Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . med full of the proph-ecy of a better day soonto be ushered in, when thedreams of the founderswould more nearly be real-ized. Such was the prom-ise when William H. Mc-Guffey became hopes of the friendsof the institution weredestined, however, to re-ceive a severe shock. It isno credit to the lessees ofthese college lands thatthey opposed their re-ap-praisement and it is to theless credit of the state legislature that it should have been in col-lusion to defraud the University of its patrimony. These days ushered in the Dark Ages of th
Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . med full of the proph-ecy of a better day soonto be ushered in, when thedreams of the founderswould more nearly be real-ized. Such was the prom-ise when William H. Mc-Guffey became hopes of the friendsof the institution weredestined, however, to re-ceive a severe shock. It isno credit to the lessees ofthese college lands thatthey opposed their re-ap-praisement and it is to theless credit of the state legislature that it should have been in col-lusion to defraud the University of its patrimony. These days ushered in the Dark Ages of the is not a pleasant chapter to write and no friend of the OhioUniversity can read it without a feeling that Governor Tiffinacted unwisely in opening a loop-hole through which the holdersof the lands might get the ear of the legislature, that, in the(language of James A. Garfield, acted with an unfortunate exer-cise of power without right. This adverse legislation wasenacted March 10, 1843. In 1861 the trustees of the University. President Wm. H. McGuffey. Ohio University. 431 petitioned the legislature for relief and a Senate Committee, ofwhich Mr. Garfield was Chairman, made a finding in favor ofthe memorialists and in so doing reviewed fully but brieflythe entire series of litigation and legislation. To make it clearthere is no better method than to quote in part from this the earliest legislation on this subject, it seems tohave been the well settled opinion of the representatives of theTerritorial and State Legislatures, and of all other parties ininterest, that these two townships should, according to the intentof the grantor, be perpetually held by the state, as trustee for the purposes ofthe University, and that in-come for the support of theinstitution should be derivedfrom the rents or uses ofsaid land. * * * The Actof February 18, 1804, waspassed for leasing, in appro-priate lots or tracts, all thelands in the townships, eightand nine afores
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