The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-27

The annual commencement Of this learned insttu-
ton took place yesterday at the Church Of the Cru
cifxion Eighth street. before highly fashionable and
select sssembage In which the grace and beauty of
our fair denzens we'll represented Every svaila
bic place Of accommodation occupied and the
Church was crowded to its utmost capacity Lothans
celebrated brass band located diatey in the
vicinity Of the organ Of the Church. and performed
several Of the most popular airs and musccal pieces
the day, with much sweetness taste and finished exc
cutioD About 10 O'Clock, A. NJ
N. F. Moore President. ook the chair upon tho plat
FORM and on his right sat Professors MIR Vichan Rem
wick, Velssquez; and his left Professors Anthon
Drisler Schmidt and Howes. The trustees, Messrs
Phillip Hone Belts Lsght Hon. j. L. Lawrence Be-
verify Robinson, Dunn aud Rev DR. Haight, also
sat the right Of the President and his LEFT sat
Judge sanford aud Gulian c. verpanck, SC. &c. AT
terprayer President the Greek saluory address
wa delivered by Mr.. Morgan Dix with much ability
The bold, rotunda style and delivery, showed q
high proficiency in this beautiful language OF the an
Gle mt ella, sics In which Homer wrote and Sappho
sung" and received with marked applause BY the
entire assemblage
The Latin sautatory address was ncxt delivered BY
MIR. Theodor Lewis, and less distinguish
ed for it's excellent composition soundnsss and re-
search in the classic literature If Rome Both these
young gentlemen appear have "drunk deep Of the
Pierian spring., and reflect much credit upon the col
lege.
s IL %a' george T. ''A' anu was . mastery ''"p0-
Anoration by Mr. Isaac Van winkle was next deliver
ed. Subject democratic nd the uto nal
principles" This young gentlemsn's style and deli
very showed much Of the piacted and the
ject upon which his excellent address treated was
done full and ample justice to. Hear MIR. Van Wrinkle
The caucus system: Ths elevating the above
the convention working profound revolution the
principles Of our governments revolution that will
put end to republican form, and prove the de-
structoI Of every thing approaching individual free.
DOM We have in this country written constitution.
What ts guarantees? What compes its observance
prevents its violation? In short what Is the basis
the support, Of the constitution! Where in your
crazy, the power guaranteed by the constitution?
vi in
has power to govern them but what they voluata-
rily concede to It, is this principle of democracy,
this sublime idea OF political equality which, like Enca
idas has shaken Europe toits midst and with magic
art has transformed monarchies into republics. II
when oil those distinctions and Inequalities which
have so long alienated the greater portion of the
human family from the other and excluded them from
participation In the rights and privileges to which
they entitled by all that is just and humane
brethren of q common lineage, shall be obteratsd. -
An Grafton on The Spirit of Freedom was ne t
delivered by Mr. Joseph M. White, in the course Of
which he incidentally alluded the present condition
Of Ireland, the Niobe of nations and expressed
from her present thraldom The Grafton was received
with marked applause An essay on . The True Foun-
dstion Of Civil Government" BY Mr. Leslie Irving
next delivered, and the speaker was honored with
bouquet, by some fair hand, from the gallery. An
grafton, on the Romance Of New York; by Mr.. Otis
b. inman was masterly corposition. There
next German Grafton, delivered by Mr. Benjamin c.
We,more; after which +" Essay on Woman
&C., in America" by Mr. Joseph W. Harper Junior
was pronounc ed with much ability The nerrss of
the SOUL" by Mr. J. Lockwood, Jr., and an essay OF
"Unaccomplished Purposes by Mr.. p w. Ostrander;
an oIatiCn Suicide'' by Mr.. Richard NJ de Mile
and also an Grafton on " Mental lndepen de ncen by
MIR. Levi Nj. Kellogg were delivered. Testimonials
were then given to the pupils TO whom they had been
awarded at the late concluding exami nation, after
which the President conferred the degree Of Bachelor
of Arts the students Of the late class
Morgan Dix, Levi NJ Kellogg, Joseph w Harper, Jr
Theodore Lewis, Otis d. Swan, The odorus B. Bron-
son, Horace w Carpenter Ralph L. Cook, Lyman D.
Demaray, Richard VI. De Mile George c. Farrar Les
lie Irving Henry w Johnson George NJ Kots Corne-
Illus Leavenworth John Lockwood, Jr., Lewis Norris
p. Wilson Ostrsnder, William e. Pell, Columbus B.
Rogers, Tbomes p ST. John, Isaac Van Wrinkle Ben
janan c. Whitmore, Joseph NJ White.
MIR. Thomas St. John was favored with bouquet from
the gallery receiving his degree. and greeted
with unanimous burst Of applause from ali parts
among the Assem- blsge He is a young gentleman of
low students, who evinced their feelings by reiterated
demonstrations Of applause during his continuance
upt the PLATFORM White receiving his degree Homo
rary degrees were conferred candidates in course
after which the valedictory address was ably pro.
nounced by Mr. Horace W. Carpenter, when the ex-
ercises concluded
splendid de jeune then served up at the Vaux-
hall Gardens at the conclusion Of the exerc ses and
the excellent fare prepared for the was dis
cussed with true coege zest by the students and
guests, who enjoyed themselves and made their nu-
merous friends and vsiters do full honors the fes-
tivities connected with the cement. The DO
lice, under officer Barber, also in attendance,
and the entire proceedings passed of in q manner
highly credtabe to the students and graduates of this
excellent University.