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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-25

sFyT-CFNTFNNIAL ANNIYERS AIRY OR ATION BY
PRESIDENT WHITE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY
HOMER, n. Y, June 23.-MOre than 50 year;
ago. when this country but halt redeemed from ib'
wilderness the pioneer fathers founded tie Cortland
Academy in this now beautiful village Since that time
it has sent out many students who have filed very high
positions in public life. At least 1000 pupils have bees
connected with IL since It's organization, and no less thar
100 different teachers have been employed Tni, hai
been a gala day in the village The semi-ceucnul'
erciscs have been attended by an immense numbers OF
citizens and strangers. The larg saN of the new Acad
envy BildiHg Is one of the most elegant ana We up
pointed ,uctUe, Of The kind % Dc found DO HuY pT
The country. Long before the appointed ho"r every rJ0l
! least 100 was crowded with people. Among the pom
incut men present Judge Harr, the President
| President White of Cornell University, Dr. Av.Iy oi
Hamilton COLLEGE Prof " Clark former PrHrna. Qi
Tie Academy tie Rev. Edward Hitchcock OF N.T-fors
| CITY, J. c. Browncll, wolnovn Wl-st OPERATOR aud
many others an OF whom have oeen contet.i WIN ne
by Prof H. H. Sanford, now the Principal Of the schoo.
. AftcBthe singing OF Rnel ,2he TIlite ny mt'
Ia the address Of welcome ald the Rev Chester ii1wey
OF Wacrvlie, ". " rg1d an etuolatt ana enc. ,i.uhs
The Rev Albert Bcclow the Grafton ~ tho day de
lvered by President White OF cornell OL-Ftt-l1f VIC
''' I'm BAfTIL-prELDs OF EDUCATION"
The speaker drew largely from history, sIeaant 90. ne
efforts which leading men had uGdt ia various ''I.f
to establish liberal systems oi education add iuc re
ported failure which they suffered heau,e U o.. glof
! OF narrow -lllIhcu llAVlls anu ti'
religious sperstitiou He dweit AZ length upon me eA
Dc lent results OF nOnscctdTan Ins tui0n o. tAe epDS
ION tnd,i which they were introduced IN ths country,
nd eulogizrd very elOquently the history ahl .t
Michigan University. In this same t9eral''. ' 'bib
I hid. reason o. the success Of Cortland att,i W.
has never been under denominations! tOnl' a. 80
hy urging upon young men 10 meet tAe u'in'.iu VI 10,
aAe by acqu.lIr5 a LIBERAL cOmpi1Ae19i'o' "'' $50
I culture. ..,f.,f ard
ME exercises closed with poem very ea'e.1, ~
finely read by Miss Anna 4. 4lA.eE "lt. Ni- "a ~
lug ,nee repaired 10 a large tent Upon te - .th
.plrraid collation. served by he hospltuIe i'L,
IIrf..i Tuasts were responded 10 by Drs. WOO NOlm
anal Az ~ the Hon. A. ID. white the Hon James NVAOH
D. O.. lsiOWGeu, esq, Prof Clark ana OIAcTs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-25
CLASS DAY AT HARVARD
ruR CLASS OF '7O-pARTMG TEsTIyTTTE

TIE CLASS OF 'lV-PARIlNf IL1llf HIS
BOsrON, June 24-Class day, which is always
anticipated by the students o. Harvard with ef-uies
andueiest was celebratedtoday with the usual Literary
exercise, and festive gatherings The occasion today
derived n additional zeal the fact Chat the students
of fe Glass Of 1870 have achieved unusual degree q
Distinction No less than four Of the number have
pF,7rate1 with the highosthonors summa cum lau.c
q . ,.Ii.l is tppreee ented IN the history Of Oh, taF
100 INK. numbers attaining this distinction never bcoro
h,.i..- .xcccded two OF three IN q class
Af0.f5 me- Senior Glass aeemo.ed in 'front.' ofHioi
tf,, fIau whence they matthcd 10 che chapel wicre
,ver was offered by the College Chaplain tie Rev MI
b1s, i1nan They then proceeded 70 the residence on
Professor GsOdwin. where they were received ny 70
,,sn'i,r az The Faculty, Tie Glass then hreakia6
tngother In the mean time the College grounds aud S
church were filed with fashionable VISITORS mere We,
as usual large attendance Of ladies' About ii 0tl.ek
the Class headed by the Geunania Band marched u We
chuch where the Glass Grafton and poem were delivered
The orator Of the day Mr. Roger NalcOtt OF losi
Mr. j. r. Saley OF Cambridge was the Class poet -"
parting ode two pleasing eight yerse staikas Wac con-
posed by Mr.. Charles CroOke Emott OF Poughhetp'"
Wy. -, a..
students entertained their lady visitors with variety OF
ropasis spreads" they are popularity called ~
were served up In the college rooms FROM oc".@
until the students and the ladies, according 10 w.
honored CUSTOM danced upon the green 10 the mus, -
the band At 5l0 the class reaSsembled IN no OF ~.
worthy Hail. marched through the yard, cheered VIZ
buildings and planted the class ivy one OF the my my
features OF Harvard Class Day Festivities is that whs
is known as Round the Tree" The junior ana seVd
classes assemble round the tree the former outside
the latter inside. They cheer the college ohtetr -
the seniors sing the class song The seniors teh 49,
hands ela TYgnd pls M! 40" 'As -.'is ~ d. '-4'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-25
WASHINGTON COLLEGE.

THE DIPLOMAS CONFERRED BY GEN. r. y. LEE.
LEXINGTON, Va, June 24-At the Com
mencement exercises Of Washin gon College, rie Clcn
natl Grafton was delivered by Ernest KeuJzschntt Of
NewOrleans, La the Yaedctory address by George b.
Peters r OF Tennessee, and the address before the
literary societies by Bishop T. W. Marvin OF Missouri
The President Gen. Robert +. Lee. conferred the d.pl0
mas upon the distinguished proiceHts, and the deee,
upon tine graduates, of whom there Wtr quite number
Honorary appointments OF Resident Masters were
awarded 70 Lucus Desha, ir, of Kentucky; Frank A.
Waddel OF South Carolina aud Ernest Benjamin heut
Zsohnitt of Louisiana. Honorary scholarships were CON
1erred by the Pre- den r. D. Hazelup OF ARKANSAS,
Harvey Is. Ferguson OF Alabama, W II. Taylor ~ Ma
bama. Charles n. Mcrrwether OF Kentucky, and william
D. Pastal OF Tennessee The prize medal, were worn ~
L. Logan of Salem Va; Charles b. Percy or nashville.
Tenn. and Frank s. Moody OF Tuscaloosa. Ala Tue Com.
mencement bail and Alumni supper were brllaht ar
fairs People here from al sections ~ me Union
for the purpose OF attending. The exercises have cDrd
Tie Hon. John Randolph Tucker. formerly Aitorney
General Of Virginia, has been elected Professor OF la"
i'm the College.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-25

The English papers are greatly pleased with
the fancy that after all the English National
Debt is MT such n gfievOus burden in spite Of
what has been said about it, It amounted at
the end OF 1869 10 only 1874 ,390,9l5, which is
but a billion and a quarter more than our
own. But the financial straw which most
Il klos the economical sensibilities of John
Bull is the idea that he is paying off his debt
Il an nprecedentedly rapid rate, no less than
s350COOOOO thereof having been redeemed in
- years. This is at the rate Of something less
.LIn SGIO00OC0-a year. sum altogether and
u1uIOusly insignificant compared to that by
winch tre American debt was reduced last
wear. Their annual reduction is about equal
70 ou~s for the last two and a half months.
But ,fohn has the advantage of Jonathu FOB
one respect While his total debt is a billion
and a quarter more than ours, tine interest
winch he pays each year is less than our own.
I'm 1859 il aggregated 9134, 100000 while ours,
ON our much smaller debt, amounted 10
$40 Ei0i5 II. Of course it is all done through
funding Johns confident subjects are eager
to take up the enormous sum at three per
cont and grumble, as the papers rejoice. when
ever any OF the principal is paid Off Our own
debt might be a. readily funded at as Iowa
rate If it were not for the disposition OF Ger
tain Congressman to delay action on the meas
ures taken for such purpose. The Funding
bill Of the House comes mp on Monday next
Nj Schcnck, who has charge of it, has asked
to hayoit made a special order BY al means
Dot il follow the Appropriations. We ought to
have had long ago we ought now to have at
D. I,,Ii ,,ill rolf I q
great part OF this burden of interest on the debt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-25
BROWN UNIVERSITY.
CLASS DAY EXERCIsE5 OF "sEyEN

CLASS DAY EXERCISES OF SEVENTY
Providence, June 2A-The Class Day EXg.
cises AT Brown University held yesterday There
was the usual gathering at Manning Hail n the morning
at lOi O'Clock The ladies OF course constituted large
portion Of tie audience. The services were opened with
prayer by the President the Rev Alexis Cgsve.l ID d.,
LID The President Of the Class Mr.. W. 4. Smith made
the introductory address The Class orator -. the hA
wa, Mr.. !. H. Lyon. HIS subject was Inc Di-'lp r u
Responsibility" glce entitled To the HafVe', va
sung after the Grafton ~ very tasteful inaht ~ ne
Brown Giee Club. The Glass poet was MI D. y. foId
HIS poem was entitled The True Guest .
reception was held at the house OF President ven
at the close OF the exercises and Was attended W me
members Of the graduating class sud thclI icnu7 a
fine entertainment was afforded for the lover Of rood
music in the class promenade concert 40 Rhode i-inl
Hall at O'Clock the afternoon. The very hrautIW
next At u o'clock procession Of students was 9rnr1
y classes In the II University Hal, aud utlch 10
the designated spot in the lower part OF the con- g
grounds where platform had been erected Tor the
speakers -, g.. ,,...-, =, =,
Fales and p NJ Woodfnau. Mr. Elisha - Andrews
made the address 10 the Undergraduate. vas or a
humorous character, and contained many tI-lnh ht.
and references 20 incident, IN the past history 0f
the class, which obviously were keeny appleG1ted.
Tie speakers were frequently appiaude ana ther an
ecdotes and pleasant saes OF wit excited uch nrr'
rendering the class his warmest congratulations lpn
the successes Of the day. the literary exeicl,, OF Wmcn
had been deserving Of high CONNIE 1ht9h iD lle = ao-
orsbip and dignity thought which they had mtilie-t
The ceremonies closed with the planting Oh tr rec N
the usual manner and the singing 81 the tl~7- 60 hh
Another promenade concert was gwen on lhr "''2e
green AT a O'Clock and the festivities % the day t0-c1
with tue class supper az 10t O'Clock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-25

Seldom called upon 10 approve anything
done by the municipal authorities, we can
heartily join with Mayor Hall In his euiogium
of the =" characteristic energy of the Com
missioner of Public Works, when it is en-
ployed to such good purpose as providing the
CITY with the public baths, which have been
so long and generally demanded Ihey are
civilizing no less than sanitary appliances ana
we hope the characteristic energy when SO
delights the Mayor will continue to be DIS
played until we have at least half.a hundred
of these baths scattered at proper intervals
along our water fronts, instead OF the two
which popular clamor for some years and re-
markable official energy exerted for some
weeks, have secured.
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Aelu'2lork Dnilu Gribmrre
SATURDAY, JUNE 25. 1870.

In the House Of Commons yesterday, amendment TO
The Education bill providing for purely secular education
was rejected. The riot In Cork has been quelled. -
Tie Orleans Princes viii not be allowed to return to
France. === The Cortes has authorized the Spanish
Government 10 proclaim general amnesty. The Carlis
Juuta deny that they wish 10 restore the mQuiston
r== The Auti-savcry bin before the Brazilian Cham
bcrs frees all children of slaves bonn after the passage Of
the act.
In the Senate yesterday, the Cuban resolutions were
debated and laid over. The Tax and Tariff bill was
taken up when the sections continuing the Income Tax
were stricken out-Yeas, 3f Nays 49, and the bill
postponed until Monday A bill was introduced looking
60 an increased representation after the Ninth Census has
been taken In the House, the Georgia bill was de-
bated at length when the substitute of Mr.. Dawes was
adopted and the bin passed without a division
Lieut. Cen sheridan has returned to Chicago. 49,
Fort Browning, Montana is besieged by the Yankton
Sioux Indians. Red Cloud and party arrived at Pine
Bluffs Wyoming Ter Yesterday and left for Fort Lara
mic. === Edward Daruell, Colored, executed al
Dover Del == Goldsmith Maid the S 900 race at
Narragansett Park r. !. -= Gen. Starr, Col Thomp-
son. and Capt Mannx, engaged in the late Fean raid
have been indicted boy the L. 5 Grand jury at Canaan
daigua, n. y.
The wOrkinmen Of this city have commenced the dis
cussOn Of the Chinese question associated with Ia
Dor == Cotton merchants moving to secure a
more perfect organization of the trade = The Ma
tional Association Of Temperance has elected
new Officers == John Real, convicted Of the murder
OF officer smedck has been denied new trial by the
Court OF Appeals. Gold, Ill, 111i, III Thcrmom-
Gter, 70, 80, 75
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-25
THE LIST DAYS or SLATERY.

Possibly Senator Summers indignant rosolu-
ton may not hasten the overthrow of Slavery
in the Spanish colonies but we shall be glad
to have the sentiment of the country upon
this important subject expressed in unmistaEa-
bic terms, and having given human bondage
on the western hemisphere its fatal wound by
the liberation of our own slaves, we are ll'-
urally anxious to be in at the death Wien tnr
last remnants disappear from other portions
of the land. In the Spanish colonies,
notwithstanding the paltcrng o IN.
Cortes, the end is plainly in sigh.
Procrastination is the Characters. ri.
! of the Spaniard. TO every appeal m
action or reform, his reply is ''Haddao. ..o..."
"to-mOTow Thus the simple li easy
course of immediate liberation proposed by
CASTELAR, is rejected, and even Mon. scheme
of gradual emancipatiOn--sO g1aoH.. Hta. tle
present generation would not feel l and ,he
next would hardly reap its benefit. il, po--
pOned to the next session. Ru spau' 70
emancipation is already going forward i-
half accomplished indeed, w..hoat ths
intervention OF the COItcs. K is only u
Cuba that any large number of slaves
is held, and there TIE in-uucoHuH
is giving the blacks liberty which ID VIII uc
impossible ever 10 take away from Them again.
An act of abolition from the Cortes would DE
little more than graceful end dignihcd sub
mission to the inevitable. hT. Summers To,O-
luton may not hasten that submission indeed
if it do, Spain will have laid aside b,r cIalac-
teristc pride; but the submission must COME,
and must come soon.
In Brazil there are also indications of the
dawn. A bill is now before the Chambers
providing for the liberation of all children
born of slave parents after this date. We have
been deceived before with Brazilian promises
of emancipation, and perhaps it is too soon
to rejoice. Two years ago an elaborate scheme
of emancipation was announced as being ac-
tually adopted, but few weeks brought us
the news that the plan had been defeated,
and the liberal Ministry overthrow,
while the conservatives - remnants of
the old slave tTadcTs-came back to
power under the bigOted reactionist Itaborahy
This veteran statesman is one of the last from
whom we should look for any liberal REFORM
and the bill now under discussion would not
naturally receive the support of the Government.
Still If the conservatives should change front
on this question, they would only repeat
maneuver which they tried with tenn
porary success some years ago. When
the pressure from within and with
out, for the extirpation of the contraband
slave traffic became irresistible, the conserya-
tiyes who were then in Office, rather
than submit 10 defeat, turned around
upon their own party aud crushed the
villainous business with which that party was
universally identified. Perhaps they may pur-
sue the same tactics again. The growth of a
popular feeling in favor of emancipation is
unmistakable. When the Brazilians took
possession of Asuncion they deemed it polite
TO go through the form of declaring Slavery
at an end Ill Paraguay; and the people, who
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-25

Several late notable debates in Congress indi-
cate that members need to study Hamlets
advice to the players. There has been some
terrible overacting in House and Senate, and
the action has been most unsuitable to the
argument 1t is chief fault OF these debates
that their manner very frequently produces
the opposite effect to that designed by their
arguments. When the credentials OF Mr.
Whittemore came up a few days ago, the
claim which they made to seat for a man
who did not deserve moments consider
alton was discussed in most passionate
and vehement denunciatOry speeches. How
these produced feeling of sympathy
for him in the heart of at least one listener Is
pleasantly told in our Washington sketches.
How the vehement utterances in the House on
the Cuban question excited ridicule and wasted
the effect which the arguments and statements
would naturally have had if delivered i'll a
dignifed and dispassionate manner, we have
already noted. The criticisms of our CORE
spOndent on this debate are at once so sharp
and pleasant that we publish them full of the
hope that they may have better effect than
more bungling structures on the members who
tear passion to tatters on the slightest provo
cation. The manner of Congressional debate
sorely needs TO be reformed altogether.
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That prepOsterous publication, The Con-
gressioaQI Globe, was turned inside out yester-
day in the House of Representatives, when
Mr.. Randall complained of an incorrect report
of the recent debate on the Cuban question,
to whose amenities the attention of our read
ers has already been directed. In the course
of that discussion Mr.. Butler remarked, in
reply to an inquiry of Mr. Randalls, that
Fools often ask questions which philOso-
"phers cannot answer" and Mr.. Randall re-
torted in these words, to wit: "FoOls are
sometimes honest, and that is more than
"you are" Imagine Mr.. Randalls dis
! gust when The Globe appeared with
Buffers aphorism, but without RandalPs
retort! Imagine his intensified disgust when
he ascertained that the retOrt had been cut out
of the reporters manuscript by Mr.. Butler
himself! No wonder he appealed to the House.
Of Mr.. Buffers explanation and the many
pleasant things which followed it, we shall not
stop to speak. Our purpose is merely to re-
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debates in Congress newspaper which allows
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notes and substitute what they wish had been
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very highest authority. THE TRIBUNE gives
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If Mr. Cox, in his speech on the Georgia bill
yesterday, instead of borrowing very absurd
quotation and giving it a not less absurd APP
plication, had simply said, as he meant TO say,
that any sort of reconstruction in Georgia is
better than none, or than the present coDdi-
ton of disruption there, he would have given
utterance to the exact idea entertained by the
whole people. Immediate reconstruction under
the conditions extended to the other States
may or may not suit the views of Georgia
politicians it may extend or contract Gov.
BullOck's somewhat peniciOus power; it may
put an end to or it may protract the power of
the Legislature The people generally
are not concerned over these matters.
But certainly it will have bene-
fetal effect on the nation, which will
breathe all the more freely to know that re-
construction has been completed after some
fashion. 1t will settle financial matters in
Georgia it will give the State more attract
iveness to the settlers whom il needs, and it
will give her some sort of representation
The House has now passed bill in which the
Bingham Amendment, somewhat modified and
leaving the election of a new Legislature TO
he settled according 10 the existing State Con-
stitution, is revived in a shape to which we
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forgot that Slavery did not exist in
Paraguay, applauded with delight. When Count
DEN returned from the wars, the song OF
emancipation mingled in the p@ans OF his
triumph The speech from the throne
has time and again uttered the popu-
lar aspirations for the obiteration
of the fouest blot upon Brazilian civilization
Perhaps the time has already come. AT any
rate the day of liberation cannot be far of.
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emit some of its immense Gold balance now
more than gill 100000 in payment OF anhua'
DEFICIENCIES. But what finally becomes Oh tne
remainder of the Tax and Tariff bill Is OF NIUE
consequence A disagreement OF the TWO
Houses ON all its features will not damage the
country materially.
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