Kentucky Gazette

FOR THE KENTUCKY GAZETTE.

THE TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY,

Mr. BRADFORD--I was among the many
"Spectators" who attended the meeting of the
trustees of the Transylvania University, on the
4th of June last, and listened to the warm and
animated debates which then took place: and
when I consider the deep interest which the
public take in the concerns of that institution,
I have been surprised that none of your correspondents
have as yet published the proceedings
of that memorable day. I therefore send
you the following sketch. PHILO.CIVIS.

Major Alexander Parker acted as Chairman.
After some debate, Mr. John B. Romayne of
New-York, was unanimously elected President.
with a salary of $2,250 per annum, attached
to the office.

The rev. Mr. Blythe, being nominated as
Professor in the university for five years succeeding
the first of October, the following resolution
was moved by Mr. William T. Barry,
and seconded by Mr. Lewis Sanders:

"The trustees of the Transylvania University
believing that the appointment of the rev.
James Blythe as Professor will be materially
injurious to the interests and prosperity of the
university, are impelled by a sense of duty to
adopt the following resolution--

Resolved, That it is inexpedient to elect the
rev. James Blythe as Professor in the Transylvania
University."

On the motion of Col. James Trotter, to lay
the same on the table, (which would amount to
a virtual rejection of it) the vote was taken by
Yeas and Nays, as follows:--

YEAS--Messrs. George Clark, James Macoun,
James M'Chord, Frederick Ridgely, Robert
Stewart, Charles M'Pheters, James Trotter,
Andrew M'Calla, Robert H. Cunningham,
John M'Dowell--10.

NAYS--Edmund Bullock, Thomas Wallace,
Charles Humphreys, William T. Barry, Lewis
Sanders, John W Hunt, William Leavy--7.

So the motion was overruled.

A ballot was then taken, when Mr. Blythe
received eleven votes; and a resolution passed
by the same majority, "that the Rev. James
Blythe be, and he is hereby elected, a Professor
in the Transylvania University."--To
which the following Protest was entered:

"WE, the undersigned trustees, believing
that the appointment of the Rev. Jas. Blythe
as Professor in the Transylvania University,
will be permanently injurious to the interests
of the institution, do enter our solemn protest
against it.

Signed by John W. Hunt,
Lewis Sanders,
William Leavy,
Edmd Bullock,
Chas Humphries, Thos. Wallace,
Wm. T. Barry.