Litchfield enquirer., 1848-08-31

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 praSperiIy of Iisis iaSfiUnsissa. no douhu tt | very gratifying na hOSe who l0ok ap ro
 aS their alma mater. h is souace oG ex I treme pleasure to me to find The ald officer.
 of the institution still here. Sppak uar-
 ticuiariy of the venerable President whu
 was then al iIS head, (ChserSl who is able
 to be present, enjoying green old age. The same may be r0ly said Of the Profes-
 sor of Chemist yand Geology, (CheerS} and of the Professor of Languages. from each uI
 whom Iderlved counSeis uf wisdom and
 goodness. IL seemed to me they afford pro"f tha; classical pursuits, aside from the continued enjoyment they carry with them, insure a serene and tranquil old age l am gratitied to see Ihe success of this in, Slituuon. Sir, Il deserves all the prosper l iiy it enjoys. l eau testify to the benefits
 to be derived from collegiate edGcator from the most incouteSiible evidence-th,
 inconvenience l have experienced tro,u
 aeglecting it's advanIagRs, Ga laugh.) But will say in regard to my neglect, that ev
 erythiug WIS done by the officers of tn,
 lnstilul ion to guard against ik
 T. gives me great pleasure to see the
 College s, richly endowed, possessing such great advantages aud abtaining the pa;- fonase iI is so highly entitled ts receive II IS a source of extreme gratifiCation to ! me that the resolution just adop'ed was SD
 cordially sustained. IL is pue 10 which l cheerfuliy subscribe, rec' gniziAg the inSti- ] luton as l do, as my alma mater. Tho
 l can give you no "reminiscences, will say lhaa trust fifty years hence may be able
 10. though cannot hope for the same an.
 imation and hnmor that the venerable
 brother who has addressed you, exhihiied
 Loud laughtcr) I have the pleasure of ia,roducing To you, Christopher Morgan,
 he Secretary of our Sr,te, who is present,
 and from whom should he pleased to hear enewed laughter. and loud cries far ! Morgan.)
 AE Christopher Morgan then came f,r> yard and remarkeet-My friend and class
 nate as indu sed ou this occasion, as he
 mas frequently done lately, in the liberty of free speech. Daughter aud ioud cheers.
 He has promised us, should Providence
 permit us So long 10 live, some fifty years hence to give you an account of h.s life.
 propose now to give you a slngie incident of his College life, which iS fresh in my memory. In his Senior year, on one occa- sion waeu his monitor was reading his tally, II appeared that ou Monday, Tues day, Wednesday. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, John Van Barcn had not been at prayers and rec;tatons (Voiciferoas iaugh3er.l He had some geninS tor inven ton and ingenuity when in College, but it
 was all exhausted in his repeated and con- tinued attempts to excuS' himself. One s7eek il was sufficient he could not find his boots. (More merriment) But having exhausted all manner of excuses, I mean 10 indulge in freedom of speech, and he has no right 10 complain-he was suSb, nded. Loud and long continued laughler) He told you however, that he g aduatsd this is literally true-but it was by SD, ciaI fa- vor. (Voieiferous laughter) One thing is certain, though, that like Rip Van Win kle, if as eep in College. he afterwards woke up (Cheers.) Gentlemen, feel gratifed at being with you to-day. l Heel this grat- iicatioh which has been expressed at meet>
 ing good, worthy, and venerable men
 men whose hearts are fall vf krnrlueS,. can not hut exper fence feelings of gratitude
 and afeotion for the vene rable man who is
 efore us. l remember one occasion when
 the students assembled to disturb the peace of the College by riot and rebellion, when
 lhere was mach angry feeling-when in a
 body they marched to the avenue, and ups
 on their retura he stood upon the steps of
 the chapel The students when they snw
 hlm, uncovered. and many tear drop glis-
 tened in the eyes of the disaffec,ed The respect CT teriained for him then has in~ creased with the increase of years, and il affords me great pleasure to meet with him and t1 meet with you all to-day.
 Dr Lyman Beechcr, of Lane Seminary, Cincinnuti, was next called out, the Presi>, dent remarksng that herequired no intru- dnction.
 There is, said Nr Bf. no more agreea> bie scenes than convoestions of thls kind | may say of this 4ssefnhly as issometimes sad of SoldieTs--that ii is compssed of picked men--seiecred to storm the deattiy breach. We are picied mem and no in. considerable portion of ua are veterans. IT Se praise ourselves, we know it is true, Perhaps if we did not d6 t, we might not get It. We had better get 1t while we eau.
 Laughter.)} l. attended these convoca- ions wiiT as much pleasure as to~dsy -- We are all of one heart and one nome-- we return, bringing our spoils with us. We are all of the SHrns mind. As nation, we have prospered from he begiuniug. with eew exceptions. We have passed through 1,uch iu sl,oEt time, remember The reyolut. ou---the fathers that secured it,s The adoption, of the federal constituuon, the principles that have d vided the country, hat agitHted aud shook it untiI iT seeme,i as if it's iound,tioBs woubi be moved. know uot year ihai has come round, when he fate of the country wss not 10 be daeI- led then. The first time tho ught it was 90, and did all coult in my vocation to prevent it. (Much laughicrI } never nreachef politics f.IF this or that man. but l alw ys held uf elementary principles, and that is the proper course for us to take.- Crossing my mInd there has been many fear though was always of a sangaioe We have escaped the rocks. We have got into fol, fee. wide, everlast ing sea. NC nve ha.. many years Of tFI- al. and can take care of ourselves. To have haIf ths wovld apon us-to have na- lions bnrn Tn day, and to be obliged to snanIv them All win schools aad cofIrges,