New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-03-06

Law Department Commencement.

sEScEsttN.
La" Department commencement
The First congregational church was again
crowded last evening with an audience COM
posed OF the friends of Howard University
and the graduates ofthat institution, to wit
ness the third annual commencement of the
law department. On the platform, to the
LETT, were Gen. q. q. Howard, ten. George
W. Ballorh, Prof. John NJ. IaugStun. Prof.
II. u. Ecanc, Rev. J. {. Rankin, Comptroller
Baker. Prof Wilson, Frcdcl;ch DOUGLASS,
anu others, while the graduates occupied
seats to the right, Il portion ut the Marine
Band was stationed in the gallery tp the
rear OF the platform, and performed az inter.
walls during the exercises several Vnlluo
gentlemen were employed collecting boruct,
and baskets ior the favored ones from their
friends IN the audience, carry inL them To the
rear OF the stage and arranging them i'm scpa-
rate piles, and afterwards distributing them
to those for whom they intended. The
exercises opened with prayer by Rev. !. &.
Rankin.
Mr.. ID. W. stevens then delivered an essay
on Law as a Science" After which were
the following speakers with the topics men
toned: Jos. l.. Lee, The Death Penalty :"
Joseph {. Rock, "Allegiancc - William T..
Matthews, " Ethics ia Law :" Henry q.
| Wagner, .Jr.. Law and Lawyers :" Jas. II.
smith, " Cnanimity of .Jurcs ~ VIM War
ing, LIBEL" Gabriel l.. Ford, "'Thc Dig
| nifty of Law and its Profession" The ESSAYS
showed the result of careful study. and most
of the speakers handled their subjects ally
and presented their argument, ia a clear,
| concise, and logical manner that would have
been crcdltablc to old practitioners instead
/ OF cmanatinS from students. The orators
were listened to with close attention hv the
audience, and at their close received hearty
applause.
Prof. Langston said that eight oul ol the
class OF fourteen had been selected, 80 as not
| to make the exercises too long and they had
fairly represented the legal ability of the
| class.
The diplomas were then awarded to the
following graduates, with ail the rights, iui-
munitics, and privileges that belong 10 the
degree of bachelor OF Laws: JOHN H. Butler,
Jr., Md; Gabriel l.. Ford, Ky; J. NJ.
llawkcsworth, Pa; John :. Lcary, y. &. :;
Joseph +. Lee, Pa; VIM. L. Matthews, Md. !;
Oliver G.. Morgan, Miss. John y. Moss,
Va. 4; Joseph {. Rock, Vt; James H. Smith
ID. C.; Durham II. stephens, Ohio; Henry
| .. Wagner, Jr., Col; WIN. Warur, Ohio {;
Thos. III. Wheeler, IA.
Gen. .. .. Howard then delivered an adj
dress, and said the time had ut last arrived
when they must enter on the duties of life
The general could not wisely enter upon Il
campaign without all the proper accessories
to insure success. Their faculty aud in
: structOrs still felt great .olictudc for their
SUCCESS for much remained yet 10 hc done To
; make the work complete. He closed a. fol,
lows: He bid them attend To their spiritual
wants in life. They did wish every student
10 go forth from the Institution a Christian il
. the broadest application of the word Inf
| deity in its bittercst form is found Ia uncdu.
Gated men, and they prefer darkness for their
q work.
4 Professor lang-ton read lrttrr from sea-
o ator .. Z. Morton, rcgrcttin. his inability t.
/, be present and deliver the promised address
4 as his duties at the senate PREVENTED hin
b. from fulfilling the engagement.
= Frederick Douglass, Esq, wa then intro
duccd, and expressed his satisfaction ut tht
scene he had Witnessed, and thought tina
the speeches made by the graduating clI-sc
u generally were the best heard anywhere, am
!! those that had been delivered were no cN
IL ceptiOn To the rule. Had be been told liti
II years ago that hc would have heard -ucl
( speeches from the lips OF any member Of la
= race he would have been amazed aud thFilIc,
Z with joy, as il would have seemed Ike enter
y ing into the New Jerusalem.
q The bencdiction Was then prpnOuurri, m,
/ the audience departed 10 their home.
y The following members Of the junior Ga
e acted rs the reception committee and per
y formed the duties with general satisfaction
II George ". BoyIcn, Charlie f.. Hlrs.-, Mat
~ thew ". Lcwcy, Henry l.. Frs, VIM. {
Is Roanc, Ambrose Within, Fnrni II. Grc,
n DRY, Alex. ". bowman. Waft@y' Hpi
+ trim.
n THE Iicil morali-t Of tl.r Naiiat u..ns
~ that "poDr D0Olittlc," whom SIC -lppTcs-c
81 last summer, was very badly treated for ID.
81 ing, or appearing 70 do, q perfectly ic.itima,
lp thing" what DOOlittlc really GiI was {
u get from the President 4 permit lDr one c.
y natty 10 buy cotton, from which permit i
4r expected CoGa.'y % make a large forum,
= lie then wrote q letter and gave IL u c.
&c natty, with request that ii should be copic
o, and addressed to DoDlitlle. as il il we're " ri
&c ten by Conat,v himself The letter propose
> % give DoOlittle One-iOurth the profits Of q.
V. speculation. IL was sent aud answered, an
10 in these letters Doo!ittie denied ever hayin
&c "by word, influence, or thought, direct Z
N indirect" aided in obtaining the pcuni
IT. This untrith the Nation SAYS was "rid.cl
g, lous, !" nothing more. He usUl his inlCcnc
or as a United States senator TO obtain wha
lac expected 10 be a fortune large enough I
IT enable him 10 retire 10 private life. TLu
te according TO the HatioH, was "a perfectly !,
n gitiInate thing" II was unlacky for Dooli
Al tie that the vulgar herd had not In Angus
last, attained the high moral view Of Ill
4. case; otherwise he would not have bee
driven from the field by the photograph
-, copies Of his letters, which preceded Iii
=" wherever he was announced to speak, an
which be did not dare 10 face. As the y,
ed ton thinks il only 'ridiculous" in DoOlitt
30 10 lie, il is not surprising that Il should in
on tate his tactics in protesting TO quote FRO
On the T,na>,. IL invariably garbles every gu
at taiion IL Processes 10 make--a course whiC
on shows tina, Dooliitle. Jay Gould, and Il
on Nation are pretty much birds Of feather.
CHI Neg York Trmss.