Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-08-12
"a Most Malicious Fa1sehood.v

ga Most Malicious FaIsehood.,
Our neighbor, of the Worcester Transcript has
such sad habit of going off at halfcock, that it is
continually getting itself INTO difficulty The same
verdancy characteristics its editorials now tina! did
those of IFS lusrlous namesake and predecessor,
when under the same wiseacre management, in the
campaign of lS4s, it so soundly berated Hon. John
p Hale for sentiments uttered in the United States
Senate, which everybody, but the editor of the
Transcript, knew to have been uttered by Hon.
.9rtemas Hale, of its own political friends in the
House Of Representatives; and the same reckless
mendacity still characteristics its columns as when,
in that same year, it published one of Parson Den
nson's libelous letters from Washington, charging
the hOnored representative from this Congress sonal
district, with practising at more bars than one,''
thereby attempting 10 create as if such thing were
possible, an impression upon the public mind that
Judge Allen was addicted TO strong drink.
Under the startling caption, at the head ofthis ar
tice, that veracious Sheet on Monday, ranking I'M
der the smart of the proof which we offered in re-
cent paper, convctiDg it Of telling not less than four
lies in article, and then telling fifth, in lame
at the Spy. and discharges half column, or SO, of
filthy ytuperaon in denial of the statement copied
Into our paper, Of Saturday, from the Boston Times,
''that the influence of the faculty ofHarvard College
and their friends is 10 be exerted in behalfof the late
Professor Bowen, and that calculating upon the re-
turn Of Wing supremacy, in the State, they conf
IDENTIFY expected to give thegarber of history and de-
famer of Hungary his old birth of Professor Of His
tory.'
There are so many falsehoods in the article ofthe
Transcript, that we shall only trouble ourselves by
reply to some of the pumpest, leaving the others to
take care of themselves.
The Transcript says that our statement was made
up of whole CLOTH that the College Professorsand its
appointing Board hare not much as spoken,or eren
thought Of again bringing forward Mr.. Bowen as a
candidate, that an appointment was made, some
weeks ago,or the vacancy occasioned by the rejection
OF Mr. Bowen, the constituted authority Of the col
iege having assigned it to Mr.. Thomas Chase of this
CITY" and winds up these absurd statements with a
long paragraph of Disqualification upon its veracity
winch we shall now proceed TO upset with few
simple facts. First, then, Mr.. Thomas Chase, Of
tns city, has not been appointed Professor of His
0'y' IN Harvard College, and we defy the Tran
SCRIPT or any other person, to prove that he has
oeeh' second, we know, from the most undoubted
aunority that no Professor Of History has yet been
appointed TO The chair made vacant by the rejection
oi Professor Bowen, and defy the Transcript any
one else, to bring forward the evidence that such
appointment has been made. By what mesmeric
or magical influence the Transcript is enabled tc
know every word spoken by the faculty of Harvard
ana also to read their thoughts in regard to the ap
pointment OF Professor Bowen, when it states tina
'hey have not SO much spoken, or even though
Oh again bringing him forward 1--WE nave no means
Knowlng,but,aside from the statement in the Times
we DO know that some of the members of the facult,
save not only "thought' but talked Of the matter
anq was our knowledge of their sayings in regar.
@HGRat prompted us TO copy the statement Of tn
lines .Fad comment as we did upon it at the time
NOW unleFs the Transcript can dsp-ove these facts
must stand again corrected Of wiful fasehood be
core @e public and its editor may have another ar
sume@ TO support any claim he may be disposed Il
make 10 The "consttuted authority to the title o
''.S WvVDN y nunCta&zen.'
lnasmuch as the name of gentleman, Of thu
cty' has been peedlessly dragged into this contro
yersy, we would say that however much by his ma
tnla talents and superior attachments he ma,
be worthy to Gil the Chair OF History in th,
Oldest University in the country. and on'
doubts that he is there exists great barrier Il
his appointment, be is not of sufficient age to b,
eligible 70 the Office. At the present time, he i
performing a the duties of tutor. in the department
81 History at Cambridge, with the pay and title 0
tuoy' occupying prscisely the same station that he
p,o ia a.s classical department. when, during the
absence offrpfessor Lane. IN Europe, who was ap.
POINTED to the Prolessorsbp Of Greek and Latin, he
ss'ssa le title and pay Of Latin Tutor for per.
' S~n 'he duties thai devolyed spon ttm
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