New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-04
COMMENCEMENT AT BROWN I,NITER-
SITY.
Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
Providence, Sept. |, 1857.
Comm encement Day always dawns brightly upon
this institution The nation has rainy Fouths OF July,
and Young NewYo'k "atrocous" New fears, but
the briliaucy OF Commencement Day at Brown IL
traditional have repeatedly heard graduate of ,,
aseert that he has attended every anniversary snce his
exodus from those "classic halls (yerbcular, aud
that there has never been stormy or UNPLEASANT one
among them ALL ard scarcely one when the thermome-
ter did not stand amorg the niretes. This year the
,ky smiled with its inevitable bensnty aud the sun
burned with lis usual fervor. Rhode Island astron-
omer wonld consider a stormy Commencement Day
great phenonen non as the appearance oi coh!el VI
the discovery OF new star. go ,
The exercises Of this year commenced with the
Alulnn celebration Tuesday the I'd lost IL - the
custom here for the Alumni to alternate with the I'M
Beta Kappa fraternity in the annual festivities, prdc
tice which is initiated by the two literary societies. o!
The death of the Hon. VIM. L. Marcy, and other
distinguished alumni of tie tnversuy, gave an TN
usual ntert to tie present meeting OF the odhdoHreS
of Brown. Their lamepted death was commented
upon BY Prof. GAaMEL, ABRAHAM PAfNE, esqr OF
Providence, and other gentlemen, az cohsderaoe
lergth.
After the customary business meetings of toe
Alumni and the Phi Beta Kappa Society, tue process
sion was formed, and accompanied 10y those musical
ineyitables tie American Brass Band, proceeded t.
the First Baptis. Church to listen TO an Orauoh oy
Samuel :. Cox, esq OF ONO
The orator was introduced BY the Hon. lsaac DAVIS
OF Mass. add announced az he subject, ms necsSi'
"ty Of more Of that benignaut a1on which
"LcholaI ship should iltu-e into American Lio. Iae
causes of the rapid tendencies ct the American PEG
pie he said were fist, the Celtic peculsiles OF the
lace secondly, their Innate readiness oi appreAen'
sion; hircy, the spectacle OF their country III mo-
mcpt CT time rising to distinction so glorious oper-
aiipg upon their imaginat.ons and fourthly, the
exseceraon OF opinion begoiten by all these. llsv-
ing thus explained the causes OF American immOdera-
ton az he cor ceiyed them, the orator illustrated by
series of funny anecdotes this tendency as exhibited
in American habits and language. No ordinary cpl
tibet would suit an American. When thing /. great,
it is called prodigious; when Is ne no alJecuye
will do but magnificent: when small, Il must needs
be the HHle end Of nothing whHlfd 10 a pint. The
language he asserted, was blown up with dR;hrtd
thu, DIR aud Hgtf,!tHc terms.
What was exhibited BY the in great things, found
it, counterpart in the boys, in small ones, and eh'
teud,G TO everyt hiUg held most sacred among mea A
Supente nj ,f Western S.bbetn School proposed
TO the boys to sifg JoTdan intending the hymn con:
mepcipg "Op Jordans stormy banks l stand. auc
was somewhat surprised to be iniorned IN ,he most
obstreperou. iuvcuile melody that JeTden was
=, "hald road to travel The orator continIed TO
illustrate this tendency rather extended ly, aud Win
zest which showed that he enjoyed the e1aggera-
tiCns Of American humoT however iaucI he 'uoUsn'
it, on this occasion, his duty 10 condemn them.
lie concluded By giving brief sketch Of the lie o.
Il Hon. Wm- l.. Marcy compiled from an auto
biography. which was unpublished bat 10 WINCH ne
bao had access. He cited his privsteerng document
a an instance Of what the American people am toe
world owed TO his moderation and e1hor;ed brother
alumni 10 emulate that virtue and by lrecep. and e1-
ample TO endt 10 Liuse OF Il into American
| life.
The discourse wa, energeiicsly delivered, and vas
listened 10 With marked attention BY aver! respectable
| audience.
TIE exercises of the afternoon consisted o! the ac
pus celebration Of the two literary societies OF Brown
the Pbiermenian and United B,others. III. orator
was Werdel Philips, esq, Of Boston. Prayer having
been offered by the Rev. Mr.. Dinan OF Fall River,
Mr.. Philips was introduced, and after thanking the
5, ce;ies in elegant and graceful manner for the
| liberation that dictated invitation to hin. pro-
scrbed sgitator 20 address them, proceeded 70 an
rounce bis subject, Education" in its sroaGsst
| ser-se, tie education of the whole mass.
| The object of the speaker was to show that the
education Of The masses was the true source Of TIE
| ,ower of governments, siros i that only which
| moulded public option, which vas tie foundation o.
1 the DOW er of States everywhere.
In establishing this proposition ke proceeded 70 toe
rcu;-y whether wealth exercised this important unc
| ,;on Wall street bsd never been martyr TO a ls "
;Js. within his recollection. II not resth. did tn
rrS.s sac 10 regulate Pr bic up ,ion oonba VII,
- prerjict. Til HsrpeIs dared not publish bcO'
a.:,y mons F-pU ~. - tle S.I.L, 4.