Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-06-29
The lebanon; Tenn, Law Univer-
sify Controlled by Anti-Slavery In
arieuce

sffy Controlled by Anti-Slavery In
hhence.
The above is startling announcement
hut we verify believe it true one. If true,
it is important TO Alabamians to know it.
Alabama sends to it the largest number of
students next to Tennessee. These arc i'm
portant times and it behooves the south TO
know her foes. We have the latter to small
extent in our midst. When they creep into
the very important and responsible trust of
instructors of our young men, it should be
known, and they should at once be repudiated.
A few years since, professor in one of the
y North Carolina colleges was expelled because
of unsound sentiments on slavery. The same
prompt course should be pursued towards
Judge Green of the Lebanon Law School
Until il is done, we do but our duty in warn
ing Alabamians to keep clear of its polluted
halls. Now for the facts. In a recent letter
written to the american Tract Society," In
writing the question Of slavery, Judge
Green one Of the leading professors at Leba-
non. saws: Il do not mean TO defend slavery
i have my thought that it is an evil-an evil
morally, socially and politically; but a great
er evil 10 the master than to the slave, and
until within the last twenty-five years, have
never heard an intelligent, well-educated man
express any other views" In another por-
ton of letter, Judge Green says that the
people of the South are too excited to hear
precise views of the freesoiers. No man en-
pertaining them is a safe and good citizen at
the South. No one entertaining them, and CIV
ing to them public expression, can be safe
instructor of Southern young men. On the
contrary he is dangerous. Let the press
pass him round.-MontgOnery Adrerttser.
We clip the above from the Autauga (Ala)
Herald in which it is credited TO the Mont
gomery AdUeTtiser, with which paper we pre-
sumo it originated. Weknow nothing OF any
letters which Judge GREEN may have written
to the American Tract Society but we have
no hesitation in saying that gross injustice Is
done that distinguished and venerable gen.
tleman, and to the Law School with which he
is connected Judge GREEN has spent the
greater part of long and useful life IN
Tennessee, for more than twenty five years OF
which he has occupied the Bench, first as
Chancellor, and afterwards as one of the
Judges of the Supreme Court, during which
time he has been in contact with slavery in
every form, and this is the first breath of sus-
picion that has ever been whispered against
him. He has delivered judicial opinions, IN
which the relations between master and slave,
and Society and slave, have been thoroughly
investigated and he has never on any occasion,
shown the slightest leaning to anti-slavery-
not one syllable has escaped him, IN his long
and most upright and honorable LIE, that
would afford the shadow of a pretext for the
charge here preferred against him. Werepeat,
we know nothing of the letter quoted by The
Adpert,ser, but we have no thought that that
letter, taken as a whole, will sustain the
sweeping charge that Judge GREEN holds
opinions such as are held by the free soilers.
Such supposition would contradict every act
of his life. So far as the Law School, with
which he is connected, is charged with being
under .'anti-slavery influence" there are
thousand gentlemen in the South and west
who have attended that school, who VIII
unanimously testify that if such has been the
case. they are in total ignorance of the fact
We feel justified, from personal acquain-
tance with every man in the Law Faculty at
Lebanon, in denouncing the charge as wholly
proundless. 1t is calculated to do the school,
aud the University of which it is II depart
ment, infinite injury, and we deeply regret
that such charges should find countenance
and currency. The Lebanon Law School
stands at the head and front of similar instl-
tutions at the South, and we had hoped that,
instead of cuts and thrusts and gratuitous
charges from those who ought to be Its friends,
il wouli have had words of congratulation
and announcement