New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-30
FROM BOSTON.
From Our Own Correspondent

We ibai tbt t'brtIfn''V u'u w WIS ''"A
muni'y, had fattered ourselves that We had taken
sucit Mt precautions aeainst publicity in the matter
Of the outbreak at the meeting Of the Alumni at Cam
bridge last week. But it seems we were mistaken.
And We might have known that our precautions
would be of no avail Somebody is sure to blab in The
TRIBUNE. Now that the story is ont, We must
make the best Of il. And, after all l am not sure
but it is as well that the public should be fully in
formed What are the designs of a certain class Of
men among us. Forewarned, forearmed! II we
are to have the broken fragments of discovered
Union flying about our ears on the day after the
next meeting of the Alumni, let us be prepared to
duck our heads, and seek q shslter. So, on the
whole, perhaps it will do no harm to relate few
o. the particulars Of this rebelhen.
The cowardly character Of the malcontents is
msde sufficiently evident by the fact that Mr. VIM
throp who seems to have been the chief object of
their malice, is now in Europe When the cat is
away, the mice Will play, and the moment Mr..
Winthrop turns his back, an insurrectOn breaks
out smoug the Alumni which requires ths most
vigorous effort of Professor FELTON, and Professor
Bowen TO suppress. The rngleader Of the rebels
seems 10 have been a man nnmed John Washburn
OF Worcester. Who be Is, | know not, but sur
mice that he belongs 10 obscure branch OF the
Washburn family. ] am happy to be able to say
that be is not a son o. eX Gov. Washburn now Pro-
fessor or lecturer at Cambridge who is conserya-
tive and would never encourage any revolutionary
tumult. Perhaps this misguided young MAD be-
longs 10 that brhr ch of the Wushburn family which
bas sent three or four Black Republicans to Con-
press. When, at the meeting Of the Alumni. the
customary motion was made for the appointment OF
committee to retire and report list OF officers ior
tie year ensuing, this Mr. Washburn got up and
andaciously moved that the officers BE- chosen by
ballot. Professor Bowen, plying what he charita.
bly, considered the young man. ignorance, Informed
hlm that the usual method was to appoint com
mittee Wasbburh uDbushlng'y replied that he
was aware of thst fact but he thought it Important
that the members should have the privilege OF as
sent or dissent, snd this they could not h,ye with
out ballot. Think of that Dissent from the
conclusions of the managers Was anything 50
audacious ever heard of b,'ore! The Professors
began to lock Wild. They were observed to glance
around the rt ON ard count noses" The ranks of
law and order were found to be painfully thin.
Scouts we're hurTitdly sent ont to bring In
reanforcements. Meanwhile, time was gfined 6y
reading Mr.. Winthrop's letter. in which he com
mu nicated quasi decllnation Of reflection. Prof.
Bowen also aTaciuusly informed those who were
present that the Historical Society had reelected
Mr.. Winthrop its President in spite of Il similar
d,clination, ard lie thought it extremely proper
that the Alumni should do the same thing by this
time sufficient number of Conservative men had
been rallied to make il safe 10 tahe vote for the
motion made by the Worcester reyUutonist had
been carried Fortunately, however, the rebellion
went 30 further. The power which the radicals
appeaed to-io Wit, the ballot, did not serve their
turn The fIlsIds f law and order were to- strong
for them. ard when the box was turned 1t was
found that Mr.. Winthrop had received 43 votes
and Mr.. C. f. Adams 70. Mr.. Adams had, Of
course nothing to do with THIS emeuts. lie was,
with DR.. Holmes, reelected Nlce-Presdent; and
here mus. relate the most startiog fact ofal-one
which shows the purposes Of these dlsorganzers 10
their most ebastly aspect. 1t is tbis-that twenty
of the votes for Vice President were cast for Wen
cell Philips, the same man who receotly coarseiy
compsred Mr.. Winthrop's political decease to the
death Of biby which WAS =" s0t on by q lat
uomau-the fat wOmsn who carried Mr.. WIN
throp's fate within her shirts being no less per-
son ihan Mr.. Webster. The comparison cannot be
said 10 be- altogether inappropriate, though the PIE
fure suggested to the minds eye Is somewhat ludi.
crou.. But the attempt to elect to the office of
Vice President a man So forgrtiul of the propne-
ties Of life as to utter such u sarcasm, forbisnes
pregnant comment upon the purposes Of the revO-
iu,iopary party. They stick at nothing.
believe that nothing else occurred to disturb
The harmony aid pleasure Of Commencement DAY,
except al unfortunate alluson by one OF the boys,
| when he spoke his piece" 10 the - contemptble
:. art cles in III. Ne,c York Ledg,r," which the
,or ester coDtra.ted with the elegaot literature OF
| The Atlantic Monthly Mr.. Everett who was on
the platform found il convenient 10 blow has nose
| about that time. At the meeting of the Managers
| (or ~hst DOT of the DIVINITY School the Rev. Mr.
| Conway ot Cincinnati introduced resolution oi
| sympathy with Theodore Parker IN his laess, aid
If hope that he might soon return to bis sphere oi
.us tba l.sf 1
| ,yei besTd Of Mr. Parker himself, who does sot
lack bcldness Will oe astonlshed at the sudaclty oi
bis Cincuuati fiitnd. The proposition vas tre,ted
| ~ court.ou.iy II. could have been expected Most
| of the clercymen spoke very handsomely OF Mr.
Parker, but they could hardly have been expected,
after tie warfare between ttem ana him, which has
been carried for the last t"ent! years u 60 any
further.
Mr. Choste's funersl, on Saturday, WAS hand
.oney attended. Dr. Adaus's s-rrnon like the
one he delivered Oh the Sabbath after the ne"s
came of Mr. ChCate's d.ceAse, must hsTe been
oileLsiye from the tone If doubt which pervsdes
both as 10 the fate of tis psrisbioler. Specnia.
iious a. public funerals, as 10 what h7s o-c"ne U,
the soul Of the deceased. seem 7" De 10 very o'p
taste, and IN this Case, considering ihc frl''he
! ch;us ot Nr. Cbua.e AID DR.. Adams ~ the Divine
clenrrcy. tbey steru almost lud'crpus. The
Doctor seems not 10 entertain the slightest doubt
that he shall enter hesven but il - difficult 10 see
| bow b. j 10 get there except under tl- thi'eI-
| ,srs. sch.me" which aGmlts ever! 1od!' ~
ANYBODY ula, be sad n have - smart chance oi
etrr,. ltorWeIt. II certainly is the mao wno Las
exe,ted all h. efforts 10 proona the slavery OF four
millions Of men in tbs iir and. as The sailor sad
when he sag the slave drivers WITH their c"fie oi
.lsyes. III the devil don't get such fellows We
might as vel Dot have any devil" Ooe cause
II 80 ure~arut distrIst ard disbelief 10 future
state of retribu,cn probably is the ,cquesceuce OF
! 80 n.nv p,rsous IA tie claim which Is set Up by
uen.kfowu and notorious hyPocrites, that tney
shall 10, only GO 10 heayen themseFes' oII