Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-07-26
BosroS, THURSDAY EVENING, JULr II, 1881.

My last sketch closed with an interview WIN
Rev. George Copway, son of the Ojibway chief,
and editor of Copway's American Indian a
weekly paper published in New York, devoted
mainly to the history, present condition, and future
prospects Of the North American Indians. This is
an interesting field Of labor and Il tho editor
proves himself competent TO the task, it is one
which the American people are bound by every
consideration to look upon with favor and to extend
to it their aid. The aboriginal editor is evidently
much elated with his novel position, and seems to
be sangune of hope he may not be disappointed
He had published number and the second was about
going to press with an edition Of three thousand though ne
had but five hundred subscribers And yet he told me ne
contemplated publishing his paper weeky in the fall The
remark shows how much he stands in need udcous advi-
in his business matters told him thought that was
matter which should be well considered before he attempted
it; and wish now had demonstrated with him more
strongly against the idea, for think it would be sure to
bring speedy close to his publishing enterprise. weekly
paper devoted the contemplated object and
might be sustained; but frequent publication would
probably be crushed by the weight Of its expenses and
would be very likely also lose, in measure its interest
and freshness by dluton of its topics.
NY where and when at the close of my last "Glimpse"
was in the cabin Of the steamer Empire State, Long
Island Sound, Tuesday evening" eleven o'clock It was too
in the cabin sleep comfortably, after brief nap
turned ou. between and three o'clock, arrival
Newport where the steamer landed nearly half her pas
sengers and considerable quantity Of freight This occupied
about hours tme and another hour carried US to Fall
River, where were transferred from the floating palace to
the carriage Of the iron horse, and gaoPed away to Boston,
We reached the "cy Of notions about seven o'clock yes
tsday morning commencement day at old Harvard,
and stepped into one of the long Cambridge omnibuses in
Be street and went out to this ancient and honored seat
Of the muses.. These omnibuses, by the way almost
equal in capacity rilroad The one was in carried
between twenty and thirty inside passengers and perhaps
dozen upon the top.
When we arrived at Cambridge the commencement pro-
cession had already entered the chapel and the young
duatpg gentlemen had commenced saying their pieces"
Fifteen twenty years ago it would have been hopeless
task for late attempt get within sight sound
Of performance, account Of the crowd
But times have changed and from Other the
public interest in commencement day has very much d
mnished Perhaps is because colleges do not change
with the changes Of medo sufficiently adapt themselves
to the wants and the spirit of the age, but continue to stand
mmovabe and unchanging pyramids in the intellectual
world am restless needless advocate for progress
in any thing. "The race is not to the swh" II have
any strong they all the conservative sde
Bot after ALL Iamnclned think that less the university
than to the individual should apply in truth the classic line
so often quoted 7empora muanfur, ct mutamur IN is
Dr. Wayand Of Brown University, has had the boness,
aud think the sound philosophical Pene,aon to bend his
college 10 the times and to modify the periods and courses
OF instruction to meet the wants Of the people and the cond
ons Of the passing age. But this is subject to which
bope n racur At some future time speaking of the
diminuon Of public interest in Commencement day"
which appears to quite percepble even in the last three
years The weather yesterday favorable but the gath
eng of people at Harvard commencement was considerably
less than was three years ago. The chapel where the ex
ercses held was nearly filed, butby no means crowded.
and every where else throughout the village its beautiful
streets and university grounds very few people were to 70
secn Indeed old resident who had been in the place
many years. speaking Of the public losing their interest IN
the day. remsked that outside Of the chapel really seemed
more quiet through the whole village than ordinary days.
sxer people were as and there seemed 70 bs les life and
activity.