Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-09-03
From the N. Y. Express.l

very good. Yours. &c. III. ). IL.
From the N. Y. Expressl =.
In the afternoon of the same day Tuesday,
the two Literary Societies of the University 0he
" Phi Sig,na M" and the University 1nsti-
tute,'O celebrated their Joint anniversary; the
Orator on the occasion being Richard II. Vose.
ESQ, of Augusta, Me-, and the Poet, Mr.. John
Henry Hopkins, Jr., Of Burlington, VT. Mr.
Vose's address, although cminently sound in
doctrine, was very much in the usual vein, and
presented but few points calling for particular
remark Its theme was 1.-THE true education
of the Scholar" and, as connected Herewith,
the necessity of a thorough moral. as well as
intellectual, training; the whole subject being
abnndantlv illustrated from the pages of history
At the close of the address, a verv beautiful
piece Of music was performed by Dodworth's
band from your city, Engaged expressly for the
commencement exercises.) in a style that eli
cited unusual comnenlation from all quarters
of the assembly and then followed the Poem
BY Mr.. Hopkins, of which the following is an
outline.
The fundamental idea of the poem was the
gradual Development of the Idea of True lib
erty, from the consideration of the works of Ma
ture. There was to be found the purest free
dom in the air. the ocean, the earth. plants trees,
animals, birds AMI fishes; all which gave oppor-
tunity for good deal of description. Then fol-
lowed the contrast on beholding the condition Of
Man-subect to checks, cnrbs, letters and re-
strains VI 81 many MINUS ',"t ivy "ee M:
ste'''s '''Poss'o,e u oe "'''..eu Wy nun LUIS
gave occasion 'or some saure, "hlcn was a',
a%reeaoe reIet 10 tne serious tone o, the rest vi
the poem. IN accounting Tor inc n'iierehce' thI
poet resumed ms investigation OF nature ana
showed-in all the points he had before de-
| Scribab nyamplpS Of frnpunm -hnw Nature
was governed by an unalterable law, ana ms
too, afforded room tor further description 1Ii"s-
trafive OF this new view OF the subject Then
turning to man once more, few lines OF sa'lrc
showed the uncertain. flllnsy. feet'ng character
/ OF the laws OF man on AL sno)ec'S, ana ascrloeu
the result 10 the TACT mat man mas uthen MS
leg,.la'i INTO ms own hands, willle the laws
of Nitnre are the laws of u vi. lnen followed
an enlngy on the law ct God. ana the assertion
mat ms was to bc mans law ana that by one
d'ence to that alone, could he, as well AS the
rest OF nature, be happy and tree. ihen 'olow-
ed an exposition OF the vanity OF political strng'
gies tor treedom and description OF the reign
OF Chrlsf on earth, during the Millennium, wheh
wars snail cease, the whole world be turned 10
righteousness. God shall be all in all, and tor the
| first time since the Creation the whole wide
vorIl sb,l1 IA, Ero, 7, mill t,,s bo S,op that
WI, ,'' oe w. .'"o 'o r
WIZ" ,he ciahses i'o''' ueScI'l""'" W St'''' ,'ol'
defamation to argument. the wnoe plan OF the
poem is the development of one closely wrought
/ Understandable workinr It's own wav to the
h;,,l.,st cI;n,,y o. ,,,h;rh Chr;s,;,r mind c,r
tHe ""u wa '"'"y Pe''o', ,'"u ~, ,r 49,
! r","s was '''e '.'ue III w'''" ~ nj, Wv
Dea"'lt"i ana suoi''he poetry o' 'ne DUO was
introduced The verSifcation OF the piece was
very irregular-all in rhyme. but the succession
If rh vmos and the lenrth of the lines bainp left
uholl, nd j;,,;,nr, ia yors;Gc,,;o, h,;nr svm,
" '''' - -!
r'n,iy' SUBJECT TO no law yer on cXan'nat''h' u
WI be found TO follow closely all the changes