A Defence of Columbia College

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Excerpt from A Defence of Columbia College: From the Attack of Samuel B. Ruggles One would suppose that the presumption against the justice of such complaint was very strong, and that it would require reasons of extraordinary weight to overcome the considerations of propriety which might be expected to induce him quietly to acquiesce in the selection of another, a fellow-worker in the same walks of science in which he moves. In the judgment of Mr. Ruggles, such reasons exist. Upon examining the pamphlet in question, it will be found to start upon the position that the Trustees who did not vote for Dr. Gibbs, but voted for the gentleman who was finally elected, did so knowing that, apart from considerations of religions faith, and of the means which had been used to effect his election, the former had the superior qualifications - was pre-eminently fit for the Professorship. His pre-eminent fitness being established, Dr. Gibbs is in the position of being rejected, deprived of a right. And it is asked on what grounds was this rejection justified. These grounds are then stated to be - 1. That indecorous, intemperate and disrespectful means had been used to assert the superiority of his claims; and 2. That he was a Unitarian. Both of these objections are argued against at great length, and it is insisted that neither can enter into the motives of any Trustee in giving his vote without injury to the best interests of the institution and to science which it ought to promote, and without violation of his duty to the public, to his trust, and to the law. First, then, as to the allegation of the acknowledged preeminence of Dr. Gibbs. Mr. Ruggles is entitled to express his own conviction of the superiority of the gentleman whose claims he so warmly and assiduously advocated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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