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properly perhaps, considering It an inauspp
cious time to adopt their usual mode Of arcu
mentation, did not reduce the principle to prac
tice; and hence. we were permitted to pass un
touched through the bands of mobocrats, sta
toned long the path.
Deslrous to saLiate their fury, the mobocrati
again collected their forces on the street On
posi'e Mr.. Burns boarding house with re
newed determination to make an attack, bu
were finally dissuaded by thoughts Of prison
walls suggested by the civil officers. / tax,
pleasure, however, in saying, that so far ss wa,
ascerlained, none of the citizens of Betban,
were engaged in the affair as mobocrats. The
habble was composed of Southern Students.
who were amenable to the College Faculty,
and who in accordance with the bylaws of the
Institution, had sOlemnly pledged themselves
to preserve the peace aud harmony of the same
Thus ended the shameful, and much regretted
dOings of Sunday evening.
On Monday morning, November. eth, the
students were assembled in the College lecture
room TO attend the lecture on Sacred History
Part of the lecture was occupied in remarks
remotely connected with Sunday evenings af
talr' with few thoughts in reference to 'tb
great primordial elements of Cbristiapitv,-
besides laying down and arguing the great
principle that we ought not to require of an.
other what we would not grant ourselves. Al
the conclusion of the lecture, a called meeting
was demanded by the Southern Students !. and
MIR, Atkins, of Georgia, appointed chairman
who IN proceeding to state the object of the
meeting delivered an ndecorous and ungentle.
manly speech to the Students, denouncing Mr..
Burns as an Abolitionist, and as one who in a
mean aud contemplate manner. had taken ad-
vantage of the sacred desk 10 insult Southern
Students and Southern Institutions. The chair.
man was followed by young Minister, from
Kentucky, who in giving vent to the out gush-
lngs of his spirit, remarked that in his opinion
Mr.. Burns course could not be condemned in
terms too strong A committee was appoint
ed, consisting Of two Students from the South
and one from the North. to draft resolutions
relative to the affair, to be acted upon in the
afternoon, at which time the Southern Students
met, made their speeches, passed their resolu.
tlons, all OF which was in consonance with their
own peculiar views.
q
Shortly after the morning class, the Northern
Students met in convention, where several ex-
pressed their feelings in reference to the mob
and the action of the Southern Students in the
morning class, and resolved that we would not
attend their classes from sense of Justice to
ourselves, and our teachers, until The action of
the Students, and those identified as mobo-
Gratis, should be properly dealt with, by the
Faculty of the Institution, No measures we've
taken, and no efforts made throughout the
day. to apprehend those engaged in the rabble.
Late in the evening several of the Northern
Students met the President, BY request, at
the residence of Prof. Milligan, where several
of us expressed our views to him concerning
the action of the Southern Students towards
THEFT fellow Students from the North, that as
Students associated together in college capaci-
ty, we but justly demanded equal rights that
to gag freedom of speech in reference to any
question of the day, we considered incompati.
BILE with the uniform constitution of human
nature, and especially with the laws under
which we lived. And also expressed our de-
termination to leave the Institution unless
those engaged in Sunday evenings disturbance
as mobocrats, disturbers of the peace, and as
Sabbath breakers were properly dealt with; to
which the President made fair promses-sta.
ting that The wrongs received from Southern.
Students should be redressed- But no efforts
were made to this effect, for which the only
reason assigned was that they (the Faculty.
could not ascertain who were the individuals
engaged in the disturbance, when it is well
known, and will not be denied, that one mem
ber of the Faculty prof Millgan) together
with others, went out and plead with, and be
seeched those engaged in mobbing the church,
TO desst. ~ f.--s--. ......
Finding the Faculty remained neutral and
treated the matter with indifference, the North
arn Students again met.--Sentiments we're ex-
pressed with reference tothe affair hitherto,
and especially with regard to the action of the !
Faculty. Finding entire unity of feeling ex-
sting among the members of the convention,
IN motion, committee was appointed to draft
relative to the conditions upon
which we, as Northern Students, would re-
main. The spirit of the resolutions were as
Ollows: That we have redress for past
wrongs that in the future we have secured
% us by the Faculty, all the rights which re- i
giOn or our National Constitution provides for
among which is freedom, of speech upon all
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