, 1874-03-06

AoH sAJA"b. w AIlAlN ulH AuA LA1 1AtG4t Ht10
persuaded to locomo an Original snbHcriber to
tho stock Ut tue papor TO largo amount. trhia
wns oono 'ilslor representation TINT, unloss
lo, with some othorn, should raise 100000, the
amount WAS raiacd. mud. ! bolievo, paid in.
Tho HubAcquont annncial history Of this paror
III vol known.
It is only necessary to say TINT, when tho Inst
change WAS 1nado. tho individual who succeeded
to tile propriotorsiip OF Il became utterly dla-
oourayod, could rocoivo no holp from any H0uree,
and urged A1r. Mccormick to take hold Of tho
paper md continue 1t. Thia ho finally consented
to do without, as / atn awaro, having takon any
suit. Ii cotlaoauonco ot this, il has, with tls
Seminary, become MI Institution Of the Prosby-
torlnn Church, ind is placod financially upon
sound foundation.
do not think It Is o!tl,or just or right for
prcHbytoriatla to sllovo off those pccuniary bur-
thonB upon tho shoulders of d follow-membor OF
tho Church, who can laye no further interest
than themselves In tho B1cceHB Of tho instru-
1nottaltics which 1t employs. and thou puraMo
lin with their conHuro bccanHo lln consented to
boar tlom. Youra truly, HENRY g. M1LLEu.
Oi,1oAao, March ., la74.
NorE. Wo did not say tlat Mr. patton's
election VAS brought about by tho tllotalion"
OF Mr.. Mccormick, nor did wo usa words TO
that OBJECT Nor did no imply TINT AIr. McOor-
miok's connection with the matter Carried with
1t any disgrace or opprobrium. We said tint
Mr.. Mccormick suggested tho name md rec-
ommendou tue election Of Mr. Patton" which
wau the faut.-ED. tribune.
Letter from MIR. John Foraytlao.
10 tho Editor V Tho Chicago Tribune.
Slit: III Justice to myself, desire to state
that, in my communication published in Mon-
day'e TRIBUNE, had no intontton OF "conyey-
lug MI erroneous IMPRESSION" simply stated
facts TINT woro within my own knowledge. Your
informant las not correctly stated the faota Of
tho case; and, II ho will furnish his name and
addross, 1t cau easily bo determined who is cor
rect. 7 hnyo to-lay examined tho official records
Of tho Board Of Directors, aud find that. at tho
unanimouBly elect Cd Professor. It also appears m
Of record that tho Hon. Cyrus II. Mccormick
waa invited to sit as q corresponding member
atd to express his vlosss. Sfr. Mccormick
stated to the. Doard TINT his own choice for
from hinl, in which he recommended Prof. Patton,
TINT he could not be- had. Uo further
stated TINT ho had received d letter
ter from tho Rey. Dr.. 11ornblowor,
tiat he, ht s1ecormiek - knew nothing @ Of d'1i Mr
Patton, and that the Doard must judge as to hia
boing tile right man for tho place. This letter.
with otho1s, was road for information. Tho
Hon. Samuel II. Moore stated that he had re-
coiyed letter from the llov. T. II. Sklnnor, b.
Kttrclgo also Btated that tho Uoy, Dr.. Backug. of
Schenectady, N. Y, had spoken to him in tho
highcst torms Of A1r. Patton. Another member
OF tho Board Ind lettor from Tho nov. Dr. At
water In favor Of Mr, Patton, Tile nnmo Of lin
Roy. DR.. Duryca Yyus suggested by tic Rev. Il,
". Patterson. D. D.. ani. as many nf fila ri:
rcctors were personally acquainted with Dr.. Dur
YEA, tle expression Of opiuion was almost unani.
nous In his favor. and ilo would, in nv onuiou
have boon cIocted without opposttion. BIZ far
tic fnct that DR., Il, ". Patterson mentioned
that The matter Of salary would l!aye son,owllat
to do with getting DR.. Duryca that
wo could not hone to got him
for q loHy salary than lie was tIou roceiyinc M n
pastor. which was statod to DO sd, 600 or ST. 0O0
As tho Board decided that tho sa!nry should nat
exceed SIS co., DR., Patterson then stated that It
would bo aseleBa to elect DR.. Duryea
In my former communication I did not refer
to the Interior, III deetuel 1t wiso not to become
u party to newppauer- r-coutroycrsy I meroiy
desired, as a Director, to state what T know to
be facts III regard to tho election Of Prof Patton.
As you hayo boon pleased to call attoution TO MY
stnto what know about tho I4ies.ior:
Tie Interior was started by the Woy.orn
Presbyterian Publishing Company, a stock COM
pauy in tho year 1870. T wns ono Of tho original
stockholloIs. a Board OF Directors elected tho
eoa!o1 u tnE tetg i o;,; e a|gS. ~. ~ p~n~vY
1a71 aarnna,,, ,la,, .1aI ,o ,1nonc,a1 nfrni~s ~
tlo napor aid. on tLo 1at of August. 1Y7a, tho
paper was transferred to tho Rey. Dr.. Dwight,
OF New York, who then became editor and pro-