Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-11-01
MR., HRDRICK. ONCE MORE

of the University, and he sent to Cambridge on
salary, and sustained there while perfecting his
knowledge in agricultural chemistry" and on the /
strength of these statements, Mr.. Hedrck is charg-
ed with 1.-THE grossest ingratitude" The writer of
that article was doubtless misinformed The state.
ments, above quoted, are not true: and the charge
of "ingratitude" therefore fails. Enough, indeed.
has been said of late against Mr.. Hedrck to make
1t unnecessary to employ allegations of doubtful, or
of no authority. -.
The fact is that Mr. Hedrick was never in any
sense "a beneficiary of the University" All his
College bills, from the beginning to the end of his
College life, were duly paid by his father. The
University has not, and has never had any claim on
him on that score other than has on ali who have
ever enjoyed the advantages Of education there.
Neither was he " sent to Cambridge on q salary"
by the University, is implied or by any person
connected with it. The facts are these: that about
the time when Mr.. Hedrick graduated, the
president Of the University received from the then
ordinate place in one of the scientific bureaus,
connected with his department, was then
vacant, and asking if there among the recent
graduates good mathematician, competent to fill
It, Mr.. Hedrick received the nomination of the
Faculty, and was appointed by the department, and
ordered to reside in Cambridge. During the whole
time OF his residence there he was supported by
the salary which he earned from the u. govern
ment, and never received dollar from the treasury
OF the University until he had actually entered on
the discharge of his duties there, as Professor of
Agricultural Chemistry. 1t may be added that the
salary which he received at Cambridge was precise
~ the same as the one offered him when he was
called to Chapel Hill, so that he could have hoped
to gain by the change nothing more than the
pleasure of making his home in his native State.
The writer of these lines is in condition to know
the truth OF the matters whereof he affirms, and
could easily demonstrate it to one who would take
little trouble in the investigation. He may be al
lowed to express the hope that those who are in
Glued to speak think i'll of Mr.. Hedrick, will do
SO only on clear evidence, and after some examine
ton. X
The above communication was received in time,
and should have appeared in our last, but was I'M
avoidaby crowded out. 1t is from highly respec.
table source, and We cheerfully insert it.
writer in the last Register, after correcting
some of the mistakes into which the Standard had
fallen, and which the Standard itself had promptly
corrected, says:
alt is due the Standard say that last issue the
two above statements withdrawn but it also contains
allegations which are NO less erroneous.
Mr. Hedrlck never in early life ut time,
trade: 0' o' 0' any '''e'
His father gave him his choice of education
his portion OF his estate at his death"
1t is due to the Standard to state that the "ale-
cations " here characterized as erroneous were
made on unquestionable authority; which authori-
ty could be given, if at all necessary. They were
made portion of the matter, the publication Ct
which deemed act of justice to Mr.. Hedrick
but surely they not material statements
They amount to nothing. Much better would it
have been for Mr. Hedrck if he had been appren.
ticed "to the trade of brick-mason," and had
learned and followed that trade. lie might have
been saved from the perils of that much learning"
and from that contract with abotionism at Cam
bridge, which in his case has certainly produced 'mad
ness" But true men have gone through that con-
tact, and have out of it pure gold, because
their hearts were right, and because they regarded
the obligations of Constitutional Union, and not
the claims of sectionaism and the promptings of q
sickly sentimentality. Our correspondent An
Aumnus," was at Cambridge, if we are not mis-
taken, when Judge Loring one of the Professors in
the College, was removed by an abolition Legisa-
ture for having acted United States Commission
er, under a Constitutional law-the fugtive-slave
law; and he forthwith left the institution and
turned home, on account of that high-handed meas
ure in relation to Judge Loring
But we have no disposition to dwell upon this
matter nor is it wish to do any man injustice.
We have already been chided by some Of our
friends, for allowing Mr.. Hedrick hearing in our
columns. But he was called out by our correspon-
dent-he was struck-he spoke for himself, and as
he spoke no sedition, we gave him hearing. On
strict principles cf justice between man and man,
did right but knew, furthermore, that if re-
fused hearing here, he would have gone into Nor
| thern journals, and great cry would have been
raised that the South had denied him freedom Of
speech. AS it is, he was removed from his place,
as We understand it, not because he had avowed
himself for geographical, disunion candidate for
the Presidency, but because, having taken part pub
licly in politics, he had ceased to be useful as Pro.
fessor; and this part in politics he took by the pub
LEGATION Of his so-calleG" Defence in the Standard
That publication, therefore, the cause Of his re-
| moval.
Our correspondent expresses the " hope that those
who are inclined to speak or think i'll of Nh. He'd
rick, will do only on clear evidence, and after
some examination" We concur with him. We
thought we had " clear evidence but when in.
formed to the contrary, were prompt to make
| the correction. That was all we could do. We are
| not only inclined to speak i'll of Mr. Hedrick,
but we denounce him enemy to North. Caro-
lima, to the Union of the States and to the best
hopes Of man. We may have aided to magnify him
somew hat in the public eye but that one of the
unavoidable incidents, and not the object Ourobject
was to rid the University and the State of avowed
Fremont man and we have succeeded. And we now
say after due consideration, but with purpose to
make any special application of the remark. that
no man who is avowedly 70. John G. Fremont fol
President, ought be allowed to breathe the air OF
to tread the soil of North Carolina. ...-.