, 1866-11-06
THE COLLEGES.
President blanchard on College Pro-
fexsors md Political Editors.

fe$s0rs nnd POLITICAL Fdltore-
WHEATON, Ill.,, November :, 1866.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
In your issue Of Thursday Last You are,
though courteous, set eevcre on our col
leges; and as yonr editorial contains, stated
With clearuess and force, all the objections |
have met, to our colleges and college system,
I beg the justice and Invoke the candor of |
the TR1arSE In favor Of this our defence.
l. The TRIBUNE hints, not obscusely,
that officers of colleges are made up
OF those who are failures a. e7trgymen
and pe.sioners Upon .he bounty Of the
religious public, "and that our colleges arc
mere asylnms into rhich ele7yu.Mtn, MT
o.hersrtse usfful ts their rxspfe,irc sttts, aFe
placed AZ pensioners" etc., etc-
besio with this charge because, If true,
OF IL there is any considerable truth III it,
colleges are scarce worth discussing. But If
it is not true II there is no tsuth in 1t five
| are not nulnmies but live men with nerves
| and scusibiiities like othets-effectfTe mcu.
too--the style Of this discussion is likely
| to gire us occasion tor whatever Christian
msekness We NAY possess, md may
rcyulsIons Of sentiment In which
political nrrties and newspapers, a1ous with
other popular interests. will find themselves
obliged TO retase their observations, and lay
] ! have been connected with tWU colleges
in this State, and familiar with several 9TH
ers. for the last twenty years. can count,
rs pause In this writing, the names Of jiffy
associates in these two college taculties
probably read tue reMarks in Inst Thursday
TmBrxE; md, I will add, every one Of
whom has contributed In his humble way. to
the sentiments OF universal liberty which is
the soul ot the Republican party: or the*e
| $nH- IN 4$ SAt+ r&tlF
were preachers, and FORrr-Two were not,
and arc not noWI That is to say, the fncu1-
ties Of thcsc two colleges have been made up
ot m1ulaters Of tic Gospel to those VINO were
not In the proportion 0t eight III flly!
OF lhrse eight ministers one gave to the
city Of Galesturg and lett land 10 his heirs
iu one body, measuring mile one way aud a
milo and q half the otlcr near that
ss es;orapS f i Is nqn II the Ssa' arss ssa Press s
bytcrian Almauac. where he is let
down among the great men Ut that dcnonIin-
alton. 49,
Another Of these ministers is NOW pastor
H. sate Ansthsr Kev csare, iasfn beee
cr, Is nov pastor Of Congregational church
in Georgetown, Mass. Another, who has
retired from active duties, was not sue.
cessful preacher, but lsc wrote out for him
ttlf syetcIn Of mathematics, aud Is 3 tuust
excellent man anu scholar.
tcacling, and leaving myself out, tic other
| three will fully average with the actiye
clcrgymcu Of my Chrlatlan denomination.
. Ono Vi them has contributed more to the
nntt.slayery sentiment HOW ruling this colitl.
: t,y than either ten political cdlloFe IN this
member oi iii Eai2oyAl Republican Com.
! mittce, who IL d Methodist, and who yet
! caye two thouaand dollars to endow bis cliais
: III conercgat!onal College! ,..,..,,.
!. nftcr selling many thousand dolla..
!; rmrtlnvnt 81 tbs l!ilnoss Cen,ral Rail
+ ruad, and being handsomely comrlinientcs
Q for h!s ability. and Integrity, now owns lan'
i where some thousands OF peacL aud appl'
d very well how to sei bread. even If he shouls
fvrcgo the large salary and newspaper rerl
tation of IN Illinois college professor! 49,.
For myself: af1er !. got through with TIL
= discussion. ] am willing to bc set down ~
clerical "atlnr" teon:n s,3n mlSht ns,t, plsa
IS sure. Ict. "a l have been the fficn
y Of the Tribune ever since 1t had q
}. existence, and Of its principle
. before; and 30 ain unwilling TO have Il sup
4 posed eapable Of uttcriug wholesale slandc
,e on worthy and useful body Of men; whc
i ret through with this discussion | al
J. willing to give myself UP % clerical mu'1
y my, with MY ministerial history aud aucccs
T. {or want Of IT. written on the cAsc to he 81
Il up III the TRlBuSE's showroom In justiiict
n tion Of It's last Thursday's attacks On Amer
= ean GoleSs; Faculties as made up Of Cleric:
& Bui, seriously, hope no more such s.at'
X ments will be given without giving II, til
~ rraofs. know that aueh statements arc 8
ID ERRONEOUS as they are cruel aud unjust
r. will consider our unpopuIdrity Ia NY next.
q. j. BLANCHARD,