The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-02

ing Him to Withdraw His Resignation
 No Desire 10 Prescribe Path He Shall
 Tread-No Attempt to Restrain Him in
 His Freedom.
 Providence, R. l., Sept. 1.-The cor poration of Brown university voted to- day after long meeting to request President Andrews that he withdraw his resignation. The request was em- bodied in a resolution contained in the following letter:
 To the President ot the Brown University: The corporation of Brown University has this day received with the greatest regret your resignation as president. It most cSonceives that 1t was written without full knowledge of the circumstances. With the earnest ear est hope that statement by it, bear, Ing the formal sanction and approval of the governing body of the university as a whole, may bring us again into hearty ac cord, the corporation desires to assure you that 1t in no way sought the severance of knows have been most cordial from the time of your acceptance of the presidency of the university.
 .''The only vote and only expression hith- erto made by the corporation bearing upon the question at issue was at the last meet Ing. The extent of authority thus given its committee was that of a conference which It fully believes you would unhesitatingly ad- init was legitimate and friendly exercise of it's privilege, relating, in the terms of the vote, to the interests of the Uniyers- ity,' which you and the corporation have so closely at heart.
 Ut is perfectly true that the vote in question was occasioned by the different views entertained on the one hand by you ably all of the members Of the corporation as to the free and unlimited coinage of sill yer by the United States so far at least as affecting the interests of the University, and the fear that your views with refer ence to 1t, publicly known or expressed. might perhaps, in some degree, be assumed to be- representative and not merely indi- vidual.
 Ut was not in our minds to prescribe the path in which you should tread or to ad- minister to you any official rebuke or to onahle liberty of utterance, but simply to intimate that it would be the part of wis dom for you to take less active part i'll exciting partisan discussions and apply your energies more exclusively to the af-
 Having, as it believes, removed the mis- approximations that your individual views on this question represent those of .ne corporation and the University, for which misapprehension you are not responsible and which 1t knows you. too, would seek rightful authority to conserve the interests of the University at all times by every honorable means, and especially desiring to avoid in the conduct of the University the party questions or of the dominance of any class, but that in the language of its char ter, fin this liberal and catholic institution, all members hereof shall enjoy full, free, absolute and uninterrupted liberty of con science, which includes freedom of thought and expression, it cannot feel that the di- vergence of views upon the silver ques- tion' and of its effects upon the University between you and the members of the cor poration is an adequate cause for sepa- ration. for the corporation is profoundly appreciatiye of the great services you have rendered to the University, and therefore re- news its. assurance of its highest respect for you."
 Hon. Joseph H. Walker advocated the action as follows: s'Tf1e committee of conference report that they regard the paper they presented to President Andrews as private paper presented as a basis of a private interview be- tween the committee and it's corpora tion. I understand that the action of the committee was decided upon rather than any written communication be made to President Andrews that might be misunderstood.
 Every care was taken at the meet ing of June 17 to so frame our action as to avoid anything that should in any way embarrass President Andrews be- fore the corporation, before the alumni or before the general public"
 The early part of the session of the corporation yesterday morning was taken up mainly by routine business, among the matters which came up be- ing the presentation of letter from ex-Secretary of State Richard Olney addressed to the faculty and bearing upon the controversy
 The letter is as follows:
 Boston, August 5, 1897. Professor Benjamin F. Clarke, J. Frank
 lin Jameson, Henry B. Gardner. and
 'Gentemen: I thank you heartily for pamphlet copy of a letter bearing your sig natures and entitled "An Open Letter Ad- dressed to the Corporation of Brown Uni versity by Members of the Faculty of That matte! matter or m manner IL prevents the grave the corporation with singular lucidity and logical force, and deals with them in tenn per and spirit which are every way admir- able
 As you may know, I do not agree with what I understand to be Dr. Andrews views respecting the free coinage of silver. I strongly deprecate the action of the cor pnration, indeed, upon the precise ground that nothing could be better calculated to give currency and weight to those views just as nothing would give greater i'm petus to the cause of tariff reform than an attempt by the authorities of Harvard Col lege to discipline President Eliot for his we'll known sentiments respecting free trade.
 ''The true objection, however, to the course pursued towards Dr. Andrews by the corporation of Brown University is it's implied medication of the doctrine that an institution of learning should. above all things, get riches and should therefore square its teachings and limit the utter ances of its faculty by the interests and sentiments of those who, for the time be- ing, are the rich men of the community. The demoralizing and degrading character of this doctrine your letter fully exposes and thereby entities you to the gratitude not only of American citizens generally but of all well wishers to Brown Uniyers. ity in particular. I remain, with great re- spect yours very truly,
 RICHARD OLNEY."
 Natick, R. ., Sept 1.-Ex- Governor Sprague, Rhode Islands war governor, and one of the principal beneficiaries of Brown university, was seen by the Associated Press tonight and when in- teryiewed in regard to the resignation of President Andrews of Brown uni- versity, said that Dr. Andrews could still retain his relationship as president of Brown university if he so desired,
 He further said that pr. Andrews, if