Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-06-11
that we now find him in such bad com

1856 While there, we are informed, he de-
voted great portion of his time to fishing
and hunting with village boys too young
to enter college. We do not wish to be I'M
derstood as rejecting either upon such
sports which indeed we consider quite in
nocent, or upon the village boys. who
we're doubtless good boys, that is, as good
as boys usually are. All we mean to init
mate is, doubt whether the indulgence
in such amusements, in such company, can
be conducive to scholarly habits in general
or to thorough knowledge of the Latin
language in particular. His standing in
his class was, we believe, not respectable
either AS to ability or industry. If we are
mistaken he can show the record, for there
is record of his standing in all his studies
at Chapel Hill, and he has access to it.
Let him produce it. After his graduation
Mr.. Patrick taught school, his capacity
and attainments not allowing him to go
| higher than the charge of second-class
preparatory school. Early in 1861 we are
informed that Mr.. Patrick's voice was so
decidedly for war, and blood, and seces-
sion, that when North Carolina refused to
call Convention to sever her connection
with the Federal Government, he forth
with rendered his services to the Governor
of South Carolina as a volunteer in the
| holy cause. When we tell our readers
that this piscatorial professor is blood
relative of Capt. Thomas Settle, late G. S.
| A., and now Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court, that self-confessed traitor,
who, in his own person, has SO signally
succeeded in making treason odious. they
will lot be surprised at the Inconsistency
between his former course and present po-
sition, nor be at loss to account for his
appointment.
The other Professors are Mr.. Martin
and Mr.. Fisk Brewer, both foreigners.
Mr.. Martin is, we believe, last from Mis-
souri,, and, as we have been informed, he
is family connection of Mr.. Superintend-
ent Ashley. We are not at a loss to &C
count for his appointment, any more than
for Mr.. POOLS and Mr.. Patrick's. We pre-
sumo both Mr.. Brewer and Mr.. Martin
brought any quantity and quality Of certiti-
Gates as to mental, moral, personal, social
and scholarly attainments. We learn that
Mr.. Brewer, at least. brought certificates.
We have not the happiness Or the pleasure,
if it be either Il happy or pleasant thing,
to know either of these gentlemen. We
presume, of course, they are the identical
"A h.I hn tQC
they presented, as readily as we presume
the certificates were really written by the
parties whose names they bore. While we
do Lot ca ean to doubt the identity O. the
individuals on the genuineness of the
certificates, We must say that since the days
of Townsend's Sarsaparilla, Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, McLane's Worm Physic,
Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup, DIR. Clark s
Female Pills, to say nothing of cancer and
corn doctors cures, we have very little
! faith in foreign certificates about unknown
itinerant carpet-baggers, whether peda-
gogues, peddlers or pimjs. To Mr..
Brewer we object, first, because of what
we do not know of him and second, be-
has been engaged as teacher of negro
school. We do not object, however. to
teaching the negro, for we think that if he
! is to be citizen lie ought to be educated
to enable him to perform intelligently the
duties of citizen, and the sooner this is
done the better, we think, it will be for
all parties concerned. What we object to
is, that Mr.. Brewer, as we are informed,
illustrates in practice the theory of social
equality with negroes.
These men now constitute the Faculty
of the University of North Caro-
! lima. The Standard, however, declares in
its issue Of the 9th
1.-THE constitution of the Faculty is not, it is
true, in accordance with the taste sentiment and
prejudices of msny Of our people. The present
arrangement, we are informed, is only provision
al. aud such changes and notifications will be
made future developments msy indicate as
essential to the best interests of the institu
ton
If this be true, and if it has been utter
ed in good faith, we shall indeed think the
dawn Of better day is upon US. After
tho election, however, of Mr.. Solomon
Pol as President, close upon the heels of
resolution adopted by the Trustees that
the new President must be ga man of ma
tional reputation we may be pardoned
for demanding that the organization of the
, University upon satisfactory basis under
the management of a suitable corps of in
structors, shall be condition precedent to
our support. We are not contending for
partisan triumph, or for individual aggrau-
dizement. We do not demand the rein
statement of the old Faculty, but we do
demand the dismissal of the present Fac
ulty, except, possibly, Mr.. McIver, and we
do demand the appointment of President
and Professors upon other recommends
tions than those of partisan malice, parti-
san prejudice and family ties.
OUR HALIFAX CORRESPONDENTS.
Execution of Thomas and Bakcr-ReIi-