The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-07
HARTFORD, August 3, Is4S.

HARTFORD, August 3, 1S4S.
The Commencement of Trinity CoHege--Ih Free
Soil Convention.
This day has been celebrated by the ringing Of
all the church bells-not belles-and martial music
and a procession in holor of commencement.
procession was formed at the College, at 10
o'clock, A. M. land marched to Chrst's Church, in
this city, at ii A. NJ where the following exercises
took placer
Voluntary on the organ.
lington, Connecticut.
re Supremacy Of Ld'o-Francis b. Peabody, Am
The Worids Master Spirits-Richard w Fl. Jarvis,
Portland, Connecticut
r, uns afe Z 0"e'" h"'''AL0ui' NJ Mddl''r0'f'
TIE Unity Of Science-w. Cleveland Hicks, Rut-
Tcoiumkia-Levi b. stimson, Pittsaeid, Mass.
The His hidnds Of Scotland-Wiam c. Peters, Bos-
ton, Mass.
The French Revolution of 1s4s. -Jonathan Godfrey
Jr, Southport, CT.
Political REQ, N at Rome-James b. Dirrckson Bsr-
The Stoic's Idea Of T,mh-Ralph II. Bowles, Hart
ford CT.
The Memory Of the Dead-Theodore J. briggs, Che
Conquerors in Youth-.a POem-willism Rudder,
DeiG Sss Sacred Beu;.miu n Pad.
dock, Cheshire, ct.
Degrees conferred
/ BenedlcUOn.
The following gentlemen, members Of the senior
class, were honored with the degree Of Bachelor Of
Arts-Nathan NJ Belden, Francis B. Peabody, Richard
w. H. Jarvis, Louis N. Middlebrook w. Clesvelsnd
Hicks Levi b. Stmson, VIM. C. Peters, Jonathan God
frey Jr James b Dirrickson, Ralph II Bowles, Theo
dore J: briggs VIM. Rudder, Louis T. Downes and
Benz. II. Paddock.
The degree of NJ A. was conferred upon Lewis Fem
Wadsworth, Samuel JOS Clark, John Adams Paddock,
Alexander Capron Noble Palmer Pearl Steel Cossett,
Samuel Flower and Vim. Francis Taylor.
Honorary NJ. A.-John A. Merrck, and Rev Samuel
| Chase.
| .qd Eundem M A-On several gentlemen.
The degree of ID. ID. upon ri. Rev. David Low,
| Bishop of Ross and Moray, Scotland Rt Rev Alex
ander Ewing, Bishop of the Argyle and the Isles,
Scotland and Rev Thomas Atkinson, Of st. Peters,
| Baltimore.
| The trustees of Trinity College have chosen . new
| president in room Of Dr. Totten, resigned, viz Rev
John Williams, q rector in Schenectady.
The State Free Soil Convention, which assembled IN
this city yesterday to choose delegates to the Buffalo
Convention, literally composed Of political back
spirits and white, blue spirits and grey Fiveeighths
political abolitionists two eighths wings, ana
one-eighth democrats. About one thousand were In
attendance particpators, and lockers on Iney
chose for delegates wings, two democrats and -"
abolitionists e. pretty kettle Of fish, to appr"~
assmilation) viz, A. NJ. Collins, Thadf
! Philo Pratt, John T. Adams, Francis {
| Hotchkiss from the State at large
| Calvin w. Phlleo, and VIM III. Burleig
| trict j. g. r. Lsrned, Henry Rogers,
| her. I'd district O. w. Brown WIN. A,
| jonathan Skinner, Sd district c.
| IIrrmon Chaplin and II. l.. Beecher, 4tb "a
The speakers were principally Chas +. a
| phen C. Phillips. aud MIR. Banks Of Mass
Bureieh, john L Adams, and + Gillette,
state.
Their theme was Gen Taylor frst. last aud
| time thus Showing thcir eleven feet, and the
| object of the wire. pulless OF the movement
infusc about "a much patriotism In their moyeme
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