The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-30
Colchester, Ct.
Correspondence Of the Herald.]

Correspondence Of the Herald.]
COLCHESTER, (Ct) August l6, 1872
Exhibition of Bacon academy Literary Associa-
tion-Ihe Ladies Fair, &c.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, Eso.:-
The annual exhibition of the Bacon Academy
took place the 18th instant. The inhabitants far
and near look forward this occasion with pleasing
antcipations of holiday enjoyment. The fatted
calf killed, grave and reverend Signors look i'm
portant when they hear EGreek they don't under
stand, the girls look anguishing, and they all drink
and are merry. For us is reserved the glory of ex
hibiting to the world, this curious and interesting
affair The letter in your paper descriptive of the
last exhibition, created wonderful deal OF talk
We must say that in some OF its structures, 1t was
unjust to really mertorious and aspiring genius. We
will endeavOr to do justice.
On the evening of Wednesday, the Literary As
ISOLATION celebrated its existence by an address
from A. r. Park, Esq. Subject-not ascertalned
He commenced by combating the maxim OF Pope
whatever is, is right He went deep into the
oppression and slavery, which has characterised her
whole history, from William the Conqueror down to
the present time. And here there was disturbance
among somebody's boots; when it subsidized we made
out the following Sir William Temple-speaks Of
| oppression-Feuda system-villians-sold with land
| -wrong-oppresslon- Revolution 70
bold stand-equaty- life-liberty-fugltiye slaves
delivered up constitution-Governor Seward
wrong--slavery--coa mines--England. After
this touch of equal rights, he read long extracts
rom somebody's reports of coal mines in Eng
land, showing the oppression there. We were
sorry to the audience uneasy and dissatisfied
with this voice from the coal mines. He then told
how the apostles died and then he came down
through 1900 years, giving the Popes OF Rome a
kick as he came along and got Pope Lucius III, by
the throat and threatened TO strange him TOR his
bulls against heresy and Professionalism. Duplicity,
intolerance, Satan's imps and Aaron Burr were all
rowed up together.
These were some of the things that were wrong.
The only redeeming part of this caricature of an
grafton, was the things that were right" He said
'it right for the nation TO erect monument on
Bunkers awful Mount and Groton's Height, to per,
petuate the memory OF those who bled and died and
sacrificed their jail for their country: 1t would be
right to erect monuments In this place to the me-
| mory of Bacon and Otis the first of whom spent
life of self-denial and toll in amassing property
| for the endowment of academy. The other spent
the last nine years of his lite in entire selfdevoon
and unweared toll in raising the institution from ITS
low estate to that emlnence OF prosperity 1t now en-
Joys; thus enrichng the citizens and blessing the in
teectual and spiritual destiny of thousands OF youth
"a blessing that only be realised in the ur rolled
records ofthe future. He lost his health and became
martyr to the cause. Who so sordid in his views
| MS to deny "granite" to Pierpont Bacon, and
Charles p. Otis. The marble slab, the only me.
mento that Bacon lived and died, has been wrested
| from its place by sacriligious hands But enough
On Thursday was held the annual exhibition OF
fun lrolic oratory, dissertations, foolshness, comic
tragedies big dinners, and the ladies' fair. will
| sum up In lew WORDS, the Dill OF performances
The first dialogue, by Mr.. Smith, fiat; :" The Fa-
shlonable Hero" soft and overacted "Taking OF
Fort Grswod," plot good-some parts well written,
but not well carried out. The March of Intellect
by s. s. Murfey, was not enacted, owing to the
illness of the author This we were told, was a
| piece of decided merit
Some of the dissertations were well written, but
wretched oratory. Fitch, from Ohio, was the first
that engaged our attention His Individual Ell
| FORT was an effort of talent.
Miss w. sung sweety. She enchanted us.
We desire to mention one thing more, and that is,
the academy is losing caste and renOun for not hav
| ing ladies' department, under matron Of parts
This would secure to the school greater patronage
and reputation.
Your man of the forceps Dodge, of Chambers
street. has bought himself beautiful residence
| here, besides other New-Yorkers.
We have thus exercised the undoubted preroga-
dJ o, an % ~ ih agd me
These exhibitions are public the public will
Judge, and express their opinions. Who denies their
right
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