Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-09-07
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MoNDAY. SEPT. !. 1857.
Brown University commencement.

evening. Owing to the press of other matter,
We have been unable, before, to give any sketch
Of the performances, after the first day. The
grafton OF Wendell Phillips, on Tuesday after
noon, before the Philomenisn and United Broth
ers Societies, mainly the same as delivered by him
st Yale, last month, was one ofthe highest order
and characterize confessed even by the represent
atives Of the bunker press, who heard it. His
subject vas Education, the Great Agitator,"
The Providence Post, the administration Demo-
cratic organ, says of Mr. Phillips's Grafton
That it was the work Of education to fashion
government; that all governments are more or
less tyrannical; that the tyranny Of the majority
may be as oppressive as the tyranny Of the court;
aud that, under republican government, which
exhibits the embodied wills of the whole people,
1t ia necessary, not only to educate the masses
in the schools which the State provides, but TO
mingle in their agitations and educate them for
personal as well as national liberty. We had, the
orator informed US, after two hundred years Of
labor, inaugurated national Independence. We
had now to deveope and establish individual in
dependence. We had learned,t as a people, 10
govern ourselves. We had yet to learn the
higher duty of governing ourselves as indvidu-
AIS TO untetter ourselves, as men; to turn away
from the tTammelng organization which gave the
I've to our professions OF freedom, and illustrate
the great idea which we had proclaimed as the
basis Of our institutions. This was being done
The agitation had commenced, and would 90 on,
whether government liked it OF not-whether
wealth liked 1t or not-.whether conservatism
consented TO it or not. And it was the duty of
the educated to enter into the work; to assist in
educating the masses, touching the true meaning
OF government and the true value of independ.
enee.
MIR. Phillips illustrated his idea of the servility
and doughtseednsss of the present age, by refer
elees to distinguished men and influential organ
nations to their deafness to the appeals OF hu-
manity, their dumbness on subjects of vital i'm
porfance to the people, and their slavishness to
popular sentiment at home and abroad.
Wednesday was the regular Commencement
day. After the exercises of the graduating class,
In the morning, at the First Baptist Church, and
ihs comforting of the degrees, the Alumni and
guests proceeded to the College grounds, where,
in spacious tent in the rear of University Hall,
dinner was served up. After the imploration Of
Divine grace by the President, Rev. DR.. Sears,
the visnds were dispatched in due time, when
President Sears spoke few words of welcome to
che assembled children and friends Of the Uni.
versiiy, who had come up to gather around her
board in celebration of her birthday, aud after
slluding feelingly to the great loss sustained by
the College, by the death of Moses B. Ives, con.
el1ded with sentiment in honor of the State
which brought up Lieut.. Gov. Turner, now act
ing Governor, in the absence of Gov. Dyer in
Europe That gentleman responded appropri-
stely, as did also Chief Justice Ames of the SUI
Preme Court, AbrahamI Paine, Esq, Mayor Rod.
man, lof Providence, Rev, Dr. Chickering, of
Portland, Hon. Henry Chaplin of Worcester,
President Champlin of waterville College, Me-,
Rev. Prof. CANNED, and Rev. j. C. Fletcher,
successfully, in reply to sentiments offered.
Ex.Mayor Chapin's remarks were made in re-
spouse to sentiment complimentary to the city
Of Worcester. He spoke (says the Providence
Joa1aotl of the intimate connection between
Worcester aud Brown University. This city had
sent many Of her sons to be educatad there, and
thirty graduates of Brown were among her citi.
sens. Mr.. Chaplin made an amusing speech in
reference to old college times and to the signs Of
progress manifested, not more in the attention
with which Wendell Phillips had been listened
to, than by the very promiscuous manner in which
graduates who, he was sure, were in their moth.
er's arms when he was in college, passed into the
dinner procession dozen classes ahead of him,
He gave the following sentiment:
Broom Uatoersity-Always sure to maintain a
true conservatism; let it always be found in the
van OF true humanity.
The President, in allusiou to the poem deliver
ed the day before by S. Dryden Phelps, said that
Ya'e had sent us clerical Dryden, and he would
call upon our Worcester Tyrtaeus.
Hon. Charles Thurber of Worcester responded.
fssys the Joaraal) and was greeted by the Presi.
dent with quotation from the poet whose name
he had used. Mr. Thurber read an after-diuner
poem full Of capital hits, and quite equal to the
reputation which he had acquired by former and
wel-remembeIed productions of the same kind.
Want of space alone prevents our giving, at
this time, more than the following brief extract
from Mr.. Thurber's agreeable and entertaining
poem -
: It was nine years ago upon Tuesday this week,
In .bedi nee to orders came here to speak,
And they kindly suggested, to make the thing better
40 begin every line with capital letter
Well, me, saw, and 80 forth, and can avow,
Inst The song then furnished has lasted till now
~ only JoaT years snce-your bard, yesterday,
was invitel 70 come here and carol his lay
And be came, and ne sung. and tbs magical lore
Has secured him, this Autumn hearty encore.
l. At rst. at the thought, felt slight degree sad;
Ga ren acton, d ught that ought to get mad,
And the Bard been unHrOWned nth that awful D, d.
The denouement bad doubtless been powder and ball
Ant, for one, Two, or three Of the trio, a call,
but az own was n ItheT. kind mother TO me-
A,d the Bard was brother, except in degree,
tALd who kneE but D. D., &c appeared that be had
nesnt Doctor Of Duels, or something ats bad,)
% solAced myself until wholly unvexed,
with much better inference derived from the text.
Dr.. Dryden and we're invited to town,
To attend the Oommt ncement and carol at Brown
And the Doctor tang sweetly, but nov It appears
That me song no sang lasted them only four year.
Iny-eii sang song. just IS be did, but mine,
Without nne repetitio has lasted tor nine
And Bgeet Was the version and rich was the lore
That doubtsess win last them as many years more
10 u srefR re hosss this, as peculiarly mine,
4 havs beaten the Doctor i've years cut Of nine"
The twsnty-frst Brunonian Chapter Celebra.
tion took place at Rev. DR.. Halls church. Thurs
day afs ernoon. After prayer by Rev. Hemar
Lincoln Of Roxbury, and Introductory remarks b
AbrAbam Payne, Esq., Of Providence, Mr.. Payn,
introduced the orator of the day, George W. Cur
ts, Esq., of New York. Mr.. Curtis's grafton wal
one Of the most splendid and elegant, as well al
most truthful and progressive, ever delivered
his subject was, "The Nature, Duty, and Re
aponsibilities Of Patriotism" The following Il
brief extract, exhibiting the orators correct ides
Of true patriotism -
patriotism, or the peculiar relation of an indi.
Eiduai 20 his country, is like the family inatinct
In the child il Is blind devotion !: IN the man
a. intelligent love. The patriot perceiyes The
claim made upon his country, by the circnms,sn-
ees and time Of her growth and power. and how
God is 70 be served BY using those opportunities
Of helping mankind. Therefore his conntrv 4
dear 70 him as his arm and he would a. soon NJ
and steal himself, as assist or excuse his country
IN a crime. Just in the degree that son Il fonS
and afeotionate, does he not break his heart owe,