The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-07-20

ByJ. q. HOLLAND. NJ. D., Springfield NJ ,ss.
Excused on account of sickness.
The young gentlemen the Gra iuating Glass acquit
ted themselves handsomely 1t would seem almost in
vidious to parcuarzc, where all did well, but the
ora'ions particularly noticeable were The jury by
GuBEar 3. CARpgNrER Of Akron, :" The Sprit that a
Scholar should Cherish by HEsRy NJ DAY of Cincinnati
and the Philosophical oraon, " The Future uero, by
BRAIsERD s. HIsLEY of Twinsburgh The CoIloquy on
ssthe Powers that be- comoosed by wItLIAM l. CHAM
RzRLAN of Hudson, capital hit at the recent Res
cue trials with which every one is familiar. The
Dominic represents time serving, meay mouthed min
ister Who the time of pass of the Fugitive Slave
Law loud iss denunciatons of that Act, bat who
at the preseut time cosels submission. The Captain
10 a rank aboonist, and bursts in upon the Dominic
he is in the midst Of conseling obedience to the
powers that be- which he defines to be the President
Congress- any that has the power. The Captain
disagrees with the Dominic and instances our Revolution
ary forefathers who made tea in Boston harbor and
Danie and the Apostles who continued to pray and call
on the name The Lord Jesus the
er In authority strictly forbare it. he heard the dominic
preach 1850 and advise the doubling of fists and un-
fortunately became and still remains convert to the
doctrine, Double ye up your fists" But circumstances
alter cases, and the Dominic counsels the pubca
tion of tracts change the moral sentiment Here he
met by the Captain who claims that occasions
A%'AS
trates supposing the Dominie has fallen into the
hands of lghwayman, who demands money or brains
and seeing him approach the Dominic calls on him fo
assistance, but instead of drawing pistol and shooting
he robber he pulls little red tract and reads
ye subject 10 the poaoers th0t be-" and passes on Th
Dominic claims this is not fair example of the power
that be-" but the Captain refers him to bis definition
which is auy that has the powers Atthis junctuH
fire SQUIRE young South Carolina gent, enters, and
a.. a.
Captain if he is an Aboonist. Captain replies that h
IT, offering his and show him IL he desires
but the Squire being satisfied they fall into argum
on slavery, the Squire taking the ground that slaves
equivalent to horses. Serve as the Do ninie Ia
he enters his protest against that doctrine. In shor
time, the Squire takes offence at remark of the CAP
tan and leaves with the threat that he shall hear fror
him again. He is followed by the Captain and tn
poor Dominic remains, wondering why he got the wort
of the argument. Dcspairng of settling the question
.submissol to the powers that be- his own sasfat
to he wisely concludes to lay the whole befor
the american Tract Society ~ at their next meeting,
rres with the happy Consciousness that that body wi
put to rest forever the vexed question:!
The valedictory, a poem, by JoHS F. HIrcHcooK
Hudson was q splendid effort. His parting tribute to q
President and Faculty touching in tie extrene re
dered the from the fact that he Is the as W
as pupil Of the President. The farewell words to
msmbers of his class beautifully conceived and bs
piIy delivered One needed to be there hear and
In order fully to appreciate this pleasant yet sad porti
of the exercises.
President HrTcHcccS then conferred the degree of A.
upon the thirteen young composing the graduate
class Ths ciass entered the Institution as students wb
he entered upon the duties of President and is theref
the frst graduating class under his guidance.
Immediately afer the degrees were conferred, a p
cession of the friends of the College and visitors