The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-21

necessarily grew too strong 10 n.
the eoowebs Of the scholas,,c s..Aaleiied Ly
innuence OF such minds Wa. n'Ji And Tia
tine whoie community; for m. HPidly fsit
Pnhung mao brought books within n Of
even OF yeomsn and Of artizans NE reach
From the Mediterranean 10 M.
therefore the public mind was ev-rv, .S-sa Sea,
terment, and nowhere was the f-r.', -asss IN
than in Scotland. II was in ~. ,a,si Greater
yro9ms ana prescriptions, in m. - mar
war between power and truth, thai Dr. ..,st Of a
fury Of the existence Of your cen
as an s hundred years, and We AZ.
p"1,- " auos - revolution The war h.,ue
49, aHu 1s'antism had, in this i.Ia
been terminated BY the victory a. pl isiaht,
ism But from that war aao,h.. o1estaAt-
spFung-the war between Prelacv -, var var had
ism The hostile religious sec,s -, - arlaR-
'n'eimingsd' COMPOUNDED with ho-,,,s S,iied,
parties The monarchieal element ~ !. ouueai
ssltn-lon was an object Of almost go. Ne con
voiion to the Prelatist. The Donn1s. .'.lse de-
Of the constitution was especislIv element
puritan. At length an appeal Wa - NE
sword. Puritanisn triumphed; but a.-s. % NE
was already divided against it.eIf TI,,'lhism
eney and rePuoileanism were on ona - S'Peha-
byteranlsm and limited mOnarcbv pres
other IL was in the very darkest ns-, NE
DARK ume-h was in the midst Of h,,' ,Ia'
seigss' ano eaeeauon-t was when ths 49,
VOTE was sthi ghast at the awful sDset,cis :,
British King standing before iadat'NAais Of
and laying his neck on a block, - sat
the mangled remains Of the Duke os H.' Nnen
had Just been laid in the tomb Of HI, bos ,.'Oh
was when the head Of the Marqui. ~ Al
trose mad Just been liked on the Tolh- .tOA-
Edinburgh, that your University compIS,sS ~. "
second century. P's'eo her
A hundred years more, and We b.y..,,
reached the beginning Of ha,nisr .e1gA
Our civil and religious liberties "a PenOd'
been bought with fearful price. Rn,,I '-1seo,
been bought The price had been Dsid T Tsa
last battle had been fought on British r,on-s
The last black scaffoid had been set m ea TIi
err Hill The evil days were over. a h,'Ns.
ano Tranquil century, century Of rslig;S1-
toieration' OF domestic peace, Of temnsrs,s
freedom, Of equal Justice-was beg;nnff--@'s
That century Is now closing. Wb-S
pare Il with any equally long period IN ,be ~
tory Of any other great society, We sbsiI sn',
abundant cause for thankfulness 10 the 60,
all good; nor Is there any place IN the -. ~
Kingdom better tltted 10 excite this faelin, -
the place where we are now assemble -
in the whole kingdom We shall find ma &C.,.
in which progress Of trade, Of manBE,.t.,'H
Of wealth, and Of the arts Of life. has -
rapid than in Clyeesdale- Your upivsr.;,,- ~.
Partaken largely Of the prosperity Of tbs . aas
and OF the surrounding region. my
| The security, the tranquility, the lAs,,v
which have been ProPitiOus to the industSv of
tne merchant and Of the manufacturer. nav.
been also PrOPitious to the industry Of H.
scholar 10 the last century belong most AZ
the names Of which you Justly buss, IT,,
lime would fail me If attempted 10 IA ;...,.-
TO the memory Of all the illustrious msp -"
during that period, taught or learned Wi.sa.'
within these ancient walls-geometricisp 81
tomists, Iurists, PhilOlOgies, metaphy,;efsD.
poets-SimPssn and Hunter, Miller ana YoBng
hied and Stewart; Campbell-(cheers, xbo's
CONN was lately borne 10 grave in thai -
nouned transept which contains the Sn., -
Chaucer, Of Spencer, and Of Drvdap. pr
whose discoveries from an era in the bi.,o,v ~
chemical science; Adam Smith, the sre,t,s, -
all the masters Of political science. I.T,s-
Watt, who perhaps did more than any ,in.l.
man has done since the New Atlantis Of Be-,
was written, to accomplish the glOross pro-
Phecy.
We now speak the language Of humility vss,
we say that the University Of Glasgow need moi
lear comparison with the University Of Bolog.
ma Another secular period Is nov about Ia
L IN
| vii tel you that II is about TO commence un6e,
evil auspices. But from mey you must sxDeet ro
such gloomy representations. / am too uucb
used TO them to be scared by them. Ever since
began 10 make observations on the state Of nv
country, have been seeing nothing bot growth.
and have been hearing Of nothing but decsv-
The more l contemplate our noble institutions
the more convinced / am that they are sound al
heart, that they have nothing Of age but its di,-
nifty, and that their strength Is sui the strepgib
Of youth The hurricane which has reee6ily
Overthrown so much that was great ana that
seemed durable, has only proved Their soEdl,v
They still stand, august and immOyeable. while
dynasnes and churches arelying In heaps OF nun
all aIUuTHf US 1 see no reason 70 doubt that
by the blessing OF God on a wise and tenpersls
Pohcy, on pohcy OF which the pnneIple IS To
preserve what Is good by refuming in time wbst
IS evil, our civil institutions nav be preseryei
unimpalred TO late pOsteTity, and that under
the shade OF our civil institutions, cur scsde1l.
cal Institutions may long continue 10 fOuush
Trust therefore, that when a hundred yesr
more have run out, this ancient college viii
sun continue to deserve well Of our eounfr,
and OF mankind. Trust that the installation on
1919 will be attended BY still greater aSserabi,
OF students than 1 have the happipess now n -
before me. That assemblage indeed NAV nj
meet IN the place where we have met These
venerable halls may have disappeared. Nv suc.
eeSSor may SPEAK to your successors in more
stately edihce, in an edifee which, even sInong
the magnificent Of the future Glasgow. will 81
De admired as a hne specimen Of the archi.ec.
tnre which fOunshed IN the days Of the good
queen Nlctona- (CheeTs) But though the si,e
and the walls may be new, the spint Of the IN
stItution VIII, hope, be still the same. Nv SIC
eessOr Will, hope, be able TO boast that the fifth
century OF the University has been even more
glonoUs than the fourth. He viii be able 70 yin-
dicate that boast BY citing long list Of eminent
men, great masters Of experimental science, Of
ancient learning, Of our native eloouenee. orua-
nents OF the senate, the pulpit, and the bar.
lie VIII, hope, mention with high honor some
OF my young fnends who now hear me; and he
VIII, 4 also hope, be able to add that tier tai
ents and leaning were not wasted on selfish OF
lgnoole objects, but were employed to pTomO,e
me physical and moral good Of their species, 20
extend the empire Of man over the maternal
world, to defend the cause Of civil ard religious
liberty against tyrants and bigots, and TO defend
ne cause OF virtue and order against the enemies
d al divine and human laws (CheerSl have
now gwen utterance to part, and par only
II the recollections and antieipations Of which
IN tins solemn occasion my mind IS full. sgain
hank you for the honor which You have bestOw-
u on me; and | assure you that while / live |
hail never cease to take . deep interest in the
Welfare and fame Of the body with which, by
our Kindness have this!day become connected.
Increase OF the slave Trade.