The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-06-16
From Tie Raieigt Register, 7h instant.
OUR UNIVERSITY.

Exercises at the recent commencement at
Chapel Hill:
Mr.. GALES: For the qualification Of
those who could not come up TO the great
Literary Festival of our University, beg
leave to furnish YOU with the subloIned
hurried account. Though from several
causes, the number of Visitors was not so
great as on some former occasions, yet no
one hence inferred diminished interest
in the public towards this nursery Of ITS
youth; on the contrary, there were deci-
siye indications of undated interest, and
renewed determination to sustain the Uni
versity. Should not our youth be inspired
with additional reverence for age and ma
ture manhood, when they see the veaera-
bic Clergy, the severe and learned Judge,
the eloquent Advocate, and the Farmer
the keystone of our system of Govern
manufacturing their business and families,
and encountering heat and rain and dust,
to do them honor and TO cheer their Young
hearts And how ungrateiul It would be
in them not TO strain every nerve, to pro-
vide a rich intellectual banquet for those
who come up 10 cur Literary Metropolis,
TO honor knowlt lge and its votaries : II;
our College Youth could only see them
selves as the wise see them, the cherished
hope Of The Country, the subject Of unceas-
ing petitions at Throne Of Grace, and
the destined fathers Of Republic, they
would shnn idleness as injury, and dissi-
patton and characterization, as treason 10
their State. The time has been in the
history of our country, when the snewy
arm, and the brawpy hand were mos, IN
demand and most valuable; il was when
the prinevaI forest had 10 be felled and
freed from savage beasts and Indians
still more, when our fathers sought deliyc-
rance from foreign domination. But the
times have changed; now, more than at
any other period in the history of man, is
knowledge power, happiness and rcSpecia-
bility. The Citadel Of freedom and Justice
is no less fiercely assaulted than formerly,
but in a different way; the weapon Of at
tack is not the sword, but the pen, tho
liquid shed, not blood, but ink, and dis.
pu,cs are decided not on the battlefield,
b on The Legislative arena. These con-
siderations are a motive for a continuance
OF patronage ard support from the Public,
as well as for untlriug application in the
Young Student.
The examination began on Monday, the
23d Of May, and was continued through
the forenoon Of Tuesday, the 3lsi, at
which time the President examined the
Senior Class on National and Constitution
al Law, in the presence of the Governor
of the State, and other Gentlemen Of the
Board of Trustees.
In consequence of the failure Of the two
Societies to choose Representatives 10 APP
pear on Wednesday evening Of Commence
ment week, the competitors from the
Freshman class did not appear on the
stage until Tuesday evening; but an in
structivc exhibition had been provided for
Cd ya!6afsf:sns,, x l.scal6r tsassr Gteep,
=" Remep,I' biscoaFse from J.
prca.t -ls0taA, chap. 40. r, Yourselves
vas no or5 secmed TO feel that The o. =. The
lirn;, ~ ordinary one, and snote . 10. oecasion
.' s paihos aud poc,;d i,oNe With great
~ t u, 10 declare Tho 49,, Ne Did not
'hfl mere ri' crew such fun, sear J"se' Of
ID Of tho ', d;I Of their rcsporss q1s aud
f Ie be Dnh long remembor c'.'''' h'er'ine,
xa;,opp uo'ic Exercises ar ~
III ''d IN the following i bin raesd-y is
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The ~ 'ndmont o. The c Coz sG va Nc,
ration b. elivcry Of the ASni was set (
hen the IN Mason, of yi r";nia
the cxpccH iyed, the pJesiJnn ,,", nnt
ldgc Masofnul,itude Letter from
reltcd that shlch he fcelinplv -
ls'nesS PfHeIS ss"re OF Indispensable
U, The audenT'n from Attending
I'd been grtifi not retire until ,bo,.
I'd entertaining novel, instructive
Ible Proicss,r oAon. The indec,;
!, made varDus N'"'',' -
ents with IN G. successful expert
ratus (whid ,ho Nro magnetic ap-
ocured f,on 7. frsity has lately
werfuI and ~, He produced
tsm alone an, ~ pnotion by mag
ability of I'D ~ IN fated the prac-
is. hui soemcaiI 10 the useful
pper and ginc = w bat the cost of
the oxcitot;on l .I indispensable
such a dogrea '"o u ,tic influence
,der il from ro,u 70 sefu) would
ti,jon with steam mo tesslul COM
When the Proieoy GA,
e, he gave motto TIM, ms Lee.
Wilson pros;,,S ughtert the Rev.
titute,) who deda PCT ensDoro
preceding day ii If nast rnn'Ps
NJ. would be preach oyns ciock'
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