New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-14
PROFESSOR HEDRIcKS DEFENSE.


name is not mentoued therein, It'll suppose there i
ltl, doubt that il vas all intended for me. Now, pol
tics not being nv trade feel some hesitation IN APP
Pc alirg before the public especially at time Ike TINS
when there seems 20 be greater desire on the pan o
those who give direction To public opinion to sur up
strife ard hatred than to cultivate feelings OF respect
ana kindre.s But est my silence might be misin'eE-
pr,ted, Will reply. as briefly possible to THIS a.
it appear. TO me- uncalled-tor attack on my politics.
Tlen to n AXE the matter short, say am IL favor
Of the election Of Fremont TO the Presidency AMI
these are my reasons for my preference:
Firsi: Because ike the man. He was born AMI
educated at the South. lie has lived at the North aud
the West and therefore has had an opportunity oil
becoming acquainted with our whole peop!e-an al
vantage not possessed by his competitors. He Is known
ard honored both at home and abroad. He has shown
bis love of his country 10y unwsverny devotion To Its
interests. And whether teaching school for the sup
ror of he widowed mother or exploring the wids ot
he gr, AT Wet: whether enargmg the boundaries OF
sc,rcc or acquiring for our country the " Golden
State" whether establishing Constitution TOR this
your get daughter of the Uhon or occupying seat
in the Senate Of the Net!on-'n every position anu
under all circumstances, whether demanding heroic
daring prudent council he has always p' ssessei the
courage 10 undertake. and the wisdom o carry through
IL ieioonCe 10 the value of his services IN Cauorn
Mr.. buchanan says: "He bore conspicuous part in
tie conquest Of California. and IN my opinion Il Del
ter entitled TO be called the conqueror Of California
than any other man. For such ser,i ices and sach
abty. | love to do him lOnOr 3 Platforms ana
principles are good enough in their places but for the
Presidential chair, the first requisite IL q man.
Second Because Fl, mont is on the right side of the
great question which now disturbs the public peace
OpIosiIion to Slavery Extension u neither N"rthera
nor a sectional II originated with the great
S,utl erp statesmen of the Revolution. Washington
Jefferson Patrick Henry, Madison and Randolph were
all opp SD To Slavery IN tie abstract an1 were all op
l. q, -. .~Va pf fh.
esty acs , the patriots the Revolution 10 pass
the Ordinance If s. by which Slavery was excluded
from oil the territories then possessed TINS was
going father than the Republicans OF the present day
claim. MANY OF these great men were slaVehodes :,
but they did not let sslt-uerest blind them To the eV
Of the sy stem Jefcrson says That slavery ererta an
evil influence both upon the whites ana the blacks out
be was opposed 10 the abolition policy, by when the
slaves would be turned loose among the whites In
his autobiography he says: Nothing ~ more certainly
written In II book o. fate than that these people are
10 be free nor j. II e-s certain that the two races
a." equally free, cannot live III the same government
Nntme habit, opinion, have drawn ndellOle lines
between them. Among the evils "hlcn ne sd!s
Slavery brings upon the whites IL TO make mem yttn
meal and idle. With the morals of the people their
INDUSTRY .lso is destroyed For IN a warm climate
DO II az Will labor for himself who can make another
labor fjr him. This ii so true that OF the propreiors
" Of slaves very small proportion II deed are ever
seen 10 labor What was true in Jeffrrons time u
true now. ] might go on and give Aumnus every
WEEK from I'll the election, column oi gooo
d" Black Republican documents AL WHICH ny tut
MIST eminent Southern statesmen, beginning with
Washington, and including nearly all of emnence for
ability, virtue and patriotism, aud coming down To OR
times. No longer ago than 1880, Henry Clay de-
cl,led ia the SENATE never can, and never Will
vote and no earthly power ever viii make me vote
10 spread Slavery territory where i, does not
exit At the same time that Clay was opposed 20
Slavery be was like Fremont opposed To the ieast n-
teri, renee by the General Government with Slavery
in tie States where il exists. Should there be any IN
tci.euce with subjects belonging to State policy, ei-
htr by other States or by the Fe1era Government no
ole will be more READY than myself to detend the
good old North my native state. But, with W ash
ngtop, Jefferson, Franklin, Henry, Randolph, Clay
aId Webster for political teachers, cannot believe
that Slavery 10 eeI able 10 Freedom, Iat Slavery
Extension IL one of The constitutional nght- OF the
South ii Alumnus' thinks that Calhoun or any
other w,er statesman or better Southerner than
eil Wash ngion or Jefferson. he - welcome to hs
otiuon. | shall not attempt 10 abrdgs his liberty in
| the least. But my opinions will have, whether
he wiling graL me that right OF every freeman or
rot. | telisve that | have had quite as good an op-
p.riuriiy he he's TO form an opinion on the ques
lions Low to be .cted. And when Aldmnus talks
of driving out for sentiments once held ~ these
gleat men cannot help thnh ing that ne ls becoming
rather fhpatical.
For the information OF "Alumnus will state that
be Las put himself to unne ccssary trouble IN baZ0nng
this matter tefOIe the public. The whole sutec be-
hnes exclusively Ia the Jurisdiction Of the Trustees 81
tie University. They aIe men OF integrity and
ufuerce, and have at heart the best inter, ~ Of tao
Unyepity There is 10 ticuty il br ~ NJ tAs
d, nts before them. " Alumnus he also made
erohcr mistake. N suppOsrg that The Faculty take
OF On II euselyes to influence the political opinions OF
a.. stucenis. The students TO college, generally
with der pony politics already fixed and i il
ce.dngly f'r them to change while here l. has
h,weNeT, teen otn remarked tiat very Sioen: par
iseD az college pretty cure / turn over before
/. La left 0leee long. ! have been connected with
our u.YeIslty student and Professor or TX year.
tud an nee to say that know no institution North OK
South, iTom sbich partisan pOltc- and seotarlan
l.ion exc 20 entirely excluded. And ye. are too
cucn attacked by the bgot- of both. For my own
part DO not know the politics Of more than one u
furdrod of the studen'- except a. I might inter
Vbt l. Iauy they b, oDLed from a kaowledge ~ thc
20 Itts Of tLer iaikDs. And they would not hav"
Know NY own predictions IN Tia present contest had
rot OF TIER number askeQ which - tic cAnd
cate referred.
But. n AlunLus" ~ouid understand the state OF
thIes h.fe correctly he had better make ST to
tie University. lie would fad each nen.bs + toe
sculiy ousy teaching III III own department whether
II .ctl literature and nat patty poiics j. one
Of tie bl6Brics hch We leave the -uien study q
,o1.e Other place ana time. l. AlumbUs does coz
'luce TO yisi Us, there l. another mater D. Ehi1h
u y direc; his attention The Aocie;ias here Z
re Gle OF Tie other Of which al the students helny
have each a very good library, aud in those librage-
tIe 10 be found the complete ~uTks OF MANY VI ou.
-r.at, ai,tg.n. Now for fea- ;ha, the mind. OF the
s.UL,.;s n.sy be poisoned by reaciig some Of these
sIch ID patriots would it uot be we'll e. A.1a-
nus eIert himself through the Lsgisiaiur- Other.
pc TO drive them out OF III. ho aries u Is trae
I woihs CT Calhoun are ia the same w',h hose
= j, Tefs' but ON appearances the V-ginian
to be cad pretty often Fbile The South rol'nian
y eI.isns = posture Of mastery inactivity. When
Wss s'Udtni in college, few years ago tle Young
oliiican- used TO debate in he Halls" of be Sjce-
lies The que.iion. which the old politicians were
t.bsi1g IN the Halls Of Congress The side which
orpofed slavery IN tho abstract, generally Raj tho
boob. in their vor and tie record. OF the Socet.e-
viii sloW n ey had quite often the best of the aryu