The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-06-11
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The Anniversary Address wss delivered On
"Wednesday By VI. w. Asey. esq, II Burke,
and We heard i, greatly pfsised. II vas said 10
have beca an saIness sppeal 10 The patriotism u
ths young usa 70 put forth their bezi efforts in
b.hslf u North Carolina; NOT 20 drsen her for
olhrr homes. bal 70 push forward works Of im-
prosement and make North Carolina. what she
i esPabls u being made, equal 70 the bss, Stairs
In Tho Union.
An Address was delivered on "Wednesday a.
teFnooa before the Alumni Association BY Pro-
fssser Hubbard. which we head highly spoken
oE Iswas, We learn. efitiqus on the different
histories Or North Caroline. pointing out their
meriis and defects; aud il was the opinion Of our
infsrnaanls that Nh. II. displaycd excellent taste
and Judgment in his remarks.
We are graii6ed 70 learn thai the honorary
dsgree Of Doctor Of Divinity was conferred by
the Trustees upon Professor James Phiiips. Of
our University. and The Rev. William Norwood,
or Richmond, Va. The degree Of Master Of Arts
was conferred upon Thomas Webb. esq. Of this
place.
The degree Of A. d. was conferred upon thir-
iy-Gve young gentlemen, among whom was Mr..
John A. Turwnline, Of Hills orongh.
The following communication, from friend,
will give the particulars 10 relation 10 The speech
6 on Thursday:
The Commencement at Chapel Hill
occurred on Thursday last. The wea-
Their was fine, and large concourse Of
citizens from every portion Of the State
was in attendance.
l. The Salutatory Grafton in Latin,
BY Claudius d. Sanders, Of Johnston,
was we'll delivered, with great empha
sis and taste, and was well received.
Q. The Early History Of North Ca
rolina, BY Bartholomew Fuller, Of Fay
etteville. was a finished composition,
and did justice TO its illustrious subject.
We rejoice TO see that the history Of
our State begins to attract that atten-
tion which its Importance deserves.
There is no State in our Union whose
early history is more redolent with
glowing "reminiscences Of patriotism
and yalor than North Carolina. She
was the State Of the .0ld Thirteen"
on whose shores the Anglo Saxon first
landed, ESSAY On the banks Of Ala
nance, in l77l. was the first blood Of
the colonists spilled by a Royal Cover.
nor, (Tryon); and her sons at Meek
lenburg (l775.) first raised the flag
Of liberty against English oppression.
And yet less is known Of her history
than ofany State in the Union. The
allusion OF the orator to Drummond,
the first Governor, was chaste, classic,
and beautiful.
8. Party Spirit, BY Thomas Adds
Emmett Evans. Of Cumberland, was in
good taste, and well delivered.
4. The In6rmities of Men Of Genius,
by Julius Guion, Of Raleigh, showed
much literary taste and research.
S. A Graduates Aspirations, by vii
liam Marshall Richardson, Of Arson,
showed much eloquence and fancy.
The hopes Of the young and aspiring
were delineated, and we sympathized
with the youthful orator in the bright
prospects OF the future, and trust they
may be all realized in fruition.
6. Virtue alone makes Men Free, by
Thomas Miles Garrett, Of BERTHE, was
demonstrated lucidlv from the history
Of France and other countries, and
might be deemed almost self-eyident
although some Of the positions Of the
orator. as to the effect Of science and
education. might admit Of argument
The head and the heart ought both ts
be educated, and then men are free.
me OidliUu W hasiu NutSa -
ter. Of Hyde, as to the unjust and i'm
polite effect Of Religious Tests Q
Office" was the speech Of the day. Tn
subject was aptly chosen, ably handled
and eloquentIy enforced. We ma.
venture to predict that, if the germs 9
genius that were here exhibited are pro
perry cultivated. this young gentle
man has bright and useful carec
before him.
s & o. The next orations, Excel
sior," by Lowndes Teadwell, 0f Mis-
sissippi and Socialism, by Jesse Harpe
Lindsay. of Greensborough, were ex
cellent, both in matter and manner.
These were the morning exercises
Tine afternoon exercises Commence
with and Grafton on the influence I
Pablo Opinion, by Leigh Claiborne
Of Upton, Tennessee. The influene
Of the good <pinion Of those aronnd y
as an incentive to good and RESTRAIN
to evil, was most i,npressvely enforce
and beautifully delineated.
.. The late Cricis in our Nation