The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1845-10-28
THE PURITAN AND HARVARD
COLLEGE

The Boston Puritan has good article in reIa-
ton to the course taken by the Democrats to
make political capital out OF the Harvard COLLEGE
question. The Puritan has been and is now
strong advocate for change in the College, but
it deprecates i'll the strongest manner mixing the
question with the politics of the State.
Astthe Boston Post, Concord Freeman and
other papers OF the party, have sought to make
handle OF this question for party purposes, we are
glad to see snch widely circulated and inf1uen-
tia Orthodox journal as the Puritan take the stand
which it has. 1t is a severe blow to the charla-
tans who hoped to gain votes by the agitation of
the subject. We copy portion of what the Pu-
ritan says
Speaking, thus, our own conviction, we are free
to say, not only that there is no such plot. but
that there ought to be none. Our objections 10 it
lie both against the nature of the thing and the
end in view. And first, the nature of the thing
is odious, and injurious to the interests of religion
Coalitions between two political parties, though
usually odious, may be allowed by the code of
political morals. But religious denomination
striking hands with political party and taking
the responsibility, it would, Of all electioneer.
ing measures of the party, and of all the wicked
thugs said and done in the heat of the conflict;
and exposing itself to all the reproach which such
strife would engender, would be spectacle over
which angels might weep. 1t would be better
for our churches that Harvard College should be
sunk by an earthquake, and its name blotted from
the memory of man, than that it should be restor-
ed by means so disastrous to religion.
But the end in view is equally Objectionable.
A religious denomination is to be yoked with
political party for the purpose, it would seem, of
drawing the ploughshare over all sectarianism
in that College Now Sectarianism is very bad
thing, and Unitarian sect is quite as bad as anv
other And it suits well the public ear to talk of
a religion free from the peculiarites of any sect
But in truth none but Unitarians, or the widest
latudinarians, or infdels, believe such religion
to be reality. Now, suppose this coalition sue
ceeds to drive out Unitarianism, what will thew
put in its place The very terms and prospect
us OF the collation. forbid them putting any thing
better than Unitarianism there. Do you saw
we will replace evangelical religion such as
the Orthodox egationalists, Episcopalians
Baptists and Methodists may sustain Then YOU
exclude large portion of the people of the State
such as Universalsts, nothingarians and infdels.
And your warrant for making the change. be-
cause the College belongs to the State falls to the
ground. Besides you dare not say this TO anv
but Orthodox ears. For in case you did the Uni
versalist trumpet would blow blast that would
dissolve your beautiful coalition.
NO 1t IS as clear as the sun, that such coali-
ton can effect nothing better than to exclude all
religious teaching from the College And
should this succeed such will be inevitable result.
we wish tins matter to be distinctly understood
that this plot, il such plot there be- is plot TO
make reform in Harvard College, by striking
down Unitarianism, and putting no religion in its
place. SO much pious Indignation is TO be spent.
for the great purpose of erecting that College into
Girard Institute, into which religion NAV not
enter
For our part, we had rather wait for the proyi-
dence OF God to open way TO restore that College
where 1t is, than where such combination of
opposite elements would rather the Unitarians
would bear the responsibility OF holding wrong
iul possession of it, till return of Justice in the
public sentiment Of the State shall fulfil the de-,
sign Of its founders.
Charles T. Woodman, we'll known as a popular
temperance lecturer, but whose appetite for
ssuohg drink riumphed over his reason, IS now at
the point OF death in the Boston House of Correc-
ton. y
II is said that Mr. Cough has suffered a relapse
anu that Tears are entertained that he cannot re-
cover.-B0ston Times
OLD, BUT Coon. "This is too serious mat
yer 70 make light off, as the whale remarked,
"heh 'hey were dipping the oil out Of his head.
ne cars VIII commence running regularly up
on the oid Colony Railroad from Boston to ply
NOUN on Tuesday, the 18th of November next.
2O,lO3 bushels Of potatoes have been brought TO
Boston by the Western Railroad since Oct. s.