New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-06
UNION COLLEGE.
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Ccr..,pocdercss Ten. Y. rr'sa-s'
scHEsEcrAor, Aug. ;, 1853.
You lave had this y,s- rottirg about 90 Old Unior,
though il aourishes no:e K. Ary tean ever We had
sons morcesux-piquants heIs, Aue a.ef'aSts OF
which may perhaps not displsase your resdsrs'
furry psme, Commencement beginning st TIE
end. Yet tie paradox is quito Orthodox The stu
dents are through their college edue alton, ani com
euce real life. Well ifthst n tie reason for the ufe
of this term, tie commencement fNesha!cws very
appropriately the foliss Of the world. Tie students
are, al tbat ovation, frst allowed 70 follow ther own
will in TIE selection Of those VINO should sirg, PIPE aa1
speak fer them. To tlis liberty there Is but one eH-
ceptcn here namely no brass baud is allowed to enter
lie Presbyterian Church, where the festivities taAs
place in order to avoid any unpleasant Suggestions OF
bible texts Ike "soun0ing brass and tickling Gym
bals" Besides, the first speaker was this year not
allowed 70 speak in that chu.ch, because he hiss
the name of being Unitarian. With these two nodi.
cs,iors the whole CONNIE ucenlsnt was served up at
the students pleasure We'll, then Discourse of Mr.
Huntington, from Harvard College, held on Sunday,
the 25th of July in the Dutch church. made tho be-
ginning. He handled his subject, Faith better than
knowledge, with great skill, though he was at times
too sweeping, II al iIdel could not be conscen-
tious scholar or man. But Of the much expected Uoi
tariarism he gave nothing and the orthodox watch
men ad nothing to bring home but the unpeassn.
tidrgs of excellent speech and an enchanted audi
cree, beth of which would not have dlsgracs sd the
Presbyterian meeting house. Inc Coasstory OF TINS
Chuch are very strict Trinaens, and they ara there
fore opposed to ary system which might infer the rule
Of ore alone go they would not yield to the wish OF
their ge utlemsnly aud worthy pastor They have
stubborn trinity IN their Council. who would rather
devour Themselves than give up their principle.
On Monday evening We bad the pleasure OF nearing
Mr. Fowler from Pougbkespsie. The mau was
already known and his orstion, which be had de-
llyered some weeks before, at Rutgers College. Ths
engine was at full pressure here yet it whisted
alorg pretty well, ard we passed seVersi hours very
pleasantly. 80
ton read weIithoueht sud highly finished disc outse
on tte Scholar in q Democracy" lBy the by. both
Fowler and Parker spoke in the Presbyterian church
Huntington might have spoken there TOO, had " not
happened to be appointed tor sunday discourse. One
might be allowed to desecrate MoLd.y or Tuesday,
according 10 the view of many an orthodox Trinity
man, but not Sunday; IN that point they are u nts-
rian Parker condemned on q wholesale scale the
scholar of the present day. At first, said the speaker
the scboor vas the slave OF theocracy; in the sec
ono period Of the worlds history he became an ans
ocrat tie ttd stage Of thus present ela he ouSat TO
bs democrat, working tor the people, educating,
ovipg caring for the common people, the large ma
oriy from whose toll ana swat the scholar is nour-
Ishtd. But how does he fulfill his mission The
" scholar Of the present day, the sharp, spsklrs
orator coItinuee snob, ashamed OF his poor rela
ions" ara he threw then Jove-like his thunder and
lightning above and below sud around him on his lls.
teneIs who, halt enchanted aud half mad, undecided
whether to stand TO flee, followed him patiently to
ths erd. lie gave sops hard blows to tho reverend
ministers-more than they deserved. For, though
they are to be blamed IN their attempt OF forming
siest caste in democrscy-a caste narrow 10 their
views fierce their sGtipathies distinct from other
people n this world rot only by long faces but even
by the eternal white cravs, in cut and in. door exer
cseyet there beats below thess tring tinses msny
robe heart Iea6y for any sacrifice 70 their fellow man.
Mr. Parker has several times overeapsd himself, aud
By utteripg exeggersi ions BIKE this " Fred. Douglass
"has dore more for humanity than any 80 900 mins-
"ters be did not keep entirely within the limits OF
decorum logicum. Yetthere are now many here who
are at Ices for terms to outrage Parker. Never
man." they say has thus insulted Christian CON-
muniiy.' At once these gentlemen become orthodox,
and throw indignant their iIvectiyes at the socalled
Parkels coming reached their ears were very LIBERAL
little Eueuopisn ard even Pafkerish, themselves
What tender chord had tten been struck at once
Well you unGoubts dy have solved the riddle already
youreef the &c iLden gentlemen our brethren
of the Democratic party they measure right and
wropg, religion, principle, humanity, OILY BY one
staudsrd :" Is the black man man or a savel"
AID wee be TO him who believes him to be man
nay be be rich CT poor, ignorant or learned, Chris
tisn or rfdel may ns bring joy or grief oppression
tyranny. heaven CT he'll ne Ia alike deviIi'h man.
and whatever he may say, cometh from the ENl.
On Wedresdsy morning, Mr. J. Tappan, from the
Michigan University, delivered an address before the
Aumn-s long, long discourse on ID ference and
Harmony a two hours Introduction to the pIoposal
Of plan how to connect with | nlon CoueSe
higher course similar TO the Univsrstes 10 Germany
Ttey are laboring here under this nlgher course
these three or four years, and will labor yet
maLy years to come. Come, It must, but slow,
ly. Mr. Shaw, CT the Senior C!as., delivered
then sn eLtbusatc Oratior, and Prot. Amoureux
read very fire poem OF Mr.. Alfred Street: pro-
cs zion was then formed, which, preceded by q hns
brsss band marched TO tue College grounds, there
TO lsy the eornerstore Of a new building the Gfadu-
stes Hall and Chapel TO be situated in the campus
between tie four other College buildngs. The Hon.
Irs HAMS made very spproprete adcress on tnis
solemn occasion ard spoke touching words sbou. inc
venerable President, DR.. Mott, who replied WIZ nis
customary coed taste. None can heip TO ooA a. tue
CID sire, who has now 81 years corducted thls n,
stitLton, w.thout wehing ths, peace ana oonor anu
happiness msy brighten his last years, sna Iiouos'
ard cares fee ON his Brow. A., ,,,;
In the afternoon there vas banquet OF me Aiuhh.
cf Ii ION College in the Chspel, 10 when msny an
old voice resou1dtd again. Subscriptions tor the rev
hal were then opered and tnere are now already
over g. eco collected On Thurscay, the usual om-
uerccmert Exercises tock place. Afer seyeralhours
of sorne twerty or thirty little speeches, GONE OF
them eyc.ileut in ther wsy the degrees q u. a ana
N A were conferred. At ls.t the two Bstc aiotd
n edsis were awarded TO J. A. Boyd OF Neg-loik,
and II. j. GciGon of Charleston, who wers helt oy
tbe Committee es the two best speskers. oenedic-
tier fro tie President ooFed the exercises, and toe
guLie1ce ,sf, the bsa'ed church 20 minge with the
outside yofld and with ppTer air agsln. L.