New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-25

am indebted 70 Capt DE Grooi oi tlis Hpa'lH-
palace" for excellent accommodations to continue
my sketch Of the public exercises AT Union College
| Yesterday was the Annual Commencement, and
many Of the distinguished .uest- present On Tuesday
It'll continued Among them Gov. Wright Chancellor
| Waworth &c
The procession was organized in the usual form =, the
College the hi a5or, O'Clock and marched to the
hurch where ons list Of oratons addresses and other
exercises gone through with. There were - exeF
else. the h., of which however. 10 were omitted
still leaving OF - oratious sc. absolutely de-
| ivered and listened 70.
defence Of Party spirit was well written and spoken
by J. c. Campbell Of Florida Y. Y The address on Our
Country by L. II. Lee OF Schenectady was bold and
manly production. It spoke plainly on the Texas lni
guilty" and thought that saw Gov Wright several
ume blush with conscious guilt the treason Of those
who shoock hands with nquty and oppression for place
and power exposed. simple alusion To the NIL
Boy OF the Ssshes called forth the oudes demons'ra-
lions Of applause few had the hardihood to raise
faint hiss but the overpowering applause The waving Of
aides handkerchiefs whose smiles spoke the gratitude
Of their pure and patriotic hearts to their country pride
anu even, ought their sweet voices. added IN 'lvery
chorus m those inclined to hiss ashamed OF their vo
cation
A aHllctDTls uF :. - hi4ttt VI '''rN'A'''f 'n7
nue. praised Il was a kind Of Satire poem in which
pretty much every thing was used up-and pleasantly
oked with-,he Governor. the faculty by their names
the ladies' &c, in for their share It was quite an
Ingenious performance TO say the least
The Grafton on Capital Punishment" by George lib
bits Of Troy wa. very ably written. and well spoken.
II wa. in opposition Death Punishment was paruc
ulary well pleased to see with what attention Governor
"A WaIvnrfh listened this
| able Grafton
one Of the fines, pieces have ever heard at College
Commencement wa. the Euogy" by Abraham y. Lit
| tlciohn Of Jamestown The Euosy was on w. d Tai
rnaiee con Of Gov y P Tamsdge. This young man
died recently in Wisconsin ltis only one year since he
sradu.ted with honor at Union where his father had
graduated % years before him.
Ofcoursc | cannot refer TO each particular piece
refer to the above enly a$ sample Of the rest.
| ,n the exercises were highly credable 10 this
hourshing Institution and ii. able faculty There
was freedom from every thing that .avored Of School
! boy Eloquence" OF soph. bombast The most praise
worthy ofthe proceedings was the freedom allowed the
expression Of opinion no matter where the bolt OF eo
quencc fell There were LocoFoco well a. wing
.entiment. and while the Faculty may not have ap-
proved they tolerated perfect freedom Of expression To
pressed on the abominaon Of the Texas conspiracy
the folly Of pcr-istns in Capital Punshmc Mt and other
topic. cloquently discussed. showed that pruning
knife of tmeseryer. had marred the freshness Of
language with which the youthful mind expresses itself
was sraiihed also to perceive that Gov. Wright took
notes Of the speeches some OF the homeruhs told by
students may no, be loot the "Catos Of Anne
RIGA
The degree of r. a. was then conferred on abou!
20 Young gentlemen of the graduating class Sc
veral were dubbed NJ. A. in course, and by honor
I took great pains TO obtain n correct list OF the de
.rces conferred but failed have promise however
# copy by the next mail, as could not wait Among
ihosc who received the degree Of D. D. were Rev Henry
= Tsppen. IA graduate Of union) of the city Of New
York Rev. Thomas Lounsbury Of ovid New York. and
Rev Mr. Paddock Of the Cazenova Conference I be
icvc Rev Joseph Sweetman, the veneraied orator OF
tuesday. the hr.t graduate Of the College had like
honor deservedly conferred upon him
polite note with which only Ladies and mem
bers Of the Press were favored. opened to me a new
field OF enjoyment at the College Leree last night
The houses Of DR. Mott and Professors Reed and
Yates situated in the College buildings on the hill
we're brilliantly Illuminated but not more brilliant
were the lights than were the ladie. beautiful The
three residences already named were crowded by
o'clock with the fashion and beauty the talent and worth
# old schenectady and ether cities, including some from
NcwYork Among the ladies' present Was the celebrated
Miss Fanny Forester" Talent did homage to beau}
and virtue while the walks and academic groves around
Stoned 10 whispers. not OF the schools. but Of love
party the irunpha arch sent up splendid balloon
which continued 70 shine during the evening a' an ado
non star IN Heaven gazed by thousand bright sta
/ below some excellent music and singing varied tie
entertainments Il WAS Of the most pleasant even
ngs ,hai could be imagined. Even TO ms-who took
pleasure observing how happy others were than
Ia being happy Myself, pleasant and pronaole 70
Re there and could not but wish that other colleges
would initiate Union holding these Levees Oicour-e
/ he President made his children feel al nome
But time rolled on. and midnight found that gay and
beautiful ihrong dispersed The sons and daughters
y the venerable man who presdes over the College had
eft their Fathers" house-scqusiniances thai were
speedily made pleasure swiftly ended IN pain-Pro-
mises TO made soon. Alas TO De Cancelled
IN death-brght hopes INDUCED which sna enc
only in bitter OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Beat warmly To-
ward each other which shall coon grow cold esuansed
and orgefgl and bresthed winch me vacant
took up to reyerberae through space tor ever as
testimony against the unfaiihiuL
lAe steam u Kissing IN the nosINs o' 'n' -iu-
psnns Tor the ungracous task Of sunderns those who
would fam dwell together And here am closing my
account Of the proceeding. while going Al % miles an
hour from friends who are travelling a. fast IN other d.
rectens. hcHrLfku.
SARATOGA. July 23d, ISIS.
There the las, bell OF the line OF Railroad cars
/ for Saratoga from Schenectady i ringing, and |
shall run up to the Springs and take dinner Ac-
cordingly am in the far famed village OF Saratoga
II seemed as if every body could be found on the
/ porchcs Of these hotels. Among others noticed
solomon Van Rensselaer,. c. Edwards Lester and
Lady J. 7. Headley. Miss Sedswick' Senator
Greene Of Rhode Island Demps,er the Vocalist.
and last. though not least. the Norwegian B1lbuL'
Mr.. Lester leave. this evening for New York Ole Bull
hA. Jus, this minute arrived and IS TO give one concert
here tonight. Tomorrow morning he leaves for Port
and in Maine snd goes thence Dartmouth College in
New Hampshire, where be will be during the coming
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