, 1875-06-29
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY.
ApuREAH or NIL. HENRY WArTEtlH0S.
En<e,nt fHSndteh IN I'm f'h.tn1o IrfhHr8.

Epkct1t Dlepdteh to Tht Chtf191 tffbaT$.
DI.ooM,Ho7ox. Ind. juno 2s.-The annual
Commencement Of tho Btate University is III
progrees uore this weok. Tie cltot matter OF
inteteet to-day was tho address Of Henry Wat
tcreon, editor Of the Louisville Courfer-JoNrnai.
before tlo literary societies. It was called IA
Plea for Toletauce." 3ts. Wattoraon began with
an apology, which the result proved unnecessary,
for tho dscursive nature Of tho reflections he
had to offer. 1le ead that the habits OF bis pro-
fcssion precludcd mo.hodicAl or exact thinking,
aud atil mora tho pursuit OF an ambitious
sequence or scientific arrangement. Tho Lesson
Of Life, according to Mr. Wattornon, il neither
eomplo1 nor obscure, con6fsttng 10 few simple
rules. To sco tLtngs as they are, and especially
to SEQ ourselves 10 others sec US; to
avoid deceptions Of every soxt, ecIf-deceptions
being Of tho most acrious md dangerous kind;
to pick como burinesA which NO Ike and for
which NO aro suited, and 10 stick to thati 10 bo
in1uatrona, aud frugal and upright, kindly and
obllsing.-thot in nlt. Tho rest may bo safely
left 10 take care OF itself. An old. old story t-
deed; told oysr mud over e1ain iu the n"rasm
ot crcry country and every ago. Sill. mon rho
and fail aud nntioua 20 a-trny, precisely ~ thny
did in tho epoch preceding tho flood. Success
III lito, aud by ''eilccapa atr. WattelsoD 1uoans
public usefulness and indIvidna! contentnlunt
mud happinoaa, iB not to be found In ambitious
pursuits Nor ia greatnesH in man to lo 1neaH-
itrsd By exceptional achievements in literature,
uratory, OF wsr. Tho foundation Of all great
ness. Tho beginning and the end of all true 1nai,-
| do1d, III chsracteI.
lllero is no dctun, that las less wisdom in It
than that when declares "if you arc not for mo
VOL. nro agailltt snc." The man WHO sa ears that
DO knowt hih own mind, and who. to exhibit the
Bnnudncss and force Of llH optniona. uever stops
| short Ut au extsemo, NAV usually 10 watched
/ With advantage. ii bc be not a bigot t,o Ia like
| 10 prove 10 10 something worBe. Neither NJ
politician nnr Us o chutchtnan Ia hc TO be trtlst.
ed; for, wtlera he ia houert, lo iB arrogant ard
| cxactirg, aboundipg IN vain and wicked Holf-as-
| terti0n. Yet Buch men get on In stormy titlics,
aId contrivo to jump from excosd4 ~ e1coss with,
marvellous dcxtor1ty. crying up their sincerity
and stea1tRrthesa whitHt executing the most sur
trising fcsiB OF inconsistency. From this point
| hfr. Nattereon proceeded to define consistency.
agreeing generally With the notionA set forth iu
EmcrB;,n's famous e1say. He held up to Rdm!ra-
| tiou the character OF the Trimmer oxeulpl-
tod by Halifax. and immn1talized by MacauIay
| In historical sketch Of dubious ACCURACY.
| Tie orator continued 10 flight oE eioquoneo
which gisca, perhaps, fair specimen of lila
stylo aud may aplropr1ately conclude tbs ~ b
stract Of bis aldress: ~ believe then, that 10
tho conduct Ut life tho first OF tho virtues Ii to
c,arco. Indeed, tolerance OF a certain kind 10 q
basis Of physical necessity. We do not move
along tho street or drivo scroas bridge In !.
straight line, looking neither to tho right nor
own course regardless Of consequences, and
| pr,dsng ourselves upon tho principle Of Oh.
ssructiug everybody and everything In y vain aud
practically in an idi0tlc effort Ut 'd!rectucss.
Tile man uho does tint is Justly accounted n
msd.aap Or au e1emy 10 fsoshlo's' s.h o. at tue
man onco WHO did not end Ills days IN a
lunatc nss1un, but who came to = halt sud.
denly with =. half dozen bullets IN his mortal
! framo who lad passion, somewhat exaggor-
Ated aal bound to adnlt, tor keeping tho neigh
Dorhood in atate Of perfect order. reducing men
!, end things to his own hcuto 1ense OF pEolrtcty.
| lie Was Possessed Of great personal courage anu
viaor Of intellect was az pretty specimen Of
manly beauty "a ono might meet and take a
passaHe OF piatols With on summers day; IN
Apollo Be!yidere; plausible. kud-learted, and
oxacting. For ten years ho kept tnany hundreds
Of people in q rtato Of perennia! terror a"car-
Ing all tho wllife, aud believing that, Il it were
uot for Inn, thingH would 90 to t!,u bad. We'll,
finally. Lo cal riod his regulating propsnhftics 70
. puins which a young FREUD II hA could not
| brook, anl-to use newspaper techn!calltY-
tho ycidct of the Coroaoz's Jury WAS 'justiab'e
homicide The people thetcabonts wele i'm
| monsely rolored. a,d bcgan forthwith to mako
| hero Of the Hayer, who uaA elocted to tue
Legislature Ia consequence Of Ills act."