New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-17

may ~ from rrpcrs-&nd 7: vss ory BY being firm
to principie that tnsy ooaid serve :aeI country IN
.he.e times Wien ,Aly pubic op2en t,cs Tie pscs
Of tue worth. IChssrs Tben. let them stand alone
before the word-fsce i. alone If it needs be- only let
them be sure 70 do what was right. tAppsuse.J Let
the N s.tack it through the invio.soe tescber scd
adhere TO tha. principle in pr,sper'y and sdverdty,
IN good report IL evil report. n life IN death, and
they would have Ade their mark upon the age, aod
have accomplished the object FOR which they received
their education. lApplause.l
At the cCnclus oi Dr.. brovnson's remark, N
conienrg Of deg ees, premiums and prom '''ons BOX
place.
following gertlenep: Hen,y II. Dodge, New-York;
H.F. Su,yth, B).tn; G. Saith, NewJer,ey aud
Michael hul.sby Of Ephin, Ireland.
The degree OF B.ceel2r Of Az was eoltfIed r. on
xanus, L. l.; G 10. B. Kenny lisi1sx, y: 3; Geo.
Fitzpatrick, Brooklyn; T. j. McCahili, NsS-Iork;
Thos. O'Hsrs, T. -hsrnton, y. \.
TIE ARC CHBIsHoP SPEECH.
The Archbishop next rose 70 address the sudlencs,
who received him in very fistterng manner. de
sad he thought he could congratulate the sdies ara
gentlemen present, IS he did hse, On the isct .ns
tie few worde worth ut.errg which ne oousn ne hs1
in his mind had been expressed slresdy mucl better
than he could express them, Gnd especsly 10 tde ga,
mirsble address TO the graduates. He tsd hstsned
with delight TO the specG Of eisory thst had been
before them. App .us-. Those original compost
tions-the sentiments AID ldess-were wort1y OF ma-
turer years and more experienced minds. In them
ns,ofisul and enerps and other eminent qualities,
had been alluded to appropriate language. S;s;es,
men might pr ptilosopbize; but there we're few, snd
there would be always few, men whom history
teOk for her own, AID recorded on ner iminoftsi
psee. [Cheers Tnere were men who caught the
eye Of their contemporaries and Of postery bat they
were always few. Tney got thst distinction from lie
nsss and II would be unkDd and unjust 10 ascrbe 10
that alone the merit by which clviz slisn and region
and science were transmitted through the world.
While he listened TO the remarks Of those young gen
tlemep thought passed through his mind. lie cou
not bu: admire the economy of Divine Providence IN
rrsneing that commerce of charity and humanity by
which those who had just entered upon life were
lrked with those no were passing from the stage
AID became tte heirs of thei- krovejge. He se!d
there was an admirable and besutifu economy Uttered
it lie might 50 spesk-tarousn sclenc, and religion
Now he SAID though they were not conspicuous, the
men who from the love of God and their fsiowcrea-
tues devoted themselves 10 the toilsOme occIpa5n
OF teaching those young men, were the great men Oh
the sge. lCheers Those were the men wac shove j.
were, Their OWE Kindness IN their fruits, snd the
produce OF future time and sges-thOse wno would
sGorn their country and benefit their race. Cheers.l
There are classes that devote themselves 10 esching
for gain; but he did not believe tnet sny human
recompepse was sufficient for the labor snd
attention Of conscientious and devoted teacher. lie
did not value knowledge as mere knowledge. The
world was oyeIfloving with what WAS ca1d knowl
edge and very large portion of 1t was trash, not
worth throwing away Education, in his opinion, was
rs rad been wei and eloqueA.ly said, the sceIce OF
conquering knowledge Every man who loved his
couttry and loved her rights, and the common Savior
OF ell should feel the deepest interest in the cause OF
Education Of education which partook OF Pagan
.cience, but Of true education which made the man.
fCheers.l To their psrents it was wise dspensa'ion
Of the Almighty Providence that lie had inspired men
10 devote their whole lives to the teaching Of their
children.