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his true conserpatisn end Americanism, recon-
clcd them to the popular Judgment of the
country which has emphatlcally refused the
EARNED Intervention" which the great Ilunga-
ran theorist came among Us to secure, Mr..
CnoATE was in favor of morM intervention.
while Re was opposed to physical nerven,ion.
We confess ourselves opposed to all nterfer-
ence with the broils, controversies, and revou-
tons OF Europe, moral and physical, because,
IN practical results, we are unable to see any
particular difference. Our notion of moral in
tervention is confined to the EXAMPLE we place
before the nations of the earth further than
this, we see nothing useful or practicable. D.
c|ardt'ons of Principles, or Opinions, are mere
declarations, thing more. If they are treat
ed with contempt las they are liable to be- by
other Nations, we are only made ridiculous.
unless IRE go TO Tdr to maintain thcm,-in which
case moral and physical Intervention are sim
ply convertible terms Mr.. CnoAre, however,
with his fascinating oratory and powers of per-
suaslon, pointed out the medium course.-and
we felt as little able to contest his reasoning as
to resist his eloquence.
The Poem by Mr.. SAKE was not deliv-
cred, in consequence Of the regretted illness
of that gentleman.
In the Evening the Junior Exhibition
took place in the Congregational Church The
following is the
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
MUSIC.
|. Comparative authority of civil and religious
obligations. HIRAM ADD son GILLErr.
q The wars of the English in France.
EDWARD DANIEL ATwATERs
3. Genius and influence of Goethe.
FREDERrcK HARLEY BALDwIN.-
4. The Poetry OF Thomas Moore.
HOBART BUTLER.
5. The study of Natural Science as a means of
culture. LUCIUs ERAsTUs BARNARD
g. Influence or Superstition upon Science.
JoHN KIRBY BURNHAM.s
Z. The Wings of England.
OTIS DAVID SMITH.
MUSIC.
8. Crime in Macbeth and Iago compared.
GEORGE INGERsoLL GILBERT.
0. The Literature of Theology.
EzEKrEL Cutler
10. Self-reliance: its worth to the Scholar.
HARVEY FISK CRAM
IL. The French Jacobns.
GEORGE DiMoN KELLOGG
II. The influence Of the discovery of America.
WILLIAM STEVENS CLARK, Jr.
i3. Causes and results of the Thirty Years
War. JAMES BoARpNAN GILBERT
II. Shakespeare compared with his contcmpora-
ry dramatlsts. JOSEPH AMOS McLAuGmLlN.
MUSIC.
-. The tendency of the human mind to ex-
tremes. GEORGE ROBINSON THOMPSON.
16. Blalse Pascal.
JOSHUA BEERS HALL.
II. Influence of the Fcudal System upon intel
lcctual and social culture
THADDEUs LANDoN.'
Is. Mythical as related to Revealed Religion.
Henry MARTIN WALLACE
10. Scottish Songs.
WARNER DANIELS HATcu."
70. Diversity OF Language necessary to the full
development and communication of Truth.
EDWARD JUDsoN HUI
81. Milton's Satan.
Henry BARNEY BUCkHAM.
MUSIC.
%. Influence of Legal Studies upon the mind
HOBART HAMILTON.
%. Influence of the studies of the Naturalist.
LAWRENCE Myers, Jr.'
81, The study of works of Genius favorable to
religious cultivation.
WILSON BARLOW PARMELEE.
EDEN SrRouT.'
26. The spirit of Reform.
JAMES MARSH READ.
~. Spanish Poetry.
LEWIS IIorKISs WHEELER
IS. Genius and writings of Bunyan.
JOHN Ellsworth GoopRICH.
MUSIC.
Excused by lot.
WEDNESDAY.
This was Commencement Day proper, and
It 10 O'c lock in the mOrninr under the efficient