New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-18

sity have undertaken 70 settle the hlghef
Law question. after the manner Of Louis Ma
poleou, by a coup dstat. 1t seems that Rev Dr.
Whedon. a Methodist clergyman, formerly q
Professor in the College at Middletown, U. ous
for the last four or five years leading Professor
in the Michigan University, has, on several &C.
casions, preached against the odious fngi''e
Slave Law and, at the meeting oil the Michigan
Conference, was Instrumental IN procuring the
massage of strong resolutions conderning tha'
measure and looking 10 It's repeal FOR TINS
course of honest adherence to duty he was
marked for destruction and, at the last meeting
of the Regents prior to delivering the seals TO
thei, successors, Judge Pratt offered the follow
ing preamble and resolution
whereas il is represented and is undoubtedly true,
thst Rev ID. Whedon, one oil tne rfoicssoIs oi
said IL s,ituiion has, during period OF time past
not only publicly preached, but otnefeise Openly
advocated the doctrine called the " hlgner Law
a doctrine which is unauthorized by the bloie, AZ
war with the principles, precepis and examples OF
Christ and his Apostles, subyeTsVe alke oil CIVIC
government, civil society and the legal rights OF
.Idlyioual cI,izens-anc IN effect constitutes Ia Ine
onipion of this Board, species OF moral Heason
against the Government
sPssoIrsd That Rev. D. Whedon. for the reasons
Aforesaid be and is hereby removed.
This resolution was afterward amended so as
TO include three of the Faculty instead oil one,
and to sink the charges and IN this shape At was
adopted, and three Professors dismissed oy one
stroke of State for the sake of reaching Dr.
Whedon and thus teaching all future Professors
TO walk in the shadow of the Compromise. We
lean fIvm good outhUIity, thar Professor " he
don has always been exceedingly popular at the
UniveI sity and is one of the ablest men IN Michi
gan. His removal is entirely owing to his own
course on this question, which he was not will
ling to shape according TO the wishes OF the MI
chigan politicians The Michigan Christian Ad-
rocnte, the official Methodist paper, in speaking
of the removal says:
He was wanting in no qualification for the char
he flled-guil,y of no neglect OF duty, or no moral
DELINQUENCY as a minister, Christian, or gentleman
OF the first standing In our State But IN the employ
ment OF his personal and ministerial prerogatyes as
a Methodist preacher-in the exercise OF the iree-
com of speech as an American citizen, he had fer
il his duty al different times to denounce slavery,
ard 10 hold up the g. Fugitive Slave Law, wnicn, II
It was legislative necessity was nevertheless the
protectorate and ~ponency OF system OF oppres
sion and Communication, which every freedom
loving heart should deploTe end deprecate, ana
when il was both philanthroplc and. scrptural TO
Northumberland the repeal OF which. II was rlgn1
lawfully 10 seek, IL tue VI
any citizen to seek the repeal Of any act he might
deem obnoxious But even these views, according
TO Hon Judge PIati's own confession DR.. Wnedon
made no attempt TO defend or advance lfom .ne
PTolessoral Chair. We pity from the bottom OF our
heart the Minister OF God who will tme-servlngy
attempt to serve both God and Mamnon. or fa~n
at the feet of civil Ntbuchadnezzar AS Methodist
preacher while regret It, we glory IN this lnsuis
offered 10 our able representative of the Faculty OF
the University Of Michigan His chaplets are too
well earned and too green to be suled by the slang
of meTceDaTy politicians. This occurrence too VIII
emtoden the tmid, and make the thoushtess think.
Outrage may make even the most inveterate con.
servaism "cry out" The resolution of course did
not pass, but 1t shows what We have 100 long mad
reason to suspect, viz that prominent. politicians
would at least negatively convert our State school
into tool of their trade.
The Telegraph, Democratic paper, published
a, JonesviHe is equally explicit in its condemna-
ton of the Regents and, indeed we do not see
that their action is at all sustained by the Michi-
gan press. The Telegraph thus speaks Of this
disgraceful transaction
We deem it no excuse that the act was done under
the softer and more assembling substitute offered
BY Mai Kearsley II only added Insult to the injury.
Judge Prasrs esoa,1a ana preamble stated sne
doubly distilled to modify 1t by MAJ kearsleys SUBJ
stllu.e. Henceiorh the University 10 to be the
nursery OF such political sentiments as mad caps &C,
cidentaly or Hnprovidentiy placed In power shall
1T TO toleIate-because the grounds OF removal
are POLITICAL disguise it as you may Prof Whedon
at Conference Of his own (Melho1ist) denomins-
tion, took strong anti siavfry grounds article
of religious belief but has he taught this Pro-
fessOr IN the University II these proceedings are
sustain ed without any other further than
apps as upon their face, we may date the downfall
OF noble University from The day when such SEN
timents cTept INTO Its government. IL falls victim
to mental Darkness political caprice, and unchaste
ambition. We the more regret that Democrats, OF
our political party should be guilty OF such an
gorgeous errorshould attemp. to abridge the free
dom of religion politics, ana above all should pro-
claim TO the world that the Methodists, society,
are at war with the primo Piles, pfecepts, and ex-
amples of Christ" and guilty "of moral treason
az ainSt the Government"
Upon this subject, We speak with pain and morti-
fcation, but speak plainly. Neither the fro wns
OF official station, canting hypocrisy about mo-
raity will deter us as public journalists, from
sounding the tocsin OF alarm.
Ii is SECRET insidlous stab al the whole commu-
nifty without regard to their religious political
views, and II suffered to pass In silence and
buked every political mountebank and demagogue
in the State will feel at full liberty to PROSTATE
churches institutions Of learning If they offer any
resistance to the political elevation OF ignorance
ambition.