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Las diagrammes suivants illustrant la m^thode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 i'lIE i \ UNIVERSITY AGITATION V \ EXPOSED; IN A LETTER TO A MEMBER OF PAKLIAMENT. ■, . 1845. I .1 THE UNIVERSITY QUESTIOl^. SIR, TO A MEMBER OP PARLIAMENT. Kingston, 22d Januaet, 1845. A pamphlet is just made its appearance from the Press of this city, which purports to dispose of the University Question in a very summary manner, and much to the satisfaction of the writer and his brethren of Queen s College. It is perfectly innocent of honest principle, or of anything like argument: no great compli- ment, you will say, to the understanding of the people of this Irovince, who are considered, by those who know them, to be shrewd and observing, and quite as able as the public of the other Colonies, to judge properlv on any subject, when truly and correctly brought before them. ^ut to state his case fairly would have been total ruin to his views, and have placed every honourable mind against him; and, therefore, instead of addressing himself to the reason of his readers, he carefully eschews so for- midable an adversary, and seeks to enlist the prejudices and passions, and more especially the avarice of the ene- mies of the Church of England in his favour, as the most promising way of gaining his object; nor, all things con- sidered, is this course of proceeding much to be wondered at. The population of Canada has been some time aware that Queen's College has been in a ricketty condition irom Its commencement, and is wretchedly conducted.— Ihe Trustees have indeed been most unfortunate in the nelection of their Teachers; for, except one whom they found in the Province, and allured from another field of labour, they have given no proof of the slightest ability in the management of their Institution, which is at this moment deemed inferior by many to most of our District Schools. In such pitiable circumstances, what must be done? The character of Queen's College had sunk beyond recovery, and the Faculty felt conscious, that they had neither ability nor influence to secure the confidence of Parents, or to raise it above the Grammar Schools already established in the Province. Without means, without scholars, and without resour- ces, or any dependence upon themselves, their case was t'uly hopelessi, for even tiie distant future offered no prospect of amending their condition. In this dileninm they looked around them for help with most unscrupulous eyes, and saw King's College proceeding with energy, wisdom, and ability, in the edu- cation of the youth of the Province, and already giving promise of what a University should be, and what it is likely to become at no distant period. They would have perhaps sickened at all this, had they possessed any such antiquated notions as delicacy or principle ; but having no such qualms, they hastened to take their eyes away from such matters, and to fasten them on the endowment. This they saw was carefully managed, and already afforded a reasonable support to many Professors and Teachers. This gave them infinite comfort, and awakened a strong hope that by rancorous agitation they might be able to ensconce themselves in some corner of the University of King's College, and share largely in its emoluments, without any particular anxiety about sharing in its meri- torious labours. Now my gentle readers will admit that here was a strong temptation, and perhaps charity might allow that it was not easy to be resisted. Be this as it may, there i I I was no disposition to resist. Ou the contrary, every exertion has been made to stir up the worst passions of the human heart against the University of King's Col- lege ; and all this, not that it might be made more efficient, but that it might be reduced to an equality with Queen's. In this way they have succeeded in uniting all the wasps of the Province to plunder the University of King's College, for such insects can readily devour the honey which they have neither the ability nor tile inclination to make. But it is time to turn to this formidable pamphlet which consists of thirty-six pages, and illustrates the common observation, that they who have the least prin- ciple make the greatest pretences to principle ; that he is the most ready to appropriate his neighbour's property who is the loudest in exclaiming against robbery. Tiie author modestly assumes the title of " Master of Arts," and to shew his learning gives us a Latin motto; but as he has forgotten to give us the English interpretation, and perhaps wisely, I shall give it for him with such freedom as in such cases translator's generally use: — "Haste! haste the work we wish! for great's tlie prize; From Queen's we look to King's with gloating e^ es." In his early pages the Master of Arts speaks of the popularity-hunter, the Legislator of mere expediency, the public man of upright intentions but narrow views, — all of whom he most incontinently condemns ; but he, the Statesman, soars infinitely above such common-place aspirants to public favour, for he acts from liberal princi- ples and pure motives, and, possessing transcendant knowledge, he is able and ready to frame the mould in which shall be cast the minds of all our future Statesnitn* Legislators, Divines, Lawyers, and Physicians. But how is he to do this? Why, by the most easy process in the world, — robbing King's College of its endowment and religious character. Like a true disciple of the modern School of Philoso- phy, he stops not to inquire, whether there be any impediments in the way; any [)rior claims to satisfy; any rights to settle, or any feelings to respect. What are Royal Charters to him but so much waste paper !— What are Government grants of land, or the tenure upon which all the landed property of Canada rests? Wh.at signify the feelings and affections of the Church of Eng- land, if all, or any, stand in the way of his schemes and projects ! They do not detain him a single moment.— The faith and honour of the Sovereign, — the principles which bind man to man, — the basis of social order which is the security of property, are all thrown aside, because the Faculty of Queen's College is hungry, and the Trus- tees refuse them bread. Taking it for granted, that the University of King's College must, as a preliminary step, be destroyed, the Master of Arts proceeds to discuss with great coolness whether the endowment should be divided or kept whole. There are, he says, deadly objections to both these^ schemes, and he sagely asks, — "Is the Crown or the Legislature prepared to appropriate a million currency of lands at that value for the foundation of separate Universities ?" Although this be a gross exaggeration of the case, I say yes. The Crown and Legislature ought, if necessary, to preserve their honour and the public faith. Disturb the titles by which all property is held in the country, and you shake the foundations of society. But this is a manifest exaggeration : who are seeking Colleges only as yet? The Presbyterians and Methodists. It is true many other denominations will come forward, if invited; but these are all that we have to deal with at present. Now these are far inferior in numbers to the Church of England, and would require much smaller endowments. It is true the Master of Arts finds it convenient to diminish the number of Churchmen, and calls thena only a fourth^ probably a tifth ; though \ 1 I 1' he well knows that, by the official returns, they are more than one.fourth, and will be found next census a full third of our population; and he chooses to forget that the endowment of King's Coih-go has been seventeen years under an unproved management, and consequently is much more valuable than when granted in 1827. To all this may be added, that many years 'elapsed before the endowment of King's College was sufficient to support a Collegiate Establishment; and were endow- ments now to be given to other Colleges, it is but reason- able that they should wait till the proceeds became by their own good management sufficient for their support. With reference to the present Receiver General, who is unnec-essarily introduced by the Mazier of Arts, it may be sufficient to remark, that he has too much principle and good sense to join in the scheme which the pamphlet advocates, or to trample upon Royal grants and Charters. It is, mdeed, said that the Re<;eiver General, some years ago, required assistance to Queen's College to a certain extent from the funds of the University of King's Col- lege; which the Council of that Institution, as the price of peace, would have given him, had they possessed legal authority But the Muster of Arts may rest assured that the Receiver General will never consent to robbery and spoliation. ^ In regard to the accusations of waste and inefficiencv on the part of the College Council; of flagrant injustice. If disposed to keep their own property; and of their stealing a march on the other denominations; and a selfish disregard of any interest but their own,— as no proofs are offered, no refutation is required; at the same time It were easy to prove them slanderous and untrue On dividing the endowment, the Master of Arts is more elaborate, because he fears tfiat the share of Queen's would be comparatively small, now that the Free Church has taken away the majority of his people; but his logo- machy on the subject— for argument there is none—is A* 6 thoroughly unworthy of attention. There is, neverthe- less, some little feeling in this portion of the pamphlet which must not bo passed over ; for he talks of men of high attainments, such as the Mauler of Arts, — and he no doubt speaks from sad experience, — spending their precious lives and energies in Lecturing to a half-dozen of spiritless pupils, perhaps not quite so matjy as half-a- dozcn, at Queen's. He then gels into a rhapsody with mo'-e or h.-ss vehemence, till we come to what he calls the master-(iilHcult,y, — religioua division. I must freely confess that I was curious to see how he would meet this difficulty; but the Master of Arts is for some pagi;^ rather mysterious ; and before he ven- tures to solve the master-question, he amuses himself and his readers with a long irrelative discussion, inter- mixed however with a very few correct observations, which tell tliat his conscience and judgment are at va- riance witli his wishes. How he can reconcile these observations witii his 8chen)e, which at length breaks out, is impossible for me to explain : perhaps the Master of Arts will attempt it in another pamphlet. It would appear that he does not wish to get rid of religion altogether, — much less to have a Glrard College in which the sound of religion shall never be heard nor a minister of religion ever enter. The people of Cana- da, he says, are not yet prepared for this, nor are they prepared to educate their sons in human learning, apart entirely from the lessons of Christianity. Now so far this is well. The Master of Arts further admits that the Provincial University must look for members in a great measure to those of the youth who aspire to the Chris- tian Ministry; but he is no friend to a system by which these vouthful candidates for the holiest of all offices would, before reaching the hands of those who may be appointed to conduct their Theological studies, be thrown loose for three or four years in an Institution whose characteristic is to be the absence of all religious 1 f f! ^ instruction ; and the said Master of Arts admits that even Kind's Collei^p, bad as he thinks it, is better than this, since it U a benefit to a fraction of the population. After this he gets (luitc bold, and even pu)'8 some respcet to the Church of England; and I was imbibing the tljought that ho had some vague notions of religion, when the cloven foot appeared in the plan he proposes, which is to place all denominations side by side, as if there was no truth in the Gospel, The solution given by the Master of Arts is, — 1. That Theoh)gy shall form no part of the teaching of the Universi'y; but in order to provide for religious instruction and superintendence, there shall be — 2. Colleges professedly Theological and Denomina- tioiiiii, placed beside the University and incorporated with it, in which the Students of each denoiniimtion, while receiving in common literary and seientitic instruc- tion provided by the public endowment, shall reside; enjoying simultaneously with the benefits of the Univer- sity the advautrtges of religious superintendence; or in which, after their jireliminary studies in the public classes of the University, and obtaining the degiee of A. H., those who are intended for the (.'lerieul profession in each denomination, shall proceed ut)der Professors on the foundation of the C'olleges, not of tlie University, with their strictly Theological studies. Here follows a string of advantages, sliewing that unity is the natural result of confusion ; that hostile and implacable divi- sions constitute the secret basis of harmony ; and that the University Council, composed of Delegates from all Theological Religious Denominations in the Province, will be remarkable for its sobriety, meeknes.;, concord, and sameness of purpose ! Now, the first objection to this scheme is, that it is the offspring of Infidelity, and in its consequences sub- versive of true religion; not that the Master