New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-01
Nem'Dork Daily Gribune.
HARVARD COLLEGE.
Frarci. Bowen.


ciepty to the ofettersin Maschuse
has recently met with visitation Of evenhandsd justc.
in The Copsttut Convention DOW stngin Bsston
th. hands Of Hon. Henry Wilson, the distinguished I'D
voeate Of freedom and humanity in the old Bay State
The sues,on before the Convention related 10 the
ageu.nt Of Harvard College by the Corpors,cn aad il
the course Of speech that subject M Wilson pre-
sent, The case Of Bowen instance Of dsgrsnt NAL
ver.atiou the part Of that Board The merits Of be
case will readily perceived frsm the cogent ard lucid
statements Of Mr. Wilson. without further comment
NJ. PREsIpENT: In ESQ, FrsIcs Bowen. editor o.
The North American Rerier was nominated Professor Of
History By the COrpsrstOrs Of Harvard College. On
the 6th day Of ebrusry, I-5l his nom aston came up
for corfrmson before the Board Of O'er.eers in the
Senate Chenbef majority Of the Board Of Dverseers
Of st year believed that be entertained sentiments and
oliuoIs which united him 10 be ateacber OF History 10
tint Tbiyersity or anywhere else IN America and he
va. rejected Unanimously rejeced-re ected for sen
tmelis aud oyilions THAI oi-quAhed hiIH . be the
teacher Of American youth and rejected sso for the his
tIieal gDtTence he bsd shown for Toe peryersions,
sId buHcers he N mlde IN defending his
otn' Iious sentiments ard opinions
sr s.k the geniieInsb fr0m Boston Hr. L);hropI II
Ia. oi, s,i0n al Francis Bowen q the Professionally Of
Hi,.ory py the Cory r-ioa of Harvard to-gs ~ -5G
We ID evidence Of TIE dse Of the men VINO n,ro that
r,uiio 10 keep It along with th- ssnts II the people
Ard b4 spirit If the .gs Are ssch sentiments and opn
io1 40 Boven expressed YEAR, through the No IA
5uyto0n R,v,ev such sentiments and opinions fl hun
To .cL the Young Massachusetts aud OF the
trvl Are such historical misf.kes PerversVns snd blum
oeIs a. BE- h.s exhibited 10 his Hungarian controversy
evidences OF he qualifications 10 teach the young OF
Usr..fo7 T. dishonesty as he has shown 10 gArblng
suisCTtes evidence Of n nes: Tor the On air OF
he Pr ssorbiP Of History 10 The eldest IN versy of the
ooupiy His sentiments. opiIloIs hi.t9ricsl ignorance
stokes, pervtrsiOLs bund-r- pagarrHs ana gsr9ug
a authorities were not unknown 10 tee COrps alton
HE name JsLusry s5 was submitted 10 the Board Of
Ov.r,eeTs When IN the Oh OF February his n DD,toh
came up for cor frnation they were therentt 20 with
or.w me nomhsuOn in obedience TO the almost united
Of the Amero press and the American people Sho
cahed ara sbhoed hs s4utime = but they and the pc
eusr friends ~ the College we're there 20 s1st the
ON The voice Of the people had pronounced uni 70
ne teacher II eficaD youth. And Sir, when the
sy of The Board had rejected their nomination, ths'
r. ard of CorpoIstcr sustained By the self constitute
pds ofbe College secured the first accidental OPP ru
~ that turned up place that man IN the chair Of the
Frofesser,bip Of Moral Philosophy.
Ihltt uen knew sowens sentiments hey knew ne bsd
pro I'd gn rsst # tie he prosed 10 under
id ihty knew h had been convicted of dishonesty in
earbhDg perverng and m-quoing historical authorities
fle, knew that tie public with voice approaching UNI
niv demanded his lection yetibey pressed his nomi
patton End when that R0uinaea rejected they seized
the fist opportunity 10 obi snap Judgment fjr hn and
laced him 10 Pc fes-or. chair Due8 the member from
Bosion Mr. Lo;trop think this an evidence ofhoersty-
Of DEERE TO keep along with popular opinion
M PTesidest-1he VINO have thus, in violation Of
Inc popular voice. sustained Francis Bowen, cssno plead
ignorance a his sentiments and opinions For several
eaGs he ~ edited liz AO,M dETican R'CpH-a ouruN
Which claims to be tie leading literary organ Of the coun
try hut Which ia psf-On with the Eugsh Reviews n
ability learning and scholarship something ike
PARTON bttseen Caps Cod fishing and line Of
battle ship Trouga The columns Of thu Journal for years.
40 has av0wtd sentiments ard opinions which snow tina,
wi st-ver passes ToUs mind persetod-thst Is In
possible hm 20 cOuprsh I'd the true relations OF events
~ to give truthful aud phlcsopho view of the
OF history m he OLD world - IN me newOf the events Of
The Tast a. o the Of the present day Marrow,
hgud ant he ~ the CsSs Of Shch no Is the hsAd
Ne converted The North american R,ppw-once g-sced
y.fI f.uVs tgAr nglF
ga scholarship anc compr' henelve views OF Alexander H.
T.erti-a iuuiDs once presided over by that liberal aud
uue hearted scAolsr, John e. Fairey 10y Jared Sparks
WI has rore for American history than any other
On m The country and by other eminent men who mad
TIE h(fW worthy % The county and OF t. rising terailr
he sd Inc class Of Nhoh lac ths hesd have oOuvers
that Reror a iltoerSnt, bigoed organ OF
that which slfinks from every thing progress
sve, hone OF abroad Could the spirit Of Wn Clifford
battles with such ferocCus vgOr and ability through
The Lobdos Qua t1ig HsrtF against the spirit of pro
gress against rgns OF the many ana for ne exclusive
piyieges the lewcoue back &" earth he ~osd be de
lighted with It's tone - anat cal Conservatism, II he di
Of ite utter conm qt for IT. "au of power vgpr learn
NJ and ability through the columns OF that journal
r nois Bowen has poured ont MS SANDERS hDels
iusous fer genius, AFFINITY learning, ecqusuce and self
.scrG,rg paup,ism; neL VIII" have perled al rr The
cause OF H. puCcauism men who have been driven into
,Ae Tor her devotion To- popular rights are sneer-d ~
lbeed and ssudereo. by this professor ot H1ry
teacher Of Ao,a' Fhoqtg through TIE pages Of as
obrnal
Nhtn the reaction Of l-5O overran Eurcpe-when the
hgh hopes excited 10y the popular v0lu0us II es
buried in ht and our seons Of tho martyrs OF free
chVo va the blood 81 the people sh-n ths voice
u III com ,ea1G only ~ ihe Oi tho
odden ra-ses the SD accents Of ihei. exlad lead
r.-wheu iul gary went down before the armed inervsn
Oi Russia VIE The D. pes Ot ltay Tel before h- sol
iier, 81 los pol,on~Len the hope. ~ the friends of
epubH,GiH III France italy, Germany Hungary, and tn
q, The Continent bad iaedsheo the prisons crofd-
q with pairois-wben banishmeut was ;hs sad fate ~
om- of Inc Iobest mon OF th- age When hos'uih %s-
sue-Aug ia has Turkish exile Francis b. ven placed M
Nefh Rertr the sldc Of the oppressor aud
sshtd sno guDled even the oppres."r' historical Hnof
ts n basf tho names OF INC champions Of free
Z m. wren kossuth ~ss IN Turkish prison Francis
Bow en snesringy called him a reneg ,ts, fn-t' and
uirAs ~ dsnsgogue and radical OF the 20 stamp
such The eptG-is applied 10 one whom many
ltre have welcomed 70 his C0mmonwe af where he won
dazzai Ga oaGi and the Italian patriots are denounced
IS csnsVralore and bdgsnd- Aud, w. hs mao
ls hb.icI ~ European KepuoiCsn,sm-this arrow b'
led advocate OF conser, A'isul that sarinks from All
bsng., j. he naD elected b. the C0rporor- ~ Harvard
oil, to teach the young men OF that University History
4 Moral Philosophy
have ss6 Mr President that Francis Bowen ia his 81
iclts IN II, Nofh iDltrlcaH Rttt,@, " Toe Wal ui
GCes aud the Hang cue s;5n, lad exhibited MS
reel gnofsn e-ihst nc hsd miss,t'd' misqu-tsd, aud
srb Inst lioal authorities In reply % the charge made
y ihs gentleman from bostCn, air. harc that BE- 0so
pIo.aIibtd ia 1881 Tor Bis opinions took occasion
~ % At rejected not alone for his opinions bat r
'e historical ignorance he lad manifested ia supporting
is opinions. The member for Danve,s thr. BftlAuI .
syeeo oUi q lis ns Of argument The other asy - say
hi tlis : bold oeti@f .tioD iOr me 70 IA ske
Sr here and nov | repeat the declaration Here and T
the door Of This ConvehUOC. which hNs enrolled /
rs list Of members the gentleman Boston Mr. Hay
srd the g-nil from Il 1bnry, M Love-, sud Mr /
uuam three of the Corporal rs Of The University
the tgo learned sid distinguished Professors of the Lg
hooi Of the Conversely ilr Parker and Mr Grs-nlcf
10 The genitIuca from Boston, ,ME Lothrop snd ar H.
20 Members of the Board Il Oyer.eers Of .hs Unv-r
~ renew and repeat the Gee sratol that Frtnos
owen rejected in 81 from the Pro:essorshipof j.
o. iol As seut.meDts-for his h orc4 ignorance sul
Y risstatlE, M quoting, ard gsrbne historical su'ho-
IS Here now proceed 10 establish the truth OF tls