, 1869-01-01

I rsign me before the public, IA ifIve,c tbs
criminal. Tho plain tenor or your letter Is
Cd Is you supposed I wonla. or "a a. you @
Wil1ed should, the bond would have 6eeu
paid. d. And you go into careful detail o.
ny @ ouea @ ces agalust you as a Justification q
you5 cousse. !! thus ain compelled to sell
v1ndieation. After years Of patIent and
| Silent endurance Of opposition and wrnno
| from yeu and Fonr Eympathi:ers. and thoupf
It Is Patutul to me beyond expression Ia he
osnegeo INTO the p1alic arena, am com
right. 'A+e ''u1n anu
| The same General Assembly, Sir. which NJ.
| cepted Four offered endowment. annni1ta., :,
| NE to one Of the Tour PROFESSIONALISM. Th;s
vas Done vi hont my knowledge. The faint.
at thought OF such thing was never in n :
mind. until Ia a daily paces read the Il teiasI ~
gram announcing my election. You vii, mar. mar.
celve~ therefore, that the ploc. sono4,t ~ ~,
not the place You will Perceive. too' .hs{l
Woa'ever may be true us to Others. Oh N y
ensrsa sde Mete r., no pledges. Neither TIE
| risht 70 assume that my views ana contsurt ~
Would Ut different from what tncr ,rs haa, "
| Cfgca by the speech. friends of The sern;.
naly, aoo not"tthstandingi ii subjected r,e tn
ed a the en1laFy sa;rliles accept.
4IEIp1lQ4t in 1ihi,
coeo vas kind and cordi.l, and Tor msng
months my presence and labors meri,ed az.
fanny no hleher appreciation than they hnd
from the nEsf, however, was con:cions' IN
pherc itiernt ,ro r@IF9Sne Of IN atmos-
n that OF Lake Michigan, Is of Chssanesta sia
hay;, OF the prosperous AMI i..s ~
NoHh' as Of the South. Tbrr,.
dr of I'll things cess: es:a sss tone a;d
Pvt nas at length quite definitely THIS Imp,ese;o1'
tuat tne professors were expected * Ia ~,
opponents of Southern ideas, and tlefenders
! necessary, of Southern institutions. 1nas
nGtS m;tf y, too, as TACT, that simultaneously
win Ibis, and equally dtdutte, was annshc,
Impression, to VII, that IL the former s.,nui5
Prove really true, then, in the ineyitahIs
course of eycuts, some one mus. Ia disa,,.
Pointcd' he course Of events was inryjta.
Nv, aua come now to do what yon. in
}our sFfa'enint ut IF nc before The pu;,l;c
real offences. '"1' "ee my
i. some few mont hs before the war her,n
Wy MAen tnc uanger OF 1t was bect,nin,r i'm,
!!Hineni. you proposed 10 the prof,ss5rs ~
n,an,d ,s,uS, ~ connection With yourself, sort Of
1tos nhcrs ,tos os aaaFe;s, 70 tho South. The
70 East 1t more weight. you wished It tn a.
tos'n over our siEoatures. One uf The pr;,. 70;
Iessoss was requested to prepare It and snh.
nlt II lof our consideration. It was en ahIe
yatel, pot conceived and written trun, ill.,.
fir, y atam s.anapont. ln the existing con-
ana freedom al! wrong. l declined to sisn
It. Materially modified and toned down l.
vas published in your Etposisor, without ~
namc. Ihis was my first conscious offence.
! old pot intend to offend you; but neither
~ o1u nv i,,enh n 10 compromise my Christianity
=, Ihe Chair Of Theology in the seminary.
ana me pulpit of the Norllt Church. wc1e
ne'nnt to Il come vacant. Dr.. Rice lad de-.
elued 10 accept call to New York. Yo,,
cntne ca.a,e 10 ne and said, that in your r,w thc
they had been, by one aud the same r man
and M you propt'se4 the Kew. Dr.. Moore az
klebnoEl, Va. "lf tho people wish snch
union OF toe two Offices" ans8 cred, ",et Il
DC 50. AS for o.. Moore, be Is rlpc scholar
ano,i,1 ano an admirable pcashcr. So lar as these
haps, have botter man. But In tho present
state OF things It would be most unw;se to
eFen Try 10 ret him. He hasl fdeuti6cd him.
sen with the disuuionists, and uttered ex-
o:.h ResSsons s o. contempt for the peop1a Of the
ley vi! meet otar want equally well. without
sui ctIug Us TO such ncril.', You renf,a,i
sligntingly to this suggestion, and insi:ted NJ,
Dr. Moore With entire respect, Tut With
per,eet .es,st;s ;rannes+ sid 50 strong arc my
Wonld be ruinops. shall icel 1t NY tuty to
Oppose It II eFeFy proper way" This was
my second cons cious oue,lre. | did not IN
tvnh 70 offend you, but neither did I intend
such d9magc should come, with my cousent.
upon the seminary and the church.
.. q tew weeks only rolled on, and the
s,1I. %nI "as m Indeed upon US. Fort Sum'cr had
fal!en. The President bad issuei b,s f1rsf
call tor seytnty-tiye thousand men. Thr
s,!ees t'r M O.. hahstnorc were vet with the blood
"t H. our nSaFe soldiers. Every loyal l.ea1t III
thc land was en- fire. 1 suggested tn liz
Temporary editor OF your E1pos;lor the prcr,.
aratton oi an article suitable to the exiceney.
4c desired nc TO write it. It was f1n fhc
duty Of Clristian citizens in such crisis. Il
Simply said, In Christian words that putting
s,s,H's snny ~! mere partisan anlnloslties and
cur 'mpcriiled government. The editor cor.
uially approved 1t, and It was to appear in
! PC next lssue as an editorial. 1t got safely
teloush Inc types, It reached the condition
o. prG" At that point you saw ii,
third conscious offence lid not intana ~
offend You. nn'y intended Dies for our w
country in its struggle for litc
~ >. Another ard brief interval brought the
climax o. my offences. was sent. ,by mr
The venerable Dr.. Spring, Of New York
offered u q, that body his now historic rcsolu,
lions. They werc, alike patriotic aud Chris
liaD, 1t is marvellous to think what excite
ncnt 2 they produced, and how yehvmcatlY
Iaex Ja wGre 20 opRnssa By EEeat and good men
mem. 1l Tbs was my fourth conscious Of. |
ence. From that day to thu; Won have
seemed to feel that the gulf between Won
soa myself Is tmpassahle- l did not intend |
~ i,,te e1ela ~ yoa; ! cnly Intended 70 do my |
ne to do it. e00'so
These, then. arc my otfeuces-my rca1 I
susnces, according to my best Knowledge aud |
oeilei. Ion Sill sec. mad tue public wall see,
how intimate Is the conn elton h-t weru them |
~ 1nd the spirit that peryadcs ynur luttrr |
iney ali occurred before the timc at which |
gon begin your delinilc accusations. Let me
low examine these. They have no sufficient
:Fonna In trnth; aud were they true they
asaal nothing 70 your main purpose.
Board Of Directors, denounced tic man.
,er ~ Which mfr q. g., YOUR donation had
1een made to the General Assembly, saving.
nat II the assembly had understood is
ts,lns, II would not have been accenIel."
s6s I do not wish to uncuyer all lis his.
ory. unless anu compelled But there
an What at the time felt to be pTacticaI
epudiation. Dr.. Rice had gone to New
zork: 7or T.. Or; Scott had gone, We trus1, to
'us oiIezees. The General eu' a9oxs asseus,t ss't
y It's patriotic action. The n,,r'
'osc Of making the seminary an
utpost or bulwark OF slavery, If any ono On.
ertalned 1t, had plainly heeouc like Tor
i cu paid. The secoud hud bccn due s,nce
he l3:h Of the preceding September. The
hifu would mature In the Septemher an. |
'rnaeh1nE- " the dec.iuature OF Dr.. krebs
o.. q she death of Dt. scott-hoth occurring
= me interval OF the asse.ubly-two Of the
hairs t.. the seminary had been nomlnallT
meant through the term. Really they lad
cen hiled By the spsclat and exhaustive la.
t'rs Q! DE- Iaiscy aud myself Yecaust Of
aese vacancies then existing, you insimated !
7as 7;. 'ne ,so,u endo"nen was forfeited.
our l' m"st roTe'eT. E.,t,,, vas c-,l, more than
omit. The matter Vas at length arranged I
: your OBJ aiming re1sase frnn The nav
lcat Of you: third aud fourth instalmcnrs.
ON prlncipal.aud interest, until the yscan.
'es should he lllrd. On that occasion you
ssnmso the r!ghi, virtually, to control the
odowmsnt, just Us you do In your recent
'tter:. With reference especially to this as.
expressed 1t "a m7 oploiou that
al thc assembly SO understood YOUR tnlnn-
Y. 1t would lot hare accrp ed The cndoy.
lcut. think SO still. But denounced M
pinfon. NV then only colleague assured mc
his concurrence III my view. But suppose.
= had dong what you allege. what has
Is t9 do With your cIshonossd boui?
:; ion charge ME next with 'sross at
lck upon you, without cause, aud in your
osenee, at a meeting Of the North Church.
thi> were indeed so, ous lit ia be blamed.
Ut it Ta* not 50. The meeting to which |
on refer was iu September, 1851 It was held |
II the election OF pastor. At previous
Getting, and IN accordance with your wishes,
vas generally understood, the Rev. Or. |
urley had been nominated The vcry man I
hon had suggested months hcforc. b.
,me teo partial friend, ,1ny name also had been
Resented. 1t was without my knowledge,
nd TO my very deep regret. took occasion
l.. hnE5fTaf u ha 1t il,nr |