The Woodville Republican., 1852-06-08
Far the Wooisii's RspEi!iiea,s
Centenery College.


tinue our remarks upon this lnstitu
tion, and its claims 10 public reSpec
any confidence. We have been dis
passionate reader Of all the viudictive
and abusive attacks upon Timothy, as
from time to time have appeared ia
the columns of the Southern Mirror.
The shrewd, though not very honorn
bic efforts of some of the Faculty To
direct public attention from inveslisa>
ting the moral and scientific condition
of the College, by unqualified condem.
nation and bitter hostility towards one
who is too honest aud independent to
suffer himself to be choked down by
the lasso Of bigoted restriction and
slayish loyalty, will be readily seen by
intelligent men, If they are gentle.
men of high and noble feelings, bear
ing with them suitable claims to intcl>
lgenee and moral worth, why should
they be SO irritated and gorcd nj the
exposure of their various inetliciencics
and liabilities 7 IL there is anything
palpably, yisibly, aud inoXcusably
wrong about Centenary College, that
the community see (even if the watch
fl,l and scientific Faculty arc not aware
OF it) how much more crcditnble would
it be to the officers of the institution
10 examine and rectiiy wrong by suit
able and efficient measures, than by
useless efforts to apologize and evade !;
TO defend and commend any thing and
every thing that is connected with this
infallible Institution. If they have so
little sense of proprety and magnan.
unity as TO be unable to govern them>
selves, how can they be expected to
govern those committed to their care
Why prate so much about harmony,
love and good order; except to drive US
to an acknowledgment of what does
not exist and sti0e the complaints Of
hall frightened community Why
does the Southern Mirror, the editor
and one of th proprielors Of which are
members of the Faculty Of Centenary
College, disclaim being under college
influence when they reject from their
columns every thing that does not nod
an assent and approval Of the sup
posed scientific and moral excelleucy
OF thai Institution 7 And why is it
that they are so willing and ready 10
brand with nfamy. il possible, q cor
respondent who would dnre 10 question
the soupdness OF their profession on
their abllityl And why so ready to
demand of the Republican republi-
cation OF their trash against Timothy
without he editorial courtesy of re.
publishing Timoth'yi articles from the
Republican, A very modest dcmaId.
That very modei Card issued by the
students Of Centenary College ZAP.
proved and published by the Mirror,
virtually sanctioned by two or lnoie OF
the Faculty, exhibits that " feeling of
mutual love and confidence which ex
lists between the Faculty and students"
so strongly asserted in President Riv-
ers' rejoinder 10 Timothy.
The Card, though 100 vulgar and
scuriIous TO get into any other paper
but The Mirror, is but corroboralion
of all llmolhy has said, and be refers
{" 1t as his strong argument for The
charges he has made and The position.
he has taken, coming as it does from
the very fountain OF mutual love and
confidence" and induIging in that lew.
less outbreaking ribaldry SO peculiar
TO heart OF peculiar nature.
We are charged with being wrong
in accusing the students collectively.
That there are many high minded and
manly gentlemen among them, we
admit. but like planets scattered among
erraIlc stars they must be known by
their fixed briIIiancy and regular rev~
oluiions. They are well known and
Appreciated Could we be personal
We NIGH, in lurn 10 as, use this Ian
guage to lhe Chairman Of that Com
mittee--"O, John. you have before the
altar Of your God, in solemn church
covenant, promised allegiance, love
and respect for his holy word--1he,e
Is that Bible, thas so mysteriOusly left
the College chapel Are its pages
now as pure and spotless as its hnly
origin, or soiled by the hand of trail
Tor 10 his Bakeri"
Again, the faculty seem to be ex
treme tenacious in their opinion Of fhe