Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-08-05


| The Church was densely crowded TueSda
5 afternoon, with an intelligent and cultivate
audience Messrs. II. E. BARNARD, Pres
dent of the Phi Sigma NJ, and a. c. BAL
LARD, President of the Institute, with tn
Orator and Poet, and REV. JOSHUA YOUNG
Chaplain of the occasion, occupied chair
upon the stage Rev. Mr.. Young oiere'
prayer, which, after Music, was followed b,
Mr. Curtis Grafton.
The orator announced as his subject, tn
idea embodied in the Institutions Of our COun
try, and The relation Of Education TO that Idec
and he remarked that in treating it he
should consider first, the great principle which
lies at the foundation Of our Institutions
secondly some of the prevalent errors in res
pect thereto, and finally how Education is tc
correct those errors.
Our Democratic principle is the asser-
ton of the equality of human rights, and
that Government is valuable in proportion
as it secures those rights. 1t asserts the
brotherhood Of the race. Hale the Amer
lean Martyr, Toussaiut L'Ouverture the
colored patriot, AlcibiadeS. the Krooman
dying the death of the middle passago-all
are men and brothers, says our Democratic
principles all are my possible children, says
America. our mighty mother. So august IS
o1r american principlel Believing it. we
al., boliovo that opr democratic Government
offers the hest ADVANTAGES for the carving out
IF tbe rrincinIe
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p, +t. form If C,rerr,osnt bnt ro rho c,r-
s.i.,,c.s of tho reo,lo that Voc r,ps+ 1ool, c,r
s.curi,v What in rbe checks and balance.
in our system amount to. when the people
,r, ,,r.r,t9 Tbov ors brt tho IocLin,, and
b,Itinr If tho door when ,tbs BURGLAR j.
under m. he'd within second error : Pho
r.nr,ducti5u of the uro,rfr,. that oil. tbo voico
of the people i. the voice of God. in the as
sertion that the will of the many must be
right and must prevail. But there is no
miracle in mere numbers. \ MYRIAD Of fall
hble individuals is also fallible. Fifty ounces
are no more equal To one wise man than one
Ounce is. No body surposes that the Gov
ernor. though elected bv III. majority Is
Of necessity. the hest man of the State for his !
place except in Vermont Common sense-tbe
sense Of the narv-rorsocuta5 GaIiIoo and |
.auobed Columbus ro sc,~D Itis,,,oo,,,oo,,
sense that lends III. world third norrIor
SUPERSTITION IS that = law ,nust in all c,sas
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he peorlc NAV make wicl,ed Iows Nd
licked law is M moro b;ndin,, ON +bo id;
dual because II was made he Tho noo,,l,
IAN it would be if made bv = tirc Yon
av saw this makes moral chaos -you
laos is better than moral ororot,, Pr e
: .toas t ''' r i.ly' ana. 'iy' Du' Il v
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1e that ancient chaos on which the Spirit
God moved, and brought out of it order
ID light Suppose Herod had made law
aking the murder of his children binding
every father: would the vounc man of
rusaem have felt obliged to parade with
lskets to see that the law was obeved2 ="
lagine the conservative Pharisees remonstra-
lg with the father; g Ought we not they :"
him, * to bear and forbear? You NAV /,
{ like the law but while II ;s tho low Vi
u ought to conquer YOUR preindices Ia
e are all law-abidng Jews. and since Ell
3 law is made, the best wav IS inst 70 oi
other the baby, and have done with if >, "
ID how will it be when the man stands ba- 'C
e the Infinite JUDGE TO saw q God 1(
wed this mans law and slew NV child in et