The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-11-21

4 Tboush II Is near : Guarier Of 4 cen
lurv since was haaoTed with the degree
you are ahonl 10 rereise, and quilted these
scenes lor The aciiFe pursuits Of life. well
remember tie emotions 81 that DIV, and
IAN readily participate in yonr hopes and
apr,elsrnsians. yoar Joys and snr7oMs.
Tins lar. yon have lived under The kind
tlireciion 81 your parents. and Of The aE-
lhoriiiss Of This Insiluiion. You are now
10 Be segregated from III College COM
mnniiy Of which you have forms an I'M
porIant pari, and 20 assume the control Of
y0nr own eoniuei, As members al civil
soeitiy. Each one ol yon Is an object 81
sITeeiionale regard 10 his family and
friends. who have looked forward 10 this
period Of ms life with deep interest. and
irom The certificate ef liberal scholarship
and good morals. now conferred, becomes
al once an object Of mark and distinction
in his sphere 81 acquaintance. Bearing
The testimonial Of superior opportunities Of
improvement enjoyed. you will he expec-
ted 10 possess corresponding requirements
and qualifications Favored beyond most
OF yonr contemporaries m The enjoyment
Of those opportunities. they will he re-
garded a. a talent comm led 10 your
charge. Of which You mist render an &C
count in your subsequent life. Al such
point IN yonr existence, | would that !
could furnish any precepis 10 be rhTohI-
cled IN your memorIeS. that might direct
YOU with Salty. honor. and usefulness. ~
The scenes through which yon are 10 pass.
I In the ever varying circumstances which
attend Us. The principles Of moral and re-
ligious truth. in which sou have been so
. often instructed IN This place. afford the
only reliable char for your guidance.
: These. may not presume. "can come
mended from my tongue" There are
/. few suggestions. however, on other topics,
which NAV moi be wholly useless. In our
stirring, active. energetic nation. with every
Thing leading oIhe practical affairs If life.
we have moi as vel. and are not likely
, soon 10 have. body of Professors Of IT,.
. ieraiure and SCIENCE merely. And if We
wal, the coming OF Johnsons. Gold-miIis,
! Humes. or Macanlays, exclusive devoiees
4 Of learning. TO establish literary charac.
ter for our eouniry. we shall probably en-
, act The fable Of The rustic described by
Horace, who sal hy the rivers side. and
/ expected il 10 Glib away. Without pen
! sions or patronage from Government,
!, with The engrossing demands Of public al
: fairs. Of lie professions and Of business,
!. calling fnr new employees in their depart
E mems. liberal learning among Us, for .
!. long lime 10 come al least, is 10 be cult
n waited not by separate order Of writers,
!. but by those who snatch time from oihe'
) vocalons for lis pursuit; and It's chief de
Y pendence for preservation al all must b.
s upon the aiun,ni Of our Universities.
d coniure Won. therefore, for =. The studies
IS sake" TO which you are indebted for YOU
II present distinction, not To permit youl
{ aua so . vu, Inrsrnt requirements on every
i fitting opportunity. This will be an easy
s task, il undertaken with a moderate de-
i gree Of attention now, but will become
e more and more difficult The longer il may
!. be deferred. fear il argues, however, a
] gross negligence Of generous studies, OF
: that our courage is unequal 10 our rapaei.
: ties, thai there is not a more general diff
! fusion Of polite learning among the men
: Of e,!ueaiion in orr country. Instead oi
: ap logi.ing for The want oft. BY necessa-
: ~ attention 10 The demands upon our
J time BY public trusts, our professions or
! business, we ought 10 remember that some
, nf The most eminent voiaries Of eleran,
and profound learning were persons who,
! Al The very lime when pursuing these stu.
dies, bore their full share in similar ON
ployments. and equally laborious. Not
TO recur again 10 Cicero, (whose excellent
biog' Apply by Middleton cannot be too Of
ten read by men OF affairs, 10 overcome
, sloIh and revive their courage for mental
labor. u may be sufficient 10 pariicuarIze
Bacon, Burke and Brongham, in English
! history, Iamait'ne, Guizoi, Theirs and
. BRAGG, at the present dav. in France, and,
emitting many others in our country, Muir.
phy. Taylor and CASTOR, in our own
State. These were persons not sIoihfuI
IN business, but who adorned business as
well as leisure. with the charms of polite
erudItion. Whatever, therefore, be your
plans 81 life. whether 10 embark in The
Professions. in Agriculture. Commerce. or
other business. or whether yon entertain
an honorable desire for distinction in puh.
llc employment, a true taste. love or learn.
ing, and desire Tor further advancement
~ knowledge, should be habiually cher
ished.
Bot If these be neglected or deemed i'm. !
practicable. and The fair flowers which
have been here nourisl,ed should brar no
such fruit, remember. that there can be no /
excuse for failure to Illustrate your lives
by enlarged views of integrity, insiice, Il
truth, honor, and benevoiencc, in yonr Sc
veral spheres Of action. Not by an alb.
stract and outward admiration Of these
virtues, but an in1exibie adherence To their
impulses, under every variety and cb,,oa