Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-06-09

As the Orxtof befbfs the two Literary Societies.
Dr.. heat took 4of kis sutieetthe mufnal
between lie md Etefa tnte. He plead for proper
Ecultivaton Of the heart that the work OF the head
might be more beneficial and permanent By an
| abundance Of striking examples, he showed that
godessness thwarted the intellect and limited it's i'm
Huence, while il hardened the heart. he fearessly
told the simple truth aboutthe inner and secret life
Of many, the brilliancy Of whose genius is apt to
dazzle the young, the ardent the imaginative, and
the thoughtless. The soul that would be healthy
and strong must feed on the truth in all it's kinds
It must love the truth, and make all sacrifices to OBJ
tain it. Our Creator has surrounded with truth
to be apprehended by the intellect, with truth to-
excite the emotions, and with truth to inaame the
passions He that would write for his race, and be
loved and honored and remembered through all time
must be true man in all things He who has laid
down this as the oganic law for humanity, must
provide that it be fulfilled, and all History shows
that He does provide. 1t is special cause for re-
joiciDg that the department of Logic and Rhetoric
| in our University is presided over by one whose
teachings on these all important subjects spring
from such sautary principles and are inculcated
with so much zeal and disnctness with such album
dance Of illustration from life and Difference to
elaion. While this is the case the mad tumnlt Of
intellectual activity that has cursed our New Eng
land country. will never be known in our conserva-
tive community.
The exercises connected with the dedication Of
the monument that the Alumni have just erected
to the memory of the first President of the Unvers-
hy. occupied the hours of Wednesday afternoon
The Alumni led by the music of solemn funeral
dirge, proceeded from the Library, where their pr
vate meetings are he'd, to the monument. There,
standing around it in circle and assisted by good.
y number Of their fellow citizens they first raised
their voices high in the words of the well known
doxoogy-" Praise God from whom all blessings
flow and then with heads uncovered joined in
devout alteration and prayer with the Rev. DR..
Phillips who is now left alone at the University by
all the other colleagues of DR.. Caldwell. The mon
ument is Of white marble, with base containing
suitable inscriptions. and is erected in front of the
South building, not far from the old poplar. 1t is
more than twenty feet HIGH and bears near its top,
tablet wherein scuptured in high relief a
railroad wheel, Engineers Transit instrument,
| and the Bible. The monument is of an elegant
simplicity, its inscriptions short, true, and COM
prehensive and its ornaments are most appropriate
The whole reflects much credit on the taste Of the
Committee charged with its erection (Judge Battle
as Chairman, Gov. SWAIN and Mr.. Bingham.) AT.
ter these solemn, simple. and striking ceremonies,
the Alumni went on to Girard Hall, where the Pres.
ident Of the Association delighted crowded house
BY his unaffected heartfelt, and entirely appropriate
| eulogy of one who was in every true man.
Mr.. Paul Cameron sincerely admired the subject Of
his eulogy, and he had enjoyed rare opportunities
| for knowing DR.. Caldwell well. His father,
| and Gen. Davie, were the Presidents right hand
men, TO whom he looked for counsel and support in
many a trying hour and never looked in vain. The
picture of the good Dr. visiting "a farm house not
twenty five miles from here, where he frequently
| resorted, sometimes to bury the dead, and some
times cheer the living" greatly enjoyed, and
many other passages, by their artlessness and deep
feeling brought tears to the eyes of the twenty OF
DR.. Cadwell's pupils who supported their President
| on The Rostrum. 1t expected that some OF
them would have added their tribute of admiration
| for DR.. Cadweli's character and services. But no
one dared to say a word. Yet there were sitting by.
| Gov. Graham, and Mr.. Bryan, and DR.. Hawks and
| Mr. Mr. oak
| and Mr.. Bingham, and others of note in our land
They all felt that just what ought to have been said
had been well said. and more might mar the happy
effect already made. After unanimously requesting
copy of the eulogy, the Association adjourned, and
| the audience dismissed with benediction by
| DR.. Hawks.
1t was understood that at their private meeting,
the Alumni voted their thanks to the companies
| which transported the monument on their respec
tive railroads free of charge after it was delivered
in Wilmington. and to Mr.. Cameron, for having It
hauled from the station to its appointed SITE At
DR.. Hawks suggestion they also resolved that a eu
ogy commemorating DR.. Mitchells life and services
should be delivered at their next annual meeting
and that when the Chapel, now contemplated,
| IS erected mural tablet bearing an inscription
suitable to his great WORTH should be wrought into
its walls. Major Chas L. Hinton elected Presi-
dent of the Association for the coming year.
On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings the follow
ing decaimers appeared on the stage Of the Chapel
TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE l, 1858.
l'0us on o se nsk den Co.
human Gr1lronD NICHOLSON, Halifax Co ''' -'''
o ''''''' ~ " JOHN BRADFORD. Alabama '' ''N'
Three days in the Life Of Columbus. .DELAveSE.
JAMES E. BUTTS, Georgia.
"'A' you JAsrR ' ~ ~" Hunt Granville Co.
Lafayette; 5o e1isy WALKER Mississippi. sFHA'''
|
ROBERT S. CLARK, Texas
NICHOLAS L. WILLIAMS, Ja, Yadkn Co. '''N
Mahmoud II; or, the Prospect of Affairs in !, the
N''' THOMAS r ALLEN, Windsor raN'' w. 'S'
in'e'''' : 3oas II fs.nsos Mississippi ehA'rAS
HrsRr s. PuRrEAR, Huntsville.
"WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 2, 1858.
GEORGE s. MARTIN, Tennessee
Spartacus to the Gadators at Capua. KELLOGG
LOUIS West Mississippi
g. America-her Glory and her Shame.. GARLAND
T. LuCIUs SMITH, Tennessee.
- WILLIAM r. S,caolsos Halifax Co. .e'ON' MUS
s. The constitution and the Union. .RANsox
THOMAS DAVIS, Franklin Co.
''' Iowa NJ Ro1srEa, Raleigh. 'D'','''
1. Reguus to the Roman Senate. SARGENT
VERNON H. VAUGHAN. Alabama.
2. The Union. SENATOR WALKER, WISCONSIN
PIERCE NJ. BUTLER, South Carolina.
3. The Last DAYS Of Hercuancum. .ArHERsToNE
~ DANIEL R. COLEMAN, Concord.
f. The Fall of Poland. SHRFFEY
WALTER ]. JONES, Milt.n.4
The Character and Extirpaton of the Indians SPRAGuE
Il GEORGE P. BRIAN, Raleigh
6, Lochinvars. .SIR WALrkR ScOTT
CHARLES WALSH JR., Alabama.
The declarations by the Freshmen were not Al
all remarkable Mr.. Bradford seemed to compre
bend his speech Alright, and rose somewhat above
mediocrity. But the Sophomores acquitted them
selves well. So well that q distinguished listener