\ UV TBJE HMGBT KMV. JP. €H^SE, ». n. s1 1 ■A ? t; COLUMBUS, CHIO; aLwOiL* k ^^^v^ «v*/w% ^t:^/s> i» ^ 'iil'.' ^Olf'^fii- ^'i '^ilv'irti)'%'% %"'!ii!i so great an extent. I had almost concluded to remain silent; and trusting to the mercy of Providence in the consciousness of mine own integrity, and the facility with which evidence of the same might be obtained, on the sHghtest examination, let this person do his worst. But your statement of the effect of his slanders in your city, has altered my determination. Painful as it is to be under the necessity of exposing him, and thus mani- festing to the world how we all have been imposed on by him; and dis- tressing as it is, amidst the manifold cares, which press me down, to turn aside for the purpose of engaging in a work of self defence; yet, if duty calls, — if the honor, safety and welfare, of the Church of Christ, and the prosperity of our loved Institution of Kenyon College require it — I see no alternative: 1 must obey; and defend myself against the "slanderous rumors originating with G. M. West." And may God enable me sincerely and heartily to forgive and pray for him, while for the sake of the Church of Christ, I try to do my duty. It is necessary before we listen to a witness, and feel the weight of his testimony on our minds, that we be acquainted with his character. Would that zoe had known Mr West's before we had admitted him to orders! Would that the Bishop of Nova Scotia had, at an earlier date, done me the favor of making me acquainted with his character in St. John's! Would that the Rev. Dr. Wainwright had thought proper to communicate the information mentioned in the foUawing letter recently sent me by Bishop f nglis : "Halifax, December 1, 1830. ■^Right Reverend Sir: "Your letter of the 23d of October, did not reach me until a few days ago; as I had returned from New Brunswick some time before it arrived there. "In a case involving the interests of the Church of Christ, so dear as I trust it is to both of us, it would afford me pleasure, as it would be my duty, to supply the information you desire; but I have never seen the newsna- pers to which j'ou allude, and therefore have sent a copy of your letter to the Rev. Dr. Gray, Rector of St. John, N. B., with a request tliat he will endeavor to send you the information you desire, and forward the papers to me. "You are probably aware that Mr West was some time in New Brunswick, officiating for a portion oi the Methodists there, who had separated from the rest, on account of their predilection for a preacher who was accused of intemperance; but they distinguished themselves as CAwc/i Methodists. The division, however, made it necessary to procure a new building for their worship, and excited suiBcient zeal for the commencement of the work. I>ifficulties occurred to delay the completion ; but Mr West had the management, and procured a title to the site in his own name, which was contrary to the intention of the parties concerned. He made an offer of this biiilrliijg, which he had no right or authority to dispose of, when en- cumi'cred with debt, to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel; but stipulated for Ordination and employment in their service, in a way that would at least have given an appearance of simony to the engagement; and, therefore, the Society refused to have any part in the matter. I heard reports in New Brunswick, how true 1 know not, that he had moneys, sub- scribed for the buildiiig, which be took away with him. "In 1 828, I was in Quebec, and there was written to and visited by a person, who wished me to ppply for the exercise of your influence to obtain from Mr West the payment of moneys of which, as he stated, Mr West had defrauded him and others in Quebec ; a portion was due for his board and lodging, and some consisted of subscriptions for a meeting house which had br^en paid into his hands. I ascertained the character of the complainant to be respectable, and his embarrassment severe in consequence of Mr West's conduct. I heard at the time that Mr West had obtained your conlidence, and doubted whether you would have been ready to receive inteiUgeoce so much to his discredit; but recollecting how the conduct of this person might affect the character of the Church, and what my own wishes and expectations from a brother, would be, in such a case, I could not satisfy myself to leave New York in October, 1828, until I had put into the hands of Dr. Wainright a statement of these matters, leaving it to hig discretion to communicate it to you, or withhold it, as he should judge best. "Some of our mutual friends in England seemed so unwilling to believe ar y thing to Mr West's disparagement, that I apprehended you would be eciuaily averse from entertaining it, and especially as those friends had formed their opinion of Mr West from your testimony: I think this was stated with candor to Dr. Wainwright. Having heard nothing upon the subject, T concluded that Dr. Wainwright thought it best to abstain from, troubling you on the subject. "I cannot but offer up my fervent gratitude to God, for the accounts which reach us of the progress of our pure and holy branch of the Church of Christ, in the rapidly increasing country around you; and earnestly pray that his divine blessing may crown with success the labors of all his faith- ful servants in this great work. "I beg to be Considered as your affectionate Brother, "JOHN, NOVA SCOTIA.-' Now, Dear Sir, lest the brief compass of a single tetter should leave any part of the evidence, showing this man's character, deficient, pray turn youc eyes to the Appendix No, 1, being cxtraclR from a St, John's paper. Nova Scotia, entitled, "British Colonist, and New Brunswick Commercial Reporter, June 4tij, 1830." If yo'j inquire how these papers came in my possession? I answer, they came unasked^ unsought, just at the time I most wanted them, to defend myself against the attacks of the man whose character cuts such a sad figure on their pages. A person going through the country last Octoher^ left them with a friend in Columbus to be forwarded to me. A\ ith the "Colonist," also came two or three numbers of "St. John's City Gazette," containing a part of a review of Mr iMarriott's Pampliiet: but as this was incomplete,! thou;iht proper to write to the Bishop of Nova Scotia for the whole. It is to this circumstance that the Bishop alludes, where he says, "1 have not seen the papers." The history of Mr West in reference to myself is as follows: He came to me in the year 1827, recommended, (I fear on too short an acquaintance with his real character,) by my best friends in England; and it was to the warmth of my grateful remembrance of them, that Mr West owed his success with me in obtaining Holy Orders. The want of funds, ai.d settlers of our College Lands, were much talked of: and as Mr West professed to have great influence in obtaining them; who should be so likely to do us service in England and Ireland as he? Ac- cordingly, it was agreed that he should return thither and do his best: and here I mast say, that I felt deeply the importance of the charge with which he was about to he intrusted. I had lately been in that country myself, and had witnessed how groundless were all expectations ' f success with- out a blessing from on High. As God had begun the work, through a sim- ple and faithful reliance on his power, I felt it my duty to go on with it; not trusting in an arm of flesh, hut rclyiug solely on His Almighty goodness. Accordingly, believing Mr West..to be a good and pious man, w-. 11 acquaint- ed with scriptural examples, and the customs of christians in primitive days, and with the particular usages of the Church into which he had re- cently been admitted, I invited him to the dut)^ of prayer: and at the close, I implored, I hope sincerely, a blessing on him, and on his moht im- portant undertaking. Little did I think, at that time, what was passing in this man's head. How would it have shocked my feelings and palsied my tongue, to have been acquainted with his thoughts — to have foreseen what has since come to pass — that this man was then meditating schemes of ambition; and that to acccomplish them he would leap the barriers of truth; and in grasping at the mitre, sacrifice the best interests of the College. The words which I then pronounced were these; which I always use on similar occasions, and none other, viz: "The Lord bless thee and keep thee. "The Lord mercifully look upon thee, and be gracious unto thee. The "Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon thee; and give thee peace, "both now and evermore: Amen." Who but a man mad with ambition could, from such words as these, (how- ever they might be connected with the '■^Collegintc Diplomat in the arts and sciences which we had then given him, or with a. certificate that I afterwards gave him, of his being considered my Chaplain,) distil the idea that I con veyed to him thereby the spiritual anthwity of a Bishop! Mr West went directly to England, and remained there and in Ireland, his native country, till last summer. During this period, things transpired which somewhat displeased me ; yet thinking that he was under the imnie* diate oversight of my judicious friends, I hoped always
< myself? Simply, because that, in the fear of the Lord, and in the discharge of my duty, I had thought proper to make that public, which, if I had concealed, I should forever have deemed myself criminal: and as it would have implied a concurrence in his views, and a violation of my oath, woi^ld have involved me in great difficultyjand ruined the church in Ohio, There are those who think, that in order to avoid ^^ difficulty ^'' and get on smoothly, I oughlto hdve "reported this thing to the standing committee," who, if they thought proper, would have taken notice of the business. I answer, I thought otherwise. His offence involved my moral conduct and sense of propriety, for which / was answerable to the Diocese as sucK And had all taken my communication in the same feelings with which 1 gave it, perhaps the trouble Mr West has given us, would have been avoided. To make this plain, let us have recourse to a few allusions: Mr West said in his Speech^ that he had a right to look towards, and "desire, the Episco? pate;" and quoted the words of the Apostle — "He that desireth the office of a Bishop, desireth a good thing." But it should be remembered, there is a lawful and an unlawful desire. The desire of the ofhce of a Bishop, and that of a chaste partner for Ufe, are aslowed by the laws of God. But the laws of God, it should be remembered, mark with great precision the BOUNDARIES o^ sanctified desire. And so strictly has the Church, and a haU lowed sense of propriety among her intelligent members, ^uarrferf these boundaries^ that he who attempts to trangress them is instantly exposed. The chaste matron who heareth the language of dehlemefit from the base seducer, is bound in duty to her lord, and to her children, to revealj and not conceal him for a moment in her dwelling. Instead of denying the matter stated in the address, Mr West allowed it all, and more: and boldly justified the pretensions he had made, of being not only a claimant of the Episcopate, contrary to the constitution of the Church, but as having the spiritual authority of a Bishop, however illegally^ yet actually conferred upon him. "What," said he, "could the Bishop mean by a THIRD laying On of hands, if it were not to exemplify in me, the three orders of the ministry: first, a Deacon; 2d, a Priest; and, thirdly, a Bi- shop?" If he thus concurred with the statements 1 had made, for what then was he displeased? The matter of the contention, according to the tenor of his speech, was not to make the world believe he had not, as \ affirmed, illegally aspired unto the Episcopate; not to deny that to be a Bishop, /gs aut nefas^ had been his ruling motive^ in all his proceedings; not to deny that iovthishe. had come over to America; for this be had paid his attentions to me, and obtained the orders of Priest and Deacon; that for the accomplishment of this end, he had thought my words and prayers were altered: no, this was not denied; hni owned and justified. But he contended that I was criminally to blame; that I did not understand and ap- prove all his designs and motives; that, some how, I was so stupid as not to comprehend the deeply hidden meaning there must have, as he thought, been in the common form of blessing in the prayer book,* which I used, and in the manner of my using it. I did not see, as he saw, the glitterings of that ideal mitre, which was so full in his view of every turn he took in the path of worldly honor which, unknown to me, he Wr^fi pursuing. In one word, 1 had not even thought of that whicli had been the subject of his mighty dream and daily wish; that George Jllonigomery West was^ some how or other^ to be made^ or had been m.ade, a Bishop ! Now what are we to think of Mr West, and the weight of his testimony? ' The poor man thought I used an extemporaneous prayer- Bishop Meade, of Virginia, has given me, lately, a solution of tWs diffi=. culty in the following words: "In charity, 1 do sincerely nope that ae is not in possession of his right mind: such an ii'timation I have heard soiue time since, and hope it may be true." The son of Bishop Meade was present when Mr West made the speech alluded to. But to proceed: the commit- tee of the Convention, after this speech of Mr West, further examined him on this point, and then reported on the same to the Convention as follows: "2d. With regard to the second point — the succession to tiie Episcopal Chair of this Diocese — ^your committee have no doubt but that an entirely erroneous impression existed in the mind of Mr West. No sufficient evi- dence has been submitted to the committee, that the Right Rev. Bishop Chase ever held out to Mr West, the hope of succeeding him in his Episco- pal office. And your committee are pained to add, that, between the de- fence publicly delivered before the committee, by Mr West, and his an- swers to them in private, upon this point, there was a manifest inconsisten- cy. Your committee understood Mr West to say, on the first occasion, part- ly from a written declaration, and partly extemporaneously, that trie Biswop had privately invested him with the spiritual character of a Bishop; or at least he promised to leave on record, in case of his (the Bishop's) decease, a recommendation of him (Mr West) as his successor. Afterwards, when Mr West was asked by the committee, 'Will you give your written statement concerning the Episcopacy to the committee?' he declined a compliaace, after repeated and earnest solicitations. And when the inquiry was made of him by the committee, 'How could you suppose Bishop Chase intended to exert his influence to make you nis successor ?' Mr West replied: 'My impression is, that the Bishop said he would recommend me.' Your com- mittee doubt not that such an impression existed on the mind of Mr West; but it appears to them that there is material ditference between the posi« tive assertion, that Bishop Chase had invested him with the spiritual power of a Bishop, or would leave on record a recommendation of him to the Episcopal office, and the above reply, 'my impression is, the Bishop saii? he would recommend me.^ All which is respectfully submitted, B. P. AYDELOTT, INTREPID MORSE, BEZALEEL WELLS, PLATT BENEDICT, JOHN BAILHACHE,'» While these things were transpiring, and at all intervals since his retura from New York, Mr West was not idle. He reported that he had come ovit from New York, as he had come from England, with authority to call Bishop Chase to an account; and invited all who had any complaints to lay them before him. He took great pains, if he heard of a disatFected person, to see him; though to accomplish his object he had to ride some miles. What success he met with, I do net exactly know; but have heard from some quarters that he was not altogether disappointed. In the management of a great concern in a country so newly settled by persons of all descriptions, both of character, disposition and grade of civi- lized education in life, it were morally impossible, but that many disaffect- 'jd persons should be found. Ignorance of the very grouads and principles B io ©f the College, prevailed in its commencement to such an extent, as to turn the fate of candidates in the election of Representatives to the civil government. It was currently believed, that Kenyon College was to be at British Fort, that would overawe the liberties of the country. He that was friendly to its interests must be, as they thought, an enemy to the American people. Happily for the country, as well as for the CollegCj hostility of this and all other descriptions, was beginning to diminish. The good effects of Sunday Schools,* gratuitously established and taught by the pious zeal and disinferested benevolence of the students, in all direc- tions, to the extent of many miles round about, and through the newly set- tled and woody country; an unfeigned desire manifested by the Clergy and officers attached to the Institution, to promote! temperance and morality in the community, and to effect the true conversion of the souls of men from sin to holiness; and withal the evident benefit, of which the establishment of the College had proved itself, to the industrious people round about, by affording them a reasonable reward for their labor and produce; had, in a great degree, succeeded in conciliating the affections of a vast majority of the community, and had well nigh silenced the voice of envy and malice. But the reports which Mr West brought with him from New York, of the suspicions entertained there, as he said, bi) the Trustees of the Milnor Pro- fessorship funds, of the conduct of Bishop Chase, in his official character, were the theme of his discourse; and if they had been as extensively be- lieved, as they were sedulously and maliciously circulated by the '''•Bishop^s Chaplain^'* the consequences would have been ruinous indeed. I was quite ignorant of the extent of his endeavors to injure me ; and, perhaps, it was well that 1 was; otherwise, I know not that I should have treated him with the civility which ray station as President of the Board required of me, as will be shown presently. God in mercy spared me till the temptation was over; I bless his name for *he favor, and proceed. Previously to going another step with Mr West, as to his appearance be- fore tae Board of Trustees, I cannot but indulge you with a sight of the items of inquisition, which, he said, were furnished him by certain gentle- men in New York, as their "joint resolutions fX and as the ground work of his instructions to proceed in the investigation of my conduct. * When the work of making preparations to erect the College on Gambler Hill com- menced, a Sunday School was scarcely heard of for many miles around. The first lit- tle gathering o^ Xhe children in the ivoods, for this purpose, was under the trees just in front of where the College now stands. It was here we held Divine Service duringf the whole summer of 1826, and taught the children both before and between morning and evening prayer. Look now on this work, and note the increase. The numberof Sunday Schools at present, conducted by the Students of the College, is 14 Students, teachers of the above, 40 Scholars, 700 f No spirituous liquors have ever been allowed, either among the hands or student?, from the first setting our foot on the College premises to the present moment. In this ffespect, the whole Institution is a Temptrance Society; and in point of time, takes the lead of ftll ethers, except one in Salem, Massachusetts, in the United States, 4 These hs handed about, as I am since told, privately. 11 A copy of these I have obtained, from a source you will learn Itl the se<= ijuel: they are as follow. But before producing them on the page of this letter, I must beg to be allowed a few preliminary observations. I do not object to investigation of my proceedings, or the motives which gave rise to them; but I protest against an ungentlemanly, unchristian and illegal mode of investigation : and the reasons for my protest, as applicable to the present case, may appear by the following statement: Our Institution is under the direction of Trustees, chosen trienniaily, by the Convention of the Diocese. These Trustees, for want of a better and more able person, appoint me their aoent; and every time they, meet, I give unto them an account of my stewardship: and after strict investigation, they approve, and publish their approval to the world, by entering their doings on the journals of the Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church, of the Diocese of Ohio. These journals are sent to every part of the United States, and to friends abroad. — Now, supposing I had done wrong in any of my proceedings, the Trustees would know it; and base indeed would be their minds and hearts, if they did not, in all concerns o( which they have the control, make me answer for it. And if I refused to repair my error, the world would know it; the Courts of Justice would know it: and if it involved my moral cha- racter, the House of Bishops would know it — and from them we should have a righteous sentence. The Bishops individually and collectively are "Visitors" of the Institution. No constitutional article can be altered without their consent: and should any thing go wrong of a serious nature, it is, by an express article of the Constitution of the College, confirmed by legislative act of the civil government of Ohio, in their power, and their bounden duty to visit the institution, and make inquiry; and, if they see fit, to apply to a Court qf Law for a "wn"< of Injunction to stay proceedings.'^ All this is in print, as it was devised by me, as the first corner stone of our Institution. It was published in England, that this would be its first princi- ple: it was recognized as the condition of all donations: and when I re- turned to America, it was mentioned and inserted in our Constitution of the Seminary, and by the legislative establishment of that Constitution, becan>e the law of the land. Few things of the kind have obtained greater publicity than those which I have stated, concerning the manner of regularly administering the affairs of Kenyon College. And by them how visible is the path of duty to any person who, acting on christian principles, wishes to obtain satisfaction? Suppose that j^oM, Dear Doctor, had been doubtful as to the correct manage- ment of our affairs; what would you have done? You would have lool Trustees, as in the ration* 5 ^"cquel. "5. Copy of any authority or power to Bishop Chase^ ^ In print, answer- to actour ves- try are prejudiced against me. Mr West left Gambier Hill, and in passing through M unt VernoHy either by his own hand, or through his then admirers, communicated the matter for one of his artful neziyspape,r articles. — The dares make this evi- dent. The paper, in which it is inserted, is dated on the I itb, and the day on which Mr West appeared before the Trustees, was the I Gth, as you may observe by the extracts from their minutes in the Appendix. This arti le I never saw, till it appeared in the Atlantic papers: and 1 must confess, I was not aware of the use intended to be made of it, till, as I was informed, Mr West carried this precious morsel in his budget to New York, and made it the basis of his report to ihe. genUemen, said to be a committee of the 3!Jilnor Professorship in New York. It stated how Mr West made an interesting ^eech; and of the great satisfactian it gave to a concourse of people; and g^^oke of the ^^misunderstanding parties.^^ The crime of his ambitious concu- owcence, of course, was not mentioned in it. Now, supposing the gentlemen, "the committee of the Milnor Professor- ship," were quite inclined to think well of Mr West, as their accredited a- ^enito bring me to account for my conduct; they would receive anycommu- cations he might make to them, as from the scene of his (official duties, with tender approbation ; even lis verbal accounts of his proceedings must be be- lieved. What unbounded credence, therefore, must be allowed him, when he produces his newspaper evidence,^ words "in pdnt," from an editor who, if he were hot present, and an eye witness of all that was done, and an auditor of all that was said by Mr West, yet had faithful runners and re- porters, to give him timely information of what, in the space of a few hours, was even ^rumored,'' between Gambier and Mount Vernon, five miles or more. All acquainted with Mr West's habits of getting articles inserted in the newspapers in one place, which he means to appear in another, will not be surprised at his proceedings in the present case. He wished to persuade ihe gentlemen in New York, (and prepared as they were, perhaps they needed but httle done to effect that end,) that he had performed nobl^ liis part, in defending himself in the case of his alledged trimes, and in investi- gating the conduct of Bishop Chase: and what way more likely to do it, tlian the one to which he had .-o often resorted ; that is, to show them what was said in "t>rmV' even in the Gazettes. That these gentlemen of the Gommittee, fee. were q ite overc me by snch f'virl c. i > nt surprising fp apj one, especiaUj to me, who havey to my sorrow, been imposed on by 19 ^is Mr We«t, often in this way. And who can wonder, that has ever eil^ joyed the treat of seeing Mr West's ''''budget of printed documents,'''' abounds- ing with extracts of pamphlets, and "printed speeches," and "conQmunica» tions" from "respectable individuals," and persons "in high quarters," and pieces purporting to be "Editorial articles," &,c., &c., all written by himself, or at his instigation? I had well nigh, by these means, believed that he was of a noble family, in or about Manchester, in Old England. And the standing committee of Ohio, did actually beUeve him to be an approved minister, in good standing, amongst the Methodist denomination of claris-- tians; and as such, did admit him with' ut a course of probation, to the benefit of the Cano'i, made to "admit Clergymen of other denominations into our Church." On this ground, (for they could have no other) tney recommended him for Holy Oiders, without probation. And of this fact they were persuaded, by "the printed documents'''' he then produced. But siric':\ as 1 have het^r, told, he has dmied to Mr Marriott, of London, hi« ever h ving been a Metiiodist Minister. ( ertainly, on his return hither, he reiterated this denial, to iny utter astonishment, and that of others; and threatened [who will not tremble!] with his heavy displeasure, good Mr Morse, of Steubenville, Ohio, (or having recorded him as a Methodist Minister, at the en'l of his sermon, preached under the trees at Gambler at bii ordination. I wish we had kept some of his ^'•printed documents,''^ pro- ving him to be such: they were small pieces cut out of raewspapers; and Mr West, as usual, wished t nem returned to his budget. Had these beea retained, "the committee of the Milnor Professorship" might have givea some credit to our statements, instead o( giving themselves so entirely up into the hands of that extraordinary character, as appears from what yoa say has been the effect of Mr West's second return to New York. lo reverting to the letter, which I am now answering, you are pleased to say that in makiiig my defe)>ce against "Mr West and his adherents," I ought "to give an early and lucid explanation of the whole work under my care^ so as to disabuse the public mind, and show the falsehoods of the state' meni^ which my enemies have made on these and other points of a similar kind." Much of this explanation has be£-n (I trust to your satifaction) ^iven in answering the preceding fifteen inquisitorial items; but your re- quest being so unmeasured, as well as so sincere and friendly, I will com- mence the task, though long, and, to the public eye, I fear, so tediously particular. As a preliminary to which, I beg you ewrefully to notice, that I humbly conceive the testimony above given is sufficient to establish mine integrity; which testimony, joined to that of my own bosom, reheves me from any apprehensions on this score. But one thing remains; and that is, my judgfuent, in the correctness of which I feel, and have always felt, great diffidence. Little did I thmk, when I first commenced this great work, that the whole of the planning and management of it, from the first plat- form, to the minutest r'etail, would fall on one so unworthy, whose talents were so small, and whose judgment was so weak, as my own. Yet, when the time came, the duty was so imperious, and the necessity was so great, I would not shrink from the task; for, in so doing, I thought I saw the whole would fail. No alternative, therefore, but to undertake the work, and, poor as my judgment was, conscientiously to obey its dictateg! 0nder this impression, in all our deliberations before the Convention, ans^ with others, 1 onteuded for the placing of our Institution on our own do- main, aside and at a distance from any town or village. Under this impres- sion, I contended for the Seminary's possessing a large tract of land, where- wi|hal to be surrounded, and which was never to be alienated bj lease or deed, so as to give up the power of removing at will, any thing and every thing detrimental to the morals, or injurious to the studies of youth. Un- der this impression, there was selected n body of land in the cei'tre of the Slate; healthy beyond a doubt, and abounding with the best of soil, timber and the purest water. And that place is it on which are situated the Farms, the Mills, the College, the Church, the Village, and other build- ings, which I am now about to describe; that some idea may be formed of their relative importance, and what credence is due to the insinuations of Mr West and his adherents, on the score of extravagance and misapplica- tion of funds. 1. THE FARMS. Some' of these were partially cleared when we bought the land. Some were covered and held by leases, or pretended leases, which, because we were unwilling to dispute, were suffered to expire atter two or three years, JLittle or no fence worth naming any where; the inhabitants having de- fended their crops by personal vigilance: every field, therefore, had to be fenced anew. This we did, while we cleared off, cut down and burned the remaining trees on every lot. Was this an improper expenditure? We thmk not: for by so doing, we have had some good of the land, of which we should have been otherwise deprived. You would be surprised to see what we have done this wny. The number of rails we have caused to be split and laid into fence, is 76,325. Till Mr West's "adherents" complained at this item of expense, I never thought [such was the turn of my judg= ment] of being blamed for it. For what purpose was the land purchased, and so secured to be in our possession for ever, but to be enjoyed? And how coubi we enjoy it without fences? We could not keep a number of idle children to run miles with dogs to drive away intruding animals, as others had done before us: we had more important duties to attend to. The grounds which we have, since we came into possession, opened for cultivation, consist chiefly of bottom land, for Indian corn. Of this kind, there are about 125 acres, nearly all of it in that sort of grain last year; and, although the season was unfavorable, so that, in general, there was not half a crop, yet we had about 2,000 bushels of sound corn, besides the im- mense quantities used in a green state, by our great family and numerous stock. What should we have done without ^his crop, secured only by fences? The same question may be said, by way of anticipation, in refer- ence to the wheat fields, sown with this most necessary grain and laid down to grass. We have now in the old ground, cleared ofl for that purpose last fall, 120 acres. These are most flourishiiig, although pastured all the fall by our young stock. The quantity is not, I will allow, suflicient to support, even in the event of a full crop, our numerous family. These words may seem strange to you. Dr. Milnor, yet they are true. The amount of money which was paid during th^ last year, for wheat for our own con^ sumption, was $509 25; this, aside from the avails of our own crop, not inconsiderable. Who, then, would not strive to raise grain? Kspecially when, by so doing, the land can be put in order for grass. The tin;olhy grass seed sown since February, 1829, is 71| bushels; clover, do. 6|, isto sustain, without expense, milch cows and fatlings, for the use of the College. I must confess I have acted with a view to economy in this; and if not bereft of the little reason I have, I should act so again, year .-.fter year, till all our rich bottom lands were cleared off, and two thousand acres of our fertile soil were spread to the genial rays of the sun, producing grass for a thousand cattle, affording milk and meat for ave hundred students, on cheaper terms than the world ever saw. The present quantity of opened and cleared land, including the abov^ named Indian corn and wheat land; also, the rye a-^d oa'> fields for next summer, with meadows and pastures, nearly all well fenced, is about "TOO acres. I have not mentioned the fields designed for orcharding, thou;il! we have them nearly prepared, and 600 grafted trees bought and on the spot^ to set out in the spring. So much for the Farms. 2. SAWMILL, GRISTMILL, DAM AND RACE. If we had not been blessed with these, the College never could have •succeeded. A. id yet they were much objected to at first. Before we co.i-menced with them, we were told of their enormous expense, and « on- tinual trouble. The predictions have been, in some degree, realized: Ihey, in common with many other good and necessary things, lu.ve been expensive and troublesome; and yet they have proved necessary to the very existence of the College Establishment. So that were I now asked whether ctn^ College could (even suppose all other buildings were erected at the expense of the Public Government, as ours should be, to give our plan an honest chance,) succeed in bringing down the expense of a puMic education as we have done without the benefit of mills, such as we have, 1 would say, no. Acting on the truth of the above observations, 1 have had reason not to find fault with myself for following my own judgment, in opposition to that of many of my friends, who condemned the measure of building mill? for the College. Their cost by estimation is, Saw Mill, |350 Grist Mill, - 2000 Dam and Race, 1 'jOO The expense of the last item mentioned would have been much greatei^ had not the hand of a peculiar Providence assisted in the work. 3. MILLER'S HOUSE. This building is a necessary appendage to the mill; which, being near- ly one mile from the oversight of the persons on the College Hill, mustre- quire a family near at hand, to take care of so valuable a properly. The house for this purpose is one and a half story high, 24 fe t long and 16 wide, and has under it a good walled cellar, with convenience in an outer fire place to the chimney, to make an additional room for another mi^ ler. It is adjacent to a beautiful field of clover, and bas round it a good garden. Its cost is estimated at, $175 4. STUDENTS' HOUSES. In the little place honored with the name of '•^Gambief Village^'' there ar« three h< uses occupied by the Students, A\ o\ the shme dimensions; that is^ 20 by 38 feet, two stories high, with good walled cellars. They have each eight rooms sufficiently large to accommodate two ariult Students. They are furnished with stoves and stove pipes, beds and bedding, at the exper se of the College; each of these houses, together with the furniture, is esti-^ mated at f 6S6, amount, |j 187 8. Is there any extravagance here? 5. OF THE HOTEL, In the same village there is also a building called the Hotel, erected onisl good foucdation, and over a walled cellar. It was intended for the accom- modation of visitors and travelers from a distance; at d i^ two stories high, having two convenient rooms below and five bed rooms above. It is well furnished for comfort,, but no unnecessary expense. This is the place where the stage coach stops; and with the benefit accniing from that establish- ment, produces a small receipt to the College. Instead of considering it a matter of regret, that we have been at the expense of erecting, furnishing and supporting this building, we have reason to be deeply sorrowful that it is not four times as large. If it were, the profits created by the entertain^ ment of ladies and gentlemen, from various parts of the country, who have expressed their desire of spending the summer term, and many of them the winter term, with their sons at College, would more than maintain a Professor in the Institution. No one, therefore, can say that the expenses £if this establishment constitute extravagance when they did not exceed, Value of building, ^550 Furniture, 37 5 «- — 925 6. THE HOTEL STABLE. A well covered building, 42 feet long and 38 wide, well built with strong timber, and floored with thick plank, having a covering for carriages, as well as convenient stalls for horses, groom's room and granaries, and loft for hay. The only complaint is that, on public days, it is too small for ovet necessities. Cost, $350 7. CARPENTER AND SHOEMAKER'S SHOP. There is another building near the Hotel, containing a Carpenter's and Shoemaker's shop, two stories high, 38 feet long and '■lO broad. This building is erected over a good cellar, and furnished with stoves, beds, ^c, : at the expense of the College. The net profits of the Shoemaker's sjiop- 23> itfe not large, but help to support our Institution, Here certainly therfe is no f^xtravrtgance. — Tiie cost of this building, with its furniture, &c. is esti" mated at f 200 8. DAlRYxMAN'S HOUSE, A small building in the village for the accommodation of the Dairymai) and his family. It is one and a half story high, and has a good cellar below, devoted to the making of candles, which are, and must always be, in sufficient quantitie 1041 e& la. COLLEGE KITCHEN. A substantial stone huilding erected the last summer, immediately soutk i»f the great edifice. It is two stories: ttie lower siory answers for a baiccry at one end, the cooking of j-neat and vegetables in the otner. It has three large ovens and a large hre place in the east division, and two hre places, and two furnaces and three large boilers in the west division. Above are two rooms: one for a smoke house, 30 feet by ^20; and the other a dwelling for a family. The hearths are large, all of cut stone, and the floors of inch and half planks. Such is the magnitude of the College family, that this building could not be spared, though it might serve for the victualing of still more than we have. Whether this has been an object of fault finding, I cannot say. This building, with its furniture, cost a great deal, and is very valuable. It is 40 by 30 feet, and two stories high. Cost about, |9G0 17. OF THE BUILDINGS OF HEWED LOGS. These I supjjose have not excited any unpleasant feelings. 1. The north part of the shop or College store., is of tliis description: and together with the addition of a frame building of about 15 feet square, the whole may have cost 2>'»0 dollars. Our goods to pay our hands and furnish the College and Students, and books for sale, are kept in it. Store, ^200 Furniture, 42 2. Two houses occupied by our Clerk ajod Printer. They were built in early times, and served once for the residence of myself and family. Cost, |200 3. A doable corn crib, being originally built with massive hewed logs, ^as at little expense converted into a meat house, in which was stowed laaf All, the meat of about two hundred and fifty hogs. Gust, f34 18. OF THE CABINS ON THE COLLEGE PREMISES. 'These are not of much value ; yet some of tliem very useful. — Two are •jnder the side of the College Hill, and being large and well furnished with good fire places and stoves, atford comfortable dining rooms and sleeping rooms for the hands who are employed for the College. Seventy me* dianics and laborers have been fed for months together at these cabins. The cost of them is estimated at ^7^ And their furniture, cooking utensils, &c. at JO There are twelve others, some of which we built ourselves; and all ng^ay be worth the inffrsst of 400 dollars. © J9. CASCU; A neat small biiildin;gf, situate at the c rner of Bexley sqtiare, whose fifsi, ^inhabitants were Mr ' 'aswall and IVlr ' 'usack, from t'lP ianction of whose jnamt'S the house is called, ft is 2 ) feet loig and ) 2 wide, has two bd aiid oae small sitting room, with a good stove and pipe. Cost, $75 Furniture, 29i, 20. HFRMITAGFi. This is a convenient dwelling for three or four Students, romantically JBtuated on the west side of Gambier hill, entirely embosomed in trees and thick foliage. The frame was put up at tho expense of that worthy gentle- man who graduated in our first class, iVIr Savers, now at the; Theological Seminary at Alexandria, and at his departure prese-^ ted to the Tollege* The building was covered and finished at the Instance of Mr M'Guide and Mr Philips, of Virginia, who now occupy it. The cost of it was not much; not enough to constitute extravagance of, expenditure. Beside the young men, for their amusement, did a great deal of the labour. It has a stove and pipe at the expense of the College^. Biiildir.g,, $30 Furniture, 29 21. KENYON COLLKGE GRAMMAR SCHGOE/, This building, now finishing, I grieve to say, is (with the exception of ian.; j^cellent stone and brick chimney, 70 feet high) entirely of wood. It is 74 feet long and 40 broad, and may be said; to be three stories high. In it is a school room 60 feet long and 40 wide ; aad 1 1^ feet above this is a dormitory^, intended to accommodate boys, having an upper story with windows, similar' to those in a nave of a Church, intended for ventilation. It has two rooms for teachers, one for recitation, and one for washing of the persons of the scholars. Below all is a story for receiving and preserying fuel: a wagon being permitted to drive through and deposit the load&of wood in passing, saves much labor and expense. • The school room serves on Sunday for divine service, in which we are now assisted by the organ, presented us by our excellent benefactress. Lady Rpsse. Cost thus far. 1 1,500 Furniture 35 22. COLLEGE BUILDING. Is this a cause of the slanders of Mr West and his "adherents,"' whiclfili you mention? or does it form a subject of secret comjdaint among my ene- mies near at home? Whether one or both of these be the casp, I will "^-'^deavor to meet it; and having given my reason^ throw, m) Self on the Un partial decision and just judgment of my feeaefactors. 27 Ihave heard but of two objections made to Kenyon College: the one b tiinided on the broad basis of my having done wrony, in building with ^r'v/mnf.n^, instead of less expensive, and move perishable materials; and the ottier is, (hat the walls of the present building are too thick. The former of Ihese two objections, that of having built the centre build- "ing of stone, I nevei- heard of till lately, and can see but little force in it. When we were choosing, ad enumerating the reasons lor choosing, the grounds which we now possess, it was, in the minds of all who expressed their opinion, no small recommendation, that there was abundance of stone^ for permanent buildings, such as the nature of so glorious an Institution required. It was enumerated among the reasons why a liberal donation was justly expected from the generous and opulent, that the buildi' gs would be of permanent materials: and when questioned (which seldom failed to be the case,) of whaft kind were the means of building on the pre- mises, it was never concealed that they ^ven; f.tone, and of the same kind 01 stone as the Capitol at Washington is built of, which, by the goodness of God, we now enjoy in such abundance; and of this same would the buildings, to which they would contribute, be built. On these grounds, as conditions, they gave, and I received ; and went on in building the College ■with stone: which, ij I had not done, I should have violated mv promise; and thus, by not perlorming the conditiors, forfeited the donations. Thi(5 would have been the case, 1 contend, if the College had been erected of brirk: much more, if I had (bllowcd the maxims now adopted; let posterity 1kike care of itself;'"' ^'Ictiis havf- wooden buildingf~ ;''"' "we shall have more to show and more to enjoy." 1 am t!:ankful the donors do not concur in this statement. Above all, I arti thankful that a 'merciful Providence sustaiiis ine, under tlie painful feelings which such objections occasion. The second objection is more specif]''. The walls are too thick! Our walls are four feet thick in the basement story, three ieti six inch^ in the first floor, three feet in the uppermost story, being crowned with solid stones of the same width, to hin'i all together. On these walls is laid a frame roof of great strength, to support a steeple, in proportion to tne building. The plan of the College was adopted without rashness; having consulted the best architects in our cities. It was said, with great empha- sis, that no wall made of our kind of stone ought to be less than two and a half feet thick at top, and four at bottom, in a building of four stories high^ and su^taiiiing a suitable steeple and bell. In addition to this advice, from those who ought to kiiow, both by theory and practice, I had local reasons. Our College hill is high, and open to the influence of violent winds, from whatever direction they may arise: and there is evidence of its having suffered much in this way; nearly all the large trees on its surface evidently having once been blown up by the roots. In planning for a permanent building, therefore,! thought myself justifiable in using all the nieans that 'God had given us, t6 guard against the dreadful effects of hurricanes, so frequent in our country. With this view. I the more readily acceded to the judgment of others respecting the thickness of our walls; and to this moment I cannot but feel a high degree of satisfaction, in common, I sup^ Ipose, with the scholars and their friends, that in case of dangerous winds^ there is a place of refuge within the w Us of Kenyon College. The College building is furnished with bG berths, wi(h comfortable h^^^ 28 ding and changes; 21 stoves and pipes; and with kitchen and dining room, furniture for nearly 200 in family, and with some conveniences for steward^ children and hired help. The cost, on book, of the College, without reckoning the nameless things that were done by myself, and other of its friends, and never noted, is ^13,825 59 Furniture 1,839 00 115,664 69 23. ROSSE CHAPEL. In speaking on this instance of our expenditure, 1 am well aware that it i*s a su>>]ect of great interest, on which there is a ditference of opinion among the professed friends of the Institution. I shall, therefore, state nothing but facts, and give my reasons for the course I have taken. This building. I mean the site chosen for the building, and where the jfnaterials are collected and the work begun, is on the west side, because the most elevated part of a square, laid down in our plan called Bexley square, precisely 40 rods north of Kenyon College. The steeple or tower is to front the square, and the chancel is in the rear or west end. I regret this, because it reverses the significant arrancfement observed generally by our Church, an alhision being had to the placing of the chancel in the east, to the Oriens ex Alto mentioned in Scripture. But at the same time, I cannot t.hii>l<, with some of my friends, that it is of so ijreat conse- ^uence, as not to be departed from when the inconvenience would be con- giderable in oi^serving it. In the present instance, to place the chancel at tbe east, would be putting it at the entrance of the Church, and throwing the tower at the west end, much to the disadvantage of the looks and con- venience of the building. But ihisis not the subject of complaint, but of a few, and them at a distance, who have not visited our place. The dimensions of the Chapel are as follows: Length of the body, 100 feet from out to out Chancel, . 40 Towdr, 10 150 Breadth, 66 The walls in the basement are 3 feet thick, the foundation is deep suak in the ground, and the whole is carried up to the first floor, on which the timhers, both girders, beams and joists, are framed, and pinned together with great care. The winter coming on, all was covered, and remains safe from the weather. In the house built for the preservation of the materials, there is lime enough to more than half finish the Church: and the same maybe said of the stones that lie all round the building; three quarters of which are alrea- dy cut, ready to be placed on the wall. The masons inform me, that if we include what is already drawn, and also those not hauled, but got out an^ 'l^repared at the quarries, there is more than that proportioQ^i 29 Here then we stand. The Church even in its erection, not to speak of1ts fimsh, is but half 'Jone, and we stop: and in so doi! g. I am asked, wnv did J commence a building of this nature on so large a scale? I answer, because it is no larger than it ought to be: and this, I think I can prove to anyone, who, without the weight on his mind of a preconr ceived opiuion, will patiently and candidly listen to me. I suppose it will be granted mc, that our Church ought to be large enough not o ly to hold ordi'iary coi.gregcttions, but to accommodate with seats the Iviends a; d relatives of the Students, who attended, as we witnessed \cih\. commencement^ tiie speakin;i and otiier exercises of their sons, on inter- esting occasioMS. I( this be urarted, w 'ich I think no reasotiable person Wj.;l det.y, then are We prepared lo make it plain, that the dimensions oi Rop-se Chapel, are on the Z^S9, instead of the ,iJ•rfo^r extreme. Kenyon College w«s intended to be a ,;rea"t T sti-ution,of extensive use- fulress; an;l if tljc public (ontidence be not withdrawn (romus, by preraa-. tureand groundless fnult findins:, it will vet be completed on its original de-ign,of ac< ommodatiug 5(iO Students and upwards. 'J'he present num- ber does not exceed one third that quantity, solely tor want of buildings, which the Public Government ought to enable me, as they have always ena- bled other Colleges, to rear. Such, however, is the goodness of our cause, in trying to benefit the rising generations ot our dear country; and such our trust in the merciiul assurances of Divine Providence, which, from time to time, have been so signally vouchsafed us, that it would be criminal not to believe liie wings of the College will be built; and unpardonably criminal, were 1 to let my infidelity proceed to such length, as (o carve out a scanty plan lor the House of God — a place too small to accommodate an audience suited, in some degree, to the greatness of our plan. This was my motive, and these were my impressions, w^hen 1 sat down to draw a plan for Rosse Chapel. I saw that a building was required, that would accommodate 500 Students and an ordinary congregation, from the Professors, Teachers, Clerks, Officers and Servants, added to the inhabi- tants of the neighborhood to be as many more; making in all one thousand, the net number when all should be in complete operation: and what di- mensions should that edifice have which should accomplish this design? — The body of that which I determined to build is, exclusive of the Tower and Chancel, internally, 94 by 60, w^hich being multiplied together, pro- duce 5640 square leet. Out of this sum must be taken the room for the aisles, which, instead of doing, ! allowed nothing for the Chancel and end Gallery: 5640 square feet therefore are to be considered as the room, lo be divided into sittings for the Students and congregation. How much room will each person -.n an average require? I was answered, 2 feet one way and 3 feet the other, without crowding; = 6 square feet. 5640 divided by 6==:. 940. This was so near the number thought of, that the dimension chosen for the Chapel seemed unavoidable. but there is another way of considering this affair, arriving at the same conclusion, but by a different process. You observe I made no allowance for extraordinary occasions. Ought these to be overlooked? Suppose that the friends of the Students and the friends of the Institution, and the mem- bers of the Convention, attend as they have hitherto done, every year in- so treasing "beyond expectation. Are these to be unaccommodated ? Are pei^ sons who come 50 and IwO, and some several hundred miles, to hear the ■Students declaim, and the Clergy preach at the Convention and Commence- 3nent, and when there, to find no seat nor shelter from the storm? It was well last year that there was no rain nor inclement weather, when ^o many people attended in the open air, to witness Commencement exer- cises. Well, suppose there are 5 spectators to each Student, (which certainly was the case last summer, and granting our number of Students not t© exceed 250, which will be the case, if all things proceed as usual, next summer after the building now erecting, 74 by 40, shall have been finished.) you will see that the Church must have space to adcommadate 260 Stu- dents, and an audience of 1250; in all, 1500. Thus it is seen, thatinstead of the present Chapel being too large, one summer will prove it of too small dimensions. All this for the presents What then will one generation, our own chif- dren, think of i\\e fault Jinding spirit^ o! which I am now complaining? when they shall see Rosse Chapel, '•Harge and expensive^^'' as it is now said td be, actually too small to contain h^df the multitude assembled on the great and coDJoiHed occasion of the Convention of the Church, and the com- Bfiencement of Kenyon College. , Rosse Chapel cost, ^3,019 96 The amount of the previous items broCight forward^ 29,356 22 Total cost of buildings, 32,376 1^ It has cost the College in clearing off 1 50 acres new land, in making betterments on old farms, making, hauK Ing and laying up 76,325 rails, and in putting in the crops toT the ensuing year, not far from ^2,000 Cellars foT two houses, dug and stoned, 40 2,040 Of So much for the fixed estate : The moveables^ besides those under the term of "furniture," m€ntioiie«! with the buildings, are as follow: ,1 Cooking stove, ,§35 ; College bell, $3 1 5 39, 350 39 8 horses, |'540; l-mail coach, $150; small, do.| 75, 763 00 8 wagons, f240; 3 cart?, |75'; sleds, |18; har- ness, |30, 363 0& 8 ploughs S56; axes and quarry tools, $29; large potash kettle, |6, 91 00 20 chains, |60; 10 shovels, ,$'12; 6 mattocks, 1 12; black smith tools, ,f 7 5, , 159 00 .200 hogs, |23 1 ; 53 yearlings, $ 1 59 ; 1 2 calves, ^\ 8, 408 00 55 yoke of oxen, |l,000; 30 cows, ^300; other cattle, ,^148, 1,443 00 • 3,584 ^ 3000 volumes of books, philosophical apparatus, ) Given — Rot esffi^- organ, types a:nd pViiiting press, 5 oiatecb 94. THE QUESTION OF "HIRING BY CONTRACT,'* O^ , BY THE MONTH, COiN SIDE RED. *^ Much has been said concerning a supposed error of mine, in the mode Sidopted of procujrinij the work done on the College premises. It has been asserted that, for the sake of cheapness, I ought to have procured it all do.ie by ^'•contract,'''' Itisie.id of this, I have hired hands, boarded tiiom, and paid ihem by the month. This objection has been made, not by the ene- mies you speak of, Dear Sir, but by those who cannpt be otherwise than friendly to the Institution; so that J f<^el myself constrained to answer it as candidly as I can. I feel it my duty to proceed in the way I have done, for reasons, both t bargains out of workmen, by giving them jobs and contracts^ I obj' ct to it, for several reasons. In the first place, it is useless, even if we could be base enough to resort to it. If the jobber is not a simpleton, (and commonlv our mechanics are by no mearis deficient in keenness of wit, where their intcrf^st is concerned,) he will not permit you to cheat him, bv obligating himself to do work for less than it is worth.. If he make a loxv offe.r^ he w^ll knows how to make it profitalde to himself, by '•'slighting the work.'''' He k^ ows the subject on which you are talking-, iindyoitdo not, and of this he will Mot fail to ta'v oppre*s!'ff the poor, in gftting their k^bor tor less than an equivalent. Wee wf to 'Met o::t a j b." as it is called, and the workmen, after beh -ving faithfuUv, cou d make it appear that thej had not, at the rate agreed on, nsad' reaso' able w;!gp>, I \^f>u]d hold up botk my hands to make good to tiem t' eir los=. And though this might, by some^i be counted '•'extravagant., as it were mi«:ipf'lvipe;.''' t!-e hv-ds committed t» my charge; yet I would appeal, for the correctness of my conduct^ to th^ 33 'sjg'nfceous judgment and generous feelings of all the actual donors to Kenyou College. But 1 have not done with this suhject. The contracting system^ so much cried up by the mechanics themselves, (and no doubt they have their rea- sons,) and those who never had the means of judging, is very objectiona- ble, in another point of view. It would thtow the profit of th« work into the hands of a few^ while the great mass of the loorkmcn would have but a scanty portion. For if the work be done low, eacli hand must receive but small wages; and out of that, small as it is, the contractor must "ff*< his gains.''' Now, who that loves the laboring class of his countrymen, not in word only, but in deed and in tmih, would wish t© see the sums of money neces- sary in the buildings and improvements of this great Institution, spent to aggrandize a few; while the children of the poor, tho-^e who do the work, g> naked? I for one have always objected to this, and to t'aa adopti y of all measures that have a tendency that way: I would rather see it -ai it i- — the fair equivalent of the labor distributed among those who bear the burden of it; and as a proof of this, behold their famiHes wel! da"' carry this undergame into full and complete effect. These papers were, 1. A \o\\or to ^dr \\'r'={. a? from (he three, vame/ess gcnileracv.. 38 * ^o A letter of Mr West to them. 3. A letter of the said persons to certain gentlemen who, ttiey all thoughl^ would go all lengths with them in IVlount Vernon, Ohio, within live miles of the College. I am thus particular for the information of our friends be- yond seas. And what was the subject matter of these letters? You must know that Mr West, "mine enemy," had "written a book" — made up of articles of printed documents in praise of himself: for he keeps every scrap of paper of this sort by him; and a tissue of false accusations, {they fancy them all true) against me. This book /5r." V 42 Mr Weet sajs further, in this extraordinary tissue of misreprasentationsr^ that the College estate of 8()00 acres, is now sufficiently under cultivation to supply all the College students and innnates with provisions. Now, Mr West had recently been on the College premises, and had the evidence of his senses that this is not the case ; and one of the gentlemen who supports him in this assertion had the same evidence. Look, dear -Doctor, to the statistical account of our farms, and judge for yourself, if this be not a mis- representation of the truth. Not more than one twelfth part of the 8000 acres is under cultivation, imperfect as that state of cultivation is; and in- stead of its giving an abundant "support to all the students and inmates of the College, without much disbursement," I will repeat, the statement of cash paid for provision for our family, besides the income of the farms, within one year, viz: between January 1, 1830, and January 1, 1831, the College books show that we paid out for extra pro visions, ^ze ^Aomanrfanc? eighty dollars fourteen and a half cents. If this be ^revemie^'' it is on the wrong side: a few years more such would ruin us. Unless we obtain assistance to clear off our lands and stock them w^ith cows and fatlings, the whole establishment will sink. But more of this at the close. At present, I shall revert to the first part of Mr West's ca;/rac«, above quo ted, from his pamphlet, which is countersigned by his "arfAeren^s." He mentions the "best friends of Bishop Chase." Who are they? Are tbey real or false friends? If they be such as have sanctioned Mr West's book, the question, I think, is already answered. From the support of such friends, I pray I may be delivered. It is not true that this Institution has already received what, from the beginning, she has stated as necessary t® accomplish her great designs. Was it not always said, give us our build- ings, (those buildings which all Colleges have been supposed entitled to at public expense,) and under Providence we will pledge ourselves to give you the means of education cheaper, by three hundred per cent., than it can be afforded in the Atlantic States; and have the qtieans to erect these ever been, even to the one third, afforded us? Is our disappointment, in our reasonable expectation of assistance from Congress, forgotten? Not by me, who saw and still see the sad effects of our lailure there. To keep us from despair, we solicited private donations; and by the great liberality of our friends, our immediate wants were par- tially supplied. We went on: But how? In the way already mentioned, hy -pledging all that we had of private means, to keep up our credit and pay off our hands. Our Centre Building, the Mills, the (jlambier Houses, &c. &c. as herein mentioned, were the result. Instead of having done too little, the astonish- ment seldom failed to be expressed, that considering the means granted us, We had accomplished so much. For the truth of this remark, I appeal to ail, who, when here, had the curiosity to make the slightest e^iamination. And are we now, because we have faithfully improved the one talent, to be reproved for neglecting the ten, which we never received? Are Egyp- tian task masters placed over us, to require bricks without straw; the ac= comphshmcnt of the end without having been supplied with'the means? Besides all this, there is something p' ruliarly afflictive, that these unwor- thy and unfounded insinuations are brought forward by Mr West and his 43 adherents, just at this critical juncture. When we were about to lay q\xv wants before the public eye, and urge the necessities of the, present < lisis as a reason, (and we thought it a convincing one,) why we should be blessed v/lih further assistance from a generous public, it is indeed afflictive, td meet with Mr West, the man who, for so long a period, has encouraged us, but to disappoint; and as appears from most indubitable evidence, lately re^ ceived, has stood so long between us aid a full tide of British benevolence 5 to meet with this man, (O! if the puMic knew what mortification I have suffered on his account!) is indeed afflictive. To meet with the Rev. G, M. West — not only the self acknowledged aspirant for Episcopacy, but th«? fearless claimant of the mitre! — Vea, the undaunted, inflexible assertet that he is a Bishop already — when I know, and hereby declare, that all his pretensions, founded on what I ever said, did or thought, towards making him a Bishop, are without the least foundation in fact or truth ; to meet with this man standing with an unblushing front, supported with the three namfr* less gentlemen and their secret friends, in opposition to our College, and to prevent all further donations to it at this critical period, is peculiarly afflictive. But I forbear. Ft is now time this letter was brought to a close; and yet 1 experience no small degree of embarrassment in so doing, by reason of the acuteness of my feelings. I would take leave of Mr West and his "ac^Aeren^s," as if I were to meet them no more, till the great day ; and while I do so, would ask the grade of a forgiving disposition, for the injuries they have done me and the College^ ©f that Being who, for Christ's sake,l hope, hath forgiven me: Yes, how- ever painful the wounds they have inflicted on this child of christian bene- ficence, and however still more painful it has been, to witness the disposi- tion in others nearer home, to seize this occasion, to Jlnd fault with my plans^ and to refuse their support to me umhrthis unjust attack; 1 do not only forgive them, but feel heartily disposed, even should things come to extremities, tc extenuate the injuries they inflict. It may be better for me, than they ima- gine. For, if they have, either through a desire to curtail what some of them have called, the too great power given by our Constitution and Ca- nons to the American Bishops; or through envy of my imaginary enjoy- ments, had a longing desire, of which the present effort seems to be a grati- fication, Wo put me downf^ 1 would inform them, that they might have spared themselves the trouble: for / am dozon already. Both myself and family are literally ''^servants of all for ChrisCs sakcf dwelling under ground in the basement story of the College, exercising no more authority, tha» what parental tenderness requires. Do they wish to take from me silver or gold? This they cannot do: for I have none. Is the enjoyment of houses and lands, the object of their envy? Alas! these have gone from me bog since, with all the means of redemption. Do they wish by v)hisperivg their suspicions of the words which tliey ii.- fuse to explain, "fix/wijf^/g'onrf" and ^'•prodigaUtys'' to disgrace me in the eyes of the Diocese, so tha< my people withhold from me that support, which the Canons contemplate. Let the public know, through them, that even this will not injure me, to the extent of my travehng expenses. Do they expect, by coming out at this c-.tiral p( iod, to push me from my station, as President of Keny on College? Poor indeed will b-^ their triumph. If t|^ (gstlniate of their fault, be taken from the actual injury they will do me, I acquit them oi blame. Little do they know, with what pleasure I wouldj (if it were my duty,) quit my present station: a station which, from the mo- mtnt I first entered on it, hath filled my head with care, and my heart with pain,- — has bowed down my body with labour, and detracted from the en- joyment and embellishment of my mind, by depriving me of all study; a station, to fulfil the duties of which, I have bartered my food by day, and my sleep by night. Surely, by taking me from this, will not be '''•putting me downy as to worldly comlbrt. Lvery step my enemies take to this end, will elevate me lar beyond iheir expectations. Little do they know with what comparative pleasure, (if it were for the good of the College.) 1 would once more retire into the deep forest, and there, by the remaining strength whicb God in mercy still allows to linger in my aged and shattered arntL, fell the trees artd draw my sustenance from the bosom of my mother Earth. She would ret envy, betray \ ov reproach me. I do not say these things, I trust, t* rough a restive and discontented spirit: on the contrary, they are the spontaneous eflfusions of a mii d, which, while it submits to God's will, in the chastise!' en t,/moti;e?A"'5?/ zchom the offence Cometh^ And here I will express, what, after a due and laithful consultation with my iamily,Ihave reserved for a separate remark. We feel submissive, though we hope we are entitled to the privilege and benefit of prayer. Let our College succeed, and then, whether by staying or by being barf-- ished from it,bot[: myself and family promise to be the willing sacrifice* But spaif me, O JBiavenly Father, the unutterable anguish of two evils ai once- — MY FAMILY REDUCED TO FENVRY, ancriienyon College in ruins! Whether the evil here deprecated, come to psss or not, will depend oft the blessing wbich may attend this last pubhcation, to save our sinking College. Should this little book, and the unvarnished statements it con- taii'p. conmend our cause to the affectionate regard of those who love to do well; if God permit me still to find favor in the eyes of my former friends, this very fact will accomplish ail we wish: for so numerous are they, even from the highest to the lowest in the christian family, that should each one send to me, without delay, the smallest trifle of bounty his heart could jinme, our plan, in all its glorious features, would be accomplished. The Wir:gs of our College would be built, our lands would be cleared, and our Institution enabled to aflfbrd the means of learning, for half what the world ever witnessed. Thus the very cause of our present distress and sufR?rings, would prove but the pathway to final success; the wrath of man should be made to praise the Lord; every pang a blessing; and every tear a ibuntaln of joy. On the contrary, if, while I have been at work in building up, the open and secret enemy has not been idle in pulling down, the walls of Kenyon College. — if the public mind has become alienated from me, by reason of unfounded and unworthy insinuations — if to the disappointment I expe- rienced from worldly minded jsoliticiars in Congress, there must now be added forme to suffer, the disappoirfment of my expectations of support from the christian family. — if persons in high stations turn their faces from ire, and the pious of all degrees say unto me, go, for your College has al- mady enough — let the child take care of itself, before it is even grown te jfouth: then, indeed, have 1 done; my labor is ended; my day of toll fof- Kenyon Colic?:*.' is over, and the night of rest is come. The busy scene? ion Gambier Hill; the work* of faith, love and piety for the benefit of Kenyon College, are cut short; the little army of students, their country's hope, and the Church's joy, are sjone, and in their places reign silence and despair. Our fine domain, the iast retreat of virtue, in hor endeavors to educate youth, in seclusion from the vices of the world, forfeited for debts, and sold piece-meal by the unfeeling creditors ; our buildings turned into scenes of intempernnce; and our College a heap of rubbish. The picture of such a state of things, even in imagination, is so painful to me, that 1 feel a constraining sense of duty, even at the hazard of being censured for importunity, to plead for a few words more of intercession, before I quit the subiectin despair. Like Abraham interceding with the Destroying Angel, T would sav, "O! let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak this once/' And to whom shall T speak? To them, surely, whom it concerns, more than all others, to hear: the Bishops of our Church. You are by constitution, c infirmed by civil charter, the Visitors of our College. When it errs, you are to bring it back to the path of duty ; and when it prospers, to vou it looks for words of commendation. Its honor is your honor; and its future destiny is interwoven like web and woof, with the venerable names of those whom I am now addressing. Will not, then, an Institution, thus in alliance with our most excellent characters, and with the best interest of our Church and country — an In- stitution possessing, by reason of its peculiar nature and situation, more means of doing good on a ^reat scnle in this western country, than all others put within your reach — an Institution now struggling with difficul- ties, arising solely from its own magnitude, and the peculiar crisis of its affairs — an Institution now suddenly attacked by a second Korah, vain and sacrilegious in the extreme, from whom we have suffered much, and still must suffer more — will not our Intitution, thus situated, command your sympathies? Bear in mind that Kenyon College is the ofTsprilig of a public Provi'- dence, and as such, should receive the support of public men. A child of the a£;e of beneficence, in which God hath cast our lot, and adopted into the family of the Episcopal Church in particular, it has a rightful claim on the Bishops themselves for supportmg patronage. From its birth to the present moment, the eyes of the christian public have been fixed r>n it ; and those who have charge of its tender infancy have not b<>en unnoticed: and should it expire untimely, the event will be proclaimed by a shriek of an- guish^ wherever the love of truth and piety has ex.tended. In thus urgins: our claims, to the attention of the Episcopal Church in particular, we do not relinquish those which we have on the christian com- munity at large. What is pequliarly the duty of the Episcopal Church on some grounds of consideration, may be no less binding, for other reasons, on the consciences of others. All christians in our country are, at this moment, fighting a battle with the enemies of God and all goodness; and it: would be well for fhem, so far to make friends of this mammon of un- jighteousncss, as to learn wisdom from their example. These enemies join their forces, or spparntc, as seems best for their com- «ion purpose. If one is attacked, the rest think it for their common inter- 46- est to come to bis support; and this happens to amuch greater extent, than christians have been, till of late, aware of. it is astonishing to sec bow- all kinds of evil unite in withstanding the benevolent Institutions of the present day; and I could not but feel pecuharly gratified in seeing this subject so ably handled as in the closing report of the Prudential Commit- tee of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, read by the Corresponding Secretary, Jeremiah Everts, Esq. at the late annual meeting, Boston. He there said: — "While the power of united effort has been proved, by numerous and successful labors for the accomplishment of good, a most marvellous ten- dency has been observed in all sorts of evil to coalesce, for the purpose of resisting truth, in all its benign and holy influences. The most hetero- geneous materials have been used by the God of this world, in the erection of fortifications for the defence of his empire. The opposition to the Gos- pel is lively, strenuous and malignant; and shows itself against every at- tempt to enlarge the limits of the church, and to bring new motives and new hopes to the minds of Pagans, Among all the remiarkable sights, which the men of this generation have beheld, there is nothing more won- derful, than the ease and rapidity with which those forms of wickedness, which have been usually found discordant, have lately been assccialed together, and on terms of the greatest intimacy, Tbup popery and infidel- ity—the most abject superstition and the most undisguised blasphemy — stand ready to aid each other, and to engage openly and violenth, in the contest with true religion. All the ingredients of malevolence and impiety range themselves against God and his church, with a precision at least equal to that, which is observed in chemical afiinities. No sooner does an enemy of the truth hoist his colors, than all other enemies of the truth^ though fighting under different banners, cheer him, as if by a sympathy mot less quick and unerring, than a natural instinct. So prompt and dis- criminating a union of discordant elements marks a new era in the moral administration of the world " Of all the enemies thus combining, there are none more formidable in this western country than ignorance and vice. These united, all denomi- nations, as obstructions before the car of Juggernaut, must be crushed in their march. To resist effectually this combined evil, Bishop White, in his three letters, so justly celebrated, to the American Quarterly Review, on the right use of the Lord's day, gives us t^e following advice:— "7o this evil, the only remedy will be in the efforts of all denominations to carry religious- instruction to every corner of the land.'''' Emboldened by the christian liberality manifested in these extracts, I desire, before closing this my letter, to occupy a more elevated stand, from which I would address myself to the wise and liberal of all denominations in Ohio, in the United States, and in the Protestant world. As a foundation of this my appeal, I beg leave to exhibit ..^summary of facts and elementary principles of our Institution^ by way of question and answer, X. QneMion: What was the original design of Kenyon College]'., 47 Answer: To bring the rate of expense of a public education down so low .as to be attiiaable by p.ir>ons i i n > lerate circu nsta ices, such as are the great mass of people in tiie -V 'stern Country, who, as it now is, do not turn out annually a man of a liberal educatio!>, in proportion as one is to thirty thousand. 2. Question: Whatis required to do this? 4'iswer: Adequate means: that is to say, an Establishment combininL'; the benefits of 1, Lands, 2, Buildin?,s, 3, Agricul ure and grazing. 4, Mecha lical arts. So far as (he consumption of the College and all concerned in its operations^ might require. 3. Onestion: Have you obtained these means? Answer: We have obtained them in part. A large tract of land was purchased, and paid for by meins sent us from our friends in England. Our own country, most liberally, have given us, by way of private subscrip- tion, suriicient partially to accomplish our object in the erection of our Centre Building and making some necessary improvements on our lands: but the chief source from which we looked for assistance, with reasonable confidence, was the Public Government. If they had refused to give to other Colleges of an expensive character, it was hoped that they would do something for us here^ where learning, the very pillar of all Republics, was oifered to the people on che tper terms than was ever thought of before. But failing in our application to Congress, we turned to private munificence- and found ourselves, as we stated, partiilly supplie.d; but a supply by no means adequate to our gre^it design. The College building is not one fourth completed. Its centre or connecting part to the letter H, which the original draft exhibits, is the only part erected. This is 1 10 by 44. and 4 stories high. The wings are yet to l)e built. 4. Question: What number of Stu^lents have you? Answer: At present upwards of 150. 5. Question: What means have you for accommodating so many 'il Answer: The Centre Building of the College and three houses in Gan»- bicr village. G. Question: H 've yoii not been trying to erect another building, to ac- commodate the Grammar School and Scholars? An'^nier: Yes: but I regret to say, that it is of wood and of course perisha-r ble in its nature, and unworthy of so great and permanent establishment. It is, however, substantially built, and will answer for the accommodation of 60 or 80 more Students; being 74 feet long, by 40 feet wide, part of it 3 stories high. 7. Question: Had you more room for accommodation, are you morally assured, you could increase your number of pupils to any great extent? Answer: I have reason to think so; for manv applicants are now keeping back for want of room, and some who have actually come, have been obli- ged to return disappointed. 8. Question: Are the means to make further accommo latioin, in perma^ neiU buildings, the chief object of your desires atpreseat? 7 Anstoer: Ye«. Had we our wings, the plan could go into full operattonr at present it is in embryo; having little pt^wer to manifest its excellencies- 9. Question: What proportion of your land, 8000 acres, is in a state of cultivation and pasturage? AnszLrer: About one-twelfth. iO. Question: Does the produce of that supply your family? Anmer: No. Had we, however, a proportionable quantity of it in good grass, and a sufficient quantity of young cattle and of fatliugs, it might af- ford ^ne-Aa// of the provisions which our present family consumes. 11. Question: Suppose you had buildings erected to your mind, so as to accommodate your original number of Students, 500 or 600, what quantity of ground would be necessary, to be under cultivation and pasturage, to enal)ie you to keep tlie Students at the reduced rates of expense at which you now keep them? Answer: About two thousand. 12. Question: Have you that quantity of good bottom land on the south section of the College lands? Ansroer: If you add the rich glens to the river bottoms, there is more than that quantity? 1 3. Question : What is the remainder of your south section of 4000 acres, as to quality? Answer: Oak and Chesnut grounds, interspersed with various kinds of firewood, which ought to be reserved for timber, for fencing and fuel for the College, forever. 14. Question : Why don't you sell the north section, to get means to go on with your great plans? Answer: Because we cannot do it without a sacrifice: so much land is opened for sale by Congress, at almost no price, that all wild lands are much below their real value; and these belonging to the College, are peculiarly so. The C<.llege now is struggling for existence. If it fail, the lands on the north section will have no more value than as if that Institution had never existed. We are convinced, at all events, they are worth more to the Col- lege than we can get for them; and therefore, think ourselves bound to retain them. By the laws of Ohio, we hold them free from taxes; and should God permit the Institution to surmount her present ditficulties, without ber ing obliged to sacrifice them, they might some of them be put into farmSj and some constitute a fund for timber and for fuel for the College, at some futureday, of immense value. Posterity will have great reason to bless God, for putting us under the necessity of withholding our hand from sa- eriticing the College north section. 15. Questioi}: To what amount of provisions have you purchased within a year for the consunaption of the College establishment, exclusive of what was raised on the College lands? Answer: ^50^0 14^. 16. Question: Are the prices the same as when you first published youf lerms ? Ansioer: No. Every thing was then much lower than at present. Wheat was 25, it is now 50 cents per bushel, Indian Corn was 10, it is now 25 do, do. Fork was 1 i , it is now 3 cents per pounds 49 17. Question : Why don't you raise your terms in proportion to the rise of provision ? Ansioer: We should think ourselves perfectly justifiable in doing so, hav- ing hinted the possibility of such a state of things from the beginning. But our Institution, not having been founded for the purpose oi money getting^ but for that of doing good to the less wealthy class of society: and being morally certain that we can maintain the Students at the present prices, whenever our lands shall have been cleared and fenced^ and our buildings erected; it seems to us an object worthy of eur greatest effort to get money to go on without being obliged to raise our terms. It will be discouraging to the wishes of thousands, to see, by any fluctuation in our friends, that there is even ti possibility of their failing to o'^tiin the object of their fondest hopes. Many a young man, now laboring tor bun- aelf, to get his owa education, and many parents now laying by their little earnings, for their sons' education at Kenyo-i College, si.nply because it is the cheapest in the worlds will mourn, and perhaps utterly despair, at being told that our prices are raised. Our country has seen enough of literary institutions, as if on a principle of money getting, established in towns and villages, replete with charac- ters whose business it is to decoy youth into unnecessary expense, and through mercenary principles to minister to their vices. Let us for one trial, have something else; an Institution founded and conducte I on be- nevolent principles, and situated aloof from the temptations of the world; and wherein, if any thing be sold to the Students, the very gains, from a wholesale to a retail price, may enable the College to dimini-fh the pu- pils' expenses. Having made the experiment, and found it both excellent and practica- ble, why should it not be completed? Tiiere is no reason to give for aban- doning it. Not to goon, in the accomplishme it of so great a design, will add disgrace to criminality, for which, both Ohio, t'le United States, and the Protctant world, will have cause for sincere compunction. This is no fiction. However insignificant the instrument, it is, never- theless, a truth, that few things, in the present age, have obtained more extensive circulation, among the wise and benevolent, than t le design and operations of Kenyon College. Who, therefore, is willing to bear the wei^^ht of responsibility which its failure must occasio-? B;^fore so insupportable a load rest on me, let my feeble voice be heard in my own defence: let the contents of this book, more worthy of at- tention for the facts than the talents, for the truth than the ingenuity whiih it displays, be examined with patience: let me be tried by my peers, tho-e who are capable of judging in so greatand important matters, by I'orst as well as judicious mei; and if I be found guilty, I am willing the shane should be on me, and me alone; and should I sink to rise no more in the es« timadon of men, I an willing In the other case, should I be acquitted, and still be doomed to suffer disappointment; should this Institution, not- withstanding all its acknowledged qualities of unexampled usefulness, its practicability and the honesty and judgme t which have attended its pro- gress, be suffered to fail for want of that support which its importance de- mands, and which reason yields, who then, willingly, would occupv the place of responsibility? Will the Stat^ )f Ohio willingly do this? Let the inhabitants remember^ they have much to answer for to posterity, to say nothing of another world, for the great folly of letting such an In^itution as Kenyon College perish, without an effort to save it. For what, let me ask? is any country more to be regarded than for its Institutions oi learning and benevolence? And if these be not only extensive in their character, descen- ding to multitudes, never visited with the like privileges before, but perma- nent in the establishment, exhibiting buildings, even in the woods, which would do credit to the older settlements, and yet are suffered to fail for the want of means^ the weight of responsibility is greatly enhanced. This observation applies with pecuUar force to the case of Kenyon College, con- sidered in the light of both an useful and ornamental privilege, granted by the hand of a merciful Providence to the State in which it is situated. If there is an object, which has attracted the attention of the Christian world to Ohio, it is that of Kenyon College. If there is= one thing which, more than any other, hath caused the name of Ohio to spread far and wide, so as to attract the wealthy and industrious of other nations to her bosom, it is the name of this Benevolent Institution. And will not the responsi- bility be too great for her to bear, were she now to withhold that aid, which interest^ as well as reason and duty, demand at her hands? I do not now speak of the responsibility of this State in her legislative capacity. The Treasury I know is exhausted by other efforts of doing good: but I speak of the people of this State, individually, as single citi- zens, capable of seeing the truth, and feeling a personal interest i the "State in which they dwell. What gratification will it be to them, as such, to see me failing in the attainments of my objects? Suppose that, for want of timely aid, the Colle';e goes down, and I go with it? — My manifold imperfections, aggravated by the tongue of slander, may cause a momentary fit of joy, that an unworthy man hath fallen: and no one, in view of meeting a righteous Judge, feels more unworthy than myself; but v/hen time, like the passing wind, si>all have long since blown the remembrance of my faults away, and the naked walls of Kenyon College appear to view, telling the sad story of its un- timely and undeserved fate, will there be no feelings of compunction? Suppose that your descendants, the future inhabitants of Ohio, shi^ll visit the northwest corner room in the basement story of Kenyon College, where I am now writing this, and after witnessing the durable^ but deserted walls, shall pass out into the lone grave yard of Rosse Chapel, and inquire for my unnoticed grave; will it afford him a subject of comfortable reflec- tion to be told, that, for want of a little timely aid from the hand of his own ancestors, the College had failed, and that the man who sleeps there, died a victim to their penuriousness. I know not how such a subject affects you. The chilling influence of sectarianism, because every thing, as it respects religious denominations, does not suit your views, or of village patriotism, which teaches you to regard with jealousy or indifference, every improvement that is not within the reach of your town or dwelling, may have frozen your heart into a kind of moral insensibility, so that you cannot be affected at a subject like this; but for one that is desirous that good should be done to our common countfy, and to our common loved Christianity, and to the inter- '^.sts of pure religion, regardless of the denomination that performs it, is the subject deeply affecting; and a due consideration thereof will, it is hoped, lead to favorable and beneiicial results. But, as I observed, Ohio is not the only portion of our country interested in the iate of Kenyon College. The whole United States are bound to sympathize in her sufferings and promote her welfare. Europe holds America Fesponsible for the safe keeping, the prosperity or adversity of this Institution. This expression may seem to be taking high ground ; but it is no higher than truth can maintain. Whatever America may have done, to attract the attention of Europe, the subject of Kenyon College has seldom failed to add the feelings of tenderness to those of respect, and to mingle the sweets of christian charity in the cup of national intercourse. So true is this remark, that I feel a thrill of delightful consciousness in my soul in making it, which is difficult to express. And just in proportion as this sentiment is exquisite, is my confidence unshaken, that after all the difficulties which we have suffered, or may suffer, one thing is true; that if America do not help me to carry on and accomplish the plan of Kenyon College, Protestant Europe will. But why not continue to unite in a work like this? Why cease to pur- sue a path, which hitherto hath led to the enjoyment of so mu utowu meetii .', he daii no o:)jectiun to ttieir being pre/ sent. But to cut the business short, 'le siifl he had a paper in possestiioa which he woUld read, and it w^s ^s lollows:— "In re, ) "Pear Sir: — In consequence of some alteration in the Dec* '-'Asyliitn Chapel. > laration of Trust, it was not completed till about four o'clock — 3 to day, when Mr West got it from me, I told liim you had not aeen it, and that he should show it to you, before he read it to his Congregation. I mention this, lest you should suppose I ^-ave him to understand it was seen and approved by yon. — 1 have of course made it to suit his wishes and intentions, and you must examine it with that idea. Yours truly, (Signed) ROBERT PARKER. Tuesday evening." The following note was also sent to the Trustees on this occasion:-— "I hereby certify that I hg,ve not consented to, or sanctioned, any Trust Deed or Dec- Saration of Trust whatever, made by Mr George Montgomery West, respecting the Asylum Chapel; but, on the contrary, have expressly infijrmed him by writing, that nothing could be concluded upon, even by himself, till Mr Parker's return from FredC' ■jncton. (Signed) WILLIAM B. KINNEAR." Mr Kinnear's note was not introduced at the meeting; but Mr Parker's note to Mr Kinnear, being read at the Trustee meeting, as above stated, developed at once Mr West's nefarious proceeding, in thus attempting to impose a trust deed, as the production of the iwo gentlemen mutually cho- sen to prepare it, when he knew that one of them had not even seen it, and that he himself had purposely kept it from him, although enjoined by his own honorable arbitrator, to show it to him. Such open, base and unprincipled conduct on the part of Mr West, after all that had preceded on the subject of a trust deed for the Chapel, convinced the Trustees that no dependence, whatever, could be placed on Mr West's promises, they re- solved upon the spot to have nothing more to do with Mi West, and they immediately retired, leaving Mr West and his impartial committee, to cogi- tate upon the proceedings of this meeting. The Trustees set out at the commencement of writing this statement, im^ tentionally to avoid all scurrility, and also any impropex or unmeaning ferms; and therefore, upon review of the prorecdidgs of Mr West and his impartial committee, in the above mentioned Trustee meeting, adjudge ihe terms used above of "open, base and unprincipled," not only as applicablcj but warranted, when attached to the history of a transaction, so inconsissi !cnt and foreign to the profession of i-jther honor or Christianity, The Trustees immediately, upon retiring from the Trustee meeting, rej? Solved to appeal to a court )f Equity, and have retained two professional gentlemen to file a bill in the court of Chancery, in New Brunswick; but lihe same has not been farther proceeded in from the • o , that since Mi: West hys obtained ordination in the Church, he migl-t he prevailed upon to restore to the Trustees their original rig't; and the Trustees have reason to believe that4t was for that purpose, some reverend gentlemen have m-. ^erfered on their behalf. As tonchinor Air We^t';? impartial committee. wliQm thn Trasteeg have H ■ ' ■■ '^•- ii> notice so often, they have to say that Mr W'est, bectiiling very uHeasy (at# thej have reason to believe) hi consequence of the many complaints mode by them against his singular and very extraordinary conduct as a Metho- dist Preacher, devised the plan of appointing what he termed an impartial committee, and proposed the same at a full Trustee meeting, who first object*- ed to the term, and secondly to the tiling itself. Upon Mr West putting the' question, the whole meeting objected ; when Mr West said, "'Is there not one yea among you?" and he was answered, "Nay:" yet Mr West did appoifit such committee, most of whom were neither members of the Societ},pewf holders, or in any connection whatever with the Society of the Asyluna Chapel. The Trustees never acknowledged them; and yet the Rev. George Montgomery West told the congregation from the pulpit of the Asylum Chapel, and the Trustees at the same time, — "That the votes at the Trustee meeting were unanimous in favor of the appointment of an impartial committee.'''' That the persons composing this Committee, were such as Mr West- could and riid make tools of to further his wicked .purposes, the Trustees have no doubt. Why did Mr West bring them to the Trustee meeting, ' when the spurious deed was presented? but for the purpose of securing- a majority of votes in favor of his base attempt upon the Trustees; and which probably would have succeeded, but for the timely precaution which ail Mr West's fornnier proceedings had rendered necessary, upon this occa- sion, and by which precaution alone, (Mr F^s. note,) Mr West's whole scheme was annihilated. At the time Mr West made the strange assertion (and very strange it was indeed, being to' use soft words, the farthest possible from truth) allu- ded to above, he also uttered a number of falsehoods, which the Trustees were prepared to detect at any time. One of them, immediately at the <:onclusion of the service, arose and made the attempt: but Mr West from the pulpit would not allow it; and in order to avoid tumult, the Trustee desisted. But shortly after, Mr West called the pewholders together in the Chapel, to regulate some secular matters: and when that business was concluded, the Trustees came forward and requested a hearing, in order, to vindicate themselves from the aspersions uttered in Mr West's sermon against them, when Mr West would not consent; but the Trustees insisted, and Mr West prepared to retire: and although loudly called upon to "stop and hear the truth," he left the chapel, as was observed at the time, "in a most dastardly manner.'' More might be said of the differences between Mr West and the Trus^ tees of the Asylum Chapel in Saint John ; but if Mr West's friends in Lon- don or elsewhere, can believe tli€ Trustees are sincere in the statementg here made, they will easily account for the reasons why the Trustees dis- claim against any "arbitration," negotiation or correspondence with Mr West. The Trustees are satisfied that they can wrest the title of the land and chapel, which he most unrighteously detains from them, in equity, in New Brunswick. They will only add her^, that Mr West, by his singular- ly bad conduct (as must be fairly inferred froni the above facts wherever they can be believed) in Saint Johnyhas been the instrument of destroying the fair prospect of the Asylum Chapel; of depriving its creditors of their' just demands; of wasting the money he ynjustly detained from the Tr^js-) i*9 ^4ds; of involving them in sore and vexatious difficulties; and, in fine, (it .anui filiating the most blooming and promising Sunda) School in the Pro* Viuce of New Brunswick. I'he Trustees are aware that Mr West has representations and papers^ which are calculated to show much in his favor; which are, nevertheless, false and deceptive. The Trustees allude to such as they know, viz: the view of the Asylum Chapel in Saint John, obtained by Mr West from his impartial Secretary, which is false and deceptive to the last degree, and is jknown to be so, both by Mr West and his Secretary, who drew ii; and Uie exhibiting that as a proper view of the Asylum, is an imposition upon the ©redulous, and beneath the dignity of either a man or a christian. Mr West, it is believed, obtained some credentials from his own impartial com- mittee^ given to him in the early moment of their creation; and an address, (Mr West's own production, being merely an abridgement of the extraor- ainary sermon he preached against the Trustees, as mentioned above,) which he managed to have handed to him in the pulpit by J. P. Marter, Esq., and read it to his hearers, and afterwards sent it to the press for publication. Mr J. P. Marter very soon repented having taken such a conspicuous part in the proceeding; and although those papers may have ^ifluence in a far country, the transactions they narrate were considered in Saint John as a tit subject for ridicule by every well informed inhabitant. Mr West, however, succeeded better with his impartial committee than witk a number of the friends of the Asylum, upon whom he made his first essay for cash. Elevated, no doubt, by the dignified appellation of impartial, committee, they generously indorsed Mr George Montgomery West's note for £ , for which cash was obtained at the Bank of New Brunswick; but after several renewals of the note, and not receiving any remittance, their last note for renewal was dishonored, and it fell upon , of the impartial committee, to pay the whole amount, the remaining indor- sers being devoid of funds. The lapse of a few^ years, has produced the conclusion in Saint John, that the survivors of Mr West's impartial com' mittee would relinquish their claim to the title granted them by George Montgomery West solus, and submit to a reimbursement of their money, as they are 7iow convinced as to the craft by w hich "they have been deprived pf their money." The Trustees herewith forward copies of the documents which they had from Mr West and his Secretary, of which they expect Mr West has also copies to show^ in his favor. The first No. 3, signed *'R. C. Mineite, Secretary to Committee," is a most impertinent, obtruding and unautho- rized paper. The Trustees aslc, whence was the authority derived, from which such committee received their appointment? Was it in Mr West? Where did Mr West obtain his power to appoint a committee to supersede, or interfere in any manner whatever, with the regularly appointed and duly recorded Trustees of the Asylum Chapel? If the men chosen by Mr West were impartial and considerate men, would they not first havt in- quired what right might Mr West himself grant them to interfere with the affairs of a church, of which they were neither members nor pew- holders; and with what grace they, as a body, could, however respectluJly, request the proper Steward of the Chapel, and Secretary to the Trustees, ■•■'tbrthwith to account io them for h\s engagements^ eo as to render it unne*. 6l cessRTv (for ihem it is presumed) to have recourse to any other mode <3f proceeding?" The Trustees assUre Mr West's inends, that the only im- pression this paper made ujjon them^ was a commiserating sense of the weakness of Mr West's selection of impartial men, who could suppose them- seiv s possessed of autnoritj, merely upon Mr West's unwarrantable no- snj nation. The fact is, however, known to the Trustees here, and may he relied iu])on by West's frieiids elsewhere, that Mr West, after being detected in so many nefarious proceedings, and becoming very uneasy in his station as pastor of the Asylum; and having nothing better to expect than his expul sion, for having falsely imposed himself upon the society as a preacher of the Primitive VVesieyan Methodists, in connection with the Conference in Irektr.'d, when he knew he was not Such, did select from the veriest enemies of the Asylum, (knowing them to be such,) some o( his impartial commit fe^, viz: Israel Armstrong, John M'Cluer, and Thomas Smi.h; three men wiiu h^id received a bond of indemnification from the Trustees, upon their promise to desist from any of the concerns of the chapel, and yet after- wards became sothe of Mr West's impartial committee,, to call the Trustees to account to them for their proceedings, and even to surrender to Mr West the original trust deed. — I'he Trustees are not in possession of a name for such proceedings: they can oid} infer from such occurrence, a deeper view than they formerly possessed of hiiman depravity! The concluding paragraph of the paper now under coiisideration, fur- nishes further evidence, if that were necessary, of Mr West-having aareed to the preparing of a trust deed as herein before stated, and from which agreement Mr West so ******** escaped.. Tlie Trustees here quote the concluding lines ol said paper: "So that Mr West gives notice a^am, that the»e is no delay on his part to have any legal or equitable arrangement made, relative to the Asylum Chapel or premises." Very fair indeed. Now let Mr West's friends compare this with his doings; in order to do which they have only to refer to the account herein stated, of the manner in which he obtained the deed Irom Mr Parker (see his note:) how he (Mr West) kept it back tVom Mr Kiimear^ although enjoined by his own lawye!" to show it to him. (See said note.) How he attemj^ted to foist the deed "upo:. the fs ustees: first, by saying he had got the deed from the lawyer-^^ when he knew Mr Kinnearhad not seen it; and secondly, by obtruding his impartial committee into the Trustees' room, (an admittance never before allowed) in order to secure a majority of votes in favor of the spurious deed. The manner in which he was detected, viz: by the reading of Mr Parker's note to Mr Kinnear, on the subject of the deed. The Trustees say, compare all this with Mr West's plausible "readiness" to "legal and equi- table arrangements;" and then ask, where is readiness? sincerity? common honest) ? Where the man? Where the Christian? Is it in Mr West? Is it in his impartial committee? How could they stand by and see their mas- ter and head sodetectrd in open day, and be silent? The Trustees, disgusted with the recapitulation of these facts and cir- cumstances, which has given them so much previous distress, forbear to multipn. — They trust they have not exaggerated. If Mr West's friends thi k he is persecuted by such staicri^cntsas are herein made, let then; not usten to the silly proposal of an arbitration in London, but imitate tb.e xyise '6n c<>n(^insion of the Dublin Cfonference in their late troubles with Mr Wej?t, and send him to fiis former fVicn Is in Quebec and Sa tit Jonn, to bring a character, saitablc to the sustaining an office in ihe Church of England; When such lieavy complaints have originated, and still do remain against The next and last paper, is a note signed "John M'Cluer," one of the imonrtml committee; but the Trustees have no doubt it is the production of Mr West, as he was always extremely cautious as to signing his own namej •f which the fallowing is a copy: "Mr Wt;st begs to inform the Trustees of the A.sylutn Chapel, that it is his intention to depart for iCuropa, wir.h ,is little delay as possible, and will of course feel it neces- sary to lay before the Conference a stateinent of the accounts of tlie Asylum Chapel; and as it is not his intention to ln.\w any idvantage of what has been said or done, further than truth and self dcte.)C(' may renler absolatiiy nece8>.ry, he gives this notice to all concerned, tliat they may e nbrace the present opport.mity of adjusting' thair accounts, as much to their own advantage as piQssible, and of retaining copies af -the same for their satis^liction; provided t le same be attended without further delay* " rho said accounts w'W be at t!ie house of Mr John M'v^luer. ^iiU lohn, October 19. ?8i8." The Trustees being whoHv inapprehensive of Mr West^s meaning, so far as it respecie.l the a( coauts aa;aiiist I'le Asylum Chapel, and totally regardless of any implicated consequences liinted at in this paper, and having no chapel concerns witii John M'Cluer whatevtr, wholly disregard- ed this cornrnu iiration. But thev cartuot forbear to remark upon the de- ceptive powers of the Rev. (xoorge Mont :;omery West, comprised in the mauner in which he tells them, that he "-will of course feel it necessary to lay before ihe Conference a statement of the accounts of the Asylum Chapel.^ This the Trustees consider as a very complete deceptive rioiible entendre: first, in thereby attempting to awe the Trustees to a compliance with the contents of this note; and secondly, to deceive his very impartial 6om?ni7^ce themselves into a belief (which they certainly did then possess,) •that Mr West would la) the accounts and the deed also before the Confe- rence; but of which belief they have been since fully divested* Mr West and the Trustees knew well, at the time of writing the above note, that neither he nor they were in any connection with, or amenable to, the Con- ference; and that tiie Conference, having struck Mr West's name from their minutes, would exercise no kind of control over him, or allow him to present any a<>count of him>elf, or transactions, to them, as was fully exem- plified on his return from St John to Dublin. The sole effect of this pa- per (and very probably the design too) was to deceive the impartial com- mittee: it could have no other effect; it did effect th-ft; as the survivors of the impartial committee nov fearlessly say they would not have espoused Mr West's cause, but for their "xpef tation t^iat h^ would most certainly kave transferred the title of the land and chapel to the Irish Conference, (NO. 2.) Bxtract from the Minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Trustees of Wi.^ Theological Sem,inary of 'Ohio. Gambier, September 10, 1830. Upon application h'y the Rev. G. M. West, for permission to make acorn* munication to the Board; on motion, he was admitted. Mr West, accordingly, laid before the Board a fciaim upon them for traveling expenses, consisting of the sums of £33 sterling and f 109,22* •which was referred to the Chairman for settlement. He then presented a letter, (a copy of which is on file,) addressed to him by the committee of the Trustees of the Milnor Professorship fund in New York, inquiring into the condition of said Professorship, and also the Mil- nor Scholarship, This communication was referred to a committee corfe slating of Judge Bailhache, and Rev. Messrs. Bausman and Aydelott. On motion, Messrs. Barber and Wells were appointed a committee it examine the cash accounts of the President. Adjourned to meet at 8 o'clock next morning. WILLIAM SPARROW, Secretary, Gambier, September 11, 1830. The committee fo whom was reiferred a certain communication from the^ Rev. G. M. West, submitted the following report; which was agreed to: The committee, to whom was referred the communication from the com- STiittee of the Milnor Professorship fund to the Rev. G. M. West, respect- fully beg leave to report: That, in pursuance of the duty assigned to them, they have carefully ex- amined the communication in question, together with all the documents referred to therein, of the existence of which they have any knowledge; and, deeming it their duty to afford to the committee aforesaid, all the ini formation they possess on the dijfferent subjects of their inquiry, they beg leave to recommend, that correct copies of the following documents, to be taken under the direction of the Bishop at as early a day as may be pracj ticable,be forwarded to said committee, viz: 1st. The report of the select committee appointed to take into consider- ation so much of the Address of the Bishop to the Convention which sat at Cbillicothe, in June, 1824, as relates to the establishment of a Theological Seminary in this Diocese; the Constitution adopted at the same time, in conformity thereto; and, the amendments to the 5th and lOtharticlesof said Constitution, agreed to by the Convention in 1826. 2d. The act of Incorporation, passed December 24, 1824; and the act supplementary thereto, passed January ^4, 18C6. 3d. The minutes of the proceedings of the Board ef Trustees, at their first meeting held at Zanesville, June 3d, ' 825. The request of the committee of the Milnor Professorship fund, to be furnished with copies of "the By-LaWs and regulations of the College and Seminary, under the act of Incorporation." cannot be complied with ; no By- Laws having been fver adoptGd, and the Board of Trust/es liaving been uniformly guided in their proceeclings either by thing to its correct- ness. St. JoHN,.February 4, 1831. Right Reverend Si I novv transmit to you, by desire of the Bishop of Nova Scotia, a pa- per which has hf>en put into my hands by the committee for the manage- ment of the Primitive Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in tsiiscity. I have, as regards myself, never had any personal knowlcdoe of or communication with the Reverend Mr W^st; hut I have full reliance upon the veracity of the persons who have subscribed the certificates inclosed. I am, with great respect, Your affectionate brother, BENJ. G. GRAY, Redor of St. John^ JV*. S, Right Rev. Bishop Chase. We, wh)se names are hereunto subscribed, do hereby certify and declare that the ;» iblication in tii^ Brili'iii Colonist in the city of St. John, and Province oi New Brunswick, on September 24th, 1830, headed "The Ap- peal," &c and signed by Thonas Baldwin, as Secretary to the Trustees of the Asyhim Chapel, was inserted at our request; and that the facts therein stated, relative to the Rev. Geor'^je M-^ntgomery West and his pro- ceedings in the concerns of said Chapel, while he was in St. dohn, are true. STEPHEN HUMBERT, ROBERT JAMES. Signed for, and in behalf of the committee, this 5th day of February, 1831. THOMAS BALDWIN, Secretary. The Undersigned hereby declares himself the author of the several pub« locations in the Citv Gazette, published by Alexander McLeo'^, E«q. in the eity of St. John, New Brunswick, in the year i 830, entitled "Review of a Pamphlet published in London in the year 1 829, hy George Wharton Mar- vioit, Esq. B, C. L. .tc." and furt ler declares, that the statements therein made, relative to the pr tcecdings of George M. West, while he was in St. John, are undeniably true. STEPHEN HUMBERT. City and county of St. John, and Province of JYezv Brunswick^ JV. S, I certify that the above subscriber, Stephen Humbert, is, and for twenty six vears has been, well known to me; that he is a highlv respectable man, for many years a Justice of the Peace, and at present fills the situation of one of the Representatives to the General Assembly from this city and count v. Given under mv Innd and seal of office, at the city aforesaid, the 6th of Febniarv. 1831. H.MALCHO^, Mayan,.. '70 i^ At the commencement of the Spring and Summer Term, ahout the middle of April, our new Buildings will admit of an ad(3itiomil number" of Students. Besides those who are in the Institution, and who have sma-; red their places by pacing in advance their year's stipend, ($70 per annum for a College student, and $60 do. for (*ne in the Grammar School,) some libers m^ be admitted should they apply immediately. PHII-ANDER CHASE. /TABLE OF CONTENTS ANB CORRECTIONS. Page; Dr. Milnor's letter to Bishop Chase, 1 Letter of the Bishop of Nova Scotia to Bishop Chasej 3 British Colonist Newspaper, how it came to hand, 6 Rev. G. M. West, how introduced, ib The form of words on whicli Mr West founds his pretension^, ib Mr W. goes to England, ib Returns and lays claim to the spiritual office of a Bishop, and is resisted in his pretensions by Bishop Chase, 6 Reasons for making this resistance public, 8 Bishop Meade's (of Va.) opinion of Mr West, 9 Report of the Committee of the Convention on the subject of Mr West's pretensions, ib Temperance and Sunday School Societies, 10 Constitution of Kenyon College, 11 Has provided just and legal ways of settling difficulties, and dis- countenances those assumed by Mr West and his adlierents, 12 Mr West's articles of Inquisition established by i\\Q joint resolution of the three nameless gentlemen in New 5f ork, and answered, 1 3 Mr West's conduct before the Trustees, 17 Mr West's artful newspaper article of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, contra- dicting Mr Marriott's statement, 18 Mr West denies himself to have been a Methodist Minister, and threatens Mr Morse, 19 The buildings and improvements on College farms, 20 Saw mill, Grist mill, &c. 21 Miller's house, ib Student's houses, S2 Hotel and stable, t56 Carpenter's and Shoemaker's shop, ib Dairyman's house and Cow stable, 33 Stackyard, threshing floor, granary, ox shed and board fehCfi) ib Old dining hall, # Water for the College hill, 24 Printing office. College stable, Professor's house, ib College kitchen, buildings of hewed logs, ^5 Of the cabins on the College premises, ib Hermitage, Cascu, Kenyon College Grammar School," 26 College building, ibr Rosse Chapel 28 The question of hiring by contract, or by the mo^th, considered^ ?1 Cejrtiiicate of the examiniug cvmmittee, ^3