New-York tribune., 1868-04-30
THE ALpHA DELTA PHI AYyIVERSARY.

The Seth anniversary of the Alpha Delta Phi
Fraternity took place Tuesday evening at the Acade
my of Music. The audience large, enthusiastic, and
brilliant The house respondent with beauty and
fashion After the overture from civilian Tell" prayer
was offered by the Rev; r. sorrS, IT, Of the Amherst
Chapter He was succeeded by Prof Theo. W. Dwight 0f
Hamilton Charter who delivered short hut spirited adj
dress lie said, among other things, that many people
occasion TO that there were societies and clans In
The land whose members seemed TO have banded them
here tonight. 70 renew oid associations. ncdated
no treason against the state SudeHts joined to-
gcthcr IN colleges ITS members went forth TO become
editors. lawyers, Judges ministers. True scholarship
might be defined that Nhich has the to ard
uphold and support that which is right The Professor
concluding amid applause announced tho poet Of the
The poets effort a happy one. and frequently
interrupted with bursts OF enthusiastic applause after
cSsSp1 George wm Curtis Of 'tR The Brown chaptcr was
introduced by Prof. Dwight the orator of The evening
greeted with general clappng Of hands, ard when
tie welcome ceased spoke ;or about an hour and bat
Political Morality" He said that by political moral
y he did pOt understand anything abstract or nystl
Gus. The duty of thousand men did not differ from
made UP Of r1Oers of men. 1t was long taid trat
corporations H. no souls" but when railroad train
down the mountain side then the men who own that
road should be held to strict accountability for the sac
ice Of life Whatever was true OF the individual was
likewise true Of the mass. II honor dear 10
than fine gold II he would pay his honest dchts.
then it. crime for nation TO steal under the name
OF TcpudiatiOn. Whether the people VIII have
Broadway railroad or not is not a moral question.
but whether legislator viii vote for the Surface Rail
road preference the Underground. because he Oh
tans $1,000 more for 30 doing is moral question. THIS
result of the corruption OF tie suffrage and tho
price Of corruption constantly increases IL the peope
IRE Wiling TO pay S!tO1 @ 10 ri9vGh % & faf3aa oeis Ia
$1,000 to prevent the work being accomplished next
year When the speaker saw man ID the lobby OF The
Legislature take out roll Of bank bills and heard him
say tlat the logic Otcgsation he felt that the mo-
ray OF the nation was being undermined Murder may
fhq nf tltp will
strOy the nation The lobby agents are eIcresceuces on
the body polite, po,ues OF the smallpox ana unless We
can destroy them they viii destroy England
did rot heed the admOnon Of Edmund Burke, but
and that policy prcciptated The American Revolution,
and robbed that country Of half the glory OF being the
mother of a noble nation In the Convention which
framed the American Constitution. George Mason Of V
ua said that Providence punished natiOral sins by ma
tOna calamites but was replied 10 by Rutlrdge, who
said that interest the governing power Of nations
not religion and morality. Mason silent and Rut-
ledge tumphed and now by the evidences of The past
years. be would appeal the OF Mason and
the NJ Rutedge. aud ask them 10 judge which spoke
Alright War has swept the country backened
ruined homes that VIII be made bright because OF
the acceptance OF the Rutedge doctrine aud the people
have learned by the same war that God Furnishes
the sins of nation by national calamities.
Our Goyernment was one Of pnblic opinion, which
addressed Mr. Speaker surrounded by lslless associates
but was intended for The faistant voters OF their dis
rict Politics Is considered dirty subject in the opinion
Of many OF the listeners but II was to he made clean
these very men must engage IN the work The intelligent
and the moral portion Of tho community act that
election IL was the inalienable right OF the American
citizen 10 scratch his ticket ana those young men who
about 70 enter political life should comprehend what
their country requires Of them. No
chant would think OF sending his vessel 10
under the command Of Captain Kydd why. then.
should the country be subjected the control Of those
who have proved themselves perpetual plundercrs.
Neither Sancho Panza Don QuixOte wanted for
Governors. saDchO Panza may he 10 the mann horn.
but he only lout, and the Don may be fine old
tlemGn. descended from ancient family, but VINO
would be necessarily fitting against wiudmlls because
ho had cracked hs brain by stuhng 1t with legends II
the latter is TO govern then the die the better
and il the former Is 10 obtain position then better
thatw6 born. IL was the alphabet IN the
heads OF Prussan soldiers much the needle in
their hands, that humbed the pride OF Austria SadOwa
well the other Europe. accepted
the lessen then taught and all recognize the ueces
sity Of increased Intelligence among their peoples
The Grafton closed by earnest appeal 10 the
Of the Society 10 ally themselves with the friends Of
morality and religion and the InaintancIs Of good gov
srnnent and 10 Dc unceasng In their Efforts Ia dissent
nate sound knowledge among their cOuntrymen and |
also among these OF other natonates who may come to
Dur hOs OspitaDs shores.
Mr. Curtis retired amid great applause. The assertions
that the late conflict the OF the Alphabet against
ignorance and that the last gun AT Richmond the
signal 10 school, received with expressions OF
decided approval After an ATtd from 4" Tn Ball0 ia |
and the bcnedicOn, the audience and
sang tho Fraternity song Chaire Alpha Delta Phil"
with a will.