New-York daily tribune., 1849-02-23

are thorough sys,emsac snd IN Interrupted Ia som
rcsPcsts fhnS 20 scheme a oi .hfr of-or thsi
j. generally fc1ni .n or bcsi colleges Ia csInAt ~
The value Of 10, course All less Instructions ~
ll.re-'iy cCu1tenfy sppsa's O. the EST Of al tests
li would oe Suo ~ y ne irais . claims th.; from
90 similar icsrtatn oi the fsre extent. has there
gore forth trnE the 3sst ten years more youns M
Of re. trained minds or Who furush brighter pro
mise Cf tskrg ~ ent position g1hlc lie, 10 III
ersry sltsreuis srt in tn Earned professions The
gresi-r part ~ . students have been from The poor
ant many from thc very poor. whose grsfu tous 10
siruclln bss oe,n Afforded 81 sn expense shich g.
mintlrs o. thc vrfuum point tie stisres of tne pro
iessors Wtlr ~ IRE sane time. The ln.Fersiiy hss
1etn held u9 ly demsEo1ues sristocrstc, sn1 thus
Incurred .oss 1f the stat patrorase
Nhy thcr has not ihis stru ssirg Institution more o'
ihai public ,sror which would relieve . a. once from
those Qecurisry crharrsssmsrts vhich no internsl
pr sprrty the number ci students enable 70 a.
sarrIvcf WAY hss not thc debt such tri' % N .f
wealthy city beer paid ~ long s-cf l1e srsser . a.
hsud Peculiar events iu % history have mace % the
victim 1f 9srtcs snt when passes into the bands 81
etlcrs err nst no psrf patton In such events iNrncr
parufsrs -lcusv striving irr rs destruction
ln this wsv one individual .n ths street,. and ia the
crni1ls anf In trr aewspspcrs. can DO q iaiary IN q
rso sr exceeding the eflis oi taosc who are silently
srt faithfully toiius for iis -ood Again, % . never
suffered o. rest than three years a time
before soEie such sn attack this q mste rpcn In
The neWspaqcrs s1oundng in the NOS, recAess is.se
huocs, and prcducn. uniarcrsb'c impressions, which
are ever more easily made than rcmeiicd
Nos tne-e = res bui one great issue in ihs hole
controversy and o. th.s w0nd r',st earnestly call
The public attention. We take the grourt-ihc stronS
the irprf suaolc .ruuni that smoug the substantial
the present cnhsrrassnsnis o she Institution
there Is not ihst o. attributed 90 any acton
suy neglect 40 the present Chancellor the pres NJ
Faculty. 0r .hs present C1unc-iherc l. noi one thst
di NOT bave s origin n events llt preceded he ycsr
$500 and during the atmnistrsfi0n ot General James
Ialmadge Perfection claimed iur ~ su5ssg guent
course. There may have been faults ID its Interior
management although n respect o. tbs the most rgid
scrutiny Is invited. SUmc smNl sums might perhaps
have been saved by dirrcnt management On The part
0t ts council Hut for both faculty and council !. Il
c.simcd-aud opponents src challenged to meet inc
c'am-that snhscrftr' or serious of the pre-
cent embarrassment has had is origin IN the action cf
either body during the past ten years Every thing has
been struggle against toe effects of anterior fcuuss
Do sny fault be- imputed 90 the present council, 4 70
simply that the few wealthy men among them 30 not si
once put their hands In their cxfssnd pay o So no
10 10 u unreasonable 10 require this ot them then they
have light o. call upon other rich men Of our city Tor
aid 70 such aid bad been rendered n this crushing
debt had once been paid and 10 then, fair trial
the Institution had 20. been able to maintain seli,
might De- grounds for such attacks upon ia
credit contained in the article In iif YribHHs
10 has hsd such lair trial during the term of u.
present Administration % hss now however, reached
y crisis Ia which DO. debt must De paid. 10 must ae
sbarionrd 20 TOR this wealthy city decide wheth
cr this shall be- the shall Institution be suffer
90 to 90 down that e. furnish the only medium
besetn be extremes ~ false / porssm and o an eS
elusive UNCONVENTIONAL influence. which. however unex
ceptonsble in itself and for those who are embraced
hy it does certainly to present too narrow a
ground for the bali million who nOw compose our pop
ulson The only interest of the professors u may be-
said in conclusion, Is one ot feeling. They have be
attached to the Institution u which Trey have
for yesr, been members They therefore desire its
pros porous continuance while there Il not one among
them whom its dissolution would not At once st ifee
for more lucrative engagements JUSTICE.