The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-04

DEPARTURE Prem R'LElGH
At Raleigh, isst night, the President ne'o ~.
cepton FROM TIL Q o'clock, and was called o. ~
a large number Of ladies and gentlemen. ave-
that reception was over. Gov. ELLIS tnre" op''
the 0ubernatoriai mansion, and dispenser W.
with bountiful hand, TO 'oe n""'
an. military and civic visitors who visitso 'nef''
This morning. at an early hour, the military, nun.
h.r,no eIeven com panies kept the town 10
n,aa.nrab,e exc item eut BY their marching HUI
,ha,r re,pectivs headquarters to the fafor'uea
yyor.e whore they assembled to escort the fre',
do,, 10 the depot At9 n'cioek, the line oeios
formed, Mr. BUCHANAN appeared ana 'aai"s n's
.sa. IN carriage, drove off to the depot, ATTENDED
10 ,ba military and q multitude which the ia'ins
rain could not dispense
SCENES AT THE DEPOT.
The depot presented decidedly w'de-awake "p
,anca Pour locomotives stoed puffing and
s.roecb;nu ready to draw four long trains OF pas
..noar cars every one Of which was filled to It's
r,,mo.. eapaci,y The little delay In starting, gave
.,o,s n, the crowd who desired 1t, an opportunity
% shake hands with the Chief Magistrate, and
,.,os number ayailed themselves Of the occasion.
Ono old LADY, hobbled to the car window, and
,at;np the President by the hand, with evidebs
..,;.fsctou, said she "was mighty old" and so she
"a. .sbut she was glad she had lived TO see fre-
,isentn The children of the Dsaf and Dumb School
Asy.um came on the platform, and Growing
aronnd the window, all shook hands with him. IL
wss ouits interesting 10 see them, 10 their sign
language, expressing their qualification to each
other after retiring from the window.
THE TRIP.
a.tbe cars started. sslutes of muskets and can
non were fired, the latter q little too soon, nov"
ever. as tue shock OF the report broke 'he e'Aes
ont of the door Ia the Presidents car. Nothins
of interest occurred on the ROAD oetween na'e'sn
and Durham's Depot, where we got en- to take
staae for Chapel Hill. Here carts, wagons, hacks,
carriages and every species OF vehicle were as.
,embIed in hundreds, and there appeared to be no
lack of conveyance to the University, whlcn Is
onIy twelve lilies of. The impatient public, how.
aver. did no, seem TO appreciate this fact, for q
graud scramble ensued directly the trains stopped
for Keats for Chapel Hill. The usual imploring
aud imprecating WAS gone through with 10 the
most lively style, and while negro was asked u
A tone which evnced the deepest anguish on the
mart of the speaker, if be eusr going 10 bring
that ysiise." he was informed in the same breath
that lie would have his Id throat cut If he didut
have il there in FIVE minutes" the threateDer pro-
ceedipg with the reading OF u newspaper, by way
of convincing the unhappy porter that be was in
earnest.
A MAMMOTH CARAVAN.
The President started ahead in the carriage of
Gov Ellis and in a few moments was followed by
not less than 100 vehicles, filled with soldiers,
ciyilians and ladies. The caravan presented a
queer appearance as it moved around some of the
hills on the routeits head the hill top and the
tail trailing along in the plain beloW. band
wagon apparently once the property of q circus.
contained one of the m ilitary bands, contributed
to give the unusual cortego the appearance of a
travelling mepagerie. The ride was hot and
dusty one, but enIiveued occasionally by short
race between some of the wagons of the caravan,
and ioyial conversation between the gentlemen OF
the spaDgies as some of the passengers would per-
sist in calling themselves, was not an unpleasant
one.
ARRIVAL AT CHAPEL HILL.
After ride of three hours the cortege reached
Chanel Hill, the seat Of the University of North
Carolina and the President was carried to the res
idepce of Ex-Governor Swat Of North Carolina
the President of that institution. lie was well
coined on the sward in front Of the man sion, by
it's PROPRIETOR, aud replied very briefly. Secretary
THOMPSON being called for, also made response
After an interval for rest, the company with the
students of tho College, repaired to a dinner Set
in tho shade of the broad oaks of the yards. Du.
ring the meal, the sweet music Of Smiths Armory
Baud of Richmond added to its pleasures.
This afternoon, the President, accompanied by
the officers of the college, repaired TO the chapel
of the College, where Rev Dr.. Hooper, of Hartford
College, IN this State, delivered an address befora
the alumni, which was much applsuded. 1t waa
repIete with humor, and contained besides. much
sound advice to graduates just entering the world
AC COLLEGE EXHIBITION.
Ats o'clock this evening the exhibition" Of
the Sophomore class took place in the chapel Of
the University. The exhibition is one not seen
in Virginia colleges, and a description of it may
be interesting. Before the hour of commencing
the hall was filled with ladies and conference.-the
pretty faces of the former predominatng largely
The band Ia the orchestra gallery Smiths from
| Richmond,) played several delightful airs, the
leader char ming the North Carolinaus by some OF
the sweetest notes on the bugie they ever heard
About 81 o'clock, the President, accompanied by
Fix. Governor Swain, entered the ball. the audience
generally rising be came ip. Shortly after, one
oftbe marsbas ouno ed the arrival of the first
division OF the Sophomore class, (Which was to
speak against" the second.) aud four young gem
tleman entered, clad in black silk gowns reaching
T. thsir feet, and wearing 0 rosetts on the left
| breast. They ascended the platform. and their
name and the title Of their oratorical efflrt was
announced by President Swain as follows:
Evils of Dismembermenf, ian appeal for the
Uniop,) Thomas Allen, Of Wlndsor.N c; Cato's
| Soliloquy on Immortality. by Rob't Clark, of
Texap; D.mosthenes Denounced, by Jno III Dobbiu,
of Fayetteville, c; Spartacus TO the Giadistors
| at Cappa. by Routh, of La. After these young
gentlemen had closed, the second division
nounced, aud five young gentlemen clad those be-
fore, entered Their names and subj ecs were called
cut az follows: Our Relations to England, by Oil.
| yer Parker, of Wilks CO. n C; Our Country, by
Henry Hogan, of Chapel Hill; Last Days cf Her
culaneum, by Jno Bradford, of Ala; Death of
Riccio by Chas Nj Stedman, of Fayetteville, N c;
The Elephant, by Eli Shorter, of Ala. All of
the Eff ,rts { these young men were welcomed by
the audience with applause.
PRESENTAT ALTON.
During an interval 10 these exercises, Prot Juo
Wheat, appeared on the platform. and introdu.
ced student Elisha L Wright, If Tend, to Presi-
d ,ut Buchanan, as the young gentleman. who had
won tho prize offered for the most meri .orious
Euglish composition, adding that the prizs would
be douby valued, if presented by himself.
The President consented, aud said:
Iconfess l am taken by surprise at this incident
of this evening, but am happy to be the honored
medium 10 the pres .ntation OF this token to the
young gentleman. He 10 distinguished for nost
meritorious composition-and that is the great
merit among literary gentlemen. ina man :u "ho
writes clearly, must think clearly. and will, by
practice csme to speak clearly. There 10 great
merit in short sentences. The autnor VINO uses
long senteuces is always laboring with difhculty.
One dis,inct idea distinctly sas 'ortD, mas more pos
teucy than q book full of those in which eVery-
thing under the sun 10 jumbled together, as 10 30
c,mmonIy the case among our modern writer's
The ancient style the best style, and that Was
the atyIe of Calhoun and Webster. / wish you.
air. great honor end great prosperity in whatever
pursuit in life you may engage. have been de
iighted with this examination. have never heard
more genuine sense, hum0r and wit than 10 the
address delivered by the gentleman who spoke to
YOU this afternoon, Or. Hooper, aud who was f3rs
msrly professor here-and with regard to the
more sober portions of it, hope they have sunk
deep into the minds Of every student in this col.
lege
The great curse Of our country, which has 10.
volved 30 many in crime, ia drunkenness. 1. Is
more dreadful than the pessilence, than the yel.
low fever, than the plague, than all the calami-
ties that visit man. In it, We bring on ourselves
a areuter calamity than Heaven haE brought upon
us in any firm or shape Of misery wish, With
all my heart, TO repeat what has been best said
what that speaker said, and to ask Of you all to
take care Of that fatal vics. which degrades man
to the level Of the brute, and brings him into dis
grace Ia the eyes ef the whole world. [Ap.
plause.
After the conclusion of the Exercises, the stu.
dsnts had dance in their ball room, at which
some OF the handsomest women in the south we're
present. A prsttier company of bellies has rarely
been seen. The dancing was kept up until late
hour.
THE NORTH CAR LIMA UNIVERSITY.
The University of North Carolina consists of