The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-29

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The Recent Appointments by The
University Regents. 7sO
OUR CORRESPONDENTS REPLY TO THE
CHARLESTON couRIER.
ACCOUNTABILITY, Sept 90.
Editors OF the Intslllgcneer. al
The edltorloT The Chafle slonl Courier.
10 reply to your eorresp ondenps Giormer
a5e q q k sss as' ON s
ground that the members Of the Board
The editor of the Courier being one Of their
numbef were mot influenced by political
or partizan feeling, and claims that they
arc entitled toithe respect ofsthose who
would exclude political and personal feel.
ings from tho Institution. We would in.I
deed be glad five could attribute these
worthy motives to all the members Of the
Board in the action taken by them since,
their appointment. Butws would have
appreciated ,thiss democrats magnanimityI
Of which the editor Of the Courier boasts,
and Of which he, seems 10 consider him
self the champion, had il; began at Char
lesion. Itmagnaninity or generosity such
as Is spoken O, by the editor Of the Co,tr.
Ter was really desired by him, or by the
Board Of the School Fund with which he
undoubtedly has great influence, II Is, rea-
sonable TO suppose that mores than one
Republican would 'have beenNplaced upon
the Board, and re would have been we'll
satisfied II such had been the case, forI
we think that the minority ought not to
be excluded entirely Or SO nearly SOFAS III
is in this case. s.le5h5 ,isI ,sEes ,e',l6oa1
We cannot think that a Board Or Re:
gents with o bare. Democratic majority
would have had less regard for the wishes,
and given less aiteniionttothe suggestionsI
Of the Democrats Of this county, Than has
the present Board. saS
In our former article, published byi
you, we attempted to give affair and cor.
rect statement of facts. We Submitted
the facts as we stated them TO some Of the
leading Democrats OF this county, and
they not only concededtheir correctnessI
but agreed with usinour inlerences drawn
thereirom; and We asseftD moat emphatic
ally, and without fear Of CONTRA lction,
that we did fairly represent the Democrats
Of this county, both as tothe facts slated
by US, and theinferences dfawnA AndSwe
say now In all eandorg TO- DemocratSand|
Republicans, that taking into considefa-i
tinn tba oot;nn NJ fh;af ISnorJ Al Rssa,,,f ol
and all the circumstances connected
herewith, viewed even with noRpartisan
eyes, 1t isSwe think, apparent that some
Of Its members were actuated by sinister
motives. We have mo- doubt but some Of
the Regents. .wero induced TO pursue the
course they did from pure and honest
motives, but they were caught in
the politically trap that was set
for them, and were TOO short sighted To-
seethat they were being used to accom-
plsh the ends Of those who laid this plan
for silencirg the accusers Of the Public
Printer, for the price Of small payments
at the hands Of the board which should
all DO .spplauded as generosity. aAnd
when men Of great ability and influence,
but perhaps possessed oil less honesty of
purpose, walked so gracefully into the
trap that was set for them,bya comblna-ii
ton Of skillinl wire.pullcrs, those OF his
caliber are perhaps not SO much to be
censured. ...,, a, .y,.,,,r,s ,,.r 4, v.,as5
That person who favorsphis political
enemies, and who entirely disregards his
political friends, whether he do It volun.
tarily or being the dupe of,another, Is
most assuredly Of mean intellect, or Is
actlated by dishonesty Of purpose. The
cool treatment OF their friends under
such suspicious circumstances does not
lead one 10 suppose that these gentlemen
were oil sactuated wholly by the trans.
0nddnAy nd9ndnimots intention Of ex.
GLIDING political and personal feeling
from! the University !, II lis o. reasonable
enough propagation that Mr.. Lorentz
note has nothing to do with his fitness Tor
the position he holds, although II 10
claimed 5thatE his npredecessorJ was
badly treated 4 Eto1o make room6 for
him. II Is, not, just lasI clear to US
as II seems ID, be 10 the, editor Of the
Courier that the capacity ora Secretary
for the Board Of Regents would not be
determined by what he was constrained
10 do In bringing charges @hetlasr me q,
taI@ against public officer, when that
public officer figures conspicuously In the
determination OF who shall be Secretary,
and when the charges were Of so grave a
character as they were In this cases When
that public officer has been accused Of
The enormous crime OF ,plundering, the
Treasury Of the STATE, whose laws protect
HMM the enjoyment Of life and property
"a crime which, II he % guilty, ought to
eonslgnfhimj ID everlasting disgrace and
lgnominy, can find reasons for aiding II
the preierment Of his, accuser, we thinl
he Ia siprldtfntly aadgnaFifaoas, II 1t b,
magnanimity that him,l LIN
We do not desire 10 'niako the Unlyer
sIty a tall to the party kite" but we thinl
That the action oil this, Board of Regent
indicates that there liwast either o com
promise Of old scores among politician
or else blind stupidity and ignoranc
exhibited by them Ia allowing themselve
70 be led into tho trap that was SGT 70
them by patti2ans Of an opposite -polltica
iaith, Perhaps both causes operated. I
,..,..., A DgMocRATl
FRIDAY next issthe day sct for The 1, ex
ecution OF Captain Jack, and other Nc