The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-09-21
Trouble ut Princeton Coliege.stu
dents Suspended.

letter in the Newark Mercury, from
Princeton College. New jersey. says.
There has been tor the last three days an
unusual excitement in the college at Prince
tor. The demon o. secession has disturbed
the classic stream. Princeton live months
40 underwent an expurgaton which We
hoped would be corplete. One hundred
valiant southerners lett the country for the
couutrys good The present session began
some four weeks since the accession OF stu
dents FROM the northern states vas unusually
large and the college. Notwithstanding the
serious loss in numbers. began n new year
with most encouraging prospects. They
were. however. hardly settled in the daily
routine before il became unmistakabiy cyl
dent that the cleansing OF the previous ses-
sien Was not by anv mean. a thorough one.
The returning Narylanders. with fen
honorable exceptions. we found to be dcci
led traitors. and We are sorry % say thatw
have been obliged 20 rank in the same DIS
graceful category some Of our own fellow
northerners. The majority of them maintain
ed a prudent silence but few of them soon
+ became cOnspicuously obnoxious because Of
their open and undisguised sympathy nth
the south and their hatred OF the nstionl
government. The indignation and disgust
which for some time had been brewing
among their classmates and fellow students
toward them. upon last Thursday eliminated
n decided action. party OF twelve or nj
teen visited the rooms OF two Of them with
the intention Of pumping them. Their
names are Francis Dubois. Jr.. OF New York
city. and Alexander Fullerton. Jr., 81 Phila-
delphia One of these gentlemen. Mr.. ful.
lerton. managed 20 evade them and took
refuge in the town. but the other was not 40
fortunate. and wa- compelled 10 undergo
most thoroughly effectual ducking from the
college pump.
"On the following day the faculty dis
covered three of the parties engaged and de
cided % suspend them from the Institution.
This action OF the authorities caused intense
excitement among the students. and a whole
safe rebellion was seriously advocated by
quite a number. On Saturday morning the
President gave notice 20 the three detected
ones that they must 20 10 their homes until
permitted bv the faculty 10 return To their
duties
He was determined upon the subject and
there was no evading il. The names OF
those who are suspended are Howard J.
Reeder, son of ex Governor Rceder. Of
Easton. Issac h Casey. OF Harrisburg. and
Samuel b. Hrcy. OF Philadelphia. Previous
70 their departure the members of the college
procured large and elegant barouche and
decorated il very lastly with American tags.
To this they attached long rope. and plac
ing the exiled three in the carrirge. amidst
the cheers Of the citizens, they drew them
through the village TO the depot. Some two
hundred students held the rope and we're
preceded by music The march through the
! town was almost an ovation.
At the depot an immense crowd OF citi
zens and students witnessed their departure.
/ The President saws the matter shall not end
here. but promises that every ono engaged
in the proceeding shall suffer. Thus the
matter stands