Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-06-15


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Pov bo i compelled 70 recits 70 his nasssr, vhis
rot ..scc;stsd nth okhe5s has not . due spirit
~ s sm"l.,;on srou,ed But while the boys sfs q
oo,,s.s ssch endeeyon 10 acquire superiority ovsr
~. csh.r and m thew become thoroughly prepared
for the serious duties Of lie. This preparation he's
-. go, =, ~. hosts Of men whom you have sent
to other State. As far q know, they carry with
them the firm integrity and wisdom which eharac-
terixe the pcople Of this State in IN eminent degree
They have been scattered over the wilds, and have
confr;hcd cssentiav IA evo character to the places
If their choice.
7 wish I could address all the young men In my
hearing 4 vast rcsponsibility rests upon them.
While Generations of men rise and sink and arc for
gotten PRINCIPLES remain and arc eternal would
advise these Young men to devote themselves to the
preservation of the principles 81 the Constitution,
for without these blessings our liberties arc gone.
Let this Constitution be torn into atoms; let the
members Of this Union separate; Let thirty Rcpub-
lies rise up against each other and II would he the
most fatal day for the liberties Of the human race
that ever dawncd upon any land Let this expert
ment fail. and every friend Of liberty will dcr'crc
the sad event l belong to generation now rapid
ly passing away. My lamp Of life cannot continue
to burn much longer hope may survive 10 the
end Of my Presidential term. But so emphat'caiiy
do believe that mankind rs well as the people Of
the United States arc interested in the preservation
fathers before witness its dissolution.
In the flux and rcaux Of public opinion things arc
constantly passing away. Events that may be con.
sidered great to-day. the rvfux Of public opinion
NAV remove tomorrow. Let US keep together.
then, for better or for worse. rs man and wife
For though troubles, rs they say, sometimes
times prevail in the married state yet the couple
hold together and pursue their quiet way. thank
YOU for this kind and cordial reception. have no
doubt it will prove one Of the most ntci cstng pc
RODS Of INV lfe
At the conclusion Of President Buchanan's re-
marks, cheer after cheer went up simultaneously
from the assembled multitude lie was then ush.
cred by President Swain and the Marshals into the
parlor, and the opportunity afforded the fair la.iics
who had congresatcd there, Of exchanging friendly
greetings with the President Of the Cntr,l States
Loud and repeated cries from the crowd outside
brought out Mr.. Secretary Thompson. lie said that
the honor was unexpected. but man never forgcts
his mother, nor coull he ever forget his Alma Mater
A thousand things rushed to his recollection on his
arrival here. But there were two events which he
would ever remember with especial pleasure The
first was when he got the first distinction in the
Freshman Class and run home and told his father
The other was the kind and cordial reception he had
met with from those who were the sons Of his carly
companions As he entered that venerable mansion
thoughts Of his early teachers fitted across his mind
Here the venerable Dr. Caldwell resided and pu.
rcr, better man never lived in this world There
was also Dr. Mitchell lie missed them now. lie
would like to indulge in some Of these reflections
but he would not exhaust their patience. When he
left the University. its numbers small but the
institution always had the confidence Of the people
Of North-Carolina. He found II now in the Hood.
tide Of prosperity. Ono thing to President Csld
! well. knowledge In those days was limited Pres
ident Caldwell wrote several articles on the impor.
lance and feasibility Of running u central railrpa,i
from the seaboard to the mountains TWAS argued
by him with singular force and clcarncss that great
and lasting good would be derived by the State from
the establishment Of such road But how was il
! considered in his day and generation: lie Vas con.