, 1877-07-03
PROF, WEBSTER ON PREs'T BLANCHARD.
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tAt fI4uor Of 1hA Tribune. |
WHEATON Ill, In1y 2.--The public haze BEEN
n,etty vel informed Of tete reepccttns tna I'M.
p,eanaut couIiel In Wheaton Cail.cc. 1t Is vi
little consequence, only as It nHeeA the interests
Of education. Tct. indiy'dnsss have ihclr f'shi'.
licpee In iustlec To my.els. this following atcsn,
which And reported In youf paper, fecns 10 call
Tor few vorhA Of explanation:
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Thi. appears plausible hasis fof the settlement
Of orr mutual Misunderstanding. But the follow.
Ing tho rea+ons. stated ut tie lihfc' Why h'o
not choose to acccptN:
i. The President Assumes in thts paper that, nt
| thu meeting of the Executive Cu'nmttcc Jan. 10.
1871 wien fc made what WAS eos!hrrod not only by
my,e hut ~ ohs n nneaslsa ~ +, aTa na n't, r',
| himself IN Tho usc of ''wosda Mat reflected IN
fhyutal}Y," placing Ent uh a par and equally re-
| enonaIble With htmPclf for the eIlBtn3 Gonhle.
1'l,at vas tho very thing could not admit. bad
simply aiken otcatlnn of The nItcfine Of tho E1.
sfass nfsv"u" "f' oi tic Faculty uf III tae cosse
.the President hnd IN vttl7erative Fnhnner and
any psS,oa. n"te% vcMssrsa M S1;n sn1''1 n
vhIcl, be demanded the re',gnaton r n.J po'!tion
in tho college. which charges felt 10 he untrue
traie the matter, and cxo1orats me OF sustain the
President II there wcre any words that reflected
n, e 9 m s w.se. mi aho
eharaetetised tho rse.iaenta attack a 'the ttcst
years of intercourse With eolese professors henpea
BY one ASSOCIATE npnn m nothee"
Z, inpked The Plcsidcntif wcrc 10 undcrftant
him, ia liz paper he ha'l submitted 70 Elthd!av
santy pca VII, haus5s b. s4~n ,ax N anaeh asst T.
fet that he bad got himself into an d!*asreeaa
predIcsmont by ,njndlctous words, and Therefore
cans;de1ed 1dt i. ui.aI No rev1ei va. EXPRESSED
implied By him t.as b. ad d! 1pnc me- wrong ,or,
,c;"sa; assfss; l. w'ss
Compliance with The merely peraenas sIsh Of th
s1d s:siaH9Y q ari Sba s s IT,
10 csert h,n,rcf to secure for me pccunissY CON
peasatIon and also to confer npon ne an honofas
fs eoa,1 nea aars. rhe prSpp.on @ excited
sts"' shs tms. III id nj shoose to b bought o.
= snb,saasn!iy. wiliadd. lsprr.:.;a to he Cor r
: mTttec tor fair arbitration. Witch they decilnce
nrsfcrrlng to refer tho Whole matte. ~ It
y falf Doath which they did BY votc thus cor.
. | rxlllnn mo to make to that body. at tta REJECT
aanaal meeting. ~ defense ae1!n.t .he charges
Il | the President, and thus give publicity 70 an u!
: happy controyef.y. for which do not fces m u
- Icasi tesponslblc.
:. which Va. read 10 tls i,aasd ia The report ot 4
Executive Committee, It - represented TINT II "
y not hcfore tho toar1, and though leave wnA Ets
70 nc to say what w!nhcd In sell defense. It W..
t{reiy oUt Of mace and 1tlle else than behtinE
It tbe iii 81 tGa Hoard, too declining 10 aFlttta
E. nIT case, ccolly votea, without reasons and anss
n cI, to excuse mo from further services In the G
~ lerc NY defense IL ignored. and am arbistaF
~ set aaide-bAnfrhHd.
=. "panishedi whats hnntshsd hnt set fste from "a
~ contact Of tho &hfnHs ioAfhc."
an virtually con!enued By packed ~,
no chosen not 60 much for the defehsc of great pr
- u cip1cs ~ fof thst Of particular policy agent
Ct or method assumed to bo cssantts 10 support su
ce principles, on ground whcro there Is room
y honest difference Of opinion and action. An arc
s'' where, tY fair sud amicahlo conference by
tppcudcnf though differing thinkers, N the ep
of our free institutions and Christian liberty, ~
sk aioi,s can be successfully aud permanently csl
~ ~ | lished ionss truly. '. y. Nhns1Ah