The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-09-09
ICorresr ondence Of the New YorA "Sun."
Amherst College Commencem cnt.

Benz in this valley f,r a f.w days, have PASSED
the last two three nj Amherst. Tao commence
.cnt rcises have tal>l ied in the mean tic and
it has seldom ii ever, filca u my ot 10 enjoy ich
treat Of the kind, than has been we'd Up here
President Hitchcock, >ti! at the head Of this Col
leg. Professor Park, of Aniuvcr Seminary, opened
'tS budget on Tuesday, with n. st tam parent and
finished euogy Of Prof ssor u. Il. Eciwa. d>, e the
same institution. Mr.. Edwards, though he may no,
have been widely known Of the ciicle of men Of
letters, if this eulogy of him, by Nj. Park be pub
liohed il will give him great prominence, and enrich
his very memory, as fw American scholar. and w IL
ers hav. ever enjoyed, or will soon ENJOY.
Every reader Of that cuogy, wli say, if the half be
true OF him, that be told l am rIond Of INV country
man, and will visit his grave. glory in M country
that gave hun BIRTH and that guards his ashes Ac-
coldiug to the Professor, Mr.. Edwards was ripe
scholar, pure Oh. i>tan, Industrious teacher, Il
SQUAD biblical divine, keen and subtle critic AN u.l-
wearied EDIToR, most faithful husband and father.
As monument Of his industry an Ed tor, ne left
behind him, though but fifty years of age when he
died, forty-thfec large volumes, Including sc OF
his Q,Eu teiIies, the greater part Of whi:h he had
personally prepared, examined, corrected and com
piled. The address occupied two and qua. Ten hon,
IN It's delivery. But Mr. Pa is graceful and at
Inactive, and rich and commanding, YOU are never
wearied.
The address Of Hon. A. H. Bullock. of Worcester.
bet re the alumni, on the conscI vativc and abusive
power OF institute Of learning on the state Of
the world, moral, civil, and social, was production
alfinent thought 'auttuI in conceptions harry in
It's aliusions to men Of talent aai influence and to
Of past interest, and unsurpassed in rhetorical
power. Rev. Nj. Stons Of BROOKLYN, had a long
81 se-hauled stiff, m,at0ed, rather than ou-spoken
and Iheorcaliy delivered address, before the Litea-
ry So-icties.
That the address talented and elaborate one
is N st probabla but that it understood, and 50
put togo ther, spelled with such wDl ds expressed in
IL.
the hearers Improvement, am sorry to saw | have
not heard enc man in ten decla e. A nd 50 it Was
with Pr fessor Smh. This pnotonouS, ever sting
taaia lognr, that PROCESSES u give you cleraosy--
and which young WI tiers As their holb, Just
shuts down upon YOU like the folding night clouds up.
on the hori .oG, and yo,r view is lost. But these
gentlemen youh- and great f,vorites, and have
sometimes done themselves high honor. We think
that now. there great ana correct thoughts,
guncnts well laid together in their addresses, and
doubt not that careful rcrdT of the iptS.
the printed page, would in them beauties and -
lIces Of style and matter, that he would not discern
with the ear. Bat what avals such an apology
Oh gentlemen, let as speak down lower In the
throat ON selves, and work way into the head and
heart and play less on the outside. Some fine speak
ing there among the eraduatcsi fine Grafton by
Mr. Root OF Greenfield, Mass. a chaste poem by Mr.
Porter, of Pratrsbmg, ~ Y AN unusually veIl-spok-
en- valedlctory, by Mr.. Benjamin. of Bethel, Ct and
good many Others in class of 42-fne speakers.
bold, discriminating, strong Whites. Go on. bows
This Is good beginniny -day. dinner of the very
first class of the kind, git up the Hygcian Hotel
Hall, for three hundred guests, closed of this ami
vcrs.r,. at which there have been Thousands flock
ing from the neighboring country, toa great and
glad festival.
l rushed to the news Office: "New York SUM-
said |, call out 20 'What, not a copy ~ ssNot
one, Sir, me- 'Will you have the TRIguxE.
EXPRESS $50 bitten. Al up in these parts,
and nearer to New York than this by far, the news
boys sell the Sun a. three cents, as well as the Tn,
Luac ami FniGyr.
There TO be seen on tn, Northampton nioa lows
alone, from the summit Of Holyoke, eight hund,ed
acres Of highly cultivated meadow land, as level
nearly, the graded railroad; and it is to he OBJ.
server, illumined with all the coors of the rain
bow. Lofty mountain ranges bound the distant view
and make the horizon g,r,eous--the sunset goi us
Ihlrty-sX different towns are seen scattered along
the valley and among the distant hills. Mountains
in four different States, 10 the Number Of ten. are
plainly disce nibe, and for the most part, with the
naked eye. Everything in this view is captivating,
eevatng, rewadins. Delightful wales, cnvi,oned hy
such protectors these eternal mountains that 90 IN
toward tie heavens-tuy, the Indian must have
went to leave We