New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-03

y. bic m tb.ir sspirstol han any other BODY VI men
differently tdusshd But The puo,n %. 20. Of s,'
lee- favor tbsn formerly. TIE d,ptoa'a peg poor
pstsrort The spe,k traced thu encc, N The demr
cratic fpirit, which 10 q great levei.r, A2i fe9srs
n - e. suttTiUr Institutions with jeaous eye-'o the
xt.I si.n " the ek Give fsDcA b-sotha phassce ~
Justice Court, from hch many abe I,~ycrs sprung
nd ssy ciaty the all 10 orbing st,eD'i,n be>oscd
upcn the mechanical s,ts and sciences Inc ,.sssan-
iia web being created by these have drveop the ac-
tiviy Of poole in that direction, and 'ee ooas-
qu If t,st the professions or. overlooked. Ibeg
no lo ger the avenues TO wealth. and pecAbiht1
IL,se sre more ,uIe IN other paths. No otser Baion
has d pl.y,d ,imiar activity except tho fren-h
after IL { r, yolurion of 1898.
III. rpirn Of our sge AID our country - es OF "c'
tiop and activity is surer elem nj OF snc .ets ,n
OF, NJ pt. DE- e. nal pow.. But here our Casegss and
our prF. ssic, oil have failed. The act meets us
tver wb.Ie that the moet svccesefu' disiDes, phyr
ceLs awy, rs ttste men, q. Ichsnfs Add eor@rs are
lot rOl,gt educated D'b. The current .oe DINO
sg. trsip.o to activity and then our youth WI spc-
coed The hpmb. If dstiog ui-h.d men IN the minis
n, Who sre ,ou,sisd is lar than tho-e who hav.
rot BEEN the dicsl profcssion Inc rrasso OF
tbir il vsht Of xedness Of pu-poee ana earnest Pur
.ui OF IT, TIE bel eft Of tits seeD tn TIE case OF
Fr, pch pby tciap who, AZ the outset Of PROT sioos
t. retIy. to devote the amount which hss "a how.
students expended for cg"n-tome ~ saheMyL: .,'
bis rof, srion became distinguished, and could cay,
pip,ipe TO bis lbrs,y Of 900 voumse shsss arc my
ciesn" The speaker r.s'n me ndsd students toionow
this example Want of fixed aim, and acssve Pureit
ft are The secrets Of ill.uccess These mus. b. i'm
plsp.c abo cherished by &c ucatiop, and our coigao
:, NUT be- adapted the purpose, and tain the
n ind tie bocy and the heart, and thus prepare men
NJ p,usI anniversaries OF the secret societies be-
ry held in the balls sId the Alumni dinner discussed,
the Tu.te,s aid Alumni met 10 lsge nnmosrs 10 the
College Campus and procerded to the Fret Reformed
Dutch Church. Here respectable Audience greeseo
them. ,
The Governor of the State, ex oficio fresident
Of the b. ard Of Trustee., occupied the Chsr, sup
ported by Prssioett Fr,l'Ds hu{seo, the members OF
III. Board Of Trustees the Faculty, AID prominent
f,iepce of the College Prayer Vas offered by tho
Rev. Dr.. Mesl. rFof some' vile, Nj:
Gov. Price then introduced the Rev. DR.. Junkin,
Pre- sidert Of Washington College, Lexington, Va, %
ID. orator Of the day.
Tn, Reverend speaker began by declaring the truth
of Sole OPS proverb-" There 10 p0tni,g hew ooder
The tur.n Modern Psnth. i'm is nothing but ancient
Atheism; so in6delty, IL d,ifyins at |. os'y repro
He would 20, nothing against the resesrcb.s Ut mod
e,p sci.pce He would coy, 1T the plowsha run
de. through all former inyetg atoms fe; there was
o loipt where doubt and sk.piicsm are Improper.
Tb. re deep philosophy In the remark 81 Jonn
Randolph Of Roanoke to bis servant: John, IL any
"nar ta,s there IA DO God, tell him he lies! The
Bib'e teclars the Atheirt to be fool, and conse'
auehtly Incapable OF reasoning upon th's SUBJECT IL
i, un srkable that Guzot has written history OF
ci, iizaton" without mentioning the name Of GOD.
So mar, If the cities Of he world have hourisbed
flout the XII owledge of the true God and Pans ~
farther advanced in civilization than they sna YET IL
10 the moot barbar,us city in he woro more enorm-
ties are consabtly committed there than In aby 0her
~ IN the wOrd. But there can be no true c'v,hza-
ton without free Bible. During three centuries
F,sr &c has pcr. a. ed her popu alton tbree-fod while
Scotland has erownk from tbr~eourshs OF million to
lear four ubOns; and this country has nerea.ed 900
fold. Erglond bas decreased wonderfully, and In her
On wsro march the Apglo-Saxon race viii embrace tse
world.
The speaker announced his subject " The Preseet
"Position of our Country" He could comprise his
reusrks in answer to the questions--Wben, where,
how why, &c. u,.
Tbro oh the Influence Of fee Bible our fathers de-
tern ibed 10 have "a Church without Bishop and
Estate without King"
The second qp.sion is where
Her. the speaker sketched graphically the progress
Of our Territory. and eloquent spoke OF the time
when We should be Obliged to throw the protection OF
the 81 ar auo stripes over the weak, cecrepn ana
PIie.t ridden Republics Of our Southern border 70
urrstrys them from civil suicide lAppIsuset Nay,
more we must turn north~ard anu carry fofwara tne
wo,k Of bepe violence until British America be bnushc
under our II fuen nee, and e PluriDus Cnum covers
III. Con inent from the ozeu poleto the burning zone
Our MT cbanic intended TO give 40 great sway
among The patton. We have all the means VI Nm
prov, nent among Ourselves. The tfepch Emperor
not surprised to American engine, moving Trans
up tb. Seine nor 6Ots he r. fuse to usr Amecs bg-
mn o n bring i'm intelligence from 5evastopob " re
nv bnr, Vienr ard London The Gear Of Russis ats
closet. With an American tngineer. Ana Why should
tur GOOD mother be jealous Of usi Are We DOT ner
cbilCr. men Of the iron Tu)e-AnglO. Ssxocsi Sae
will 10. kindly on our progress. In manufactures We
ebal continue 10 pr.grtss. Our position - cevel-
op.d our c, numerical power, until we Tsno, 10 our
egftietb year. tie greatest commercial nsuon " u1e
world Ano We can ret no limit to our progress. We
cannot Well avoid mOpOpOlizng the tIiforsa and Pa-
ciic trade. Agriculture is naturally developed among
US sno will grow with the increase o. our poPsnton.
Az into tualD
now s.k, Who reads an American book Ba. We
light well r,tort Who reaos On EDgnsn Dictionary
lin mel Sc lsuehter. Asto moral position, we are
IND, divided, but only OIL unmPonsnt aud nciaen-
ones. In tbr respect We sre altogether unlike other
countries where q studied and forced n itornty In
ceremonies prevails While srs divide IN To
imp ant d. crimes. Our civil and political position
one of commanding Interest at the present time Un-
der this bead the speaker uttered many beautiful ana
bmpir oueh's 10 advocacy II ths OF Tho
ULop. he'll he peatt the maxim Of one Of our Pref
idebts, The Union npst be preserved! the applause
was spontaneous .nd almost unbounoed. Ihe spsssst
considered this foreg0ne cOnclusi0D-not to be moot
3D. The speaker next glanced q The oh'igst!oas
enforced by this POSITION, and our nrst dusy
is to spread the Bible and be great MISSIONARY
people The Bible has made what we are, aad We
me hound 10 ,presd Il. We are bouod 70 eesteDd
sps,r.t the ahsistic sysfems Of Euopesn Ssoas aud
sespst ,h.ir twin brother, The Mau Of 6n,5 fssiast
is TO receive her eestbbow here, and she has some
prenonition oft H,nce the ,ncesssnt streams when
lie Iours up o our sboItA PopeD, lager pessa ara
fe,mtpied vine must an receive their desth.hiow
tne.,L+r For this reason sbonld remain united.
Our great expansion, our prsp@ Give popeAuos or
power spo high position .pfoce the que-s1on- VIA
viii the world -. RsosS ~ af ~ void 81 ID order "
sccrpIish ths, 1t will be absolutely n eesssry 70
preserve oxr Union. slavery 10 represented a ne
., rat bar 10 its continuance. Look 81 900 nes
paiDed 5000, 900 Of people black and bought them
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