New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-28
UNIVERSITY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
Reply Of Gen. TaIImadge to the Statement OF
the Council.


The Tribune Of the 22d inst. contains a " State
rssat" prepared by Committee Of the Coun Gil Of
the University purporting to be reply to my Dis
sent to the return to the Regents, 10th March,
1896.
Instead Of calmly meeting the matters in ques-
ton-aiter year Of delsy--the Council, by their
Committee, "have come down in great wrath -
The Statement" begins with the grave iniorma-
ton that General Tallmsdge never President Of
the Institution The importance of thi, fac, will be
duly appreciated and authors entitled to all the
benefits Of It's discovery.
The Charter and the Statutes create A Council TO
govern the University and provide for President
thereof General Tallmsdge was chosen By the Council
land without his solicitation such President He has
devoted nearly thirteen years Of service to the concerns
of the institution. 1t proper TO add that the Council
of the University consists of thiit members -
that the Chancellor Of the University reosr his appoint
met from the Council and is ercEeio and only when
so elected member of the Council And the Statute
declares that ne shall derive all bis authority from
the Council and shall be considered as her Execute
officer" And also declares that the Council shall
from time to time designate the branches that shall be
taught and prescribe general rules respecting the gene
rs government the terms OF admission and the several
courses OF instruction In the Departments but the i'm
mediate supern,endence and all the details Of instruc
ton and discipline shall be under the control Of the
Chancellor and Faculties respectively"
Thus IL will be seen tina, the Council governed the
University and the President of that body 70 the presd
Ing officer Of the Institution. 1t hardly be imagined
that if the Members Of the Council whose names sppesr
to the Statement in question could have seen the
document before publication, that they would have
sanctioned such speca pleading The fret section Of
the Statement thus only indicative but decsra,ory
Of the spirit of the whole.
Passing by unworthy Of notice, the sarcasms aimed
personally at myself very cheerfuy eoncede al that
hss been said ia praise of Mr. Frelinghuysen-justly
distinguished as that gentleman Is for private worth,
smiabiiiy and philanthropy Neither sneer' upon NY
acts and motives encomiums upon hir7, have any
thing In common with the finances Of the University
The statement that the drift aud character Of both my
papers indicate that they directed mainly against
the Chsncellor"-and the allegation that have aimed
at violating an agreement of business well as honor
sry character between that officer and the University
DENY and refer for reutatOn 10 the papers submit
ted by me N well 10 the Records Of the Council
The Council affect tenderness to Gen TAlimsdse -
and In farther illustration throughout their statement II
represented that he certified, without oppositisn, sun
dry measures which he now opposes and especially
that after opposing the return he had certified H. 70
be sent 10 the Regents Csndor should have pre-
vented such statement Who does not know that II IL
the duty OF every Presiding Officer to certify and suthen'
tcAte the proceedings Of any public meeting or body,
over which he has presided and this too, without
10 his individual opinion OF the measure adopted
or reecedt Yet the performance Of this cuty is now
made II personal attack and uruishes the mater
for nearly cnehaf of the Statement II the authors Of
the Statement find pleasure IN such representations md
in tine language they have used, they shall o. I'm to
their enoym wthou. competition or farther remark
from ma
The section processes 10 approach the subject OF
the gnanoes turns aside from the matters objected TO-
and tells the story of the election and agreement with
Mr. Frelnghuysen aud asserts az u Il had been dis
nuted thai Gen Tallmadge was Chairman of the Com
rnittee al had agreed 10 II all The Committee March
1889 had authority offer Mr Frelinghuysen $4,000
year and the house. This he declined. The Commit
tee then proposed to advise the Council 10 add Dpo
ma fee with prospect of other peTgaisiss This he
slso declined uncertainty, out oneIeo 10 Coune ioi
a. 900 and the house This was reported oy tue Oom
nittee TO the Council and thereupon the election was
held and the resolution w1s-----s---
M,soH 49, 1889 R,olred, That The salary OF Mr. Ere
the dudes OF his Office, be at The rate oil sSOo ana inc
house"
7 did act as Chairman of the Committee, and did
assent 10 this Resolution, and have not ooeceu 70 It
put did not assent TO the act of the Council January
d ls4l giving to Mr. Freinghuysen In addition 10 the
salary of So coo and the house $40 or onehs OF the w
REQUIRED from each Graduate OF the Medical CoHege'
was then in Cuba and did not hear oil the resouuon u
The Medical Association having failed TO obtain a
charter applied to the University to establish them as
Department, to remain free In separate ou'uis
and denendept on themselves and without any iiaoi
ties upon the University 1t was after much negons-
ron agreed SO TO establish them for the price oil 81
10 be paid to the University for each graduate; Ins
sum had been prospectvey looked to and spoken o.
as to come greatly in aid, to make up the extra one
thousand dollars which had been gwen In the salary
to the Chancellor. , =,
Much is said about the sdcredne" OF the agreement
fixing the salary of the Chancellor at s3oOO and the
house" and am held up as violating the is'n OF Tue
Arrangement which had aided to estabish-lts moor
rect 7 considered the $4,000 and the house iair
salary 20 that officer and high as the CONDITION OF
the finances of the University would justy-ouI ns.e
| ohiected 10 the after and farther allowances Inc I'm
putation that wish violate the agreement Tor ihe
salary OF $1,000 and the house can only serve 70
confuse and diver, from the single question re az
frrkey aopanes in addition 10 the salary as dreed upon
The Salary of Mr.. Frelinshuysen as 1t now stands
] ~ ~ House... 1000