Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-22
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On Monday afternoon the Female Col
Iege question was reached. It was q
question around which gathered the most
excited interest. New Albany and Bed.
ford were the contestants.
The talent, the genius and parlia-
mentary tact Of the Conference we're
all brought out in the management of
the question. The strong men Of the
Conference were arrayed against each
other. For New Albany, Noble, Hays,
aud Kiger, stood ready to do battle. For
Bedford, DR.. Mutt, Harmed, Thompson,
Rawlins, and others, stood az warm suI-
porters
The following, from the Ledger's re-
port, will clearly pr sent the merits of
the question:
Rev J.Kiger said: The only question for the Con-
fsreuce TO determioe, was, Had the Board Of COM
misslu ners power TO locate the Collegef IL they
had then no further setoa was nee ssary in this
body, and the action Of the Commissioners was .
Anal IT, Did th- Coafsrence empower the Cons-
mittee 20 locate They most certainly did else
why employ the words TO locate, II theY did not
mea for them to locate the Colisgel Aflsr tbs
niarty days notice In all the papers Of the places
named had heea givea, the CommissionsTs met
The eitiEsn@ OF New Albany presented the Col
lexe bn ldings and grounds Bedford cave up
With a noble subscription OF $4,000. GFeeneas-
tie With Si4,ot0. It a. axes no idsrence 20 this
| Don terence what the people Of New Albany gave
/ for the College gfounass tt vas worth more than
i the subscription At Bedford. He repealed warmly
i the charge sde by Methodist brother. that ne
| had no confidence in the Indiana C,nfeTenoe,
that they wou not do right. He had eonndsnee
| IN this body, that they would do tight. he had
confidence T. this body that they would not nov
take back thsir action and triha with the cont
det CO OF the citizens Of three eommunitiess and
| this commits ton. n
mistaken n he thought that this door turned upon
but one hinge. He would male IL plain before hs
/ amt down that II swung n 7on several htagen. Did
the q. mmissioners acs under instruclional Whai
were those INSTRUCT ta4 AFTER notice OF NINETY
days they should pr cesd 20 locate the college q
tAe place, all ether things being equal. where tn
largest donations were obtsinedf Did thy d
thisg Let US see. Greenesstls 6ro1get f1rwar'
| sl4 OoQ Bedf rd S30,O0o. aad New Albany tn
buildings OF the old Ashury cOls gs. OF this Col
iege know something. To say that i 70 equA
| tn xalue 10 the $50 COO offered By Bedford 70 pre-
posterous That building myself, 10 nneetio
with others, bought years ago Tor $1,000. an
was glad 10 give Il uP yhen we found good dee
could not be made us Il 10 80 cid buidipg. be
been hawked about for sails for tsn y Ars, add u
purchaser could be tound who would buy Il at 81
| price There was no majority Of the Commissiou
ers. There we're six Commissioner, and nu
three OF them voted for New Albany. One "a
Evansville, one Tor Redferd, aud ona absent Tn
Commissioners we're told that the matter would
brought before Conferences because OF these irree
uiArities- Had svsrYthisg been regular, and
majority Of the Commissioners in ayor. and tn
Conference eonfrmsd the action, would hAV
said not hing, and should they dc 50 nos am Il
New Albany. But in eserything Bedford po
sesses equal, II not superior advantages, pSrtfog
lArly in her su ription and central location.
Rev. W. NJ Hester said he Joined heartily wi,
Mr.. MeIntirs IN hoping for har nony and unite
action in this matter. This his great an xisf-
He had hopes from the frst that this Conferred
would locate this College 50 that all could heart
lv ioEn In its support. He hoped there wouid
NO clubbing about the terms or the powers
the commission Did the commiHsion act strict
according to instrrctionsf he eo1tandad IN
thew did, because the ruildings here were Wort
yrore than the subscription ct Bedford. He col
tsrded that che Confsrerce was under ebligatis'
TO the people Of Nsw Albany BY the past pledg
Of this Confsrenee and the action Of tbs Commi
sioners-
Rev j. HEn said bad he hesn one Of the OoE
rnirsioners with the proposition before him,
- should have gone for Bedford. II was the .
pofnt. it was centrally located esSy OF acoes
the best building material IN the sta SAs for
- there; she had the best lumber IN the State
ing was ehesrsr, and that building could
erected In Bedford At q cost sf $4,000, that wor
cost 5000 IN New Albany.
m Rev w. Smith hardly able 20 decl
VI what 70 do. he hoped the Confsrsnce would
deem its old plecgs 80 the people OF New AihAE
and re-eatahlish the College here
Rev. pr. Raridan, Of Bedford dsnouncsd