The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-09-15
t:eo,-re,owu College.

How IN IL, by tne-oye, thal the SoaHeT ~"
Louisville Examiner neglect to publish the au-
lucrative statements Of tina facts 10 the case OF
DR.. Mslcom's resignation, which wss pub lish-
I'd la the Herald two weeks since Is the ne
glect desiauedl Do the gentlemsnly and eour-
teous editors Of those papers hesitate 10 do Jus
tice 20 all parties concerned Do they wish
their erroneous impuialions upon the nfhc'ni
,ctions Of the Board Of Trustees OF GrorgstowB
College, TO get so far the start, that the truth
will never oyertake i'll We merely ask for
informatio - GtorgsfOra Herald.
The day before the Dumber Of the Examiner
for the firut instant went to press. we gave the
" authoritative ststeme mt" into the HANDS Of the
printer, who told US there was not room for IL.
We left directions for him to insert IL il posi-
BILE, but II did not appear. lns short editorial,
however, we gave what we considered the sub
stance Of the statement, which Is that the trus-
tees Of the College neither required nor requested
DR.. MaIeom to resign, but only ae,uised him 10
do so. We stated that they coold not require
him 10 resign without violating the charter OF
the College, and tina. the difference between re-
CURING and advising under such circumstances
was hardly to be iiscerned by ordinary optics.
1t IL said that the trustees did not act in their
official capacity. They had no power TO per-
form such acts in official capacity. This
plea furnishes no justification Of them as private
individuals. II a sheriff commits murder no
one considers him less guilty because he alleges
that he cid not do the act 10 his official capacity.
But, as we said before, we do not suppose
that all the blame Is TO be attached to the rus-
tees. 1t was the pro-slsvery spirit in general
that called for victim. We do not consider
the trustees sin ners above all Others in George
town. They only yielded 10 the pressure. We
do not expect trustees Of Colleges to be very
greatly superior TO the majority Of their fellow
men. Men Of the highest principles would re-
sign their offico-thty would even see the Col
Iege edifce scattered to the four winds, rather
than have anything 10 do with wrouglng a man
for the performance Ct his duty. Eutsuch men
are not to be found all times and in all places.
The trustees at Georgetown College, we pre-
sumo, are men who pay their debts, who never
so much az barbor thought Of murder, who
would not steal though piles of gold were
spectacle men. We suppose that il we were
personally acquainted with them, We should no,
hesitate to eDtrust any one Of them with the
keeping of thousands Of dollars. But between
very respectable morality, and high unfnch-
ing opposition 70 injustice there is some differ
ence. A Heather poet tells us tina, the man
who Is just and firm TO his purpose cannot be
moved either by the countenance Of the threat
eniDg tyrant, or by the sydor Of fhe etfIssRs COM
niander 10 do prong But we do not expect to
find all meu coming up to this standard even
in Christendom. We say again that we do not
think the trustees Of the Georgetown College
are 10 bear all the bame in this transaction.
The pro-slavery spiri: was like wolf raging
for a victim, and they merely stepped aside to
let Il make q spring. They would probably
have been unmoved by the countenance Of the
4" threatening tyrant'; but they were not able
to resist the ardor OF citizens commanding 10
do wrong"!
We learn from private source that what we
predicted is already taking place. There Is al
ready a reaction In the public mind. The peo-
pie are expressing their sympathy with DR..
MaIcom, and lauding him for his independence
Kentuckisns are not the men 10 admire the
cringing servility ihas asks master how Q
vote must be given nor can they refrain from
admiring the mauIines, Of him who risks every
thing else TO preserve his liberty.