, 1875-07-25
And Pronounces a Bigh Eulo-
GUM upon Chancellor
Burroughs.
,,4r. F)ootittIe's Letter 10 the Board of
Trustees in June, 1874,
=, Which He Presented an Eminent
Testimonial as to the high
Character Of DR.. Moss.
DR.. BURROUGHS,
rTrEE YE0N DR.. L. D. BOONE

ee teman OF good rense, judgmeot, and dis
atom, to read the several articles in the
r,o, irrr or.d Chronicle Of the 22d met, in
~, vou take the liberty to characterize their
.-,o, in the vacation Of the Office Of President
- rce University. as /" "disgracefui ~; hardly
.s;n.. above the dignity of tie angry squabble
If. ,et Of street-boys who had Hodden on each
,.he,'e toes, or called each other nanea";
..Rr,hing precipitatoly into rindictire and in-
,.t::g vote for displaciog IN able, wise, and
t,;f,, nj President SIT Was by high
bant. application OF partisan tyranny.
md .eainst the remonssrancas OF the most
.l1s mtmoe-n that DR.. Noss rae removed;
.Gb,n smother vote, By wa; Of rounding cut
,,s ark Ct retaliation. committed to Chancellor
Fsnrurbt the entire administration OF the Uni
,,-t;, lot the TINA being" with the duty Of re-
not:pg plans for its Is future conduct; "The
tc ., removing the President is without a shad-
AZ os decent excuse It is 30 gross An outrage
m erutv aud decency TINT it should be forth
r;t], recopeiEared and set aside as ulahgn blot
M ,,a records OF eear OF learning"
Sox. my dear brother, let me azE you II you
know Who it is to whom you are applying such
h.xa-
Hu1 ~ oAA
erit,sss; and il it has rot already occurred
10 rpr taat you are mauifeEtsng sharper
md mors indignant feeling Of PARTISAN
,1np tha1 any Of tho gentlemen you
20 VIOLENTLY aesail have ever maulfested2
Til; ( Of it, Sir! Fifteen gentlemen, whoss
.see average over 50 years. and aggregate some
s7o teazs !; all Of them active business men,
isR e1e. doctors. merchants, and retired capital
h,s several OF whom have been members OF
the Board Of Trustees from the ineeptloa OF tbs
Cp ;e.sity, and know all it's history, and Ill
ett It tho deyil Of jealousy and discord to
vi h YOU aIIule gentlemen, too, WHO, includ-
ne Dr. Burroughs, hare themselves Tor theu
f,r1 ers xnom they eucceed in the Board) given
Son I'M - ~ ;ne,;tn+;on besides THAR
''e'' e1oee .a.soa.1 ~. I'D ,t+.,-
e11:oue aho 4aooi'oo1 fe. ee"u' -.I.s @e
uon: n4eac are the een14ena" "poHe se"@ 3ou
aseu with such unmeasured v1'ulcncc.
and now. nv dear slr, allow NE to TO-
un;,. whst von, .onrcex Of information
.,;.h vc1 c.n fnat,fr snch
IT oo "na'a
so:tdent Judgment and condemnation As
rt,, 1isit mon these unfortunate, Eray-
~ ..,aro, ~ Al von not r..har
ne Neo senA'ea w '0
- .rd f,rr , Tnnder+nke to aav-and know
We 30 .1.1.Ls 80. -.
=. -eSeo1 au1u-1oa' soo a1e AA1oA'o6 o0oeA 81
>, .re misappreheusiou OF the facts and
.h.1t VIM vii] .dmit that those Of us who arc
thn3 YOU Wal .uAl1A 11o] .ooo - - 80 80 =
hrre and members OF the Board OF Trustees,
t.xa far halter facilities for showing them than
AD'" 49, - ~ ,an,+a ,,;,+ fr,,,
y1u- or any one eise' a. sne te1no1e POM 'to"
vhch YOU write, can possibly have And, Is We
-. o,-.+. :, 4bi, ,-onotrv and hold
Ass ~ ooa1oe1"' MO 49, ~ '
10 tie doctrine that the EfeA1ef num-
~ .,d mt tbe 1esser. nre to govern.
~ ece1tamly tnlnk That tne ntteeo "en'oo1o VI
tn Board Who voted for the action which you 30
.1-.-~;- ..,.,,.t;,. ara r,t,,er
SEVERELY s0%s'1en'A"10 - -
Mosx DEsEny1So or CREDIT AND CONFIDENCE
nt,c III. a;on+ ,xho vn.ed arainst it*
0~ ~37 -,
Ihen4 too, clAm tnAt tno6e u1teeut "Ao Lave
rid 411n 1O0 to tho UuiyeFsity. are certainly Is
-. ;-...oe.. ~ ha.-+ .u arm
A&sN 70 nave Ills 1uo A1tet eese ~ n0<~A 30 -
the eight Who have only Paid 5000, OF one
tv.n+y .fcr,+,, n,r4 q. nnch. And it would seem
'1eu1 IA - -
eaat they ought to equAi In kno~ieoee aod 1nLeF-
Ut INV one individual situated ~ you are, With
-. +.,,.,. s---..:.- .~.;.h .-o,, ,,e..sx
0e1aohnes 1of ln1o1na1'on "n'ea ,oo p''0e0e
But to tbs