New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-21
commencement Exercises al Vale.

Nrw.HArrN. Wcdnesdny. Aug. ID. ]

NEwHAvEN, w cdnesdRy' aug l." lcfo
The meeting of the Yale Alumni was held this
morning in the College Library. The number in at
tendance was nearly four hundred representing
most il not all the classes from the present to 1896
not few whose silverv locks evinced that not less
than three score and ten Summers and Winters
had been fulfilled 10 them. There Were no set
speeches no attempts at effect but there Were
many and eloquent gushings.out III words OF Wis
dom from old men eloquent, as the time and place
called back 20 memory the scenes pleasures ana
tolls of boyhoods years. the "reminiscences OF the
Past the warm greetings OF old classmates the
solemn thoughts awakened as one and another OF
&" old familiar faces" with tottering steps and tai
tering tongue too plainly showed that their lamp
of life was soon 10 go ont. We Will not attempt
10 give a line spoken. lest we do injustice To the
speakers. In the afternoon the Commencement oil
the Seminary TOOK place AS whole. 1t was credi-
table to those cneaccd-we make one exception i'll
the piece The Duties OF the Minister in respect
Ia Politics" Ii was much too radical Tor our no
tons Political Ministers may do for thls latitude
but we would prefer TO have those rather who
would oppose the CRYING mora! evils o the tunes
II was quite too Loco Focoish for US and we would
have preferred To have heard the gentleman on the
duties OF ministers IN regard to the .Hcr'cdH war
The exercises of the evening We're an Address,
bv Hon. d. d. BARNARD, OF which send You q
hastv sketch, and Poem by Rev. D. MARSH oil
the Arts OF Peace and the Arm OF Moral Principle
over those OF War and Brute Force "A capital
thing. ours III haste, MARSHALL
The Address before the p B. X. Society was deliver
cd BY Hon D D. BARNARD, OF Albany. We were sorry
to lind him labor!ng under severe cold SO that Il" The
early part OF his speech he could no, be distinctly heard
He began by speaking of the natural rights OF man
whs, they were-whencc their origin-,he ambiguous,
&c n,i,r R,p hay,
and the duty tina, rested upon educated men not 10 a.
low their tppant 10 be gwen 10 the pubic unre
bukcd aud uueNposed
liz, next inquired into the origin OF the State OF Gov
,.rl,nent OF the social condition and political relations
OF man The notion of the inherent rights OF The state
xas-no, new or novel Aristotle had defined them
art We are all bor: in the State. ald Il l. only by
State tina; any great advances IN moral or intellect
nal adv snccucni be made FOR h;tle OF HE i $50
lated We ind the State IN embryo existing IN me
family where the parent III loco Del Is ruler ana
Governor The State Society not mere kd OF ire
like brtcs or bccSM8n has higher loiueT feelings ana
aspirations desires and scntments-hc warns win love
mud burns with hate lie has important objects and pur-
sut yhch can only be achieved by the aid o. society
nors sentiments and duties watch can only DE eNeT
cised in Society. The very operations ana 1uues o.
his Social Relations demonstrate that L MS proper con
duon Whence spring authority and lSw-t1e rlsht
10 acquire possess propeftyo nlASe contracts ana
power enforce him 70 iuh!l them no" : me st
" relation 10 DC entered into or the duties ana o'Sa
tons 9: the Marriage Contract be enforced unless The
! power springs from God. The State IS The power con
s'cd by the Councils OF Earth and Heaven 10 govern
rule direct Il IS individual Wil-aot the mere
dic,um Of Associated lndviduals-butthc State-tGI
the depository OF power Each individual may bc
able ~ define CORRECTLY his rights be able defend
,hcnl Thus while the State protects him from Cypress
Ing others defends him from their acrrss.os and
forces hin, yield obedience to us Laws INSIDE specific
/ BY former rules
Constitutions or the popular viii these MAY chang, and
De changed with every rising and setting The Stale
exists however and has done 50 from Adam the PIE
1 :
ahori,v ,rsni,rci 10 u through the long line o. ages
| who ever heard OF sny people eNIS'ins without 4
| State Even France. when II her madness was en-
dcavorng 10 bring back Society 10 us oilnal e4eats
| was never without State True, they dissolved the
Government but not The STATE Neither has our land
even IN revolutionary times been without S'S'e me
STATE therefore, Is 70 be considered. a. Te lNea PR
manent thing And then the right oil me StAls 10 ie
soil Is inherent original, ierIvalre right ne
may Ne said OF Its right lSSc Nsr, 10 MAKE ana
enforce Its lswsto punish-rish equally valid with or
without written Constitutions The tendency OF the pro
s,e IS To have crude and imperfect notions OF the
Sts:e We would denounsc them a. political material.
lists who nothing II State thaa majority.
that insy change Win every chSrsin ujc. Il the
Bible tina; hook Tor the source of ali power in
the State and rst proportion the laws O: the STATE
come ncsr approach the LAWS OF God iar are ae
! laws perfect.
An The institutions OF the couuy must be under the
State ssrct obedience 10 the laws Is the Pc
liricsl morality aud with the with the child
Ems in obedience with religion on The one hand and the
S,a,c ON The ether we may hope the day when
mons will be reformed and he hiss ahopeless and wicked
task who endesvors 70 destroy the State STATE must
exhibit, fair dealing must not allow IL soecto no
late ,he!- couirscts nor rcpuiase Us o-uSt not &c
rapacious-aot covecAg the possessions OF another
The poor f.iendess not 20 be oppressed Peace
and her arts War, should be sought after Tor an
grsrdizng State is neted snd decked Wit, ariands tor
the sacrihce Christ is the pattern OF obedience 70 law
and we yield cheerful obedience 10 II we would
have the melodies Of earth IN unison With thoss OF
! Heaven.