. New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen. heir governors writing for thepress. One of these speeches was pronounced byJohn Adams to be the most elegant and master-ly ever made in America. They are replete withScriptural allusions—wherein the wrath ofJehovah plays no inconspicuous part, and wherethe vengeance of the righteous and oppressedat last seeks the destruction of the iniquitous. Of all those who aided William Livingston inhis struggle to sustain the cause of independencein New Jersey none was more distinguished thanJohn Witherspoon, president of the College
. New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen. heir governors writing for thepress. One of these speeches was pronounced byJohn Adams to be the most elegant and master-ly ever made in America. They are replete withScriptural allusions—wherein the wrath ofJehovah plays no inconspicuous part, and wherethe vengeance of the righteous and oppressedat last seeks the destruction of the iniquitous. Of all those who aided William Livingston inhis struggle to sustain the cause of independencein New Jersey none was more distinguished thanJohn Witherspoon, president of the College ofNew Jersey from 1768 to 1794. Already famedin Scotland for his ability as preacher and publi-cist, his advent in Princeton was marked by ex-pressions of pleasure and approval from everypart of the colony. Erudite, fearless, and con-sistent, whether in the pulpit or in Congress, hebecame surcharged with the spirit of independ-ence, and in newspapers, in tracts, or in morepretentious publications, dealt w^ith a variety ofproblems, both religious and secular. While. John Witherspoon, , sixth president of the College ofNew Jersey (Princeton) 1768-94; b. near Edinburgh, Scot-land, Feb. 5, 1722; educated at University of Edinburghlicensed to preach, 1743 ; came to America in May, 176Spublished numerous essays, sermons, and serious worksmember New Jersey State constitutional convention, of theContinental Congress, of the board of war, and of the com-„ ;,.„.. ^.> fi.,n„.o . ,/ \v,v IS 17IM. 282 NEW JERSEY AS A COL much of his work has perished, that which re-mains shows him to have been a man who hadmuch in common with Livingston, and one whosetype of mind was sadly needed in a day whenNew Jersey was yet uncertain as to her the lapse of years, many of the evidences of thedirect influence of John Witherspoon have beenlost. Sufficient, however, remains to show thathis unqualified position upon every question ofpolicy, and his uncompromising attitude in favorof
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