The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-07-05


INTOLERANCE IN MIAMI UNIVERSITY
PRoscRIPrIoN ny BOARD OF PARTIzAN
RADIcALs-DR. HALL REMovED.-The in
tolerance of rampant Radcalisn has en-
tered the walls and dishonored the fair
fame of Miami University, at Oxford, by
the action of GOV. Cox's newly selected
board of partizan trustees in the removal
of its President, Rev. DIR. Hall, who honor
ed the position twelve years, and the filling
ofhis place with one of their llk. Rev. Mr..
Stanton, of Chilicothc.
A letter to the Cincinnati Enquirer thus
alludes to the matter:
"An examination of the catalogue of the
| institution shows that since President Hall
assumed his position in 1854 the number OF
graduates has been larger, by far than ever
before for the same time, in the history of
Miami University, And, during the con-
tinuancc of the war, when many of the lit
erary institutions of the land were sus-
pending for want of patronage, the attend
ance has been larger than at any other col
legc in this State, with probably the eXcep-
ton of Delaware. Under DIR. Halls admin
lstration debt of some thousands of dol
larsShas been cancelled, and IL surplus OF
some twelve Thousand dollars remains In
the treasury as the result of his manage
ment. These statistics are incontroyertible,
and speak for themselves. They are facts
which malice cannot refute, nor bigotry
overthrow. They will remain as lasting
memorials of him who fell as the victim of
political prescription. mlnfa *
'in the very commencement of the war
President Hall presented u handsome flag
to the university Rifles" under Capt.!n
George j. Doddc. In a beautiful an(f touch
ing address, and since that time has main
tanned an honorable and consistent course.
liz the chapel exercise, and In the recitation
room, he has always impressed upon the
their Government, and his prayer was that
we might again be one people, under one
nag, and under one constitution. Bit, un-
fortunately for his position. he dissemina-
ted morals rather than politics, and though
ne contributed literally TO every charita-
BILE and patriotic cause, he neglected to 20
about the. streets, crying II am more loyal
than thou u and as result, he was sacri-
| feed. We defy any one to point to a sin
gle disloyal act that he committed, or a
single disloyal sentiment that he uttered in
the record of the last five years, and vet IL
there Is one so inoredulous as TO believe
that This was not the occasion of Presi-
dent Halls removal, let him inquire of the
students of the University with whom he
Another letter says:
"lie Is a genial gentleman, without os-
| tentation aud has by his department here
so endeared himself 10 this community that
| II will be with deep regret when they part
| with his society, This calamity to the best
interests of education aud the honor OF the
state, could not be averted. Hundreds of
our citizens petitioned the Trustees 10 re-
tain him. and out of one hundred aud ffty-
three students, all except two signed a pefi-
ton 20 the same effect, but all to no avail.
the President of the Miami University was
as irrevocably doomed, by Il concIave of
consprators. on this commencement day,
as was the President of the United States
by Rooth and his companions In crime on
the l4th of April, 1865"
Is there the beliefin any deliberate mind
that were Christ again to appear on earth,
and once more anthematize, A"Wo unto ne
ye' serfbes, Phdrisees, hgpocritesP that from
the mouths of such malignant and intoler-
ant proscriptionists there would not come
forth the demon-yell, "CRuciFY HIM Gnu
oRY IiMr
gB Beats any thing In Dayton; Those
lIunkydorl and Rufiled Shirts, Prince of
Wales HVran an1 Shakan,.t (oli...A, ~.