St. Mary's gazette., 1864-09-01
From the New York Wurld ]
b. as RITTER IT, u

That moderately ancient and highly res
p"ctable seni lary Of learning known as
Williams C"Hcge. in tbe State of Massa-
chusetts. has just conferred upon Major
General Ben au,in +. Butler the honorary
degree of Drctsr Of Laws, -
- All persons who may have occasion
hereafter TO address the distinguished Of:
6cer. who. from his headquarters at Poiut
Of Rocks. in Vrgini.i now controls. the
organization Of RE Army Of the Potomac
aud the appointment Of the War, Depart
mcut and divides with Mi,. .ohn Hay
the arduous asl responsible duty of di-
r.ctiDg the Fn>ilelt's Conscience. will be
good enough, therefore to take nntite that
he is to be designated by the style and IL
ties Of the Hon. Major Ge,,erai Benjamin
f. Butler, LII d. Faith fu1. Just at. pre-
sent to the military duties which absorb
the greater part Of bis tune, this i.iustri-
Jus personage hulds to the maxim. inter
ar Ma .silsut legs. aud is not likely to De
hears II as particularly active either in
investigating, dispensing. Or upholdiGg
the laws of which he has just been de-
clared doctor But that he is intrinsi-
eaily wortks Of the distinction conferred
upon biui. We. haze his high authority for
believing. as u telegram from his own
headquarters abunian,fy shows.
The bated breath with .wv!iicfNt tie distin-
guished son Of the Bay State there speaks
Of his own l.aruing and accomp plish meut>
Is characteristic Of his modest apd, retiring
nature: while the vague snd uncertain re-
collection he retains o! his previ ous recog-
nitiou as doctor of laws will surprise Oh
iy those who are ignorant Of the fact that
he force %: his genius is eqlaled by it,
vast utility. aud that Of him it may be iru-
Iy sail. ia the language Of antiquity, ON
netulit puDctu,n qui miscnit u,ile dulci.
''he has made all manner of points wher.
ever be found good thing in his wa y
Houurs aud dis.iL ciious have been show
cred .upoH him in such profusiou from hrs
youth up, that it ueed ctcite TO wonder
il he is unable to remember Aiem all With
exactness, Those eveu who seek the re-
cord of General Buffers acbieyeman,s iu
art aud letters in the annals of the iufe
rlor courts of Massachusetts aud u The
pages of the 'D,mncratic Review alone
viii see that this eminent jurist, philoso-
.pher, and poet has :reque0tly scared be-
you'd casual vindicatipn of the lawful
-uess Of African slavery. brilliant appli
cation OF the rules Of evidence 10 the re-.
ief % 4 ~,ilagc swindipr. or sonnet to sLs
nym pitts Of Lake Champiaiu, III the
'same volume OF the Democratic Review
for lSf:t witch routai,,5 q. luirihods plea
for secession in an article by Mr. David
Dudley FIELD on the rcbrilioa of Dorr im
Raoie Island, may be found poems by
Benihhii,.' r. Butler. Of Lowell, upon
William Penh and John Calvin so re-
plete with theological fsrvor and learuins
stat no man after reading then, could be
surprised I'd. hear that Williams College
had added to its cartiftate OF legst. e4,
celleuce the goodly dlfioma Of y doctor
of DIVINITY: Justice, However. is always
done s5dffer or later, here OF hereafter,
to such taleuts and ddalities. ahd'he must
entertain but au imperfect filth in Pr5vi:
dcnse, aud 10 a d..tVsehe distributions Of re.
wards aud punishments. who, doubts thar
the Hou. Major General b r. Butler.
LII H. wifi eventually be D--D
II wouli be doing the fsculsy of VIII
liams College less ,aau justice, however.
To suppose thsr they were le'i I" deco.
ratc their scaienfcf ttlis with The nsult
df Butler simply from admira'ipn cf Ills
performances lu the police court. orrow-
ell. aud iu the psgcs Of 6 popular mag
ssihe. Those grave aud reverend SEM:
ors are familiar with the more serious
works of this .-leatiiug Anerican schol-
ar" 81,
They honor him for that profound apd
losics Justification uf the ~ays Of God
to man which. under the title Of the
Analogy" has done SD much to for,ity
the hope of those who. sickeuing n ti,e
temporary triumph Of brutality over civ
ihzatisn, 'of<vulgar inpudence over dig
uided merit. aud Of euwardly ferocity
over hellAess weakness. Look forward 70
fuiurc reslibu,i,,u which shalt adjust
the balance between right asd might. a,