe General
Assembly, and that his Imprisonment therefore
will probably only terminate with his life; that
he is suffering from complaints which are much
aggravated by the confinement, discipline and
fare of the prison. The petitioner therefore
asks the General Assembly to grant him per-
mission TO make occasional visits to his son, land
that DR.. Usher Parsons, who has for twenty
years been the physician of T. w. Dorr, and
is well acquainted with the constitution, and
the disease from which he suffers, may also
have leave to visit him."
It was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
dietary.
New York WEATHER. Spring like wealth
err. The Hudson it hardly closed to Pough-