New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-02

iion may throw new light so as never to make
crake step until the player or the advocate Is sat
ished that il u the best which the game will admit Of
Oue of the most eminent uists wao ever graccd the
voolsack was proyei bally doub;er. 50 often was
tits repeated BY himself that Lord Eldon almost &C.
euired the title Of the Great Doubter7 Sometimes
shen legal proposition submitted TO him. he
woah say have been in doubt upon that question
twenty years" but yet this very hesitation gave great
| force to his opinions when he did form them. When
ne held the balance Of justice, til scale fairly pre-
penetrated, decisions carried greater wei ght
OF authority AZ illustrating this characteristic of the
snneIt Chancellor and a. grapb.e akusion to some
e The most distinguished practitioners of the ehancery
bar at the early part Of the present century, permit
sre to repeat aJes desprt circulated at the period:
Nr Leach made speech.
Impressive, elear snd strong.
M Hart, on the other part,
Mr Parker. ;ha; darker
Which was DARK enough without
That the Chancellor saids Doubt"
Mr. President continued the speaker. | hope am
not telling tales out Of school utteiing secrets
which disparags the profession; these are but the
iacea, the small change which passes current among
she dombers of the bench in the hours Of relaxation,
the glitter and sparkle of which may perhaps show off
10 advantage the unfsdng brlancy and solid worth of
tne ngots, Indicative of the intrinsic worth of jurs
prudence.
no consideration of mere amusement could induce
ne TO disparage the excellence Of an honorable and
robIe profession. Noble and hOnorble may well call t.
when considerthe high ends to which its amis devoted
the peace of society the security of life liberty and
property the enjoyment of every social right honor
able also may call il, when the trust is committed to
honorable and highmnded men Of integrity learning
ard talen Mt impressed above all things with ever-ab
ding sense OF duty; honorable, because it calls FORTH
invgo aes and displays the highest powers Of the hu-
nan mind
Mr. President, hope | may not be misunderstood
or be supposed arrogant by claiming honor for my
self nothing could be further from my thought. | am
row putting off the harness and not putting il on.
having other interest in the subject but to
declare the truth.
Again auding To the intimation that illustrious
guest has ii in contemplation to turn his attention to
the law, the speaker said: Let unite in the ardent
hope that in that event the same high intellectual
powers which have enabled him to surpass all CON-
petitos in the intellectual game Of chess may elevate
him to the highest place of eminenee in the balls OF ja
risprudeuce.
The speaker closed with the following sentiment:
xmorr end JgdgneHt Rapdit, q 7Aosgh and pro~ptae
sr, TO he snrys.sr chcs. PLAYER and tie eminent sdyo
este. lAppsuse
The neat toast s,lows:
Harvard tHirnty-The c's Of the intellect is her duty
and the lsures Of her pupils pride The Of her
Harvard neither ioree his fame undertakes his
President Walker of Harvard University responded
as follows:
Mr. President: In accepting an invitation to this dir
ner am afraid that have incurred obligations un-
Willingly which cannot fulfill and although cannot
mste an after-dnner speech, thank you for the
honorable of the college in the sentiment which
has been .ead, and foI the kind manner which il has
bees received. More than this; confess to a weak
ness if it ia weakness TO having made il part of my
pariotsm exut in the IluLphS Of the greet Ameri-
can chess-player, without equal or rival IN the
world. And | have exulted in them the more because
they purely intellectual triumphs, not in yachting,
yet in Ingenious contrvances tor saving labor or
making money though these things are good in their
way. From the beginning To the ending they are OF
the intellect. From these gain lesson OF encour-
agement, that We can compete successfully WIN otner
nations in the development Of our material resources.
II Is high time that should begin to compete with
them intellectually, not in way but III AL ways, es-
pecialy there contests which draw nations to-
gether and make them respect each other. Our col
leges must not fail to do their part in this
work. Neither must they neglect to honor 1t
wherever il done by others. ! suppose 1t is
to such view of the subject and to my
connection with the University to which am indebted
for the honor OF being present here but, Mr. Presi-
dent there is also another reason which hope may
state without giving ofense 10 the presiding officer,
or any others that may concern. nlooking around
that the college is represented here in fu The
Committee have invited great many professors, ana
they have even gone far to place in the chair.
II seems to me to have occurred to them as prudent
step to send for the President to look after them;
Laughter. I accept the responsibility lRenewed
Iauehterl And having done so, you VIII allow me 10
take my seat, and do my appropriate duty making
room for those whose duty it is to speak. tLangnter
and applause
The Literature Of A@sieIt boro~s shi from every branch
of inowese every exercise Of thought send. r.pre-
culture and catholic regard be indifferent to no intel
leetusi success
To this Prof Jared Sparks responded. lie said he
of special reason for his being invited 70
participate in this festival but he not the less
graiied to be present. he was gratifed 10 meet SO
many gentlemen assembled to do honor to one who had
borared bis country by bis Intellectual labors abroad
The sentiment which had been read had something To
sIaut arstu nd Qa a.
was expected to say something OF the bearing oil chess
upon the promotion Of literature.
He knew nothing whatever about chess, not even
the irst lnOve As for literature, he supposed he
might saw little more than that but not great deal.
lLaugbter.I As near he could judge, however,
chess wholly Intellectual exercise, ana the more
the mind was cultivated by exercife the better quail
fed would il b. for displaying itself in the literature of
the country After az ausion to Frsnkhns Essay on
the Morals of Chess Mr.. Sparks concluded with hu-
reference to the popular nomenclature of the
pieces Of chess which appeared TO indicate tssee Tor
monarchical institutions.
The next toast was as follows
TAe yoa Student Of Nature resds TIE q creation
through il. closely oded Aia and Teconsiils rs
hs BRAIN ard reads he combinations OF her mighty
game knows bow honor the tumph Of intellect y me RAIN
LIusus. and Cuyier and Humboldt
As Prot. Agsssz rose to respond, the company
| greeted him with tumultuous cheers. He said:
| Mr. President and Gentlemen: From the manner in
which am called upon Il wonld seem thae am OK
pected 10 make some comparison between the animal
kingdom and matters OF chess; but do not think lt
would be hardly fair o compare those veruiia which
you meet everywhere the earth to pawns, or to
| speak disrespectfully of the bishops, which run
sideways IN every direction like crabs, to compare
the sknightsp to those devil s-darning needles, which
| go about cutting cspers and llnding nobody knows
where sugher, or rising from these lower pieces TO
the higher fgures on the board the king and qreenl
| 10 savi that Mr. Morphy who Is the king, par excel
lerce OF the board, has never entered into
match in which he has been mated Laughter and ap-
plause.l