The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-20
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.
Commencement Exr rcises Yssterday-
Interesting speech of General Sher-
man-His own Remi ntscences of am
Eventual Life - Chief Justice ChHse's
Address al The Alumni DlmnAr.

EVGntIuh Lilo - On16I buSuAC0 CnhS0'A
Address al the Alumni Dinner.
HANOVER, n. H., July l9.-The Commence
ment OF Dartmouth College took place to-day.
Major-General Sherman, Chief Justice Chase,
Governor Smith, of New Hampshire, Senator
Patterson, Mayor Lincoln, of Boston, and
large number OF other distinguished guests, were
present. together with an immense audience.
The graduating class numbered AZ, and the ora
tions all indicated high order OF ability IN the
speakers. Among the degrees conferred was
that of Doctor of Laws ILL. d. upon General
Sherman. President Smith, OF the College, in
few happy remarks conferring it, called upon
the General Tor speech. On stepping forward
to comply, General Sherman was received with
the widest expressions of delight
SPEECH OF GENERAL SHERMAN.
General Sherman said:-
LADIES AND GENTLEMEE:-It is beyond NV
power or the power OF any liviuG creature to ill
one-hali the picture your worthy President has
Just painted | am afraid you are dong what
was done in the early part OF the war, elevattng
men lar above their ability, and letting them
down pretty hard. daughter and appla lse.)
Nevertheless, as in former parts OF my ite
will Try and discharge the duty assigned to me
humbly and to the best of my ablIity, and turn
with pleasure to the men to whom we have been
listening with SO much delight. TIE array OF
ladies' and gentlemen before us, OF mothers,
fathers SISTERS and brothers, attests the interest
that is felt in you and the hopes they entertain
OF you, now that you are about leaving your
teachers, who nave been lifted by former expe
r;ences, by the study OF books, and by association
with other men, TO impSrt knoWIelge to you
that will fit YOU Tor the life before you. Untor-
tOnately for me, l was not SO favored as you
have been, and l regret it now and shall regret
it to the end of time. l was compelled to ok
up what little knowledge possess by grasping
il, as it were, through Drambles, and l some
f1xAnc haA haV,d aha,.n nl,,. Id
You have had those around YOU who have gladly
told you everything you desired to know,
whose minds were well stored with the richest
learning of the past And now, young men,
You must look out Tor yourselves. Gap.
plause.) Your ship is about 10 sall on an
unknown sea. You have your charts
and your compass; see that you steer your
course properly, that you watch your compass
and do not allow your minds TO be turned aside
by the scuddlng OF the sea or the winds across
your sails, but follow your compass, aud you
win Just as surely arrive at your destination as
honesty will produce good man. (Appause)
My young friends remember that tWenty-siX
years ago stood as you now stand, about to go
forth to DO whatever might fall to my share and
/ now ind myself here In the presence o. men
who we're graduates OF this College before was
born. 1t appears to me almost like sacrilege
for me TO stand up in their presence and attempt
to give advice or instruction, and l would not
presume TO say one word had not your honored
President asked me TO do 1T; probably for some
reason unknown to me. (A9plause.( When
Gs isR not in &s Latin di [augRter} p "d that ng
had finished, and was qualihed in natural
philosophy, chemistry, mathematics. and so
forth. To prove that was SO qualified was
sent down 10 Florida to catch Indians l dld
not see the logic OF it then, nor do | no Y; but
had to go. / vent from place 10 place in that
country, and finally brought up in Charleston;
and whether l had foresight of what was
coming, if that could be, or whether 1t was bV
the directing hand OF Providence, who rules all
things. certainly was wanderer IN those DAYS
and Hunted through The marshes of the Santee
the Edisto, and the Savannah rivers, obtaining
knowledge which has since been OF value to the
nation. (Chcers.) Again, by what seemed a
Providential accident, was sent to take testi-
hrieles-value. nothing but nevertheless
those lost saddles and brides took me
INTO region OF country, the knowledge OF
which atterV ards proved to be OF the greatest
importance to the people OF New Hampshire
ana me civilized world went TO Marietta and
| CHATTANOOGA and stayed six weeks, and in that
| shorI ume gained knowledge Which has since, |
| thlnB, repaid the mileage paid me at ten cents
per mule. lAppause.) Shortly afterwards, Just
apout twenIV years ago, remember sitting with
at the dining table of the Hon. James Pettigre ".
| believe the best Union man present will not
| doubt the loyalty Ct Mr.. Pettiprew for he was
loval in 1881. He was the on1v IoyaI in.
tellgent man in Charleston during the Rebellion.
| and he ls loyal now. Mr. Pettierew listened to
our complaints that our future looked moor
and that The only promise held out to ms was q
| breVet major commission and com mand ~ COMO
little post on the New England coats. He told
us: "Gentlemen, do not be alarmed; there is a
Providence guides this world, and you Young
men will yet have to await an Opportunity to
put your talents to use.n His language gave ne
encouragement. The Mexican war soon broke
out, and was sent 70 California, where in NV