The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-09-09
UNIVERSITY OF MTssTssTppY.

0 so with pleasure. We are no enemy
q the University, and though we have sec
Q proper to reprehend its course in some r.
: spects, are always ready and willing
n do anything we can to forward its pro
Q perity as a State institution. Oxford
article was called forth by spiteful pars
: graph contributed to the Vicksbur
+ Southron, by disappointed aspirant fo
1 office in the University, who found mean
to vent his illnatured, not to say contemp
tible spleen, during the absence of tn
editor of the Southron. The paragraph
was snarling accusation that no Bap
lists would be admitted into the faculty
From the True Soutbron.]
Mr.. Editor: In recent issue of YOU
paper, which | have just perused, there
are certain mis-statements (unintentional
no doubt as to the above.named insttu.
ton which should not pass uncorrected
and about which, | am sure, you your
self as one Of the purest conservators of
the cause of truth, will be glad to be set
Alright. Permit me, in the outset, utterly
to disclaim the thought, that, as high
toned gentleman, you are capable of max
ing wilful mis-statement; or that you
are unpatrlotic enough to desire to injure
the University of your State. As one of
the guardians o its public interests, YOU
merely wished to correct what you con.
ceived to be its NAL administration in GER
tain particulars; and, so far, you were
exercising the inaienable right of every
free-thlnking citizen of our common State,
jealous of her honor, and too manfuily
bold to spare abuses ever in high places.
You perceive, then, We require 20 expIa,
nation OF the mOtire which doubtless
prompted your article, and to which
propose to reply,-not that | deem the
policy OF our enlightened Board in need
Of any vindication at my hands,-hut
merely to put things in their true light,
ana to DO you "A real service by render
ing you a little more cautious another
time, percbance, in scrulinizing the source
OF your information as to this University.
In the first place, you assert-not that
You 6eltece,-not that you are informed,
hut that there are four Episcopalians,
one Presbyterian, and two Metholists in
the Faculty You are in error here
At the period to which you refer, the
composition of the Faculty stood three
Eplscopalians, one Presbyterian. two
and two not members of anv
church.
lou continue: "no other denomina-
Llon has representative; none other ever
lad representative in the ten years of
LIE history of the University, except the
BAPTIST, and they We're represented only
me year and half"
Now, even Were this all so, am much
puzzled to divine for what unrepresented
of Christians in the State
'ou are disposed to break lance with
'ur Board. The latter part of Your
harge, too, is manifestly unjust. As the
Professors are all elected for life, it seems
o me if any body is blameable, it is GER
ainly not the Trustees. The Rev. Dr. /
jfawiord, son Of the distinguished Will |
lam Ii. Crawford, of Georgia, is man !
I fine ability, and served here ably and
eceptably; but his church required his
ervices in what they deemed more use a
a position. He left us at the opening t
last session. to accept more inviting |
liarge In theological seminary. Since c
nat time the Baptists have had no repre- I
speak what | do know when c
say, that if the Baptists would bring i
Ito the field such men as Nathaniel NJ C
rawiord, man as distinguished for his t
odesty as for his superior scholarship
le balance of power would soon be re- [
ored' and they would soon enjoy full y
I'd fair representation. Other Mings Il
ing equal, an unrepresented church will
yer have the preference. Farther than
is 1t is not safe for State University
go. Farther than this our Trustees
we never gone, except in an individual u
stance, and that too in favor of the &c
aptlst denomination, when, some five al
ars since, they suffered themselves to
qulre, not "Where shall we get the pr
st man for this vacant chair I" bnt "
" nat Baptist shall we get?" The re- 81
IL Is known to every one familiar with IA
Q history of the College. They were w
rely tempted to commit the same error mi
tne same quarter two years since, and no
am sun more recently; but, each time, so
md pr'nclple triumphed over fallacious co
and gave us Crawford, Car mi
; and Moore. Why won't people al. wi
Us 90 just what is right, and then LET Ri
world clamor as they may But to pa
we SUI more completely that there is sin
Pre1@dsce here against that large and
pectabie denomination: four wears SUI
81 upon the establishment of the pro- CA
'orship OF law, it was rendered, first of OF
to the late Judge Clifton, of Jackson be
'apttst. Again, two years since, upon OF
lge Longsireets resignation, several
The Trustees advocated the election of ha
Crawford to the presidency. 1t is 10
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