The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-06-09
From lie Raleiel, Register.
OUR UNIVERSITY.


We have been fasered by lrisnd with
the fallo~ing interesting account Of The
Exercises II lhe recent Con mencsmenl
al Chapel Hill:
Me. GALES: For The qualification Of
those whn could mol coms0p 10 The great
laleraiy Festival IL our University. 1 beg
leave 10 furnish you with The subjolned
hurried account. Though from several
causes. the number OF visitors was not so
srealss on some fo,mer occasions, yet M
one hence inlsrred diminished intsres,
in The public towards this nursery Of its
youth; on The contrary. there were deci-
sise indications Of unabalsd interest, end
renewed determination 10 sustain The UNI
vsrsiiy. Should no, our youth be inspired
wilh sddilional rsversncs for age and ma
ture manhood. when they see The rsnera
BILE Clergy, The seyefe and learned Judge,
the eloquen, Advocate, and The Farmer
,hekey-sione Of our system Of Government
Leaving their business and families. and
encounteripg heat and rain aud dust, TO
do them honur and 10 cheer their young
hear,sl And how ungratelul il would be
10 thsm mol. TO Strain every nerve, 10 pro
vide rich intellectual banquet for those
who came up 10 our Literary Metropolis,
10 hunor knawledge and ito votsrie.! Ii
our College youth could only see ihem-
selves as the wise see them. the cherish
ed hope Of the country, the subject Of IN
ceasing petitions al a Throne Of Grace.
and the destined fathers Of Republic, they
would shun idlenrss as iatamy and dis
sipstion and insurhorIinauon, az treason
10 their state. The time has been in the
history Of our country, when The sinewy
arm and the brawny hand we're most in
demand and MOST valuable; il was when
the primeval forest had TO be fil'd aud
freed from savage beasts and Indians
snll more, when our fathers snugh, deli
.sranca from fnreign domination, But
the times have changed; now more than
at any other period in the history Of man.
is knowledge power, happiness and re-
spectabiliiy. The citadel oIirsednm and
Justice is no less fiercely assaulted than
formerly, but in d ilerenl way; the
weapon Of attack is moi the sword, but the
pen, he liquid shed, not blond, hui ink.
and disputes are decided not on the hatile
field. but on the legislative arena. These
considerations are a motive for conlinn
ance oil patronage and support from the
public. as well as for untirlng application
IN The young student.
The examination began on Monday,
the 23d Of May, and was continued
through the forenoon ot Tuesday. the
3lsi, al which time the President exa-
mined the Senior class on Na'ianal aud
Constitutional Law, in the presence OF
The Governor OF the state aud s,hef gem
tlemen oi The Board ii Trustees.
In consequence Of The ia lure Of the
two Sacieues 10 choose representatives. tn
appear on Wednesday evening OF Conn
mencement week. the competitors from
the freshman class did mol appear on The
stage until Tuesday evening; bul an in
struciise exh,bition had been provided for
Monday evening, when Professor Green.
al the request Of The Senir class, preach.
ed Valedic,ory discourse from The text
-" Remember this, aud show your.
selves men. "-lsaiah. chap. 46. uerse s.
The Preacher seemed to feel that the &c
Icasion was no ordinary one. sud spoke
with g,ea, dignity, pa,hos and rnclion;
he did mol "shun 10 declare the ahale
counsel Of God" lie drew such full,
fearless and faithful picture Of their re-
sponsiblllues, and ol the diseased and
british llberine, rs will be long remem-
bered.