New-York tribune., 1871-06-01

crioo which ar,ict the American people; and hence,
until advancing age ciSd alcoholic liquors tho
greatest curse Of the YOUNG, am NJ w, 'if,r p
"I'oi,o i ~ ly,,cd debit aud endeayored 10 Keep
some ready money on nam 10 rN"'' .a Rrt T found
nnIe M opPo, r"'i iddi.ult TO learn what wante11
w know than to he industrious pnnr IN tbe
~ worldly means found an institution 10
which al Young people of the working eass' rcsort
without money and without price Providence ul bi
my efforts; and this institution drrg u business
career Of nearly o. years. in which was cnecIh, ~
rrnatnst Of human 6@Ssnes. dgent, wie
industrious. faithful and anectionate we. ~ tSo
proper age when, and mol before they can see the way &
clear tO decent and comfortable suppOrt ana ,hu'
an the first law Of nature with high and holy sense W
its happiness and it, duties and most serl
the path of life. Lore and duty have ever ionna
and when they separated, the fires ON the family
altar die out, and life loses all It's charms never 10 @
compensated 10y the false jewels which are Oiteh worn III
Bt HAVING also acquired what ia regarded as riches,
have earned the right by the use have made OF then,
to give any advice speak word of 10
Others who, 10y the Will OF God are lntrnsted Win ,h
right feel mpelled TO record my conviction de
rived from personal experience, that the ch man VINO
regards his wealth sacred trust TO be used Tor e
enioymcnt from il i'm tlis world than from the most law
ish expenditure mere personal enJoymenIs ana sOcia
display. do not pretend TO prescribe any standard OF
expenditure for others, and quite ready to sub
scribe the doctrine that just and faithful trustee
should be literally paid for his services ana should ou W
restricted in the reasonable qualification OF MS DESIRES
so long as rights OF others not thereby nirge
and desire give the fullest recognition TO the Seic-
ness OF private property ana thc cOhs,I u oap
tai as for the best interests OF society and all the mem
bers thereof but cannot shut my eyes to the Iaet at
and the acquisition OF great fortunes not possible VIII
out the cooperation OF mutltudts oi men au , fn
tOre, the individuals To whose lut 'ne>e IUlco II.i aj
whether by inheritance or the laws OF production anu
trade should never lose sight OF the dag red taS az n
hold them only by the VIII OF SOCIETY,", 'Ali, ,sodl a.
statute law, they should administer tGeln as uacc
for the benefit OF society, as lncuT1ted ny the oI N
When rlch men are mus DrOuSht 10 re-ili
trustees; and poor men learn to be industrious,
acquisition of knowledge, then the depori0e STRIFE
between capital and labor, tending to destory ther
will cease; and the world will no longer be
afflicted, with such unnatural industrial .conhcs,
as we have seen during the past century in every quarter
OF the civilized globe; and ldtery, on so great s5e III
mis- country arTlyng those whom nature intended 10
he firm allies and inseperable friends into hostile camps
in which the great law OF love ana mutual IOroeaidhVo
is extinguished by selfish passions.
The law OF force, whether expressed in trade assoca-
tions preventing other men from exercising thelr III
aenabe right labor where they find work, or IN
combinations OF capitalists, seeking by ockOuts 10 co'
up Labor, equally reprehenslbe, ana
ever to take the place OF the Divine law Whatsoever
We would that should do unto yOu do unto
them nor viii such an unnatural ana criminal sunstl
tuition DC possible; II poor men VIII remember thit
man TO strive to become rich by honest intelligent
and patients labor and II rich men will remember
that The possession OF wealth, which the fruit OF the
general effort c0nfers right TO its engine OF
oppression coercion upon any class W!ch Is concerned
Let then record that, during long life passed in
active business, have never known any but evil conse
Quences To all classes, and especially 10 the innocent 10
result from strikes ockouts, or other iodbe measures
designed To- interfere WIN te steady ana regular nalc
of productive industry and feel justified in an earnest
appeal t. both wOTkmen and cap ptass hencefOrth 10
regard each other as equals and friends and to initiate
the great example, recently set by the enlightened
OF Great Britain and the United States, i'll
the submission of their differences To abitraton and not
cXpec reform social evils by combinations designed
to force either side into the acceptance of unpaaabe
terms by the stern logic Of starvation and ndiscrmnate
ruin
upon personal virtue not forces and seems to Ine that
the millennium will not he far off when each individual
shall set about reforming himself rather than society,
and conforming his life to the great law of loving God
aud his fellOw-men.
While thank you, my young friends q had almost
said my cAidren) this manifestation Of your respect
and gratitude touching because full OF love let me
Kind last will and testament Of the garnered expert
of an old friend whose days are almost numbered,
ana who asks only to be remembered as zone who loved
his fclOw-Inen."
Mr. CoOpers reply was followed 10y the presentation of
the Lane" prize Of 500 in gold to Mis-, Eliza G. swan,
for painting; of the "Low' prize OF SEQ in gold to Miss
Julia A. Benedict for drawing, and Of the GOodhue"
prize of $50 in gold to Miss Fannie Powell, for drawing
silver medals to Mrs. g. @. NJ Toes, for painting; Mss
Mary 5. Church Jenny BrownSeombe, Maria L. Black
man. Anna A. Heefmaa,, carrie J.. steyeh5, lor di"|ng
inning gham, Maria GunnisOn, Miriam l.. Smith,
c sonboTn 1T Nina Ms Louise Gbcr b oF daTng iItG
Cooper medal and diploma AlOnzO Chamberlain, Oscar
Goerke Daniel b. Preston William Pickhardt. VIM II.
School in Science aud Art and diplomas to Miss Nellie
Barbour Emily Judge, Clara A. Moore Elizabeth A.
Ward, Louise p. Pine, Kate Marriott, LOuise Dubois
Jennie Walton, and Carrie Thayer OF the Female School
of Telegraphy. and T. X. DOnOhue, l.. r. McCauleg r.
W. Jennings c. d. Phelps, b. p. stephens, w. G.. Ma
gOwan NJ. T. Brennan, p. L. Watson j. i. Diemer A. V
Reid and j. = Huyer OF the Male school of Teegraphy
During the evening Mr.. Hewitt read the following dis
patches by Atlantic cable:
PARIS 3l-Evenng-Pace has been completely restored and
Paris ias been again thrown open the world
LaT-IAe has prisoners Prs viii
under military rule for the present Communication with the
oLltTy uninterrupted