Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-08-31

The Burlington SHtmei oil August 1tn
contained a two column assault on the Trus-
tees of the University, in which they we're
called ga pack of jesuits. ''iat-bralned lei
lows, ''Old hulks rOtting at the wharves'
and with many more abusive epithets were
charged with "eowardly and dishOnorable'
treatment of Prof Peter Collier, in that they
had "peremptorily'' refused to hear his
defence and had in effect Judged him with
out hearing. Leaving the yituperation to
carry its own antidotc with decent people,
the FREE Press of the next day corrected the
main untruth of the article, in the follow
ing paragraph
The statement of the Burlington Sentinel
that the Trustees Of the University refused
TO let Prof. Collier be "heard IN his own
defense. :" VIC understand TO be wholly IN
correct. We are reliably informed that the
Trustees heard Prof Collier in his own de-
fence for an hour or more and that ne was
invited to make as full a statement as ne
chose. on all matters concerning his ofncial
dnties and relations in the University. Inc
CORPORATION not being constituted for gen
eral court of private grievances or as a con-
6dapt of purely personal animositles, the
Trustees did not encourage Prot Collier 10
90 into purely personal matters Leaving IL
70 him. however. to decide what irGs purely
nersonal. and what bad relation to the
matters in hand. As regarded the latter
we understand that Prof. Collier had ample
and courteous invitation to speak-an IN
;,b bn
fully.
The SentiaeI, in its next issue cited Prof.
Collier as its authority and as ready to testi-
fy that its statement of what occurred at the
meeting of the Trustees derived from him)
was 'sneither inaccurate, nor inflated, nor
ovcrdrawn''; and closed its article as iol-
lows;
In reply to our enclosure of the FREE Press
article depouncing the statement in the SeH-
uueI as inaccurate, and insinuating that 1t
was deliberate lie, we have just received
| letter from Prot Collier he says;
sThe article in the ssHtinsii is true ia every ma
teri al point. had my statement in my hanu anu
every body saw II. / referred again ana again 70
it, but they would not allow me TO read IL, ioI te
rea sons given. which assured them we're not sooa,
as it was not personal The hour and a nan was
taken up with questions OF their own ashlnS oh
points OF their own raising. chaIs-
ed that President Buckham was neither ChIist-
ian gentleman In detail am pIeps su
eyi dence which will prove this an uIqu stlobapy
| as Benesiict's letter and editorial proves hnn
Eilful, conscious liar.
IL is a matter Of entire Indifference to US
what opinion regarding the editor CT this
paper, or anybody else, the writer OF the
articles in the Sentinel may happen to hold or
express-he can injure no man except by hls
friendship; but the issue of veracity thus
publicly presented by Prof. Collier, we have
seen fit to meet We enclosed the paragraph
from the FREE Pass, above copied, to each
member of the Board of Trustees present at
the meeting, except President Buckham and
Hon. L. B. Englesby, who were absent from
nome and their addresses not known to US,
with the request that the Trustee addressed
would state whether it was accurate and
truthful or rot.
The material portions of the replies re.
eived are as follows
True in every sense.
H Looms
That is precisely as understood it.
JUsnS 5. MORRILL,.
can fully endorse the above published state
ment correct in every respect.
HORACE FAIRBANKS.
The foregoing paragraph from the FREE PaEssl
is substantially correct. L. p WALTON.
The article referred TO | approve, and in my
opinion il is accurate and truthful.
A. L. CALM.
The paragraph from the FREE PREss AND TINES
of August 18th, TO which you call my attention. is
according to my recollection so far 1t relates to
Prof. Collier correct and truthful.
PAUL DILLISGHAM.
| was present at IL meeting Of the Corporation
Of the L. v. NJ, at which Mir. p Collier was heard
in his behalf and have no hesitation in saying
that your statements with regard to it in the FREE
Press of August ith, are fully borne out. Prof.
Collier had a long, full and patient hearing and
the corporation at full meeting were unaI imous