New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-04
VISIT or IUE STUDENTS or UNION
TIEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 70 col.
FREMONT

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Agreeab'y TO previous arrangements among them
selyes the students Of the Union Theological Semi
nary Of this city numbering yearly lOO and repreSen
ING some fifteen states nearly al the leading colleges
and FIVE different religious denominations called upon
COL Fremont on Thursday at lis residence in Ninth
street at - O'Clock, m
In behalf Of the students, Mr.. O. E. Cobb Of Tary-
town addressed the Colonel as follows:
Col. FREMONT: The gentlemen presented to you. a.
this time form large majority of the members Of the
Union Theological Seminary. Coming from less
than fifteen Staee representing nearly ali Our leading
colleges and five different religious denominations We
have assembled in this city 10 prepare for the sacred
ministry deep interest in the present aspect of m
tonal affairs is uniting but IS the natural result Of
our serious pursuits. We deem il, Sir pleasant Office
to pay ourTespccts to ycu, 10. only rs citizen whose
past character and career we honor, not only es q
scholar whose high attainmcnts we admire but more
especially the present representative of those great
principles witch we trust are soon to tTumph-thc
principles Of Freedom, Jutice and Right We should
be unworthy OF position as students Of the Word OF
GCd if did not with all zeal support and defend
those same sacred principles which the Word Of God
L caches on every page And the fact Sir, that the al
unanimous influence of ocr present clergy, a1d ct
those who are in days TO come 70 MI the pup.to Is eX
eted in support of the you represent seems cn-
nous of good We believe it TO be the cause OF truth
the cause Of humanity and the cause OF od aud a.
such il creates the firm confidence that later
success must he sure.
Accent Sir as our chosen leaier highest con-
CALCULATIONS, cordial cooperation and our Sncerest
wishes for your success.
Col. Fremont made formal reply, but in n BRET
unaffected and exceedingly happy manner said that as
young men, ne particularly glad to gee them, for
when young men generally decided TO follow their own
instincts and without calculation they were alvey,
found on the right and generous side; ana their sup
por Of the Republchcan ticket at the present crisis
was an Indication that our cause was a good one. lie
recognized the young before him rs set apart
for high calling. and that therefore, they could not
be expected to engage i'll any ordinary political con-
test: but the cause in which We were now ell
gagged and which we hoped was destined to
triumph was the cause Of civilization and Of
liberty upon which civilization depended. They
could not advance the moral cause to which
they had devoted themselves # they should fail to sac
ceeo in the political contest before them. Mr. Webster
said that the first duty of free Government was 10 sup
pot it, liberty, and in that view of the the body
of The young men present could give the Republican
ticket their most hearty support and he was happy TO
have received the assurance of such support nom them
After an interchange ofthe usual congratulations the
students retired, exceedingly well pleased with the
visit which they had paid to next President.